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HISTORICAL.
Bottling on land which is now on the
borders of the town of Three Rivers,
where ho lived for twenty years, during
which time Nathan S. Ilarwood was
born. In 1855 the family removed
again to Black Hawk county, Iowa,
where the father secured a tract of land
by a warrant received from the govern
ment in payment of his services as a
soldier in the War of 1812. Here he
spent tho remainder of his life, his
death occuring March 4, 1853.
MORTON Tho first representative
of tho family of whom there has been
preserved any authentic record was
Richard Morton, a Scotchman by birth,
a Puritan in religion, and a blacksmith
by trade. Ho romoved at an early day
from Hartford, Conn , to Hadley, Mass.,
and thence to Hatfield, about 16G3. One
of his immediate descendants was Abner
Morton, tho paternal grandfather cf J.
Tho second consideration was tho Sterling Morton, who was graduated at
proximity of the great salt basin, in Dartmouth College in 1799, After his
which all tho salt springs of the stat marriage ho settled in St. Albans, Ver-
that gave promise of future importance uiout, and became tho father of a son,
were located. It was generally believed Julius Dewen. Tho latter married
that the salt manufacture alone would Emelino Sterling, Sept. SO, 1S30, and
build a stirring city. The third reason they removed from iNow lorn siaie 10
was that it was about as far from tho Michigan, when their son
Sterling was but a small boy,
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The considerations that led tho com
missioners to select Lincoln in prefer
ence to tho sites offered at Ashland, Mil
ford, Camden and other points, were,
first, iho fact that in several prelim
inary surveys made from various points
on the Missouri river from Plattsmouth
down to Falls City all had this placo as
a common point. It was the natural
railroad center, to all appearancos, for
tho irregular parallelogram running
west from Missouri, between the Platte
on tho north, and tho Kansas or Kaw on
tho south, to the plains of eastern
Colorado.
on't wait for lower prices.
For next Vear
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Missouri river as it was advisable to go.
To take it twenty miles further west
would bo to remove it from any immed
iate expectation of rail comunication,
and so increaso tho expense of building
that it would bo impossible to dispose of
the lots or to erect a capitol with tho
proceeds within the two years, and
henco the enterprise would fail. It was
Hill, and ordered tho sale of the remain
ing lots and blocks belonging to the
state to furnish tho funds for such
buildings iu connection with certain
lands available for the purpose. They
also made appropriations amounting to
about sixteen thousand dollars for com
pleting iue capuui uuuuiugw una uunie. Cani,,beiF and tlieir
anuiurueiruiugiueepenbeu extras Xewton Campbell,
oraereu oy me commissioners on me
state house to make it comfortable and
habitable. Several thousand dollars
were used in grading the grounds,
fencing the same, planting them with
trees, and erecting outbuildings. The
total cost of the building, fittings and
grounds, is finally stated at ?83,000f
married in 1788 to Jane Mason. A
daughter of Samuel Rea, Ann. married
Rev. George M. Scott, and the late Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison, wife of tho presi
dent, was their grandchild. William
Rea died in 1835, aged 72. There were
nine cniklren. Annie married uaviu
younges Eon,
was the father of
David A.
FAMILY HISTORIES.
NOTE A similarity between the
Harwood and Morton families will be
noticed. Peter Harwood was of llnglish
and Richard Morton of Scotch origin.
Both settled at an early day in Mass
achusetts. The last days of Zachariah
Harwood wera spent in Vermont, and
the grandfather of J. Sterling Morton
.. . . . . . , Ived in St. Albans, Vt. Nathan Har-
HARWOOD-Zachariah Harwood. wood g moved to New York as d:d
borninHardw.ck,Ma88.,inl742,wasof JuHus Dewen MortQD FrQm
ELglishorigm being of the sixth gen- York the Harwood family came indirect
eration from the first representative of , fo Iowa whi,e the Morton8 6ettled in
the family in this country, namely, Mirfiliran
jreier iiarwuuu, wuo, upon crossing me
Atlantic, settled in Concord, Mass.
Zachariah Harwood lived to the ad
vanced age of eighty years. He served
as a Eoldier in the Revolutionary war,
and spent his last days at Bennington,
Vermont, where he died June G, 1821.
He married Lovina Rice, and their
youngest son, Nathan Harwood, Sr.,
born Jan. C, 1794, who married Nancy
Dorrance in 1815, was the father of
Nathan S. Harwood, of this city.
Nathan ilarwood, Sr., was a soldier of
the War of 1812. He lived at Benning
ton, Vermont, until 1825, when he emi
grated to Ontario county, New York,
and settled near Lake Canandaigua.
There he lived until 1832, when he
moved to St. Joseph county, Mich.,
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Julius
Ono of
his ancestors, Nathaniel Morton, was
one of the first secretaries of Plymouth
colony.
CAMPBELL About the beginning
of the 18th century Camp
bell came from Scotland and settled in
eastern Pennsylvania. His son, John
furthermore generally believed lhat tho Campbell, was born in York county,
6ite selected was about midway between Penna. He married Hammond
tho western limit of arable land, and in 1775. Thero were nine children,
it would bo always the centre of pop- David, who married Annie Rea, was tho
ulation. grandfather of David A.Campbell, clerk
of the supreme court of Nebraska. The
Rea familv is descended from Alexander
Tho legislature met in January, "9G in Rea who" wa3 born in Ireland about
tho new capitol, approved tho acts of 1700 He emjBratcd to America and
the commissioners without very much settIed on tbo eastem shore of tho
criticism, provided for tho erection or a Doiawaro ;n Xew Jersey, in 1734. His
state university and agricultural gon, Samuel Rea, born in the same year,
college on tho site reserved, and for an xaB a colone, in tbe Revolution,
insane hospital on state lands Samuel's son, William, grandfather of
secured by the commission on Yankee pavit A Campbell, was born in 17G2;
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