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17951	Parish St Helens, Bishopsgate County London Borough City of London	ALCOCKE, Elizabeth 13 (P8870)
17952	Parkdale area in Toronto.	SPEIGHT, Frederick John (I2568)
17953	Parkinson's Disease.	SCOTT, Douglas Pearson .3 (I1288)
17954	Parliament St; & 637 Spadina Ave.	WILLSON, Albert Jacob H .1 (I260)
17955	Parry Sound District.	CAWTHRA, Joseph Herbert (I367)
17956	Parshall Adam is the son of Jacob Terry.	TERRY, Parshall Adam .4 (I2975)
17957	Parshall.3 is the the son Amy Stevens & Parshall Terry. . UCLPetition 31, T Bundle 5, C2833, p690. To Lieut. Gov., Peter Hunter Petition of Parshal Terry, Jur. Your petitioner is son of P. Terry of the Don Saw Mill & prays for 200 acres of land as a UE. Signed, Parshil Tarry. York, 2 , 1800. I do hereby certify that my son Parshal Terry is of age of 21 years & that he has never received any lands, Signed, Marshall Tarry. Envelope: Rec. 9 May, 1800. Record for 200 A. as son of UE. . UCSundries, Gore of Toronto Twp., Peel Co. To Lieut. Gov., Pergrine Maitland Petition of Albert Maw, Charles Franks of York & Parsall Terry of Albion. Your petitions being desirous to improve Lot 11, Con 9, northern division, Gore of Toronto. Humbly pray permission to purchase said Lot at the arranged price of the sale of lands in the said Gore. Signed, Robert Maw, Charles Franks, & for myself Parshal Perry, York, 20 Dec 1823. That your petitions are all subjects of His Majesty & have taken the Oath of allegiance. Envelope: Sell & depose of a vacant land & agreeable of public sale. Signed, Thos Ridout, Office of the Survey General. 1824 Dec 8. Recommend at the price of £15/8. Ref: Upper Canada Sundries, C4612, p. 33626 /p21, Archives of Canada. . l802 Mar 16, Marshall married his cousin Hannah Terry, d/o Elizabeth Marshall & Joshua Terry (b. Oct 8, 1786 Goshen, Ulster Co., NY - Oct 4 1877 Rockville, Utah. . Red Butte Canyon Rd, Salt Lake Co., Utah, Tollgate keeper. . 1851 He moved to Lehi, Utah; . 1853 Draper, Utah; . 1856, he was keeper of a toll bridge across the Jordan River to Lehi. . 1858 Provo Canyon, Utah. Parshall Terry was advanced in years when he reached Salt Lake Valley. . 1858, age 80 years, keeper of the tollgate in Provo Canyon, Salt Lake County. Ref: Marshall Terry Family History - - -	TERRY, Parshall Wm. .III (I2732)
17958	Parsonage, Lundy's Lane, Niagara Falls, Ontario	Family (F157)
17959	PART THREE: . BIOGRAPHY.2 1912 A. Hamilton & Sons. The firm A. Hamilton & Sons is widely known & it is the proud privilege of Horace & William Hamilton not only to carry on the business which their father's enterprise created & made to flourish, but to have received from him a heritage beyond price in the memory of his spotless & kindly life & the influence of his nobility of character. Alexander Hamilton was the second son of James & Rebecca (Lawrence) Hamilton, both of whom belonged to prominent families in Ireland & England, respectively, the former to the Scotch Irish branch of the Hamilton family, of whom the Duke of Abercorn is the head as far as titles & dignities are concerned, while the latter was the youngest daughter of Captain Richard Lawrence, related to the Lawrence-Townley-Widdrington families of England. Mr. Hamilton's grandfather above named was a United Empire Loyalist, which gave to him the same standing in Canada & England that our revolutionary sires have in this country; & the sons & daughters of the U.E.L. are as proud of their lineage as are the S.A.R. & D.A.R. of America. James Hamilton, the father of Alexander, was born in County Tyrone, near Strabane, Ireland & came to Canada in 1828. Shortly after immigrating he was married to Rebecca Lawrence. In Ireland he had been engaged in linen weaving, but immediately on coming to Canada took up farming & later went into the real estate business. He was successful in both these ventures & might have become a wealthy man if he had not placed too much confidence in his friends & wreaked his own fortune by going security for others. At his death there was nothing left for his wife & family of 7 children, all of whom were under age. It was in this crisis that Alexander Hamilton's sterling character made itself evident. Though but eighteen years old [1855], he assumed the care of the family & until the day of his death none of them ever went to him in vain for assistance of any sort. His devotion to his mother was particularly beautiful & even when the others were able to contribute to her comfort he never yielded his privilege of being the first to bear burdens in her behalf; & this even when hard times often made it difficult to provide for his own family as he wished. Mr. Hamilton was 27 when he first came to Michigan in the spring of 1864, [= born 1837*] as he was born October 3, 1836, in Halton County, Ontario. Within a week of their arrival he & a friend (Lewis Williams) prepared to plant an orchard & nursery on a 20 acre plot of ground where the city of Benton Harbor now stands; but the price of land rose with remarkable rapidity, going from 80 to 200 & $50 per acre in a few months, so Mr. Hamilton decided to sell here & look elsewhere for a home & a suitable place for his proposed industry. In December 1865 he went to Missouri but no liking that country soon returned to Michigan & in the spring of 1866 commenced in a small way the nursery & fruit growing business in western Allegan county. The demand for trees by local planters rapidly increased & in order to supply his growing trade Mr. Hamilton established branch nurseries at Hart, Grand Rapids, Schoolcraft & Kent City. In 1896, to be near a good shipping point, he moved to Van Buren county & settled just outside the corporation of Bangor. Here he developed the extensive business which was operated at the time of his death under the firm name of A. Hamilton & Sons. During the period of his business career Mr. Hamilton was instrumental in helping to organize the Saugatuck & Ganges Pomological Society & was also for years an active worker in the Western Michigan Horticultural Society. He had early realized the possibilities of the fruit industry in his section of the state & devoted himself to the development of the country, not merely to promote his own profit, but with the broad-minded intention of improving general conditions. It was in 1866 that Mr. Hamilton made the acquaintance of the young lady who on May 26, 1868, became his wife. This was Miss Sophia C. Ensign, the daughter of a prosperous farmer living near Bryan, Ohio & at whose home the wedding was celebrated. The children of their union were Blanche A., Cecelia M., Alice R., Horace E. & William L., all of whom are living except Cecelia, who died in infancy. It was Mr. Hamilton's privilege to successfully work out the plan of his life, but the competence he acquired for himself resulted in material prosperity for many others. It is a question, however, if even the impetus he gave to the valuable industry of fruit growers in this region can compare with the good he did by merely being what he was; a man with absolute integrity of soul, indomitable will, high courage & great patience, tempered by tenderness & humor; a man who exemplified the Golden Rule & made his life one lone "confession of faith." Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	HAMILTON, Alexander (I340)
17960	PART 1 . 1757 Dec 8 - On the first day of August last were published a New American Magazine, to be published Monthly, by Sylvanus Americanus. The said magazine shall contain a new & complete history of the Northern Continent of American from the time of its first discovery to the present, compiled with the impartiality & regard to the Truth which becomes a faithful Historian. ...those who are willing to encourage this undertaking, are desired to give in their names to the following persons, viz. James Parker, Woodbridge who is proposed to be the printer of this magazine; Mr. Boudinott, Postmaster, Princetown; Mr. Thomas Leonard at Freehold; Dr. Newell, at Allen Town, Mr. John Lawrence at Burlington. Note1: Many are related to the Lawrence family. Ref: Pennsylvania Gazette. . John B Lawrence is sometimes confused with John Lawrence, Esq., Treasurer of the State of Connecticut, directly after the Revolution). . 1754 - John Lawrence of Burlington, appointed commissioner to erect & lay the corner stone of Nassau Hall, Princeton, New Jersey. Ref: NJ Archives I: XX Bio. (Digital Antiquariae Archives NJA, 1204A). . 1759 Nov 29 - John Stillwell, an English servant man; runaway from the farm of John Lawrence in Mansfield, Burlington County. Ref: Pennsylvania Gazette. JBL was a lawyer, a staunch loyalist. From 1771 to 1775 he was a member of the Provincial council, & regarded by his townspeople as a man of importance. He was Mayor of Burlington in 1769-1775. He was a man of courage. 1760 Dec 5 - Appointed by Legislature as commissioner to erect suitable house at Burlington for the preservation of public records. . 1761 Apr 7 - Appointed Commissioner to grant relief to townships for supporting to disabled soldiers in the French War. . John Lawrence served in the royal government during the colonial era. During the revolution Lawrence interceded for the City of Burlington by negotiating for the Hessian General to prevent pillage. When the Hessians were marching on the town in 1775, he was mayor, & at the head of a deputation of citizens, he rode out on the old York Road to meet the enemy & to beg them to spare the place & inhabitants. (This was said to have occurred on the property in the Captain James Lawrence House-John Brown Lawrence). However Lawrence withdrew with the Hessians from the city when the Penn. Navy commenced a bombardment on 12 Dec., 1776. . 1777 Jan 2 at the Battle of Trenton, Gen. Geo. Washington crossed the Delaware & captured the entire 896 Hessian army along with their much need cannon & supplies. Was it here that Mayor John Lawrence was also arrested? - PJA Philadelphia Provincial Tax Lists: . 1769 - Middle Ward: John Lawrence, Esq., 12 Acres, Horses 2, Servants 4, Tax £389.11 .8; . 1770 - Tax - John Lawrence Esq. Male, Burlington, Burlington Co., NJ.: 1 servant, 2 wheeled chaise. (?) . 1774 - Middle Ward: John Lawrence, Esq'r., 12 Acres, Horses 2, Cattle 3, Tax £389.11 .8; NJ Tax List John Lawrence, Esq., Mansfield Twp., Burlington Co., . 1770, 350 Acres of Land, 13 Cattle & Horses, 1 Servant. . 1774, August, Nov. - Dec tax list, Page 27. . 1776 - John Lawrence was held a prison by the Provincial Congress of N. J. After his release, he went to New York where he held a clerical position in the British Army (?) & while there was an officer in the volunteer militia of Loyalists. He was also a searcher in the supt. General's Department of New York, of which Lieut. Governor Andrew Elliott was the chief. On the evacuation of that city in December 1783, by the British troops, he returned to Perth Amboy, but his estate had been confiscated. He was Vestryman at St. Peter's Church, Perth Amboy in 1790. * After the War we find JB Lawrence's time was spent at Burlington, NJ. (PJA 2010). . Apr. 1777 John Lawrence of Burlington was accused of high treason. Joseph Lawrence, Esq., among others, appeared before the Council of Safety & gave evidence against him; while Mr. Peter Imlay gave evidence against (his uncle) John Lawrence, Sr., of Monmouth. . Member of the Council & a distinguished lawyer. Born in Monmouth Co. His inclination was to take no part in the Revolution; but, suspected by the Whigs from the first, because of his official relations to the Crown, he was finally arrested & imprisoned in the Burlington jail for a long time. Accused of treasonable intercourse with the enemy, he was tried & acquitted. . 1784 Oct 29, Petition to the Legislature from inhabitants of Burlington City requesting they be granted a charter to incorporate the city, Signed, Jno. Lawrence, Residence 1780. . 1794 Jan 1794, Name on one of 10 petitions to the Legislative Council & General Assembly from inhabitants of Burlington County opposing a law allowing the inhabitants of the county to decide by vote [decide what?] Corporate name of Burlington Academy, signed, & sealed 7 names including 9th May, 1795, John Lawrence * Note2: This is the last known signature of John Lawrence, before his arriving in Toronto in October of 1795. - PJA. . 1779 Lieut. Col. John G Simcoe, age just 28y, commander of the Queen's Rangers, was a fellow-prisoner & when exchanged said at parting, " I shall never forget you kindness". Note3: Simcoe had received a serious head wound & was held in Burlington jail from 1779 Nov 10 to Dec. 1st. The pain of this head injury which would continue the rest of Simcoe's life.] Ref: Council of Safety of NJ . 1790 Philadelphia, Penn. Water St., East Side Census: John Lawrence, Esq. -.-	LAWRENCE, John Brown Esq., U.E. (I351)
17961	PART 2 New Jersey LEGAL WORK of John Lawrence, Esq. . John Lawrence was admitted to the NJ Bar in May 47 & another at the November Term 1749 Ref: Vroom's Sup Ct. Rules 58 ( the other may have been an attorney who traded at Bordentown 1751. Ref: Hist Burlington & Mercer Counties, 456. It was doubtless the Burlington lawyer who as licensed as a Sergeant-at-Law in 1771 Nov 16, Vroom's sup Ct. Rules 54. (The future Parker-in-laws.) . AT COUNCIL. Held at Perth Amboy, on the 31st day of January, 1775. Present: His Excellency the Governor, Peter Kemble, Esq., James Parker, Esq., the Chief Justice, Richard Stockton, Esq., Daniel Cox, Esq., John Lawrence, Esq., Francis Hopkinson, Esq. The Board resumed the consideration of the charges brought by the Earl of Sterling against Samuel Ogden, Esq., &, having duly examined & weighted the evidence on both sides produced to the Board, are of opinion, that the said charges are not in anywise supported, but that, on the contrary, the conduct of the said Samuel Ogden, in his endeavors to discover the persons concerned in the counterfeiting the Bills of Credit of this Province, & other atrocious villainies, to have been that of a vigilant & upright magistrate: they are further of opinion, that it is in a great measure owing to his activity & zeal for the public good, that a gang of villains, very mischievous to this & the neighboring provinces, have been detected, & some of them brought to justice. The Board do, therefore, think proper to give Mr. Ogden the fullest assurances of their approbation of his conduct as a good magistrate. CHARLES PETTIT, D. Clerk of the Council. . NJ State Supreme Court, sample of some of his legal work: [John stated his lawyers license was forfeit because of the Revolution, sometime after his trial 1779. JBL Junior worked also in NJ courts. - PJA.] . 1765, Aug. 15. Thorne, Thomas, of Chesterfield, Burlington Co, Int. Admire: John Imlay, of Bordentown, merchant. Fellowbonds-man: John Lawrence, of Burlington, attorney-at-law. Lib. 12, p. 154. . Read, Alice, wife of Chas. Read, Will of; Witnesses: Jonathan Odell, Anne De Cow, John Lawrence. Proved Nov. 15, 1769, by Rev. Jonathan Odell, Minister of St. Mary's Church in Burlington, & John Lawrence, Mayor of said City. Lib. 14, p. 82. . 1782 Aug 28 - (JBL's next door neighbour robbed): 28 Aug. Thomas Fenimore, Esquire, county collect of Burlington was robbed on Friday night last of a considerable sum of publick money, by a number of refugees from Eggharbour. . 1785 February 20, from Charles Thomas to John Lawrence: Sir, New York, I have this Moment read, your favour of the 10th. #1. I can hardly say in what situation the court of appeals now is. Upon finishing the causes before them after the conclusion of peace they wrote to Congress & seemed to wish to know their pleasure respecting the Continuance of the Court. No answer was returned nor was any thing done by Congress. #2. I should therefore be inclined to think the court still exists. One of the Members namely Cyrus Griffin esquire is as I am informed now at Philada. at which place the register of the Court lives & with him the Appeal must be lodged, if any has been made, For since the establishment of the court no appeals are brought to Congress. I am Sr, Your obedient humble Servt, Chas. Thomson. RC (Cty: Kiollenberg Collection). Addressed: John Lawrence Esqr, Burlington." Endorsed: Chars Thomson Concg. Col. Saml. Formans Appeal. Ref: Letters of Delegates to Congress 174x-1789. MEETING PRESIDENT GEO. WASHINGTON: Proceedings of Congress, House of Representatives of the US: . 1789 April 22, Thursday, A committee of 5 was then balloted for, who are to join a committee of the Senate, to receive the president on the Jersey shore, & attend him to this city. Mr. Boudinot, Mr. Bland, Mr. Benson, Mr. Lawrence, & Mr. Tucker, were elected. Mr Gilman, Mr. Armes, & Mr. Gerry, were appointed a committee to wait on the Vice-President John Adams, on his arrival & congratulate him in the name of the two Houses. Ref: New-Jersey Journal, Elizabethtown, NJ, published April 22,1789. . 1789 Apr 30, Boxwood Hall, Elizabethtown, NJ, home of Elias Boudinot. Gen. Washington met the committee of congress & partook of an elegant luncheon. this famous meal was served on a fine service of china & silverware imported from London. It took 2 hours to serve the courses. Ref: Historic houses of NJ, W J Mills, 1902. 1791 Feb 15, Burlington . Returns from Essex, Morris, Middlesex, Cumberland counties it appears Messrs. Boudinout, Dayton, Clark & Kitchel, are the 4 highest in said counties among the list of Candidates in the late election for Representatives in this state. . We are informed that his Excellency the Governor of this State has been pleased to appoint John Lawrence, Esq., Clerk of the Country of Burlington, during the recess of the Legislature, in the room of John Phillips, deceased. Ref: Burlington Advertiser, NJ, published 1791 Feb 15. . After the End of Revolution from 1783 - May 1795: John Lawrence wrote two letters to Wm. Livingston & Elias Boudinot in 1789 concerning the political prospect of the upcoming federal ticket run in Trenton. . 1793 January 30, 1793: At a meeting of the Burlington Co. Society for promoting Agriculture & Domestic Manufactures, Sat. Jan. 5, 1793, the following were elected for the coming year: Thos. Fennimore, Jr. Treasurer, Corresponding Committees. John Lawrence, Wm. Cox, Esquires. Ref: New Jersey State Gazette, Trenton, NJ. * 1794 Nov 9th - A ROBBERY & BURGLARY! £ Twenty Reward. On Sunday evening last, the 9h inst. And also his desk, & taken therefrom upwards of £100 of the emission of the year 1786, £200 in bank notes, & about $50 in silver. The above Robbery & burglary was committed by a daring Villain who attempted to add to his list of crimes the one of murder, by cutting my arm while I had hold of him & making 3 attempts to stab me in the body with a knife. The perpetrator of the above robbery was rather a short square made man; his clothes must be bloody as the wounds in my arm bled freely. JOHN LAWRENCE, Burlington November 10, 1794. N.B. As it is expected the Jersey money will be offered for sale, brokers & others are particularly requested to pay attention to the above advertisement. Ref: Philadelphia Gazette, Penn., Published 1794 Nov 12-17th. Note: Two years earlier Thos. Fenimore, his adjoining neighbour, was also robbed, (& living here was his son, the frontier author James Fenimore Cooper. . There is a long History of Episcopalian/ Anglican Church in Burlington that shows John Lawrence, Esq., Mayor of Burlington, was among the its earliest & active of members commencing 1768. John Lawrence conducted various legal matters, principally for Rev. John O'Dell then for his replacement. Some of the work included raising money for the relief of widows & orphans of deceased clergymen & Lawrence founding the Burlington Academy for a liberal education. John's sons, Elisha & John, Jr. attended this Academy in 1793. The Corporate name of Burlington Academy, signed, & sealed 7 names including 9th May, 1795 John Lawrence, is his last known signature in New Jersey, before his arriving in Toronto in September 1795. - . -	LAWRENCE, John Brown Esq., U.E. (I351)
17962	PART 2 or THE FAMILY COMPACT vs STILLWELL WILLSON: Early Victim* of 'Family Compact' 1824: A interesting explanation of the how Stillwell lost his Yonge St. property may be found in: Union is Strength, W. L. MacKenzie, the Children of Peace, & The emergence of joint stock democracy in Upper Canada, Albert Schrauwers. . Stillwell Willson was a tavern keeper & land speculator who had attempted to develop the much conveyed land & mill site at what is now the village of Thornhill. However, he has fallen deeply into debt of Wm. Allan & others, who in late 1821 launched suits in the Court of Kings Bench. Willson's lawyer was none other than Henry John Boulton, whose legal bill amounted to £12 10s 0d. which he held on Willson's property & which he auctioned off parts & granted other parcels on advantageous terms to various creditors, including H J Boulton. Boulton in turn rapidly resold this property on 20 May 1824 for £100 with days of the setting of the debtors' gaol: * In the satire, Willson: 'would only observe, that the great liberality & public spirit of Henry J Bolton were well known to him'. He would not allude to the sale of a part of his own property on Yonge St. to satisfy a judgement against him (originally about £12 10s 0d.) at the suit of this Patriot - no Mr. Boulton had only got a piece of land worth £100, for £20 or £25. This property was subsequently subdivided by the purchaser, Daniel Brooke, Jr. & formed the eventual nucleus of the village of Thornhill, adjacent to the mill property of Allan MacNab, a clerk first in Darcy Boulton, Senior's law office & that of the owner of Dundurn Castle. . Lawyers like Boulton, Jones & Robinson, later dubbed the family Compact, controlled the Bank of Canada. As speculators in land, they used such malicious arrests to obtain the property of of others at a fraction of its value. For further research of William Allan D, S345, Ledger 1822 26 - 15 -16, at the Toronto Reference Library, may reveal more information. - Transcriptions by PJA. Thank you. - - -	WILLSON, Lieut. Stillwell The Elder (I17)
17963	Part 2, Naval History: Note4: Belleisle, has undergone considerable name changes. Belle Island is a landlocked by the local tides. Ministers Island for Rev. Sam. Andrews' ministry there. The place was called Consquamcook or Quanoscumcook by the Indians, or for short Chamcook. As seen by the Land Deed, Belleilse is opposite the Quaker settlement of Passamaquoddy, N.B. Land Grant sold: Capt. Samuel Osborn to Rev. Samuel Andrews, Middlesex. Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Osborn Esq. late commander of His Majesty’s Ship The Ariadne and now of London in the County of Middlesex, for an in consideration of the sum of £250 lawful money of the Province of New Brunswick to me paid by Samuel Andrews of Saint Andrews, County of Charlotte and Province of New Brunswick in North America. Clerk, the receipt whereof acknowledged have granted bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell Sam’l Andrews Clerk and Missionary from the Society for the propagation of the gospel in the Parish of Saint Andrews aforesaid, his Heirs and Assigns, all that Island Called Cham, late lying and being within the County of Charlotte in the Province of New Brunswick in North on the West side of the Grand Bay of Passamaquoddy, bounded by the waters of the said Bay red xx acres more or less, of which said Island and its situation in respect to the shores the plan annexed to the original grant of the said Island unto the said Samuel lexx is a representation, as by the said original Grant on Letters Patent under the seal Prov. NB, bearing date the 26 August in the [blank] 1785 & the said place thereunto annexed, duly containing the Record in the Registry of the Prov. NB, to have & to hold the said lands & premises with the appurtenances to the said Samuel Andrews his heirs & Assigns, & to his & their only use & behalf forever & I do for myself any heirs executors & administrators covenant with the said Samuel Andrews his heirs & Assigns that I am seized of the premises as a good indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple free of & from all manual of x whatsoever & have good right & lawful authority to grant bargain & sell the same in manner & form as above written. In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this 15th March 1791 & in the 31 year of his majesty’s Reign signed, Sam’l Osborn. Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us, acknowledged to be the Deed of Hannah Jarvis, Samuel Peters, the son of the Sam’l Osborn by him this 15th of March 1791, at the Public Office in Symonds Inn* before me at master in Chancery, T. Walker. I John Boydell, Lord Mayor of the City of London, do herby certify that Thomas Walker, before whom the acknowledgement of the Execution of the Bargain & sale hereunto annexed by Samuel Osborn appears to have been taken & whose name is thereunder written & subscribed, is a Master of the High court of Chancery in England & is a person to whom all faith & credit ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the Office of Mayor to be hereunto affixed the 16 March, 1791. Saint Andrews, Charlotte Co., Registered 1st June 1791. H. B. Brown, Registrar Ref: Deed Book B pp. 123-24. Note5: Public Office in Symons Inn Chancery, attached to the Inns of Court are law offices in London, England. John Boydell of Lord Mayor of London in 1790. His was an art dealer, & among others, distributed Death of General Wolfe 1770, by Ben. West. The Lord Mayor Boydell of London seems to be a rather important person to witness this land transfer! - PJA. Two squatters on Belleisle feared to be ousted from their island by the new settlers, so they petitioned Governor General Carleton in Halifax for title to the Island but were informed that a prior application had been received from Samuel Osborn, Captain of the warship Arethusa, then stationed at St. Andrews for protection of the refugees, the deed transferring the Island from Osborn to Andrews is dated 1791, seven years after the two unfortunate settlers had left the Island., Rev. Samuel Andrews, Minister All Saints Church built a small stone cottage there, still standing today, though in bad repair, he put the property up for sale in 1798 but apparently had no takers, as it was still in his possession upon his death in 1818. Ref: Wikipedia, 2012 - Sept 11, 1798, For sale, that valuable island called Chamcook, containing 700 acres, more or less, said island has about 100 acres of land under improvement, it cuts 40 tons of hay, has arable & pasture land in proportion, it has a fine thriving orchard, an house, barn & outhouses, is well watered & timbered, said island lies about one mile & a half from the town of St. Andrews, & is found by the mainland by a bar which is dry 8 hours in 12. For further particulars inquire Samuel Andrews, St. Andrews, NB, Feb. 27th, 1798. Ref: Royal Gazette Newspaper, New Brunswick.  - Receipt for Minister’s Island On Monday, M. J. C. Andrews, brought to the Beacon office the original grant from George III to Capt. Samuel Osborne, of Chamcook Island, now known as Minister’s Island. This grant, which is quite a formidable document, is dated 26th August, 1785, & gives Capt. Osborne complete possession of the entire island. No reference is made to any others who claimed rights thereon. Endorsed on the back is the receipt from Capt. Osborne’s attorney to Rev. Samuel Andrews, grandfather of one of the present occupants of the island. This receipt is in the following terms: St. Andrews, 23rd Feb., 1788. Received of the Rev. Mr. Samuel Andrews, Missionary of the parish, of St. Andrews, the sum of £250, current money of the Province. of New Brunswick, being the full consideration money for the Island within mentioned. Signed, Edw. Buller, Attorney for Samuel Osborne, £250 New Brunswick currency. Witnesses: Joe Garnett. Ref: Beacon Newspaper, NB. published 1897 Feb 18. 1818 Oct 7 - A CLERGYMAN ROADMAKING - Rev. Samuel Andrews made a strong appeal to the sessions at that time “to devise a more certain & equal support for their poor.” He also presented a petition for a road to Chamcook Island, stating that he had been proprietor of the island for 7 years, & had not been able to get a road from the town to it. [since 1785 then, which would mean Osburn sold to him the same year he acquired the island, & the 1791 deed is post-dated*, as it seemed to be.] “Much the greater part of the time he has been obliged to go to & from the island upon the sea shore, & to cross the water of the Cove, which has been the occasion of much trouble & great delay to him & has sometimes been attended with personal danger to himself & others.” Ref: Saint John City Gazette & Beacon Newspaper, NB, published 1890, June 19. Note6: The New Brunswick Government (as was also case in the Province of Upper Canada) were overwhelmed with all the land claims. It took a few years to even or the approved land grants to be issued. The Land Patten was a document worth beholding. It was on very large parchment with individually hand calligraphy. The Grant then bore a large apron. 4 X 5" x a quarter inch thick wax seal impressed on both sides with royal seals. It wasn't an expression when the Patten stated it was granted to the holder & his heirs forever! - PJ Ahlberg 2014. 1941 Dec 11 - Shiretown Items, A Bit of Local History A letter from Wilbur J. Heuer, Edgerton, Wisconsin, making some inquiries, regarding an ancestor formerly residing here, was forwarded to me by the recipient, Chester A. Dixon, of Deer Island. For a beginning we shall go back to the year 1779 when two men, named Ephraim Young & John Hanson, latter being the great, great grandfather of D. G. Hanson, the present Collector here, came from Gouldsboro, Maine, & settled on what was then called Chamcook Island. On their way they stopped for a short period on Campobello (Admiral Owen’s records). Hanson had served in the British Provincial Army from 1757 to 1763, & was with Wolfe at the taking of Quebec. He was 41 years old when he came to Chamcook (afterwards called Minister’s Island).  At that time the population of St. Andrews was two. The place was called Consquamcook or Quanoscumcook by the Indians. This population consisted of two men who lived in a log cabin about where the record office now sits, & their home was on the bank of a small stream which emptied into the harbour at the point where Mr. Jos. Handy’s house is situated. They carried on a fur trade with the Indians. Their names are lost in the mists of the long ago, but they were agents for Brown & Frost of Saint John.  Mr. Young & Mr. Hanson, on arriving at Chamcook Island, immediately set to work & cleared a plot of ground. They lived there precariously for six years, being both married & having families. This whole island was in 1785 granted to Capt. Osborne by the government of the newly formed province of NB. On learning that grants were being made Young & Hanson petitioned for the land but were too late. They were paid a fair sum for improvements they had made. They then each bought a lot of land at Bocabec. St. Croix Courier New Brunswick. HMS Arethusa ordered to cruise against American privateers in the Irish Sea. Undated reference. - - -	OSBORN, Capt. Samuel Jr. (I707)
