Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ... No. 1. ELK LAKE. 8. EZEKIEL MOWRY O. GEORGE MOWRY C. CHARLES MOWRY. Ho. 4. EZEKIEL MAINE. F. MEACHAM MAINE. J. JEREMIAH MEACHAM. S. NEHEMIAH MAINE. 8. SAMUEL MAINE. TIT CTCDUCkl UUII C/ DEGREESu in the western part, of the " Delaware First Purchase," as distinguished from the hinds claimed by Connecticut along the Susquehanna. The first settlers of Jessup located with their families on and near Bolles' Flat, March 10th, 1799. The men may have been on the ground during the previous summer. They were Ebenezer Whipple, his step son Ezra Lathrop, and Abner Griffis. They came from Otsego County, N. Y. In the same company there were Wm. Lathrop, brother of Ezra, and Nathan Tupper, both of whom located below the present limits of Jessup. Four brothers, Samuel, Nehemiah, Ezekiel, and Meacham Maine came from the East about the same time with those just mentioned. Samuel Maine is mentioned in Mr. Miner's list of early Wyalusing settlers, as here, with a family of seven, in 1798; but from other sources of information it seems evident thy did not precede Mr. Whipple. Samuel and Meacham Maine were in Usher, and the other brothers in Manor. Ezekiel Maine, Jr., was born on "the Shay farm" where his father began his clearing, and where David Turrell afterwards lived. It was once known as Maine Hill. His farm was east of that of his brother Samuel, who was located on the flat at the junction of South Creek with the Wyalusing. Two or three old apple trees now designate the spot. He sold the farm (or whatever title he may have had to it--one derived from Connecticut) to Samuel Lewis, his brother-in-law, who came a year later; and he then moved to what is now called the Hunter farm--once Butterfield's.1 Meacham Maine was on the water-shed between the two...
