Editing Sunbury, Pennsylvania (section)

=== 18th Century Figures ===

* Colonel [[William Clapham]] (1722–1763) lived in the area while supervising the construction of Fort Augusta in 1756–57.
* [[Lewis Dewart]] (1780–1852) was a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Jacksonian]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]].
* [[William Maclay (Pennsylvania politician, born 1737)|William Maclay]] (1737–1804), was a politician from [[Pennsylvania]] who served as a senator.
* [[Timothy Murphy (sniper)|Timothy Murphy]], American Revolutionary War soldier/sniper (Battle of Bemis Heights)
* [[Shikellamy]], also known as '''Swatana''', was an [[Oneida tribe|Oneida]] [[Tribal chief|chief]] and overseer for the [[Iroquois|Iroquois confederacy]] who, as a supervisor for the Six Nations, oversaw the [[Shawnee]] and [[Lenape]] tribes in central [[Pennsylvania]] along the Susquehanna River. In 1742, he moved to the village of [[Shamokin (village)|Shamokin]], modern day Sunbury, and lived there until his death in 1748. He is reputed to be buried nearby.<ref name="Explore PA History">{{citation |title=Shikellamy Historical Marker |url=http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-214 |website=explorepahistory.com |access-date=July 28, 2012 |location=Harrisburg, PA, USA |publisher=[[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]] |quote=Oneida chief and overseer or vice-regent of the Six Nations asserting Iroquois dominion over conquered Delaware and other tribes. He lived at Shamokin Indian town, Sunbury, from about 1728 until his death, 1748. Said to be buried near here.}}</ref><ref name="Grumet">{{citation |last=Grumet |first=Robert Steven |title=Northeastern Indian lives, 1632-1816 |year=1996 |series=Native Americans of the Northeast |location=Amherst, MA, USA |publisher=[[University of Massachusetts Press]] |isbn=1558490019 |lccn=95033144 |oclc=605358451 |hdl=2027/mdp.39015037293696}}{{closed access}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Merrell |first=James Hart |title=Into the American woods: negotiators on the Pennsylvania frontier |date=2000 |publisher=Norton |isbn=978-0-393-31976-7 |edition=1. publ. as a Norton paperback |location=New York, NY}}</ref>