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Rock County Genealogical Society Roster of the Largest Farmers in Rock County Wisconsin, 1855
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History of Rock Co. & Transactions of the Rock Co. Agricultural Soc. & Mechanics’ Institute, edited by Orrin Guernsey & Josiah F. Willard, published by Rock Co. Agricultural Soc. & Mechanics’ Institute, Janesville, WI, 1856 (graciously transcribed by Wendy Uncapher of the Rock County Genealogical Society). The book lists the names of a few of the largest farmers in each township with the amount of produce & stock raised. This web page lists only their names and the number of acres. It is sorted alphabetically within each Rock County Township. Search by Township (they appear alphabetically) or see Surname Search Strategy, below. USE OF THIS INFORMATION: All Rights Reserved. No part of this index table may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. COPYRIGHT © 2002, Rock County, Genealogical Society. Use of data from this page is limited to the individual family researcher exclusively for the purpose of advancing her or his individual research.
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Avon Township AcresJames Barnes 60I.O. Barr 40Wm. C. Beals 80Rufus Breed 135Seymore Chamberlain 50H. W. Dixson 65Patrick Finney 30Easton Johnson 30John Kennada 80Alvin Randall 40There were 89 farms in 1855.Beloit Township AcresE.N. Baldwin 40Richard Barry 40E.G. Bement 25Daniel Blodgett 40Perry Bostwick 40J. & S.A. Burchard 100J. Chamberlain 60A. Clark 75Wm. Cochran 57T. Cutts 40John Eddy 50J. Gesley 75Isaac Gilman 40A. Henderson 60T. Hoagland 85M.A. Holmes 40Henry Knid 65Wm. Lawrence 40G.R. Mallory 170Clark Nye 55Jeremiah Roberts 90George S. Ruble 150Simon Ruble 226Torgas Saberson 100J. Southard 90A. Teale 100R.G. Thompson 53I.G. Washburn 100Wm. Washburn 100J.G. Winslow 75Wm. S. Yost 180There were 103 farms in 1855.Bradford Twp. AcresAlva Blackman 160Erastus Blackman 60L.S. Blackman 90A.V. Bradt 100Aaron Briggs 130Wesley Carey 150Merrit Case 40Russell Cheney 100Beri Cook 85Warren Courtwright andJohn Cummings 240Levi Davis 90Norman Densmore 170John Dickens 100Wm. T. Doolittle 83Cornelius Dykeman 160Henry Dykeman 60John A. Fletcher 160Jacob Fowle 150Enos Franklin 100Frederic Frydendall 200E. & G. Hatherell 140Henry C. Knapp 160E. Livingston 160Andrew McCullagh 170David McNair 170E. Mowers 160Jesse Putnam 75Asa G. Ransom 75George Rhoades 130S.D. Seale 120Stephen Scott, Jr. 100John Smith 120John Teachout 130Lucius Van Allen 90Peter D. Wemple 240John Wilkins 50Daniel Woodman 110Wm. Wyman 112There were 192 farms in 1855.Center Twp AcresWm. Bemis 70Zimri Campbell George Cleeland James Cleeland Jonathan Cory John Crall David W. Davis 90Increase Owen 150Ira Parmlee 70Andrew Stevens 100L.D. Thompson 80J. & W. Wiggins 80Ward Witham Elijah Wood There were 120 farms in 1855. Clinton Twp. AcresEdward Anunson 200Alexander Case 80Arick Gilbertson 180Torry Holgerson 100Job. T. Irish 180A.G. Murray 150W.S. Murray 112John Perrine 100A.C. Resseguie 60Oliver Richardson 105Mrs. Sarah Snyder 110G.N. Willis 92H.W. Wood 100Charles D. Wooster 60Number of farms not reported.Fulton Twp. AcresJohn Arthur 80Chas. Bowerman 50Orrin Buton 110Theodore Butts 75Geo. E. Cowan 75Wm. Cowell 90Orson Cox 150O.E. Davis 90Elias Downing 120H.A. Heacock 74E.T. & F.M. Hopkins 80J.S. & S.H. Hopkins 110Silas Hurd 100John Hutson 75David Kelley 80David McCullock 50Daniel Miles 120Isaac Miles 80William Naggle 55L.H. Page 80L.S. Peck 75Wm. Pomeroy 100R.T. Powell 75J.H. Roberts 40A. Root 65J.S. Shaler 60Ephraim Stillman 75Robert Stone 400Sherman Stone 140R.E. Taylor 68Townsend 80Fred True 50Barry Turner 40Henry Whittaker 120S.G. Williams 75Robert Wixom 70There were 129 farms in 1855.Harmony Twp. AcresEdward Aiken 115Freeman Bacon 175Andrew Barlas 280A.J. Bennett 55Isaac Bidleman 60Lucius Bingham 