Weymouth, Ohio

The day following, Mr. Strong and party, with myself, I think all on foot, with such things as were absolutely necessary, started for Strongsville, where we arrived in season to build a good camp fire, and spent the night in a most primitive manner. The day after we spent, in rain and snow, in finding our way to Timothy Doan's in Columbia, where provisions were procured. We returned and spent several days in running lines ; but finding that whenever I selected a lot it was reserved, I made the best excuse I could, and left for Mr. Doan's, and soon became acquainted with Captain Seymour, who volunteered to show me the Mill Site, where he and Mr. Doan would soon erect Mills in the Township of Medina. Accordingly the Captain, with tin cup, rifle., and most formidable butcher knife, led the way, and, as if by instinct, found his way some ten or eleven miles through a dense forest. After viewing the Mill Site, we descended the branch of Kocky River, as far as lot fifty-two, and after some examination, found our way to Zenas Hamilton, where we spent the night. In the morning the Beach Tree, conspicuous as the seat of justice of Medina county, was visited ; and if size gives importance, this tree was truly important. It stood sume forty or fifty feet a little north of east in front of the old Court House. At this time about the- 20th of March, 1816, Zenas Hamilton was the only inhabitant in the township. While I was getting materials together on lot fifty-two for a cabin, James Palmer, Chamberlin and Marsh arrived and assisted me in putting up my cabin, being the third in the township ; this must have been in the fore part of April, 1816. I cut and cleared, without team, three acres where David Nettleton's house now stands, and planted it with corn, and left in care of Joab Marsh. The last of May, 1816, I started for Boston, and returned in October of the same year. During my absence, several cabins were erected. In April, 1816, Mr. Hulet, in the west part of Brunswick, was, after Z. Hamilton, my nearest neighbor in that direction,, and Mr. Mott east on the old Smith road, each about seven miles from my cabin. Our nearest post-office was Cleveland. Pork was then thirty dollars per barrel, tea one dollar and fifty cents poi*pound, wheat one dollar and fifty cents per bushel, corn and potatoes one dollar per bushel each, "tobacco and sole leather fifty cents per pound, eight-penny nails twentyfive cents per pound, &c.

Passage source: Pioneer History of Medina County, published 1861.

In 1818 Seymour and Doan built a grist-mill adjoining the saw- mill in Weymouth. Mrs. Seymour is. now in her seventy-fifth year, and has been the mother of seven children, but two of whom are now living. She says it may be her life has been spared for greater trials, but God's will be done ; and she further says that whatever the Lord may see fit to place upon her she will try to bear patiently. Captain Lathrop Seymour died December. 19th} 1835.

Passage source: Pioneer History of Medina County, published 1861.

The first Congregational Church was organized February 21st, 1S19, by Rev. William Hanford, Missionary from Connecticut, assisted by Rev. Simeon Woodruff. The Church was organized at the house of Isaac Barnes, and consisted of seven members, viz : Joseph Northrop, Charity Northrop, Isaac Barnes, Marther Barnes, Nira B. Northrop, Giles Barnes and John Barnes. All have died except Nira B. Northrop and Giles Barnes. Mr. Hanford, Missionary, occasionally preached in Medina, for four or five' years. Joseph Northrop was born in Brookfield, Connecticut, June 13th, 1766 ; Charity, his wife, was born in Stratford, Connecticut, February 6th, 1769. They removed from Brookfield to Cornwall, Connecticut, February, 1796, and from thence to Medina, as before mentioned, when there were but two families in the township ; but several others arrived soon after. Joseph Northrop first settled on the bank of Rocky River, north side of the east and west road, lot thirty. After seven years, he moved on to lot fifty-six, where he remained until his death, which occurred July 21st, 1843, in the seventyeighth year of his age. Charity, his wife, died December 26th, 1851, in the eighty-third year of her ag«. Isaac and Marther Barnes were from Camden, New York, and, after ten or twelve years, removed to Richland, Kalamazoo county, Michigan, and have since both died. Nira B. Northrop was born in Brookfield, Connecticut, December 8th, 1791, and still lives, on lot fifty-six, the same he bought in 1816. Giles and John Barns were from West Hartford, Connecticut. Giles now lives in Weymouth. John went to Hudson, first, from here, and thence to Richland, Michigan, and has recently died. Life is as a vapor; it appearethfor a short season, and then vanisheth away.

Passage source: Pioneer History of Medina County, published 1861.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Medina City Township - it names this place 6 more 6 times.