At the first division of the county, January 2, 1838 the southwestern
quarter was named Delavan.The town of Walworth (with Sharon township) was set off
in 1839 and the town of Darien early in the next year, leaving the name
Delavan to town 2 north, range 16 east. On February 2, 1846 section 1 was
given to the new town of Elkhorn.
Henry PHOENIX settled land as early as 1836.
Other early family names are PERKINS, ADAMS, ALLEN, ANDRUS, ARAM, AUCHAMPAUGH, AVERILL, BAILEY,
BARLOW, BARTLETT, BEALS, BOND, BOWEN, BOYS, BRADLEY, BRAINARD, BROOKS,
BURSON, CALKINS, CHAPIN, CHURCH, CLOUGH, DALTON, DICKENSON, ELLIS, EVANS,
FLANDERS, FLANSBURG, FOSTER, FRYER, FULLER, GATES, GLOYD, GOFF, HART, HOLLINSHEAD, HOLLISTER, HOWE, HUNT, JAMES, KELSEY, La BAR, MANSFIELD, MEACHAM, MILLER, MOFFATT, MURRAY, NORRIS, PARSON, PASSAGE, PEASE, PERRY, PIERCE, POTTER, RECTOR, RICHARDSON, ROBINSON, SCRAFFORD, SHEPARD, STODDARD, STOWEL, SYKES, TAGGART, TERRY, TOPPING, UTTER, WARD, WARREN WELLS, WILLIS, WILSON, and YOST.
