Judah Colt
American pioneer (1761-1832)
Judah Colt (July 1, 1761 – October 11, 1832) was an early pioneer of Erie County.
Early life
Colt was born on July 1, 1761, in Lyme, Connecticut. After the death of his father, Colt decided to move west in 1789 and in Albany, New York, joined Oliver Phelps heading for the Genesee Lands. There he purchased land in Canadarque, later known as Canandaigua, from Phelps. In Canandaigua, Colt worked as a surveyor, merchant, and farmer and commonly returned to Lyme, Connecticut during the winter. He was appointed sheriff of Ontario County in 1790. In 1795 he traveled with Augustus Porter to Presque Isle and purchased land from the Pennsylvania Population Company in Erie County, Pennsylvania. In 1796, he attempted to buy thousands of acres of land from the Pennsylvania Population Company, but they declined, hiring him instead to replace Thomas Rees, Jr. as their agent.
Colt's Station
Colt established Colt's Station in 1797 in present-day Greenfield.
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