Marietta

Paddy's Run

Granville

CHAPTER V.

OHIO-FIRST SETTLEMENT AT MARIETTA AND VICINITY-THE

WESTERN RESERVE-CINCINNATI AND SOUTHWESTERN OHIO.

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Original boundaries of Ohio-Ordinance of 1787, p. 167. First

company of New England emigrants - Settle at Marietta, 168.

In 1788 one hundred and thirty colonists arrive in Ohio-First

fruits of the "Ohio Company,” 169. Early provision made for

education and religious worship-Sunday services, July 20th

and 27th, 1788, p. 170. Ministry of Rev. Daniel Story at Ma-

rietta, 171. Sabbath School organized, 1791 - Church formed,

1796, p. 172. Its creed -Ordination of Mr. Story, 1798, p. 173.

His death in 1804- Succeeded by the Rev. Samuel P. Rob-

bins, 175. Prosperity of the Marietta church-New churches

formed, 175. The close of the Indian Wars (1795) followed

by rapid emigration westward, 176. The emigration mania,

177, note. Welsh immigrants settle at Ebensburg, Penn., and

plant a church, 1796, p. 178. Other Welsh immigrants settle

on Blue Rock creek, Ohio-Others, on the Dry Fork and on

Paddy's Run, 179. Growth and character of the Welsh settle-

ment, 180. Church at Paddy's Run organized, 1803, p. 181.

Rev. John W. Browne the first pastor, 182. Vicissitudes of

the church-Its honorable record, 183. Interest of the Paddy's

Run community in education, 184. A typical Welsh church,

185. Settlement of Granville, 1805- Operations of the Scioto

Land Company, 186. Organization of a church at Granville,

187. Character of the Granville colonists, 188. Their worship

in the wilderness, 189. Rev. Timothy Harris, first pastor of

the church-A revival, 190. Prosperity of the church and

settlement until the death of Mr. Harris in 1822, p. 191. The

church brought to sudden desolation, 1827, p. 192. Reorgan-

ized the same year, and enters on a new era of prosperity-

Successive revivals and large accessions to the membership

under the long pastorate of Rev. Jacob Little, 193. The

church lost to Congregationalism - Churches formed early in

this century, but absorbed by Presbyterianism, 194–195. Pres-

ent status of Congregationalism in Central Ohio, 196. Provis-

ion for education, 197. Settlement of northeastern Ohio, 198.

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HISTORY OF CONGREGATIONALISM

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