140Godfrey Bishop 90Arvah Cole 60T.P. Davis 110John N. Deans 200E.C. Dickinson 80L.S. Dickinson 200H.H. Dillenback 100Lewis D. Gage 100Erastus Green 75Joseph Grundy 116Andrew T. Hart 135Wid. Abby Holmes 80Thomas Huggins 95Noyes Jackman 80Timothy Jackman 320Thomas Jamison 130John C. Jenkins 120Ray Jenkins 110George B. Jones 100David Z. Leake 80G.W. Leake 47J.M. Learned 165Gurdon Leonard 220John Menzie 280G.H. Miller 54Malcolm Monat 190B.H. Moon 85Peter Neyhart 50William Nicolson 85Chancy Osborn 55John Ross 80Norton B. Royce 210A.W. Smith 76David Smith 120Joseph Spaulding 375William Spaulding 280John Turner 200J.J. Vankirk 110David Welsh 100Aaron White 120George Wilbur 140Absolom Williams 140George H. Williston 130David B. Wood 180R.C. Wright 90John E. Youngs 80There were 128 farms in 1855.Janesville Twp. AcresE.W. Barker 250James Bear 60Hiram Bishop 80J.A. Blount 70William Brace 115N.P. Bump 50Z.P. Burdick 100Jesse Burnham 50James Carl 172John B. Carl 132H.W. Cator 90D.F. Chapin 45Gideon Chapin 100H.P. Culver 147W.S. Follansby 80Wm. R. Hall 120J.G. Hecock 70John Holmes 130David Jeffers 160George Johnston 100Col. J.C. Johnston 3000Hezekiah Kimball 60James O’Brien 70Ira Pratt 75R.K. Prichard 74Henry Search 120Robert Shaw 100H.H. Simonds 110John Stacy 75E. Strunk 250Chas. Terwillegar 170L.M. Thayer 70Albert Warner 55Thomas Welch 120There were 90 farms in 1855.Johnstown Twp. AcresThe Town Clerk did not submit the list of farmers as requested. The following names were compiled by the authors. Johnstown had a large number of the very best farmers in the county.Robert Barlass 240Wm. Galbraith 120John McGrath & Bros 117David & John McLay 330John Wynn 200John & Wm. Zuill 170Number of farms not reported.La PrairieTwp. AcresThomas Auld 70James V. Beltings 200E.W. Blish 160James Chamberlain 90E. Chesbro 100Henry Chesbro 100Hiram Finch 160S.L. Halstead 120Harvey Hart 100Alfred Haskins 300Freeman Hitchcock 350C.W. Lawrence 100Wm. H. Read 240George Rhodes 110R.W. Schenk 228William Schenk 100Harvey Sessions 125Amaziah Sherman 240Wm. H. Stark 110Jacob Van Gelder 250Guy Wheeler 110J.P. Wheeler 130There were 79 farms in 1855. Lima Twp. AcresJohn Austin 450Orris Bacon 108Wm. S. Benton 80Fitch Brown 120G.S. Burdick 94S. Burroughs 80John Child 52M.G. Cravath 65Wm. Forrest 115Roley Godfrey 100Gardiner Hall 70William Janes 80Wm. C. Patterson 92C.F. Sax 110Abel Slocum 185C. Stacey 86Alpha Warren 90There were 161 farms in 1855.Magnolia Twp. AcresJohn Andrew 60T.T. Ash 70Hiram Barr 100Edmund Barge 76A.K. Barrett 140Frederic Barrett 76Seth J. Cain 70Thomas Conat 75Joseph Doolittle 40Charles S. Dunbar 120Joshua Dunbar 80Wm. P. Hammond 230N.B. Howard 177Wm. Huyke 120James F. Jones 100Jopthan Laiten 100T.M. Lockwood 200Col. Ezra Miller 150John N. Palmer 52George Patchen 80James A. Robson 160James M. Smith 200There were 139 farms in 1855.Milton Twp. AcresJohn Alexander 192Levi H. Bond 120J. Bunnell 100Stephen D. Butts 160James Craig 120Amos S. Crandall 90H.B. Crandall 100O.M. Crandall 70Wm. L.N. Crandall 60J.E. Culver 100Jeremiah Dennett 100Robert F. Fraser 50Joseph Goodrich 100Henry Green 40S.S. Green 60Thomas Hall 60Erza Hazzard 108Luke Holmes 20James Howe 75D.T. Hudson 120John Livingston 120G.T. Mackey 100N. Maxson 100Peter McEwan 120Wm. McEwan 44Wm. S. McNitt 80Wm. T. Morgan 67George W. Odgen 32Wm. Paul 80James L. Quirk 70Lewis Reynolds 35Isaac T. Smith 130D.D. Sowle 50James Sowle 50James Stockman 140Christopher Vincent 60Wid. Jane Vincent 95Alfred Walker 100M.T. Walker 100George Waterman 40Hezekiah Waterman 84Joel Wood 130Volney Wood 70Cyrus Yeomans 65There were 104 farms in 1855.Newark Twp. AcresHenck Bartlett 60Samuel Birge 120Hiram Brown 40P.P. Chase 80Cyrus Curtice 50Wm. Deeshammar 80A.G. Felt 60Elijah Fisher 100S.C. Grant 150Martin Johnson 30Peter Kethline 52G.W. Lambert 80Peter McVain 130Philip Mead 40G.W. Merrill 44Weston Miller 60Wm. Moore 67Samuel Morrison 