Member of the Ohio Company.
In early December of 1787, the first party of the Ohio Company left Ipswich, Massachusetts for the proposed settlement known as Muskingum. In February 1788, they arrived at Sumrill's Ferry (now West Newton), Pennsylvania on the Youghiogheny River to initiate the construction of the vessels that would later transport the party down river. When the boats were completed in April, the crew of forty-seven, headed by Capt. Jonathan Devol, left West Newton, Pennsylvania. The forty-eighth member, Col. Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr., accompanied the party on horseback. Seven days later, on April 7, the pioneers landed at Marietta and the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory was established.
Devola derived its name from Captain Jonathan Devol, Jr., a Massachusetts man who was part of the original party that settled nearby Marietta. As settlement efforts in the Mid-Ohio Valley expanded, Devol, along with his wife and children, traveled five miles up the Muskingum River to establish their home and build a mill.
Many thanks to the Robert A. Smith for this very informative article.
Author:
Robert A Smith, Cedarburg WI
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Bob Smith
Cell: 262-993-3061
Phn: 262-375-1507
Fax: 262-375-8136
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Updated: 05/22/2016
In early December of 1787, the first party of the Ohio Company left Ipswich, Massachusetts for the proposed settlement known as Muskingum. In February 1788, they arrived at Sumrill's Ferry (now West Newton), Pennsylvania on the Youghiogheny River to initiate the construction of the vessels that would later transport the party down river. When the boats were completed in April, the crew of forty-seven, headed by Capt. Jonathan Devol, left West Newton, Pennsylvania. The forty-eighth member, Col. Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr., accompanied the party on horseback. Seven days later, on April 7, the pioneers landed at Marietta and the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory was established.
Devola derived its name from Captain Jonathan Devol, Jr., a Massachusetts man who was part of the original party that settled nearby Marietta. As settlement efforts in the Mid-Ohio Valley expanded, Devol, along with his wife and children, traveled five miles up the Muskingum River to establish their home and build a mill.
Many thanks to the Robert A. Smith for this very informative article.
Author:
Robert A Smith, Cedarburg WI
[email protected]
Bob Smith
Cell: 262-993-3061
Phn: 262-375-1507
Fax: 262-375-8136
www.thinkofthat.net
www.bobsmithvoice.com
www.makecreativesparks.com
Updated: 05/22/2016
Member of the Ohio Company.
In early December of 1787, the first party of the Ohio Company left Ipswich, Massachusetts for the proposed settlement known as Muskingum. In February 1788, they arrived at Sumrill's Ferry (now West Newton), Pennsylvania on the Youghiogheny River to initiate the construction of the vessels that would later transport the party down river. When the boats were completed in April, the crew of forty-seven, headed by Capt. Jonathan Devol, left West Newton, Pennsylvania. The forty-eighth member, Col. Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr., accompanied the party on horseback. Seven days later, on April 7, the pioneers landed at Marietta and the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory was established.
Devola derived its name from Captain Jonathan Devol, Jr., a Massachusetts man who was part of the original party that settled nearby Marietta. As settlement efforts in the Mid-Ohio Valley expanded, Devol, along with his wife and children, traveled five miles up the Muskingum River to establish their home and build a mill.
Many thanks to the Robert A. Smith for this very informative article.
Author:
Robert A Smith, Cedarburg WI
[email protected]
Bob Smith
Cell: 262-993-3061
Phn: 262-375-1507
Fax: 262-375-8136
www.thinkofthat.net
www.bobsmithvoice.com
www.makecreativesparks.com
Updated: 05/22/2016
In early December of 1787, the first party of the Ohio Company left Ipswich, Massachusetts for the proposed settlement known as Muskingum. In February 1788, they arrived at Sumrill's Ferry (now West Newton), Pennsylvania on the Youghiogheny River to initiate the construction of the vessels that would later transport the party down river. When the boats were completed in April, the crew of forty-seven, headed by Capt. Jonathan Devol, left West Newton, Pennsylvania. The forty-eighth member, Col. Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr., accompanied the party on horseback. Seven days later, on April 7, the pioneers landed at Marietta and the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory was established.
Devola derived its name from Captain Jonathan Devol, Jr., a Massachusetts man who was part of the original party that settled nearby Marietta. As settlement efforts in the Mid-Ohio Valley expanded, Devol, along with his wife and children, traveled five miles up the Muskingum River to establish their home and build a mill.
Many thanks to the Robert A. Smith for this very informative article.
Author:
Robert A Smith, Cedarburg WI
[email protected]
Bob Smith
Cell: 262-993-3061
Phn: 262-375-1507
Fax: 262-375-8136
www.thinkofthat.net
www.bobsmithvoice.com
www.makecreativesparks.com
Updated: 05/22/2016
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