Chester County and its people .. . y- fiom its territory as at first organized. Lancaster andDelaware were taken from it directly at the dates above given, andthe following have since been taken from it indirectly: York, from Lancaster, August 19, 1749; Cumberland, from Lancaster, January 27, 1750. Bedford, from Cumberland, March 9,1771; Westmoreland, from ]>edford, February 6,1773; Washington, from Be<lfo¥d, March 28, 1781; Fayette, from Westmoreland, September 26, 1783; Franklin, from Cumberland, September 9, 1784; Dauphin, from Lancaster, March 4, 1785; Huntingdon, from Bedford, Septe
Chester County and its people .. . y- fiom its territory as at first organized. Lancaster andDelaware were taken from it directly at the dates above given, andthe following have since been taken from it indirectly: York, from Lancaster, August 19, 1749; Cumberland, from Lancaster, January 27, 1750. Bedford, from Cumberland, March 9,1771; Westmoreland, from ]>edford, February 6,1773; Washington, from Be<lfo¥d, March 28, 1781; Fayette, from Westmoreland, September 26, 1783; Franklin, from Cumberland, September 9, 1784; Dauphin, from Lancaster, March 4, 1785; Huntingdon, from Bedford, September 20, 1787; Allegheny, from Westmoreland, September 24,1788; Somerset, from Bedford, April 17, 1795; Greene, from Washington, February 9, 1796; Beaver, from Washington, March 12, 1800; Butler, from Allegheny, March 12,1800; Erie, from Allegheny, iNlarch 12, 1800; Mercer, from Allegheny, March 12, ISOO; Crawford, from Allegheny, March 12, 1800. Cambria, from Allegheny, March 26, 1804; Lebanon, from Allegheny, February 16, s oo o J <: < HU o AND ITS PEOPLE. 67 Perry, from Cumberland, March 22, 1820; Blair, from Cumberland, February 2G, 1846; Lawrence, from Cumberland, March 20,1849, and Fulton, from Bedford, April 19, 1850. These counties, however, together with the present ChesterCounty, do not embrace all of the original Chester County, for por-tions of several other counties were taken from the original terri-tory of Chester County. The first county seat, or seat of justice, of Chester County wasat the town of Chester, on the right bank of the Delaware Eiver, atthe mouth of Chester Creek. As has been stated elsewhere, thefirst European inhabitants of this place were for the most partSwedes, who named the place Upland. The first court held there,of the proceedings of which there is any record, was held by jus-tices of the peace, September 13, IGSl, and on the ancient record ofthis court at the February temi of 1682 Upland is first namedChester. However, it shou
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