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82 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
land, purchased the same year a large tract of land, which he soon"
after sold to Charles Parker, AVIIO moved in with his family in 1810.
Seelick Comstoek came the same year. A number of families located
as squatters upon the lands that had been occupied and in a measure
tilled by the Indians; lint most of them niOA'ed away during the Avar,
not to return. Three settlements were formed Avhich made the points
of a triangle, Q&which Milan afterwards became the center. Another
settlement AVIIS commenced in 1811, in the northwest corner of the tQAvnship,
by Thomas Jeffrey, Josiah Smith, Dydimus and Elijah Kinney,
and George Colvin. These settlements filled up rapidly, so that prior to
the War of 1812, the number, including unmarried men, AVIIS not far
from 225.
BIRTHPLACE OK THOMAS A. EDISON, MILAN
The following reminiscence of early Milan life by Mrs. Sarah Lock­
Avood, AVIIO died in 11)14 aged eighty-seven years, AVIIS contributed by her
granddaughter, Mrs. Verna Williams, wife of the present common pleas
judge.
In trying to recall various reminiscences and some of the experiences
of some of my ancestors I find many things that they narrated that
Avould be of interest.
My memory goes back to the time when I AVIIS about seven years
old, Avhen I SIIAV the Indians pass our bouse on their way through town
to their home (IOAVII the river.
They were ahvays very quiet and orderly. I remember their coming
into our yard (IIOAV the Dixon home), going to the well and taking a
drink from the bucket Avhich AVIIS on a well sweep. When leaving they
SIIAV mother's linking of bread, six or eight loaves placed out on the porch
to cool. Each' one put a loaf under his arm and marched along. Mother
saAV them, picked up an ax near by and said, "If you don't bring back