. Delaware County, New York; history of the century, 1797-1897; centennial celebration, June 9 and 10, 1897. urgent alternative Mr. Johnston and the other whigfamilies took leave of their little jJossessions and hurried to CherryValley. They were there when the little village was burnt by theIndians in 1778; but the family escaped iu time from the massacre,and one of the sons was in the fort which withstood the efforts ofthe savages to burn or take it. After the war was over the fugitive families returned iu 1784 totheir homes at Sidney, and resumed the peaceful and prosi)erouslife which has m
. Delaware County, New York; history of the century, 1797-1897; centennial celebration, June 9 and 10, 1897. urgent alternative Mr. Johnston and the other whigfamilies took leave of their little jJossessions and hurried to CherryValley. They were there when the little village was burnt by theIndians in 1778; but the family escaped iu time from the massacre,and one of the sons was in the fort which withstood the efforts ofthe savages to burn or take it. After the war was over the fugitive families returned iu 1784 totheir homes at Sidney, and resumed the peaceful and prosi)erouslife which has made Sidney one of the most attractive of all thetowns iu the county. It remains to say something about Harjierstield, which is theonly other part of the county which was settled by white jjeoplebefore the Revolutionary war. The founders of Harpersfield werea family of Harpers, whose ancestor James Harper migrated fromIreland to Maine iu 1720. After successive migrations of thefamily John, a grandson of the Irish emigrant, settled iu atCherry Valley in New York. A son of this John named John, Near ttaraaretviUe. Steeles BrooK, Delt\i. Near Duriraveq. si-:ttij-:mi-:.\ts. 45 was the founder of Harperstielcl, and his son, also named John, noted Colonel Harper who was so conspicuous in the borderwars of the revolution. In 1767 the Harpers obtained from the Colonial ^overunientpermission to obtain from the Indians a tract of laud containing100,000 acres not before purchased, situated near the head-watersof the Delaware river. After this transaction was complete theHarpers received from the government a deed of the laud in 17()i).Two years after this, in 1771, Colonel Harper established his familyupon this tract and proceeded to divide it into suitable farms forsettlement. A considerable number of families from Cherrv Valleyand old friends from New England soon after joined them, and tlieplace took on an appearance of prosijeritj. The first settlershowever w
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