416 ' AUTIli:NTIC HISTOEY 



three hundred acres, nearPequea, on south side of Conestoga; and John Gardiner, Jr., 

 from Philadelphia county, two hundred acres, on the same side of Conestoga. About 

 this time, Jacob Greider, or Kreider, Jacob Hostater, Hans' Frantz, Schenk, and others, 

 settled on the banks of Conestoga; Joseph Cloud, in 1717, took up 500 acres near 

 Pequea creek. The same year, settlements were begun on the banks of Octoraro. 

 William Grimson, constable of Sadsbury township, in 1717, was among the first settlers 

 on the Octoraro; his neighbors were the Cooksons, Mayes, Jervis, Irwins, and some 

 years afterwards, the Pattersons, Darbys, MaJckrels, Leonards, Jones, Steels, Mat- 

 thews, Cowens, Murrays, Millers, Allisons, Mitchels, and others, all of whom settled 

 on or near Octoraro. 



The Swiss settlement received an augmentation in 171 5-1 G and 17; besides those 

 already named, were Hans Mayer, Hans Kaigy, Christian Hearsey, Hans Graaf, (who 

 afterwards settled Graaf 's Thai) Hans Pupather, Michael Shank, Henry Pare, Peter 

 Leman, Melchior Breneman, Benedictus Witmer, Henry Funk, Jacob Landis, Ukicli 

 Houry, Hans Faber, Isaac Coffman, Melchior Erisman, Michael Miller, Jacob Kreutzer, 

 Jacob Boehm, Theodorus Eby, Michael Donegar, and others. 



Down the Conestoga, towards Susquehanna, settlements were made between 1716 

 and 1719. Among those who took up lands and settled thereon, were David Jones, 

 Edmund Cartlidge and John Cartlidge. Edmund Cartlidge resided in Darby to^vn- 

 ship, Chester county, as early as 1698, and in 1711, in Philadelphia countj'-,! John, his 

 brother, for many years an Indian agent, was at one time held in high estimation by 

 the proprietary's agents; but like many others, the day of trouble came upon him 

 '■^ and he was not remembered.^^'^ A warrant "for land" was issued, dated "October 

 1st, 1718, for him to take up on theniorth side of Conestoga creek, at some convenient 

 place, three hundred acres, and to make an addition thereunto of two hundred acres, 

 to be by him enclosed and held for the conveniency of pasturage for the term of four- 

 teen years, in consideration of his services among the new settlers." 



It was at the house of this gentleman a number of councils were held with the In- 

 dians. We have been in the house, built 1719, in which the councils were held. It is 

 now owned by Benjamin Wright, of Manor township. 



It appears from the Public Records at West Chester, that John Cartlidge sold liquor 

 by the small, prior to 1718, among the neighbors on the banks of the Conestoga. It 

 was so reported by his vigilant ' ' fellow inhabitant, ' ' to the court. Christian and 

 Joseph Stoneman, Sigismund Landart, all late of Germany, took up lands on the Cone- 

 stoga, prior to 1719, and Francis Neiflf on the west bi'anch of Little Conestoga, prior to 

 1715. 



Tlie following persons located lands in 1719: Jenkin Davis, late of AVales, near or on 

 the branch of Conestoga creek, George Steward, near the Susquehanna, James Le 

 Tort, on or near Susquehanna, where he had his station as Indian trader, and received 

 a warrant for one hundred acres. Le Tort, Bizaillon and Chartier had resided some 

 years previous to the commencement of Swiss settlements among the Indians; Chartier 

 was among them before 1704,3 and in 1717, upon his request, he received a warrant for 

 three hundred acres, where he " had seated himself on the Susquehanna river, above 

 Conestoga creek, including within the survey the improvement then made by him, for 

 which he agreed, on behalf of his son, Peter Chartier, in whose name he desired the sur- 

 vey to be made, to pay for the same." 



In 1714, Peter Bizaillon, who had license to trade, prior to 1703,4 received a warrant 

 from the commissioners of property: "We do hereby authorize and allow, Peter Be- 

 zaillon, Indian trader, to seat himself at Pashtang, or any other Indian town or place 



1 Public Rec, West Chester, Vol. A. p. 291. 



2 John 'Jartlidge was one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, appointed in 1718, July 4th.— Co?. 

 Rec. III., 40. 



3 Col. Kec. II. 133. 

 i Col. Kec. II. 100. 



