To Penelope zibby@family-net.net and others researching GREEN/GREENE in Crawford County. Here are the references I found to that surname in the "History of Crawford County, PA, 1885." On page 521, in the history of Cambridge Township: "Cambridge Lodge, No. 901, I.O.O.F., was granted a charter January 14, 1875. Its charter officers were John GREENE, N.G.; Bemus Buckley, V.G.; Williard S. Skelton, Secretary; James H. Skelton, Assistant Secretary; George D. Humes, Treasurer. It numbers seventy-seven members, and meets every Saturday evening." On page 580, in the history of Oil Creek Township: "The Holland Company effected the settlement of its tracts by means of the following contracts: Tract 20, John Strawbridge, September 25, 1798, 100 acres gratuity for five years' residence and improvements and fifty acres sold for $75; Tract 21, not sold till 1815; Tracts 22 and 23, contract with Daniel Titus for 100 acres each, July 12, 1805; Tract 24, Charles Ridgway, July 12, 1803, 100 acres gratuity, 100 acres sold at $2 per acre, deed executed to R. Alden, assignee; Tracts 25 and 26, unsold till 1815; Tract 37, Thomas Gilson, June 2, 1802, 100 acres gratuity, deed executed; Tract 39, John Gilson, October 21, 1799, 100 acres gratuity, assigned to John Hagan; Tract 52, Robert Hare, Jr., July 10, 1805, 100 acres sold for $175; Tract 53, John McIntire, July 10, 1805, 100 acres sold; Tract 54, Patrick Sloan, 100 acres sold October 10, 1806, for $250; Tract 55, Mary Mitchell, 434 acres sold July 12, 1805; Tract 56, John Lewis, 434 acres sold July 8, 1805 for $200; Tract 57, R. Alden, October 28, 1803; Tract 84, Joel GREEN, July 12, 1803, 100 acres gratuity; Tracts 85 and 86, John Markley, October 20, 1797, 100 acres gratuity, fifty acres sold in each, assigned James Caldwell and Evan Davis; Tract 87, unsold; Tract 88, Samuel Kerr, Jr., April 13, 1808, 100 acres gratuity, repurchased; Tract 89, Robert Kerr, Sr., and William Kerr, July 10, 1805, 200 acres sold; Tract 90, Samuel Kerr, Jr., July 10, 1805, 100 acres sold." On page 582, of the same section: "The first saw and grist-mill in the township was the Holland Mill, so called because it was erected by the Holland Land Company. It stood on Pine Creek, about two miles east of Titusville, and was erected about the year 1798. Joel GREEN was one of the early millers. Prior to 1810 it passed into the possession of John Watson, who increased its capacity and in 1824 sold the property to Joseph L. Chase & Company. They erected a saw-mill and retained possession until 1854. About ten years later it was abandoned. Peter Titus built an early saw-mill at Hydetown. About 1815 Adam Holliday erected one on Oil Creek, a half mile west of Titusville. A chair factory was afterward in operation at the same place, and the mill dam still remains. John Thompson about 1825 erected a saw-mill on Thompson's Run, about three miles north of Titusville. A new mill was erected on the same site by David Kerr & Sons, who still operate it." On page 604, in the history of Richmond Township: "Capt. Miles in early times erected a saw-mill on a branch of Muddy Creek, about two miles north from New Richmond. W.W. GREEN owns a steam saw0mill in the east part of the township, and William Morse one in the north part. Three cheese factories are in operation: Stewart's in the southeast part; Morse's in the northern; and Pinney & Nodine's, in the western. Dairying and lumbering are both actively engaged in." On page 661, in the history of Summerhill township: "The Dicksonburg Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest in the northwestern part of the county. In May, 1801, the Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Conference sent Rev. James Quinn as circuit preacher to the Pittsburgh District to form a circuit extending from Lake Erie to the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers, to be known as Erie Circuit. Mr. Quinn entered upon his itinerancy with zeal, but for some reason was removed and Rev. Joseph Shackelford sent to fill out the remainder of the year. In the spring of 1802 he organized a class at the house of James McDowell in what is now Summerhill Township. James McDowell and wife, George Nelson and wife and Mrs. Johnson were the earliest members. Erie Circuit soon contained twenty appointments, requiring the minister to travel 400 miles every four weeks to fill them. The ministers of Erie Circuit until 1825 were as follows: James Quinn and J.A. Schackelford, 1801; J. Cullison, 1802; Noah Fiddler, 1803; A. Hemphill, 1;804; David Best and J.A. Shackelford, 1805; R.R. Roberts and J. Watts, 1806; C. Reynolds, A. Daniels and T. Divers, 1807; Job Guest and W. Butler, 1808; J. Charles, J. Hanson and J. Decellum, 1809; J. Monroe, 1810; J. Watts and J. Ewing, 1811; J. Watts, J. Gorwell and J. Graham, 1812; A. Robinson, 1813; J. Solomon and J. Graham, 1814; R.C. Hatton, 1815; C. Godard and J.P. Kent, 1816; J. P. Kent and Ira Eddy, 1817; D.D. Davidson and S. Adams, 1818; P. GREEN, 1819; Ira Eddy and Charles Elliott, 1820; Ezra Booth and C. Trescott, 1821; W.H. Collins, 1822; J. Summerville, 1823; J.P. Kent, 1824; N. Reeder and Z. Ragen, 1825." More to follow! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net