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This project is a research base for families who founded, immigrated, and settled in Wayne County Ohio. Creation of this project is a result of research on the Arnold and Phillips line connected to the Montpelier, Indiana Arnold line. Any other families are welcome as connecting pioneer families may reveal genealogical information on all families who made their way to Ohio. Why did families immigrate here? Was there a movement to sell land?
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Brig. Gen. Rufus Putnam- source: Geni profile
Birth: April 9, 1738 Sutton, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Death: May 4, 1824 (86) Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States
Also: son William Rufus Putnam and wife Jerusha Gitteau (both died in Marietta, Ohio); Edwin Putnam and wife Eliza (both died in Putnam, Ohio); daughter Persis Howe and husband Perley Howe (died in Belpre, Washington County, Ohio Perley's brother Zara Davis Howe died in Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio); daughter Abigail Putnam Browning (died in Marietta, Ohio) and her son William Rufus Browning who died in Washington County, Ohio; daughter Martha Putnam Tupper and her husband Benjamin Tupper (both died in Putnam County, Ohio) and his father BrigGen. Benjamin Tupper (died in Marietta, Ohio and Tupper children (Abigail Browning Tupper Cushing and husband Dr. Milton Cushing- she died in Zanesville and he died in Gallapolis;
The Ohio Company Putnam's advocacy for land grants led him to establish the Ohio Company of Associates for the purchase and settlement of Western lands. The Ohio Company was established in Boston on March 3, 1786 by Putnam, John Filson, Samuel Holden Parsons, and Israel Ludlow. Its primary purpose was to settle the North-West Territory, the land granted for colonization by the US from the Treaty of Paris (1783).
The Company bought 1,000,000 acres of land north of the Ohio River, between the present day sites of Marietta, Ohio, and Huntington, West Virginia. Cutler had attempted to purchase all of the land between the Ohio and Scioto Rivers, but the western half of this tract was purchased by the Scioto Company.
Later life Putnam led a group of Revolutionary veterans to settle the land in 1788. (he laid out Marietta Ohio in 1788 and had been a surveyor since 1769) These American Pioneers to the Northwest Territory arrived at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, on April 7, 1788, and established Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory. Putnam went on to serve as a Supreme Court judge for the Northwest Territory. He served in General Anthony Wayne's Ohio campaign against American Indian tribes, and in 1796, Putnam was appointed as the first Surveyor General of the United States, a position he held until 1803. He was elected a Washington county delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention in 1802[3]. Putnam died on May 4, 1824. He was buried at Mound Cemetery in Marietta, Ohio.
The town of Putnam, Ohio (now a part of Zanesville, Ohio) was named for Rufus Putnam. One of his grandsons, Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Land in this territory was made available as a result of post Revolutionary War Land Ordinance of 1787 (July 13, 1787) Application through the organization of Ohio Land Company, with General Rufus Putnam as superintendent of the company. Surveyors names are listed. Rev. Daniel Story was the first missionary and teacher from New England. The pioneers from New England began their journey, which is documented in the book by Ben Douglass. "On April 2, 1788 they were at Simrall's Ferry of the Youghioghney into the Monongahela, and thence into the Ohio, and down said river to the mouth of the Muskingum, where they arrived April 7..and they were the first permanent settlers of Ohio. They were reinforced by a group from Massachussets who after 9 weeks journey arrived in July of 1788.(p.27)" Many of these Yankee colonists had been soldiers and officers of the Revolutionary army. [1]. Connecticut ceded all lands in the Northwest to which she claimed title to the United States (except for the WesternReserve- called the Western Reserve of Connecticut-the Firelands, land burned by the British in the Rev. War).(p.30) Refugee Tract, Congress Feb. 8, 1801 to persons who fled from British provinces during the Revolutionary War and took up arms against the mother country. and in behalf of the colonies lost their land and possessions (p. 31). [1] The Moravian Lands-land to the use of Christianized Indians.Act of Congress June 1, 1796. Patents issued to Church of United Brethern. (p. 31) [1] Congress appointed General Arthur St. Clair Gov. of the Territory in April 1787- and as secretary: Major Winthrop Sargent; as Judges James M. Varnum, Samuel H. Parsons, and John Armstrong).9p.33) [1] Other names Major Doughty (Marietta, named after Marie Antoinette, Queen of France), Indians did occupy land in Ohio at that time. Information will be added as it is discovered.
