Historical Collections of Mahoning Valley, Ohio BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Page 231 BENAJAH AUSTIN was born in Suffield, Conn., in 1779, and, after living for some time in Ruport, Vermont, came to the Western Reserve in 1803. He first purchased and occupied the Murberger Farm, and afterward the one now owned by Mr. Harmon Austin. He was County Commissioner at the time the old jail was built, and was Sheriff from 1815 to 1818. He died in February, 1849.