Thomas Crosby, of New Hampshire, came to Turtle.

The evidence

• “In the Beloit "Journal" of April 17, 1879, is a list of the pioneer "Old Settlers' Association" of the town of Turtle and vicinity. The earliest were : Thomas Crosby, of New Hampshire, Turtle, came in 1837; G.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/31-smaller-cities-villages-towns.md, Vol. 2, PDF p. 205 / book p. 709

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

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