Editing Moreland Township, Pennsylvania (section)

===Early settlers===
A veteran of the [[American Revolutionary War]] was the first settler in Moreland Township. Colonel George Smith migrated to Moreland Township from [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] in 1790. He built a [[gristmill]] there in 1796. Smith and his wife were the parents of six children, three boys and three girls. The marriage of his daughter Annie to a [[Quakers|Quaker]] named William Farr caused some controversy in the early history of Moreland Township. William Farr came from a strict Quaker family who did not look kindly upon his choice of bride. The local Quaker congregation insisted that Farr confess that he had done wrong in marrying outside his [[faith]]. Farr refused to do so and insisted that his [[Baptist]] wife, Annie, was a good [[Christians|Christian]] woman. Farr was forced to choose between his Quaker faith and his Baptist wife. He chose his wife and converted to the Baptist faith. Colonel Smith's son, Jonathan, also had a marriage that proved to be interesting. He married Annie Simpson, the sister of John Simpson of [[Ohio]]. John Simpson was the grandfather of [[Ulysses S. Grant]] who became president of the United States. This family bond meant that many of the residents of Moreland Township in the mid-19th century were [[second cousin]]s to the man who served as their president.<ref name="meginness"/>