PRE-1812 Immigration
into Venango County
Allegheny Township
- James, Thomas and John Dawson * Eastern Pennsylvania * pre-1800
- Isaac Connely * Centre County * 1803
Canal Township
- Anthony Johnston and sons * Huntingdon County * 1796
- John Hastings * Lancaster County * 1798
- Hugh Hastings * Chester County * 1799
- Samuel Ray * Franklin County * c. 1799
- John Duffield * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1800
- William Brown * New York State * c. 1800
- Major Philip Ghost * Lancaster County [Westmoreland Co.] * 1796
Cherrytree Township
- William Reynolds * England * 1797
- Richard Stewart * Delaware State * 1797
- Samuel Kerr * Lancaster County * 1797
- James Tuthill * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1798
- John Strawbridge * Upper Susquehanna Valley * 1798
- Samuel, John, James and Ninian Irwin * Northumberland County * c.1800
- Robert Curry * Huntingdon County * 1800
- George Tarr * Fayette County * 1800
- James Hamilton and brothers * Centre County * 1801
- James Lamb * Centre County * 1801
- Eliel Farr * New England * 1801
- Henry Prather * Franklin County * 1801
- Elihah Stewart * Chester County * 1802
- Edward Griffin * Huntingdon County * 1802
- Manus McFadden * Westmoreland County * 1803
- William Wilson * Centre County * c. 1803
- Arthur Robison * Centre County * 1803
- [Alexander Davidson * near Philadelphia * 1801]
Clinton Township
- Thomas McKee * Westmoreland County * 1796
- Matthew Riddle * Westmoreland County * 1796
- Thomas Baird * Franklin County * 1796
- Robert Calvert * Westmoreland County * 1796
- Major Philip Ghost * Lancaster County [ ]* 1796
- Archibald and Patrick David [Davidson] * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1796
- John Phipps * Westmoreland County * 1797
- James Hoffman * Westmoreland County * 1797
- Alexander Porter * Westmoreland County * 1798
- John Witherup * Allegheny County * 1800
- John Hovis * Mercer County * 1800
- Patrick Coulter * Huntingdon County * c.1800
- John McClaran * Westmoreland County * 1800
- Benjamin Williams * Northunberland County * 1803
Cornplanter Township
- James Ricketts * Huntingdon County * 1795
- Hamilton McClintock * Cumberland County * 1796
- Francis McClintock * Maryland State * 1797
- Ambrose Rynd * Westmoreland County * 1800
- Thomas Prather * Franklin County * 1801
- Robert McFate * Westmoreland County * pre. 1805
CranberryTownship
- William Brandon * Cumberland County * early 1800's
initially settled in Sandycreek Township around 1800
Frenchcreek Township
- John Martin * Maryland State * 1796
- William Duffield * Centre County * 1798
- Weldon and James Adams * Delaware State * 1800
- Thomas Russell * Huntingdon County * 1800
- Jacob Runninger * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1801
- John Hanna * Lancaster County * 1802
- Peter Patterson * Juniata County * 1807
Irwin Township
- Adam Dinsmore * Ireland * 1796
- Isaac McMurdy * Huntingdon County * 1797
- Richard Monjar * Maryland State * 1797
- Thomas Bullion * Westmoreland County * 1797
- William Davidson * Huntingdon County * 1798
- Johathon Morris * Lancaster County * 1798
- William and Hugh McManigal * Mifflin County * 1799
- John Crain * Mifflin County * 1799
- David Martin * Mifflin County * 1799
- Edward McFadden * Luzerne County * 1799
- John Bullion * Westmoreland County * 1803
- William Baker * Westmoreland County * 1805
Jackson Township
- Robert Beatty * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1796
- William Cooper * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1797
- Samuel Plumer * Pittsburgh * 1800
- Samuel Small * Bucks County * 1811
Mineral Township
- Daniel Crain * New Jersey * 1797
- Samuel Gildersleeve * New Jersey * 1797
- William Whann * Northumberland County * 1800
- Archibald Henderson * Mercer County * 1800
- Sharrack Simcox * Maryland State * 1800
- Andrew Smith * Washington County * c. 1800
Oakland Township
- Lawrence Dempsey * Centre County * 1797
- Robert McElhaney * Westmoreland County * 1798
- James Gordon * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1798
- Johah Reynolds * New York State * 1800
- Charles Stevenson * Mifflin County * 1800
- James Mason * Northumberland County * 1800
- Alexander McCormick * Scotland * 1802
- George Kean * Mifflin County * 1802
- Francis Carter * Erie County * 1803
- William Hays * Ireland * 1803
- Philip Kees * Germany * 1805
Oilcreek Township
- William McCaslin * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
- William Lytle * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
- Hugh McGurl * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
- Alexander Thompson * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
- Hugh Morison * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
- John McConnell * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
- William Neil * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
- Thomas Haworth * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
- John Gates * County Tyrone, Ireland * 1795
- Andrew and Daniel Fleming * Fayette County * 1796
- Samuel Gregg * Centre County * 1799
- James Shreve * Fayette County * c. 1800
Plum Township
- Jacob Jennings * Juniata County * 1800
- Samuel Proper * New York State * 1801
- John Fetterman * Juniata County * pre -1800
Richland Township
- James Ritchey * Westmoreland County * 1796
- George Porterfield * Westmoreland County * pre -1800
- John McDonald * Scotland * pre -1800
Rockland Township
- Enoch Battin * Huntingdon County * 1806
- John Watt * Butler County * 1809
- Andrew Maitland * Butler County * 1809
- Matthias Stover * Centre County [Maryland] * early 1800's
- David, Daniel, John and William Smith * Centre County * early 1800's
- Robert Bell * Westmoreland County * early 1800's
- John and David Jolly * Westmoreland County * early 1800's
- Peter Lovell * Centre County * early 1800's
- John Carner * Northumberland County * early 1800's
Sandycreek Township
- James Martin * Maryland States * 1796
- William Brandon (see Cranberry Twp.) * Cumberland County * 1796
- John, William, Andrew
- and George DeWoody * Ireland * 1796
- Patrick Manson * Ireland * 1797
- Robert Graham * Centre County * 1802
Scrubgrass Township
- James Scott * Westmoreland County * 1795
- James Craig * Westmoreland County * 1795
- James Fearis * Westmoreland County * 1795
- Samuel Jolly * Virginia State * 1795
- David Say * Westmoreland County * 1796
- William Crawford * Green County * 1799
- Thomas McKean * Scotland * pre - 1800
- Thomas Milford * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1800
- Moses Perry * Lycoming County * c. 1800
- David Russell * Westmoreland County * c. 1800
- John and Alexander McQuiston * Westmoreland County * 1802
- Levi Williams * Northumberland County * 1803
Sugarcreek Borough (includes Franklin)
- George Powers * Maryland State * 1790
- Alexander McDowell * Franklin County * 1794
- Marcus Hulings * Pittsburgh * pre - 1800
- Andrew Bowman * Northumberland County * 1795
- Ebenezer Roberts * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1796
- Jacob Whitman * Susquehanna Valley * pre - 1800
- Samuel Dale * Lancaster County * 1800
- Angus McKinzie * Pittsburgh * c. 1800
- Samuel Hays * Ireland * 1803
- Robert McCalmont * Centre County * 1803
- William Shaw * Centre County * c. 1808
Victory Township
- John DeWoody * Allegheny County * 1796
- Daniel McMillin * Eastern Pennsylvania * 1802
- George McClelland * Ireland * 1803
Statistics taken from the preliminary report of the Venango County Historical Survey by the Venango County Planning Commission, 1980.
Joyce Grill Neidich
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