60John Nelson 140Wm. Polly 65Abram Shoemaker 80J.B. Smith 50John Stevens 60N. Strong 80Lewis Young 44There were 178 farms in 1855.Plymouth Twp. AcresJohn Arnold 90Joel Barlow 50Daniel Bemis 80S.F. Chipman A. Coddington 40A.C. Douglas 80D. P. Douglass 45J. Fisher 140Caleb Inman 110H.C. Inman 80J.G. Scofield 100A. Spoon 75_. Smiley 90A. Smiley 140Samuel Smiley 200James Whitehead 78There were 109 farms in 1855.Porter Twp. AcresStephen Allen 140E.D. Barnard 90W.W. Blackman 40Wm. Duxbury 65Horace Fessenden 270Zenas Gibbs 90Rodman Ide 60Daniel Lovejoy 200Ezra N. Mann 55Dennis McCarthy 100Robert Mervin 157J.P. Miller 100S.L. Miller 80Joseph K.P. Porter 80J. Pound 105Samuel Pound 130Samuel Raymond 60Levi Sanires 120D.F. Sayre 34John Scofield 70J.D. Seaver 70Roger Shepherd 120Harrison Stebbins 80Thomas Stevens 90C. Vaughan 120Jerome Vaughan 120Wm. Webb 100John White 150John Winston 65Earle Woodbury 120There were 182 farms in 1855. Rock Township AcresJ.F. Antisdell 160Simon Antisdell 60John W. Bowen 80Lewis Comstock 160H.B. Dailey 175Joseph Griffin 80Daniel Gower 150Jacob Groaner 160Orrin Guernsey 100Adam Hayner 74Andrew P. Hayner 63J.P.J. Hayner 100W.H. Hayner 80David W. Inman 45John Inman 60Richard Inman 80Waterman Lester 180James Logan 60J.P. Sears 120John Shafer 84James Shields 140Peter Skelly 80Phillip Snyder 80John G. Todd 240N.W. Tripp 120William Tripp 150Rufus Washburn 400C.F. Wilcox 200J.F. Willard 128C.B. Woodruff 150Wm. Youngs 160There were 105 farms in 1855.Spring Valley Twp. AcresS.W. Abbott 80H.M. Balis 80Jacob Beck 50Willard Bowles 40W.F. Clark 70Norman Cole 100Seth T. Green 55Benjamin Grover 75Robert Harper 90Thomas Helmbolt 80Bela Hungerford 50James Kirkpatrick 160Stephen C. Pierce 60T.M. Purdy 52Amos Remington 100Andrew Smith 45E.C. Smith 83Walter Smith 50Robert Taylor 95Elijah Waid 40Phillip Workman 50Isaac Wright 60There were 158 farms in 1855.Turtle Township AcresA.W. Allyn Dr. A.J. Bennett Daniel Bennett 160Elek Bruce 150M.P. Cogswell Thomas Crosby 70Johnson Dole Richard Dole J.F. Dockstader Daniel B. Egery 100Dwight B. Egery 120P.J. Erckenbrack J.M. Everett 60John Faber 70John Hopkins 75B.E. Mack B.F. Murray 75Horatio Murray 80Sylvester Murray 75Henry Smith 50Chancy Tuttle 160There were 138 farms in 1855.Union Township AcresPeter Aller 55John T. Baker 45William Berry 100Nathaniel Blakeslee 80Henry Boyce 80Hiram Bullard 60H. Burdick 75Hiram Campbell 64Thomas P. Chapin 100Waldo C. Clark 70Daniel Crandall 110John Dawson 70E. Devereaux 140Samuel Dudley 80Warren Foster 70Harvey Frost 60Stephen Gore 90Washington Higday 80Josiah Howard 100Sylvester Howard 120Jedediah Hubbard 62Albert Janes 86Daniel Johnson 115David Johnson 125Ira Jones 120Sarah Jones 80Levi Leonard 60Anson Loomis 200Wm. C. Lovejoy 100Charles Miller 270James Montgomery 100Dennis Nicholas 90S.F. Randall 60Aaron Rowley 100M.A. Rowley 70Cyrus Searls 100Reuben Slawson 70H.L. Smith 100Levi Taggart 55John Tupper 65There were 185 farms in 1855.Return to RCGS Home Page
Avon Township Acres
James Barnes 60I.O. Barr 40Wm. C. Beals 80Rufus Breed 135Seymore Chamberlain 50H. W. Dixson 65Patrick Finney 30Easton Johnson 30John Kennada 80Alvin Randall 40There were 89 farms in 1855.
James Barnes 60
I.O. Barr 40
Wm. C. Beals 80
Rufus Breed 135
Seymore Chamberlain 50
H. W. Dixson 65
Patrick Finney 30
Easton Johnson 30
John Kennada 80
Alvin Randall 40
There were 89 farms in 1855.
Beloit Township Acres
E.N. Baldwin 40Richard Barry 40E.G. Bement 25Daniel Blodgett 40Perry Bostwick 40J. & S.A. Burchard 100J. Chamberlain 60A. Clark 75Wm. Cochran 57T. Cutts 40John Eddy 50J. Gesley 75Isaac Gilman 40A. Henderson 60T. Hoagland 85M.A. Holmes 40Henry Knid 65Wm. Lawrence 40G.R. Mallory 170Clark Nye 55Jeremiah Roberts 90George S. Ruble 150Simon Ruble 226Torgas Saberson 100J. Southard 90A. Teale 100R.G. Thompson 53I.G. Washburn 100Wm. Washburn 100J.G. Winslow 75Wm. S. Yost 180There were 103 farms in 1855.
