William and Barbara bought the grist mill and log house on Plum Creek and moved there in 1819.
The mill and log house had been built by Henry Bingerman (Bingimin) of Pepper's Ferry, in 1796. The Bingerman family, among the earliest settlers along the river, owned and operated what was later known as Pepper's Ferry. They extended their holdings to PlumCreek when henryBingerman bought the land there and established the home and mill. The land was secured from the grant of Colonel Patton who at that time owned most of the land in this region.
William heavin operated the mill until 1819, when he and John of Lovely MountTavern, and the other ancestors who then lived at Pepper's, all migrated to Indiana.
John Heavin, young son of William, came into the possession of the property on Plum Creek at this time and was the only one who remained behind when the others trekked west.
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