ADONIJAH GRISWOLD made a settlement in this township, on Apple Creek Prairie, in 1828, being induced to remove here from his state, Vermont, by some of his children, who had already located in this region. Mr. Griswold was reared in Vermont, where he was also married to Mary Barton. He served in the war of 1812, and during that struggle was taken prisoner by the British troops and placed in prison. After an incarceration of some time, he succeeded in effecting an escape, by scaling the prison walls, only to be recaptured and returned to his place of confinement, receiving 20 lashes as a penalty for seeking freedom. At the expiration of three years, however, he was released. He remained a resident of this township until his death, Sept. 1, 1841. The widowed wife and mother survived him until 1844.