Listing of Early Settlers

from

Town of Oneonta from Unadilla 1796

The History of Otsego County, New York

1740-1878

D. Hamilton Hurd

Published by Everts & Fariss, Philadelphia

(Please note that this listing my be incomplete. 
The list was extracted from the text of the history listed above.)

McDONALD, James earliest settler

These names were under heading " Vew of Oneonta in 1811"
but book is very vague as it goes along as to where these people 
settled then or previously (unless so noted) or later.
PARISH, Ephraim 
Morell, Jacob 
DIETZ, Jacob 
CURTIS, William B 
BROWN, Frederick 
FORD*, E. R. 
QUACKENBUSH, John T
Wales, Rev. 
WALLING, Simeon 
WALLING, J. W. (grandson of Simeon) 
WOODIN, Amos
POTTER, Morell 
ALGER, David
MILLER, John 
SWART, Thomas 
SABIN, Timothy (Esq.) 
DEYO, unknown 
CROCKER, Oliver
HUNTINGTON, C P (Esq.) 
NEWKIRK, Mr. 
SHANNON, Martin 
PARDO, John 
DININEY, Peter (1st merchant in village)
DIETZ, Joseph (2d merchant)
FAIRCHILD, David abt 1822
FORD*, E R abt 1825
STORR, Mr. 1827 or 28 (1st attorney)
AINSWORTH, David A (lawyer-removed after 3-4 yrs)
BEACH, Samuel B (lawyer-remoived after 304 yrs)
STEELE, John B (lawyer-removed to Kingston; killed at Rondout)
COOK, Erastus (attorney-removed to Kingston, then to New York)
SHAW, A. G. (oldest resident attorney)
BUNDY, L. L. (attorney)
BURNSIDE, S. S. (Gen.) (attorney)
KEYES, James H. & Melville (attornies)
SCRAMLING, George (attorney & member of assembly)
LINDSLEY, Joseph (Dr.) from England 1807 (1st physician; died 
abt 1863)
KITTERIDGE, Dr.
KNAPP, Sylvester (Dr.)
KNAPP, William (Dr.)
CASE, Samuel H (Dr.) b Franklin 1808
MAXWELL, Unknown
WALDO, Mr. 
ALGER, David (1st blacksmith)
CURTIS, William B
VANDERWERKER, Mr. (1st grist-mill)
HIMMEL, Baltus (tavern)
BRINK, unknown (tavern)
MERENESS, Jeremiah T "Jerry" b Oneonta, then Unadilla 1794 (oldest 
native)
SABIN*, Timothy from Pauling, Dutchess Co. 1811
YAGER, Delos 
ANGELL*, William
BUTLER, Jedediah
SHEPHERD, Elisha (sons Erastus & Sanford)
YOUNG, Joseph & John
GALLUP, D W 
VanWORT, Jacob & son John from Albany Co. abt 1811
KYLER, John M 
SCRAMLING, Peter
VanWort, Andrew 
CRISPHELL, Anthony
FRITTS, John (had son Hiram)
BAKER, Harvey 
MICKLE, Simeon (had son, William)
ORR, David 
COUS, Henry
KILBURN, E. B & S. S. 
HOUGHTALING, David (had sons Abram A & Delos)
GRIFFIN, Daniel 
THAYER, Jacob
GOULD, Hanson 
CARPENTER, Samuel
SIBLEY, David 
BORNT, Frederick
ARMITAGE, unknown
MARVIN*, Asel
YAGER*, Solomon & son David from Ren. Co. abt 1806
SHEPHERD, Daniel
GIFFORD, James H 
PEET*, Danniel (Quaker)
GIFFORD, Mr. (father of Henry, John, Elihu & Daniel)
SWARTS, Unknown
WILCOX, Mr. 
HASSER, ("Old Mr.")
EDMONS, William 
SULLIVAN, David (had son Silas)
WARD, Elihu 
RICHARDS, J, f/o Samuel N; Mrs. E. BLAKELY
WOLF, Mr. (f/o Conrad)
VanWORT, Peter
WHITE, William
BREWER, Francis
MERENUS*, Thomas (Rev War) f/o Jeremiah T mentioned above)
MERENUS*, George (b/o Thomas)
ADAMS, Uriah
BREWER, Francis
SWART, George & William
BREWER, Elias, f/o Francis, David, Aaron, Peter & Elias
HAGGETT, William (f-i-l of Aaron Brewer) 
COUS, Mr. (granddaugters-Mrs .J. HACKETT, Mrs. Wm. D. BROWN)
BREWER, David (had daughter Mrs. BLANCHARD)
EMMONS, Ira from New England (had daughter-Mrs. E. R. FORD)
SLADE, James 
EMMONS*, Asa (Major)
MURPHY, Timothy
SLADE, Sherman W 
MICKLE, unknown
GIBSON, unknown
WHITMARSH, Samuel 1810 (had son Abiatha)
LEE, Daniel
TINKS, James W 
KIMBALL, B
BEAMS, Wilhelmus, John, Nicholas & their father who was Hessian 
soldier & deserted
MORRELL, Jacob
MERENUS*, William
COUSE, E D 
Young, James, cousin of Samuel Young
EMMONS, Carleton, Esq.
CUTTINGS, Unknown (granddaughter-Mrs. Peter WINNIE)
WALLING*, Jeremiah S
BARR, Hugh
PETERS, Isaac 
OSTERHOUT, Henry (had son A. Osterhout)
EATON, Calvin
HOLMES, Isaac 
POTTER, Stafford
TABOR, Joseph 
NORTHRUP, Josiah (had son I. G. Northrup)
NILES*, Nathaniel (Quaker) originally from R.I.; latterly from 
Pine Plains, Dut. Co.
BULL, Henry (Quaker) of Dut. Co. (had son Joseph)
STRAIGHT, Franklin
HAMMOND, Mr. 
HODGE, A 
GILES, Ray from Columbia Co.
NILES, William 
COOK, Robert
HOPKINS, Mr.
WHITMAN, George R 
COOK, Rice (had son William)
JENKS, Major
HOAG, Nelson 
COOK, Holden, f/o Erastus
BOWEN, Darius 
GOEY, John 
ALGER, Stoton (should it be Stoughton?) & sons
HODGE*, Joseph & Ephraim
VanWORT, A.
HODGE, Daniel 
SMITH, unknown
BARNES, James
DINNEY*, Ferrel
SNOW*, William W. (Col.), native of Franklin Co., Mass
MANTER, Thomas
BUTLER, Jedediah
SCRAMLIN, Henry
BRINK, Aaron
BROWN, Frederick
PECK, Josiah
EVANS, David J

Biographies:
FORD, Eliakim R b Westerlo, Albany Co., 1797
WOLF, Conrad b Oneonta 1802
HUNTINGTON, Solon b Harwington, Conn 1812
KILBORN, Elisha B b Meredithtown, Del. Co. 1807
BURNSIDE, Samuel S (Gen.) b Milford 1812
SLADE, James b Westerloo, Albany Co., 1798
EMMONS, Carleton, native of Otsego Co. 1804
* indicates add'l info on the county web page.

Many of these pioneers are buried in Riverside Cem, know as 
Seven Acres of History". Cemetery information can be obtained 
by contacting Sandy at Goodspsm@oneonta.edu

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