Listing of Early Settlers

from

Town of Richfield from Otsego 1792

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.)

TUNNICLIFF, John from Derby, Eng. abt 1756; retd to England; retd 
after 1758
TUNNICLIFF*, William 1791
FREEMAN, Isaac from New Jersey 1791
MATTES, Kenneth
DOW, Nathan b Windham Co., Conn
TUNNICLIFF*, John (Jr.) from England 1783
DANA, John resides now
COLE, Vedder resides now
RAWSON, Israel
ROBINSON, Cyrus
PALMER, James S
HOPKINSON, William resides now
BEARDSLEY*, Obadiah from Ren. Co.
MORGAN*, Jonathan (Rev War) from Colchester, Conn 1816
DERTHICK*, John from Colchester, Conn 1793
HOUSE, Conrad* resided during Revolution
CHAMBERLIN, Freedom from Colchester, Conn 1795 (had son Olcutt)
LAYTON, Harvey resides now
Indian John (Capt. John) and son known as Sam BRUSHELL ("The Panther")
VAN HORN, Thomas (Capt.-Rev War) "Long Tom" 1813; grandson-Philip
GETMAN, J F resides now
RUSSELL*, Ebenezer
BROCKWAY, Hiram C
CAREY, Darius
EDDY, Willard
BEARDSLEY*, Obadiah
MORGAN*, Jonathan from Colchester, Conn. 1816 (Rev War)
WOODBURY*, John
ALLEN, Seth 1787
ALLEN, Joseph 1787
MARTIN, Elijah 1787
COLWELL, Samuel 1792
FIRMAN, Amasa
AMES, Abner
RANDALL, Whitman
SILL, Jedediah P
BREWSTER, Jacob 1799
RATHBUN, Banjamin 1816
JACOBSON, A A now
HOWES, Dr. 1814
MANLEY, Horace (Dr.) 1816
SNYDER, Horace (Dr) now

biographies:
BROCKWAY, Hiram C b Exeter 1829
BAKER, Norman R b Salisbury, Herkimer Co 1828
CLAPSADDLE, Stephen E b Columbia, Herkimer Co., 1806
* indicates add'l info on the county web page under Early Settlers

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