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Early Settlers
McLean County, Illinois
In alphabetical order by township
The listing below contains the names and dates of settlement of the early settlers by township.
Transcribed by: Candi Horton ©2004.
| Allin Township | |
| Presley T. Brooks | Winter of 1830 |
| Greenberry Larison | 1831 |
| Richard A. Warlow | Fall of 1834 |
Arrowsmith Township | |
| John B. Thompson | Oct., 1829 |
| Jacob Smith | 1833 |
Bloomington Township | |
| John Hendrix | Spring of 1822 |
| John W. Dawson | Spring of 1822 |
| John Dawson | June, 1822 |
| William Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| Thomas Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| John B. Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| James K. Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| Oliver H. P. Orendorff | Spring of 1823 |
| Rev. Ebenezer Rhodes | Spring of 1824 |
| Jeremiah Rhodes | Spring of 1824 |
| William H. Hodge | Spring of 1824 |
| William R. Goodheart | Fall of 1824 |
| William Evans, Sr. | 1824 |
| William Dimmitt | 1825 |
| Robert Guthrie | 1826 |
| Rev. Robert E. Guthrie | 1826 |
| Adam Guthrie | 1826 |
| David Cox | 1826 |
| William McCullough | 1826 |
| Dr. Isaac Baker | July, 1827 |
| George Hinshaw, Jr. | July, 1827 |
| Dr. William Lindley | 1828 |
| Hon. James Allin | 1829 |
| William H. Allin | 1829 |
| Jonathan Maxson | Sept., 1830 |
| David Simmons | Fall of 1830 |
| Hon. John Moore | Oct., 1830 |
| Amasa C. Washburn | 1831 |
| Dr. Stephen Ward Noble | 1831 |
| Abraham Stansberry | 1832 |
| James C. Harbord | Oct., 1832 |
| Ephraim Platte | Spring of 1833 |
| Hon. James B. Price | Oct., 1833 |
| George Price | Oct., 1833 |
| John L. Price | Oct., 1833 |
| Lewis Bunn | 1833 |
| William C. Warlow | 1833 |
| John Lindley | 1833 |
| Allen Withers | 1833 |
| Dr. John F. Henry | 1833 |
| General A. Gridley | Fall of 1834 |
| Judge David Davis | 1835 |
| Elder William T. Major | 1835 |
| Chastine Major | 1835 |
| Dr. Laban S. Major | 1835 |
| Dr. John M. Major | 1835 |
| Thomas Fell | Oct., 1835 |
| John Magoun | 1835 |
| Thomas Jefferson Karr | 1835 |
| Hon. James Miller | 1835 |
| William H. Temple | 1835 |
| James Depew | 1835 |
| Matthew H. Hawks | 1835 |
| Samuel Lander | Fall of 1835 |
| William Thomas | Spring of 1836 |
| Thomas Williams | Spring of 1836 |
| Kersey H. Fell | Spring of 1836 |
| William F. Flagg | 1836 |
| Judge John E. McClun | Spring of 1837 |
| Abraham Brokaw | Spring of 1837 |
| Andrew W. Scoggin | 1837 |
| Dr. C. Wakefield | 1837 |
| William O. Viney | Aug., 1837 |
| John T. Gunnell | 1837 |
| John W. Billings | 1837 |
| Henry Richardson | 1837 |
| Joshua Fell | 1837 |
| Jonathan Glimpse | 1837 |
| Dr. Henry Conkling | Fall of 1838 |
Cheney's Grove Township | |
| Jonathan Cheney | 1825 |
| Hon. William Haines Cheney | 1825 |
| George Cheney | 1825 |
| James Vanscoyoc | 1829 |
| Thomas Cunningham | 1829 |
| King Solomon Cunningham | 1829 |
| James R. Means | March, 1830 |
| Ephraim S. Myers | April, 1830 |
