The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-04-03
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under the territorial government, and was
much respected. He LEFT respectable fam.
lily, OF five sons and three daughters. His
fourth son, Humphrey H. Leavitt. is now
Judge ofthe United States Court, appointed
by General Jackson.
David King, was farmer, Of SufieId,
Connecticut. Two of his sons settled in
Ohio; Hon. Leicester King, Of Warren, and
David King. of Medina. They are or have
been we'll known in this region.
Fidelio King, was one OF the renowned
Sufield Pedlars-wasa most energetic BUSH
ness Land the most active, and indie fa,ga-
BILE, to induce settlers on the lands or the
Kings in this country, making exchanges Of
land with the farmers OF the rough mountain
towns Of Berkshire County, Massachusetts,,
and some other parts of Massachusetts, and
Connecticut, by which the lands belonging
to those three Brothers, Kings. were all sold
and settled at an early day. He visited this
country many times, to promote the sale of
the lands belonging to the Kings.
Ebenezer King Jr., was also peddler at
one time, but his mind became disordered,
and he died early.
Martin Sheldon, was o farmer of Sufield,
(west Parish) and sometime, dealt in indigo,
fur and feathers-was magistrate, and fre-
quietly represented Sufield in tie LegisIa.
ture of Connecticut. Oliver Sheldon, who
WASH small proprietor, was also a farmer OF
Sufield, where he raised a large family, and
has been dead foi many years. Mrs. Cobb,
widow Of the late Post Master, at Cobbs
corners, in the west part Of Mantua, is one
of the daughters. aAtf
Gideon Granger Jr., was the same G ideo1i
Granger, who was Post Master General.
appointed by Thomas Jefferson, and whose
I'd son, Francis Granger, was Post Master
General, appointed by President Harrison.
and now resides in Canandaigua, New York,
one of the most talented lawyers of West.
ern New York. Oliver L. Phelps, also
small proprietor, was the only son of Oliver
Phelps, OF Sufield, and afterwards of Canan.
diagua. New York of the firm Of "Phelps ard
Gorham," who bought "the Gennessee coun.
ty," OF the State of Massachusetts.
Ashbel King and Simon Kendall, were
both farmers, and were partners in their
lands. Walter King, Of Warren, silver.
SMITHS son of Ashbel. Ariel King, an.
other son of Ashbel, was an early settler of
Warren-studied law there, and was the
FIRST to take boat load Of cheese down the
Mahoning, for the Mississippi market, which
he did in the fall Of 1909; and he did NOT
live toreturn. He died believe in Matches,
Mississippi 7#
Thomas Sheldon, OF Sufield. was also 4
small proprietor in Mantua. He was d man
of enterprise and talent--was for several
years Captain ofthe Guard at Newgafe, tie
State Prison, in CRANKY, Connecticut. and
died there in the year 1902, leaving very
respectable family-three sons and several
daughters, one ofwhom, is the amiable wife
of Dr.. Job Clark, of Ravenna.
Matthew Thompson. had all his land se,
off to him in township No. 10. In range g.,
and obtained for it his own name--Thomp.
son. HsH
Erastus Granger, was appointed Indian
Agent at Buffalo, New York, about the year
1899, and afterwards Post Master there.
which Offices he held many years. He died
many years ago--I should think forty years
since. - @
Silvanus C. Griswold was cIothier, Of
Sufied. -. s
David Abbott the Surveyor of Mahtaa,
was read lawyer, from Utica, New York,
but never praeticed law. | have often
heard him express his detestaton of the
practice, and warn the people against elect
ing lawyers for Legislators He warned US
too against the use of Paper money; and
for many years refused to use it himself. He
built the first mills on the Chagrin, at the
place now called Willoughby,-was mem.
Der of the Convention that formed the first
Constitution of Ohio. in 1909. He repre-
sented the Reserve, in the State Senate,
from 1908, two, two.years termsj and in
1914, was elected one of the Electors Of
President and yice.P President, on the Madi-
son ticket, and undertook to go from his
then residence, at or near the present town
Of Milan, on Huron River, in Erie County,
through the then dense wilderness, to the
Seat Of Government OF the State, to cast his
vote. but lost his way, and did not arrive in
time to cast it, and lost his vote; and II was
lost to the State, for there was then no pro-
vision to fill the vacancy. Abbott was the
first clerk Of Huron County. which included
what is now Huron and Eries besides the
township Of Ruggles, now Partof Ashland
County. He has long since passed from
earth. He was man Of good abilities, and
stern integrity of characters
Gro BE coNTEUEDs1
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