17964	PART 3, Stillwell Elder, The MARINER [or The Family Compact At Work, Again:] . 1816 May 4. Extracted from 8 pages: st Session & 2nd, 12th Parl. Wm IV, January 19th, 1835: Report 102 on the PETITION OF LEONARD WILCOX: 1835 Apr 7th, Toronto, Report of Petition of Leonard Wilcox, That Wm. Baldwin Esq., Attorney of Petitioner in trail of the seizure. 4AP'A. Bond between Mr. Allan, the late Collector of Port of York, & Hail Wilcox, Stillwell Willson & John Montgomery, dated 4 May 1816, for a boat named the Lark ( supposed to mean the boat seized) with certain tackle, to be returned by the boat seized) with certain tackle, to be returned by the parties bound to the Collector of Port of York, in the want of the said boats being adjudged forfeited, together with the tackle & furniture of the same, E, & Stilwell Willson's receipt for the boat & certain table therein enumerated, in good order, dated 8 May 1816. Ref: Journal of House of Assembly of UC, 2nd Session/12th Provincial Parliament., Report 102, pages 1-8 To the Commons House of Assembly. Committee Members: Jesse Ketchum, Geo. Hamilton, John Cawthra, Esqs. Petition of Leonard Wilcox [of Davenport St., Town of York, Carpenter, praying that his case may be taken into consideration, & such relief granted against a certain Custom House seizure of goods imported by him. . Bond between Hon. Wm. Allen, the late Collector of the Port of York & Hail Wilcox, Stillwell Willson & John Montgomery, for a boat (supposed sized) named The Lark, with certain tackle, to be returned by the parties bound to Port of York [Toronto]. The Deputy Collector, in the want of the said boats being adjudged forfeited, together with the tackle & furniture of the same, & Stillwell Willson's receipt for the boat & certain tackle therein enumerated, in good order, dated 8 May 1816. Better built than usual on this side; she was from 50 to 53 fo 4 feet keel & 10 or 11 beam. Appraised 13 Jun 1816 amounted to £259 1s 9d. Rigging tacking were not sold with the boat, supposed stolen. . 1816 May 8, York, Received from Wm. Allan, Collector of the Port to York, as being one of the parties suing on the within-name Bond the boat named Lark - in his possession under seizure; together with 4 oars, 3 iron sparred poles, 1 Russia shedding sail & some rigging apparently in good order. Signed, Still. Willson, Witness, Silas Crane. . 1816 June 19 - (Extracted) Bond1. We Stillwell Wilson & John Montgomery of York Township, Yeoman & Hail Wilcox, Vaughan Twp., Yeoman, bond of £19, 15s lawful money of Upper Canada shall return the Boat Lark to Hail Wilcox in good repair. Bond2. We Leonard Wilcox, York Town, Yeoman, Stilwell Willson, York Township, Mariner, & John Willson of same place, Yeomen, are firstly bound until Wm. Allan, Esq. York Town, Bond for £518.1.16 for payment by 19 Jun 1816. Stillwell Wilson, now commanding a schooner on Lake Ontario & John Willson of York Twp., enter into security for Leonard Wilcox for there performance of this agreement on the part of the said Hail Wilcox [yeoman crossed out, physician] & Leonard Wilcox. Signed, Leonard Wilcox, Still. Willson, John Willson. Wit: Geo S Boulton, & John W Gamble. Ref: Journal of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada, Second Session of the Twelfth Provincial Parliament, 1836, publisher William Lyon MacKenzie, Toronto. Notes3: It is not completely apparent if this is Capt. John Montgomery (b1754 Conn.) or John Montgomery (1784 NB-1879 Ontario). The names of Hail Wilcox [a doctor b. 1778 Connecticut, res.1819 in Vaughan Twp.] & Leonard Wilcox [a carpenter form NY State & also Vaughan Town Clerk & Constable] are present in this Petition. Goods valued £750 were seized by Deputy Customer Collect who was also a well known York storekeeper! {i.e. deprive the competition of goods to sell & confiscates the competition's goods! - PJ Ahlberg. . 1817 Feb 26 - Account of sundries seized from L Wilcox & sold at auction by the late Thomas Hamilton on 1817 Feb 26. By the above affidavits, it will appear that a certain boat & goods, the property of Lenard Wilson were seized & condemned by legal proceedings, the Port of which seizure & the authority go the Government to take legal proceedings therein dated Oct 1816 & that the whole of the proceedings relating to the same were not wholly completed till 2.26.1817. . 1830 Jan 22, House of Assembly, Committee appointed to enquire into the matter of Petition L Wilcox, Chairman Jesse Ketchum Esq. Chairman, John Cawthra, W W Baldwin, Esqs. [Brief summary:] Affidavit of Petitioner Leonard Wilcox. Boat goods contained glassware, crockery & coffee. Didn't know the goods were against the law, when they were seized by the Deputy Collector. Goods sold, proceeds never could be accounted for. Attorney General Ridout, his attorney, made inquiry & was informed, no return has been made in the Inspector General's Office. Leonard Wilcox came into the Province in his brother's boat & cargo, about 2 months before the time the boat was seized. . Deputy Collect Hamilton examined: He seized the boat & goods, locked them up in Mr. Allan's Custom House store; the boat he hauled up a little on the beach. Goods inc. Shawls, muslin & other merchandize, 3 men required to lift the case. Proceeds of the sale of boat & goods about £20 paid to Mr. Allan Att. General. . Jonas Duncan: He saw in the Maj Allan Custom House, the Carding machined made by brother Charles Wilcox, brother of Leonard Wilcox, being 6 months in his employment. . Mr Monis Lawrence. Went with Wilcox in Aug 1815 to Mr Hamilton, Deputy Collector & saw him deliver Bill of Lading; an hour after, the boat was seized for having contraband goods on board. He was with Wilcox's brother when he entered the boat in the spring at the Custom House, the goods were landed & boat returned on her voyage with no difficulty about the entry of goods. . Thomas Bright purchased the boat for very low £20. Could not buy sail & rigging, told they were stolen. Boat now by the shore side; boat built for under £300, yet she is able to work, double well built. . 1830 Feb 24, Leonard Wilcox, called again: State value of articles: Wilcox saw his goods about £100 worth in Mr Hamilton's store or shop. He was then a merchant grocer & had goods for sale. Goods belong to you in Hamilton's store: some large soup dished, plates, knives, forks, quart & pint decanters, & other glass ware were for an inn, crate of crockery cost him $200, crate of glass $160. . Charles C Small, Clerk of Crown Pleas: Evidence Nov 1 1815 found any Attorney General goods of Hail Wilcox for Leonard Wilcox, imported from US & are for sale: glass, whiskey, oil, crockery, glassware pails, chairs, tobacco, miner, turpentine, hats, saddlery, dry goods, coffee, cutlery. Goods keep at a Public House, on a piece of land on Yonge St, about 13 miles from York. [Steeles & Yonge Sts.?] . 1829 Apr 2nd, In Council. The selling of liquor with License papers to have been disposed by Gov. in 1826. Bill of Lading totaling £259., Wit: E Benson, T Stoyell, Wm Smith, S Crane. . The Petitioner Leonard Wilcox who came into Upper Canada 1815 to be settler bring his family in with the first sleighing that following winter & has resided since. He also brought with him a boat & cargo, his own property. On his arrival at Port of York, he reported the boat & cargo to the then Collector Wm. Allan Esq., through his Deputy at the late Thos. Hamilton, who then seized them. He paid import duty of 30% for an imported Carding Machine thereon, which have not been credited to the public. The Collect Hon. Colonel Allan both fined Wilcox & failed to turn over this (& many duties ) to the public purse. Thus because of the plundered of his goods, Leonard Wilcox was left to became a Inn & Tavernkeeper. * Our public affairs have been allowed to be carried on for nearly half a century, the appeal was made to a Council wholly irresponsible & composed chiefly of the same exclusive persons & influenced by the same political policies as have over characterized that Body. The Executive Council, forebears to notice the amount readied in the seizure, under these circumstances of oppression, was never paid into the Public Treasury. It does seem exceedingly disgraceful, that part of the cargo bought at a very reduced price at Auction by the Deputy Collector, was for sale at his private store. * It ought to be a matter of surprise that the same Honorable Colonel Allan, who was Collector in the above proceedings, was the same Colonel Allan who pursued this vicim for the fine & costs in the latter case. If no relief was afforded by a grant of land, your Committee suggest passing an act compelling the Honorable Colonel Allan to indemnify him, inasmuch as the public have never received the proceedings of the property, to which neither the Collector nor his Deputy can have, to say the least of it, a better claim than the Petitioner. Signed, Committee House of Assembly, April 15, 1835 ! T D Morrison, Chairman. . - .	WILLSON, Lieut. Stillwell The Elder (I17)
17965	PART 3. ARRIVED 1795 IN Town of York, (Toronto), UPPER CANADA . 1795 Sept 2nd. "By Mr. Lawrence's Account £1.19s.8p Goods on account for John Brown Lawrence who had just arrived in the Town of York encampment." * ABNER MILES DAY BOOK, King St., Toronto {Goods on account: Mr. Lawrence: 1795 Mar 18 - 1 bushel potatoes, 10s.6 p. 1796 Jan 9 - 1 Almanac 2 s..; 15 Feb, 7 3/4 lbs. of pork, 2s. May 22, 21 1/4 lbs. flour 10s.8p. Mar 18, - 1 bushel potatoes,10s. 6p, by King Kendrick; Mar 3, 6 lbs. of pork, 7s.6p; Mar 10, 4 lbs. of pork 5s., May 22 - 1 bushel potatoes, 10 s. 6p.; Nov 26, 1796 (three faint items) £xx 6s.4p.xx. . 1795 Nov 13 Friday - We left Navy Hall [Newark/Niagara-on-lake] at eight o'clock in the "Governor Simcoe," & arrive at York at five; Drank tea with Mrs. McGill. Mr. Lawrence is come with us; he is lately from the States." . 1795 Dec 18, Tues. - Mr. Lawrence, who went with the party from motives of curiosity, speaks well of the apparent quality of most of the land; 20 miles from hence, near Bond's farm, he saw two small lakes near each other, from whence many fish were taken. He saw no wild animals. . 1796 Sep 30 - Baron Wm.. Berczy was a friend of John Lawrence & wrote as a friend, to Niagara on his behalf. Andrew Heron, Brother of Samuel, one of Berczy's shareholders, he was wiling to pay ll Lawrence's expenses. Ref: Infant Toronto, by John Andre. . Good friend of the Governor John Graves Simcoe of Upper Canada. Built Kings grist Mill on the Humber River [2008 now Old Mill Inn, Toronto]. In failing health he made his will on 10 July, 1798, witnessed by John Willson, a fellow lawyer from Burlington, New Jersey (who was licensed for the saw mill on the together with the grist mill on the Humber River, Toronto. Town of York, Toronto Land Grant: 22 Russell Square, John Lawrence, Esq. (Now the site of Upper Canada College.) . UCLPetition 39, L Bundle 2, C2124, p910. To John Graves Simcoe, Lieut. Gov., In Council, Petition of John Lawrence Esq. of the City of Burlington in the late Prov. & now the State of New Jersey... Petitioner desirous to become inhabitant of Prov. Upper Canada & to erect a Grist Mill on the Humber which he conceived will be of Public Utility... wants Lotts, 2 & 3 broken fronts East side Grist Mill on the Humber which he conceived will be of Public Utility... wants Lotts, 2 & 3 broken fronts East side of Humber River also Lott about 30 A West side of River at head of Lake, to build a saw mill & dwelling... at the Humber River also Lott about 30 A West side of River at head of Lake (Ontario). . Land for for William & James Lawrence, his two sons, Jackson B French, James Goelet & John Parker (his sons-in-Laws), he has reasons to Expect they will come into & reside in this Province & for whose Loyalty he can Voucher for. Wants the following Lotts on Yonge Street No. 77 & 78 on the west side. Numbers 85: & 87 on the same side, each containing two hundred acres or such other quantity of land as to your Excellency in your wisdom may think meet, etc. Signed, John Lawrence. [undated letter, but see envelope.] Envelope: Received Broken Front Lots 1, 2 & 3 East side of Humber, as part or 1200 A. The Committee do not recommend the dismembering any part of the ground attached to the Saw Mill for the Reasons assigned in the Report - nor do they recommend the granting Lots on Yonge Street to Persons out of the Province. Number 506 given on Wed. 14 January, 1797. Entered Page 63. Grant #338, Lawrence, John. Esq., 228 acres, York Twp., Date of Grant 12 Mar. 1794, page 22. XReference: Additional information in my book, copybook of correspondence in the "Simcoe Papers" - & many notes by P J Ahlberg. . 1798 July 26, UC Land Grants: Lots, 1, 2, 3 on the River Humber, Twp. York; South Dorchester Twp., Elgin Co.: Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 Con 4, 800 Acres Lot 6, Con 7, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., 172 Acres {ie. near Dorchester) Lot 33 EHalf, Con 17, Blandford Twp. Lot 31, EHalf, Con 16, Blandford Twp. Note: *Compare Land Grant of JBL to Land Grants near to Governor John Graves Simcoe: Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Concession 1 Broken Front. ON Land Registration, North York Book 85, p3 & 18, NY Book 86, p3 Lot 1, 2 Con 2 & 3 on Humber river [100 acres?] . 1797 Sep 1, Patent, Crown, To John Lawrence, All . 1799 Dec 6, Bargain&Sale, James Ruggles et al [executor], to Peter Whitney et all, 64. all acres . 1801 Jul , 7 B&S, Peter Whitney, Joseph Haines Sr, All Acres . 1842 Nov 13, Mortgage, Clark Camble, to Hon Ed Hale, £534. Part 12 Acres. . 1798 Oct 2 - For your order in favor of Lester (Cast?) £2, (for unstated item - Lester was the bonded servant of John B Lawrence whose health was deteriorating at this time.) King St., Toronto. Ref: Russell Papers. 1. John Brown Lawrence was son of Loyalist, Elisha Lawrence.II, Jr., 1701 AUG 25 - 1791 MAR 7, and Elizabeth Brown, b. 1731 Apr. 23. Descendants all - as is Richard Lawrence - great grandson of Capt. Wm. Lawrence, but different Grandmothers: John B Lawrence's G-Grandmother is 2nd wife, Elizabeth Smith. Richard & his brother John Lawrence's G-Grandmother was 1st wife Elizabeth Gildersleeve. 2. William Franklin Lawrence, Born 1766 MONMOUTH, unmarried. 3. Capt. & Commodore James Lawrence born Burlington NJ , Lawyer, but joined Am. Navy 1798 & would become a famous. Naval Hero in War of 1812, "Tell the men to fire faster & not to give up the ship; fight her till she sinks!" American. Navy motto "Don't give up the ship". Apparently his destiny was to be tied in the US. X-Ref: Multitude of Ontario documents on his wife Mary Montaudevert & daughter. Mary Neil Lawrence'. 4. Sons-in-law: Jackson B French of St. Vincent. married Catherine Lawrence, b. 1764 APR 20, Burlington, NJ. His will dated 1826, Burlington, NJ. 5. James Goelet of NY, (Gouette Goolet: Goulet) married Sarah Brown Lawrence 1764-1828 6. John Parker, born 1760 at Perth Amboy - 1808 Burlington, NJ married Anne Lawrence, 1764-1831,Burlington, NJ. DEATH: Rev. Robt. Addison, was the minister from St. Mark's Anglican Church at Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake,) Ontario. H signs his name as Minister of Niagara, he was military chaplain & also acted as chaplain to Parliament both in York & Newark. "Burials: Squire Lawrence at York, July 3, 1798". Ref: Archives of Ontario, MS545, Reel 1. WILL of JOHN BROWN LAWRENCE: Will dated 29 March, 1798, witnessed, signed, & sealed in the presence of the testor. Repay the money he borrowed from Elizabeth & Geo. Gillispie, of Bristol Twp., Bucks Co., Penn. {X-ref: 1782.1.26 JBL was a Executor of the Will of Geo. Gillispie - PJA.] Signed, John Willson, Asher Mundy, Stephen Barbere, at York, July 10, 1798. Probated 14 July, 1798. Note4: Thus John Lawrence had his Will witnessed in his extremity on July 10th, 1798. Perhaps the Minister was notified on the 3rd of July to come to York, a hundred miles distant, or when he returned to Newark, did he mean to write buried the 13th July? - P J Ahlberg. * 1798 Apr 20 -York Council chamber, Present John Helmsley, Chief Justice; Aeneas Shaw, John McGill, David D Smith, Read the following petitions, John Lawrence, Praying for a town lot in York. Recommended an acre lot in York. . Forty-seven+ pages of documents & pictures for John Brown Lawrence are included in "Richard Lawrence, John Willson & John Brown Lawrence of NJ & Ontario." 26 pages on Mrs. Mary Lawrence & daughter Mary N. Lawrence are filed with Toronto Public Libraries, North York Branch, Sixth Floor, Toronto & the Richmond Hill Library, Ontario. - by P J Ahlberg, U.E., 2010. Includes references from: McGill Papers, Russell Papers, Simcoe Papers, Copies of documents Kings Mill, Will. - - -	LAWRENCE, John Brown Esq., U.E. (I351)
17966	Part Arthur, Ontario	MORIN, Mae E (I206)
17967	PART ONE . James Hamilton, born 23 June 1801, Baptized 28 Jan 1801, at Church of Ireland (Anglican), Drumragh Old Church, Blackfort Road, Drumragh Townland, Drumragh, County Tyrone. Father James Hamilton, Mother not listed. (The graveyard is also called Drumragh Graveyard.) . Strabane is situated in the civil parish of Donacavey. The relevant Church of Ireland, Anglican, records are divided between the following parishes: Bar, Clanabogan & Findonagh, or The relevant Presbyterian records are in Fintona. . 1828 Jul 4, LANDED: James Hamilton, Passenger 26, Cost: £2 15s 6s, Paid. Departure: Quebec, Lower Canada, Arrival Montreal, Lower Canada. Vessel: St. Lawrence Steamship fee was 11th Tup. upwards. Note1: Well not definitively verified that this is our James Hamilton, he is the only James Hamilton listed for 1828 (single, i.e. no wife or family accompanying him.) Hamilton J. H., in Canada Company's office, 4 Richmond St., [1833.] . Hamilton James, Land Agent, King St. West [1837 Directory] . & perhaps also: Hamilton, James, Camelion Tavern, Church St. Toronto . (purchased:) Hamilton James, Con 4 Lots 4 & 5; Con 3, Lot 22, Chinquacousy Twp., E of Hurontario Street. 1837 Toronto & Home District Directory . Tavernkeeper at George Third Inn, Town of York & Camelion Tavern 1837. . Hamilton, Ja's, Con 4, Lot 4*, Chinguacousy, East of Hurontario Street . Hamilton, James, Con 4, Lot 5, Chinguacousy East, Halton Co., Ontario . Hamilton, James, Con 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy East . Hamilton, James, Con 3, Lot 22, Chinguacousy East. Note2: * On the adjoining Lot 4, but in Con 3 was located Aeneas Shaw, Jr. - his father (Col.) Major A Shaw Senior, was an American Revolution acquaintance & gave reference for John Willson, the grandfather of Mrs. Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton'. Previous owner C4 L4: The early tax assessment rolls (beginning in 1827) & the 1851 & 1861 census enumerations for Chinguacousy list several residents with “square lumber” & “plank” dwellings. This is evidence that plank construction was feasible during this early period. The James Forrest mill on Lot 4, Concession 4, WHS, is listed in the 1827 tax roll. It is not known if the Forrest mill or a more distant mill was in operation by 1822. If built by 1822 using sawn planks, the subject dwelling would be among the earliest examples of plank construction in the township. Ref: Heritage Background Report - Plank Dwelling (LeFlarpland House), City of Brampton, 2012.9.77. for Lot 9, Con 4, Chinguacousy. Note3: Now 12911 Creditview Rd., 1875, brick farm house. Ref: H54.3. . Address reference point: is now near Mayfair United Church. Originally the 3rd Line. LotW1/2 Lot 23, Con 3 is now & 13089 Creditview Rd. Part E. half Lot 24, Con, # 13278 Creditview Rd., the Taylor - Eclin House) Part E. half Lot 23, Con 4 is now # 1488 Old School Rd. near Mississauga Rd., the 1879 Sharpe Schoolhouse). . 1840, Jul 16, Thus. - Heir & Devisee Claim 213 James Hamilton of Chinguacousy Twp. & William McConnell of the same place, yeoman, claims as executors in the WILL of James Hamilton, deceased.* Lot East half 5, Con. 4 East of H. Street, Chinguacousy, Home District, Original Nominee James Hamilton, Claim allow. Ref: Upper Canada Heir & Devisee, H1151, p202, Archives of Canada. Note4* Perplexing! This would seem to imply James Hamilton Senior was the executor of HIS father's will. No mention of is found in the two Hamilton biography's about his father accompanying him to Canada. It is a little too much of a con-incidence that our James Hamilton would live on the same Lot 5, Con 4 as another James Hamilton. Further research is required. - P J Ahlberg. 1852 Agricultural Census Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario Hamilton, Con. 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy, 100 Acres, 75 A. cultivated 43 A. under crops in 1851; 31 A under pasture 1851, 1 A. garden or orchard; 25 A under wild wood; 25 A. produced 400 bushels of wheat. 4 A. produced 80 Bsh peas; 4A. produced 150 bsh. oats; 10 Acres produced 15 tons of hay, 47 lbs. wool; 5 bulls, oxen or steers, 5 milch cows, 5 horses, 24 sheep, 4 pigs, 300 lbs. beef; 21 cwts. Pork. > REMARKS on the January 1852 CENSUS, written by Allen Bowfield (b. c1825, also farmer in Chingoucousy.) In reference to the soils: The nature of the soil will be best explained by stating that there are 2 kinds of land in the ward. The one may be called sandy loam. In the neighbourhood of which soil in a few cases most excellent building sand is founded. The sandy loam with sharp subsoil grows good wheat, barley & peas; The other goes by the name of clay land has a deep black top soil with heavy clay below. Grows first rate vegetables as good crops of hays & oats. Ward No. 2 is not as favourably situated for water as some localities. In many instances the farmer depends principally upon the well. The water of which is generally of superior quality. There are a few living streams. On one of which there is a grist mill. Incapable, however of doing must dry weather for want of bountiful supply of water. The average valve of land throughout the Ward is about £7 per acre. Note5: - No Fulled cloth or linen or Flannel. i.e. James Hamilton no longer weaving. . James Hamilton owned an high number of animals in comparison with most neighbors whose average was 2 bulls, 4 milk cows & double the number of sheep! These were likely raised for the market. Also indicates a dependable water supply. Not for nothing was James Hamilton a Canada Land Agent. - PJA 2011. . 1877 Peel Co. Atlas Richard Hamilton, Farmer, Settled 1831, Brampton Post office, 1877 [deeded from his father?] Mrs. Hamilton, Con 2, NDS, Lot 11, 100 Acres, non-resident 1877, Non Resident; Ada Hamilton, Con 4 E, Lot 2 Chinguacousy South, (now Peel Co.), 50 Acres, Non Resident. Note6: By 1855 Transferred by his Will: Richard Hamilton, Con 4 Lot 4, freeholder, Chinguacousy Twp. Halton. & James Hamilton Con 4, Lot 1, Chingoucousy Twp.; John Hamilton Con 4, Lot 5 also a John Hamilton Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp. Note6: Concession 4 East is now located between Bramalea Rd. & Heart Lake Road, Peel Co., it was split in half, with the northern half becoming part of the town of Caledon & the southern half, along with the township of Toronto Gore, joining the town of Brampton. - PJA 2010. Recorded for further research: UC Sundries, Petition, Page 81080-81081, Ref: C6884.	HAMILTON, James Sr. (I456)
17968	PART ONE James Hamilton, born 23 June 1801, Baptized 28 Jan 1801, at Church of Ireland (Anglican), Drumragh Old Church, Blackfort Road, Drumragh Townland, Drumragh, County Tyrone. Father James Hamilton, Mother not listed. (The graveyard is also called Drumragh Graveyard.) . 1828 Jul 4, LANDED: James Hamilton, Passenger 26, Cost: £2 15s 6s, Paid. Departure: Quebec, Lower Canada, Arrival Montreal, Lower Canada. Vessel: St. Lawrence Steamship fee was 11th Tup. upwards. Note1: Well not definitively verified that this is our James Hamilton, he is the only James Hamilton listed for 1828 (single, i.e. no wife or family accompanying him.) . Hamilton J. H., in Canada Company's office, 4 Richmond St., [1833.] . Hamilton James, Land Agent, King St. West [1837 Directory] . & perhaps also: Hamilton, James, Camelion Tavern, Church St. Toronto . (purchased:) Hamilton James, Con 4 Lots 4 & 5; Con 3, Lot 22, Chinquacousy Twp., E of Hurontario Street. . 1837 Toronto & Home District Directory . Tavernkeeper at George Third Inn, Town of York & Camelion Tavern 1837. . Hamilton, Ja's, Con 4, Lot 4*, Chinguacousy, East of Hurontario Street . Hamilton, James, Con 4, Lot 5, Chinguacousy East, Halton Co., Ontario . Hamilton, James, Con 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy East . Hamilton, James, Con 3, Lot 22, Chinguacousy East. Note2: * On the adjoining Lot 4, but in Con 3 was located Aeneas Shaw, Jr. - his father (Col.) Major A Shaw Senior, was an American Revolution acquaintance & gave reference for John Willson, the grandfather of Mrs. Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton'. Previous owner C4 L4: The early tax assessment rolls (beginning in 1827) & the 1851 & 1861 census enumerations for Chinguacousy list several residents with "square lumber" & "plank" dwellings. This is evidence that plank construction was feasible during this early period. The James Forrest mill on Lot 4, Concession 4, WHS, is listed in the 1827 tax roll. It is not known if the Forrest mill or a more distant mill was in operation by 1822. If built by 1822 using sawn planks, the subject dwelling would be among the earliest examples of plank construction in the township. Ref: Heritage Background Report - Plank Dwelling (LeFlarpland House), City of Brampton, 2012.9.77. for Lot 9, Con 4, Chinguacousy. Note3: Now 12911 Creditview Rd., 1875, brick farm house. Ref: H54.3. Address reference point: is now near Mayfair United Church. Originally the 3rd Line. Lot W1/2 Lot 23, Con 3 is now & 13089 Creditview Rd. Part E. half Lot 24, Con, # 13278 Creditview Rd., the Taylor - Eclin House) Part E. half Lot 23, Con 4 is now # 1488 Old School Rd. near Mississauga Rd., the 1879 Sharpe Schoolhouse). . 1840, Jul 16, Thus. - Heir & Devisee Claim 213 James Hamilton of Chinguacousy Twp. & William McConnell of the same place, yeoman, claims as executors in the Will of James Hamilton, deceased.* Lot East half 5, Con. 4 East of H. Street, Chinguacousy, Home District, Original Nominee James Hamilton, Claim allow. Ref: Upper Canada Heir & Devisee, H1151, p202, Case File40-2182. Archives of Ontario. Note4* Perplexing! This would seem to imply James Hamilton.2, Senior was the executor of HIS father's will. No mention is found in the 2 Hamilton biography's about his father accompanying him to Canada. It is a little too much of a co-incidence that our James Hamilton would live on the same Lot 5, Con 4 as another James Hamilton. Further research is required. Son James Hamilton.3 was born 1843, so he can be ruled out as executor. - P J Ahlberg. . 1852 Agricultural Census Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario Hamilton, Con. 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy, 100 Acres, 75 A. cultivated 43 A. under crops in 1851; 31 A under pasture 1851, 1 A. garden or orchard; 25 A under wild wood; 25 A. produced 400 bushels of wheat. 4 A. produced 80 Bsh peas; 4A. produced 150 bsh. oats; 10 Acres produced 15 tons of hay, 47 lbs. wool; 5 bulls, oxen or steers, 5 milch cows, 5 horses, 24 sheep, 4 pigs, 300 lbs. beef; 21 cwts. Pork. > REMARKS on the January 1852 CENSUS, written by Allen Bowfield (b. c1825, also farmer in Chingoucousy.) In reference to the soils: The nature of the soil will be best explained by stating that there are 2 kinds of land in the ward. The one may be called sandy loam. In the neighbourhood of which soil in a few cases most excellent building sand is founded. The sandy loam with sharp subsoil grows good wheat, barley, & peas.The other goes by the name of clay land has a deep black top soil with heavy clay below. Grows first rate vegetables as good crops of hays & oats. Ward No. 2 is not as favourably situated for water as some localities. In many instances the farmer depends principally upon the well. The water of which is generally of superior quality. There are a few living streams. On one of which there is a grist mill. Incapable, however of doing must dry weather for want of bountiful supply of water. The average valve of land throughout the Ward is about £7 per acre. Note5: - No Fulled cloth or linen or Flannel. i.e. James Hamilton no longer weaving. . James Hamilton owned an high number of animals in comparison with most neighbors whose average was 2 bulls, 4 milk cows & double the number of sheep! These were likely raised for the market. Also indicates a dependable water supply. Not for nothing was James Hamilton a Canada Land Agent. - PJA 2011. > . 1877 Peel Co. Atlas Richard Hamilton, Farmer, Settled 1831, Brampton Post office, 1877 [deeded from his father?] Mrs. Hamilton, Con 2, NDS, Lot 11, 100 Acres, non-resident 1877, Non Resident; Ada Hamilton, Con 4 E, Lot 2 Chinguacousy South, (now Peel Co.), 50 Acres, Non Resident. Note6: By 1855 Transferred by his Will: Richard Hamilton, Con 4 Lot 4, freeholder, Chinguacousy Twp. Halton. & James Hamilton Con 4, Lot 1, Chingoucousy Twp.; John Hamilton Con 4, Lot 5 also a John Hamilton Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp. Note6: Concession 4 East is now located between Bramalea Rd. & Heart Lake Road, Peel Co., it was split in half, with the northern half becoming part of the town of Caledon, & the southern half, along with the township of Toronto Gore, joining the town of Brampton. - PJA 2010. Recorded for further research: UC Sundries, Petition, Page 81080-81081, Ref: C6884. -.-	HAMILTON, James Sr. (I540)