In 1810 the area of Wayne Co. was one township Killbuck, after an old IndianChief by that name. By Act of Legislature, Ohio State, Wayne County was organized Jan. 4, 1812. (p.54). It was then divided into 4 townships: Sugarcreek, Wooster, Mohican, and Praire. In 1807 the land was surveyed. (p. 55) In 1814 Lake and East Union were formed. Mohican Tnsp. was changed to Perry Township after Perry's victory on Lake Erie. (p.56). Chippewa Township was formed in 1815. Baughman and Saltcreek and Paint Township in 1816. Green Township in 1817. Milton Township in 1818. (p. 57). Jackson and Canaan Township in 1819. Plain Township (1817).Franklin Township 1820. (p.58). [1]
One source of information is the History of Wayne County, Ohio by Ben Douglass[1].
Names: Phillip Arnold, Thomas Arnold, Old John Baker and son John, Peter Cline, Dr. Leander Firestone, Abraham Franks, Henry Franks, Jacob Hatfield, William Hatfeld, Susanah Miler Hatfield, Frederick Galehouse, Elias Galehouse and Elizabeth Bender Galehouse, John Larwill, Joseph Larwill, Thomas McConkey, John Miller father of Samuel H. Miller, General David Moore and brother Dr. W.C. Moore,George Phillips, Christian Silvers and wife Elizabeth Cook and son John H. Silvers, Major General David Sloan Stanley and wife Anna M. Wright (daughter of Surgeon J.B. Wright, U.S. Army). Judge Ephriam Quinby (founder of Warren). mentioned Col. Rowse of Bucyrus.
SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP Settled by Mennonites and Reformed Church (German Lutheran Reformed).[1] Names: Eli Brown and son Charles H. Brown and wife Nercissa Galbraith Brown, Rev. Archibald Hanna (p. 592), James Kilgore, Michael Hawn, Rev. John Reck, Mathias Siler, Philip Reihnole, Peter Shilling, Phillip Sidle, (p. 593) Dr. A.M. McMillen, Abraham Bales and son Jacob Bales (p. 594) [1] Paint Township Name: Joseph Harry (p. 593) [1]
WOOSTER Wooster-"The seat of justice for Wayne county was laid out in the fall of 1808 by the propieters, John Bever, William Henry, and Joseph H. Larwill, and is 377 feet above Lake Erie, and was made the seat of justice May 30, 1811.So named by Joseph H. Larwill in honor of the celebrated Major General David Wooster of Revolutionary renown and a member of an old and distinguished family bearing that name." [1]
It is one of five Sugar Creek Townships statewide.[4] Like the founders of Kidron, the early settlers of Sugar Creek came from the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The settlers of Sugar Creek, however, arrived probably a decade or two later than their Kidron neighbors in the 1830s and 1840s, and were part of the Reformed Church not Mennonite. Sugar Creek had its post office established in 1888, when it received its official name. Sugar Creek was originally named for a local stream running nearby, and the small settlement of Shanesville later merged with Sugar Creek.[5]
There is an Arnold Road in Sugar Creek. [6] Phillip Arnold. [1]
References 1. history wayne county, ohio By ben douglass
5. A Little bit Swiss Amish Country's other heritage, Amish-Heartland.com. 2002-09-30. Accessed 2009-04-26. from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_C
6. http://waynehistoricalohio.org/research/wa-co-historical-landmark-l...
