Editing Decatur, New York (section)

==History==
Early settlers began arriving in 1790, settling at the present Decatur village. Decatur was formed from part of the [[Worcester, New York|Town of Worcester]] in 1808. Its surface is hilly, broken by narrow valleys. The principal streams are Oak and Parker Creek, a tributary to the Schenevus. The first settlement was made in 1790 by Jacob Kinney near the present village of Decatur. The first merchant in the town was Nahum Thompson, who was a member of the assembly in 1844. The first supervisor was David Tripp, and the first town clerk was Lemuel Fletcher. Samuel Turber taught the first school in about the year 1798. The first grist mill was erected by John Champion, the grandfather of S.B. Champion, editor of the Stamford Mirror. James Stewart built the first carding mill.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Decatur |url=https://www.decaturga.com/community/page/historic-decatur |access-date=August 19, 2022 |website=City of Decatur, GA |language=en}}</ref>

Jacob Brown and his son Jacob came from Columbia county in 1787. Nathan and Gardner Boorn were early settlers. Amos, a son of Gardner, was supervisor for six years. The brothers Elisha, John and Samuel Waterman, came from Norwich, Connecticut, soon after the Revolution. From Elisha was descended [[Lewis Waterman|Lewis Edson Waterman]], inventor of the "Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen", who was born in Decatur in 1837, and died in [[Brooklyn, New York]] in 1900. {{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}