▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁with ▁the ▁Ph el ps ▁and ▁Gor ham ▁P urchase , ▁white ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁Av on ▁began . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁Dr . ▁Tim othy ▁H os mer , ▁Maj . ▁Isa iah ▁Thompson , ▁William ▁W ad sw orth , ▁and ▁others ▁from ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut ▁purchased ▁a ▁tract ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Gen ese e ▁River ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁Hart ford ▁after ▁their ▁hom eland . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Av on ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁another ▁Hart ford ▁in ▁Washington ▁County . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁removed ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁of ▁R ush . ▁County ▁lines ▁shift ed ▁as ▁well , ▁Av on ▁and ▁R ush ▁both ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁Ontario ▁County ▁until ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Living ston ▁County ▁and ▁Mon roe ▁County ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁permanent ▁sett ler ▁of ▁Av on ▁was ▁Gilbert ▁Ber ry ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁who ▁operated ▁a ▁ta vern ▁and ▁a ▁ro pe ▁fer ry ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Gen ese e ▁River ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁His ▁wid ow ▁Maria ▁Ber ry ▁continued ▁hosp it ably ▁serving ▁travel ers ▁in ▁the ▁inn ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 8 1