The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879 page 494
Town of Genoa

from Fairfield, Conn., in 1800, and settled at Five Corners, where the Presbyterian parsonage stands.  He stopped a year or two a little northwest of the Corners, but did not take up land there.  He bought of Joseph and Jesse Chittenden, who came in from Massachusetts at an early day, fifty acres, on which he resided till his death, September 11th, 1864, aged 86.  Four of his children are living, Lewis and Caliste, widow of Joseph Goodyear, in Genoa, Edmond, in Springport, Mich., and Augustus, in Pennsylvania.  Matthias and Edward Mead, and Frederick Scofield also settled here in 1800, the former two on lot 21, and the latter on lot 30, where Philip Shafer lives.  Moses Reminton, Archelaus Chadwick, Amos Hurlburt (in 1798) and Stodart Niles settled about this time, Reminton, on the farm now occupied by Geo. A. Whiteman, one and one-half miles east of Genoa, where he died February 24th, 1836, aged 67 ; Hurlburt on lot 11, where he died November 10th, 1832, aged 62 ; and Niles on lot 2, where he died October 19th, 1849, aged 69.  Reminton was a Quaker, and came from Connecticut, from whence his father came about the same time, the latter settling two miles east of Genoa, on the farm now occupied b Jno. Tifft and Delos Niles, where he died.  Milton and William, sons of Moses Reminton, are living, the former in Trumansburg, and the latter in Connecticut.  Chadwick came from Lee, Mass.  His sons, Thomas, Samuel, Jabez and Ansel were prominent and active citizens.  In addition to their other gifts the Chadwicks possessed musical talents in a remarkable degree.

Joseph Goodyear came from Hamden, Conn., in 1801.  He bought 200 acres of Perez Brownell, and then exchanged with Gilbert Brownell.  His brothers William and Timothy came a year or two later.  The Goodyears, Atwaters and Bradleys were originally from the same section.  They intermarried more or less before and after coming here.  Joseph Shaw came from Little Compton, R.I., in 1802, and his brother Peleg, a few years afterwards.

John Leavenworth, originally from Watertown, Connecticut, came from Canaan, Columbia County in 1802.  He lived one year west of Beardsley's, in Lansing, but soon settled and built a house on lot 40, which he bought of William I. Vredenburg, in 1804.  In 1809, he made his residence on lot 29.  From the time he kept  a tavern in his log-house, built and run a distillery, and had also a small store in a part of the building.  He was commissioned a Lieutenant by Gov. Daniel D. Tompkins, in Col. John Harris' regiment, and went with his company to the frontier at Lewiston in the war of 1812.  He was afterwards commissioned a Captain, under Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew N. Tillotson, and was honored with several town offices.  Many soldiers were drafted in front of the  old log tavern, which stood about twenty-five rods north of his last residence, and some on the green north of the old log school-house.  Only two of his children are living, Horace, on the homestead, at East Genoa, and Olivia, wife of Jackson Ferris, in Springport, Michigan.  Hiram went to Auburn to learn the printer's trade with H. J. Pace, and attended a grammar school.  In October, 1817, he was editor of the Waterloo Gazette, which he published one year.  He was associated one year with William Ray in the  publication of the Miscellaneous Register.  In 1820, he removed to Queenstown, Canada, and printed a paper for Wm. L. McKenzie, the leader of the Patriot War.  From thence, in 1825, he went to St. Catharines and established The Farmers' Journal and Welland Canal Intelligencer, afterwards changed to the St. Catharines Journal, which he continued until 1843.  He died February 7th, 1857, in his 60th year.

Wm. Miller Clark came from Connecticut,  in 1803, and settled on the Indian Fields, about a mile south-west of  Genoa, on the farm now occupied by Chauncey Hand.  He afterwards removed with his family to Ohio.  Moses Armstrong, brother of Benoni, came from Goshen in 1803, and settled on the farm adjoining Benoni's on the west.  He removed to Groton about 1820, and died there.  His family are all dead.  Reuben Pomeroy came from Broome county, in the fall of 1803 and taught school that winter.  In 1805, he married Esther, daughter of Jabel Bradley, and in 1806, succeeded Adams, Wildman and Co., in the mercantile business.  His store stood on the site of the steam mill.  He was a successful merchant and left a good record as an honest and trustworthy man.  Seneca G. Pomeroy of Northville, is the only member of his family living.  Paul Barger came from Peekskill in  1803 or '4.

Joseph Crocker, Sr., came from Lee, in 1804, and bought the James Howell farm of Oliver

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