By Willis H. Tennant Of Buffalo N.Y.
Daniel Tennant our father was born at Waterville Oneida County NY June 17th 1802.
He was a son of Daniel and Martha Hale Tennant who was born near Norwich Ct about 1762.
He was raised a farmer but at the age of 22 years he was employed to care for and drive a three horse team between Utica and Albany a distance of 96 miles hauling whiskey which was about the only surplus product of the early settlers of that locality for shipment down the river and hauling westward from Albany merchandise which came up the river for distribution through the interior of the state.
The next two years he worked on farms by the month One year he received but $8.00 per month or 30 cents per day and his board. In 1825 he worked on a farm in Genesee County. The following Spring he started on foot for the wilds of Chautauqua County His traveling outfit consisted of a bag thrown over his shoulder in which were a boiled ham loaves of bread and a table knife. Each day he traveled as far as he could and slept where night overtook him but not always under the most desirable circumstances.
Arriving at Hartfield a little settlement near the northeastern shore of Lake Chautauqua late in April he concluded to rest for a day or two Before resuming his journey however he had purchased a farm having a small clearing upon it near the Hartfield settlement and Lake Chautauqua.
Here he took up his bachelor home. In the following Fall his brother Austin came on from the east and soon purchased Father's interests in that farm which at the present time 1915 is known as the Ecker Farm Soon after selling father went to what is known as the Beech Hill section about three miles from Hartfield and five miles from Mayville NY and bought a heavily timbered tract of land inhabited by wolves and other wild animals.
In April 1827 he went upon it cut away some underbrush erected a rude hut using earth and brush for a roof and with a quantity of straw for a bed he began clearing this wild land and turning into farmland Soon after Richard Leech became one of his pioneer neighbors. Two or three years later Mr Leech's sister Hephzabah M Leech came from Deep River Ct to visit him Father met her and in due time March 14th 1832 they drove to Westfield NY a small settlement six or seven miles distant in a rude home made sled drawn by an ox team and were married.
This wild land farm became their home for the remainder of their lives Father died there in February 1890 nearly 88 years of age and nearly sixty four years after the purchase of the same The old farm is now owned by his grandson Levant O Tennant a son of Orren L Tennant and in a few years the same will have been owned by the Tennant family and known as the Tennant Farm for a full century
Daniel Tennant our father was born at Waterville Oneida County NY June 17th 1802.
He was a son of Daniel and Martha Hale Tennant who was born near Norwich Ct about 1762.
He was raised a farmer but at the age of 22 years he was employed to care for and drive a three horse team between Utica and Albany a distance of 96 miles hauling whiskey which was about the only surplus product of the early settlers of that locality for shipment down the river and hauling westward from Albany merchandise which came up the river for distribution through the interior of the state.
The next two years he worked on farms by the month One year he received but $8.00 per month or 30 cents per day and his board. In 1825 he worked on a farm in Genesee County. The following Spring he started on foot for the wilds of Chautauqua County His traveling outfit consisted of a bag thrown over his shoulder in which were a boiled ham loaves of bread and a table knife. Each day he traveled as far as he could and slept where night overtook him but not always under the most desirable circumstances.
Arriving at Hartfield a little settlement near the northeastern shore of Lake Chautauqua late in April he concluded to rest for a day or two Before resuming his journey however he had purchased a farm having a small clearing upon it near the Hartfield settlement and Lake Chautauqua.
Here he took up his bachelor home. In the following Fall his brother Austin came on from the east and soon purchased Father's interests in that farm which at the present time 1915 is known as the Ecker Farm Soon after selling father went to what is known as the Beech Hill section about three miles from Hartfield and five miles from Mayville NY and bought a heavily timbered tract of land inhabited by wolves and other wild animals.
In April 1827 he went upon it cut away some underbrush erected a rude hut using earth and brush for a roof and with a quantity of straw for a bed he began clearing this wild land and turning into farmland Soon after Richard Leech became one of his pioneer neighbors. Two or three years later Mr Leech's sister Hephzabah M Leech came from Deep River Ct to visit him Father met her and in due time March 14th 1832 they drove to Westfield NY a small settlement six or seven miles distant in a rude home made sled drawn by an ox team and were married.
This wild land farm became their home for the remainder of their lives Father died there in February 1890 nearly 88 years of age and nearly sixty four years after the purchase of the same The old farm is now owned by his grandson Levant O Tennant a son of Orren L Tennant and in a few years the same will have been owned by the Tennant family and known as the Tennant Farm for a full century
By Willis H. Tennant Of Buffalo N.Y.