17969	PART ONE, Canada: . Alex's birth year conflicts with his brother Richard L Hamilton's verified DOB as 1836 APR 20th.* Note1: As supported by Ontario Census of 1861, 1870 & 1881 & brother Richard Hamilton's Wellington County Death Certificate. Saugatuck Allegan Co., Michigan, gives Alex's DOB as 1837. "Though but eighteen years old, he assumed the care of the family' (1855 father dies, minus 18 years = born 1837). Witness: . This Certifies that the rite of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between Richard Hamilton of Acton & Jane M McCutcheon of Erin Township on Thursday Jane 24th, 1861 at Hugh McCutcheons by Rev. Joseph Munsworth, Congregational Ministries, Georgetown. Wit: Stewart McCutcheon, Alex Hamilton. Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton. . 1861 March, Flamborough W Twp., Wentworth Co, Ontario, Canada: Richard Hamilton, Age 26, b 1835, Carpenter, born Upper Canada, frame house 1.5 stories. Alex Hamilton, Age 23, b 1838, Nursery Agent, born Upper Canada. . 1870 Jun 25 Census, Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Michigan: Alexander 33 y/ 1837, B Canada, Nursery man; Sophia, 1846, Ohio & Blanche Hamilton, age 1, b Michigan. . Sister Hadassah Hamilton McCutcheon & family live beside Alex Hamilton. . 1880 Jun 24 - Saugatack, Allegan, 1910 Census Van Buren, MI., gives DOB 1837 . 1900 Census Van Burren, MI. gives DOB 1836 Oct. Date of emigration to Michigan remains consistent at 1864. In the c.1895 photo, Richard & Alex appear to be a similar age, but not enough to say if Richard is actually the elder. * Photo taken with Hamilton siblings at Erin, Ontario about 1895. . Obituary: Dies after lingering illness Alexander Hamilton formerly of this place & who lives in Ganges for a number of years before moving to Bangor, where he has resided ever since, died at his home, Monday Oct 10 & was buried from the house Wednesday of this week. Mr. Hamilton was widely known as a a nurseryman & had many personal friends in this vicinity. He was born Oct 1, 1836 & his well lived life was an example to his neighbors wherever he lived. The large number of flowers sent & the crowds of friends who attended the funeral from far & near indicates the esteem in which he was held. The remains were laid to rest in the Arlington Cemetery at Bangor. . 1985 Illustrated Atlas of Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Mich. shows A. Hamilton's property is beside his brother-in-law, Sam'l Wanner. 40 acres each, two concessions from Lake Michigan. The school house was situated on the neighbours connecting the backside of Alex Hamilton's property. . 1910 May 6 - Acton, Ontario - Rev. T. Albert Moore, D.D. was undergoing treatment in the hospital a few weeks ago ... Dr. Moore is the fourth of Acton's sons, that we know of, to receive a coveted honor, thee of whom were at one time members of the same Sunday School class: Rev. Dr. Chas A Cook, of Spikane, Wash.; Rev. D. J. E. Farmer, of Dekalb, Illinois & himself. Rev. Dr. James Hamilton, of Grand Rapids, Mich., is the other. Perhaps there are more. The Free Press has much pleasure in extending hearty congratulations to its former editor. Newspaper clipping with photo of T A Moore included. Ref: Acton Free Press. Newspaper clipping was found in the Bible of Ella Hamilton Walker, the niece of of a James Hamilton. For a paper over a hundred years old, the clipping appears in excellent quality. 1892 BIOGRAPHY.2 . ALEXANDER HAMILTON. This gentleman is one of the influential & respected residents of Ganges Twp., Allegan County, residing on section 20. He is extensively engage in fruit-growing & the nursery business. He was born October 3, 1836, in Halton County, Canada, to James & Rebecca Hamilton. Our subject began working out at the age of seventeen, at the death of his father. Note2: If Alexander was born in 1836 + 17 years, means James Hamilton died 1853 (or more likely in 1854, owing to the conflict here of Alexander's date of birth. - PJA. He was the oldest son at home & help to educate his younger brothers & sisters. He completed his own education after the age of 21 years [i.e. about 1857 or 1858.] In 1864 he came to Michigan, locating at Benton Harbor on a small fruit farm, where he made good financial success, but lie a great many people in that city, he wanted to go West & after taking an extensive trip in different Western States, came to the conclusion that Michigan was a good enough State for him & so, in 1866, came back to this State & located in Allegan County; here he now resides. Here Mr. Hamilton has given his attending to fruit-growing & the nursery business. He has been very successful in this line of of pursuits & has an orchard 1,000 trees now bearing. He raises annually 100,000 peach trees for market & until about 1880 all was raised on his farm in this county. The greater part of his nursery is now situated near Grand Rapids, Kent County. His largest sales are in this county & he sold one year 100,000 trees within a radius of ten miles of his own home. His trees & fruits are of the choicest varieties & he is visited by customers from all the counties around. He is well liked for square dealing & his genial manners & he has secured a competence as a result of personal industry & good judgement, put forth in a field wisely selected. The original of this biography was married on 26th of May, 1868, to Miss Sophia Ensign. Mrs. Hamilton is a native of Ohio & one of 14 children born of Horace & Lucinda Ensign, natives of Massachusetts. Nine of this family are yet living. They are Caleb, Electa, Lysander, Sophia (Mrs. Hamilton), Cora, George, Hattie, Summer & Denning. Our subject & his amiable wife are parents of 5 children: Blanche, the wife of A. G. Robinson, Maude, deceased, Alice, Harry & Willie. The parents of this family are members of the County & Mrs. Hamilton is a member of the Congregationalist Church. In politics, Mr. Hamilton votes for the man he think best qualified for the position, irrespective of the party. Ref: Portrait & biographical record of Kalamazoo, Allegan & Van Burren Counties, Michigan. Printed 1892, Chicago. . 1864 Alex Hamilton had gone to (Ohio) & Michigan to work. Did Alex Hamilton visit with cousin Daniel T. Lawrence was then living in Ohio & who was also a tree farmer? - PJ Ahlberg 2013. . Michigan Naturalization Records, Allan Co., Michigan, Box 1, Folio, Page 322 (*no date noted). * . THE SAUGATUCK & GANGES POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 30 Sept 1871, at the village of Douglas, Alexander Hamilton - Director. In Mar 1880 Alex. was the again the Director of the Society. . ILLUSTRATED ATLAS OF ALLEGAN CO. MICHIGAN, Published 1895) Ganges: PEACH BELT NURSERIES: We make a speciality of growing healthy, hardy Peach Trees of the surest bearing & most profitable market varieties. We also have now growing in these nurseries of the best money-making kings, a large stock of Currant & Gooseberry plants, 2 year old Grape Vines, 2y old Asparagus Plants, nursery grown Blackberry & other Berry Plants. In addition to the above we can furnish in small quantities at bottom prices, a fine stock of young & thrifty apple, Pear, Plum & Cherry Trees. Call or address: A Hamilton, Ganges, or J C Maynard No. 156 W Bridge Street, Grand Rapids. . 1855 several thousand baskets of peaches -mostly Crawfords - were being shipped to Chicago annually. The fruit was sold for three dollars per bushel; the peaches were then peddled by street vendors for ten cents each. The great Berrien County peach boom came to an end with refrigeration. Ref: May/June 1993 issue of Michigan History. - . -	HAMILTON, Alexander (I340)
17970	PART ONE: . Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Deed Registry Books: 1793 June 27 - Stillwell Wilson to Joseph Sanders / Saunders, for £8 5s, Ref: Vol 2, Pg. 46, Q.C.D., W.S. of N.W. Miramichi. . UCLPetition 85, York 1797. C2951, p70. To The Hon. Peter Russell, Esq., President of His Majestic Province of Upper Canada Etc. Etc. Etc. The Petition of Stillwill Willson, son of John Willson, Esq. at the Humber, Most Humbly shewth that your petitioner was a child in time of the American Revolution being under my Father's protection, went with him from Jerseys to Staten Island [ c Dec 1776.], & from thence to NB [May 1783]. & remained there with my father till he removed to this Province, when he left me to settle his Business there & in the State of New Jersey. [11 July, 1793.] Now being desirous to become a Settler in this Prov. & to have discard of Some Lands, & other property their with that design. Most Humbly Prays your Honour in Council, pleased to grant to your Petitioner the Lot Number 32 on the east Side of Yonge Street with a town Lot & what ever more your Honour in his goodness shall think proper & your Petitioner as in Duty bound Shall ever pray. November 8th, 1797, Stillwell Willson. X-Reference: Uncle Samuel Willson, & New Jersey land transactions in 1796 deed to John Willson. This Petition is in John Willson own neat handwriting, with Stilwell Willson signature. - PJA Envelope: Confirmed if the Lot prayed for is vacant, & a Town Lot in York. PR. 13 Nov 1797. XRef: UCLand Book C, p240. . 1797 - An earlier owner of the lot*, at which we are now pausing, was Stillwell Wilson In 1799, at the annual York Twp. meeting, held on 4 march 1799 at York, we find Stillwell elected one of the Overseers of Highways & Fence views for Lot 26 to Lot 40 Yonge Street, in Markham & Vaughan. . Golden Lion Inn / Hotel: The southwest corner of Yonge Street & Sheppard Avenue on Farm Lot 15 West of Yonge. One of the important landmarks & stagecoach stops on early Yonge Street was at the famous Golden Lion Inn or Hotel. The farm lot had been granted first to Thomas Hill in 1801, & he built a hotel at the Yonge corner. 4 years later he sold the Lot & hotel to Stillwell Wilson, who sold it to Adam Everson in 1806. What happened to this first building is not clear, but the site was purchased in 1824 by Thomas Shephard who built the hotel named the Golden Lion. Trained as a woodcarver, he made a sign for the hotel out of locally cut oak, & added putty to help fashion the lion’s mane. The hotel was a large square frame building with verandahs on the east & south sides. This Golden Lion may be found in a glass case at the North York Reference Library, Yonge St. (2016) Another building made of mud bricks was on the property, but its location is uncertain, & it may be the building known as Hill House. Ref: JH Beers, Commemorative Biographical Record of County York. . 1802 - 1809 Crown to Stilwell Willson, Part Lot sold to D'Arcy Boulton. . 1802-1809, then Jacob Fisher 1815-1838. #360 Balliol St., Toronto, ES Yonge St., at Mount Pleasant St., near Davisville Ave. Native soils predominantly consisted of sand with trace to some silt, to silty. The local ground water flow direction was determined to be in a northwesterly direction. The ground water table is located above the bedrock in the native soil. Regional ground water flow as expected to be in a southerly direction, towards Lake Ontario. Ref: Terraprobe Environmental Site Assessment, 2014. (Extracted from Ontario Land Registry - PJA) . 1803-1808 - 108 -128 Balliol Street, North Toronto, Patented from Crown to Stillwell Willson in 1802. Next Residential Use, Nancy Boulton, Jacob Fisher, Wm. Proudfoot & in 1986 688288 Ontario Limited. Bailol St is near Yonge & Davisville Ave.The area under assessment is an irregular shaped parcel of land with an area fronting Balliol Street, located approximately 300 meters west of Yonge Street in the City of Toronto. The municipal address of the Property is 118 Balliol Str. The property is currently developed as residential land uses with townhouses occupying a majority of the lands. Historical mapping resources & aerial photographs, the property was used for residential purposes in the 1920s with several residential dwellings located on the property. The structures have subsequently been demolished & the construction of the rental townhouses that currently occupy the property. A review of the water well information system database from the Ministry of the Environment revealed that a total of 6 water wells have been installed. Ref: Environmental Assessment 2014 by Ont. Ministry of Environment. . 1803 - Upper Canada, Home District} York to wit: I Stillwell Wilson of the Twp. of Vaughan, yeoman, do hereby give notice that I will claim before the Honorable Commissioners for ascertaining & securing titles to Lands in the Home District, at their sitting which shall be holden next after 15 days for the putting up of this notice, the Lot No. 30, East side of Yonge Street, in the Twp. of Markham, containing 190 acres: Thomson Maxwell being the original nominee. Witness my hand at York this 20th Day of October, 1803. Signed, Still. Willson Ref: UC Heir & Devisee, Doc. page 205, H1148 film p. 591. Archives of Canada. . 1806 Feb 22, the 2nd. Sat., Meeting held at Cooper's Tavern. Upper Canada Agricultural & Commercial Society. Agriculture being the happiest mode which industry can be applied we unite for the purpose of promoting its advancement & protection: $2 annual membership. Signed, Peter Russell, Justice Powell, Thorpe, D'Arcy Boulton, Sol. Gen., Hon. Rob Hamilton, James Baby, John Chrysler, Sheriff Jos. Willcocks, Robt Baldwin, JP Rev G O Stuart, Fred. Baron De Hoen, John Ashbridge, Wm Chewett JP, Thos. Ridout, Elisha Began, JP & STILLWELL WILLSON. Resolved, members will exert themselves to engage their neighbors among the farmers, to cultivate annually a portion of however small of ground with Hemp, specifying the portion, quality of ground, the expense of culture & cleaning the Hemp for marketer, & the quantity & quality of Hemp produced. Ref: Report on the mCanadian Archives, 1892. Note3: Stillwell was in the illustrious company of the gathering power of the Family Company members. PJA. . TORONTO SUNDRIES, City of Toronto Archives: Jury Duty: 1804 June 22. King Vs. Eliphat Hale & Abraham Cutter. Charge: Riot. Puts Petit Jury: 4. Stillwell Willson 5. Richard Lawrence. Wit: Prisoner, John Vanzante, Duke Kendrick, T. Hamilton, Not Guilty. Adjourned Monday, 9 November next. . 1807 Nov. 11 - Promotions in the Militia of the East Riding of the County of York, Ensign Stilwell Wilson, to be Lieutenant. Signed: John McGill, Lieut. of the County. . 1808 - Stillwell Willson: 1 Man, 1 Woman, 2 male children under 16, Total 4. . 1808 Mar 7, Monday, Annual Town Meeting held at Thos. Stoyells, Stillwell Wilson elected Assessor. Ref: York, UC, Minutes of Town Meetings. . Of the assault cases, it would seem the punishment imposed (usually a small fine) - that none of these was of an aggravated nature. In the York Home District Sessions records there is little indication of the lawlessness that caused some citizens in remote & frontier areas to live in fear of their lives. In a few cases, nonetheless, the magistrates did not hesitate to use their authority to protect citizens from their neighbours. In 1810 for example, Ephraim Payson told the court that he lived 'in continual bodily fear' of one Stillwell Willson & asked that Willson be 'bound under recognizance.' The magistrates ordered the fearsome Mr. Willson to be 'fined forthwith good & sufficient security for him to keep the peace towards all His Majesty's subjects for 1 year, himself in £100 & each surety in £50. . 1808 Apr 16, Saturday. Stillwell Willson, the other assessor declared upon oath that John Denison has refused to act or do his duty of assessor which he had been nominated by the Town Meeting. Court are not aware Mr. Denison's objections are legal, & therefore this fine to be levied. John Cameron of York, Gent., to be appointed in his stead. . 1808 Oct 22, the Upper Canada Gazette informs us, the sheriff, Miles Macdonell, is about to sell "at Barrett's Inn, in the Town of York," the goods & chattels of Henry Hale, at the suit of Elijah Ketchum. Likewise, at the same time, the goods & chattels of Stillwell Wilson, at the suit of James McCormack & others. . 1808 Stilwell Willson sold the south east 3 quarters Lot 30, Markahm to d'Arcy Boulton. This land was turned over several times before 1819 when it was bought by Sir Alan McNab as a mill site. . 1810 Willson sold 50 A north west corn to Sutton Fizzell who is believed to have built the house on Yonge St., near the corner of John St, occupied by Mrs. Richard Simpson. St. John Street as it seems to have been called in the old days should have run along the north boundary of Lot 30, as a concession line, but the survey disclosed such deep ravines that the road allowance was put through the middle of the Lot. It is possible the John Street being the most direct route from Yonge St. to German Mills, follows the old Berczy trail. Ref: The Liberal Newspaper, Richmond Hill, written by Doris M FitzGerald. . 1809 May 17: Vaughan, I moved with my family into Stillwell Willson's hope on Yonge Street. . 1809 Aug 10 - John Arnold & Ely Plater came home in the evening. Stillwell Willson & Arnold abused each other, stripped to fight but halted. Ref: Eli Playters Diary. . 1809 - 5086 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington. The southeast part of Lot 5, Con 4 SDS (or BF), South of Dundas St., on the east bank of Appleby Creek, Burlington, was granted by the Crown to Stillwell Wilson; in 1809 (registered 1811) it was sold to Philip Triller Sr. 5086 & 7 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, located at the corner of Pineland Drive, opposite the Forlong or Furlong property on what is now Colonial Court. Large lot with row of conifers, mature trees. Ref: Burlington Historical Society, 2012. "Capital was coming into the area from Britain & the United States & the site of Thornhill, Lots 30 & 31, Con 1 ESYonge Street, which Robt. Jarrets shared with other Thornhill Citizens: Capital was coming into the area from Britain & the US & the site of Lots 30 & 31, Thornhill was a favorite stopping place for travellers between York & farther north. As a result, Lot 30 granted to Daniel Soules in 1805, was divided into lots in 1816 & sold to newcomers who put up two shops in 1817. One of the shops closed in 1818, however, & the other in 1820. It was not until about 1830 that new shops were started & this community began to enjoy a steady growth. Lot 30, originally granted to John Wilson, Sr., in 1810, was sold in 1811 for £300 to Stilwell Wilson. It was bought in 1822 by Hon. William Allan & broken into lots in 1824. These were quickly sold & resold to such persons as John McGill & D'Arcy Boulton. In 120 Business man Mr. Thorne from Dorestshire settled at Thorne Hill. Ref: Pioneering with Billy: The story of the Jarretts / Jarrots, Mary Jarrott Cassar, 2000. WAR of 1812 . 1812 Sep 19th to Sep 22 6 o'clock evg. , retd. 22nd. Cpt Ridouts Company granted leave of absence. . 1812 Sep 8 - 22, Capt Ridouts Company marched into York Garrison: Privates Stillwell Willson & Thos Johnston, Discharged afterward. . 1813 Oct 10 - I went up Yonge St. after Mr. Ward's mare. She had strayed away. Was at Arnold's & Langstaff's. Could not find her. Came home early & found the mare at Stillwell Wilson's & brother's home. Prepared a roasting pig for dinner. Ref: Ely Playter Diary. Quarterly Sessions of Peace, York County: . 1813 Jan 13. Tuesday, Thomas Ridout, Esq. Grand Jury Called: 1 John Dennison, Foreman 3. Henry Webster, 6. Samuel Heron, 7. Jacob Coomer, 8. Stillwell Willson, 9. Malcolm Wight, 10. Richard Lawrence, 12. John Weston, 15. John Arnold, 16. Daniels Soules, 14. Martin Snider, 18. Joseph Johnston. Withdrew & a true Bill of indictment. Isaac Pilkington Vs. Wm. S Forrier. Returned Grand Jury were called & & sworn as follows: 1. John Denison, p 131 foreman, 7. Jacob Coomer, 8. Stillwell Willson, 10. Richard Lawrence, Thomas Ridout issued affidavit against Lewis Stiles a Petty Constable of Town of York. . 1813 Aug 16 - Information of Stillwell Willson, York Twp., yeoman, taken an oath before me Thos. Ridout, a JP of Home District, who saith that on or doubt 1st day of present month August, he heard Gideon Orson, Markham Twp., Blacksmith says, that we would be better used by the American than the Gov. & he would soon have them him than under the present Govt. or words to that effect & further that he thins the said Gideon Orson to be a bad subject & a dangerous person. Sworn, Still. Willson. . 1813 Aug 16 - Information of Stillwell Willson, York Twp., yeoman, taken an oath before me Thos. Ridout, a JP of Home District, who deposseth that some time in the past month of August he told John Lyons that the American Fleet had been beaten, to which John Lyon answered that he was sorry for it that he wished it has been otherwise, & the he hoped to see the American colors flying in the Country again. That shortly after the last visit of the enemy to this place in the beginning of this month, he heard John Lyon say he had some wheels, a bathing machine which he & some other property belonging to Government which had been given to him last spring by General Dearborn, that he head been obliged to carry it back & that then the enemy came last he had applied for it & gotten the wheels again, then he had hauled down some public stores in its boats for the Americans, & had been all paid for his trouble. Signed, 17 Aug., 1815, Thos. Ridout, Jr. & Still Wilson. Same day Timothy Wheeler, Markham Twp., yeoman, came with Lyon to the gaol & took a pair of dog irons & other articles belonging to Government . Affidavit of Wm. Knott, Town of York, On Sunday, 1 August he saw John Lyon, Twp. Vaughan drawing with his waggon Public Stores down to the waterside for the Enemy. He saw no appearance of compulsion & appeared voluntary. Same Nathaniel Hastings, Twp. York, yeoman, who was liberated from the Goal by the Enemy came back to the goal & took by force several green rugs belonging to the goal. Wheeler said had they had been taken when the Enemy were in York in the Spring & had been forced to take. Ref: Upper Canada Sundries, C4508, p6552-3, & 6561-2. Aug 17, 1813 (Pg. 370). Note1: John Lyons, Lot 33 Con1 ESY, Patent 1796. Stillwell resided at Lot 30. . 1815 Mar 6 - Annual Meeting Twp. of York at Aaron Leonard, clerk & watchmaker of the Union Inn, York. Assessor for the Town of York, Stilwell Wilson. . Stillwell Willson at St. John's Road [Dundas St. West] & it was later owned by Sir Allan McNab. . 1819-20 Stillwell Wilson is in command of a slip-keel shooter, carrying passengers & freight between York & Niagara. . 1821 Stillwell Willson is landlord of the Waterloo House in York & is offering to let that stand; also to let or sell other valuable properties. . 1820 Mar 25 - for sale or let, 4 imported farms on Yonge street, composed of Lots 20 & 20 on the west side & Lots 15 & 20 on Side of the street in Twps. of York & Vaughan. The lands are so well known that they require no further comments than the virtues they posses. Tor title of which please apply to the subscriber at Waterloo House, York, the proprietor of said lands. P.S. The noted is known by the name of Waterloo House, which the subscriber at present posses, is also offered to be let on easy terms; as also an excellent Sawmill, in the third Concession York Twp., east of Yonge Street, only 10 miles from town, on the west Branch of the river Don. Stillwell Willson. Ref: York Gazette Newspaper. . 1828 Jan 31, for moneys due apparently to Jairus Ashley, some of Stillwell's property has been seized. Under the editorial head of the Loyalist of December 27th of that year, we find the following item: . Sheriff's Sale: At the Court House, in the Town of York, on Saturday, 31st January next, will be sold, Lot No. 30, in the first Concession of the Township of Vaughan, taken in execution as belonging to Stillwell Wilson, at the suit of Jairus Ashley. Sale to commence at 12 o'clock noon. Ref: Toronto of old; collections & recollections illustrative of the early settlement & social life of the capital of Ontario" By HENRY SCADDING, D.D. Note2: Perhaps Jaris Ashley got wind of Stillwell ill health, as he died in July of 1828 or was it this Sheriff's sale that pushed Stillwell The Elder into deterioration? . 1828 - Stillwell Wilson's mill, which was swept away by a flood caused by the bursting of a water-spout, about 1828. The property afterwards passed into the hands of Thomas Sheppard, who ran a grist-mill here for some time, until it was burned in 1869. . Wm. Morton, of Cavan Twp. to Florida Burk of York Twp., Stillwell Wilson Sr., Innkeeper of Town of York, 28 Jun 1828. . WILL of STILLWELL WILLSON, late of the Town of York, Upper Canada, carpenter, deceased, (to be registered pursuant to the Statues...) Devised to his wife Sarah Willson certain parcels of land in situated in Township of York East Side of Yonge street containing five? acres with a sawmill erected thereupon. Whereupon the said Stillwill Willson bequeath to Sarah his wife his right & title to certain building lot in the Market Square within Town of York, being Lot 9 at the Corner of Church Street & Market Square. He leaves his wife Sarah certain lands in Gwillimbury township...east clergy reserve. ...eight (eighty?) acres more or less with a building & apperturances for use during her natural life. Then to be divided equally between Thomas Willson & Catherine Willson. Also the proper in Whitby Twp., Lot 31, Con. 3. Died 18 Jul 1832, Signed & Sealed, Sarah Willson. Registered by John Ridout, 8 August 1832, Reg. County York. Ref: Registry Office at York. [Sorry blurry copy - PJA.] Ontario Land Registry, Toronto Book 685, p158, 228. Lot 9, South side King St., Corner of Church Street, Town of York . 1803 OCT 7, Patent, Crown to Peter Russ, A Shaw, Jno McGill & Henry Allcock, 5.5 Acres. . 1832 Jun 16, WILL, Registred 7 Aug 1832, Stillwell Willson, to his wife. Lot 9, Corner Church & Market Lane. Ontario Land Registry, North York Book 39, p3 Lot 12, Con 3 East of Yonge St. [Shepard Ave E & Leslie Street] . 1807 Oct 26, Patent, Crown, to James Lymburn, All 200 Acres . 1813 Mar 15, B&S, Wm. Marsh etux, to Alex Montgomery, £100, Half 100A. . 1832 Jun 16, WILL, Stillwell Willson, Part 2 Acres . 1833 Dec 31, B&S, Wm. Marsh Jr., to Sarah Wilson, £25, Part 2 Acres . 1834 Apr 24, B&S, Jessie Ketchum, to James Elliot, £200, Part 98 Lot 15, Con 1 East Yonge St., North York Book 9, p3 & Markham Book 91, p311 . 1805 Feb 7, Patent, Crown, to John Everson, 190 Acres. . 1819 Mar 26, Bargin&Sale, James Everson etux heir at law, to Stillwell Willson, £250, Part E 75A. * 1820 Apr 2, B&S, James Everson et ux, to Stillwell Willson, £250. Part 87 A . 1820 Apr 13, B&S, Thos. Humberston, to Thomas Wilson, £30. 13 A. . 1822 May 8, Mortgage, Stillwell Willson to Wm Allan, £153, 190A *1822 May 23, B&S, Stillwell Willson, to Wm. Allen etal, 5 Shillings, All 190A. . 1823 Jun -, M., Thomas Wilson, to Simonson Washburn, £12.12.0, Part Half A XRef: Ont Heir & Devisee, H1146, p455 - Quit Claim letter York, 3 Apr 1820, from James HISXMARK Everson & Dorothy HERXMARK EVERSON to Stillwell Willson. XRef: Memoiral 4281 Indenture registred. 8 Oct 1822, York to Wm. Allan. Satisfied. Ref: OntHeir & Devisee, H1146, p483. Lot 15, Con 1EYS , Book 9, p5 [Note 4 seperate patents 1828, for Lot 15 - only one PATENT to Stillwell Willson. - PJA] . 1828 Nov 13, Patent, Crown, to Stillwell Willson, part 173 5/10 acre . 1828 Nov 24 B&S Stillwell Willson, to Jacob Cummer, £400., Part 173A. . 1830 Sep 17, Mortgage, Stillwell Willson, to Jacob Cummer, £400 . 1830 May 18 Jacob Cummer etux, to Jos Harrison, £275. Lot 15, Con 1 WEST Yonge Street, North York Book 103, p3 . 1801 June 30, Patent, Crown, to Thos. Hill, 210 Acres . 1805 Nov 23, B&S, Thos. Hill, to Stillwell, All acres . 1805 Jan10, B&S, Stillwell Willson et ux, to Adam Everson, £200, All. Ontario Land Registry Lot 20, Con 1 East Yonge St. North York Book 12, p47 . 1800 Sep 4, Patent, Crown to Nicholas Johnson, All 190 arces . 1807 Sep 19, Bargain & Sale, Nicholas Johnston, to Stilwell Willson et ux, £200, All 190A. . 1819 Sep 10, Mortgage, Stillwell Willson to Wm. Allan 190 Acres. . 1822 May 23, B&S, Stillwell Willson, to Wm. Allen, 5 shillings, All 190A. Lot 20, Con 1 WEST Yonge Street, North York Book 108, p3 . 1800 Sep 4, Patent, Crown to Jos. Johnson, All 200 Acres . 1816 May 25, B&S, Jos Johnson, to Stillwell Willson, £200. ALL . 1820 Jan 20, Mortgage, Stillwell Willson etux, to Wm. Allan, £300, ALL . 1822 May 23 B&S Trust, Stillwell Willson et ux, to Wm. Allan, 5 shillings, ALL. Lot 30, Con 1, East Yonge St., Richmond Hill, Markham. Book 91, p311. [Later renumbered as Lot 5, C1 WSY, Markham Twp.] . 1808 Apr 8, Patent, Crown, to Stillwell Willson, All 190A . 1808 Jun 21, B&S, Stillwell Willson, to Martin Holder, NW part 50A. . 1808 May 10, Bargain&Sale, Stillwel Wilson et ux, to d'Arcy Boulton Jr., £200. SE Quarter . 1808 July 27, Stillwell Willson, to Martin Holder, NW 50A. . 1815 Jun 14, DArcy Boulton, Jr. . 1817 Sep 3, Thomas Arnold, to Alan N McNabb, SE & NE pt, 100A. Lot 40, Con 1, WYS, Richmond Hill, Abstract Book 170, p 99 . 1807 May 2, B&S, Daniel Laughlin, to Stillwell Willson, All 210A . 1808 Mar 8, B&S, Stillwell Willson, to Julien LeBugel, £200, 210 Acres, . 1820 Mar 11, B&S, Peter Vanderburgh et ux, to Richard Vanderburgh, £750, All 210A. Lot 41, Con 1, WYS, Richmond Hill, Abstract Book 170, p 101 . 1807 May 2, B&S, Daniel Laughlin, to Stillwell Willson, [no amount registered], All Acres [100 acres?] . 1807 Nov 5, B&S, Reg. 1824 Feb 16, Stillwell Willson et ux, to Nicholas Johnson, £200, All Acres, [100 acres?] . 1815 Jun 14, B&S, Nicholas Johnston, to Henry Vanderburg, £131.5.0., 100 Ac. - - -	WILLSON, Lieut. Stillwell The Elder (I17)
