Johann George Amey, Jr.

About the year 1807 or "08, after Iiving in Springfield

Township for twelve years or more, they moved just

across the river to Greenwich JTownship, New Jersey. Warren County, remaining there five or six years.

About the year 1814, they emigrated to Luzerne County. PA., and settled in what was then known as "Beech Woods.", where Mr. Amcy was employed in felling timber, and. it is said, was accidentally killed

bv a falling tree in the year 1826. He occupied a tract of 200 acres in Franklin Township (near Wyoming), Luzerne County, PA. Having purchased the land when it was cheap, which he partly cleared of timber, with the proceeds of which he erected farm buildings. The first Methodist camp-meeting in that district

was held in a grove on his premises, and continued at the

same place every season for a number of years. After Mr.

Amey's death the tract passed to the ownership of Samuel Durling, Urbain Dilley and Charles Parrish, successively, the latter being the present owner.

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