From Newton book:
RESIDENT: - Darby Township, Pleasant Valley, (Now Plain City, MadisonCounty, Ohio).

He moved with his parents from Three Mile Harbor, (known as DOMINY'SPOINT), Suffolk County, Long Island, to Beekmantown, Clinton County, NewYork, in 1796.

In his early manhood days, he had the lust for adventure. The Legislatureof his state, in 1794, authorized the building of the great Genesee Road,connecting the Mohawk Valley Road on the east with the Niagara on thewest, stretching across the state. It opened up and provided an importantcommunication link for the thriving settlers and hardy pioneers pushinginto the Ohio country in the North West Territory.

After his marriage to ABAGAIL NORTON, he and his wife, and her parents(Mr. and Mrs. James Norton), started on their westward course in 1810,with their axes, two yoke of oxen, two cows (to supply milk for thechildren), four horses, two wagons, and their rifles with a store ofammunition. This was considered the necessary equipment of that day, forthem and their families.

Assured of land of exuberant fertility providing amply for their wants,they pushed on, regardless of their fatigue, through unexplored regionsand tangled forest, guiding themselves by the sun only, reposing at nighton the bare ground. One stood guard while the other slept.

They crossed numberless streams with their wives, children, and luggage,on rafts made of grape vines and logs woven together, driftingconsiderably before landing could be affected on the opposite shore. Totheir trouble was added impending danger of being murdered while asleepby prowling Indians.

They denied themselves the comfort of fire and light so they could not beeasily detected in the darkness when night was on.

After about a year of this hazardous journey they landed at Worthington,Ohio, late in the fall of 1811; there residing with the family of Mr.Buell until they could purchase their farms and build their cabinsthereon.

Jeremiah and his father-in-law (JAMES NORTON) purchased about 300 acresof land in what is now Darby Township, Madison County, Ohio, (although atthat time the county had not been organized,) which was a part of thenorth-west quarter of Franklin, from Daniel Sullivant for one dollar anda quarter per acre.

This land was all in virgin forest, without a stick of timber beingcleared therefrom. His purchase was then about a 100 acres of land. Hehad no tools and only five dollars in money left. He built his tools tofarm with, also his cabin of round logs 18 x 28 feet. In one end was alarge fire-place, being built of mud, logs, and stick chimney for thesmoke and fire to find its egress through the roof. This fire-place wasused not only for heat but to do cooking in, such as baking corn pone andwheat bread on a white ash or white oak boards before the fire, also alarge crane swung outward to hang the kettles on for cooking their meals.This chimney was daubed with mud from four to six inches thick to protectthe logs from fire. The cabin was chinked and daubed also with mud.

This cabin consisted of one room which was used for all purposes, greasedpaper was pasted over apertures in the walls which served as windows andadmitted light poorly.

There was no floor therein, but as his family grew he improved his logcabin. To better its condition, he added sleeping quarters on one sidefor the children, puncheon floors were provided.

It was on a bleak night in January 1830, that they were awakened to findtheir home in flames. To rescue the children, they had to be taken outthrough the windows in their night clothes. Freezing cold and with twofeet of snow on the ground, they were forced to travel a distance of twomiles to the nearest neighbor for night shelter.

He could have purchased land between Worthington and the site on whichthe city of Columbus now stands for from two to three dollars per acre,but assumed that was too high in value for that day.

He made shoes for his neighbors and followed coopering for a time. "Ihave played many days upon his old shoe bench, handled the old woodenlasts he used to turn the shoes and boots on to be made -what an antiquefor today." These added to his income, as his financial resourcesincreased, he extended the boundaries of his holdings until he ownedabout 1200 acres, being numbered among the most prosperous agriculturistsof his community.

He made all the plows used in that section of the state, being able to doanything in the mechanical line owing to his splendid ability in thatdirection. This gave him an opportunity in that day to be called upon tolend a hand to needy pioneers.

He served for a short time in the War of 1812, but I have been unable tofind out what outfit it was. "I have in my possession a sword made ofhickory which he used to drill with," but, in my research I have beenunable to make our records - so they will deal more definitely upon thismatter.

I have also in my possession his old cradle, the snath of which is madeof natures growth. I've seen Grandfather swing it many a day in theripened grain, when a boy, raking it into bundles to be bound by hand. Itnow is in the Ohio Archeological Museum on the Ohio State Universitygrounds, in the name of the family.

He was tax collector of the township for a number of years, also one ofthe first United States Revenue Collectors of that day, riding hisdistrict on horse back collecting revenue from various distilleries inthe manufacturing of whiskey, with headquarters at Chillicothe, Ohio.

For twenty years he was Justice-of-the-Peace, and one of the influentialmen of his community. He was a Presbyterian by faith. In politics he wasan old line Whig, and became the father of twenty children.

In 1893, when I first came to Dublin to vote, this was my first ballot -was under the Australian System, at that time, was for William McKinleyfor Governor.

I also courted my true love! who later became my wife, (Miss Anna MayMitchell). The Old pioneer residents - would say to me! "You resembleyour Great grand-father in height, but, not in weight", (Jeremiah Dominy,who was a frequent visitor to the village.)

They stated that the horse Jeremiah rode was the worst swayback horsethey had ever seen! When he would mount it seemed like its back would sagdown, unable to carry the load.

He would have 6 or 8 saddle blankets under the saddle on old Nell's back,as he called her, to keep his saddle-bags from resting too heavy upon herwithers; also to keep his feet from dragging in the mud on Post RoadState route No. 161, also U.S. route No-33) coming to Dublin.

Looking through some of the old Justice's-of-the-Peace early records, Ihave in my possession, I found this clause that might be of interest tothe family. In the early pioneer days there were very few Criminal cases,the most being of a Civil nature as noted in the following action taken:

JEREMIAH DOMINY VS DAVID MITCHELL

Suit brought on a note filed which reads: "DARBY, July 10, 1846. one dayafter date for value Received I promised to pay to Jeremiah Dominy ororder, Seven Dollars and Eighty-seven cents witness my band

David Mitchell."

Endorsement - October 30, 184E Received on the within note $4.
Received May 27, 1848. $3.

Fee - Sums - 12¢ Inds at - 12¢ Execution - 25¢

October 9, 1848. Summons for appearance of said Defendant on the 14th dayof October 1848 at 10 o'clock A.M. delivered to D. Mathny, Constable.

October 11, 1848. Summons returned personally served by reading. Service- 10¢. Milage - 10¢. D. Mathny, Constable.

October 23, 1848 A.D. The defendant failed to appear, therefore by hisdefault: It is considered by me that the Plaintiff receive of thedefendant the sum of one Dollar and Thirty Seven cents and his costherein taxed at Forty four cents. Constable fees Ser Sum - 10¢. Milage -10¢ Ser Exect - 20¢. Milage - 10¢. Per Ext - 8c. Cost paid

November 22, 1848. Issued an execution and delivered the same to D.Mathny, Constable.

December 5, 1848. Execution returned money paid in full Amts thereof. Fee- 28a. D. Mathny, Constable.

December 5, 1848. My fees as constable in full, D. Mathny, Constable.

The above judgement was paid to the plaintiff, and by plaintiff ordersand the amount is receipted on the above note.
William Graham, J.P., Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio.