One of the oldest settlements in Beaver County, Georgetown was laid out on January 13, 1793, by Benoni Dawson who came from Montgomery County, Maryland, about 1780. Benoni Dawson had purchased 212 acres and 43 perches of land from Robert D. Dawson, who had received it from the government of Pennsylvania for his service during the Revolutionary War. The patent number was P-15-269. The deed can be found in Book E, Page 244, at the Allegheny County Courthouse. Upon the establishment of Beaver County, it was also recorded in the Office of Deeds for Beaver County, Book A, Page 162.
Source: Georgetown Steamboats, c. 2009, by Francis W. Nash. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Source: Georgetown Steamboats, c. 2009, by Francis W. Nash. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
One of the oldest settlements in Beaver County, Georgetown was laid out on January 13, 1793, by Benoni Dawson who came from Montgomery County, Maryland, about 1780. Benoni Dawson had purchased 212 acres and 43 perches of land from Robert D. Dawson, who had received it from the government of Pennsylvania for his service during the Revolutionary War. The patent number was P-15-269. The deed can be found in Book E, Page 244, at the Allegheny County Courthouse. Upon the establishment of Beaver County, it was also recorded in the Office of Deeds for Beaver County, Book A, Page 162.
Source: Georgetown Steamboats, c. 2009, by Francis W. Nash. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Source: Georgetown Steamboats, c. 2009, by Francis W. Nash. Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
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