Pioneer sketches of Long Point settlement : or, Norfolk's foundation builders and their family genealogies . n Baptist divine, who has labored soindefatigably in the work of building up the Masters cause inNorfolk for so many longyears. Entering the min-istrj^ when but eighteenyears old, he has preachedthe good news for fifty-fourconsecutive years. Duringthis time he founded sevenchurches, baptized overtwo thousand persons, mar-ried about one thousandand buried about the samenumber. In addition tothis he enjoys the proudsatisfaction in his old ageof having been the humbleinstrument in leading
Pioneer sketches of Long Point settlement : or, Norfolk's foundation builders and their family genealogies . n Baptist divine, who has labored soindefatigably in the work of building up the Masters cause inNorfolk for so many longyears. Entering the min-istrj^ when but eighteenyears old, he has preachedthe good news for fifty-fourconsecutive years. Duringthis time he founded sevenchurches, baptized overtwo thousand persons, mar-ried about one thousandand buried about the samenumber. In addition tothis he enjoys the proudsatisfaction in his old ageof having been the humbleinstrument in leading toconversion some twelve orfourteen persons who are now occupying pulpits as pastorsof churches. Benjamin Haviland, father of this branch, was a greatfavorite with the Indians. For many years an old squaw andher family camped near Mr. Havilands. house, and she used togather her pappooses about her every night and morning andpray in Indian. Daniel Haviland, youngest son of the old pioneer, marriedMary Henry, by whom he had one son, David, and onedaughter, Sarah. Elizabeth Haviland, eldest daughter of the. REV. W. H. HAVILAND. 180 PIOXEER SKETCHES OF LONG POINT SETTLEMENT. old pioneer, married Benjamin Fairchild. and settled in Towns-end. Eaner Haviland, second daughter of the old pioneer,married Hugh McCall, and settled near Port Stanley. Loamy Haviland, the third daughter, married one Hodge,and subsequently Marshall Lawrence, of New York. Fanny Haviland, the youngest daughter, married HenryCornwall, and settled in the Grand River valley. Mr. Cornwallwon a wide reputation as an expert horseman. The six hundred acres of land purchased by John Havilandwas heavily timbered. The timber had no commercial value,and it had to be logged and burned. On the portion clearedby his son Benjamin, it is said great walnut trees were loggedand burned which would be worth $200 each were theystanding to-day. On this same farm, now owned by H. Haviland, some remarkable crop statistics a
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