The first settlement and improvement was made on Sec. 14, by Henry Bateman, in 1826, and the same year came Nimrod
Philips, on Sec. 19. Other early settlers were Geo. W. Hinman, Able Shelly, Abraham Golman, Dr. Philips, John B.
Mathews and others. The first child born was a son of Henry Bateman. The first marriage was William Wilson to Miss
________ in winter of 1829, they were united by Rev. Mr. Sutton. The first death was the wife of Henry Bateman.
The first school taught was by John Cavender (in a small log cabin), on the farm on which Judge Harrington now
resides, in the fall of 31. The first school house was built on Sec.14, about the year 1833. First sermon preached
by Rev. Mr. West. Griggsville Township is one of the finest tracts of land in the West, being very rich and productive,
well watered and timbered, with unusually good improvements and inhabited by a people noted for their morality,
industry and wealth.
GRIGGSVILLE SUBSCRIBERS
|
NAME |
Residence |
Business |
Nativity |
When came to Co. |
| Adams, W. A | Sec. 9 | Farmer | Kentucky | 1868 |
| Ball, Thomas | Sec. 15 | Farmer | England | 1842 |
| Bashford, John R. | Griggsville | J. P. & Insurance Agent | England | 1849 |
| Baxter, M. E. | Griggsville | Trader | NH | 1856 |
| Bentley, A. A. | Sec. 26 | Farmer | New York | 1853 |
| Bickerdike, James | Sec. 26 | Farmer | England | 1843 |
| Bradbury, Chas. G | Sec. 8 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1842 |
| Bradbury, J. B. | Sec. 34 | Farmer | Ohio | 1827 |
| Brakefield, James | Griggsville | Merchant | New York | 1844 |
| Brakefield & Dix | Griggsville | Merchants | ............. | ......... |
| Brown, H. R. | Sec. 19 | Farmer | Ohio | 1834 |
| Bryant, Josiah | Griggsville | Grain & Stock | Pike Co., IL | 1839 |
| Burch N. | Geiggsville | Retired Farmer | Kentucky | 1846 |
| Butler, E. W. | Griggsville | Farmer | Connecticut | 1866 |
| Cadwell, F. | Griggsville | Merchant | Kentucky | 1836 |
| Cadwell, Gideon | Sec. 14 | Farmer | Tennessee | 1835 |
| Clark, John | Griggsville | Retired Farmer | PA | 1857 |
| Clark, W. H. | Griggsville | Merchant | Illinois | 1857 |
| Conner, Wm. H | Griggsville | Carpenter | NH | 1867 |
| Cotton, Henry | Griggsville | Miller | Vermont | 1842 |
| Cotton, Porter | Griggsville | Miller | Vermont | 1842 |
| Craven, Jr., John | Sec. 20 | Farmer | Illinois | 1850 |
| Crawford, J. G. | Griggsville | Carpenter | Tennessee | 1833 |
| Cree, James M. | Griggsville | Trader | Illinois | 1842 |
| Cree, Walker | Griggsville | Retired Farmer | PA | 1839 |
| Cunningham, Thomas | Sec. 6 | Farmer | Ireland | 1857 |
| Davison, Wm. H. | Sec. 19 | Saloon | Wales | 1869 |
| Dean, H. L. | Sec. 36 | Blacksmith | Connecticut | 1836 |
| Dean, Henry E | Sec. 34 | Farmer | Connecticut | 1836 |
| Dickinson, Justin | Sec. 18 | Farmer | Connecticut | 1836 |
| Dimmitt, J. P. | Sec. 25 | Farmer | Ohio | 1837 |
| Dimmitt, T. H. | Sec. 36 | Farmer | Ohio | 1838 |
| Doan, John W. | Sec. 15 | Farmer | Ohio | 1850 |
| Donovan, John | Griggsville | Merchant | Ohio | 1840 |
| Eastman, L | Griggsville | Retired Farmer | New Hampshire | 1834 |
| Elledge, T. P. | Sec. 6 | Farmer | Indiana | 1836 |
| Elledge, U | Sec. 13 | Farmer | Kentucky | 1831 |
| Elliott, Moses | Sec. 35 | Farmer | Virginia | 1847 |
| Emery, J. L. | Sec. 27 | Farmer | Ohio | 1851 |
| Farrand, E. G. | Griggsville | Lumber Dealer | Vermont | 1853 |
| Ferguson, J. A. | Sec. 16 | Farmer | PA | 1849 |
| Fiester, G. W. | Sec. 15 | Farmer | PA | 1851 |
| Gordon, G. W. | Sec. 16 | Farmer | NH | 1836 |
| Gordon, Harris | Griggsville | Farmer | NH | 1836 |
| Green, J. | Griggsville | Bookkeeper | MA | 1856 |
| Harrington, A. F. | Sec. 2 | Millwright | New York | 1835 |
| Harrington, D. W. | Sec. 2 | Farmer | New York | 1835 |
| Harrington, S. M | Sec. 11 | Farmer | New York | 1835 |
| Harrington, Sr., Chas. | Sec. 1 | Farmer | MA | 1835 |
| Harshman, Perry | Sec. 10 | Farmer | Ohio | 1852 |
| Hass, Wm. J. | Griggsville | Farmer | Indiana | 1863 |