17971	PART ONE: James Hamilton, born 23 June 1801, Baptized 28 Jan 1801, at Church of Ireland (Anglican), Drumragh Old Church, Blackfort Road, Drumragh Townland, Drumragh, County Tyrone. Father James Hamilton, Mother not listed. (The graveyard is also called Drumragh Graveyard.) . Strabane is situated in the civil parish of Donacavey. The relevant Church of Ireland, Anglican, records are divided between the following parishes: Bar, Clanabogan & Findonagh, or The relevant Presbyterian records are in Fintona. . 1828 Jul 4, LANDED: James Hamilton, Steerage Passenger Ticket 46, Cost: £2 15s 6s, Paid. Departure: Quebec, Lower Canada, Arrival Montreal, Lower Canada. Vessel: St. Lawrence Steamship fee was 11th Tup. upwards. Note1: Well not definitively verified that this is our James Hamilton, however, he is the only James Hamilton listed for 1828 (single, i.e. no wife or family accompanying him.) . Hamilton J. H., in Canada Company's office, 4 Richmond St., [1833.] . Hamilton James, Land Agent, King St. West [1837 Directory] . & perhaps also: Hamilton, James, Camelion Tavern, Church St. Toronto . (purchased:) Hamilton James, Con 4 Lots 4 & 5; Con 3, Lot 22, Chinquacousy Twp., E of Hurontario Street. 1837 Toronto & Home District Directory . Tavernkeeper at George Third Inn, Town of York & Camelion Tavern 1837. . Hamilton, Ja's, Con 4, Lot 4*, Chinguacousy, East of Hurontario Street . Hamilton, James, Con 4, Lot 5, Chinguacousy East, Halton Co., Ontario . Hamilton, James, Con 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy East . Hamilton, James, Con 3, Lot 22, Chinguacousy East. Note2: * On the adjoining Lot 4, but in Con 3 was located Aeneas Shaw, Jr. - his father (Col.) Major A Shaw Senior, was an American Revolution acquaintance & gave reference for John Willson, the grandfather of Mrs. Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton'. Previous owner C4 L4: The early tax assessment rolls (beginning in 1827) & the 1851 & 1861 census enumerations for Chinguacousy list several residents with "square lumber" & "plank" dwellings. This is evidence that plank construction was feasible during this early period. The James Forrest mill on Lot 4, Concession 4, WHS, is listed in the 1827 tax roll. It is not known if the Forrest mill or a more distant mill was in operation by 1822. If built by 1822 using sawn planks, the subject dwelling would be among the earliest examples of plank construction in the township. Ref: Heritage Background Report - Plank Dwelling (LeFlarpland House), City of Brampton, 2012.9.77. for Lot 9, Con 4, Chinguacousy. Note3: Now 12911 Creditview Rd., 1875, brick farm house. Ref: H54.3. Address reference point: is now near Mayfair United Church. Originally the 3rd Line. Lot W1/2 Lot 23, Con 3 is now & 13089 Creditview Rd. Part E. half Lot 24, Con 4, # 13278 Creditview Rd., the Taylor - Eclin House) Part E. half Lot 23, Con 4 is now # 1488 Old School Rd. near Mississauga Rd., the 1879 Sharpe Schoolhouse). . 1840, Jul 16, Thus. - Heir & Devisee Claim 213 James Hamilton of Chinguacousy Twp. & William McConnell of the same place, yeoman, claims as executors in the WILL of James Hamilton, deceased.* Lot East half 5, Con. 4 East of H. Street, Chinguacousy, Home District, Original Nominee James Hamilton, Claim allow. Ref: Upper Canada Heir & Devisee, H1151, p202, Archives of Canada. Note4* Perplexing! This would seem to imply James Hamilton Senior was the executor of HIS father's will. No mention of is found in the two Hamilton biography's about his father accompanying him to Canada. It is a little too much of a co-incidence that our James Hamilton would live on the same Lot 5, Con 4 as another James Hamilton. Further research is required. - P J Ahlberg. . 1852 Agricultural Census Chinguacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario Hamilton, Con. 4, Lot 1, Chinguacousy, 100 Acres, 75 A. cultivated 43 A. under crops in 1851; 31 A under pasture 1851, 1 A. garden or orchard; 25 A under wild wood; 25 A. produced 400 bushels of wheat. 4 A. produced 80 Bsh peas; 4A. produced 150 bsh. oats; 10 Acres produced 15 tons of hay, 47 lbs. wool; 5 bulls, oxen or steers, 5 milch cows, 5 horses, 24 sheep, 4 pigs, 300 lbs. beef; 21 cwts. Pork. > REMARKS on the January 1852 CENSUS, written by Allen Bowfield (b. c1825, also farmer in Chingoucousy.) In reference to the soils: The nature of the soil will be best explained by stating that there are 2 kinds of land in the ward. The one may be called sandy loam. In the neighbourhood of which soil in a few cases most excellent building sand is founded. The sandy loam with sharp subsoil grows good wheat, barley & peas; The other goes by the name of clay land has a deep black top soil with heavy clay below. Grows first rate vegetables as good crops of hays & oats. Ward No. 2 is not as favourably situated for water as some localities. In many instances the farmer depends principally upon the well. The water of which is generally of superior quality. There are a few living streams. On one of which there is a grist mill. Incapable, however of doing must dry weather for want of bountiful supply of water. The average valve of land throughout the Ward is about £7 per acre. Note5: - No Fulled cloth or linen or Flannel. i.e. James Hamilton no longer weaving. . James Hamilton owned an high number of animals in comparison with most neighbors whose average was 2 bulls, 4 milk cows & double the number of sheep! These were likely raised for the market. Also indicates a dependable water supply. Not for nothing was James Hamilton a Canada Land Agent. - PJA 2011. . 1877 Peel Co. Atlas Richard Hamilton, Farmer, Settled 1831, Brampton Post office, 1877 [deeded from his father?] Mrs. Hamilton, Con 2, NDS, Lot 11, 100 Acres, non-resident 1877, Non Resident; Ada Hamilton, Con 4 E, Lot 2, Chinguacousy South, (now Peel Co.), 50 Acres, Non Resident. Note6: By 1855 Transferred by his WILL: Richard Hamilton, Con 4 Lot 4, freeholder, Chinguacousy Twp. Halton. & James Hamilton, Con 4, Lot 1, Chingoucousy Twp.; John Hamilton, Con 4, Lot 5 also a John Hamilton Con 6, Lot 25 house. Chinguacousy Twp. [i.e. Caledon] Note7: Concession 4 East is now located between Bramalea Rd. & Heart Lake Road, Peel Co., it was split in half, with the northern half becoming part of the town of Caledon & the southern half, along with the township of Toronto Gore, joining the town of Brampton. - PJA 2010.	HAMILTON, James Sr. (I336)
17972	Part One: * John Vanzantee, Van Zante, Van Zant or Van Zandt, as it is otherwise variously spelled, was one of the early pioneers of Dutch origin who made York their home. He was pathmaster in 1807. . Garret Vanzant was the brother of John. His family now live at Markham. Ref: Robertson's landmarks of Toronto, V1, p359. Muster: . John Vansant, King's Rangers, WO 28, X pt2 M335, p282. . 1795, John Vanzant, ship carpenter employed in the Dock Yard at Detroit, C723,p43. British Military & Naval Records (RG 8, C Series) - INDEX, C11867,p345 Copy Arch of Canada. X-Ref: Garrett Vansanter. . 1775 - c 1783, Loyalist Queen's Rangers, New York . 1796, Yeoman & Wheelwright . 1796 - 1812 Jun 18 Leather Tannery, SW Corner Yonge & Adelaide, Town of York. SoldTannery 1812 jun 18, to Jesse Ketchum 1797 - 1814, Lots 3, 4 & 5, Market Street, North side, Town of York & Lots 2, 3, 4, King St., South side, Town of York; 1814 Feb 20, Sold property to Jordan Post, Sr, £875. Upper Canada Land Petitions (UCLP) Summary: 1.) UCLPetition 21, C2842,p1140, Petition of John Vanzantt & Associates To John Graves Simcoe, The petitions of John Van Zandt, Elijah James, George Tilbbatty?, Esashmas Jones & there several associates, would like 6 Squares miles of land above Twp. of Malborough, above the River Rideau. Signed (in one hand), 27 Jun 1793, John Van Zandt, EJ, GT, EJ. Petition for a Township ordered that the same be not granted. Note1: Which may be related the the next two refused petitions: 2.) UCLPetition 2, C2842, p652. To Peter Russell, . served his Majesty faithfully in the last American War, in Col. (James) Rogers Rangers & was several times employed as a guide in the Scout Services; . please grant him some additional to his Military lands, likewise a Town Lot as he wishes to build as soon as possible in Town of York (Toronto). Signed, John Van Zant, 26 June 1797. Envelope: Rec. 26th June. In Council: CROSSED OUT is: 28 Jun 1797 - Recommended for 800 acres, militia Land, if not granted before. *"The behaviour of this man was not that the Board recommended that he may never have land in this Province. Initialed, JS [John Simcoe]. 3 July, 1797 confirmed." Note2: Petition written & signed for him. 3.) UCLPetition 3, C2842, p655. To Peter Russell, Upper Canada, In Council; . was a soldier in Major Rogers Rangers, P Company as his discharge will show. - enroll his name on the United Empire Loyalist list & grant him a quantity of lands. Signed, John Vanzant, Smiths Creek (Port Perry), Jul 2, 1798. Envelope: This man misbehaved in the most atrocious manner before the Board in 28 June, 1797. Thus it was then recommended he should never have lands in this Province. Peter Russell. Note3: For reference this Petition was entirely in Van Zant's own more hurried handwriting. - PJA 4.) UCLPetition 7, UV Bundle 5, C2947 p243. To Peter Russell, Petition of John Van Zandt, . He has chose 2 lots of land in Hope Twp. in 1797 [Port Perry]. . His name is registered for Lots 3 & 4, Con 5, in the Surveyor General's Office* . Also wants a Town Lot in York, Signed, John Vanzantee, York 7 Oct, 1800. Envelope: Petitioner's name is not on the plan on Hope Twp. Plan, Recommended for the lot reserved for tradesman, (i.e. on King Street). * 1799 Apr 16. Report by Elias Smith, York. Return of Persons actually resided in Township of Hope: John Vanzante: 1 male, 1 wife, 1 child. Recapitulation of the actual settlers in Hope: Heads of Families 41, wife 23 children 103, Total 167. . To Peter Russell, Esq., President administering the Government of UC, In Council. The Memorial of Capt. Elias Smith late nominee of Township of Hope humbly sheweth that your memorialist in the summer of 1797 gave into the Surveyor General's Office a return of persons settled in the Township of Hope, & of sundry locations made under warrants of Survey. That having lately made a strict examination of the present actual settlers in the said twp. your memorialist finds that several alterations have taken place since his last return. Your memorialist, therefore, respectfully begs leave to lay before your Honor in Council a Return of the present settlers in the township which he humbly submits to your Honor's wisdom - &as in duty bound will ever pray. Signed, York 16 June 1799, Elias Smith 5.) UCLPetition 3, V Bundle 8, C2947, p456 to A. Grant, Esq., In Council - he served his majesty during the American Rebellion as a private solder, in Roger's Corps. Discharged after the Peace in 1783. . resided in (Ontario) since 1797 & received 400 Acres, on 29 Oct 1800 . please considered his long & faithful service on Scout Services Signed, John Van Zantee, York, 29 July, 1806. Envelope: Discharged soldier is recommended he be granted 300 acres as a Military Claimant. Peter Russell. 6.) UCLPetition 2 (for 1808), to Francis Gore, Esq., Lieut. Governor of Upper Canada, . served as a private solder in Roger's Corps (Kings Rangers) until 1783. Resided in this Province since 1797. . please add his name to the U.E. Loyalist list. (Granted 15 Nov., 1808). Signed, John Van Zantee, Carpenter, York, 15 Nov. 1808. 7.) UCLPetition 6 Leases, V Bundle Leases, C2950, p53 to M. Grant, In Council . desirous to obtain a Lease on Lot 30, Broken Front, commencing on the Shore of Lake Ontario, Trafalgar Twp., John Cameron, Town of York, Gentlemen is to be his surety for the rent on this Lease. Signed, John Van Zantee, York, 3 Aug 1806. Envelope: Lot 30, upon Lake Ontario, Trafalgar Twp., this Lot lies at the mouth of the 12 Mile Creek, & is surrounded by the Indians (i.e. on reserve land), not on Crown land. Note4: It is not stated, but presumedly that means the lease on the native land was not granted. - P J Ahlberg, 2012. 8). UCLPetition 18, Memoranda for the Council Office: When the Townships were removed from the interference of the nominee, the following information was collected for Hope Twp: Con 5, Lots 4 & 3 } - both Lawrence Johnston & John Vanzantee. i.e. essentially double booking of this Lot - PJA.) Recommended that John Vansante's name be erased from the previous Plan of Hope & he be permitted to locate on 400 acres, subject to survey money. 19 Feb 1809. Note5: This Response to UCLPetition 7, above, requesting Lots 3 & 4, Con 5, Hope Twp., is essentially a double booking of this Lot. * Note6: Although John Van Zant signed his name variously, an examination of the handwriting remains one & the same person. While using name variations, John Vanzant's military service remains consistent in Col. Roger's Rangers (a part of the Kings Rangers) & the Scouting Service. - PJ Ahlberg, 2012. * Note7: In view of his creating an unfavorable disruption of some sort, before the powerful UC Land Board, Vanzant appears to have rehabilitated his reputation by volunteering in public service, as follows below. - P J Ahlberg, 2012: . 1801 Mar 14, Saturday, York, The Opening of Yonge Street, held at the Gov. Buildings on Monday last, Committee to oversee & inspect the work ...providing for the immediate building of a bridge over the creek between 2nd & 3rd mile posts. A list of subscribers Mr. J. Vanzante, £5. Ref: Upper Canada Gazette & John Ross Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto, Vol. 1. Minutes of the Quarter Session of Peace for the Town of York: . 1800 & 1801 - John Vanzant, Males 2, Place of Residence: York; . 1803 Mar 7, Monday, held at Miles' tavern - Overseer of Highways & Fence Viewers, John Van Zandt, Town of York; & Thos. Humberstone. On April 18, 1803 they "represented the impossibility of passing the Don Bridge in its present state. It was thereupon order "that a copy of the Assessment Roll be furnished to each of them & that they unite their strength to make a causeway uniting the road to the Bridge." . For some time men forded the river on horseback, or crossed by means of a scow which was worked back & forth by the help of a rope. This service was maintained by a schedule of tools & may be presumed that they were similar to those in force at the Humber & the Credit rivers. Ref: Toronto Trading Post to Great City, 1934. . 1802 - John Vanzantte, Males 1. Total 1. Town of York Inhabitant; . 1805 - John Vanzantee, Male 1, Boy under 16, 1, Total 2. York Inhabitant; . Garret Vanzantee,* Male 1, Female 1, Boy under 16, one, Girls 2, Total 5. . 1805 Apr 9 - Grand Jury, Samuel Heron, foreman, John Vanzantee: Godfried Philips against John Veierheller, Assault, Vierheller not appearing, now annulled. Appointed 1805 to be Constables for the Home District: John Vanzantee, Town of York, excused from ill health. Ref: Quarterly Sessions of Peace, York County . 1807 Mar 2 - Annual Town Meeting held at Gilberts Hotel, Overseers of Highways & Fence Viewers: John Vanzantee for the West end of the Town, to the Garrison. . 1807 Arp 14, Tues. - Grand Jury, inc.. Jesse Ketchum, JOHN VANZANTEE, Parshall Terry. . 1808 Mar 18 - Monday, Annual Town Meeting held at Thos. Stoyells., Sworn JV, Highways & Fence viewers. also, - John Vanzantee: Men 1, Boys 2, Total 3. York Inhabitant. . 1809 Mar 6, Monday - Annual Town Meeting held at Stoyells Tavern in the Town of York, Overseers of Highways & fence viewers: John Vanzantee for the North road, from Coopers Mills* to where it joins Dundas St., Twp. of Etobicoke. Note8: Cooper's Mill was now known as Lambton Mills, on the Humber River at Dundas St. & a couple miles north of the Kingmill/Old Mill & Father-in-law John Willson, Esq., Sr. . 1810 Apr 10, Tuesday - Grand Inquest Called, 2. John Vanzantee on a jury of 20 men. Robt. Henderson Vs. Francis Le Clair, Assault, which they returned no bill & said Francis Le Clair was accordingly acquitted. . 1810 Mar 16, Monday: Constables in the Home District for the ensuing year, John Vanzantee, Sworn. . 1810 Apr 21, Sat. John Vanzantee, ordered to Summon James Wood of Toronto. Ontario Land Registry Abstract Book Lot 1, Con 1, North Dundas Street, Toronto Twp., Peel Co. . 1811 Jan, Patent, The Crown, to John Vanzantee, All [# scares?] . 1817 Apr 22 - Bargain&Sale, John Vanzantee, to Samuel Lawrence, #500, All. ( 1829: S Lawrence to John Scarlett, 1834 to Geo Silverthorn.) . 1813 July - John Vanzantee, Males 2, Boys 2, Women 1, Girls 1, Total 6. York Inhabitant. . 1814 Jno. Vanzantee, Males 2, Women 2, Girls 1, Total 5. York Inhabitant. . 1807 Aug 10, Granted Town of York, Lot 4 Hospital Street, north East side at Bay Street, John Vanzante, resident. (Some prominent & influential neighbors on Hospital street were Andrew Johnstone, Samuel Ridout, Samuel Heron, Joseph Kendrick, Wm. K Baldwin, Peter Russell in 1806. . 1807 - John Vanzante was occupant of Lots 3., 4 & 5 North side Market near Bay Street. Lot had been granted to Isaac Davis, Christopher Robinson, & Lot 5 from Duke Wm. Kendrick. . 1807 Lots 2, 3, & 4, King St., south side, John Vanzante, resident. (Neighbours: Wm. Allan, Esq., Wm. Chewett, Esq., Hon Richd. Cartwright.) . A number of public-spirited people collected on last Saturday to cut down the hill at Frank's Creek [i.e. where it crosses Yonge St.] His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, when informed of it, dictated persons with a present of £50 to assist in improving the Yonge street road. To his Excellency, for his liberal donation, & to the gentlemen who contributed, we return our warmest thanks. John Van Zante, Pathmaster, for himself & the public. The following Public [government] stores were issued under an order of Governor Simcoe & Russel, to sundries, persons under a promise of returning others of equal quantity & quality or paying for the issued when called for: . 1809 - John Vanzant & Duncan Cameron, York, Bond: 1 cross cut saw. Ref: Upper Canada Sundries: C4544, p.883. . Descendants of John Van Zante reside now both in Toronto & in Markham. Vol. XVII. - York Gazette, Wednesday, No. 25, 1807. Ref: Landmarks of Toronto, John Ross Robertson. Vol 6, 1914. . About the time of the war between the United States & Great Britain an American by the name of Van Zandt sold his property at the corner of Yonge street & Adelaide - then Newgate street - & Jesse Ketchum & his wife seized the opportunity to establish themselves in the tannery business there. [i.e. sold in 1812-15.] Vol. 1, p. 66. . Stella Vanzant, did since 1814, [Abbreviated report] John Vanzant is causing problems in Toronto being after 154 years. In 1814 he signed a deed reserving land he buried his young daughter Stella somewhere around the spot of the Cdn. Imperial Bank of Commerce is planning to build Toronto's tallest building. The tattered yellowed Memorial of Deed, Bargain, & Sale, at City Hall claiming he sold all his property in 1814 except for a 4 by 6 Foot plot preserved as Stella's grave. NY State records indicate John was a descendant of Garrett van Zandt who emigrated from Arnhem, Netherlands to New Utrecht-Brooklin, NY in 1650. City records list him as a yeoman & wheelwright. Vanzant also opened a small leather tanner at corner of Yonge & Adelaide Sts., Jesse Ketchum, an Am. friend bought the business. But King St. property remained under Vanzant's name for the next 2 years. . 1814 Feb 20 it a small chunk was sold to Elizabeth Lewis [Vanzant] who had a small home on a 70 by 70 lot. The rest went £875 to Jordon Post Sr., an Am. watchmaker. Ontario, NY & Pennsylvania Stare archivist can find no record of his death. Ref: Toronto Star, Aug 6, 1968. * Further Research: At partial odds with the above records (or perhaps conjuncture), from the biography of Jesse Ketchum of Toronto is - (PJ Ahlberg 2012): On the outbreak of the War of 1812 some recent arrivals from the United States left Upper Canada rather than serve in the militia or swear allegiance to the crown. One such individual, John Van Zandt, an American tanner at York, was obliged to dispose of his property at once, & no doubt at a sacrifice. Ketchum was the purchaser. Like other merchants, he profited greatly from the wartime demand for supplies for the troops. A shrewd businessman, Ketchum invested his profits in town property in York, & also bought & sold farms in the county of York. ... Soon after the 1837 Rebellion, Ketchum, though he remained in Toronto, moved his tannery to the outskirts of Buffalo, a location which gave his business wider prospects & which provided security for his son, William, who had fled Upper Canada in the aftermath of the rebellion. Moreover, the Toronto site had now grown too valuable for use as a tannery [SW corner Adelaide & Yonge Sts. to Bay St.] Ref: Toronto of Old, Scadding 1873. . 1807 - On Tues. the 10 inst. Oct., Lieut. Governor [Simcoe] Arrives, about 12 o'clock, accompanied by his suite & heads of departments, from the Gov. House to Public Buildings. ...A number of people collected on last Saturday to cut down the hill at Frank's Creek. His Excellency the Lieut. Governor when informed on this, despatched a person with a present of $50 to assist in improving the Yonge Street road. To his Excellency, for his liberal donation, & to the gentlemen who contributed, we return our warmest thanks. John Van Zante, pathmaster, for himself & the public.... public - spirited persons & labourers, hired through a donation of $50 from Lieutenant Governor Gore in that year, made an effort to improve the condition of Yonge street at the Blue Hill ravine, for which Pathmaster Zante returns thanks in the Gazette both for himself & the public. Descendants of John Van Zante reside now both in Toronto & in Markham. Ref: 1807 Oct 17 published in York Gazette., Page 390, Vol 6. . 1807 Dec 10 - John Vanzante, Lot 16 on LOT ST. Grantee & resident, the north part of the now New Town; & Grantees Isaac Davis, [same n side of Hospital St.] Lot 3 on MARKET ST. NORTH SIDE; Christopher Robinson, 1/5 Acre Land Patent Aug 10, 1801 [VERIFY}. Ref: Robertson Landmarks of Toronto, V1,p382. Lot 4 at NE corner of Hospital & Bay St.; Duke Wm. Kendrick, Lot 5. Resident} John Vanzante. 3/5 Acre. * War of 1812 - Battle of York (Toronto) in April 1814 Muster, under Capt. John Beverly Robinson, 3rd Regiment of York Militia: John Vanzante - VP. Ref: Capital in Flames, The American Attach on York 1813, Robt. Macomson. 8: Voluntary parole or in other words, some 'off duty' valiant soldiers, put themselves in the way of being made prisoners of the American invaders & thus given a parole paper indicating they were in the battle! What gives further pause here is that Capt. Robinson' Militia does not appear to have been mustered during the battle at the York Garrison in April 1813. At this time Fort York was referred to as the Garrison. Also a reminder that Vanzante was the overseer of street paths to the Garrison. - PJA . War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls & Paylists First Regiment York Flank Militia: 1815 Feb 25, York: Monthly Returns of the Battalion: Vanzant, John, 2nd Captain, John Johnston, Joseph Shepard, Peter Lawrence. . Private John Vanzante, 1st York Rifle Company, militiamen from Toronto Township, served at first in the Flank Companies of the 2nd Regiment of the York Militia. Lived in or owned land within Toronto Township (Mississauga) in 1812. . 1812 Sep 7 to 22nd, 3rd Reg. York Militia, Capt. Thomas Hamilton's Company, Hamiltons Co.: John Vanzantte, Jr., 16 days, pd. £10 8s 8p. & in-law: Robt Johnston,16 days, pd. £1 1s 4p. . 1812 Oct 18th. Capt Hamilton Co., 3YM: John Vanzante Transferred. . 1812 Oct 5 - Nov. 24 & to 24 Dec. Private John Vanzant, Muster roll of Capt. Peter Robinson's Rife Company, 1st York Militia. . 1812 Dec 25 - 1813 Jan 24, Priv. John Vanzandt, Days 35, pd. 15s 7p. also, Peter Lawrence, on the Kings work. 1st YM, Robinson Co. . 1813 Feb 18 - Feb 24, Thomas Johnson, 3rd York Militia, Capt. S Ridouts Co., 3 days, pd. 3s 6 d. * 1813 March 25 - Board of Claims for Losses: John Vanzante, York Militia, Captured by General Dearborne on 27 May 1813 at Fort George, How Disposed of: 27 May 1813, Paroled by Genl. Dearborne at Fort George. [Along with a great many others]. Ref: UC War of 1812, Archives of Canada, Film T1122, p 371. . 1813 Jun 30 - Jul 18 - John Vanzante Jr., 3YM, Capt. T Hamilton Co. Days 19, pd. £1 9s 6p. . 1813 Nov 25-Dec 24, Priv. John Vanzantee Jr., Days 30, pd. 15s. Capt Thos. Hamilton's 3 YM assembled at York. con . 1814 April 27 - York Muster Day: Priv. John Vanzantee & Thos. Johnson*, of Capt. Hamilton's Company who were captured at York on the 27th April, 1814. Signed, Lt. Col. W. Chewett, 3 Yk Militia 1814.5.15th. . 1814 July 25 Aug 24, John Vanzante, Junr., 31 days, paid 15s 6p. in Capt. Samuel Ridouts Co. of Embodied Militia at York. & 1814 Aug 25-Sep 10, 17days pd. 8s 6d. Note9: Thos. Johnson, in-law of his wife, Alice Willson Vanzant. . 1814 Jun 10 - Men drafted in Capt. Wm. Jarvis Co., York Militia: STILLWELL WILLSON* formerly of Capt. Ridout 3YM, Ira Kendrick, substitute for PETER LAWRENCE*, Wm. Kendrick substitute for THOMAS JOHNSTON* formerly 3rd Reg. Capt Hamilton, JOHN VANZANTE, substitute for William Mines(?), Osborn Cox, all formerly 3rd Regt. York, Isaac Vanderburgher* of 1st York Militia who is a substitute for Joshua Leack & John Willson of Capt Ridout's 3YM, Jenlay Cameron of 1YM under Capt. Wilson, substitute for Thomas Wilson(*?) of Ridout's 3Y Militia. Note10: All these are relatives* or neighbors & acquaintances - PJA]. . 1815 Mar 24 - Disbanding of Inc. Militia Upper Canada. * 1815 Jul 26 - Information Requested. The Subscriber having been informed that his Step-father, Mr. John Vanzantte, has moved from York, Upper Canada, into the United States, feels anxious to ascertain the place of his residence. Any person having information of the same, will do an act of kindness by communicating it by letter to: John W. Osborn, Printer, Homer Village, Cortland County, N.Y. *** Printers in this state are respectfully solicited to give above an intention in their respective papers. Ref: Geneva Gazette, New York Jul 26 & Patrol, Utica, NY, pub. Wed. Jul 31, 1815. * Further Research: At partial odds with the above records (or perhaps conjuncture), from the biography of Jesse Ketchum of Toronto is - (PJA 2012): On the outbreak of the War of 1812 some recent arrivals from the United States left Upper Canada rather than serve in the militia or swear allegiance to the crown. One such individual, John Van Zandt, an American tanner at York, was obliged to dispose of his property at once, & no doubt at a sacrifice. Ketchum was the purchaser. Like other merchants, he profited greatly from the wartime demand for supplies for the troops. A shrewd businessman, Ketchum invested his profits in town property in York, & also bought & sold farms in the county of York. ... Soon after the 1837 Rebellion, Ketchum, though he remained in Toronto, moved his tannery to the outskirts of Buffalo, a location which gave his business wider prospects & which provided security for his son, William, who had fled Upper Canada in the aftermath of the rebellion. Moreover, the Toronto site had now grown too valuable for use as a tannery [SW corner Adelaide & Yonge Sts. to Bay St.] Ref: Toronto of Old, Scadding 1873. * 1815 Jul 26 - Information Requested. The Subscriber having been informed that his Step-father, Mr. John Vanzantee, has moved from York, Upper Canada, into the United States, feels anxious to ascertain the place of his residence. Any person having information of the same, will do an act of kindness by communicating it by letter to: John W. Osborn, Printer, Homer Village, Cortland County, N.Y. Ref: Geneva Gazette, New York. . Town of York / Toronto, Land Grants: ROGERS RANGERS (King's Rangers): Colonel Robert Rogers conceived the idea of a small unit of skilled woodsmen, well-trained, highly disciplined, & equipped to fight using hit & run tactics. These tough patriots would march all night in all weather to be ready for a surprise attack at dawn. These men were rangers, Rogers’ Rangers. Rogers' 19 Rules are still used by Rangers today. Rogers' Rangers was also called the King's American Rangers & in Jan. 1777, Lieut. Colonel John Graves Simcoe took command & the name was changed to the Queen's American Rangers. Ref: Men of Granite. Lt Col. Robert Rogers, the legendary frontiersman, soldier, explorer. . VERIFY & IDENTIFY: 1820 AUG 5, Sat. List of Letters remaining in the Post-Office, Albany, Aug 1, 1820: John 1 (John I ?) Van Zandt. Ref: Plough Boy Newspaper, Albany, NY., published Aug 5 & 19th, 1820. - - -	VANZANT, John Johannes .1 (I731)
17973	PART ONE: Richard is name after his grandfather, Richard Lawrence, Esq. (1719-1726.) . 1771 July 5, List of letters, remaining in the Post Office, Richard Lawrence, Shrewsbury. Ref: NY Gazette. . Richard Lawrence, Upper Freehold. Ref: Roster of the People of Revolutionary Monmouth County. . NEIGHBOURS MEET AGAIN. In Sept 1763 Cyrenius & Chrineyonce Vanmater, Richard Lawrence were witnesses to the WILL of Daniel Polhemus of Middletown, NJ. This probably was Richard's grandfather, Richard Lawrence, Esq.iii. In New Brunswick, Chrineyonce Vanmater & this Richard Lawrence, UE. petitioned together for land in Prince William Co., NB. Note1: This land grant adjacent to his brother John Lawrence, was not taken up because it had previous legal encumbrances. - PJA 2101. . Richard Lawrence carried a English Bible giving his & siblings' birth dates. He must have carried this Bible with him at the end of the American Revolution, & then to NB & finally to Upper Canada. The Bible was then given to his youngest child, Rebecca. Grandson Walter Hamilton is the last known owner of the Lawrence Bible. . OLD UNITED EMPIRE LOYALIST LISTS: Laurence, Richard, Home District, Loyalist from N. Brunswick. Ref: Appendix, Appendix B. 1776 Jul 15, Letters Remaining in the Post Office, New York: Richard Lawrence, Staten Island. Ref: New-York Gazette & Weekly Mercury. . 1776 MUSTER: Richard Lawrence: . 1771 Feb - 24 Apr - Lawrence, Richard - Private, General Hospital (2 Richards) Muster roll of Capt. Wm. Gray's NYV. Lieut. 1st Co. . 1777 October 24 - Capt Gilbert C Willett, 3rd Battalion of Oliver De Lacey, p. 28, at Long Island, #20 Richard Lawrence. . 1778 Apr 24 - Rich. Lawrence, ", C1880,p22; . 1778 Sep 4 -C1880, p38; 1778 Oct 24, c1880,p39; . 1779 November 29, Capt. Thomas Hewlett's Co. NYV - Savannah, Quarter Masters Gen. Dept. & Hewlett's Coy. Ref: British Military & Naval Records, p49, RG8 Vol C, Printed 1874. Elsewhere there is a UEL claim for supplies of horses & wagons for Trenton New Jersey. Ref: British Military & Naval Records, RG 8, C Series, Copy Arch. Canada. NB Land Petitions: * Note2: 1787 After the American Revolution four Lawrences lived near each other in Saint Johns, New Brunswick: Mrs. Alice Lawrence Leonard (Thomas) Lot 1; Lieut. John Lawrence Lot 101; Lieut. Richard Lawrence was on Lot 169 on the other side of the Saint John River; along with sister Mrs. Margaret Lawrence Nicholson (Arthur) at Lot 52. As well as an important Lawrence family friend, Rev. J Odell of NJ, was adjacent to his land grant. . Richard gave up his land claim in Prince William because of a prior legal entanglement by an earlier French Canadian inhabitant. Richard also made failed landed petitions with his Monmouth, New Jersey neighbours', Corneilis VanMater* & Capt. Richd. Lippincott, (BUT much later he would again be adjacent to R. Lippencott on Yonge St., Toronto) - PJ Ahlberg. Note3: *John Vanmater was a witness to Richard's father, William Lawrence, d. 1795 in Middletown, NJ. . PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK LAND GRANT 1793 DEC 12, NB Archives. George the Third grant to Rev. James Fraser, Edward Rogers, Anthony Rogers, Arthur Nicholson, Esq., John Willson, Junior, Richard Lawrence, Stillwell Willson & James Walsh 2,238 acres on the northwest branch of the River Miramichi in the County of Northumberland. The first track beginning at the alder Stake on the easterly bank or shore of an Island being in the said Branch. To John Willson Junior: Lot One, 200 Acres To Richard Lawrence the Lot Two, containing 232 acres, Stillwell Willson, Lot Four, 240 acres, minus road allowances & wastage, Saving & reserving to ourselves, all white pine trees & lumber, Ponds & watercourses. Also the privilege of hunting, hawking & fowling in & upon the same & mines & minerals of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead & coals. Registered the 12 December, 1793, Thomas Carlton, Lieutenant Governor, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. ** See photo Parchment & wax seal, Crown Land Grant for Lot 25, Con. 1 East Yonge Street, Toronto (Yonge & Steeles St.) . UC Land Petitions. Bundle, L2, Petition 5, Vol 283, 1795 of York, Richard Lawrence, Sr. Ref: C2124 Ont. Archives. Original document is preserved at the North York Public Library, Yonge Street, Toronto. Very large parchment document with an attached was seal. *Researchers who had other relatives who received an UC Land Grant may wish to see what this very impressive document looked like. This also helps in part to understand why the administration of land granting was so slow. . To His Excellency John Graves Simcoe, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor & Commissioning his Majesty's forces in Upper Canada. Major General. The Memorial of Richard Lawrence Late of the Province of New Brunswick in Nova Scotia That your Memorialist Entered in the Service of His Britannic Majesty at the beginning the Late rebellion continued in the same till the Peace of Eighty three & that since that time he accepted a Commission of first Lieutenant for the County of Northumberland in New Brunswick which he is ready to produce if required - & being Desirous of remaining a Subject to the King of Great Britain in this Province. Humbly Prays that his Majesty's most gracious bounty in Lands may be Extended to your memorialist for the following Lotts Viz Number 25 on Yonge Street Eastward & Two other Lotts in the Rear of Said Number 25 second Concession also a Lott in the Town of York, Number 18 in the second range Which he has improved as well as No 25 Yonge Street & such other quantity of Land as to your Excellency in your Wisdom may seem meet - & your Petitioner as in Duty Bound will ever pray. 6 April, 1796, Richard Lawrence. . There are 5 other Upper Canada Land Petitions for Richard Lawrence. . The original parchment & seal, LAND GRANT for Lot 25, Concession 1 Yonge Street, east side, 200 Acres, will be found at the Canadian Room, North York Public Library, on Yonge Street, Toronto. . 1796 July 30 Granted Lot 18 D, Duke St., Town of York / now renamed as: 79 King St. East, Toronto. (The next Lot 19 Duke, was granted to Samuel Osborn & his wife, Mrs. Alice Willson Osborn). . Lots 1 & 2, Con 4, Vaughan Twp., 400 Acres. Note4: 8 Oct., 1796 is the day he paid his land settlement fees, & is sometimes incorrectly quoted as the day he was first granted this land. - PJA . 1805 Feb 1, Patented, Lot 3, Con 4, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario, 200 Acres. . 1802 Feb 21, Lot 1, Con 5, Vaughan Twp., 200 Acres granted to wife, Mary Willson Lawrence. . 1804 Aug. 31, Lot 27, Con 1 Yonge St. E, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario, purchased 190 Acres for £100 & sold two years later to relative John Arnold for the same amount. . 1805 - Lot 24, Con 2 West, York Twp., York Co., Ontario, Purchased 200 Acres & sold 1809 to Jacob Fisher, Jr. . Richard Lawrence received Tavern Licenses from at least 1805 to 1815 for the Twp. of York. In Mar 1801 The Special Sessions of Peace, held the "The Court are of opinion that six persons are a sufficient number for Keeping Tavern in the Town of York, for the year ensuing. Ref: Toronto Sundries, Home District. Quarter Sessions. Note5: Various sources state the Joseph Abraham ran the first inn called the Green Bush at Steeles & Yonge at the North east corner. In an area noted for tall trees, it must have been a large balsam tree indeed that stood in front of the Inn. The NE corner belong to his brother-in-law Wm. L. Willson. Further research may show the exact location of Lawrence's tavern. . Regulations included: No excess drinking, no profanities or gambling; sufficient sheds, stables &/or barns were required for the patron's horses, carriages & wagons. The innkeeper should also have at least four good beds in addition to those for his family. All of these regulations were controls to limit taverns & increase inns. Ref: Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, Tavern in the Town: Early Inns & Taverns of Ontario. . 1803 Post Office Letters, downtown Toronto: This issue contains a list published by the postmaster of uncalled-for letters lying in the post-office at York: . Richard Lawrence. (Original Toronto Post Office was one street over from Richard's 179 King Street house. However by 1803, Richard was now up on Yonge & Steeles.) Ref: Vol XIL, The Oracle, Saturday Jan. 15, 1803, No. 28, Total No 610. Note6: McGill had the 1000 Acres at Lot 25, Con 2, adjoining Richard Lawrence's Land Grant - P J Ahlberg).	LAWRENCE, Lieut. Richard UE (I22)