E.N. Baldwin 40
Richard Barry 40
E.G. Bement 25
Daniel Blodgett 40
Perry Bostwick 40
J. & S.A. Burchard 100
J. Chamberlain 60
A. Clark 75
Wm. Cochran 57
T. Cutts 40
John Eddy 50
J. Gesley 75
Isaac Gilman 40
A. Henderson 60
T. Hoagland 85
M.A. Holmes 40
Henry Knid 65
Wm. Lawrence 40
G.R. Mallory 170
Clark Nye 55
Jeremiah Roberts 90
George S. Ruble 150
Simon Ruble 226
Torgas Saberson 100
J. Southard 90
A. Teale 100
R.G. Thompson 53
I.G. Washburn 100
Wm. Washburn 100
J.G. Winslow 75
Wm. S. Yost 180
There were 103 farms in 1855.
Bradford Twp. Acres
Alva Blackman 160Erastus Blackman 60L.S. Blackman 90A.V. Bradt 100Aaron Briggs 130Wesley Carey 150Merrit Case 40Russell Cheney 100Beri Cook 85Warren Courtwright andJohn Cummings 240Levi Davis 90Norman Densmore 170John Dickens 100Wm. T. Doolittle 83Cornelius Dykeman 160Henry Dykeman 60John A. Fletcher 160Jacob Fowle 150Enos Franklin 100Frederic Frydendall 200E. & G. Hatherell 140Henry C. Knapp 160E. Livingston 160Andrew McCullagh 170David McNair 170E. Mowers 160Jesse Putnam 75Asa G. Ransom 75George Rhoades 130S.D. Seale 120Stephen Scott, Jr. 100John Smith 120John Teachout 130Lucius Van Allen 90Peter D. Wemple 240John Wilkins 50Daniel Woodman 110Wm. Wyman 112There were 192 farms in 1855.
Alva Blackman 160
Erastus Blackman 60
L.S. Blackman 90
A.V. Bradt 100
Aaron Briggs 130
Wesley Carey 150
Merrit Case 40
Russell Cheney 100
Beri Cook 85
Warren Courtwright and
John Cummings 240
Levi Davis 90
Norman Densmore 170
John Dickens 100
Wm. T. Doolittle 83
Cornelius Dykeman 160
Henry Dykeman 60
John A. Fletcher 160
Jacob Fowle 150
Enos Franklin 100
Frederic Frydendall 200
E. & G. Hatherell 140
Henry C. Knapp 160
E. Livingston 160
Andrew McCullagh 170
David McNair 170
E. Mowers 160
Jesse Putnam 75
Asa G. Ransom 75
George Rhoades 130
S.D. Seale 120
Stephen Scott, Jr. 100
John Smith 120
John Teachout 130
Lucius Van Allen 90
Peter D. Wemple 240
John Wilkins 50
Daniel Woodman 110
Wm. Wyman 112
There were 192 farms in 1855.
Center Twp Acres
Wm. Bemis 70Zimri Campbell George Cleeland James Cleeland Jonathan Cory John Crall David W. Davis 90Increase Owen 150Ira Parmlee 70Andrew Stevens 100L.D. Thompson 80J. & W. Wiggins 80Ward Witham Elijah Wood There were 120 farms in 1855.
Wm. Bemis 70
Zimri Campbell
George Cleeland
James Cleeland
Jonathan Cory
John Crall
David W. Davis 90
Increase Owen 150
Ira Parmlee 70
Andrew Stevens 100
L.D. Thompson 80
J. & W. Wiggins 80
Ward Witham
Elijah Wood
There were 120 farms in 1855.
Clinton Twp. Acres
Edward Anunson 200Alexander Case 80Arick Gilbertson 180Torry Holgerson 100Job. T. Irish 180A.G. Murray 150W.S. Murray 112John Perrine 100A.C. Resseguie 60Oliver Richardson 105Mrs. Sarah Snyder 110G.N. Willis 92H.W. Wood 100Charles D. Wooster 60Number of farms not reported.
Edward Anunson 200
Alexander Case 80
Arick Gilbertson 180
Torry Holgerson 100
Job. T. Irish 180
A.G. Murray 150
W.S. Murray 112
John Perrine 100
A.C. Resseguie 60
Oliver Richardson 105
Mrs. Sarah Snyder 110
G.N. Willis 92
H.W. Wood 100
Charles D. Wooster 60
Number of farms not reported.
Fulton Twp. Acres
John Arthur 80Chas. Bowerman 50Orrin Buton 110Theodore Butts 75Geo. E. Cowan 75Wm. Cowell 90Orson Cox 150O.E. Davis 90Elias Downing 120H.A. Heacock 74E.T. & F.M. Hopkins 80J.S. & S.H. Hopkins 110Silas Hurd 100John Hutson 75David Kelley 80David McCullock 50Daniel Miles 120Isaac Miles 80William Naggle 55L.H. Page 80L.S. Peck 75Wm. Pomeroy 100R.T. Powell 75J.H. Roberts 40A. Root 65J.S. Shaler 60Ephraim Stillman 75Robert Stone 400Sherman Stone 140R.E. Taylor 68Townsend 80Fred True 50Barry Turner 40Henry Whittaker 120S.G. Williams 75Robert Wixom 70There were 129 farms in 1855.
