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By Thomas S. Sheardown Published 1865 Original Book Submitted to
Our Sincere Gratitude to
This Book in Included in its Entirety on this site
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| This book is well worth reading for the glimpse it gives us of life and people in the very earliest days of white settlement in our Tri-County area. It is full of hellfire and brimstone in Rev. Sheardown's most dramatic style, but do not let yourself be put off by that so that you miss all the history it can tell us of our area. Just as we want to know the names and dates of our ancestors, we want to know their world and events and the social pressures and attitudes they dealt with. Rev. Sheardown's early presence in this area included contacts in all three of our counties. Take a trip back 200 years, and if nothing else, it may help you appreciate some of our advantages a little better. We are very grateful for the glimpse Rev. Sheardown has preserved for us. JMT |
| Title | Page | ||
| Publisher's Notice | 3 | ||
| Prefatory Remarks | 11 | ||
| Chapter I | 1791 - 1814 | Early Life in England | 21 |
| Chapter II | 1814 - 1821 | Removals - Settle in America | 47 |
| Chapter III | 1820 - 1826 | Life in Seneca County | 71 |
| Chapter IV | 1826 - 1830 | Pioneer Joys and Sorrows | 85 |
| Chapter V | 1829 - 1836 | Labors in Pennsylvania | 127 |
| Chapter VI | 1830 - 1860 | Evangelizing - Revival Incidents | 187 |
| Chapter VII | 1844 - 1852 | Reading and Jefferson Fields | 261 |
| Chapter VII | 1852 - 1865 | Hornellsville - Southport - Troy | 287 |
| Appendix | Answers to Inquiries | 317 | |
| Appendix | Dates in the Life | 319 | |
| Appendix | Tribute to Mrs. Esther G. Sheardown | 321 | |
| Appendix | From Rev. Benj. R. Swick | 324 | |
| Appendix | Sketches of Sermons | 326 | |
| Appendix | A Fugitive Epistle | 329 | |
| Appendix | Mrs. Esther G. Sheardown | 337 | |
| Appendix | From Eben B. Campbell, Esq. | 339 | |
| Appendix | History of the Troy Church | 347 | |
| Appendix | The Chemung Association | 351 | |
| Appendix | Corrections | 361 |