17974	PART ONE: Richard is name after his grandfather, Richard Lawrence, Esq., [The Third, 1719-1726.] & in family remberances going back to Richard the Lionhearted. . 1771 July 5, List of letters, remaining in the Post Office, Richard Lawrence, Shrewsbury. Ref: NY Gazette. . Richard Lawrence, Upper Freehold. Ref: Roster of the People of Revolutionary Monmouth County. . 1783 New Brunswick, Chrineyonce Vanmater & (Lieut.) Richard Lawrence, UE. petitioned together for land in Prince William Co., NB. Note1: This land grant adjacent to his brother John Lawrence, was not taken up because it had previous legal encumbrances. - PJA 2101. . Richard Lawrence carried a English Bible giving his & siblings' birth dates. He must have carried this Bible with him at the end of the American Revolution & then to NB & finally to Upper Canada. The Bible was then given to his youngest child, Rebecca. Grandson Walter Hamilton is the last known owner of the Lawrence Bible. . 1776 Jul 15, Letters Remaining in the Post Office, New York: Richard Lawrence, Staten Island. Ref: New-York Gazette & Weekly Mercury. . OLD UNITED EMPIRE LOYALIST LISTS: Laurence, Richard, Home District, Loyalist from N. Brunswick. Ref: Appendix, Appendix B. . 1776 MUSTER: Richard Lawrence: . 1777 Feb - 24 Apr - Lawrence, Richard - Private, General Hospital (2 Richards) Muster roll of Capt. Wm. Gray's NYV. Lieut. 1st Co. . 1777 Aug 24, - Private Richard Lawrence, 3rd Bat De Lancey's Brigrade, C1880,p1 . 1777 October 24 - Capt. Gilbert C Willett, 3rd Battalion of Oliver De Lacey, p. 28, at Long Island, #20, Richard Lawrence [Job" Tat? Host or Western? blurry]. {Ref C1880,p7) . 1777 Dec 24, Priv. RL, 3Bat DeLancey's Brigrade, C12880,p16; . 1778 Apr 24 - Rich. Lawrence, 3rd Bat. Oliver DeLacey. C1880, p22 & ?Compare Priv RL, NYV, C1874p5; . 1778 Apr 24, Priv RL, #BDeLancey's Brigrade, C1880,p22, 38; . 1778 Jun 24, Priv RL, 3BDeL, C12880,p28; . 1778 Sep 4 - C1880, p38; 1778 Oct 24, c1880, p39; . 1778 Dec 24, Priv RL, 3BDeL, - Discharged Dec 24th '78. C1880,p50. . 1779 November 29, Capt. Thomas Hewlett's Co. NYV - Savannah, Quarter Masters Gen. Dept. & Hewlett's Coy. C1874p49; . 1781 Apr, Priv RL, New York Volunteers, c1874,p60 & 1781.12.24 p82; Ref: British Military & Naval Records, p49, RG8 Vol C, Printed, 1874. Elsewhere there is a UEL claim for supplies of horses & wagons for Trenton New Jersey. Ref: British Military & Naval Records, C1880,p1, RG 8, C Series, & Copy Arch. Canada: Ward Chipman Muster. British Headquarters Papers (Carleton Papers or American Manuscripts): Richard Lawrence (31688) . 1782.5.27, Account for Outstading debs for forage, New York, commissary General Dept., Doc 4668, Film M355, page 4668, Item 31688; . 1783.11.21, List of Original Wills, Wills in custody of Secretary of NY, page 9671 (14); Film M366, Item 31689. . NB Land Petitions: * Note2: 1787 After the American Revolution four Lawrences lived near each other in Saint Johns, New Brunswick: Mrs. Alice Lawrence Leonard (Thomas) Lot 1; Lieut. John Lawrence Lot 101; Lieut. Richard Lawrence was on Lot 169 on the other side of the Saint John River; along with sister Mrs. Margaret Lawrence Nicholson (Arthur) at Lot 52. An important Lawrence family friend, Rev. J Odell of NJ, was adjacent to his land grant as well. . Richard gave up his land claim in Prince William because of a prior legal entanglement by an earlier French Canadian inhabitant. Richard also made failed landed petitions with his Monmouth, New Jersey neighbours', Corneilis VanMater* & Capt. Richd. Lippincott, (BUT much later he would again be adjacent to R. Lippencott on Yonge St., Toronto) - PJ Ahlberg. Note3: *John Vanmater was a witness to Richard's father, William Lawrence, d. 1795 in Middletown, NJ. . 1782 May 27, Richard Lawrence, Outstanding Debts for Forage, New York, Accounts, Commissary General Dept., pg. 4668, (1.3). Ref: British Headquarters Papers, (Carleton Papers or American Manuscripts), Microfilm M355, Ref: MG23 B1, Item Number 31688. Research Item, (probably someone else, but should be verified): . 1783.11.21 - Richard Lawrence, List of Original Wills, Document: Will in custody of Secretary of NY. Document Pg. 9671 914), fonds: British Headquarters Papers, Carlton Papers or American Manuscripts, Microfilm M2369, Ref: MG23 BA Item # 31689. . 1783 DEC 12, PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK LAND GRANT, NB Archives. George the Third grant to Rev. James Fraser, Edward Rogers, Anthony Rogers, Arthur Nicholson, Esq., John Willson, Junior, Richard Lawrence, Stillwell Willson & James Walsh 2,238 acres on the northwest branch of the River Miramichi in the County of Northumberland. The first track beginning at the alder Stake on the easterly bank or shore of an Island being in the said Branch. To John Willson Junior: Lot 1, 200 Acres; To Richard Lawrence the Lot 2 , containing 232 acres, Stillwell Willson, Lot 4, 240 acres. Registered the 12 December, 1793, Thomas Carlton, Lieutenant Governor, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. . 1789 Aug 11. To His Excellency Thomas Carlton. Province of New Brunswick, Memorial of Richard Lawrence of Miramichie, Humbly Shewth, that our memorialist has been all the last War in the service of His King & Country, most of the time as a Volunteer in the Army. That a lott of Land has been assigned to him at Prince William in the County of York, but being then a young single man he resigned it. That he is now settled at Miramichie & likes the country, wishes to live by farming in reference to fishing. Your Memorialist therefore prays you Excellency may be pleased to grant him a Lot of Land adjoining a lot assigned to Arthur Nicholson, Esq. on the north east side of the North West Branch of Miramichie & your memorialist is duty bound will Pray. Richard Lawrence, [Undated, but delivery time about 4 - 6 weeks.] Envelope side: Memorial of Richd. Lawrence - Complied with 25th Sept. 1789. . 1795 June, there were still only 14 housed in the Town of York. ** See photo Photo Original Land Patent may be found at North York Central Library, Willowdale: . UC Land Petition 5, Bundle, L Bundle 2, 1795 of York, Richard Lawrence, Sr. Ref: C2124, p804. Ont. Archives. Original document is preserved at the North York Public Library, Yonge Street, Toronto. Very large parchment document with an attached was large beeswax seal. *Researchers who had other relatives who received an UC Land Grant may wish to see what this very impressive document looked like. This also helps in part to understand why the administration of land granting was so slow. . 1796 Apr 6 - To His Excellency John Graves Simcoe, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor & Commissioning his Majesty's forces in Upper Canada. Major General. The Memorial of Richard Lawrence Late of the Province of New Brunswick in Nova Scotia That your Memorialist Entered in the Service of His Britannic Majesty at the beginning the Late rebellion continued in the same till the Peace of Eighty three & that since that time he accepted a Commission of first Lieutenant for the County of Northumberland in New Brunswick which he is ready to produce if required - & being Desirous of remaining a Subject to the King of Great Britain in this Province. Humbly Prays that his Majesty's most gracious bounty in Lands may be Extended to your memorialist for the following Lotts Viz Number 25 on Yonge Street Eastward & 2 other Lotts in the Rear of Said Number 25 second Concession also a Lott in the Town of York, Number 18 in the second range Which he has improved as well as No 25 Yonge Street & such other quantity of Land as to your Excellency in your Wisdom may seem meet - & your Petitioner as in Duty Bound will ever pray. Signed, 6 April, 1796, Richard Lawrence. There are 5 other Upper Canada Land Petitions for Richard Lawrence. . The original parchment & seal, LAND GRANT for Lot 25, Concession 1 Yonge Street, east side, 200 Acres, will be found at the Canadian Room, North York Public Library, on Yonge Street, Toronto. . 1796 July 30 - Granted Lot 18 D, Duke St., Town of York / [now renamed as: 79 Adelaide, Toronto.] (The next Lot 19 Duke, was granted to Samuel Osborn & his wife, Mrs. Alice Willson Osborn). . 1802 May 5 Date of Patent or 18 Duke St., D Block, 1/5 Acre to Richard Lawrence. Ref: Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto, Vol 1, p339. . Lots 1 & 2, Con 4, Vaughan Twp., 400 Acres. Note4: 1796 Oct. 8, is the day he paid his land settlement fees & is sometimes incorrectly quoted as the day he was FIRST granted this land. - PJA. . UCLPetition 15, Y Batch 5, p417. -1801 Jul 16 - East Side Yonge St, Lot 25, Nothing done to the Street. [i.e. no logs cleared]. . 1801 Dec 15. East Side Yonge Street, Lot 25, Logs in the Street, not burnt. . 1802 Feb. 21, Lot 1, Con 5, Vaughan Twp., 200 Acres granted to wife, Mary Willson Lawrence. . 1803 Post Office Letters, downtown Toronto: This issue contains a list published by the postmaster of uncalled-for letters lying in the post-office at York: . Richard Lawrence. (Original Toronto Post Office was one street over from Richard's 179 King Street house. However by . 1803, Richard was now up on Yonge & Steeles.) Ref: Vol XIL, The Oracle, Saturday Jan. 15, 1803, No. 28, Total No 610. Note5: McGill had the 1000 Acres at Lot 25, Con 2, adjoining Richard Lawrence's Land Grant. Ontario Lands Registry, Metro Toronto Book 683, p131 [Note: Version 2] Lot 18, South side King St., Town of York [Original Version 2 adds:] Abstract Town of York, S.S. King St., Pt of Town Lot 18: Abstract of all Instruments affect 38.5 feet on South side of King St East x 120 feet deep coming at N.E.L. Town Lot 18 on South of King St & running West & being par t of sd. Town Lot 18. . 1802 May 17, Patent, Crown, to Ricd Lawrence, All Contg. 1/5 Acre . 1805 Feb 13, Patent, Crown, to Beasley et all, all condj 15 acre, . 1805 Feb 19, Mem. Grant, Richd Beasley, survg. Trustee of Tos Barry & Wm. Allan, to Rev. Geo O'Kill Stuart of York, £321.17.16., All et all. Being 1 C in front X 2c deep. To hold unto sd. Grantee his heirs & assigne forever. Sg. by Grantee. Abstract North York Book 16, p3 Lot 25, Con 1 Yonge Street East, York Twp. . 1808 Sep 15, Patent, Crown, to Richard Lawrence, All 190 acres. . 1806 Jan 20, Registered 20 Mar 1806, Bargain&Sale, Richard Lawrence et ux, to The B Gough, East Half. . 1819 Aug 20, B&S, Richard Lawrence, to John S Baldwin, £250, West Half Acres. Abstract, Metro Toronto, North York Book 128, p21 Lot 24, Con 2 West, York Twp., . 1798 Dec 31, Patent, Crown, to Wm. Jarvis, All 200 Acres . 1805 Dec 31, B&S, Thos. B Gough, to Richard Lawrence, All 200 A . 1809 May 1, B&S, Richard Lawrence, to Jacob Fisher Jr, £100, All 200 A. Note6: Adjacent, Lot 23, Con 3, Sawmill, water badly supplied, Peter Keiffer, 1851. Abstract Markham Book 91, p22 Lot 27, Con 1 East Side Yonge St. , Markham Twp., . 1803 July 15, Crown, to John Leslie, All 190A . 1804 Aug 31, Bargain&Sale, Thos. McMichen etux, to Richard Lawrence, £100, All 190 Acres. .1805 Jun 29, B&S, Richard Lawrence et ux, to John Arnold, £100, All 100A. [Beside brothers-in-law, Wm. L Willson, Lot 26; Samuel Osborn Lot 27, & Stillwell Willson The Elder, Lot 30.] Abstract York Region, Vaughan Book 185, p4 Lot 1, Con 3, Vaughan . 1802 May 17, Patent, Crown, to Mary Lawrence, All 200 A . 1821 Feb 21, B&S, Richard Lawrence et ux, to John Guthrie, £100, All. [Near Fairbanks Lumber/ Railway tracks & Steeles W, 2020].- Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Vaughan Book 190, p4 & 32, Lots 1 & 2, Con 4, Vaughan Twp., York Co., [Keele Street], p4 & p32. . 1805 Feb 1, Patent, Crown, to Richard Lawrence, All 400 Acres each [Lots1-2 @ 200A.] . 1805 Feb 1, B&S, Richard Lawrence et al, to Thomas McMicking. All 190 A, 200 Acres for Lot 1. & Lot 2 190A. Note7: Adjacent Lot 4, Con 3, was a sawmill, Michel Fisher, 1851. Lawrence's most productive grant Lot 25 1ES was also part of the Willson sawmill land. Thus the summary suggest Lawrence searched for land that could yield water & tree resources, as opposed to strictly farm land. - P J Ahlberg 2016. . 1805 to 1815 at least - Richard Lawrence received Tavern Licenses for the Twp. of York. . March 1801, The Special Sessions of Peace, held the "The Court are of opinion that 6 persons are a sufficient number for Keeping Tavern in the Town of York, for the year ensuing. . 1805 Dec 28, The undermentioned persons prayed to be admitted as fit persons for receiving Licenses to Keep Taverns in the Home District for the Year next ensuing: Richard Lawrence. . 1806 Mar 20 - sells East ½ Lot 25, Con 1 ESYonge St. . 1807 - Richard Lawrence owned Lot 18D, south side of King, west of Frederick St. Brother-in-law Sam. Osborn was on the next lot 19D. Ref: Toronto Sundries, Home District. Quarter Sessions. Special Sessions of the Peace, York, Tavern License for year ensuing, . 1815 Dec 30, Town of York: Richard Lawrence, York Twp., Granted. Note8: Various sources state the Joseph Abraham ran the first inn called the Green Bush at Steeles & Yonge at the North east corner. In an area noted for tall trees, it must have been a large balsam tree indeed that stood in front of the Inn. The NE corner belong to his brother-in-law Wm. L. Willson. Further research may show the exact location of Lawrence's tavern. Regulations included: No excess drinking, no profanities or gambling; sufficient sheds, stables and/or barns were required for the patron's horses, carriages & wagons. The innkeeper should also have at least 4 good beds in addition to those for his family. All of these regulations were controls to limit taverns & increase inns. Ref: Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, Tavern in the Town: Early Inns & Taverns of Ontario. - P J Ahlberg). - . -	LAWRENCE, Lieut. Richard , UE (I133)
17975	Part One: Biography1: . James, a native of Delaware, & is the son of Ezekiel Boggs, born Ireland & Rebecca Baird, of Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. The Boggs family North American genealogy begins with Ezekiel Boggs, a lawyer who emigrated from the north of Ireland in the early 1700s, originally settling in Delaware. Ezekiel & his wife Elizabeth had 2 children, Rebecca & James. (I) Ezekiel Boggs, founder of the family under consideration, came from Ireland & settled in Delaware, where he left behind him one son James, who is referred to below, & one daughter, Rebecca, who married a Mr. Rish, of Philadelphia. (II ) James, son of Ezekiel Boggs, was born January 22, 1740, but whether in this country or in Ireland is uncertain. Coming from Delaware to Philadelphia, he studied medicine, & then settled in Shrewsbury, Monmouth county. New Jersey, where he remained until the breaking out of the revolution when he joined the British army as a surgeon, & continued with it until the close of the war, when he went to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he lived until his death at a very advanced age. He was highly esteemed as a physician, & manifested great interest in the promotion of the science of medicine. He became a member of the Medical Society of New Jersey the year after its organization & was an influential member until the breaking out of the war. His manners were pleasant & gentlemanly & he took great delight in his old age in relating incidents & adventures which occurred in his personal history, more particularly when the British were in possession of New York & his family living for the time near Perth Amboy, whom he could only visit by stealth. Dr. James Boggs married Mary, daughter of Robert Hunter Morris, of New Jersey, & left a large family behind him, many of his descendants being now found in Halifax, Prince Edward Island, & the provinces of Lower Canada. He left, however, 5 children, 3 sons & 2 daughters in this country, from whom have come the New Jersey branch of the family. Among their children were: 1. Robert. 2. James, who went into business in New York City, where he became the senior member of the old firm of Boggs, Thompson & Company; his children were: Mary, married a Mr. Ray; Julia, married Lewis Livingston. 3. A son who died young in Wilmington, Delaware. Ref: Genealogical & Memorial history of the State of New Jersey, 1910. . Dr. James Boggs, Surgeon, NJ Volunteers, friend of Lieut. Col. Elisha Lawrence of Monmouth; June 1770 - Vestry man, Anglican Christ Church. 2 Feb 1774 - Signed petition opposing slave Manumission. 3 Mar 1779 - Estate inquisitor for forfeiture, estate confiscated. . New Jersey Volunteers, 2nd Battalion Surgeon's Mate: James Bogg. James Boggs was Surgeon's mate of the 2nd Battalion during the first 2 years of the war. He was a Pennsylvanian by birth & residence. He continued after the war as a surgeon of the British Army in Canada, was made surgeon of the garrison at Halifax. Nov. 22nd 1798 was retired on half-pay in 1814, & died in Halifax in 832, 91 years of age. Ref: NJ Volunteers Loyalist, in the Revolutionary War, by Wm. S Stryker. James was a doctor & a loyalist who narrowly escaped capture by the Revolutionary forces, fleeing to Sandy Hook where he was taken aboard the Swan, a British sloop-of-war. He then worked as a surgeon in New York, while his family remained in Shrewsbury, where they were able to remain due to Mary's connections to the rebel army through her brother Robert. James surreptitiously visited his family throughout the remainder of the war, but was eventually forced to move with his wife & most of their children to Nova Scotia, thus forming the Canadian branch of the family. Boggs, James, Lyons, James & Lockyer, Henry Petition to Kempt: Petitioners are merchants of Halifax who have taken over the affairs of the first of Benton & Bulger, Auctioneers & traders. William E. Benton & Richard Bulger held a mortgage on a lot at Leavers Lake for which Adam Baker received a crown lease in 1814. Adam Baker was a trader, & became indebted to Benton & Bulger. No part of the debt was ever paid. Now this firm is unable to pay their creditors, & the petitioners have accepted the assignment. Adam Baker is dead, & no knowledge of his widow, Mary Baker, or of his children, can be found. Petitioners ask a grant. Copy of mortgage; Copy of lease: Note: In consequence of late land, regulations His Excellency cannot take this petition into consideration. Land Petition 1828 Cape Breton Isl., Nova Scotia. . Property Confiscations Monmouth County - 1 Jun, 1787, JAMES BOGGS, property in Monmouth was confiscated by the New Jersey State. Ref: Great Britain, Public Record Office, Audit Office, Class 12, Volume 85, folios 43-46. . James Boggs, Surgeon's Mate in the general hospital an NY from 1777 until 1783 he removed to Nova Scotia. He was appointed Surgeon to the Garrison at Halifax & later to the household of HR Edward, Duke of Kent, the father of the late Queen Victoria, when he was Commander-in-Chief of HM Forex in Nova Scotia. In June 1810 he was retired from active service. James Boggs was married Nov 24, 1765 by Rev. Mr. Ogilvie of NY, to Mary Morris, daughter of Robt. H Morris, Chief Justice of NJ. She was born in NJ Apr 5, 1746 & died at her home in Halifax NS 21 Feb 1831. . JAMES BOGGS was surgeon's mate of the Second Battalion during the first two years of the war. He was a Pennsylvanian by birth & residence. He continued after the war as surgeon of the British army in Canada, was made surgeon of the garrison at Halifax, November 22d, 1798, was retired on half-pay in 1814, & died in Halifax in 1832, 91 years of age. . 1780 Mar 10 - Public note is hereby given to all persons who have in their custody or power, any goods or chattels, bonds, bills, mortgages. notes account books or instruments of writing; or who are indebted the following fugitives & offenders: [a multitude of names & Dr. James Boggs. Notice is hereby given to any persons having any claim upon the estates of the above persons, to exhibit her respective croutons to any two Jus of county Court, who will attend at Monmouth Courthouse on Monday, 1st May to received & adjust the said accounts. Signed, Samuel Forman, Joseph Lawrence, Kenneth Jankinson, Jacob Wikoff, Commissioners. . 1784 March 10th. Claims & Memorials, Memorial of James Boggs of New Jersey To the Commissioners appointed by Act of Parliament to enquire into the Losses & services of the American Loyalists. The Memorial of Doctor James BOGGS, late of Shrewsbury, Monmouth County in the Province of New Jersey, Sheweth, That your Memorialist was early & steadily attached to his Majesty's Person & the British Government, & that he uniformly opposed the measures of the American Congress. That He joined the British Army in New Jersey in 1776. That in 1777 your Memorialist was attainted by a Law of the State of New Jersey & his property an appraisement of which is herewith presented, was confiscated & sold - & applied to the use of the state. That by the Unfortunate Issue of the American War, Your Memorialist has lost his all. That he has a wife & a very large Family of Children to provide for. That he is reduced to great distress. Therefore prays that you will take his case into consideration, that under your Report he may be enabled to receive such aid & relief as his Losses & Services may be found to deserve. James BOGGS by his Atty., William TAYLOR, Castle street, Oxford Market. No. 5, March 10th 1784, Castle Street, Oxford Market No. 5. . JOHN WARDELL [a Commissioner on at the Claims & Loss of Am. Loyalist] & REVARD KEARNEY appeared & sworn, before David Mathews, Esq., Mayor of New York City: James Boggs was the proprietor of a Farm in Shrewsbury Twp., NJ & they are well acquainted with the farm, valued £1000 NY Currency when Dr James Boggs let it, confiscated by NJ State & sold by reason of J Boggs join the Kings Army. Signed, Ravard Kearny, D. Mathaews, May, 20 Aug, 1783. . LT. COL. ELISHA LAWRENCE, late of Monmouth County, New Jersey, sworn: Knew the claimant in America, & as far as he could Judge he acted as a loyal subject & joined the British army in Dec 1776. He know his farm in Shrewsbury township. It was tolerably good, & about half cleared. Lands in that neighborhood sold for £8 or £9 Y.Y. currency per crd. The claimant practiced Phisick, & had the first business in the township. . LAWRENCE HARTSHORN affirms: Says he know Dr. Boggs at Shrewsbury. He as a very loyal man, & uniformly so. Knew his farm. Thinks that it was worth £1,000 NY currency, with the house & improvements on it. Dr. Boggs had all the practice of the town. Thinks he might clear £150 currency per annum by his profession. Has been told that the stock, etc. has been all taken from the family. . PERSONAL PROPERTY CLAIMS: Wagon, sulky chaise, 3 horses, 3 cattle, Plough & Harrow, 3 feather Beds, bedstead & bedding, 2 dining tables, a tea table & dressing table, a bureau, 8 charges, Kitchen furniture, Books, sheets & table linen, totaling £189. Physician & surgeon series, there was no practitioners within 7 miles. £200 NY currency. Ref: Claims & Losses of American Loyalist, Great Britain, Public Record Office, Audit Office, Class 13, Volume 17, folio 99. XRef: Claims & Losses continues with his wife, Mary Morris. James Boggs, Certificate #954, NY, Property claim £562.10, Sum Originally allowed: £530; Total sum payable under Act of Parliament £530; Sum already received, £159, Balance £371; Claim for loss of Incomer per year £112: Pension Genl. Hospital Nova Scotia £136.17.6. . 1784 March 3rd, Port Matoun, Nova Scotia [ Near Liverpool, NS] [Extracted Version - PJA]. Some persons who have just come from Shelburn or Port Roseway, through the country, bring accounts of schooner being arrived from NY tho she left it a long time ago. The vessel left this place about middle of Nov. last by which I wrote my first letter to my dearest Molly from this place & by her I flatter myself with the happiness of hearing from you & my ever dear children who it must be of an old date, judge how very great my patience as the last most welcome favor from you was 13 NOV., which came by the [May' Fleet & have not rec. a line since 10 Jan. Tho L. Hartshorn of Halifax has assured me me to send my letters as soon as possible, I am in perfect health & have not had an hour of sickness since our most painful parting. The whole month of December was very moderate. The whole of January also exceedingly mild except the 11th & 12 were very cold & we had snow 4 inches deed. February was moderate, except 16th to 27 were very cold, but more more so than I have experience often in NY. My habitation is small for so large a family, yet comfortable. Urge your holding yourself in readiness the beginning of April for any good opportune that may present Col. Molleson to be at N. York to bring horses. Some good friends or your good brother to interest himself to find out what vessels are coming to Port Roseway or Halifax this Sprint. There will be several to hire a good cabin, sufficient to accommodate the family, in a good safe vessel of not less than 80 or 100 burthen, with proper berths fits up & conveniences & room enough reserved in the hold for whatever you may bring wit you. This will be expensive. I will take care that you have friends to pay you every attention & civility. Bring also hams & smoked beef, dried tongues, ax handles, good rum, even 1 Bible if you could & some wine, cooper's ware, 8 or 10 rush bottomed chairs, half dozen camp stools., a good supply of Beef & Mutton, excellent cod & herring. Oh my Love how my heart aching in this long & tedious separation, but 2 months more will gives us a happy meeting. Signed, JAMES BOGGS. . 1786, May 8, Nova Scotia Tax. His (?) statements as to value of property were corroborated by Dr. James Boggs & Wm. Drake. Fragment reference. Jersey, has in his possession a letter written on Jan 29 1762, from Strabane, Ireland, by one Wm. Baird to James Boggs, son of Ezekiel, Wm. Baird of man of 87 years, addresses himself as your most friendly Uncle. . 1798 Jul 10 We have been favored with the following very handsome subscriptions, of the Regiments & Departments, under the command of Lieut. Gen. His Royal Highness Prince Edward, £300, James Boggs, Garrison Surgeon, £5.5/ Ref: Royal Gazette & Nova Scotia Advertiser, Halifax, published in Report on Canadian Archives - 1940 . 1819 May 9, Halifax. WILL of DR. JAMES BOGGS; James Boggs of Halifax, physician, to my affectionate wife Mary Boggs all my Estate Real & Personal, during her life, son Charles Bogg £750; dau. Rebecca, interest of £500, the remainder of my table & tea service; dau. Mary Tremain £500 niece Rebecca Bond of Philadelphia, $200; son Robert Boggs, one large & 2 smaller silver salvers, after his decade, to his eldest son Robert Morris Boggs; son Thomas, one sett of silver castors; son Charles Boggs, one dozen silver table spoons; son James Boggs, £100 to be expelled in the purchase of a piece of plate; Robert Morris Boggs the portrait of Robert Morris Esquire; The residue of my seat after the decease of my wife, to children, Thomas & Charles Boggs & Mary Tremain to be equally divided amongst them. Executors: Thomas & Charles Boggs; Signed, James Boggs, Wit: Hartshorne, Jr, Wm. Neqron?, Will M Deblois, Will proved 1830, Aug 1830, Lawrence Hartshorn. . February 21st, 1831, in her 85th year. She was buried by the side of her husband in old'St. Paul's Cemetery. Dr. Boggs & his wife & family were members of the Church of England, & for" many years they were members of the congregation of St". Paul's in Halifax. For some years before his death Dr. Boggs had to a very large extent, lost the use of his faculties. His son Thomas, writing to the eldest son Robert, October 10th, 1S25, says "you will receive comfort from knowing that our excellent mother continues as clear & bright almost as ever - if anything could raise her in our love & respect it would be the cheerfulness she supports under the very many heavy trials father's loss of memory imposes upon her." Richard Tremaine, a son-in-law of Dr. Boggs, writing, March 8th, 1826, to Robert Boggs, his brother-in-law, says "Dr. B. seldom goes out & has no pleasure when he does - he requires some one with him & returns to his home as tho' he was a stranger to it. We ought to be very thankful that our good mother retains her faculties as she does, altho' she has enough to wear her out & yet I should not be surprised if both remain with us even for years to come." Ref: The genealogical record of the Boggs family, W E Boggs, 1916, Halifax, NS. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	BOGGS, James MD (I608)
