Judge Connor was the first white settler in Nottawa (Mich.), buing 80 acres there in 1829. He then returned to teach in Ypsilanti (Mich.) for a year before returning to the property. Connor was the first township surveyor, elected in 1831, 1833, 1837, 1840, 1842, 1843, and 1853. He was one of the first three men to lay the first road from Centreville to the Branch County line in 1832 and one of the three original proprietors of Wasepi village in 1874. With Mr. Ensign, Connor operated a fruit drying factory. (Information from History of St. Joseph County Mich with Illustrations, 1877.) In his will, Connor lists his children: Clarinda A. Barnard, Helen J. Ensign, and Marc (or Mark) William Connor, and grandchildren.
From the description of Papers, 1823,1966. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 46654648
