General Notes

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Source: "Pioneer Days" by Mary Sinclair 1962
Samuel Hunter Among Earlier Settlers.
Samuel Hunter was one of the first arrivals who settled in Steubenvill
e. He was the father of the first white child born in the town September 1
8, 1798 and the boy was called James. Mr Hunter kept a general store at t
he southeast corner of Market and Third Streets, known later as the Munk
er Corner. About 1825 he decided to remove to the town of Knoxville whe
re he built a flour mill and kept a general store for many years.  In Isla
nd Creek Cementary will be found the graves of Samuel Hunter, born 1766 a
nd his wife Mary, born 1773, died 1846.
Information from Michell Walsh has Samuel being born in Westmoreland Coun
ty PA in 1766 and his father James being born in Scotland
I have conflicting information on the birth of Samuel Hunter, either in 17
66 in PA or 1773 in Ulster, Ireland, research continues to find document t
he correct information.
Jefferson Co Townships by Doyle, 1910
Transcribed from The History of Steubenville and Jefferson Co OH. Jose
ph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill. 1910
Reproduced in 1992 by Closson Press, Apollo, PA under sponsorship of the J
efferson Co Historical Society Museum and Genealogical Library, Steubenvil
le, Jefferson Co, OH
Chapter XXII: The River Townships
Steubenville, Island Creek, Knox, Saline, Cross Creek, Wells and Warren-To
wns of Toronto, Mingo, Brilliant, Irondale, Hammondsville, Empire, Raylan
d, etc.—Pioneer Schoosl and Churches—Early Trials and Later Developments
Steubenville Township
As most of the history of Steubenville Township and Mingo Junction has alr
eady been included in the general history of the county and in that of t
he city of Steubenville, it will only be necessary to incluDe here a
nd in the history of other townships such facts as are not related in t
he foregoing. The original township was erected on May 30, 1803, and inclu
ded what are now Island Creek, Cross Creek and Salem townships, the two fo
rmer being cut off on June 4, 1806, and the last named on June 3, 1807. Ac
cording to the township minutes an election was held at the court hou
se in Steubenville, Zaccheus Briggs presiding, when the following office
rs were elected by ballot: John Black, clerk; Zaccheus Biggs, James Dunle
vy and James Shane, trustees; Richard Johnson and Jonathan Nottingham, ove
rseers of the poor; Thomas Hitchcock, William Engle and Richard Lee, fen
ce viewers; Matthew Adams and Samuel Hunter, appraisers of houses; Andr
ew McCullough, lister of taxable property; Thomas Gray, George Friend, Dan
iel Dunlevy and Thomas Wintringer, supervisors of highways; Anthony Blackb
urn and Andrew McCullough, constables. This was attested June 21. The ne
xt minute is as follows: "At a meeting of the subscribers, trustees of t
he township of Steubenville on the 11th of October, 1803, ordered that t
he aforesaid township be divided in the following manner: Beginning at t
he OH River at the mouth of Wills Creek; thence up said creek to the he
ad gate of Josiah Johnston’s saw-mill; thence north to the township lin
e; thence with said line to the river allotted to George Friend." Also fr
om the OH River up said Wills Creek till opposite Benjamin Doyle’s; then
ce south to Cross Creek, a straight course; thence down said creek to t
he mouth, with the town of Steubenville, to be in the district with Thom
as Gray. (This is practically the present township except the part below C
ross Creek.) Also from the mouth of Cross Creek up said creek on the sou
th siDe of the township line west; thence south to the township line; then
ce east to the OH River, deeded to Daniel Dunlevy. As also from Wills Cree
k, a south course to Benjamin Doyle’s; thence south to Cross Creek; then
ce up said creek to the extreme of the township in a west corner to the pl
ace of beginning, to be in the district allotted to Thomas Wintringer." T