| William Riggs | 1830 |
| Snowden Ball | 1831 |
| Hilleary Ball | 1831 |
| William K. Stansberry | Oct., 1833 |
| Otha Owen | Sept., 1834 |
| Joseph Newcom | 1835 |
| Isaac Stansberry | 1836 |
Dale Township | |
| Robert Johnson | Dec., 1828 |
| William Beeler | Fall of 1830 |
| William Beeler, Jr. | Fall of 1830 |
| Jesse Hill | Oct., 1830 |
| Abram Enlow | Fall 1835 |
| Richard Rowell | Oct., 1836 |
Danvers Township | |
| Ebenezer B. Mitchel | March, 1825 |
| Hon. Matthew Robb | Spring of 1827 |
| Thomas McClure | Spring of 1827 |
| Robert McClure | Spring of 1827 |
| Jonathan Hodge | Spring of 1827 |
| Uriah S. Hodge | Spring of 1827 |
| William F. Hodge | Spring of 1827 |
| James O. Barnard | March, 1828 |
| James G. Reyburn | Sept., 1828 |
| Levi Danley | Feb., 1829 |
| The Conger Family | 1829 |
| Isreal W. Hall | 1834 |
| Jeremiah S. Hall | 1834 |
| John Hay | 1834 |
| George F. Hay | 1834 |
| Jonathan B. Warlow | 1834 |
Downs Township | |
| Lawson Downs | 1829 |
| William Weaver | 1832 |
| William Bishop | 1833 |
| Elias H. Hall | 1833 |
| John Price | 1834 |
| Rev. Sylvester Peasley | Fall of 1834 |
| Alexander P. Craig | Fall of 1834 |
| Henry Welch | March, 1835 |
| Hon. John Cusey | Fall of 1836 |
| Samuel Troop Richardson | Summer of 1838 |
Dry Grove Township | |
| Henry Vansickles | 1826 |
| Stephen Webb | July, 1827 |
| George M. Hinshaw | July, 1827 |
| Benjamin S. Beeler | Oct., 1830 |
| Ormond Robison | 1832 |
| John Enlow | Fall of 1835 |
| Eleazer Munsell | Spring of 1837 |
Empire Township | |
| R. Franklin Dickerson | 1825 |
| Henry C. Dickerson | 1825 |
| Thomas Buckles | 1827 |
| James H. Conaway | Feb., 1828 |
| Esek E. Greenman | July, 1829 |
| Otho Merrifield | 1829 |
| Henry Crumbaugh | March, 1830 |
| Daniel Crumbaugh | March, 1830 |
| James H.L. Crumbaugh | March, 1830 |
| Silas Waters | Nov., 1830 |
| James Bishop | May, 1831 |
| Thomas Jefferson Barnett | April, 1832 |
| Abram Buckles | 1832 |
| James Kimler | 1832 |
| Hiram Buck | 1833 |
| Hon. Malon Bishop | 1834 |
| Thomas D. Gilmore | 1836 |
Funk's Grove Township | |
| Hon. Isaac Funk | April, 1824 |
| Robert Funk | 1824 |
| Robert Stubblefield | Dec., 1824 |
| Absalom Stubblefield | Dec., 1824 |
| John Stubblefield | Dec., 1824 |
Gridley Township | |
| William M. McCord | 1827 |
| John R. Messer | March, 1829 |
| John Sloan | Nov., 1835 |
| Jonathan Coon | April, 1836 |
| Isaiah Coon | July, 1837 |
| James S. Coon | July, 1837 |
| George W. Cox | 1837 |
Hudson Township | |
| Young Bilbrey | 1827 |
| Joseph Messer | March, 1829 |
| Jesse Havens | Dec., 1829 |
| Hiram Havens | Dec., 1829 |
| Benjamin Wheeler | 1830 |
| John Smith | 1830 |
| Albert Y. Phillips | 1830 |
| Isaac Turnipseed | Spring of 1831 |
| Elijah Priest | July, 1834 |
| Samuel Lewis | May, 1836 |
| Samuel H. Lewis | May, 1836 |
| James T. Gildersleeve | Fall of 1836 |
| Joseph D. Gildersleeve | Fall of 1836 |
| Jacob H. Burtis | Winter of 1836 |
| Enoch A. Gastman | March, 1838 |
Lawndale Township | |
| David Henline | Fall of 1828 |
