Franklin Township
Property List of 1812
Following the development of the iron interests of Franklin, the
population increased rapidly, many of those coming in remaining as permanent settlers.
The property list of the divided township contained the following names in 1812:
- Anshutz, George (furnace, forge, 2 grist mills, 2 saw mills, 23 horses) - 1000 acres.
- Boreland, James - 40 acres
- Barcaloe, James
- Biegle, Jacob (grist and saw mills) - 594 acres
- Biegle, Daniel
- Biegle, John, Jr.
- Bailey, Jesse, Jr. - 19 acres
- Bartlett, John - 100 acres
- Biegle, George
- Caskey, John - 50 acres
- Conrad, Daniel
- Crain, Evan - 200 acres
- Clark, James - 200 acres
- Cartwright, Moses
- Cartwright, Edward
- Conrad, Michael
- Dearmont, Daniel
- Dougherty, Anthony
- Davis, Morgan - 30 acres
- Dysart, Joseph - 200 acres
- Eavy, John - 165 acres
- Elder, David - 116 acres
- Ewing, Alexander (grist and saw mills) - 380 acres
- Eighmy, Peter
- Foster, John - 100 acres
- Flemming, Thomas - 80 acres
- Graham, Jeremiah
- Gray, Samuel - 29 acres
- Gray, John (tavern) - 100 acres
- Garland, Moses
- Graffius, Daniel - 60 acres
- Garland, Henry
- Gurney & Putton (saw mill and forge) - 100 acres
- Hicks, Widow
- Hunter, James - 309 acres
- Hastline, Leonard - 200 acres
- Hostler, John - 183 acres
- Hardy, George
- Haines, Jacob
- Johnston, David - 200 acres
- Jackson, James
- Johnston, Thomas
- Jackson, George
- Ingram, William - 534 acres
- Jamieson, John - 8 acres
- Kuhn, Henry - 135 acres
- Kellerman, Frederick
- Kerr, Joseph - 8 acres
- Law, Benjamin - 89 acres
- Leeper, Samuel
- Miller, John
- Mattern, Widow
- McClelland, William
- Marshall, Samuel (grist mill, tavern & distillery) - 87 acres
- Myers, Jacob
- Montgomery, Thomas (saw mill) - 80 acres
- Mattern, David
- McCartney, Robert (distillery) - 332 acres
- Mattern, John
- Mattern, George (heirs) - 280 acres
- McCauley, James
- Merony, Thomas
- McWilliams, James
- McDonald, Patrick
- McClelland, Widow - 46 acres
- Mattern, George - 104 acres
- Mattern, Andrew
- Murray, Thomas
- Mackey, James
- Miller, John - 50 acres
- Moreland, John
- McDermit, William (steel furnace, forge and store) - 178 acres
- Mattern, Jacob - 33 acres
- McWilliams, William - 127 acres
- Nichol (distillery) - 187 acres
- Palgrove, George, Sr.
- Palgrove, George, Jr.
- Peck, Henry - 236 acres
- Potts, Stephen
- Richardson, George - 470 acres
- Richardson, William
- Richardson, Alexander - 80 acres
- Rumberger, Adam
- Rickett, Isaac - 12 acres
- Roche, Edward
- Stonebraker, John - 65 acres
- Simpson, James
- Stewart, John
- Stewart, Robert - 20 acres
- Stonebraker, Valentine
- Stewart, William
- Truby, Jacob - 336 acres
- Tritter, Jacob
- Thompson, George (distillery) - 322 acres
- Travis, John - 188 acres
- Tries, John
- Van Zandt, Breese
- Van Allen, Peter
- Woolheaver, Adam
- Wright, Frederick
- Williamson, James
- Wagoner, Jacob
- Wilson, Thomas
- Wurtz, Peter - 10 acres
- Williamson, Hiram
- Wagoner, Joseph
- Zeek, Charles
Single Freemen
- Belman, Peter
- Brady, John
- Cragin, Robert
- Clark, Amos
- Clark, James J.
- Calderwood, John
- Elder, Robert
- Freeman, Adam
- Gray, John, Jr.
- Hemphill, Jacob
- Johnston, Preston
- Kuhn, John
- Murren, Joseph
- McKinney, Daniel
- McPherran, John
- Montgomery, Charles, Jr.
- Mattern, Daniel
- McCurdy, Daniel
- McDermit, William
- McDermit, Joseph
- Patton, William
- Ramsey, Archibald
- Truby, Jacob, Jr.
- Truby, Jonathan
- Wilson, Abraham
- Wakefield, James
- Wilson, James
- Williamson, Hiram
