Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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PIONEER HISTORY OF INGIIAM COUNTY

Feb. 4-William Basset to Sarah Morehouse.... 25
" 5-Stephen B. Sherbock to Rebecca Pinckney 25
" 7-Isaac Fletcher to Harriet E. Patrick.....25 (not paid)
9-Ira O. Darling to Cordelia Case.......... 25
" 16-Ebin Climer to Ann Salter.............. 25
" 25-A. W. Williams to Polly C. Baker...... 25
" 26-Geo. M. Lyon to Harriet E. Wood....... 5
" 26-Peter L. Rose to Adelyan Harford.......25
The history of the churches is very interesting and is as follows:
RECORDS SHOW ORGANIZATION OF MASON AND
LANSING CHURCHES.
MASON, Jan. 6.-In searching through old records recently,
County Clerk V. J. Brown came upon an interesting book of early
Ingham county church records.
It is a record of the organization of various churches in the
county nearly 80 years ago. The first entry is in regard to the
Mason Methodist Episcopal church, and is signed by Peter Low,
then county clerk, and later a Mason banker, member of the law
Low, Smead and Co.
This particular entry follows exactly as transcribed in the record, for it shows in substance what all the other records are:
"To all whom it may concern. This is to certify that Isaac S.
Finch, Valorus Meeker, Garret DuBois, Peter Low, and Jason B.
Packard, have this day been appointed trustees for the Methodist
Episcopal church in the village of Mason in the bounds of Ingham Circuit Marshall district, Michigan Conference. The
above trustees have been appointed according to the usages of
the Methodist Episcopal church for the purpose of holding a
preachers' house and the appurtenances thereunto belonging.
"Given under my hand and seal this 28th day of January,
A. D. 1842.
"George Smith, L. S.
"P. E. of Marshall District."