Index

Adlum, John, 9, 10, 13

Alexander, James, 26

Allegheny Mountains, 1, 2, 47, 102

Allison, Rev. Francis, 67

American Revolution, 23, 33, 34, 44, 49, 54, 68, 71, 84, 86, 103, 104, 110

Antes, Frederick, 77-82, 87

Antes, Henry, Jr., 40, 42, 76-83, 101

Antes, Henry, Sr., 78

Antes, Joseph, 42

Antes, Philip, 42

Antes, William, 78

Antes Mill, 79, 80, 82

Art, 70

Arthur, Robert, 41

Atlee, Samuel J., 5

Bald Eagle Creek, 22, 48, 67, 79

Bald Eagle Mountains, 14

Bald Eagle Township, 45, 46, 84

Bald Eagle's Nest, 48

Baptists, 68

Barn-raisings, 60, 95, 97

Bartram, John, 9-11, 13

Bertin, Eugene P., 7

"Beulah Land," 71

Bingham, William, 11

Blackwell, 71

Bonner, Barnabas, 40

Books, 69, 70

Brainerd, Rev. David, 67

Bryce, James, 89, 90

Bucks County, 19

Burnet's Hills, 6

"Cabin right," 37

Cabin-raisings, 48, 51, 60, 74, 95, 97

Caldwell, Bratton, 40, 41

Calhoune, George, 26

Cammal, 71

Campbell, Cleary, 26, 62

Campbell, William, Jr., 26

Carlisle Presbytery, 67

Charter of Privileges, 96

Chester County, 19, 20

Children, 55

Clark, Francis, 42

Clark, John, 26

Colbert, William, 61-63, 65, 70

Coldren, Eleanor, 40, 83, 92, 96

Commerce, 56

Committee of Safety, 34, 44, 45, 48, 54, 77, 81-83, 88, 106

Connecticut, 20, 21, 23, 31

Constitutional Convention, Pennsylvania (1776), 80, 83, 87

Continental Congress, 85, 103

Cooke, William, 26

"Corn right," 37

Council of Safety, 34, 44

Covenhoven, Robert, 22

Crawford, James, 77, 82, 83

Cruger, Daniel, 96

Culbertson, Mr., 67

Cumberland County, 19, 20

Cumberland Valley, 47, 105

Curti, Merle, 76, 100

Dauphin County, 19, 20

Davy, Mr., 56, 63

Declaration of Independence, 42, 43, 71, 74, 106

"Declaration of Independence" of Fair Play Settlers, 42-44, 61, 62, 71, 74, 83, 106, 107

Defense, 84, 103, 108

Demography, 16-29, 100, 104-107

DeSchweinitz, Edmund A., 8, 10

Dewitt, Abraham, 40

Dewitt, Peter, 95, 96

Dickinson, John, 43, 78, 81

Donegal Presbytery, 67

Dougherty, Samuel, 40

Drinking, 71, 72, 74, 75, 98

Duncan, Mr., 38

Dunn, William, 96

Economic institutions, 89-91, 97, 99-102, 104, 107, 109; see also Farming

Education, 17, 58, 65, 69

Ejectment, 35-39, 41, 106

English, 16-20, 24-26, 28, 54, 57, 58, 83, 84, 93, 95, 102

Ettwein, Bishop John, 9, 10, 13

Evans, Lewis, 9-11, 13

Fair Play men, 3, 31, 35-36, 38, 40, 41, 45, 73, 77, 81-83, 92, 94, 95, 97, 102, 109; see also Tribunal, Fair Play

Faith, 17, 68, 73, 75, 98, 99

Family life, 17, 58, 64, 65, 68, 100, 110

Ferguson, Thomas, 40

Fithian, Philip Vickers, 9, 10, 13, 43, 53, 61, 66, 67, 69, 79, 82

Fleming, Betsey, 53

Fleming, John, 43, 66, 67, 69, 77, 81, 82, 85

Fleming, Robert, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87

Forster, Thomas, 26

Fort Antes, 34, 78, 80, 81, 86, 93

Fort Augusta, 22, 71, 79, 85

Fort Fleming, 81

Fort Horn, 34, 82-84, 86, 93

Fort Muncy, 34

Fort Reed, 34, 81, 83, 86

Fort Stanwix, Treaties of, 2, 3, 5-9, 12, 13, 21, 25, 29, 33, 34, 36, 67, 81, 86, 103

