Derick Updegraff arrived in Old Lycoming Township from York County, Pennsylvania, in 1787. He settled on land that had previously been improved during the Fair Play Men era. He was not able to claim legal control of his until 1793 as the result of a lawsuit over the land filed by the man who had previously claimed it. Updegraff and his sons improved the land by clearing many more acres and building what was one of the largest barns in Lycoming County.