PREFACE.
The writer has long felt the need of a history of his native county, and in common with many
citizens of that part of Ohio, has come to the conclusion that the lack of a suitable history has
been due not so much to the dearth of interesting material as to the absence of a diligent collector
sufficiently interested in the subject to gather the material up. While the present volume is
concerned chiefly with the record of names and events connected with the first thirty years of the
century, it will be found that the pioneer annals of Harrison county embrace by no means the
least interesting portion of the county's history. So far as it goes, therefore, this book is offered as
an attempt to supply a deficiency, the existence of which must be realized by all who have tried
to learn something of the history of Harrison county.
Two or three of the sketches given in these Collections were printed in an abbreviated form
during the year 1898 in the Cadiz "Republican." These have since been re-written and largely
added to, and a number of others have been prepared, with a view to giving the reader as
extensive a record of early Harrison county history as may be contained within the limits of one
volume.
The second part of the book will be found to contain a very large amount of invaluable material
for the student of the county's pioneer history, being made up of much of the county's land,
marriage, burial, and will records. In the preparation of these records for printing, where such a
vast number of names and dates have to be gone over, copied, re-copied, and arranged in order, it
is very difficult to escape occasional errors in the spelling of a name or the transcribing of a date.
While the utmost pains have been taken to prevent such errors, it is impossible to eliminate them
all.
Following is a list of the principal sources of information regarding the history of Harrison
county and Eastern Ohio to which the writer has had access:
Records of the Probate, Recorder's, Comissioners', Sheriff's, Clerk's, Auditor's, and Surveyor's
offices of Harrison county.
Records of the Ohio State Adjutant General's office.
Records of the Presbytery of the Ohio.
Records of Steubenville Presbytery.
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Records of the United States Interior Department.
Annual volumes of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society.
History of the County of Ayr, by James Patterson: Ayr, 1847.
History of Belmont and Jefferson counties, by J. A. Caldwell: Wheeling, 1880.
Historical Sketch of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, 1811-1894, by J. Pletcher Birney:
Cadiz, 1894.
Travels in Holland, the United Provinces, England, Scotland, and Ireland, by Sir William
Brereton: The Chetham Society, 1844.
Historical Sermon Preached in the First United Presbyterian Church of Cadiz, Ohio, August 26,
1876, by Rev. W. T. Meloy, Steubenille, 1876.
Historical Sketch of the First Presbyterian Church of Cadiz, by Rev. W. P. Shrom: The Cadiz
"Republican" for August 28, 1884.
Memorial Dedication of Dickerson M. E. Church: Columbus, 1888.
History of Dumfries and Galloway, by Sir Herbert Maxwell: Edinburgh, 1896.
History of Fayette county, Penna., by Franklin Ellis: Philadelphia, 1882. Autobiography of Rev.
James B. Finley: Cincinnati, 1853.
Historical Address of. Dr. Andrew Finley Ross at the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the
Founding of Franklin College, New Athens, June 23, 1875.
Lands and Their Owners in Galloway, by P. H. McKerlie: Edinburgh, 1877.
The Hamilton Manuscripts: Belfast, 1867.
Atlas of Harrison county, by J. A. Caldwell: Condit, Ohio, 1875.
Historical Sketches of Harrison County, by Rev. R. M. Coulter: The Cadiz "Republican," during
1898 and 1899.
Biographical Record of Harrison and Carroll Counties: Chicago, 1891.
A Brief History of Harrison County, by Dr. S. B. McGavran: Cadiz, 1894.
The Pathfinders of Jefferson County, by W. H. Hunter: Columbus, 1899.
Diary of David McClure: New York, 1899.
The Diary of Richard Lee Mason: The Chicago "Daily Record" for January 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th,
1897.
The Montgomery Manuscripts: Belfast, 1869.
Forty Years' Pastorate [at Nottingham Church] and Reminiscences, by Rev, T. R. Crawford, D.
D.: Wheeling, 1887.
Historical Collections of. Ohio, by Henry Howe: Norwalk, 1896.
History of the Backwoods; or, The Region of the Ohio,. by A. W. Patterson: Pittsburg, 1843.
Pennsylvania Archives: Philadelphia, 1852-55, Harrisburgh, 1874-1900.
American Pioneer, vol. ii.: Cincinnati, 1843.
Southern Quakers and Slavery, by Stephen B. Weeks: Baltimore, 1896.
Red-Men's Roads, by Archer Butler Hulbert: Columbus, 1900.
Old Redstone [Presbytery], by Joseph Smith, D. D.: Philadelphia, 1854,
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Anniversary Discourse Delivered in the Ridge Church by Rev. Robert Herron, D. D., Dec. 13,
1873: Uhrichsville, 1874.
History of the Presbytery of St Clairsville, by T. R. Crawford and Robert Alexander:
Washington, Pa., 1888.
History of the Presbytery of Steubenville, 1819-1887: Wooster, 1888.
The Scot in Ulster, by John Harrison: Edinburgh, 1888.
The Scottish Nation, by William Anderson: Edinburgh, 1870.
Annual volumes of the Scotch-Irish Society of America, 1889 to 1896.
Historic Events in the Tuscarawas and Muskingum Valleys, by C. H. Mitchener: Dayton, 1876.
Chronicles of Border Warfare, by Alexander S. Withers: Clarksburg, Va., 1831.
History of Washington County, Penna., by Boyd Crumrine: Philadelphia, 1882.
History of the Presbytery of Washington, by Rev. W. F. Hamilton and others:
Philadelphia, 1889.
Sketches of Western Adventure, by John A. McClung: Dayton, 1854.
History of the Pan-Handle of Western Virginia, by J. H. Newton and J. A.
Caldwell: Wheeling, 1884.
Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and
Pennsylvania, by Rev. Joseph Doddridge: Wellsburg, Va., 1824.
Indian Wars of Western Virginia, by Wills DeHass: Wheeling, 1851.
History of Westmoreland County, Penna., by G. D. Albert, Philadelphia, 1882.
History of York County, Penna., by John Gibson: Chicago, 1886.
New York, July 1, 1900.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
THE SCOTCH-IRISH IN HARRISON COUNTY 1
CHAPTER II
THE FRIENDS, OR QUAKERS, IN HARRISON COUNTY 22
CHAPTER III
THE GERMANS AND VIRGINIANS IN HARRISON COUNTY 34
CHAPTER IV
THE FIRST SETTLERS IN EASTERN OHIO 43
CHAPTER V
HARRISON COUNTY PIONEERS 54
CHAPTER VI
EARLY DAYS IN CADIZ 75
CHAPTER VII
BEECH SPRING CHURCH 92
CHAPTER VIII
HARRISON COUNTY IN 1813 101
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CHAPTER IX.
HARRISON COUNTY SETTLERS IN 1813 116
CHAPTER X.
CRABAPPLE AND UNITY CHURCHES - 128
CHAPTER XI.
THE EARLY CHURCHES OF CADIZ 139
CHAPTER XII.
THE EARLY CHURCHES OF CADIZ—Continued 156
CHAPTER XIII.
NOTTINGHAM AND FREEPORT CHURCHES 166
CHAPTER XIV.
DICKERSON, BETHEL, AND RANKIN CHURCHES 175
CHAPTER XV
THE RIDGE CHURCH 183
PART SECOND
FIRST LAND OWNERS OF HARRISON COUNTY 195
EARLY MARRIAGES IN HARRISON COUNTY-1813-1840 238
GRAVEYARD RECORDS OF HARRISON COUNTY 313
WILL ABSTRACTS OF HARRISON COUNTY-1813-1860 401