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1810 Census This area became Wayne County at this time only names of heads of households were listed.
From The History of Wayne County, OH by Ben Douglass, page 273 and Our Wayne County Heritage by the Genealogical Section of the Wayne County Historical Society, No. 9, page 70 (September 1975) "Ohio became a state in 1803...so the Federal Census of 1810 was the first one taken in the state. The complete records do not exist however, as these were among a few others that were in the national Capitol in Washington when it was burned in 1814... "Wayne County did not exist in 1810. It had been authorized by the state legis[la]ture in 1808 but the organization was not completed until 1812. The area that became Wayne County that year was included in the 1810 census as Killbuck Township of Columbiana County."
Alexander, Andrew Amman, Jacob Beam, James Bowers, Conrad Bunn, Benjamin Cornelius, Jesse Crawford, Josiah Dawson, John L. Doty, Daniel Driskel, John Eagle, Thomas Finly, Alexander Could be Finney, Alexander Foulks, Jacob Grant, Jonathan Griffith, Philip Healey, Richard Henderson, Samuel Hughes, Joseph Jerome, Baptiste Kelley, William Kimpton, David Larwill, Joseph H. Lived with Miller, Benjamin Larwill, William Lived with Kimpton, David Laylin, William Luckey, Andrew Martin, Samuel Meeks, Robert Metcalf, Vatchel Metcalf, William Miller, Benjamin Moore, Hugh Morgan, Stephen Newell, John Nixon, William Norris, Amos Priest, James S. Richards, Jesse Ridgley, Westel Could be Ridgeley, Westel Smith, Charles Smith, Christian Smith, David Smith, Isariah (Azariah) Smith, John Smith, John Smith, Philip Smith, Jr., Valentine Smith, Sr., Valentine Switzer, Michael Warner, Ebenezer
Census 1815 https://www.wcpl.info/wiki/index.php/1815_Census_of_Wayne_County
Census 1819 https://www.wcpl.info/wiki/index.php/1819_Census_of_Wayne_County
Census 1823 https://www.wcpl.info/wiki/index.php/1823_Census_of_Wayne_County
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WOOSTER DAILY NEWS
Throughout the history of Wayne County, Ohio, many newspapers came and went. Many remained in the business for many years. A small discussion of the history of newspapers may be found in the Wooster Daily Republican Collection. Other newspaper history led to the printing of the first issue of the Wooster Daily News, published 15 July 1905.
Joseph Clingan sent out the first edition of The Republican Advocate in September 1826. Its main objective was to promote the advancement of General Jackson into Presidency. It was a popular newspaper for the times. After 12 years of managing the newspaper, Clingan sold his interest to Samuel Littell, owner of the Western Telegraph. Littell combined the two papers – The Western Telegraph and The Republican Advocate – into one and renamed the newspaper The Democratic Republican. The journal lasted for three years. Ownership was transferred to James G. Miller and Mr. Carpenter, a printer. Miller and Carpenter published the newspaper for one year. Isaac Hill leased the office from Littell for a while and issued a newspaper called The Democrat. At the end of this lease, Littell sold out to Carny and Means. They published the newspaper until Means passed away.
For the next few decades, various individuals and firms owned an interest in The Democrat. It was not until 12 June 1905 when the newspaper passed into the control of the Wayne County Democrat, a corporation. The officers were John C. Hoffman, manager and president; Fred H. Zimmerman, secretary and treasurer. The city editor in 1910 was Edward Hauensein.
The Wayne County Public Library in Wooster, Ohio, houses the Wayne County Democrat newspaper thru October 1913. Issues of the Wooster Daily News include 2 January 1906 thru 31 December 1913 and 2 July 1917 thru 24 January 1920. There are no known surviving copies of the Wooster Daily News from 1914 through Jun 1917. The Wooster Daily News Digital Collection includes the papers from June 1917 thru January 1920 when the Wooster Daily Record was created.
http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16007coll38
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