Beaver in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Court
February 6, 1804
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011
1. First Court Marker
Inscription.
First Court. February 6, 1804. Near this marker sat the first court in Beaver County. The court convened in a tavern owned by Abner Lacock. Judge Jesse Moore presided. His associate judges were Abner Lacock, John H. Reddick and Joseph Caldwell. David Johnson was Prothonotary. The following gentlemen were permitted to practice at the first session of the court; Alexander Addison; James Allison, Jr.; William Ayers; Henry Baldwin; Parker Campbll, Thomas Collins; Alexander W. Foster; John Bannnister Gibson; David Hayes; Henry Hazlett; Obediah Jennings; Thomas G. Johnston; Isaac Kerr; Sampson S. King; William Larwill; William C. Larwell; Robert Moore; James Mountain; David Redick; C.S. Sample; Steel Semple; John Simonson and William Wilkins.
Near this marker sat the first court in Beaver County. The court convened in a tavern owned by Abner Lacock. Judge Jesse Moore presided. His associate judges were Abner Lacock, John H. Reddick and Joseph Caldwell. David Johnson was Prothonotary. The following gentlemen were permitted to practice at the first session of the court; Alexander Addison; James Allison, Jr.; William Ayers; Henry Baldwin; Parker Campbll, Thomas Collins; Alexander W. Foster; John Bannnister Gibson; David Hayes; Henry Hazlett; Obediah Jennings; Thomas G. Johnston; Isaac Kerr; Sampson S. King; William Larwill; William C. Larwell; Robert Moore; James Mountain; David Redick; C.S. Sample; Steel Semple; John Simonson and William Wilkins.
Location. 40° 41.692′ N, 80° 18.367′ W. Marker is in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. Marker is on 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver PA 15009, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on August 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.