Isaac and Jonathan Pearce, two brothers, came to this county with the earliest settlers, and each took up a considerable tract of land. On Sept. 14, 1769, a tract of 820 acres was surveyed to Isaac, which was given the name of "Discord," and upon which a patent was issued March 10, 1786. In 1785 the business of a distillery was carried on here, and June 29, 1791, the property was sold to Mordecai Lincoln, of Derry township, Dauphin Co. While yet in the possession of Isaac Pearce the survey of " Discord" was disputed by the attorney of Thomas Gaddis, for William Cromwell, by virtue of an order issued from the Ohio Company. The property located by Jonathan Pearce was called " Bowling Green," a body of 180 acres, adjoining that of Samuel McClean and Jonathan Pearce. A survey of it was made March 20, 1787.
