Thanks for the information. What you said about George Washington Van Scoy's land agrees with what I've been told that he owned property on both sides of the Richland-Huron county line. My Van Scoys went first to Huron County from New York so weren't in Richland County very early. However, I'm also a descendant of Isaac MARVIN and his wife Hannah HOYT who were in Richland County before 1820. On Tue, 24 Dec 2002, Jim Boyce wrote: > A.A. Graham's 1880 History of Richland Co. says that "... in 1814-15 the > following settlers had been added to those in Green [Twp.] : ... Stephen > Vanscoyoe ..." > > No variant of the name. however, appears among the original purchasers > of land in the County. > > In the 1873 Atlas of Richland County, a Stephen VAN SCHOICK is named by > Judge Jacob Brinkerhoff as one of the early settlers of the County (p. > 6). In that year (1873), G.W. VAN SCOY owned 113 acres in Section 1 of > Butler Twp., and in 1896, that smae piece was owned by Geo. W. VAN SCOY, > who was also owner of 34 acres in Section 6, while M.E. & S.A. VAN SCOY > owned 77.5 acres in the NW � of Section 2. > > Happy Holidays, > Jim Boyce >