The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-07-03
The First Settlers.

Prior TO 1895 the territory now en-
braeed in the County of Somerset COM
prised the township of Brothersvalley,
in the County Of Bedford. The first
assessment made in Brothersvalley
township was in l172, and the list Ct
names therein contained comprises,
with perhaps a few exceptions, all of
tine settlers located in this region AZ
that time. The assessment Is recorded
in Bedford and the following is a cor
rect copy
Abrahanis Henry, Ambrose Freder-
lex, Adams Samuel, Adams solomon,
Brown Richard, Bridss John, Baxter
John, Boude Lutiwick, Benach Chris
topher, Bigys benjamin, Cracart VIII
liam, Clayp0le james, Keier Frederick,
Campbell James, Gable Abraham ESQ,
Catta John, Kefsr Michael, Husband
Herman, Drake Oliver, DOugherty
James, Dweir William, Dillinger John,
Enlows Henry, EnlOws John, Estep
Robert, Flick Adam, Fisher Jacob,
FurgUsOn John, Friend Andrew,
| Friend Augustine, FrOwman Paul,
Flick Michael, Friend Charles. Frigss
John, Fry John, GlcsSner John, Green
walt Joseph, GreathouSe William,
/ Greene Thomas, Hite Walter, HUFF
/ Michel, Hogland Richard, HindriX
Andrew, Jennings Benjamin, Johnson
| William, KessinSer solomon, kemble
Philip, Kimball Geo, Laut Valentino,
Laut Daniel, Markley John, McMillen
James, McClee William, Miller John,
! Ogle Joseph, Pollen Adam, Pollen Fran
els, Pursley John, Pursley Benjamin,
/ Pursley Davies, Peters John, RhOads
Henry ~, Rhoads Jacob, RhOads
Gabriel, Rhoads Henry, Rhoads John,
/ Reed John, Rice John, Rose Cutlip,
Robinson Hugh, Sheaf Frederick,
Swiser John, Sappington John, Small
Adam, Shells BastiOu, Spencer james,
Skinner Nathaniel, Sinclair William,
Smith Henry, Shute solomon, Tyshoc
William, Vann Abraham, Trey Thom-
as, Wagaly Philip, Weimer Frederick,
Weimer John, Wells Richard, Wells
George, White Acluilla, Wensel John,
Wingard Peter, Waller Thomas, Wal
lis samuel.
Then followed the names Of those
whom we presume were singlemen;
Matthias Ditch, Thomas Stinton,
John Penrod, Felix Morgan, Frederick
Acre, James Winter, James Pursley,
Nicholas Friend, Richard Palehut,
Ephraim Tapcy. Martin Refer, James
Moore, Frederick Nandrex, Edward
Grimes, Samuel WOrrel, James Wells,
Peter Booker, Ludwick Greenwait.
Gabriel abraham, James Black,
Henry Bruner, George Bruner, John
Bowman, Casper Stoy, Joseph Jen-
nings, Francis Hay, james Hogland,
John Hendrix, Edward Henderson,
William Harlxin, Edward Higgins,
Matthias Judy, John Sinclair, George
Shidier, Henry ShidIer, jacob Wingert,
AttewelI Worrell, Richard Wells,
Thomas Ogle, Daniel Pursley, John
Hinkbaugh.
The 134 taXables above mentioned
were undoubtedly the first settlers iii
: Somerset county. Some of them had
: been here less than year, and but few
for more than fivIeyearS. Among them
! were many who had served in the
| wars against the French and Indians.
: All were then subjects of King George
a III. and but three or four years later
e they were active participants III the
t war for freedom and national indie
e pendence.
= Other familiar Somerset County
G names are found among the taxables of
h Bedford township in the same year.
g rs follows: John Hite, John Bowser,
Z George Keller, George Liehten6erger,
/; samuel McKensie, Frederick Nawgle,
d Jacob Saylor, William Trent, John
i Casebeer, Adam Croyle, Hugh SimP-
Il son, John Dibert, George Kaufman
Il David Bell, Alexander Cook
e All OF the above We're owners of from
:, 100 to 400 acres of land each. SOm'
o had as many as p acres under eultiva
Ie ton and owned as many as three horse
Ie and five cows.