Scotch-Irish in Northampton County
THE SCOTCH-IRISH IN NORTHAMPTON CO., PENN. In the year 1728, ante-dating many years the settlement of Easton, Bethlehem, Nazareth and. Allentown, a colony of Scotch Presbyterians, founded what was known as the Craig settlement, in the Monoquasy Valley, eleven miles northwest from Easton. The territory was named Allen Township in honor of Chief Justice, William … Read more