17976	PART THREE, Life in Upper Canada: . 1798 May 4, John Willson, Esq. Identification marks of Cattle, hoggs, sheep & swine: a swallow-fork in each ear. UC LAND GRANTS: . 1200 ACRES - Lots 4 & 5, on the Humber (adjoining the Kings Mill (Old Mill) June 1797; . Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, Con 3, . Dorchester Twp. South, Elgin County, 800 Acres (in the 'future Capital of Upper Canada', also near the land of Lt. Gen. John Graves Simcoe.) Lots 11-14, Con 480 acres. Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, Con 3, Dorchester South, 800 Acres . Lot 30, Con 1 West Yonge Street, Vaughan, Settlement Duty paid 1801, finally granted Feb. 1809; . Town of York Lots 3 & 4 N side of Hospital St., Purchased £100, Ontario St. to Sherbourne St. [1827 Bank of Upper Canada Building, 252 Adelaide St. E. 1830 Toronto's First Post Office, 260 Adelaide St. E.] . From 1798 to about 1820 John lived at Lot 30, Con 1 Yonge Street. He ran a saw mill on his property & he was also a Justice of Peace. John's wife, Rebecca Thixton, died in June 1804 & was buried on her son property, at Lot 26, Yonge Street & Steeles. (X-Ref: Wm. L. Willson for description of first burial site.) A Record of the Marks of Horn Cattle, Sheep & Swine. For the Inhabitants of the Townships of York, Scarboro & Etobeconk: . 1798 May 4th, 1798, John Willson, Esqr. - A Swallow-fork in each ear. Ref: York, Upper Canada Minutes of Town Meetings, Toronto Ref. Library. . UPPER CANADA SUNDRIES: Willson J., 1814 February 8, York, page 7839 & Willson, John, 1814 March 12, York, Pg. 8019-21. Ref: Archives of Canada, microfiche C 9822-25. * 1798 Dec 19th, York Officers of the York Militia: John Willson, Esq., Justice of the Peace, formerly Capt. of Militia, in Nova Scotia, to be a Captain in the York Militia. . " 1802 June 28th, a wolf's scalp certified by J. Wilson, Esq., taken in part of assessment £1. "Page n515. * 1800 Apr 8, Tuesday. The First Sitting in Upper Canada of the Home District Magistrates: Wm. Jarvis, JOHN WILLSON, John Small, James Macauly, Wm. Willcocks, Wm. Allan, John McGill, Alex Wood, Wm. Chewett, James Ruggles, signed. Justices of our said Lord the King, assigned to keep the Peace of our said Lord, the King in the Home District & also to hear & determine divers felonies, trespasses & other incidences in the said District. Wm. Jarvis, Esq., chose chairman. Commission opened & read. Ref: Home District Quarter Session of the Peace Minutes. [i.e. Toronto, York County, Ontario.] . 1805 Sept 18. John married Catherine B Kuhn who was the widow of a man also named John Willson, who had died 1788 in Duchess Co., New Jersey. They moved northward to Hope (Sharon, Ontario) which is very near Lake Simcoe. Catherine's s on David Willson had split off from the local Quaker group, to start his own group called the Children of Peace, who were having a renaissance of intellectual thought & music. John taught school at the Children of Peace, & John & his 2nd wife Katherine were buried in the Sharon Burial Grounds. John remained Anglican & Bishop Strachan said officiated at his funeral. When eventual son Wm. Ladner Willson's land was sold, Rebecca & John were reburied together under cairn at the Holy Trinity Church in Thornhill, not far from their home on Yonge Street. The Sharon Temple / Children of Peace celebrated their 200 anniversary in 2008 with candlelight concerts & is open as a museum. WAR of 1812. . 1812 Sept 14-15. Wilson's & Denison's Companies were dismissed from the Garrison with the detachments from other companies. . 1812 Oct 17: Ely Playter: I sent the company home as not more than half the company appeared & went down to Captain Wilson's to see after the rest. Stayed all night at Wilson's as my horse left me. On Oct 16 I received a letter from Col. Chewed wording me to march the 1st company to York. Went early to some peoples houses but they keep out of they way. I was much vex at their conduct. Ref: Ely Playters Diary. Garrison Orders: Captains for the day tomorrow, Capt. Willson . 1812 Oct 19 & 29th 1s Militia; Nov 3rd; Nov 8th; Nov 11th; Nov 14th . 1812 Dec 22, York, - This day the Militia Garrison at York, Officers & men, unanimously contributed to the use of the Society one day's pay per muster. Ref: The report of the Loyal & Patriotic Society of Upper Canada (for the relief of militiamen's families.) * * Recapitulation of Fort York, (Toronto), WAR of 1812, As a captain of the 1st Regiment, York Militia on duty at the captured at Fort York, John Willson was arrested & jailed. John Willson was one of the six officers that signed the papers of Recapitulation to the American invaders. Geo. Playter's Diary tells us, like him, John Willson was armed with a musket & ready for action! 1812 Sep 13, Thos. Ridout's Garrison Orders, Captain for the day tomorrow: Capt Willson. Capts Willson & Denisons Companies together will the Detachments of the Country. Companies now attached to the different companies in the York Garrison shall be permitted to return to their respective homes until further orders, but to hold themselves in readiness to return at shortest notice if required & the officers belong to the companies will take the necessary steps for collecting the men if it is found necessary to recall them. * 1813 Apr 25 - York. Capt. John Willson, 1st York Militia, Prisoner of War at surrender of the Garrison of Ft. York 27 Apr 1813, captured by the Army & Navy of the US at York. VERIFY UC SUNDRIES JR OR SR? WillsonJ.1814 February 8York PAGE 7839 Willson John1814 March12York PAGE 8019-21 . 1814 Jun 10 - Men drafted in Capt. Wm. Jarvis Co., York Militia: STILLWELL WILLSON* formerly of Capt. Ridout 3YM, Ira Kendrick, substitute for PETER LAWRENCE*, Wm. Kendrick substitute for THOMAS JOHNSTON* formerly 3rd Reg. Capt Hamilton, JOHN VANZANTE, Osborn Cox, all formerly 3rd Regt. York, Isaac Vanderburgher* of 1st York Militia who is a substitute for Joshua Leack & John Willson of Capt Ridout's 3YM, Jenlay Cameron of 1YM under Capt. Wilson, substitute for Thomas Wilson(*?) of Ridout's 3YMilitia. Note6: All these are relatives* or neighbors & acquaintances. Verify: It would appear that John Willson Jr. was likely still ill for him to hire a J. Cameron as his substitute . - PJA]. . John Willson #14005, Capt. of 3rd Reg. York Militia, Captured by Dearborne & Chauncy on 27 May 1813 at York U.C., . John Willson #14006, Lieutenant of 3rd Reg. York Militia, Captured by Dearborne & Chauncy on 27 May 1813 at York U.C. Ref: . UCLPetition 219, L Bunde 3, C2954, p660 To Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieu Gov. of UC, In Council The Petition of John Willson, The Elder, Esq., of Markham, Humbly Sheweth That your petitioner, an American loyalist, and in the royal service during the American Rebellion, was among the first settlers of this Province, wherein he has ever since remained, & was again on service as Captain commanding a company of the 1st Regiment of York Militia during the late war, part of the time (in York Garrison) in 1812 & was on duty till the capture of York [ June 1813]. Your petition has received from Colonel Allan, who commanded the militia at York whilst your petition was on the duty, the accompanying certificate of his service, but as your petitioner did not command a Flank Company, he is informed by the Adjutant-General of Militia he cannot obtain his (the Adjutant-General's) Certificate for Land. John Willson, York, 28 June 1820. . I certify that Capt. John Willson, of the 1st Regt. York Militia, was on duty in the Garrison of York during the winter of 1812, and the spring of 1813, under my command, as well as subsequently. He at all times did his duty faithfully and punctually, and with great zeal., Signed, Colonel Wm. Allan, Commander Militia & York Garrison, 15 June 1820. Envelope: Deferred for Lt. Gov. Maitland, Entered Land Book K, page 411. . Obituary notice: "At Hope Village, East Guillimbury, on the 8th inst., much & generally regretted, John Wilson, Esq., a native of the Province of New Jersey, aged 90 years & 14 days. Mr. Willson was a U.E. Loyalist & for a long period an active magistrate in the province of New Brunswick. He emigrated into Upper Canada 35 years ago [1793] & contented to enjoy good health until with a few days of his demise. At his request, expressed on his death bed, Doctor Strachan, Archdean on of York, went out to Gwillimbury & performed the last offices of the church over the remains. The venerable dignitary delivery a funeral oration in the chapel of the Children of Peace, in Hope, on the occasion, which was attended by a great concourse of friends, acquainted & relate vies the deceased.". Ref: Colonial Advocate, Published 16 Jul 1829. Hope, E. Gwillimbury is also now know as Sharon, Ontario. * DEATH OF JOHN WILLSON: In your letter of the 24th ult., 1829, you asked about one John Willson who died at Hope (Sharon, ON) about. This old man was called Squire Willson. He was David Willson's stepfather, my father's stepmother's second husband (Katherine Kuhn). Her first husband, also called John Willson, died about 1788 in Duchess County, New York). She soon after married Squire Willson who was a man highly respected. He came, I believe for NS in Gov. Simcoe's time & was by the Governor much thought of. He had a large family by a former wife, but none by this one. There are a number of great grandchildren, living in the Twps. of York & Scarborough. Service of the Canada Company at the time of the settling of Goderich & neighborhood. When these old people became helpless, David Willson took them home and kept them until they died. They died poor but honest. They once had property which his children spent for them. Ref: Extracted from a letter of 5 December, 1869, Holland Landing Richard Titus Willson. . A still more complete family history & pictures may be found at North York Public Library, Toronto & at the Richmond Hill Library, under Richard Lawrence, U.E., John Willson, & John Brown Lawrence of New Jersey, NB & Ontario. Research & transcriptions by P J Ahlberg, U.E, May 2009. Thank you. - -- -	WILLSON, John Esq., 1, Sur. (I1)
17977	PART THREE, Life in Upper Canada: . 1798 May 4, John Willson, Esq. Identification marks of Cattle, hoggs, sheep & swine: a swallow-fork in each ear. UC LAND GRANTS: 1200 ACRES - Lots 4 & 5, on the Humber (adjoining the Kings Mill (Old Mill) June 1797; Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, Con 3, Dorchester Twp., Elgin County, 800 Acres ( in the 'future Capital of Upper Canada', also near the land of Lt. Gen. John Graves Simcoe.) . Lot 30, Con 1 West Yonge Street, Vaughan, Settlement Duty paid 1801, finally granted Feb. 1809; . Town of York Lots 3 & 4 N side of Hospital St., Purchased £100, Ontario St. to Sherbourne St. [In 1827 Bank of Upper Canada Building, 252 Adelaide St. E. 1830 Toronto's First Post Office, 260 Adelaide St. E.] . From 1798 to about 1820 John lived at Lot 30, Con 1 Yonge Street. He ran a saw mill on his property & he was also a Justice of Peace. John's wife, Rebecca Thixton, died in June 1804 & was buried on her son property, at Lot 26, Yonge Street & Steeles. (X-Ref: Wm. L. Willson for description of first burial site.) UPPER CANADA SUNDRIES: Willson J., 1814 February 8, York, page 7839 & Willson, John, 1814 March 12, York, Pg. 8019-21. Ref: Archives of Canada, microfiche C 9822-25. * 1798 Dec 19th, York Officers of the York Militia: John Willson, Esq., Justice of the Peace, formerly Capt. of Militia, in Nova Scotia, to be a Captain in the York Militia. . UCLP15, Y Batch 5, p417. -1801 Jul 16 - East Side Yonge St, Lot 30, No clearing, Longs in the Street not burnt. . June 28th, 1802, a wolf's scalp certified by J. Wilson, Esq., taken in part of assessment £1. "Page n515. * 1800 Apr 8, Tuesday. The First Sitting in Upper Canada of the Home District Magistrates: Wm. Jarvis, JOHN WILLSON, John Small, James Macauly, Wm. Willcocks, Wm. Allan, John McGill, Alex Wood, Wm. Chewett, James Ruggles, Signed, Justices of our said Lord the King, assigned to keep the Peace of our said Lord, the King in the Home District & also to hear & determine divers felonies, trespasses & other incidences in the said District. Wm. Jarvis, Esq., chose chairman. Commission opened & read. Ref: Home District Quarter Session of the Peace Minutes. [i.e. Toronto, York County, Ontario.] Note2: William Willocks, 1735 Co. Cork, Ireland-1813 Jan 7 Toronto, was the first cousin of Peter Russell. Willocks was the only magistrate not a barrister. . 1805 Sept 18. John married Catherine B Kuhn who was the widow of a man also named John Willson, who had died 1788 in Duchess Co., New Jersey. They moved northward to Hope (Sharon, Ontario) which is very near Lake Simcoe. Catherine's s on David Willson had split off from the local Quaker group, to start his own group called the Children of Peace, who were having a renaissance of intellectual thought & music. John taught school at the Children of Peace & John & his 2nd wife Katherine were buried in the Sharon Burial Grounds. John remained Anglican & Bishop Strachan said officiated at his funeral. When eventual son Wm. Ladner Willson's land was sold, Rebecca & John were reburied together under cairn at the Holy Trinity Church in Thornhill, not far from their home on Yonge Street. The Sharon Temple / Children of Peace celebrated their 200 anniversary in 2008 with candlelight concerts & is open as a museum. * * Recapitulation of Fort York, (Toronto), WAR of 1812, As a captain of the 1st Regiment, York Militia on duty at the captured at Fort York, John Willson was arrested & jailed. John Willson was one of the 6 officers that signed the papers of Recapitulation to the American invaders. Geo. Playter's Diary tells us, like him, John Willson was armed with a musket & ready for action! * 1813 Apr 25 - York. Capt. John Willson, 1st York Militia, Prisoner of War at surrender of the Garrison of Ft. York 24 Apr 1813, captured by the Army & Navy of the US at York. * 1820 Jun 28 - UCLPetition 219, 1820 Re: War of 1812. Petition of John Willson, Markham, Ontario. American loyalist & was again on service as a Captain commanding a company of the 1st Regiment of York Militia, part of the time in York Garrison in 1812 & was on duty till the capture of York. (June 1813.) John Willson, York 28 Jun 1820. Also attached was a certificate signed, Colonel W Allan, Commanding Militia & Garrison of York, 15 Jun, 1820. Obituary notice: "Died At Hope Village, East Guillimbury, on the 8th inst., much & generally regretted, John Wilson, Esq., a native of the Province of New Jersey, aged 90 years & 14 days. Mr. Willson was a U.E. Loyalist & for a long period an active magistrate in the province of New Brunswick. He emigrated into Upper Canada 35 years ago [1793] & contented to enjoy good health until with a few days of his demise. At his request, expressed on his death bed, Doctor Strachan, Archdean on of York, went out to Gwillimbury & performed the last offices of the church over the remains. The venerable dignitary delivery a funeral oration in the chapel of the Children of Peace, in Hope, on the occasion, which was attended by a great concourse of friends, acquainted & relate vies the deceased.". Ref: Colonial Advocate, Published 16 Jul 1829. Note1: Hope, E. Gwillimbury is also now know as Sharon, Ontario. * DEATH OF JOHN WILLSON: In your letter of the 24th ult., 1829, you asked about one John Willson who died at Hope (Sharon, ON) about. This old man was called Squire Willson. He was David Willson's stepfather, my father's stepmother's second husband (Katherine Kuhn). Her first husband, also called John Willson, died about 1788 in Duchess County, New York). She soon after married Squire Willson who was a man highly respected. He came, I believe for NS in Gov. Simcoe's time & was by the Governor much thought of. He had a large family by a former wife, but none by this one. There are a number of great grandchildren, living in the Twps. of York & Scarborough. Service of the Canada Company at the time of the settling of Goderich & neighborhood. When these old people became helpless, David Willson took them home & kept them until they died. They died poor but honest. They once had property which his children spent for them. Ref: Extracted from a letter of 5 December, 1869, Holland Landing Richard Titus Willson. A still more complete family history & pictures may be found at North York Public Library, Toronto & at the Richmond Hill Library, under Richard Lawrence, U.E., John Willson & John Brown Lawrence of New Jersey, NB & Ontario. P J Ahlberg, U.E, May 2009. - - -	WILLSON, John .1, Sur. (I803)
17978	PART THREE: 1892 BIOGRAPHY2: ALEXANDER HAMILTON. This gentleman is one of the influential & respected residents of Ganges Twp., Allegan County, (Michigan) residing on section 20. He is extensively engage in fruit-growing & the nursery business. He was born October 3, 1836, in Halton County, Canada, to James and Rebecca Hamilton. James Hamilton was born in the North of Ireland and was there reared to farm pursuits, his education being limited to the common schools. In early life, he learned the linen weaver's trade, but never followed his trade after coming to America, which was about 1828. He locate in Halton, Canada, where he was married to Rebecca Lawrence, a daughter of Capt. Richard Lawrence. Her father died when she was very young & she was reared by an older sister. Nine children were given to this couple, 2 of whom died when young. Those living are Richard, of Canada, Note7: He resided Acton and died Erin, Ontario, Alexander, our subject; Mary J., wife of Samuel Wanner; Hadassah, widow of John McCutcheon; Note8: John McCutcheon, born Ontario - died 28 Mar 1911. The Rev. James, of Coldwater, Michigan, William J., of Canada, And R. Lizzie. Although James Hamilton lived on a farm in Canada, yet his general business was dealing in real estate. Both in Ireland and in Canada, he was a member of the Orangeman's Society. He died in 1858, his wife living until 1890. The parents of James Hamilton were James and Mary Hamilton, natives of the North of Ireland, but of Scotch descent. Our subject began working out at the age of 17, at the death of his father. Note8: If Alexander were born in 1836 + 17 years, means James Hamilton died 1853 (or more likely in 1854, owing to the conflict of Alexander's date of birth. He was the oldest son at home & help to educate his younger brothers & sisters. He completed his own education after the age of 21 years (c.1857-8). [More of this biography continues under this brother, Alexander Hamilton, 1892 Biography.] Ref: Portrait & Biographical Record of Kalamazoo, Allegan, & Van Buren Counties, Michigan. Printed 1892, Chicago. . Linen Weaving in Ireland The preparation of an acre of flax for the spinning wheel required 8 days' work, at different intervals, utilizing 4 men & 8 women, & 2 horses. The profit resulting from an acre of flax land, sowing the crop & converting it at harvest into 11 webs of linen was about 6 pounds. It was the most expensive of all crops, particularly in wet seasons. The making of linen in Ulster was a domestic industry, carried on in the country home & was organized within the family hierarchy. The father wove, did the marketing & any business associated with it & trained his sons when they were of an appropriate age. The men also did some supplementary farming or fishing, depending on the locality & circumstances. The mother looked after the house, spun the flax, taught the younger children to prepare it for her, & in due course trained her daughters in her skills. During the first half of the 19th century the greatest social problem in Ireland was the problem of poverty, as illustrated in Table 1. Large areas of land were under the control of landowners living in England. The average wage for farm laborers in Ireland was eight pence (8d) a day. This was only a fifth of what could be obtained in the United States, and those without land began to seriously consider emigrating to the New World.  Despite a persistent lobby of support, a major scheme for state-aided emigration was not attempted. A very modest experiment in 1823-5 (about 2,000 were sent to Canada at a cost to the government of over £20 a head) caused misgivings about the prohibitive costs of such schemes, and in any case the increasing flow of voluntary emigration suggested that State intervention was not needed. Distressed weavers, particularly from Scotland and the north of England, were also assisted to settle in Canada. The average ocean voyage that season was about 45 days; some vessels took more than 60 days in crossing. Ref: Ordinance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Parishes of Co. Londonderry; and Ireland Before the Famine, G. O Tuathaigh. - - -	HAMILTON, James Sr. (I540)
17979	PART THREE: 1892 BIOGRAPHY2: ALEXANDER HAMILTON. This gentleman is one of the influential & respected residents of Ganges Twp., Allegan County, (Michigan) residing on section 20. He is extensively engage in fruit-growing & the nursery business. He was born October 3, 1836, in Halton County, Canada, to James & Rebecca Hamilton. James Hamilton was born in the North of Ireland & was there reared to farm pursuits, his education being limited to the common schools. In early life, he learned the linen weaver's trade, but never followed his trade after coming to America, which was about 1828. He locate in Halton, Canada, where he was married to Rebecca Lawrence, a daughter of Capt. Richard Lawrence. Her father died when she was very young & she was reared by an older sister. Nine children were given to this couple, two of whom died when young. Those living are Richard, of Canada, Note8: He resided Acton - died Erin, Ontario; Alexander, our subject; Mary J., wife of Samuel Wanner; Hadassah, widow of John McCutcheon; Note9: John McCutcheon, born Ontario - died 28 Mar 1911. The Rev. James, of Coldwater, Michigan, William J., of Canada & R. Lizzie. Although James Hamilton lived on a farm in Canada, yet his general business was dealing in real estate. Both in Ireland & in Canada, he was a member of the Orangeman's Society. He died in 1858, his wife living until 1890. The parents of James Hamilton were James & Mary Hamilton, natives of the North of Ireland, but of Scotch descent. Our subject began working out at the age of 17, at the death of his father. Note10: If Alexander were born in 1836 + 17 years, means James Hamilton died 1853 (or more possibly in 1854, owing to the conflict of Alexander's date of birth.) He was the oldest son at home & help to educate his younger brothers & sisters. He completed his own education after the age of 21 years (c.1857-8). [More of this biography continues under this brother, Alexander Hamilton, 1892 Biography.] Ref: Portrait & Biographical Record of Kalamazoo, Allegan & Van Buren Counties, Michigan. Printed 1892, Chicago, p. 728. Linen Weaving in Ireland The preparation of an acre of flax for the spinning wheel required 8 days' work, at different intervals, utilizing 4 men & 8 women & two horses. The profit resulting from an acre of flax land, sowing the crop & converting it at harvest into 11 webs of linen was about 6 pounds. It was the most expensive of all crops, particularly in wet seasons. The making of linen in Ulster was a domestic industry, carried on in the country home & was organized within the family hierarchy. The father wove, did the marketing & any business associated with it & trained his sons when they were of an appropriate age. The men also did some supplementary farming or fishing, depending on the locality & circumstances. The mother looked after the house, spun the flax, taught the younger children to prepare it for her & in due course trained her daughters in her skills. During the first half of the 19th century the greatest social problem in Ireland was the problem of poverty, as illustrated in Table 1. Large areas of land were under the control of landowners living in England. The average wage for farm laborers in Ireland was eight pence (8d) a day. This was only a fifth of what could be obtained in the United States & those without land began to seriously consider emigrating to the New World.  Despite a persistent lobby of support, a major scheme for state-aided emigration was not attempted. A very modest experiment in 1823-5 (about 2,000 were sent to Canada at a cost to the government of over £20 a head) caused misgivings about the prohibitive costs of such schemes & in any case the increasing flow of voluntary emigration suggested that State intervention was not needed. Distressed weavers, particularly from Scotland & the north of England, were also assisted to settle in Canada. The average ocean voyage that season was about 45 days; some vessels took more than 60 days in crossing. Ref: Ordinance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Parishes of Co. Londonderry; & Ireland Before the Famine, G. O Tuathaigh. - - -	HAMILTON, James Sr. (I336)
17980	PART THREE: 1892 BIOGRAPHY2: ALEXANDER HAMILTON. This gentleman is one of the influential & respected residents of Ganges Twp., Allegan County, (Michigan) residing on section 20. He is extensively engage in fruit-growing & the nursery business. He was born October 3, 1836, in Halton County, Canada, to James & Rebecca Hamilton. James Hamilton was born in the North of Ireland & was there reared to farm pursuits, his education being limited to the common schools. In early life, he learned the linen weaver's trade, but never followed his trade after coming to America, which was about 1828. He locate in Halton, Canada, where he was married to Rebecca Lawrence, a daughter of Capt. Richard Lawrence. Her father died when she was very young & she was reared by an older sister. Nine children were given to this couple, two of whom died when young. Those living are Richard, of Canada, Note5: Richard L Hamilton resided Acton & died Erin, Ontario; Alexander, our subject; Mary J., wife of Samuel Wanner; Hadassah, widow of John McCutcheon; Note6: John McCutcheon, born Ontario - died 28 Mar 1911. The Rev. James, of Coldwater, Michigan, William J., of Canada, & R. Lizzie. Although James Hamilton lived on a farm in Canada, yet his general business was dealing in real estate. Both in Ireland & in Canada, he was a member of the Orangeman's Society. He died in 1858, his wife living until 1890. The parents of James Hamilton were James & Mary Hamilton, natives of the North of Ireland, but of Scotch descent. Our subject began working out at the age of seventeen, at the death of his father. Note7: If Alexander was born in 1836 + 17 years, means James Hamilton died 1853 (or more likely in 1854, owing to the conflict of Alexander's date of birth. He was the oldest son at home & help to educate his younger brothers & sisters. He completed his own education after the age of 21 years (c.1857-8). Ref: Portrait & Biographical Record of Kalamazoo, Allegan, & Van Buren Counties, Michigan. Printed 1892, Chicago. Linen Weaving in Ireland The preparation of an acre of flax for the spinning wheel required 8 days’ work, at different intervals, utilizing 4 men & 8 women, & 2 horses. The profit resulting from an acre of flax land, sowing the crop & converting it at harvest into 11 webs of linen was about 6 pounds. It was the most expensive of all crops, particularly in wet seasons. The making of linen in Ulster was a domestic industry, carried on in the country home, & was organized within the family hierarchy. The father wove, did the marketing & any business associated with it, & trained his sons when they were of an appropriate age. The men also did some supplementary farming or fishing, depending on the locality & circumstances. The mother looked after the house, spun the flax, taught the younger children to prepare it for her, & in due course trained her daughters in her skills. During the first half of the 19th century the greatest social problem in Ireland was the problem of poverty, as illustrated in Table 1. Large areas of land were under the control of landowners living in England. The average wage for farm laborers in Irel& was eight pence (8d) a day. This was only a fifth of what could be obtained in the United States, & those without land began to seriously consider emigrating to the New World.  Despite a persistent lobby of support, a major scheme for state-aided emigration was not attempted. A very modest experiment in 1823-5 (about 2,000 were sent to Canada at a cost to the government of over £20 a head) caused misgivings about the prohibitive costs of such schemes, & in any case the increasing flow of voluntary emigration suggested that State intervention was not needed. Distressed weavers, particularly from Scotland & the north of England, were also assisted to settle in Canada. The average ocean voyage that season was about 45 days; some vessels took more than 60 days in crossing. Ref: Ordinance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Parishes of Co. Londonderry; & Ireland Before the Famine, G. O Tuathaigh. - - -	HAMILTON, James Sr. (I456)
