The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-10-27

MacMean, Robert kendell, Samuel
Brown, William Shepherd, Roger Muir
ply, Robert Smith, William Dickey,
/ William Millican, William Macon
| nell, Alexander MacCOnnell, James
! MacConnell, Willianl Carrel, John Mar
! tin, John JamisOn, Hans Potter, John
( McCollin, Adam 0IacConnell, James
Wilson, and John Wilson and few
others. Peter Falconer, Nicholas De-
| Long, Samuel Perry and John Charlie
ton were the principal "squatters" at
Aug1wick. Notwithstanding the Sc
we're treatment of these parties, by the
provincial authorities, it is said that
some of them afterwards returned to
the places from which they had been
driven, and that their descendants live
at this day in the localities made mem
orable by the bold acts Of their pioneer
ancestors.
The first permanent settlement with
in the original confines of Bedford
county, is supposed to have been made
in the year 1860. In l770, settlements
on Dunning's Creek and Shawanec
Run, distant. respectively, twelve and
fifteen milc- from the fort at Bedford,
We're established The latter stream Is
llcr the -A!lcgheuymountain5- andup-
on lis banks, the ShaWancc Indians
once had a village. In III, c0nsid-
cra3leIiumbcTb bfsettlements had sprung
up in uitirrelit parts of the equity
The county was then divided in:o the
following namcdtOWnships: Air. Arm
strong. BaTce, Bedford, Brothersyal-
ley, Colerain, Cumberland, Dublin.
Fairfield, Hemptield, Mt. Pleasant,
Pitt. Ross Straver, Spring Hill, Tyrone
and TulIylcague,
The first Court Of General QUNrtor
Sessions for the county, was hclH at
Bedford. on the 10th day Of April, l77l,
before William Proctor, Robert Ciug-
gage, Robert Hanna, Geo. Wilson, VIM.
Lochery, and William Mcconnell, Is
quircs. Justices Of our Lord the ITir =,
to hear and determine divers 1eIUnils
and misdemeanors committed in the
said county" The following named
persons constituted the Grand Jury of
this Court; James Anderson, foreman;
ChdrIes Cessna. James NrCashIin. Th(s.
ErItoG, Alien Rose, George NIillekiu,
John Moore, Robert Culbertson, George
Funk, John HUFF, Rinard Wolfe, Val
cntiue Shadaccr, Thoma, Bay, Samuel
Dreunin, Edward Ro.c, Samuel Skin
ncr, William Parker, Christopher Mil
Ter. Thonra- Croyat, adam sam, Jacob
Fisher, LHyid Hinerd.
The first Justices Of the Peace for
the county, Were appointed by the Gov
cmor, 1Iarcp i, I'LL. Their names
were Arthur St. Clair, William Craw-
ford, James Mil'ingan, Thomas GiSt,
Dorsey Pcnticost, Alexander Mckee,
VIM. Proctor, .jr., Robert Hanna,
William Lochery, George Wilson,
Robert Cluggage. WH1. Mcconnell and
George Woods. At The first term Jf
Court, the Justices recommended 10 the
Governor the following named persons
as suitable parties to keep taverris ::
Margaret Frazer, Jean Woods, Fred
cric.l Nau"Ic, George Funk and .IuhT
Campbell. In July following, thcy
recommended for the same employ
mcnt, james Anderson. Andrew Bon
jour, Thomas Campbell, Joseph Irwin,
JohnMiIIcr and Samuel Paxton. These
were the first hotcl-kecpers in Bedford
county.
The attorneys admitted to the prrc-
ticc Of law, at the first court held in
Bedford, Were Robert lIagaW, AEdrW
Ross, Philip PcndIe!on, Robert Gal
braith, David Sample, and James Viii
SON. They were ndmittydon motior. Of
Bernard Dougherty, Esq. At the jul
~ term following. David Grier, D~.jd
E.py aud George Brent were admitted
to practice in the same court. Arthur
st. Clair, Of military memory, was the
first Prothonotary, Recorder Of Deeds
and Register of Wills, for the county.
Robert Hanna, Dorsey Pcnteco5t and
John StcphcnSonwerethctir commits
eioncrs.
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