The Township Of Northfield

'. ÜM BMtor "f fie Ann Arbor Dcmorrnt : Many of your readers, as WL-ll as the histoncal society of the COUttty ot' Waohteiiaw, will be intorcstcd in knowing the liamos of the old Bettlers of Northfleld ns l:ir back as tbc yenr 1833. They "ere Hobcrt Apploton. Dauicl B. A.pplètOD, David .Vustiu, Ishhc Appletou. i fliiih Alexandet, Gurtiner Bird, Ammon j Ulain. Oranje Brown, Abraham BeDoett, Kicnard Riirry. Michael Bviioclt, Henry I5nscnbirk, Abla lirundagc, Samuel Botsford, Jabez Beacfi, Jaoicü Barr, Isaac üurhnns. Amos Curran. Hcnry ConleD, Martin Conuors, Eklward Cuminesky, .lohn Qarltan, Cliauucy Childs, Casey Thomas. C'ary, Oliver Carpenter, Beojamin Cuitis, K. 1$. CaraMi, Sale Cranson, Stephen Dcxtoi. Sbennan Dix, Bliu Dean. VVilliam Deats, Ooo. W. Dcxkm-, Iaac Decker, Quy Ëarl, Pitrick (übeuy, Nicholaa 3rove8, ByroD Oalli gao, Oilbert A. Gardner, ElliUu öuniaoo, Ivcnl Hoisington, -I. B. Hammond, Thos. llannon. Rogers Hadigan, John ll;rst, ('alvin Holmes, K. .1. Haywood, Orrtn JeSords, Wllliam Jackson, .lohn Kecnan, Sevrel Knowlton, Elija ('urr. Razor Levan, Renten Lifevour, .1. 6. Lelaud, William I-emon, Steven Ic, Joseph LcivTëe, Katban Lelaud, Muinard Malby, Elljah Marsh, Michael MadisoD, 1-tavid Mcacli, Ephriain Meach, Huny Mcucli, Stevatd Moe, Thomas McKcruan, Koss MoKernan, l'hiliit McKeruan, Jolin Kcraaii, Klem Moe, Alv Hoc, Rafee i Matthews, Philnnder Murray. .lames Maroney, Daniel Maroney. John i yfe, Robert Xclson, Micüael Neligau, Gov: Binghain, T. Olmstead, Thoinus Pcitis, Nehemiult Paiu. Arnold Pain, Warren Parker, Charles Place, William Prindle, John Renwick, Uaruey Honey, ( iarret Roseukraus, Michael Rouch. ; riek Roe, Fredrick StnUh, Isaac Smith, ; .Maaly Siuith, John Stiirkwcather, John Iittce, Michael Stubs, Benjamin Sutton, ! Peter Smith; Nathan Sutton, Sr., Georgc ; button, Isaac R. SuttOff, Wffl. t. I man, Marvil Record, Isaac Scconl, j ert Shankland. Sidney Stnitu, Orange ' Towsly, Tuttle, Aaron VanAtta, j Iltrsh Vanghan; Leonard Waldrew-, Patriek Walsh, Michael Walsh, Daniel Williams, K. "Woodwortli. Cbfistfan YooK and A. P. Schoft'. The following sketch of onc of the iHily settlers of Xorthfield w? wntteu hy the Hon. John Renwick, a few years previous to Lis death, by request of the writer of this history : "The firat impression 1 hiul of tlie township of Northtield was In traveling ihrougu the pouth part of the town on the old Indian trail frotn Plymouth to Aan Arbor, in the year 1827. The to%vnship was in a state of nature except what was acttled by BeDJamin Sutton, and Muses Allen. Mr. Benj. Sutton was the pioneer ' of the town, having settled on bis farm n 1824. He cut bis way frotn the river ; Hougc. Mr. Suttou possessed all the j quirements of the pioneer. First, a strong robust constitution. a (juick, deserving, and intellcctual niind, and a pcrseverance that uever fnltered. He was a man of j uucommon liospiiaüty Itis house was a home for all tbc pioueers that passed into that 8ection of the country. Such ra8 the man, strotig mindert and c:ilcu lated to be admired ir. any society, none rere above hini, and few his erjual."