The best known name in the village is, of course, that of the Huntleys. Village namesake Thomas S. Huntley, as well as his oldest son, Charles, led notable and interesting lives. Thomas Huntley (1807-1894) was not the first settler to arrive in this area, but he was the first to envision a thriving community here.
Thomas Stillwell Huntley was born March 27, 1807, in Cortland County, New York and lived most of his young adult life there.