John Arthur 80
Chas. Bowerman 50
Orrin Buton 110
Theodore Butts 75
Geo. E. Cowan 75
Wm. Cowell 90
Orson Cox 150
O.E. Davis 90
Elias Downing 120
H.A. Heacock 74
E.T. & F.M. Hopkins 80
J.S. & S.H. Hopkins 110
Silas Hurd 100
John Hutson 75
David Kelley 80
David McCullock 50
Daniel Miles 120
Isaac Miles 80
William Naggle 55
L.H. Page 80
L.S. Peck 75
Wm. Pomeroy 100
R.T. Powell 75
J.H. Roberts 40
A. Root 65
J.S. Shaler 60
Ephraim Stillman 75
Robert Stone 400
Sherman Stone 140
R.E. Taylor 68
Townsend 80
Fred True 50
Barry Turner 40
Henry Whittaker 120
S.G. Williams 75
Robert Wixom 70
There were 129 farms in 1855.
Harmony Twp. Acres
Edward Aiken 115Freeman Bacon 175Andrew Barlas 280A.J. Bennett 55Isaac Bidleman 60Lucius Bingham 140Godfrey Bishop 90Arvah Cole 60T.P. Davis 110John N. Deans 200E.C. Dickinson 80L.S. Dickinson 200H.H. Dillenback 100Lewis D. Gage 100Erastus Green 75Joseph Grundy 116Andrew T. Hart 135Wid. Abby Holmes 80Thomas Huggins 95Noyes Jackman 80Timothy Jackman 320Thomas Jamison 130John C. Jenkins 120Ray Jenkins 110George B. Jones 100David Z. Leake 80G.W. Leake 47J.M. Learned 165Gurdon Leonard 220John Menzie 280G.H. Miller 54Malcolm Monat 190B.H. Moon 85Peter Neyhart 50William Nicolson 85Chancy Osborn 55John Ross 80Norton B. Royce 210A.W. Smith 76David Smith 120Joseph Spaulding 375William Spaulding 280John Turner 200J.J. Vankirk 110David Welsh 100Aaron White 120George Wilbur 140Absolom Williams 140George H. Williston 130David B. Wood 180R.C. Wright 90John E. Youngs 80There were 128 farms in 1855.
Edward Aiken 115
Freeman Bacon 175
Andrew Barlas 280
A.J. Bennett 55
Isaac Bidleman 60
Lucius Bingham 140
Godfrey Bishop 90
Arvah Cole 60
T.P. Davis 110
John N. Deans 200
E.C. Dickinson 80
L.S. Dickinson 200
H.H. Dillenback 100
Lewis D. Gage 100
Erastus Green 75
Joseph Grundy 116
Andrew T. Hart 135
Wid. Abby Holmes 80
Thomas Huggins 95
Noyes Jackman 80
Timothy Jackman 320
Thomas Jamison 130
John C. Jenkins 120
Ray Jenkins 110
George B. Jones 100
David Z. Leake 80
G.W. Leake 47
J.M. Learned 165
Gurdon Leonard 220
John Menzie 280
G.H. Miller 54
Malcolm Monat 190
B.H. Moon 85
Peter Neyhart 50
William Nicolson 85
Chancy Osborn 55
John Ross 80
Norton B. Royce 210
A.W. Smith 76
David Smith 120
Joseph Spaulding 375
William Spaulding 280
John Turner 200
J.J. Vankirk 110
David Welsh 100
Aaron White 120
George Wilbur 140
Absolom Williams 140
George H. Williston 130
David B. Wood 180
R.C. Wright 90
John E. Youngs 80
There were 128 farms in 1855.
Janesville Twp. Acres
E.W. Barker 250James Bear 60Hiram Bishop 80J.A. Blount 70William Brace 115N.P. Bump 50Z.P. Burdick 100Jesse Burnham 50James Carl 172John B. Carl 132H.W. Cator 90D.F. Chapin 45Gideon Chapin 100H.P. Culver 147W.S. Follansby 80Wm. R. Hall 120J.G. Hecock 70John Holmes 130David Jeffers 160George Johnston 100Col. J.C. Johnston 3000Hezekiah Kimball 60James O’Brien 70Ira Pratt 75R.K. Prichard 74Henry Search 120Robert Shaw 100H.H. Simonds 110John Stacy 75E. Strunk 250Chas. Terwillegar 170L.M. Thayer 70Albert Warner 55Thomas Welch 120There were 90 farms in 1855.
E.W. Barker 250
James Bear 60
Hiram Bishop 80
J.A. Blount 70
William Brace 115
N.P. Bump 50
Z.P. Burdick 100
Jesse Burnham 50
James Carl 172
John B. Carl 132
H.W. Cator 90
D.F. Chapin 45
Gideon Chapin 100
H.P. Culver 147
W.S. Follansby 80
Wm. R. Hall 120
J.G. Hecock 70
John Holmes 130
David Jeffers 160
George Johnston 100
Col. J.C. Johnston 3000
Hezekiah Kimball 60
James O’Brien 70
Ira Pratt 75
R.K. Prichard 74
Henry Search 120
Robert Shaw 100
H.H. Simonds 110
John Stacy 75
E. Strunk 250
Chas. Terwillegar 170
L.M. Thayer 70
Albert Warner 55
Thomas Welch 120
There were 90 farms in 1855.