17981	PART TWO . 1912 BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY1: James Hamilton, the father of Alexander Hamilton, was born in County Tyrone, near Strabane, Ireland & came to Canada in 1828. Shortly after emigrating he was married to Rebecca Lawrence. In Ireland he had been engaged in linen weaving, but immediately on coming to Canada took up farming & later went into the real estate business. He was successful in both these ventures & might have become a wealthy man if he had not placed too much confidence in his friends & wreaked his own fortune by going security for others. At his death there was nothing left for his wife & family of seven children, all of whom were under age. For further research: In 1861 wife Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton was the toll keeper on the Snake Road, at Burlington. The toll house belong to the Hamilton & Milton Road Company. Did James have business dealings with the Hamilton & Milton Rd. Co.? - PJA. . Summary: Hamilton & Flamborough Road Co. vs. Binkley for the recover of $10 toll paid by him. The plaintiffs' toll-gate being the only one on their Townline or Brock Road, 6 miles in length. Hamilton & Brock Road Co. was incorporated 1853 Dec 5 to construct a plank, macadamized graveled road from the Upper Burlington Bridge at Freeman's Tavern on Brock Rd., between the Twps. of East & West Flamborough.' Later on 1867 Dec 9 they amalgamated with Hamilton, Waterdown & Carlise Rd. to be called the Hamilton Milton Road Co. Ref: Ontario Reports, Vol. 9, Ontario High Court of Justice, 1885. . - .	HAMILTON, James Sr. (I336)
17982	Part Two Newspaper Article . 1807 Jan 21 - To Robert Boggs, Esq. The editors of this paper a few weeks since, published a hand bill said to be signed, by you & five other gentlemen of your city, as a Committee, appointed to address the electors of your county, previous to the lat election: I have waited with some hope of seeing you come forward & publicly deny your agency in that handbill: for I cannot conceive how a man in your station - an officer one of the US courts, and as such, possessed of the means of correct information on the subject of your address - would lend his signature to give currency to a catalogue of tales that have been hackneyed so long and refused so offend, as those on which you have ventured your reputation, as a man of veracity. And this address is made to you, in preference of your colleagues only as you are an officer of the government you have thought fit to traduce. Every gov. expects support for every member that a composes it; but should it pursue a system evidently inimical to the interest of the governed, the virtuous ember will certainly preset this duty paramount, which he owes his country & denounce the corruptor vicious part of it. His virtue will also to be consistent, compel him to decline all cooperation in the administration of the gov. he hold it his duty to denounced, and all the emoluments too, annexed to his part of it. How Mr. Boggs, will you conduct square with this rule? You have done you at most to calumniate, even beyond the verge of the circle of your influence the gov. that feuds you: you have put your name to a general libel on it, without adducing one singe solitary evidence to support this libel. And yet you receive the wages of the gov. you have libeled Unhappy, infatuated X! That animal is but a type of thee, that while he greedily gnaws his bone, snaps at the hand that reaches at! If our gov. is so wretched, why have any thing to do in it. Withdraw your Herculean shoulder from the wheel and let it sink into the more of contemptibility! Your committee has bravely constructed a Socratic battery? against the administration of our union & state gov; and annoy them severely with a folly of insidious questions. You seem deeply read in this kind of argument - but how happened your Socratic wisdom totally to overlook the obligation you were under the finding some mode of argument to prove the truth of the assertions on which you questions are predicated? You as a lawyer, would not admit your adversary to beg the question. Your committee is a set of sturdy beggars who have begged nine in a breath! But owing to jerry? perhaps, you never thought of proving one of them. Now sir, your queries may all be answered, as far as they have any specific meaning attached to them where they have not have or may follow you into the wide field of conjecture and if the answers are forward for us, we'll direct you to where you may find them already done, in a manner that forbids every idea of cavil or doubt. This will be undertaken as leisure and convenience will admit. I am YOUR FRIEND. Ref: True American Newspaper, Trenton, NJ. published 1805 Feb 4. . 1807 Feb 16 & cont. Feb 23rd - for the True American To Robert Boggs, Esq., The crisis, we think is drawing near when the American people will no long believe that the provisions of a constitution they hold hear can be best carried into effect by its bitterest enemies. Question 1. Can the American people always believe that he spirit of the '76 exclusively inspires foreigners who have emigrated either since '83 or mushroom patriots, who have sprung up since '89? Ref. True American Newspaper, Trenton, NJ. Extracted long article, appears to be the questions by Robt. Boggs. - . Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	BOGGS, Robert Morris Sr. (I385)
17983	PART TWO, Michigan News: . 1880 March The Saugatuck & Ganges Pomological Society The society was organized Sep 30, 1871 at the Village of Douglas...2 western town of Allegan Co....Treasurer: Alexander Hamilton. The Charter members numbered 85. . The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning: 1 Jun, 1882 - Dec. 31 Meeting of the Saugatuck & Ganges Pomological Society, Douglas, Masonic Hall. An essay will be found on the 5th P. of this paper from the pen of A Hamilton, on varieties of peaches to plant. It was read before the last meeting of the S G Pomological Society & is a most excellent article. ... Mr. Hamilton read a paper on varieties of peaches to plant, which caused considerable discussion & brought out some very desirable information. Summary of article: When peaches are scare as they were this year, almost any kind / quality will sell at remunerative prices, but when they are plentiful as last year, only the very choicest will well: The most remarkable of these trees: The Reeks peach ripens with the Amsden & Alexander, a third larger, quite beautiful. The Ensfield peach ripens a few days after the Hale's Early: it does not rot as that variety usually does & has been shipped sound without any special attention year after year; The Lewis Chili ripens between the Early Rivers & the Early Crawford. size & general outside appearance resembles the Hale, but the flesh is more sold & creamy white & parts from the pit freely. It is valued chiefly on account of its early ripening. The Bandle peach is very large, high colored, round, yellow peach, ripens a few days before the Early Crawford & sold last year for $3 a crate, other peaches were scarcely paying expenses. The Purday peach is a marvel of wonderful size, surpassing beauty & unequalled excellence & ripens a few days before the Late Crawfords. Last year $3 to $5 / basket, other good peaches were selling at 50¢ /basket. One tree yielded 25 baskets last year. . 1882 Jan 27 - The essay read by Alex. Hamilton at the last S & G Pomological Society meting, which appeared in the COMMERCIAL soon after, has been republished in many of the leading papers of the state. . 1882 Sept 29ch yielded him 176 Bushels. & still some farmers are discontented with their crop, Mr. H. however, is quite happy over his good fortune. . 1883 Jul 22 - Pomological Society (Saugetuck & Ganges) meets last Saturday each month in Masonic Hall, Douglas. H Bird Jr. Sec. J F Taylor, Pres. . 1884 Jan 11 - Saugatuck. Of the 30,000 peach trees grown & purchased by A. Hamilton, Peach Belt, 5,000 including 20 Kinds, are still for sale. . 1884 Feb 22 - Mr. A. Hamilton is in receipt of some 5 bushels of Tenne? seed grown peach pits. 1884 May 16 - On the way to Mr. A. Hamilton's early Monday morning, we noticed that Dr. Brunson is putting up a new house on his farm in this twp. . Peach Belt Clippings. A. Hamilton's trees arrived in good shape on Saturday evening. 1884 Sep 5 - Walter but Little Ahead.,- G W Wanner budded, at the Peach Belt Nursery, for A Hamilton, 26, 516 peach trees in 12 days of nine hours each, which would be an average of 2,455 for each ten hours work. The wood was taken out of buds & each one inserted as soon as removed form the stick of buds. Gilbert Desser did the tying. John Hones, a boy 14 years of age, put, 1,030 to 1,200 per day & did it nicely. Saugatuck township has made a good record this year & there are still 2 nurseries yet to be heard from. . 1885 Feb 13 - Pomological Points. Feb. Meeting, re-elected A Hamilton. . 1885 Apr 24 - Mr. Hamilton has returned from a business trip to the State of Ohio. . 1885 May 5 - A. Hamilton, who has been at Johnsville for 3 weeks, returned home Tuesday. . 1885 May 15 - Peach Belt Pick Ups, Frank Augustine went to Johnsville, Saturday to work Mr. Hamilton's farm three. . 1885 Aug 28 - Jimmie Hamilton of Johnsville, is visiting his Uncle Alexander. . 1886 Jan 29 - Alexander Hamilton, of Ganges, dropped in to shake hands with the printer this week. . 1886 Feb 12 - Pomological Meeting, Douglas, Sat. Feb 6, at 2 p.m. Elected VP. A. Hamilton. . 1890 Jan 17 - Alexander Hamilton visited Grand Rapids this week on purpose to confer wit the promoters of railroad from Gr to Benton harbor. Mr. Hamilton was told that the new company was disposed to favourably consider a crossing of the Kalamazoo R at Saugatuck, but the CL*MR had secured such land ...Mr H. was further informed that if the projected road was built that operations would begin not later than the first of next August. . 1890 Feb 21 - Over a year ago Alexander Hamilton wrote the C&WMR in regard to building a side track from some point on their line into the peach section of Ganges Twp. He called their attention to the large shipments of fruit made each year from that section, but his letter was unheeded. Mr. Hamilton has lately rec. a replay indicating their willingness to favorable consider the side track matter. The people of Ganges, however, are not now to be waned from the the more important project of a lake shore Rd. by & by when the Grand Rapids & Lake Mich. Rd. gets in more practicable shape... . 1890 Mar 17 - The people of Ganges have already begun the work of securing subscriptions to furnish the right of way for the GR & Lake Mich R. ...Alex Hamilton & Hutchinson were summed to GR this week to confer with those who have the project in hand. ... to cross the Kalamazoo River at Saugatuck ferry, Village of Douglas, then branch off to the S. 7 W through the Twp. of Ganges between the Hooter & Chase roads. . 1891 Jan 23 Jan - S G Pomological Society, Masonic Hall, Douglas, last Sat., Elected A Hamilton VP for Ganges. Membership fee was fixed at 50 cents. 1891 Feb 13 - Peach Crop. AH, one of the big fruit men of Allegan Co., says there least 1,500,000 baskets of peaches now in sight in his section incase the buds all get through. He claims to have made a personal canvass of the big orchards. . 1894 Jun 7, Muskegon, West Michigan, fruit Growers meet here Jun 14 -15. Executive committee consists of Walter Phillips, A. Hamilton. Afternoon Session, The cause of the decline in the price of fruit, by Alexander Hamilton, Ganges. . 1894 Jun 14, Among the Fruit Growers R M Kellogg of Ionia says the prospects for fruit in that locality are very promising. Grand Rapids grapes were retarded by the frost, but not materially injured. Alex Hamilton of Ganges, Allegan County, is a large fruit grower in that locality. A. Hamilton stayed at the Wierengo Hotel, Muskegon. . 1894 Jun 15 - "The cause of the decline - the price of fruit" appear red by Alex Hamilton of Ganges ... like other things, are usually cause by over production takes place when there is more produce than is required. Under consumption when times are hard & money is scarce & Common & poorer people are unable to purchase what fruit they need & pay a good price for it. At present a large portion of our people are unable to buy fruit.The western Michigan farmer cannot afford to buy peaches here at a pice that would afford us a profit while he is obliged to sell his wheat for 50¢ a bushel." The low prices of farm products was given as one cause of low prices for fruits. The Legislation decreased the supply of paper & metallic money. ... The judge urged fruit growers of Mich. to plant potatoes to compete with the world. The speaker replied to Alex Hamilton of Ganges, who thought the judge had criticized his paper on the cause of fruit prices. One swallow doesn't bring summer, one one financial mismanagement is not the sole cause of our present depression. Ref: Muskegon Chronicle Daily, published Jun 21,1894. . 1895 Mar 7 - Grand Rapids, the West Michigan Fruit Growers Association elected as treasurer, A. Hamilton, of Ganges. Ref. Grand Rapids Herald. . 1898 Feb 10 - Grand Rapids, Held at County building Feb 15-18, Long Fruit Institute of Farmers' instate assoc., Evening spearer A. Hamilton. Feb 18th: San Jose scale, whence it was brought in fruit shipments from Chile. Great effort were made to kill it. The only effective means was by fumigating the trees by covering them with tents & inflating the tents with certain deadly gases. The pest hen was noted in NJ. a Hamilton of Bangor said the Ganges & Naugatuck Pomological Society had condemned the Santa Jose Scale Law by resolutions. Ref: Grand Rapids Herald. . 1898 Jun 16 - Mich. Horticultural Society at the court house, Thus & Fri., Jun 23 -24: "Why I do not like the Mich. Scale Law & in what respects I would have it Amended" AH of Bangor. Ref: Muskegon Chronicle. . 1899 Aug 12 - Douglas, Mich. State Horticultural society were held her yesterday. Afternoon session, "How should our frozen orchards be treated?" Alexander Hamilton of Bangor. Ref: Grand Rapids Herald. . 1889 Dec 12 - State News: Alexander Hamilton the Peach Belt Nursery, Ganges, his just received from Green County, Tenn., a carload (459 bushels) of natural peach seed. This is the first carload of peach seed ever shipped into Michigan. Ref: Muskegon Chronicle Newspaper: Jackson Citizen Patriot Newspaper . 1900 Jun 21 - Newaygo July 11-12, Summer meeting of Mich. Sate Horticultural Society. Varieties of Peach Not Likely to Be Injured by Leaf Curl, A. Hamilton, Bangor. . - .	HAMILTON, Alexander (I340)
17984	PART TWO, NB to Toronto: X-Reference: Richard Lawrence & John Willson Petition for RATIONS AT NIAGARA my W25- W31 IV The Simcoe Papers Toronto Public Reference Library & John McGill papers, [TPL also, at the Baldwin Room: comprises 3 boxes of 'True' hand written duplicates of correspondences & accounts for Upper Canada. Documents are In precarious state. Photocopies of the original documents may be seen in my book on R Lawrence & J Willson.] , MAY FLEET's ARRIVAL AT YORK, Summary John Willson & 46 people assembled & left New Brunswick together in 1793 to come to Ontario. Many of these people had known each other back in the United States, during & previously to the Revolutionary War. The May Fleet journey began in 1783 at Staten Island, New York with British evacuation to New Brunswick & Nova Scotia were the new life was crowed & difficult. New land was being offered in Upper Canada. Here is part of that journey from the Kingston to the Town of York, today's Toronto, on north shore of Lake Ontario. On 11 July, 1793 the group took a ship around NB & then up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal. On the 17th of August, at Montreal, Commandant Isaac W Clarke assigned, the group an six extra Canadians to guide the three bateaux past the Rapids of Lachine. The open bateau were thirty feet long & propelled with both a moveable sail, ropes & barge poles. When they arrived at the Port of Kingston they were sick & needed treatment from the kind doctors at Fort William Henry. They promised to repay the Fort for the 1543 rations they had been assigned,. Even though the Commandant risked having to pay for the rations from his own military salary, Capt. Porter wrote, "humanity induced me to act as I have done." The Assembly had arrived at Kingston 28th day of August. For a month they waited for the next bateaux "but did not gain Niagara until 7th October, 1793." The late Chief Justice, the Honorable William Osgood, said he would speak to Simcoe for the further 1529 Rations the starving & sick families again required upon their arrival at Fort George at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Upper Canada. (Also referred in the documents as Newark or Head of the Lake (Ontario). By return poste, Governor Simcoe ordered the Fort commandant to convey the Loyalist by the Government boat, to north bank of Lake Ontario to the Town of York. THE SIXTY PEOPLE of this new 'MAY FLEET arrival at York' included an additional fourteen members of whom it is likely the Kendricks joined up at Kingston. The names of those twelve families who made the journey were: John Willson, Richard Lawrence, Patrick Cobgon, Joseph Kendrick, Peter Whitney (signed), John Kendrick, Titus Fitz, Duke William Kendrick, Samuel Sinclair, Samuel Osborn, Hiram Kendrick, Peter Long. John Willson had signed, for the provisions for the group & it was he that was required to sign a receipt on 2 Nov., 1793 for £100 repayment in three years. Some of the assembly had already moved on from the area & thus leaving no chance of their earning money for to repay Willson. THE KINGS MILL ON THE HUMBER ( The Old Mill, Etobicoke, Ontario): , Gov. Simcoe gave a License to John Willson & to John Brown Lawrence to build & operate the Kings Mill on the Humber River. Both Willson & Lawrence were lawyers who had done legal business together on occasion back in Burlington, NJ. As well both were friends of Gov. Simcoe. * 1797-99 ' KINGS MILL First Hand DESCRIPTION * The Kingsmill was located between the two roads on the west side of the Humber at the spring above at the meadow. * The Mill seat was a log structure thirty feet by sixty feet long built on a small island in the Humber. A dam & mill race were built to allow salmon & other fish free passage up & down without being destroyed in the race or by the mill wheel. No one must allowed to catch these fish. It was also here that one one of Gov. Simcoe's personal horses was stolen while in pasture on John Lawrence's land & recovered sometime after his death. A beautiful cedar swamp provided fencing for the house at the spring on the high banks. The Kingsmill was on the lower end of the famous Toronto Carrying Place Trail. On the high sandy bank opposite Kingsmill there stood for over thousand years a large village of Seneca longhouses. The best British regulations to preserve the large runs of salmon & trout, also encouraged the cutting of trees along the river habitant. Old photos show graphically the hazards of spring break-up as ice boulders overflow onto the location of the mill race & pond & on the island adjacent the Kingsmill. LUMBER from the HUMBER: One fourth of all lumber cut was due as rent payment to the Government. Thick pine slabs from the Kings sawmill were used in the Navy Hall at Niagara-on-Lake, Gov. Simcoe's home called Castle Frank; the First Parliament buildings, Kings St., Toronto & cedar was used to build the Howland's the Lambton Mill, a mile up stream at Dundas Street. . Willson was paid from the public purse to deliver by oxen, the thick pine planks to Castle Frank on Bloor Street. John Willson had cut lumber in May 1798 to build on his front lot in the Town of York. . On 9th Nov., 1797 Lt. John McGill registered in his papers, an application from John Willson to purchase the Kings Mill which Willson found in need of improvements when he first took up the lease. A total of £299 income had been generated from 1794 - 1796 the saw mill operations. Willson might have had an opportunity to purchase the Kingsmill, if Lieut. Gov. Simcoe remained in Upper Canada when the Mill lease opened up again in 1799. , . On 16 July 1796 from the government stores Gov. Simcoe ordered to be issued to John Lawrence, Esq., a pair of French Bur Mill Stones & grist mill irons as needed for the befit of the settlers in that district. The first seven barrel of corn ears to be shelled & measured with government's four barrel arrived at the grist mill on 20th October, 1796. Lease from the Kingsmill ran from 1 Jan 1796 to end of 1798. [ - Is this the same French bur mill stone sitting outside of current 'Old Mill Inn' on the Humber River? Lease from the Kingsmill ran from 1 Jan 1796 to end of 1798. Unfortunately his partner John Lawrence died about the 10 July, 1798 & Willson friend & sponsor, Gov. Simcoe had returned to England due to ill health. Photos of ice jams at spring break up show clearly that the British engineers who chose this location in Upper Canada had no idea of the force of the Humber River in spring or the storm run off, especially with the increased deforestation would decimate the salmon fishery... Since Hurricane Hazel in 1957 the Humber Valley is considered a flood plain & is preserved as park land only. Contractors hired by the British to build the mill did not finish the job. The millstones cut too slowly & the mill race & pond & other repairs had to be done at the expense of John Willson. Willson was granted Lots 4 & 5 on the Humber River, but the Government mill on this property had to be leased out at the cost of half of the wood cut. The normal fee was usually one quarter of the wood cut. - P J Ahlberg 2009. . 1799 Mar 23rd, John Willson advertised in the Oracle, York to sell Lots 4 & 5, the 50 acres & a most beautiful cedar swamp. Persons willing to purchase may know the conditions by applying to John Wilson, Esquire, on Yonge Street. When the lease expired it was purchased by Peter Whitney. . 1800 Apr 8, Tues. First Sitting of Home District Magistrates (York Co.): Wm. Jarvis, John Willson. Ref: Toronto Sundries, Quarter Session Minutes. - . -	WILLSON, John .1, Sur. (I803)
17985	PART TWO, New Brunswick, Canada to Toronto: X-Reference: Richard Lawrence & John Willson Petition for RATIONS AT NIAGARA The Simcoe Papers Toronto Public Reference Library & John McGill papers, TPL also, at the Baldwin Room: comprising 3 boxes of'True' hand written duplicates of correspondences & accounts for Upper Canada. Documents are In precarious state. Photocopies of the original documents may be seen in my book on R Lawrence & J Willson. MAY FLEET's ARRIVAL AT YORK Summary: John Willson & 46 people assembled & left New Brunswick together in 1793 to come to Ontario. Many of these people had known each other back in the United States, during & previously to the Revolutionary War. The May Fleet journey began in May 1783 at Staten Island, New York with the British evacuation to New Brunswick & Nova Scotia. * About Nov. 1791 John Willson visited the new Governor, John Graves Simcoe during his arrival in Quebec City. In 1792 new land was offered in Upper Canada. Here is part of that journey from Kingston to the Town of York, today's Toronto, on north shore of Lake Ontario: On 11 July, 1793 the group took a ship around NB & UP the St. Lawrence River to Montreal. On the 17th of August, at Montreal, Commandant Isaac W Clarke* assigned the group an 6 extra Canadians to guide the 3 bateaux past the Rapids of Lachine. The open bateau were 30 feet long & propelled with both a moveable sail, ropes & barge poles. Note2*: Com. General Isaac Winslow Clarke, Head Quarters at Lachine, War of 1812. When they arrived at the Port of Kingston they were sick & needed treatment from the kind doctors at Fort William Henry. They promised to repay the Fort for the 1543 rations they had been assigned. Even though the Commandant risked having to pay for the rations from his own military salary, Capt. Porter* wrote, " humanity induced me to act as I have done." Note3: Capt. Richard Porter, Esq., Justice of Peace, 60th Regt. granted 1200 Acres of land in the Town of Kingston, 1794. The Assembly had arrived at Kingston 28th day of August. For a month they waited for the next bateaux "but did not gain Niagara until 7th October, 1793." The late Chief Justice, the Honorable William Osgood, said he would speak to Simcoe for the further 1529 Rations the starving & sick families again required upon their arrival at Fort George at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Upper Canada. (Also referred in the documents as Newark or Head of the Lake (Ontario). By return poste, Governor Simcoe ordered the Fort commandant to convey the Loyalist by the Government boat, to north bank of Lake Ontario to the Town of York. Gov. Simcoe & his Queen's Rangers had themselves only arrived on the 29th of July, 1793 in the new Capital of York. * 1793 Oct 7 - THE SIXTY PEOPLE of this new MAY FLEET arrival at York, included an additional 14 members of whom it is likely the Kendricks joined up at Kingston. The names of those 12 families who made the journey are: John Willson, Richard Lawrence, Patrick Cobgon (Colgan, Colgin?), Joseph Kendrick, Peter Whitney (signed), John Kendrick, Titus Fitz [Fitch], Duke William Kendrick, Samuel Sinclair, Samuel Osborn, Hiram Kendrick, Peter Long. John Willson had signed for army provisions for the group & it was he that was required to sign a receipt on 2 Nov., 1793 for £100 their repayment in 3 years. Some of the assembly had already moved on from the area & thus leaving no chance of their earning money for to repay Willson. THE KINGS MILL ON THE HUMBER - Now known as The Old Mill, Etobicoke, (Toronto), Ontario: Gov. Simcoe gave a License to John Willson & to John Brown Lawrence to build & operate the Kings Mill on the Humber River. Both Willson & Lawrence were lawyers who had done legal business together on occasion back in Burlington, NJ. As well both were friends of Gov. Simcoe. * 1797-99 KINGS MILL First Hand DESCRIPTION * * The Kingsmill was located between the 2 roads on the west side of the Humber at the spring above at the meadow. * The Mill seat was a log structure 30 feet by 60 feet long built on a small island in the Humber. A dam & mill race were built to allow salmon & other fish free passage up & down without being destroyed in the race or by the mill wheel. No one was allowed to catch these fish. It was here also that one of Governor Simcoe's own horse was stolen while in pasture on John Brown Lawrence's land & it was recovered sometime after his death. A beautiful cedar swamp provided fencing for the house at the spring on the high banks. The Kingsmill was on the lower end of the famous Toronto Carrying Place Trail. On the high sandy bank opposite Kingsmill there stood for over thousand years a large village of Seneca longhouses. The best British regulations to preserve the large runs of salmon & trout, also encouraged the cutting of trees along the river habitant. Old photos show graphically the hazards of spring break-up as ice boulders overflow onto the mill race & pond & on the island adjacent the Kingsmill. . LUMBER from the HUMBER: One fourth of all lumber cut was due as rent payment to the Government. Thick pine slabs from the Kings sawmill were used in the Navy Hall at Niagara-on-Lake, Gov. Simcoe's home called Castle Frank; the First Parliament Buildings on Kings St., Toronto, & cedar was used to build the Howland's the Lambton Mill, a mile up stream at Dundas Street. - Willson was paid from the public purse to deliver by oxen, the thick pine planks to Castle Frank on Bloor Street. - 1798 May John Willson had cut lumber to build on his front lot in the Town of York. . 1797 Jul 17 - Inhabitants to York Township & adjoining Townships, assembled, Inhabitants of the Humber: John Willson, Esq.: Men 2, Women 1; John Wilson, Junr.: Men 3, Women 2. . 1797 Nov 9th - Lt. John McGill registered in his papers, an application from John Willson to purchase the Kings Mill which Willson found in need of improvements when he first took up the lease. A total of £299 income had been generated from 1794 -1796 the saw mill operations. Willson might have had an opportunity to purchase the Kingsmill, if Lieut. Gov. Simcoe remained in Upper Canada when the Mill lease opened up again in 1799. . 1796 July 16 - From the government stores, Gov. Simcoe ordered to be issued to John Lawrence, Esq., a pair of French Bur Mill Stones & grist mill irons as needed for the befit of the settlers in that district. John Willson send the Government the first seven barrels of corn ears of flour that he had milled & measured on 20 October, 1796. Note4: Is this the same French Burr mill stone sitting outside of current 'Old Mill Inn' on the Humber River? -PJA. . Lease from the Kingsmill ran from 1 Jan 1796 to end of 1798. Unfortunately his partner John Lawrence died about the 10 July, 1798 & Willson friend & sponsor, Gov. Simcoe had returned to England due to ill health. . ICE JAMS: Photos of ice jams at spring break up show clearly that the British engineers who chose this location in Upper Canada had no idea of the force of the Humber River in spring or the storm run off, especially with the increased deforestation would decimate the salmon fishery... Since Hurricane Hazel in 1957 the Humber Valley is considered a flood plain & is preserved as park land only. Contractors hired by the British to build the mill did not finish the job. The millstones cut too slowly & the mill race & pond & other repairs had to be done at the expense of John Willson. Willson was granted Lots 4 & 5 on the Humber River, but the Government mill on this property had to be leased out at the cost of half of the wood cut. The normal fee was usually one quarter of the wood cut. - P J Ahlberg 2009. . 1799 Feb 13 - Petition for machinery for the mills at the Humber rejected. p226. . 1800 Jan 12 - Proposal by the President respecting the mill on the Humber, p.202 . 1801 Oct 15 - Repairs authorized for the Mill at the Humber. page 156. Ref: Report on Canadian Archives, 1891 edition. ( . 1804 Sep 15, York, Upper Canada. We understand the late heavy rains have done material damage to the roads in different parts of the country, insomuch as to render them in some places told impassible, by sweeping away the causeways & bridges. At the Credit the water suddenly rose to such a height as entirely to overflow the ground occupied by the Indians as an encampment, for the purpose of fishing, carried away all before it. The Indians, in the greatest consternation, narrowly escaped in the night, with their lives, after having lost their canoes, arms & other property. Considerable damage has also been sustained by individuals in many places in loss of corn, hay etc & particularly at & near Don river, in the breaking of Mill dams. We are informed that the Humber Mills are entirely destroyed. Red: Morning Chronicle Newspaper, New York, NY., published Oct 2, 1804.) . Nicholas Clinkenbroomer (Klingenbrunner) the first tailor of the Town of York states that he married a Sarah Sally White in York in January of 1799. The marriage was conducted by John Wilson J.P. because there was no Anglican Church in York as yet. Settled Yonge St. [1837 Chas Clinkenbroomer, 229 King St.; J. Clkinbroomer, Tailor , Duchess St.] . 1799 Mar 23rd, John Willson advertised in the Oracle, York to sell Lots 4 & 5, the 50 acres & a most beautiful cedar swamp. Persons willing to purchase may know the conditions by applying to John Wilson, Esquire, on Yonge Street. When the lease expired it was purchased by Peter Whitney. . 1800 May 26 - A Memorial of Indenture of Bargain & Sale, made A Memorial of Indenture of Bargain & sale dated 26 May, 1800, made between John Willson, Markham Twp., Esqr. & Rebecca his wife & Peter Whitney*, York Twp., whereby said John Willson hath granted a certain tract of land lying Lots 4 & 5, on the Humber, York Twp., 200 Acres. Signed & Sealed 26 May, 1800, John Willson, Wit: John Willson Jr. & Still. Willson., sworn before T. Ridout. Ref: York Land Registry Office, Toronto Note5: Peter Whitney resided on the Miramichi R. near John Willson & was one of the families brought with Willson to York. Later he lived Lot 3, Con 8 Markham near him. . 1803 Apr 16, Sat. - On Tuesday night last, the saw mill situated on the Humber accidentally caught fire & was entirely consumed. We have not yet learned how the fire originated. . 1804 Sep 22 - In our last week's paper, under the Oracle, we mentioned the Humber Mills as being destroyed. We are now happy to have it in our power to contradict that report & to inform the public that they have sustained little or no injury by the late floods. Ref: The Oracle Newspaper. . 1800 Jun 15 - Thomas Humberstone, Jr. was married to Ann Nancy Harrison, daughter of Christopher Harrison & Priscilla Peddle on 15 Jun 1800 in York, Ontario. They were married by Justice of the Peace John Willson of the Town of York because "there [was] no minister of the Church of England living within 18 miles of them." Thos. Humberston, L24, Con 1 W of Yonge St., He has a wooden leg, loss in War of 1812.	WILLSON, John Esq., 1, Sur. (I1)