Forts, 64, 77, 81-83

Franklin, Benjamin, 52, 81

French, 2, 16-18, 58, 86, 95, 102

French and Indian War, 2, 16, 21

Galbreath, Robert, 9, 11

General Assembly, 9, 11, 79, 80, 81, 84, 86, 87, 96

George III, 84

Germans, 16-20, 24-26, 28, 54, 57, 58, 82-84, 93, 95, 102

Germantown, 78, 83

Great Island, 3, 12, 14, 34, 35, 40, 48, 67, 79, 81, 105

Great Runaway 21-23, 29, 33, 34, 71, 80, 84, 85, 88, 106

Great Shamokin Path, 47, 48

Greene County, 100, 101, 105

Grier, Rev. Isaac, 67

Grier, James, 40, 41

Grier vs. Tharpe, 40

Gristmills, 54, 64

Haines, Joseph, 40

Hamilton, Alexander, 43, 77, 82, 85, 86

Hamilton, Anna Jackson, 43, 44, 62, 66, 71, 107

Hamilton, John, 44

Hartley, Col. Thomas, 22, 23

Harvest, 53, 74, 95, 98, 107

Hill, Aaron, 6

Homes, 51, 52, 59, 104

Horn, Samuel, 77, 82, 83, 85

Hospitality, 60, 73

Huff, Edmund, 40, 41

Huff-Latcha (Satcha) case, 40, 41, 92

Huggins, Mr., 95

Hughes, James, 38, 39

Hughes, Thomas, 38, 39, 77, 83

Hughes vs. Dougherty, 36-40

Hunter, Col. Samuel, 21, 22, 84, 85

Immigration, 19-21, 24, 25, 28, 29

"Improvements," 37-39, 41, 58, 64, 72, 97

Indentured servitude, 64, 95

Independence, 68, 95, 103; see also Declaration of Independence

Indians, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 21-24, 29, 41, 42, 63, 67, 84, 86, 88, 94, 109

Individualism, 17, 72, 74, 98, 104, 107, 109, 110

Industry, 54, 55

Intermarriage, 58, 60

Irish, 16-18, 58, 83, 95, 102

Irwin (Irvin), James, 26, 40

Jamison, John, 26

Jersey Shore, 15, 19, 34, 42, 79, 84

Johnson, Sir William, 2, 21

Jones, Isaiah, 26

Juniata Valley, 20, 48

Kemplen, Thomas, 40, 41

Kendall, Willmoore, 91

Kincaid, Mr., 42

King, Robert, 26

King, William, 40, 41

Labor, 95, 99, 107

Lancaster, 70

Lancaster County, 19, 20, 38

Land claims, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38-40, 45, 62, 73, 80, 86, 92-94, 106

Land Office, 12, 21, 24, 86

Larrys Creek, 14, 15

Latcha, Jacob, 40

Law, unwritten, 37-39

Leadership, 36, 76-88, 104, 107, 108

Lewisburg, 67

Leyburn, James G., 37, 53

"Limping Messenger," 4, 8, 10

Linn, John Blair, 5-7, 20, 101

Lock Haven, 2, 14, 15, 34, 61, 81, 84, 105

Locke, John, 31

Logan, James, 16

Long, Cookson, 40, 77, 83

Love, Robert, 67

Lycoming Church, 67

Lycoming County courts, 33, 35, 36, 62, 65, 72, 94

Lycoming Creek 2-6, 9-15, 21, 24, 30, 35, 48, 67, 79, 105

Lycoming Gazette, 49

Lycoming Township, 28

Lydius, John Henry, 23

McElhattan, Pa., 84

McElhattan, William, 95, 96

McKean, Thomas, 22, 36, 37

McMeans, William, 40

MacMinn, Edwin, 78, 101

Manning, Richard, 70

Marshall, Peter, 12

Martin, John, 41

Maynard, D. S., 6, 7

Medical practices, 70, 71

Meginness, John, 4-7, 10, 20, 41, 42, 101

Methodists, 61, 62, 65, 66, 68, 97, 98

Milesburg, 48

Military service, 38-41, 45, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 94

Milton, 62

Ministers, itinerant, 66, 69, 71, 73

Missionaries, 67

Montgomery County, 78

Montour, Andrew, 10

Montoursville; see Ostonwaken

Moravians, 78

Muhlenberg, Henry, 78

Muhlenberg, Hiester H., 9

Muncy, 14, 20, 34, 64

Muncy Creek, 20

Muncy Hills, 50

Music, 70, 100

National origins, 16-18, 26, 33, 36, 57, 58, 61, 64, 73, 76, 82, 83, 91, 93, 97, 99, 102, 105, 107

