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

1834.
This year Richard R. Lowe, then of Washtenaw county, entered his land in Stockbridge on sections 2 and 3, on the 5th of
November.
Stiles Perry, of Washtenaw county, entered the northeast quarter of southwest quarter section 32, Locke, March 15.
Peter Cranston and Oliver Booth both entered lands in Onondaga, the latter in the village of Onondaga, on land now owned
by Mr. Pierson.
The first settlement made in the county was in March, 1834, by
David Rogers. On the 20th of February, 1834, John Davis entered land on section 36 in Stockbridge. David Rogers was a
son-in-law of Davis. They resided at this time in Lima, Washtenaw county. The frame of a small house was made in Lima,
loaded onto sleighs soon after this land was entered, and brought
and erected on it to become the home of Rogers; as stated, Rogers
and his family settled on east half of southeast quarter, and
southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 36 in March, 1834.
So the first settlement was in Stockbridge and the first settler
was David Rogers.
Soon after this Joseph B. and Hiram Putnam made an unsuccessful attempt at settlement in Williamston. They abandoned
it after raising a crop of oats there in 1834, but before harvesting it.
1835.
In January of this year Heman Lowe entered the southeast
quarter of southeast quarter of section 33, White Oak.
On June 19, Luther Branch, of Washtenaw, entered east half of
southeast quarter section 33, Bunkerhill.
August 3, 1835, Ira N. Blossom amd D. Essner, of Eric county,
N. Y., entered west half of northwest quarter and west half of
southeast quarter section 36, Wheatfield.
September 17, Silas Holt, of Orleans county, N. Y., entered
west half of southeast quarter, section 36, in Ingham.
September 23, Wm. Townsend entered west half of southwest
quarter section 4, east fractional half of southeast quarter section
5, north fractional half of northeast quarter section 8, north fractional of northwest quarter section 9, entire section 20 and north
half of 21, Lansing.