Daniel Tennant our father was born at Waterville Oneida County NY June 17th 1802.
He was a son of Daniel and Martha Hale Tennant who was born near Norwich Ct about 1762.
He was raised a farmer but at the age of 22 years he was employed to care for and drive a three horse team between Utica and Albany a distance of 96 miles hauling whiskey which was about the only surplus product of the early settlers of that locality for shipment down the river and hauling westward from Albany merchandise which came up the river for distribution through the interior of the state.
The next two years he worked on farms by the month One year he received but $8.00 per month or 30 cents per day and his board. In 1825 he worked on a farm in Genesee County. The following Spring he started on foot for the wilds of Chautauqua County His traveling outfit consisted of a bag thrown over his shoulder in which were a boiled ham loaves of bread and a table knife. Each day he traveled as far as he could and slept where night overtook him but not always under the most desirable circumstances.
Arriving at Hartfield a little settlement near the northeastern shore of Lake Chautauqua late in April he concluded to rest for a day or two Before resuming his journey however he had purchased a farm having a small clearing upon it near the Hartfield settlement and Lake Chautauqua.
Here he took up his bachelor home. In the following Fall his brother Austin came on from the east and soon purchased Father's interests in that farm which at the present time 1915 is known as the Ecker Farm Soon after selling father went to what is known as the Beech Hill section about three miles from Hartfield and five miles from Mayville NY and bought a heavily timbered tract of land inhabited by wolves and other wild animals.
In April 1827 he went upon it cut away some underbrush erected a rude hut using earth and brush for a roof and with a quantity of straw for a bed he began clearing this wild land and turning into farmland Soon after Richard Leech became one of his pioneer neighbors. Two or three years later Mr Leech's sister Hephzabah M Leech came from Deep River Ct to visit him Father met her and in due time March 14th 1832 they drove to Westfield NY a small settlement six or seven miles distant in a rude home made sled drawn by an ox team and were married.
This wild land farm became their home for the remainder of their lives Father died there in February 1890 nearly 88 years of age and nearly sixty four years after the purchase of the same The old farm is now owned by his grandson Levant O Tennant a son of Orren L Tennant and in a few years the same will have been owned by the Tennant family and known as the Tennant Farm for a full century
Daniel Tennant our father was born at Waterville Oneida County NY June 17th 1802.
He was a son of Daniel and Martha Hale Tennant who was born near Norwich Ct about 1762.
He was raised a farmer but at the age of 22 years he was employed to care for and drive a three horse team between Utica and Albany a distance of 96 miles hauling whiskey which was about the only surplus product of the early settlers of that locality for shipment down the river and hauling westward from Albany merchandise which came up the river for distribution through the interior of the state.
The next two years he worked on farms by the month One year he received but $8.00 per month or 30 cents per day and his board. In 1825 he worked on a farm in Genesee County. The following Spring he started on foot for the wilds of Chautauqua County His traveling outfit consisted of a bag thrown over his shoulder in which were a boiled ham loaves of bread and a table knife. Each day he traveled as far as he could and slept where night overtook him but not always under the most desirable circumstances.
Arriving at Hartfield a little settlement near the northeastern shore of Lake Chautauqua late in April he concluded to rest for a day or two Before resuming his journey however he had purchased a farm having a small clearing upon it near the Hartfield settlement and Lake Chautauqua.
Here he took up his bachelor home. In the following Fall his brother Austin came on from the east and soon purchased Father's interests in that farm which at the present time 1915 is known as the Ecker Farm Soon after selling father went to what is known as the Beech Hill section about three miles from Hartfield and five miles from Mayville NY and bought a heavily timbered tract of land inhabited by wolves and other wild animals.
In April 1827 he went upon it cut away some underbrush erected a rude hut using earth and brush for a roof and with a quantity of straw for a bed he began clearing this wild land and turning into farmland Soon after Richard Leech became one of his pioneer neighbors. Two or three years later Mr Leech's sister Hephzabah M Leech came from Deep River Ct to visit him Father met her and in due time March 14th 1832 they drove to Westfield NY a small settlement six or seven miles distant in a rude home made sled drawn by an ox team and were married.
This wild land farm became their home for the remainder of their lives Father died there in February 1890 nearly 88 years of age and nearly sixty four years after the purchase of the same The old farm is now owned by his grandson Levant O Tennant a son of Orren L Tennant and in a few years the same will have been owned by the Tennant family and known as the Tennant Farm for a full century
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