ðə fˈɜːst nˈoʊn hjˈuːmən ɪnhˈæbɪtənts ʌvðə tˈaʊnʃɪp wɜː ðə sˈɛnɛkə pˈiːpəl, hˌuː lˈɪvd ɪn nˈuːbɛɹi ʌntˈɪl ðeɪ wɜː fˈoːɹsᵻbli ɹᵻmˈuːvd tʊ ˈɪndiən tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ɪn ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z.
The first known human inhabitants of the Township were the Seneca People, who lived in Newbury until they were forcibly removed to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in the 1830s.