From 

THE FIRST SETTLERS – WESTWARD HO!  by Beulah L. Morrell (Huron Historian 1960-1971)

Part Four.

Robert York, of New Portland, Maine, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. As a bonus for his services, he was given a tract of land by a government which had more land than money. This family left Maine for New York State on May 20, 1815, and arrived here October 20. The oxen and carts carried them the journey of nearly 800 miles. Benjamin York, the oldest son of Robert, with his wife, Martha Churchill York, and the brothers, John, Robert, and Thomas, made up the party.

Benjamin and Martha built a cabin on what we call the York Settlement Road. Here three of their six children were born. When this cabin burned a frame house was built. Around a central chimney, five fireplaces were made, one having a built-in oven. This house, although changed, is still in use as the home of the William Jewell family. [at the time of this writing circa 1970]

When the land was cleared, a fine grove of 12 acres of chestnut trees was left standing. Near this grove, the family burial plot was laid out and later became the York Cemetery Incorporated. Land on the edge of the grove was given for a school and one of the York girls became its first teacher. Each succeeding generation found another York occupying the same position. After centralization, this school, as so many others, became a dwelling.  

continued at York Settlement Cemetery. (see link above)