Nationalism, 99, 102, 103, 108

New Hampshire, 31

New Jersey, 19, 20

"New Purchase," 8, 11, 12, 20, 21, 24, 29, 64

New York, 19, 20, 84

Newspapers, 49

Niagara, N. Y., 8

Nippenose Valley, 42, 80

Nittany Valley, 48

Northumberland County, 24-26, 35, 38, 56, 77, 79, 80, 83, 84, 87, 106

Northumberland County courts, 33, 36, 39, 41, 48, 62, 65, 72, 94

Northumberland Gazette, 49

Northumberland Presbytery, 67

Office holding, 76, 77, 79, 87, 88, 92, 108

"Old Purchase," 11

Onondaga (Syracuse), N. Y., 8, 9

Orange County, N. Y., 20

Ostonwaken (Montoursville), 4, 8

Paine, Thomas, 43

Parr, James, 40

Patriotism, 71, 73-75, 98, 99, 103

Paul, William, 41

Pennamite Wars, 20

Petitions, 28, 33, 76, 86, 87, 93, 94, 103

Philadelphia, 52, 80, 81

Philadelphia County, 19, 79

Pine Creek, 2-15, 19, 30, 35, 43, 44, 48, 62, 67, 71, 79, 80, 105, 107

Pine Creek Church, 67

Pine Creek Township, 24, 28

Plymouth Colony, 31

Political equality, 17, 69, 73, 75, 91, 92, 95, 99

Pottstown, 78

Pragmatism, 99, 102, 104

"Praying societies," 66

Pre-emption, 27-29, 33, 38, 39, 58, 84, 86, 94, 97, 103

Presbyterianism, 17, 29, 33, 61-63, 65-69, 74, 97, 98, 101

Price, John, 26

Proclamation of 1763, 2, 3, 21

Property right, 35, 72

Quilting, 49, 60, 70, 74

Ranney, Austin, 91

Read, Mr., 38

Recreation, 71, 100

Reed, William, 45, 77, 82, 83

Religion, 33, 58, 61, 62, 65, 66, 68, 73, 74, 91-93, 96, 97, 99, 100, 103, 107

Revolution; see American Revolution

Rhode Island, 31, 96

Roads, 48

Rodey, Peter, 36, 37

Schebosh, John, 4

Scotch-Irish, 16-21, 24, 25, 28-30, 33, 36, 37, 47, 53, 54, 57-60, 63-65, 70-72, 74, 82-84, 93, 95, 97, 101, 102, 105, 106

Scots, 16-18, 28, 58, 83, 95, 102

Self-determination, 89-91, 94, 97-99, 109

Self-reliance, 102, 103, 107

Self-sufficiency, 54, 56-58

Sergeant, Thomas, 6

Settlement, 35-37, 39, 72, 73, 90, 106

Sheshequin Path, 8-10, 48

Shickellamy, 9, 10

Shippen, Justice Edward, 39

Singmaster, Elsie, 8

Slavery, 64, 95

Smith, Charles, 38

Smith, Daniel, 38

Social compact, 31, 90

Social structure, 53, 58, 59, 64, 73, 75, 91, 97, 99-101, 103, 104, 107, 109

Sour's ferry, 69

Spangenburg, Bishop Augustus, 4, 8-10, 13, 78

Squatters' rights, 24, 72, 107

Stover, Martin, 9, 11

Suffrage, 33, 34, 92, 93, 96

Sunbury, 22, 47-49

Supreme Court, Pennsylvania, 36, 39

Supreme Executive Council, 44, 45, 86, 93, 94

Sweeney, Morgan, 41

Syracuse, N. Y.; see Onondaga, N. Y.

Tax lists, 25-27, 34, 56, 59, 76, 77, 101

Temperance, 73-75, 98, 99

Tenancy, 64, 95-97

Tenure, land, 37-40, 106

Tiadaghton Creek, 2-14, 24, 105

"Tiadaghton Elm," 13, 14, 43, 71

Tilghman, James, 12

"Tomahawk right," 37

Toner, John, 41

Tools, 49, 50, 52, 53, 70, 104

Tribunal, Fair Play, 32-36, 42, 48, 50, 58, 61, 72, 73, 82, 83, 88, 90, 92, 94, 102, 106, 109; see also Fair Play men

Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1, 19, 99-102, 104, 108, 109

Values, 58, 65, 68, 72, 91, 97-100, 104, 107

Virginia, 72, 105

Voluntary associations, 58, 60-62

Walker, John, 77, 83, 86

Wallace, Paul A. W., 13, 23

Weiser, Conrad, 4, 9-11, 13

Welsh, 16-18, 26, 28, 58, 95, 102

Whitefield, George, 78

Williamsport, 2, 49

Wills, 65, 69, 72, 73, 75, 101

Winters Massacre, 23

Women, 55, 59, 60, 65

Wyoming Massacre, 21-23

Wyoming Valley, 20

York County, 19

Zeisberger, David, 4, 8, 10

Zinzendorf, Nicholas von, 78

Transcriber's Endnotes

Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.

Archaic spellings in quoted material have been retained.

The following discrepancies have been noted and corrected where possible:

Page 26, Chart 4. The data in column headed '1774' does not tally with the total below. With no obvious solution, the table remains as originally published.

Footnote 18, Chapter 3. 'See nn. 6 and 7, p. 4.' Corrected to See nn. 6 and 7, p. 33.

Footnote 20, Chapter 3. 'Supra, p. 4.' Corrected to Supra, p. 33.

Index entry 'Economic institutions'. There is no index entry for 'Farming', however the main references to farming can found in Chapter Four.