First Pleasant Twp Settlers

When Pleasant Township was organized in 1807, it was five times larger than it is today. Pictured is one of the early log homes in the area. The first permanent settlers arrived around 1803 settling near Big Darby Creek in an area known today as Georgesville. A portion of Pleasant Township was transferred to the newly created Jackson Township in 1815, the same year the Pleasant Post Office opened. The following year, the settlement of Georgesville was laid out and by 1818, the Pleasant Post Office changed names becoming the Georgesville Post Office. Among the earliest settlers were the families of Thomas Roberts, John Bigger, James Gardiner, Samuel Dyer, Samuel Kerr and John Turner. In 1805, Samuel Dyer erected a mill, which eventually passed to William Dyer, and was for half a century the only flouring-mill in the township.