History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . active young horse,—one in which he hadgreat confidence as to his jumping qualities, as he had beentested on the frontier many times before. Informing hisfather of his intentions, they returned to the cutter (forthey had left it and separated somewhat, fearing that theaccumulated weight of themselves, their horse and cutter,might cause all to break through), sprang in, and gettinghis horse well in hand, starting briskly forward, and awaythey sped for the leap. The horse
History of Branch county, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . active young horse,—one in which he hadgreat confidence as to his jumping qualities, as he had beentested on the frontier many times before. Informing hisfather of his intentions, they returned to the cutter (forthey had left it and separated somewhat, fearing that theaccumulated weight of themselves, their horse and cutter,might cause all to break through), sprang in, and gettinghis horse well in hand, starting briskly forward, and awaythey sped for the leap. The horse performed his partnobly, and at the instant of making his jump the Burdicksthrew themselves forward, and by their momentum assistedhim greatly, besides saving themselves from being thrownbackward into the swift, deep current, through which therear part of their vehicle was dragged. They finally reachedtheir home in New York in safety, where young Burdickwas married soon after. In March, 1832, the Burdicks(father and son) and Abigail Mosher, brother-in-law ofJames M., returned to Michigan, settling in Allen township,. HISTORY OF BRANCH COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 177 Hillsdale Co. Here, on section , James M. Burdickopened the first tavern in 1832. In the spring of 1836he removed to Quincy township and located upon section24, where he resided for many years. He was presentat the fii-st town-meeting in Quiney, where lie was electeda school commissioner, also an inspector of schools, and isperhaps the only survivor of those elected at the first town-meeting. He also served with Capt. James Olds companyduring the Black Hawk war, having been summoned totake the field while returning to Michigan, in 1832, andwhen, with his young wife, he was yet fifteen miles distantfrom his destination. During the year 1836, Samuel H. Berry and his sons,Joseph, Knos G., and Ezra, became residents. They werefrom Barrington, N. H., originally, but had resided at dif-ferent periods in Wayne Co., Pa., Niagara
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