Johnstown Twp. Acres
The Town Clerk did not submit the list of farmers as requested. The following names were compiled by the
authors. Johnstown had a large number of the very best farmers in the county.
Robert Barlass 240Wm. Galbraith 120John McGrath & Bros 117David & John McLay 330John Wynn 200John & Wm. Zuill 170Number of farms not reported.
Robert Barlass 240
Wm. Galbraith 120
John McGrath & Bros 117
David & John McLay 330
John Wynn 200
John & Wm. Zuill 170
La PrairieTwp. Acres
Thomas Auld 70James V. Beltings 200E.W. Blish 160James Chamberlain 90E. Chesbro 100Henry Chesbro 100Hiram Finch 160S.L. Halstead 120Harvey Hart 100Alfred Haskins 300Freeman Hitchcock 350C.W. Lawrence 100Wm. H. Read 240George Rhodes 110R.W. Schenk 228William Schenk 100Harvey Sessions 125Amaziah Sherman 240Wm. H. Stark 110Jacob Van Gelder 250Guy Wheeler 110J.P. Wheeler 130There were 79 farms in 1855.
Thomas Auld 70
James V. Beltings 200
E.W. Blish 160
James Chamberlain 90
E. Chesbro 100
Henry Chesbro 100
Hiram Finch 160
S.L. Halstead 120
Harvey Hart 100
Alfred Haskins 300
Freeman Hitchcock 350
C.W. Lawrence 100
Wm. H. Read 240
George Rhodes 110
R.W. Schenk 228
William Schenk 100
Harvey Sessions 125
Amaziah Sherman 240
Wm. H. Stark 110
Jacob Van Gelder 250
Guy Wheeler 110
J.P. Wheeler 130
There were 79 farms in 1855.
Lima Twp. Acres
John Austin 450Orris Bacon 108Wm. S. Benton 80Fitch Brown 120G.S. Burdick 94S. Burroughs 80John Child 52M.G. Cravath 65Wm. Forrest 115Roley Godfrey 100Gardiner Hall 70William Janes 80Wm. C. Patterson 92C.F. Sax 110Abel Slocum 185C. Stacey 86Alpha Warren 90There were 161 farms in 1855.
John Austin 450
Orris Bacon 108
Wm. S. Benton 80
Fitch Brown 120
G.S. Burdick 94
S. Burroughs 80
John Child 52
M.G. Cravath 65
Wm. Forrest 115
Roley Godfrey 100
Gardiner Hall 70
William Janes 80
Wm. C. Patterson 92
C.F. Sax 110
Abel Slocum 185
C. Stacey 86
Alpha Warren 90
There were 161 farms in 1855.
Magnolia Twp. Acres
John Andrew 60T.T. Ash 70Hiram Barr 100Edmund Barge 76A.K. Barrett 140Frederic Barrett 76Seth J. Cain 70Thomas Conat 75Joseph Doolittle 40Charles S. Dunbar 120Joshua Dunbar 80Wm. P. Hammond 230N.B. Howard 177Wm. Huyke 120James F. Jones 100Jopthan Laiten 100T.M. Lockwood 200Col. Ezra Miller 150John N. Palmer 52George Patchen 80James A. Robson 160James M. Smith 200There were 139 farms in 1855.
John Andrew 60
T.T. Ash 70
Hiram Barr 100
Edmund Barge 76
A.K. Barrett 140
Frederic Barrett 76
Seth J. Cain 70
Thomas Conat 75
Joseph Doolittle 40
Charles S. Dunbar 120
Joshua Dunbar 80
Wm. P. Hammond 230
N.B. Howard 177
Wm. Huyke 120
James F. Jones 100
Jopthan Laiten 100
T.M. Lockwood 200
Col. Ezra Miller 150
John N. Palmer 52
George Patchen 80
James A. Robson 160
James M. Smith 200
There were 139 farms in 1855.
Milton Twp. Acres
John Alexander 192Levi H. Bond 120J. Bunnell 100Stephen D. Butts 160James Craig 120Amos S. Crandall 90H.B. Crandall 100O.M. Crandall 70Wm. L.N. Crandall 60J.E. Culver 100Jeremiah Dennett 100Robert F. Fraser 50Joseph Goodrich 100Henry Green 40S.S. Green 60Thomas Hall 60Erza Hazzard 108Luke Holmes 20James Howe 75D.T. Hudson 120John Livingston 120G.T. Mackey 100N. Maxson 100Peter McEwan 120Wm. McEwan 44Wm. S. McNitt 80Wm. T. Morgan 67George W. Odgen 32Wm. Paul 80James L. Quirk 70Lewis Reynolds 35Isaac T. Smith 130D.D. Sowle 50James Sowle 50James Stockman 140Christopher Vincent 60Wid. Jane Vincent 95Alfred Walker 100M.T. Walker 100George Waterman 40Hezekiah Waterman 84Joel Wood 130Volney Wood 70Cyrus Yeomans 65There were 104 farms in 1855.
