"Joseph GARWOOD moved from Fayette County to the northwestern part of the township as early as 1797. He purchased land from a Mr. McDONALD 400 acres of land there for a barrel of flour and a watch. Mr. GARWOOD subsequently removed to Illinois, but a son, Joseph, still dwells in Summit at the age of seventy-nine years. Matthew, John and Thomas McCLURE, three Irish brothers, settled early in the northern part. Hugh GILLILAND and his sons, Hugh and Robert were well-known pioneers of the northwest part. All the above settlers had secured homes in this western land of promise prior to 1810. When the war of 1812 approached, rumors of Indian descents pervaded this as well as other settlements throughout the county. Once the scattering settlers in the northwestern part of the township gathered at the cabin of Joseph GARWOOD under the report of an imminent attack, and remained till two of their number who had been dispatched to Erie for information returned and dispelled their fears."

Transcribed from page 664, in the Biographical Sketch section for Summit Township: "History of Crawford County, PA, 1885."

(Please note: I have no direct ties to these surnames, I'm just posting this information for the genealogical purposes of sharing.)