Here are more ABBOTT folks found in the "History of Crawford County, PA, 1885." On page 552 in the history of Greenwood Township: "Greenwood Township lies on the southern border of the county, between East Fallowfield and Fairfield. It was organized in 1829, from portions of Fallowfield and Fairfield, and lost a small portion of its territory by the formation of Union. The place authorized by the Assembly in 1829, for holding elections, was the cabin of Thomas ABBOTT. Its area is 19,336 acres, valued on the tax duplicate of 1882 at $359,494. The population in 1850 was 1,127; in 1860, 1,729; in 1870, 1,782; and in 1880, 1,614." On page 553 of the same section: "Among the earliest settlers in the western and central parts of Greenwood were James ABBOTT, Abraham Martin and John McMichael, who paid tax of chattel property in 1798; and Samuel and Joseph Anderson, Abraham ABBOTT, Robert Adams, Hamilton Armour, Graviner Bailey, Alexander Clark, John Cook, Arthur Dillon, Robert Hood, John Harkins, Moses Logan, Thomas McMichael, Robert Power, Samuel Power, Uriah Peterson, Francis Porter, Thomas Ross, John Sutton, Cornelius Smock and William and Asher Williams; all of whom had settled prior to 1804. A little later John Anderson, Jonathan Culver, Isaac Hazen, Andrew Mellon and Thomas Peterson were settlers." On page 554 in the same section: "John McMichael came from the Susquehanna to Meadville in 1797, and in the following spring removed to the northwestern part of Greenwood, where he remained until his death in March 1817. James ABBOTT, hailing from New Jersey, came in 1797 or earlier, and his brothers Abraham and Thomas soon after joined him, the latter in 1802. They all remained in the township till death. John Sutton, also from New Jersey, settled on the site of Geneva in 1803, and remained until his death in old age. The entire journey was made in a wagon." On page 556, in the history of the Borough of Geneva, Greenwood Township: "Geneva, a borough of about 400 people, 346 by the census of 1880, is situated in the northern part of Greenwood Township. A petition praying for its incorporation and signed by thirty-two citizens representing that the proposed borough contained not more than forty-six free-holders, was filed August 10, 1871. It was approved by the grand jury November 9, 1871, and the report confirmed by the Court January 23, 1872. It was further directed that the first election be held at the schoolhouse on the third Friday of March, 1872, and for that purpose William W. Gelvin was appointed to give due notice of the election. DeWitt Harroun was appointed Judge, and William Billings and Alfred M. ABBOTT, inspectors. The first officers were Jonathan Smock, Burgess; J.D. Christ, Cyrus Carman, Cyrus Adsit, D.E. Smith and J.H. Tiffany, Council; J.H. Tiffany, Clerk; James Hood, constable. Subsequent Burgesses have been D.W. Harroun, 1873-74; A.B. Cushman, 1875; W.W. Gelvin, 1876; R.U. McEntire, 1877-78; J.D. Christ, 1879; W.H. Graham, 1880; R.U. McEntire, 1881-82-83; J.D. Christ, 1884. "The Methodist Episcopal Church of Geneva is the succession of a class which met and worshipped, as early as 1820, in a schoolhouse located about a mile east of Geneva. A log church was afterward built just east of the borough, succeeded by a frame church on the same locality, built about 1843. The present building in Geneva, a frame 40x50, was completed in 1858, at a cost of $1,200. It was commenced a year or two earlier, during the ministry of Rev. Isaiah Lane. Thomas ABBOTT, Wyram Newton and John Sutton were early members. In its earliest history this appointment was connected with Salem, Mercer County, Circuit. It is now a part of Evansburg Circuit." On page 559 of the same section: "The United Brethren Church was organized in 1870, with four members: J.D. Christ, F.D. Gill and T.P. ABBOTT and wife. The first meetings were held in the schoolhouse, and in 1871-72 the meeting house, a neat brick structure, 36x48, was erected on a lot donated by John Gelvin, at a cost of about $3,000. It was dedicated October 5, 1872, Bishop J.J. Glossbrenner officiating. The membership is about forty. The pastors of the church have been Revs. P.W. Ish, Frank Reynolds, Rufus Smith, Charles Evarts, Samuel Evans, G.W. Franklin, Hiram Bedow, A. Meeker, N.C. Foulk, D.C. Starkey and T.J. Butterfield." More ABBOTT to follow! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net