Editing Tipton, Indiana (section)

===Samuel King founds Kingston===
The first non-native person to settle in the area now known as Tipton was Samuel King, who purchased land between 1835 and 1836. The land was still a part of [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton County]]. He resided in [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush County]], but visited the area frequently. [[Strawtown, Indiana]], was the closest trading post. King decided to found a town on the land he purchased and he [[platted]] the town on April 16, 1839. The town was named Kingston.<ref name="Pershing92">Pershing, p. 92</ref> Despite efforts, King failed to sell any of the plots that he platted. A few [[Miami Indians]] resided in the area still.<ref name="Pershing93">Pershing, p. 93</ref>

In January, 1844, [[Tipton County, Indiana|Tipton County]] was founded and a county seat needed to be created. The county seat was originally going to be located in the middle area of the county, however, Miami Indians resided on the land and they were unable to create a town there. The county commissioners put out a call for landowners to propose that the county seat be placed on their land. King offered to donate 100 acres of Kingston. On October 16, 1844, the commissioners accepted his offer.<ref name="Pershing93" />