Listing of Early Settlers

from

Town of Springfield from Cherry Valley 1797

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.)

KELLY, John 1762
FERGUSON, Richard 1762
YOUNG, James 1762
KLUMPH, Gustavus 1762
TYGART, Jacob 1762
DUNLOP*, Samuel (Rev.)
DAVY*, Thomas (Capt. Rev War)
COTES*, John from Pomfret, Conn abt 1780
SPRINGER, Daniel now
RATHBUN*, Benjamin from New England 
YOUNGS*, John, James & Robert
BASINGER* family
SPALBERY family
PICKET family
FRANKLIN*, Moses
BRADT family
COOKE, Abaner
SMITH, Calvin, f/o Calvin P Smith, Esq.
ORMSTON, unknown, native of Scotland & graduate of Edinburgh college
BIGELOW, Wililam L
HALL*, Elisha
CASLER, Jacob now
BIGELOW*, Aaron & Bond
SMITH*, Luther from Green Mt State 1791; removed to Canajoharie, 
Mont. Co.
WOOD*, Robert (Rev War) & son Samuel S from R.I. 1797
WOOD, Joseph now
BRADT, Henry
HAYDEN*, Hezekiah
LINDSEY family
BRINGLOW, R J now
WAY, Samuel
CRAFTS, Squire
STILLMAN, George
HERRICK, Don F (sheriff)
COLEMAN family
HOLT*, Walter (Gen.)
WYCOFF, William (War 1812; died 1877)
THURSTON*, Daniel
ALLEN family
THAYER family
LOSEY family
WILSEY family
HEWES, Daniel (died @ 90 yrs)
SNYDER family
WAY*, Sterling (Deacon)
McKILLIP, John (Deacon)
THAYER, William 80 in 1874
THAYER, Mrs. William 75 in 1874
GILCHRIST, Andrew 87 in 1874
THURSTON, Linus 78 in 1874
WHITE, Mrs. Lyman 78 in 1874
COLEMAN, Horace 76 in 1874
HOKE, Mrs. 74 in 1874
THURSTON, Miss 76 in 1874
PECK, Aaron 70 in 1874
WEIR, Mrs. John 70 in 1874
GENTER, Nicholas
WHITE*, Isaac (Rev War) b Brimfield, Mass; came 1789
CARY*, Richard (Col.)
WHIPPLE, James
CLARK*, George, f/o G. Hyde Clark
DAVY*, Henry, s/o Thomas b Springfield in 1773
GRAY*, Silas from Madison Co. 1816
MARSHALL, John
HUNTINGTON*, Benjamin
ECKLER, Thomas
SIKES, Nathaniel
SHELDON, Elakim
GRIGGS, Ichabod
COOK, Peabody
WALDRATs
GILCHRIST, William
GENTER, Henry
HARDY, Wililam
BEACH, Jedediah
KELLEY, Robert & James
JOHNSON, William
PARSONS, Eli
FERGESON, Robert
ROOT, Josiah
HOLDEN, James
MOFFATT, Jonathan
SPRAGUE, Alexander
RICE, John
LATHROP,. Israel
CRIPPEN, Thomas
LITTLE, David
HICKS, Benjamin
KEYES, Paul
HOLDEN, James
MOORE, Henry
HERRICK, Samuel
HAMMIL, Robert
PURPLE, Deacon
SEELEY, Reuben
FERGESON, James
Van BRUNTS
SHIPMANs
WHITE, Joseph (election 1799)
KENT, Moss (election 1799)
MATHEWS, Vincent (election 1799)
FOOT, Isaac (election 1799)
PECK, Jedediah (election 1799)
McKillilp, Jno. (election 1799)
GREEN, Anson (election 1799)
COTES, John (election 1799)
BROWN, Constant (election 1799)
SPRAGUE, Alexander (election 1799)
MORRIS, Jacob (Esq.) (election 1799)

Biographies:
SHAUL, John D (Col.) b Stark, Herkimer Co., 1814
COOKE, John H b Springfield 1839
COOK, Isaiah b Springfield 1839
RATHBONE, Levant W b Springfield 1824
* indicates add'l info on the county web page.

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