John Alexander 192
Levi H. Bond 120
J. Bunnell 100
Stephen D. Butts 160
James Craig 120
Amos S. Crandall 90
H.B. Crandall 100
O.M. Crandall 70
Wm. L.N. Crandall 60
J.E. Culver 100
Jeremiah Dennett 100
Robert F. Fraser 50
Joseph Goodrich 100
Henry Green 40
S.S. Green 60
Thomas Hall 60
Erza Hazzard 108
Luke Holmes 20
James Howe 75
D.T. Hudson 120
John Livingston 120
G.T. Mackey 100
N. Maxson 100
Peter McEwan 120
Wm. McEwan 44
Wm. S. McNitt 80
Wm. T. Morgan 67
George W. Odgen 32
Wm. Paul 80
James L. Quirk 70
Lewis Reynolds 35
Isaac T. Smith 130
D.D. Sowle 50
James Sowle 50
James Stockman 140
Christopher Vincent 60
Wid. Jane Vincent 95
Alfred Walker 100
M.T. Walker 100
George Waterman 40
Hezekiah Waterman 84
Joel Wood 130
Volney Wood 70
Cyrus Yeomans 65
There were 104 farms in 1855.
Newark Twp. Acres
Henck Bartlett 60Samuel Birge 120Hiram Brown 40P.P. Chase 80Cyrus Curtice 50Wm. Deeshammar 80A.G. Felt 60Elijah Fisher 100S.C. Grant 150Martin Johnson 30Peter Kethline 52G.W. Lambert 80Peter McVain 130Philip Mead 40G.W. Merrill 44Weston Miller 60Wm. Moore 67Samuel Morrison 60John Nelson 140Wm. Polly 65Abram Shoemaker 80J.B. Smith 50John Stevens 60N. Strong 80Lewis Young 44There were 178 farms in 1855.
Henck Bartlett 60
Samuel Birge 120
Hiram Brown 40
P.P. Chase 80
Cyrus Curtice 50
Wm. Deeshammar 80
A.G. Felt 60
Elijah Fisher 100
S.C. Grant 150
Martin Johnson 30
Peter Kethline 52
G.W. Lambert 80
Peter McVain 130
Philip Mead 40
G.W. Merrill 44
Weston Miller 60
Wm. Moore 67
Samuel Morrison 60
John Nelson 140
Wm. Polly 65
Abram Shoemaker 80
J.B. Smith 50
John Stevens 60
N. Strong 80
Lewis Young 44
There were 178 farms in 1855.
Plymouth Twp. Acres
John Arnold 90Joel Barlow 50Daniel Bemis 80S.F. Chipman A. Coddington 40A.C. Douglas 80D. P. Douglass 45J. Fisher 140Caleb Inman 110H.C. Inman 80J.G. Scofield 100A. Spoon 75_. Smiley 90A. Smiley 140Samuel Smiley 200James Whitehead 78There were 109 farms in 1855.
John Arnold 90
Joel Barlow 50
Daniel Bemis 80
S.F. Chipman
A. Coddington 40
A.C. Douglas 80
D. P. Douglass 45
J. Fisher 140
Caleb Inman 110
H.C. Inman 80
J.G. Scofield 100
A. Spoon 75
_. Smiley 90
A. Smiley 140
Samuel Smiley 200
James Whitehead 78
There were 109 farms in 1855.
Porter Twp. Acres
Stephen Allen 140E.D. Barnard 90W.W. Blackman 40Wm. Duxbury 65Horace Fessenden 270Zenas Gibbs 90Rodman Ide 60Daniel Lovejoy 200Ezra N. Mann 55Dennis McCarthy 100Robert Mervin 157J.P. Miller 100S.L. Miller 80Joseph K.P. Porter 80J. Pound 105Samuel Pound 130Samuel Raymond 60Levi Sanires 120D.F. Sayre 34John Scofield 70J.D. Seaver 70Roger Shepherd 120Harrison Stebbins 80Thomas Stevens 90C. Vaughan 120Jerome Vaughan 120Wm. Webb 100John White 150John Winston 65Earle Woodbury 120There were 182 farms in 1855.
Stephen Allen 140
E.D. Barnard 90
W.W. Blackman 40
Wm. Duxbury 65
Horace Fessenden 270
Zenas Gibbs 90
Rodman Ide 60
Daniel Lovejoy 200
Ezra N. Mann 55
Dennis McCarthy 100
Robert Mervin 157
J.P. Miller 100
S.L. Miller 80
Joseph K.P. Porter 80
J. Pound 105
Samuel Pound 130
Samuel Raymond 60
Levi Sanires 120
D.F. Sayre 34
John Scofield 70
J.D. Seaver 70
Roger Shepherd 120
Harrison Stebbins 80
Thomas Stevens 90
C. Vaughan 120
Jerome Vaughan 120
Wm. Webb 100
John White 150
John Winston 65
Earle Woodbury 120
There were 182 farms in 1855.
Rock Township Acres
J.F. Antisdell 160Simon Antisdell 60John W. Bowen 80Lewis Comstock 160H.B. Dailey 175Joseph Griffin 80Daniel Gower 150Jacob Groaner 160Orrin Guernsey 100Adam Hayner 74Andrew P. Hayner 63J.P.J. Hayner 100W.H. Hayner 80David W. Inman 45John Inman 60Richard Inman 80Waterman Lester 180James Logan 60J.P. Sears 120John Shafer 84James Shields 140Peter Skelly 80Phillip Snyder 80John G. Todd 240N.W. Tripp 120William Tripp 150Rufus Washburn 400C.F. Wilcox 200J.F. Willard 128C.B. Woodruff 150Wm. Youngs 160There were 105 farms in 1855.