| Hatch, Isaac A | Griggsville | Banker | NH | 1834 |
| Hatch, Mason | Sec. 9 | Farmer | Illinois | 1845 |
| Hendricks, Jacob | Sec. 19 | Farmer | Ohio | 1852 |
| Hitch, Ed | Sec. 33 | Farmer | Illinois | 1842 |
| Hopkins, Benj. B | Sec. 29 | Farmer | England | 1852 |
| Hovey, William | Sec. 13 | Farmer | MA | 1837 |
| Hull, John | Sec. 10 | Farmer | Ohio | 1850 |
| Hurts, H. L. | Griggsville | Miller | Virginia | 1856 |
| Hutchinson, Samuel | Griggsville | Manufacturer | MA | 1834 |
| Irland, T. C. | Griggsville | Hotel | PA | 1870 |
| Kenny, C. T. | Griggsville | General Dealer | Pike Co., IL | 1842 |
| Kenny, Charles | Griggsville | Merchant | PA | 1839 |
| Kenny, W. W. | Griggsville | Merchant | PA | 1840 |
| Kenny & Clark | Griggsville | Merchants | .......... | ....... |
| Lasbury, John | Sec. 28 | Farmer | England | 1852 |
| Lawton, W. W. H. | Griggsville | Civil Engineer | Vermont | 1856 |
| Libbey, E. P. | Griggsville | Contractor | Maine | 1865 |
| Love, Robert M. | Sec. 17 | Farmer | New Jersey | 1839 |
| Lynde, Henry | Griggsville | Insurance Agent | MA | 1837 |
| Lytle, George | Sec. 34 | Farmer | Ohio | 1836 |
| Lytle, Jesse | Sec. 31 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1842 |
| McBratney | Griggsville | Blacksmith | Ireland | 1856 |
| McDonald, Jos. | Griggsville | Miller | PA | 1849 |
| McIntosh, J. W. | Griggsville | Lawyer | MA | 1850 |
| McMahan, L. W. | Sec. 21 | Farmer | Indiana | 1856 |
| McWilliams, James | Griggsville | Speculator | Ohio | 1834 |
| Moore, J. K. | Sec. 22 | Farmer | NH | 1848 |
| Moore, Samuel | Sec. 18 | Farmer | Ohio | 1842 |
| Newman, A. | Sec. 10 | Farmer | Ohio | 1849 |
| Newman, Benj. | Sec. 21 | Farmer | Ohio | 1848 |
| Oliver, Joel | Sec. 22 | Brick Yard | England | 1855 |
| Patten, David | Griggsville | Farmer, Meat Merchant | Ohio | 1843 |
| Penstone, Giles | Griggsville | Retired | England | 1849 |
| Petrie, Geo. | Griggsville | Postmaster | Vermont | 1836 |
| Philbrick, J. D. | Griggsville | Retired | NH | 1839 |
| Philips, J. M | Sec. 35 | Farmer | Scott Co., IL | 1837 |
| Phillips, N. T. | Griggsville | Builder | Illinois | ........ |
| Rider, J. A. | Griggsville | Merchant Tailor | MA | 1852 |
| Rohrig, Adam | Griggsville | Barber | Germany | 1861 |
| Sanford, Geo. H | Griggsville | Grain | DC | 1848 |
| Sharpe, A. P. | Sec. 20 | Farmer | Connecticut | 1834 |
| Shaw, William | Sec. 13 | Farmer | England | 1830 |
| Shaw, William | Sec. 24 | Farmer | England | 1841 |
| Shibley, W. N. | Griggsville | Mfg. Co. | Virginia | 1867 |
| Shinn, John B. | Sec. 24 | Farmer | Ohio | 1831 |
| Shinn, Parvin | Sec. 28 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1838 |
| Shinn, Samuel L | Sec. 24 | Farmer | New Jersey | 1831 |
| Shinn, William | Sec. 25 | Farmer | Ohio | 1831 |
| Simmons, C. M. | Griggsville | Stock Dealer | Pike Co., IL | 1845 |
| Simmons, Cephes | Sec. 10 | Farmer | Kentucky | 1822 |
| Simpkin, Thomas | Sec. 28 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1846 |
| Sleight, Jr., John G | Sec. 2 | Farmer | England | 1857 |
| Sparks, P. B. | Griggsville | Physician | Schuyler Co., IL | 1867 |
| Stoner, E. R. | Griggsville | Physician & Surgeon | Ohio | 1846 |
| Strother, F. K. | Griggsville | Editor | NC | 1866 |
| Taylor, Alex | Sec. 29 | Farmer | PA | 1837 |
| Wade, Austin | Sec. 12 | Farmer | Pike Co., IL | 1832 |
| Wade, Josias | Griggsville | Retired | Kentucky | 1830 |
| Ward, James | Griggsville | Lawyer | Ohio | 1843 |
| Warrick, G. W. | Sec. 18 | Farmer | PA | 1835 |
| Warton, John | Sec. 27 | Farmer | England | 1833 |
| Watkins, John F. | Sec. 29 | Farmer | NH | 1864 |
| West, John | Sec. 32 | Farmer | Ohio | 1851 |
| White, John G. | Sec. 14 | Nurseryman | England | 1856 |
| Williams, Robert | Sec. 32 | Farmer | Wales | 1859 |
| Wilson, Geo | Sec. 12 | Farmer | Illinois | 1840 |
| Winn, James | Sec. 28 | Farmer | Illinois | 1842 |
| Yates, W. H. | Sec. 6 | Farmer | Illinois | 1832 |