Editing Turbotville, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
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The greater part of the site of the borough was once owned by Jacob Sechler and wife Catherine, who had received a land grant from Governor [[Thomas Penn]], son of [[William Penn]]. Sechler named his land "Green Lawn"; it included the area of present-day Main Street, Church Street, and the Turbotville Cemetery, and extended into present-day Lewis Township.

The settlement was originally called Snydertown, after Philip Reifsnyder, believed to be one of the first European-American settlers of the area. Reifsnyder, a blacksmith by trade, built a tavern southwest of the intersection of Main and Paradise streets; it was operated by his wife. He also operated a blacksmith shop southeast of the intersection of Main and Church streets.

Prior to being incorporated, the town name was changed to Tributville (spelled Turbotville today). The town lay within Turbot Township, and later in Lewis Township. The township and town were named after Colonel [[Turbutt Francis]]. After his service in several wars, Colonel Francis was compensated for his service with a land grant called the "Colonel's Reward", which encompasses much of the area south of Turbotville, including present-day Turbot Township. 

The residents of Turbotville (formerly spelled Tributville) presented a petition for incorporation as a borough to the Northumberland County Court of Quarter Sessions at the April term in 1858. In August Andrew J. Muffly was appointed as commissioner to take depositions in the matter; his report was considered at November 1858 session, and on January 3, 1859, a decree of court was granted for this incorporation. The "Charter for the Incorporation of Turbutville in to a Borough", a handwritten account is noted on three consecutive pages (379-381) in a deed book dated April 6, 1859, located at the Northumberland County Courthouse in [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania]]. It is not known when the spelling of the town's name changed.