| William B. Henline | Fall of 1828 |
| Martin Henline | Fall of 1828 |
| Martin Batterton | Fall of 1833 |
Lexington Township | |
| Jacob Spawr | Fall of 1826 |
| George Spawr | Fall of 1827 |
| Joseph Brumhead | 1828 |
| Henson B. Downey | 1828 |
| John Haner | Fall of 1828 |
| Bejamin Patton | 1828 |
| Patrick Hopkins | 1830 |
| Peter Hefner | 1830 |
| John Dawson | Dec., 1832 |
| Croghan Dawson | Dec., 1832 |
| James Adams | Fall of 1834 |
| Shelton Smith | Fall of 1834 |
| Milton Smith | Fall of 1835 |
| Thomas McMackin | Fall of 1838 |
Martin Township | |
| William Wiley | Fall of 1835 |
| Lytle R. Wiley | Fall of 1835 |
| Curtis Batterton | Spring of 1837 |
Money Creek Township | |
| Jesse Trimmer | June, 1826 |
| Henry Moats | Fall of 1829 |
| William Stretch | Fall of 1830 |
| Albert Ogden | Fall of 1831 |
| William Wilcox | June, 1832 |
| John Ogden | Fall of 1832 |
| James McAferty | Dec., 1832 |
| Dr. Ethan McAferty | Dec., 1832 |
| Samuel Ogden | Fall of 1833 |
| Jonathan Ogden | Fall of 1833 |
| Madison Young | 1833 |
| James R. Wiley | Fall of 1835 |
| Wesley F. Bishop | Fall of 1836 |
| William Crose | 1837 |
Mount Hope Township | |
| George M. Stubblefield | Dec., 1824 |
| Jesse Stubblefield | 1825 |
| William Hieronymus | Fall of 1828 |
| Enoch Hieronymus | Fall of 1828 |
| John Hougham | Fall of 1831 |
| Westley Hougham | Fall of 1831 |
| John Longworth | 1836 |
Old Town Township | |
| Lewis Case | July, 1833 |
| Harvey Bishop | 1833 |
| F.R. Cowden | 1834 |
Padua Township | |
| William Evans, Jr. | 1825 |
| Daniel Jackson | Oct., 1830 |
| Jeremiah Greenman | Fall of 1834 |
| John Bishop | March, 1832 |
| Adolphus Dimmick | Fall of 1832 |
| Josiah Horr | Oct., 1836 |
Randolph Township | |
| Alfred M. Stringfield | Spring of 1823 |
| Thomas O. Rutledge | Fall of 1824 |
| Robert H. Rutledge | Fall of 1824 |
| Jesse Funk | Dec., 1824 |
| George C. Hand | Dec., 1825 |
| Nathan Low | 1829 |
| Purnel Passwaters | Spring of 1830 |
| Richard Passwaters | Spring of 1830 |
| Purnel Passwaters, Jr. | Spring of 1830 |
| Enoch J. Passwaters | Spring of 1830 |
| Clement Passwaters | Spring of 1830 |
| Jacob Bishop | Sept. 1830 |
| Matthew Covardale | Fall of 1830 |
| Samuel Stewart | Fall of 1831 |
| John H. Stewart | Fall of 1831 |
| David Noble | Fall of 1831 |
| William C. Noble | Fall of 1831 |
| Joseph K. Noble | Fall of 1831 |
| Dr. Harrison Noble | 1833 |
| Walter Karr | March, 1834 |
| William Rust | Fall of 1834 |
| John F. Rust | Spring of 1834 |
| William M. Rust | Fall of 1834 |
| Harvey J. Rust | Fall of 1834 |
| Campbell Wakefield | June, 1835 |
| Dr. Thomas Karr | Oct., 1835 |
| William Karr | Oct., 1835 |
| George Martin | Oct., 1835 |
Towanda Township | |
| Jesse Walden | Fall of 1828 |
White Oak Township | |
| John Benson, Sr. | 1823 |
| John Benson, Jr. | 1823 |
| James Benson | 1823 |
| William T.T. Benson | 1823 |
| Elisha Dixon | 1828 |
| Smith Denman | Sept. 1829 |
| Abraham Carlock | Spring of 1831 |
| Stephen Taylor | Fall of 1837 |

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