J.F. Antisdell 160
Simon Antisdell 60
John W. Bowen 80
Lewis Comstock 160
H.B. Dailey 175
Joseph Griffin 80
Daniel Gower 150
Jacob Groaner 160
Orrin Guernsey 100
Adam Hayner 74
Andrew P. Hayner 63
J.P.J. Hayner 100
W.H. Hayner 80
David W. Inman 45
John Inman 60
Richard Inman 80
Waterman Lester 180
James Logan 60
J.P. Sears 120
John Shafer 84
James Shields 140
Peter Skelly 80
Phillip Snyder 80
John G. Todd 240
N.W. Tripp 120
William Tripp 150
Rufus Washburn 400
C.F. Wilcox 200
J.F. Willard 128
C.B. Woodruff 150
Wm. Youngs 160
There were 105 farms in 1855.
Spring Valley Twp. Acres
S.W. Abbott 80H.M. Balis 80Jacob Beck 50Willard Bowles 40W.F. Clark 70Norman Cole 100Seth T. Green 55Benjamin Grover 75Robert Harper 90Thomas Helmbolt 80Bela Hungerford 50James Kirkpatrick 160Stephen C. Pierce 60T.M. Purdy 52Amos Remington 100Andrew Smith 45E.C. Smith 83Walter Smith 50Robert Taylor 95Elijah Waid 40Phillip Workman 50Isaac Wright 60There were 158 farms in 1855.
S.W. Abbott 80
H.M. Balis 80
Jacob Beck 50
Willard Bowles 40
W.F. Clark 70
Norman Cole 100
Seth T. Green 55
Benjamin Grover 75
Robert Harper 90
Thomas Helmbolt 80
Bela Hungerford 50
James Kirkpatrick 160
Stephen C. Pierce 60
T.M. Purdy 52
Amos Remington 100
Andrew Smith 45
E.C. Smith 83
Walter Smith 50
Robert Taylor 95
Elijah Waid 40
Phillip Workman 50
Isaac Wright 60
There were 158 farms in 1855.
Turtle Township Acres
A.W. Allyn Dr. A.J. Bennett Daniel Bennett 160Elek Bruce 150M.P. Cogswell Thomas Crosby 70Johnson Dole Richard Dole J.F. Dockstader Daniel B. Egery 100Dwight B. Egery 120P.J. Erckenbrack J.M. Everett 60John Faber 70John Hopkins 75B.E. Mack B.F. Murray 75Horatio Murray 80Sylvester Murray 75Henry Smith 50Chancy Tuttle 160There were 138 farms in 1855.
A.W. Allyn
Dr. A.J. Bennett
Daniel Bennett 160
Elek Bruce 150
M.P. Cogswell
Thomas Crosby 70
Johnson Dole
Richard Dole
J.F. Dockstader
Daniel B. Egery 100
Dwight B. Egery 120
P.J. Erckenbrack
J.M. Everett 60
John Faber 70
John Hopkins 75
B.E. Mack
B.F. Murray 75
Horatio Murray 80
Sylvester Murray 75
Henry Smith 50
Chancy Tuttle 160
There were 138 farms in 1855.
Union Township Acres
Peter Aller 55John T. Baker 45William Berry 100Nathaniel Blakeslee 80Henry Boyce 80Hiram Bullard 60H. Burdick 75Hiram Campbell 64Thomas P. Chapin 100Waldo C. Clark 70Daniel Crandall 110John Dawson 70E. Devereaux 140Samuel Dudley 80Warren Foster 70Harvey Frost 60Stephen Gore 90Washington Higday 80Josiah Howard 100Sylvester Howard 120Jedediah Hubbard 62Albert Janes 86Daniel Johnson 115David Johnson 125Ira Jones 120Sarah Jones 80Levi Leonard 60Anson Loomis 200Wm. C. Lovejoy 100Charles Miller 270James Montgomery 100Dennis Nicholas 90S.F. Randall 60Aaron Rowley 100M.A. Rowley 70Cyrus Searls 100Reuben Slawson 70H.L. Smith 100Levi Taggart 55John Tupper 65There were 185 farms in 1855.Return to RCGS Home Page
Peter Aller 55
John T. Baker 45
William Berry 100
Nathaniel Blakeslee 80
Henry Boyce 80
Hiram Bullard 60
H. Burdick 75
Hiram Campbell 64
Thomas P. Chapin 100
Waldo C. Clark 70
Daniel Crandall 110
John Dawson 70
E. Devereaux 140
Samuel Dudley 80
Warren Foster 70
Harvey Frost 60
Stephen Gore 90
Washington Higday 80
Josiah Howard 100
Sylvester Howard 120
Jedediah Hubbard 62
Albert Janes 86
Daniel Johnson 115
David Johnson 125
Ira Jones 120
Sarah Jones 80
Levi Leonard 60
Anson Loomis 200
Wm. C. Lovejoy 100
Charles Miller 270
James Montgomery 100
Dennis Nicholas 90
S.F. Randall 60
Aaron Rowley 100
M.A. Rowley 70
Cyrus Searls 100
Reuben Slawson 70
H.L. Smith 100
Levi Taggart 55
John Tupper 65
There were 185 farms in 1855.