JAMES AND JOSHUA EWING
The first settlement in Darby Township was of brief duration. it was made by James and Joshua Ewing in 1798, on the site of the village of North Liberty, which had been recently laid out in the southeastern part of the township. Joshua Ewing purchased a lot and built a cabin, and it is probable that James, his brother, lived here with him for a short time. As no effort was made by the proprietor of the village, Lucas Sullivant, to improve the to town, the Ewings soon abandoned their home here and settled in Jerome Township.