- Harvey Heth
Harvey Heth (1770-1816) was born in April 28, 1770 in Virginia. He was the son of Phoebe Miller Heth and Captain Henry Heth a new Irish immigrant to the United States and a veteran of the
American Revolutionary War . [Journals, 1805-1815 By Indiana General Assembly, Gayle Thornbrough, Dorothy Lois Riker, Pg 982]Biography
Harvey moved to
Indiana Territory in the late 1700s and was one of the first settlers inHarrison County, Indiana . He later purchased a large tract of land fromWilliam Henry Harrison . The land included much of present day Heth Township and the south eastern corner of Corydon. He built a mill on Buck Creek, one of the first in the state.Harvey was among the first elected to the
Indiana Territory Legislative Council in 1809 when congress forced the dissolution of the existing legislature and permitted the state to begin electing their own representatives. It was his only participation in the legislature. [Journals, 1805-1815 By Indiana General Assembly, Gayle Thornbrough, Dorothy Lois Riker] Harvey surveyed much of the county for the Territorial Legislature including the new capitol of Corydon. Heth was part of the commission to to select the new capitol in 1810. [The History of the State of Indiana, By William Henry Smith, Pg 205] He favored Corydon which was near his home and donated a portion of land he owned for the town.Heth was a close friend of
Squire Boone . He helped to create Boone's original burial tomb and was going to be buried with Boone. Heth's family objected though and instead buried on the west side of Buck Creek.Heth died in 1816 and is buried in the western part of Heth Township.
References
*http://genealogytrails.com/ind/harrison/graveofharveyheth.html
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