William Warren was born in 1784 in New York state. He was the son of Jabez Warren, a Revolutionary War veteran. Later the family moved into western New York near Buffalo where he joined the militia.
Reports of Joseph Ellicott as chief of survey (1797-1800) : and as agent (1800-1821) of the Holland Land Company's purchases in western New York, 1937-1941
Full text of the book that explains the role of Robert Morris in the purchase of the land that eventually passed to the Holland Land Company. By John Kennedy.
Pocket diary of a journey taken by the author and several fellow Quakers from Kingswood, NJ to a settlement that is now in Erie County. It provides detailed descriptions of frontier and pioneer life; the social life and customs of native peoples, particularly the Seneca Indians on the Buffalo Creek Reservation. The diary provides many details of the Quaker settlement situated along Eighteen Mile Creek in the Holland Purchase. Original is at the New York State Library.