17986	PART TWO, Tracking Richard Lawrence Though Documents: . 1759 Aug. 20, Monday born, Middletown, Upper Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., Prov. of New Jersey. Father William Lawrence's carpenter's shop along with his brothers. . 1776 to 1783. American Revolution, New Jersey 1st Volunteers, Christies' Quarter Master Department. He was a volunteer in the army most of the time. . 1776 Richard is on Staten Island, NY. Note7: UCLPetition Richard gave a reference for Sarah Lakerman Willson who was on Staten Island since the beginning of the War and therefore, Richard Lawrence too. . 1785 New Brunswick. Purchased land at Musquash Island on the St. John's River from Capt. Richard Lippincott also of NJ. . 1786 New Brunswick. By this time he is married to Mary Willson. [Further research: Records of the Anglican minister traveling though the Miramichi?] . 1787 Jul 25, Wants land at Prince William, Queensborough, NB. allotted primarily to the Queen's American Rangers (and to future brother-in-law Arthur Nicholson, (ELIZABETH LAWRENCE). . 1789 Jul 27, Land Grant: A little beyond the Sandy Point, opposite, Between Island by Johnston Basto, West Branch of Miramichi River, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. . 1789 Sep 25, Granted land at Willson's Point, Miramichi, New Brunswick. Richard builds log gaol at nearby, Newcastle, NB. Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Deed Registry Books, Grantor: . 1793 June 15th - Richard Lawrence & Mary Lawrence to William Babcock, Vol 2, Pg. 97, Deed £20 for 200 Acres, 22 cleared with Stockable Dwelling House, 3 Commons Pasture. Signed John Willson, Esq., JP of Inferior Court of Common Pleas. . 1793 July 11 - MAY FLEET NJ * NY *NB *UC. Evacuation from NY to New Brunswick in 1783. Again the 'May Fleet' leaves around NB by ship, and up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal, where John Willson called on Commissary Issac W Clarke for aid. The 60 people including Richd. Lawrence were in the party lead by John Willson, Esq. . 1793 Aug 8 - Arrived at Quebec with 60 people. A dozen people remain here. Arrival by three bateaux at Kingston on 28 Aug., 1793. Received army rations and medical care. Detained over 30 days waiting for another boat. 10 Oct., 1793 group arrives at Niagara again sick and starved. 25 Oct, Governor J G Simcoe authorizes ship to pick up John Willson and associates. 1793 Sept, Fort George, Niagara. Lieut. Gov. Simcoe orders government ship to bring them Willson & all from Niagara to Town of York. 1793 Nov 2, Arrival at the Town of York, Toronto. Extracted from the documents on the hardships of this voyage to Upper Canada can be found also at 1) Roots.com under JOHN WILLSON.1 and 2.) more extensively in Richard Lawrence of NJ, NB & Ontario. Book may be found at North York Public Library, Toronto. & Richmond Hill Library - PJ Ahlberg, 2009. . 1794 April 7 to 30 June, Paid for carpentry, Navy Hall, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Paid £15 11 s. 3 pennies, on 10 July, 1794. . 1795 June 1. Petitions for Lot 25, Con. 1 ES Yonge Street, York Twp., ON WHICH HE HAS ALREADY LOCATED. (Yonge & Steeles Ave., Toronto). Tavern here or and/or Vaughan. Sold 20 Aug, 1819. As a lieutenant he was granted 1000 Acres, and an additional 400 Acres from his wife, Mary Willson. * 1796 May 28, Cousin John Brown Lawrence presented Richard's land grant to his friend Gov. Simcoe: . 1796 July 30 already built on it: 18 Duke Street, TOWN OF YORK. Today 179 King St. East, Toronto Downtown. . 1796 Oct 8 - Granted and lots in Vaughan, (just across the road from his Lot 25, Con 1 Yonge.) Steeles & Yonge Streets, tavern here or and/or at Vaughan. . 1797 Minutes of the Town of York: Richd. Lawrence: no males and four females. Total six. i.e. Richd. & wife Mary and John, Mary, Marg., Eliz. & Mary Anne Lawrence. Note8: Town of York had only 52 males and 34 females living on Yonge St., Toronto. . Two Surveys of Settlers actually living on Yonge Street: . York, 3 Aug, 1797 Lot No. 25 East, Five Acres cleared, Richard Lawrence is on the premises. . 1797 Jun 27 - Oath saying he knew Sarah Lakerman, wife of John Wilson, Jur. & that her father died within the British lines in the year 1776. Signed, Richd. Lawrence. . 1798 June. Lot 25 East, Richard Lawrence, Four acres cleared. Small log house. He is living on the lot. Surveyed by David W Smith, Esq., Surveyor General. { Is Wm. L. Willson, his brother-in-law on the adjacent Lot 26, actually living with Richard & his sister, Mrs. Mary Willson Lawrence? - PJA.] . 1802, Jan 12, Tuesday Richard Lawrence (7th) sworn to Petty Jury of 12 men. John Evenor the accused. When the miller was absent, John Evenor was seen taking a sheep away from the barn yard. Discharged because no Prosecutor was present. . 1805, Mar 2. Richard Lawrence of Yonge St. who had received a license to keep a Tavern for House, at his dwelling house and who had removed from thence to another Public house; applied for leave to keep a Tavern under the same license in the house to which he had removed. The court do not find themselves authorized to comply with this request as they deem the License to be attached to the house recognize has been taken & not to any other. Note9: 1 Feb 1804. Richard sells Lot 3, Con 4, Vaughan Twp. property. Coincidence? . 1815, Dec 30. Richard Lawrence received a Tavern License for Township of York. . The Town of Charlotteville: When the war of 1812 broke out the court-house was used for barrack purposes, ... was christened " Fort Norfolk." The court house, jail, the fort, and the tavern of Job Loder all stood on the elevation above the flat. A hotel was built under the hill and kept by a man named Hatch. In 1833, during the cholera scare, a hospital was built at this place. It stood on the bank & was a barn-like structure, and was used but little, if at all, for the purpose for which it was built. The old Town of Charlotteville reached the zenith of its glory during the war. In 1815 the District Courts were removed to Vittoria, and the Town of Charlotteville relapsed into Turkey Point once more. No traces of its old-time importance remain, save a few surface irregularities indicating the spot occupied by the fort. The dreary waste at Turkey Point was, for 13 years, the judicial metropolis for all this vast region of country. [Published 1908.] Ref: Pioneer sketches of Long Point settlement. Extracts from HIS CHILDREN'S LAND PETITION RICHARD LAWRENCE: . 1818 Apr 14, Richard Lawrence is now in Woodhouse, Ontario, daughter Margaret Lawrence. . 1818 August 6, Mary Ann is with her parents at Long Pointe, Ontario. . 1819 October 13, Richard is in Woodhouse now, wrote daughter Elizabeth Osborn-Tarbox-Lawrence. . 1820 April 11, He is now in Charlotteville, London District, (Norfolk County). . 1821 Feb 21, Sold Vaughan Twp. property of his wife, Mary Willson. . Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg, Thank you. - - -	LAWRENCE, Lieut. Richard UE (I22)
17987	Part Two: . The claimant enjoys half pay as Capt. in the South Carolina Volunteers, Class 2nd. Confiscation proved. 5. Evidence in the case of Dr. JAS. BOGGS, late of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Claimant sworn. Memorial read. He is a native of Delaware County. At the commencement 7th December, of the trouble he resided at Shrewsbury, in New Jersey, & says that he uniformly supported the Brit. Govt. He ever opposed the choosing of committees, & says he never took an oath or carried arms with the Americans. A number of Loyalists were taken up in Shrewsbury in Nov. 1776. The dread of being taken up made him fly to Sandy Hook, where he got aboard the Swan sloop of war. He has continued under the protection of the British troops ever since. He acted as mate in the Gen. Hospital at New York from July 1777, until Sept., 1783. When he was appointed by Sir Guy Carleton Assist. Surgeon on the Staff. His pay in both situations has been 7s. 6d. per diem. (is). Property: 111 acres in the township of Shrewsbury. Produces Appointment, Copy of a Deed of Bargain & Sale, whereby Stoffel Loggan xx." Conveys to the claimant & his heirs a tract of land as above in Trenton manor in consideration of £777 N. York currency, bearing"'xx date 25th Mar 1773 The original Deed produced. The land was very good, part of it, about 60 acres cleared, with the a copy When he bought it he made very considerable improvements, examined which cost him about £200 N. Y. currency. Thinks it was well worth £1,000 N. York currency', but he cannot say it would have sold for so much if he had not purchased it when he did. Another person would have given the same price for it. He knows this property is sold under confiscation. Is required to produce copys of the records of sale under confiscation. It is in the possession of Moses Sheppard. Personal property: Says when his claim was sent to England it was believed in New York that the lands only would be attended to as claims. Requests a few days to arrange the remaining part of his claim. . LT. COL. ELISHA LAWRENCE, late of Monmouth County, New Jersey, sworn: Knew the claimant in America, & as far as he could judge be acted as a loyal subject, & joined the British army in Decem. 1776. He knew his farm in Shrewsbury township. It was tolerably good, & about half cleared. Lands in that neighborhood sold for £8 or £9 N. Y. currency per acre.The claimant practiced Physician, & had the first business in the township. . LAWRENCE HARTSHORN, affirmed: Says he knew Dr. Boggs at Shrewsbury. He was a very loyal man, & uniformly so. Knew his farm. Thinks that it was worth £1,000 N. York currency, with the house & improvements on it. Dr. Boggs had all the practice of the town. Thinks he might clear £150 currency per an. by his profession. Has been told that the stock, etc., has been all taken from the family. . 1785 Dec 12. Further evidence in the case of DR. JAS. BOGGS. Claimant sworn: Produces an acct. of different articles of personal property, which were sold under confiscation. Mrs. Boggs was present when the whole was sold: 1777. Waggon, £10; chaise, £10; & sulky, £12 £32.0.0 3 horses 48.0.0 5 horned cattle, old & young 13.0.0 Plough & harrow ' 2.10.0 3 feather beds, & bedstead, & bedding 18.0.0 2 dining tables 4.0.0 A tea table & dressing table 2.10.0 (is). A bureau 8.0.0 Chairs, 8 16.0.0 Kitchen furniture 5.0.0 Shop furniture, medicines, etc. 30.0.0 Books 6.0.0 Sheets & table linen 4.0.0 Amounting to N. York currency £189.0.0 Since to the value 1.0.0 £190.0.0 He practiced as physician & surgeon to a very considerable extent. There was no practitioner of note within 7 miles of the place. Ref: Commission for Claims of Loyal losses. St. Johns, NB. - - -	BOGGS, James MD (I608)
17988	Part TWO: > Died, Hamilton - In Erin, on Thursday, February 4th, aged 74 years. Ref: Acton Free Press, published 11 Feb 1909, p. 2. OBITUARY1: Mr. Richard Hamilton, of Erin Village, died very suddenly last Thursday. He had been at his usual work & business about the store the day before & death came without warning. The funeral on Sunday afternoon was very largely attended. Mr. Hamilton spent his boyhood & middle life in Acton & was highly esteemed here. He was a house carpenter & builder & was foreman carpenter for Messrs. Beardmore & Co. at the tanneries for many years. During his residence here Mr. Hamilton built one of the first brick houses in town - the comfortable residence at the corner of Main & River streets, at present owned & occupied by Mr. J. H. Reed & family. About 20 years ago he removed to Erin. Mrs. Hamilton & her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Walker, survive. Mrs. Walker was bereaved by the death of her husband last fall. Ref: Acton Free Press, 11 Feb 1909, P 3, Col 2. OBITUARY2: That "in the midst of life we are in death" was most impressively forced upon Erin, Ontario, attended by a large number of sorrowing friends. The pallbearers were H. Mathews, D. McCleland, G. F. Sutton, J. D. Leitch, H. R.Smith & H. Barbour., one of our prominent & most highly esteemed citizens, was, almost without a moments warning, summoned from the activities of his life to the realities of the unknown world beyond. Up to the moment he was stricken Mr. Hamilton was in the enjoyment of his usual good health & his unexpected & startlingly sudden death within 24 hours thereafter, came as a great shock to his family, to his friends & to the community at large. Deceased was born in Toronto 73 years ago, was for many years a successful builder & contractor & some 25 years ago came to Erin, where he engaged in the grocery business & won the respect & esteem of every one with whom he came in contact during that quarter of a century. His genial presence will be greatly missed in business, religious & social circles. His youngest brother predeceased him by only nine months & those who survive are Alexander of Bangor, James of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Warner of Fairville, Mrs. McCutcheon of Grand Rapids & Miss Rebeckah Hamilton, Fairville, all in Michigan. On January 24, 1861, he married Jane McCutcheon of the 3rd line, Erin & she & an only daughter, Mrs. C. H. Walker are left to mourn the loss of a faithful husband & a loving father. They have the sympathy of all. Deceased was a devout member of the Disciple Church & a member of the A.O.U.W. Services were held by Rev. G. O. Black in the above church on Sunday afternoon & the interment took place to Erin Cemetery, the funeral being attended by a large number of sorrowing friends. The pallbearers were H. Mathews, D. McCleland, G. F. Sutton, J. D. Leitch, H. R.Smith & H. Barbour. . ESTATE FILE, Richard Hamilton died 4 Feb, 1909. Application of Jane Matilda Hamilton, widow, of Erin, Wellington Co. Real & personal, valued at $3,050.00. Richard Hamilton of Village of Erin, County of Wellington, Merchant. All in favour of Jane Matilda Hamilton & thence of any surveying children. The property #13 East side of Main Street, Erin, W 1/2 Lot 15, 10 Con., Erin Twp. According to a Plan of Survey made by Charles J. Wheelock, Esq., filed at Guelph. signed, R. Hamilton. Witness Humphrey Matthews, Erin, Harness Maker, & Wm. M. Dowell, Barrister-At-Law. PROPERTY $1,800. Securities A.O.W.W. 150. FARMING IMPLEMENTS 300. STOCK-IN-TRADE 300. $3,505.00 - . - . 1919 Jun 12. Obituary: In his young manhood Mr. John Bell learned the trade of carpenter & framer. He & the late Richard Hamilton built numbers of the buildings in Acton & vicinity. They built the store on the site of the Secord block on the south side of Mill Street for Mr. Benzie, one of our early merchants.This store was burned down about fifty years ago. [1869]. When the Civil War broke out in 1862 the family moved to Niagara, NY & joined the American Army. . JOHNSON COUSINS: Cousins Richd. Lawrence Johnson, Senior live also in Esquesing Twp. as did his brother Robert Lawrence Johnson (Lot 30, Con 1.) & also his son Richd. Lawrence Johnson, Junior, also live in Acton, & surely must have have known each other. R L Johnson, Jr. was born 1869 & thus 30years younger than R L Hamilton. . 1856-66 Mitchell & Co.'s Canada Classified Directory Canada West: Carpenter & Builders, Acton. Hamilton, R., carpenter. . 1871 Ontario Directory: Acton West; Village, A large quantity of wheat is purchased here. There is a considerable mfg. of flour, lumber & leather. Hamilton Richard, carpenter. . 1892 Ontario Gazetteer & Directory, Hamilton, Richard, grocer & crockery. . 1898-99 Western Ontario Gazetteer & Directory: Erin, Hamilton, Richard, grocer. - 2 -	HAMILTON, Richard Lawrence (I17)
17989	Part TWO: Died, Richard Hamilton, died Feb 4th 1909 Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton. > Died, Hamilton - In Erin, on Thursday, February 4th, aged 74 years. Ref: Acton Free Press, published 11 Feb 1909, p. 2. OBITUARY1: Mr. Richard Hamilton, of Erin Village, died very suddenly last Thursday. He had been at his usual work & business about the store the day before & death came without warning. The funeral on Sunday afternoon was very largely attended. Mr. Hamilton spent his boyhood & middle life in Acton & was highly esteemed here. He was a house carpenter & builder & was foreman carpenter for Messrs. Beardmore & Co. at the tanneries for many years. During his residence here Mr. Hamilton built one of the first brick houses in town - the comfortable residence at the corner of Main & River streets, at present owned & occupied by Mr. J. H. Reed & family. About 20 years ago he removed to Erin. Mrs. Hamilton & her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Walker, survive. Mrs. Walker was bereaved by the death of her husband last fall. Ref: Acton Free Press, 11 Feb 1909, P3, Col 2. OBITUARY2: That "in the midst of life we are in death" was most impressively forced upon Erin, Ontario, attended by a large number of sorrowing friends. The pallbearers were H. Mathews, D. McCleland, G. F. Sutton, J. D. Leitch, H. R.Smith & H. Barbour., one of our prominent & most highly esteemed citizens, was, almost without a moments warning, summoned from the activities of his life to the realities of the unknown world beyond. Up to the moment he was stricken Mr. Hamilton was in the enjoyment of his usual good health & his unexpected & startlingly sudden death within 24 hours thereafter, came as a great shock to his family, to his friends & to the community at large. Deceased was born in Toronto 73 years ago, was for many years a successful builder & contractor & some 25 years ago came to Erin, where he engaged in the grocery business & won the respect & esteem of every one with whom he came in contact during that quarter of a century. His genial presence will be greatly missed in business, religious & social circles. His youngest brother predeceased him by only nine months & those who survive are Alexander of Bangor, James of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Warner of Fairville, Mrs. McCutcheon of Grand Rapids & Miss Rebeckah Hamilton, Fairville, all in Michigan. On January 24, 1861, he married Jane McCutcheon of the 3rd line, Erin & she & an only daughter, Mrs. C. H. Walker are left to mourn the loss of a faithful husband & a loving father. They have the sympathy of all. Deceased was a devout member of the Disciple Church & a member of the A.O.U.W. Services were held by Rev. G. O. Black in the above church on Sunday afternoon & the interment took place to Erin Cemetery, the funeral being attended by a large number of sorrowing friends. The pallbearers were H. Mathews, D. McClelland, G. F. Sutton, J. D. Leitch, H. R.Smith & H. Barbour. . ESTATE FILE, Richard Hamilton died 4 Feb, 1909. Application of Jane Matilda Hamilton, widow, of Erin, Wellington Co. Real & personal, valued at $3,050.00. Richard Hamilton of Village of Erin, County of Wellington, Merchant. All in favour of Jane Matilda Hamilton & thence of any surveying children. The property #13 East side of Main Street, Erin, W 1/2 Lot 15, 10 Con., Erin Twp. According to a Plan of Survey made by Charles J. Wheelock, Esq., filed at Guelph. , R. Hamilton. Witness Humphrey Matthews, Erin, Harness Maker, & Wm. M. Dowell, Barrister-At-Law. PROPERTY $1,800. Securities A.O.W.W. 150. FARMING IMPLEMENTS 300. STOCK-IN-TRADE 300. $3,505.00 - . - . 1919 Jun 12. Obituary: In his young manhood Mr. John Bell learned the trade of carpenter & framer. He & the late Richard Hamilton built numbers of the buildings in Acton & vicinity. They built the store on the site of the Secord block on the south side of Mill Street for Mr. Benzie, one of our early merchants.This store was burned down about fifty years ago. [1869]. When the Civil War broke out in 1862 the family moved to Niagara, NY & joined the American Army. . JOHNSON COUSINS: Cousins Richd. Lawrence Johnson, Senior live also in Esquesing Twp. as did his brother Robert Lawrence Johnson (Lot 30, Con 1.) & also his son Richd. Lawrence Johnson, Junior, also live in Acton, & surely must have have known each other. R L Johnson, Jr. was born 1869 & thus 30years younger than R L Hamilton. . 1856-66 Mitchell & Co.'s Canada Classified Directory Canada West: Carpenter & Builders, Acton. Hamilton, R., carpenter. . 1871 Ontario Directory: Acton West; Village, A large quantity of wheat is purchased here. There is a considerable mfg. of flour, lumber & leather. Hamilton Richard, carpenter. . 1892 Ontario Gazetteer & Directory, Hamilton, Richard, grocer & crockery. . 1898-99 Western Ontario Gazetteer & Directory: Erin, Hamilton, Richard, grocer. - 2 -	HAMILTON, Richard Lawrence (I89)
17990	Part Two: Nicholson, Arthur. This is the young officer who, it is said, fought a duel near the deep ravine facing Garretsons*, during the war. His antagonist was so badly wounded that he died in the course of a few days. The encounter was the result of a romance. The 2 officers had sought the hand of a Staten Island girl, who was so shocked at the news of the encounter that she died. Nicholson was born in the town of Sligo, County of Leitrim, Ireland, in 1716, and was appointed cornet in the Seventeenth Light Dragoons - now the Seventeenth Lancers - while that regiment was serving in Ireland. On the breaking out of hostilities in 1775, the high character of that regiment occasioned it to be the first cavalry corps selected to proceed across the Atlantic. It embarked from Ireland, and landed at Boston on the 24th of May, 1775. During the engagement at Bunker Hill a party of the Seventeenth volunteered to proceed dismounted with the reinforcements sent from Boston to support the troops engaged. Lieutenant Nicholson, who was adjutant of the regiment, accompanied the party, and became a participant in that battle. In March, 1776, the British army evacuated Boston, and sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia, where the 17th landed and remained about two months. In the early part of June they embarked again and landed on Staten Island, and were actively engaged in all the important movements around New York. At one time the 17th was encamped for a time at Marshland, near the entrance to the Fresh Kill bridge. It was also General Clinton's body guard at New Dorp. The Seventeenth Dragoons was the only British regular cavalry regiment that served in America during the Revolution. It was largely composed of Irishmen, and the arduous services in which it was constantly employed, rapidly depleted its ranks. In 1781, Lieutenant Nicholson was transferred from the Seventeenth to the King's American Dragoons, and became the adjutant. This regiment was encamped near the present Oakwood station, and its headquarters were in the old Britain homestead, recently demolished. With this regiment he served until the termination of the war, and in 1783, went to the Province of New Brunswick, where the regiment was disbanded. A large block of land was granted to the officers and men, upon which many of them settled. It is known as the grant to the " King's American Dragoons," and is located on the River St. John, about 20 miles from Fredericton. Lieutenant Nicholson settled at Kingsclear, York County. In 1786, his wife, Ellen Henry, whom he married at Southampton, Long Island, died at Kingsclear. There are many stories told of this officer while on Staten Island. Ref: Morris Memorial History of Staten Island, New York, Ira K Morris, 1898. Page 349. Note4: GARRETSON'S BAR. Near (above) where the old Garretson or Fresh Kills bridge crossed Richmond Creek on Staten Island, NY, directly opposite the junction of the road from Garretson's station with the old Richmond Road, then called the King's Highway, in a deep ravine, penetrating some distance into Todd Hill. This is still one of the most beautiful spots on the Island; the hill sides are mostly wooded, a pleasant meadow with old apple trees occupies the bottom of the valley and the perennial spring flows as in the days of the Revolution. The neighbors and local historians had no name for this place and so the writer of this article, some years ago, called it Mersereau's Valley. It is there called the Valley of the Iron Hill, the Iron Hill being an old name for Todt Hill. Ref: Morris Memorial History of Staten Island, New York, Ira K Morris, 1898. Page 349. - On the arrival of his Majesty's instructions relative to the disposal of the troops at New York, dated the 9th of June, the principal Loyalist regiments were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to embark for Nova Scotia, where on their arrival they were to be disbanded. Before the royal orders and instructions reached America the King's American Dragoons arrived at St. John under the command of Major Daniel Munay. They encamped at Manawagonish expecting to settle in the Township of Conway. On the 6th of July, Col. Edward Winslow wrote to Major Upham of the corps (who was in New York acting as an aide-de-camp to Sir Guy Carleton): "I am gratified excessively at the situation and behaviour of your regiment. I never saw more cheerfulness and good humor than appears among the men. They are encamped on one of the pleasantest spots I ever beheld, and they are enjoying a great variety of what you New Yorkers call luxuries, such as partridges, salmon, bass, trout, pigeons, etc. The whole regiment are this day employed in cutting and clearing a road to the river, and Major Murray and T intend to ride tomorrow where man never rode before. " The day following Winslow writes to Ward Chipman, "I am at present at Murray's head quarters in a township which we shall lay out for the provincials, and we have already' cut a road from his camp to the river, about three miles. We cut yesterday, with about 12 men, more than a mile through a forest hitherto deemed impenetrable. When we emerged from it there opened a prospect superior to anything in the world I believe. A magnificent view of the immense Bay of Fundy on the one side, and a very extensive view of the River St. John, with the Falls, Grand Falls and Islands, on the other: in front the Fort, which is a beautiful object on a high hill, and all the settlements about the town, with the ships, boats, etc., in the harbor - 'twas positively the most magnificent and romantic scene I ever beheld. " The stay of the King's American Dragoons at " Camp Manawaugonish " was brief, for about the end of August they were sent up the St. John river to be disbanded in what is now the Parish of Prince William. Chaplain Odell was for years Provincial Secretary; Lieut. John Davidson was a member for York County in the provincial legislature and a leading land surveyor in the early days of the country, of St. John; Cornet Arthur Nicholson was a prominent man on the upper St. John in early times as commander of the military post at Presquile. Ref. The River St. John, its physical features, Wm. Raymond, 1853. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you.- - -	NICHOLSON, Lieut. Arthur W Sr. (I823)
17991	Part Two: TORONTO SUNDRIES, Home District Quarter Sessions Minutes . 1801 Oct 17, Saturday. Certificate of Payment of £134 10s 6p due them by the Home District on Apr 14th past. John Vanzant. 1801 Apr 14 - . . 1802 Jan 12, Tuesday. John Willson, Magistrate. Lay'd before the Bench, the petition of John Vanzantee, praying the settlement of his account, with the Home District. . 1802 October 13, Wednesday. An Account of John Vanzante for 20/ N.Y.C. [New York Currency] equal to - 12/6 currency, for work done at the Gaol was presented & passed. The Account was delivered to Vanzantee, with the endorsement of Magistrates Wm. Willcocks Chewett, Allan, & Wm Baldwin. . 1803 Apr 13. Bench of the above Magistrates including John Willson, Esq. Grand Jury 7. John Vanzantee, 13. John Wilson, Jun. Petty Jury inc. Stillwell Wilson. . 1804 Oct. King Vs. Eliphat Hale & Abraham Cutter. Charge: Riot. Petit Jury: John Clarke 4. Stillwell Willson, 5. Richard Lawrence. Crown Wit. Alex Wood, Esq., Parshall Terry, Jonathan Ashbridge, Jos. Wilcox, Esq. Witnesses for Prisoner: John Vanzante, Duke Kendrick, T. Hamilton, Not Guilty. Adjourned Monday, 9 November next. . 1803 Apr 18, 4 o'clock P.M. John Vanzante & Thomas Humberstone, Overseers of the Highways in the Town of York represented the impossibility of passing the Don Bridge in its present State. . 1803 July 12,Tuesday. Grand Jury. 3. John Vanzantee. First: Nathaniel Jackson Vs. John Montgomery, Assault & Battery. { Dismissed, no prosecutor appearing. Second: Andrew Clarke Vs. Benj & wife Elizth Davis, Assault & Battery, Verdict Guilty. Fined five Shillings each which they paid to the Clerk in Court. . 1804 Apr 11 - John Vanzantee, one of the Overseers of the Highways in the Town of York, having returned upon oath the undermentioned persons as defaulters not having paid their composition money or performed their Statute Labour, for the year 1803, after being duly called upon so to do, the Court recommend the payment to be forthwith made to John Vanzantee, or that warrants will issue against them for the same. Viz'. William Weekes 12 days at 3/ £1:16:0, fine for default 10.0 - 2:6:0 William Chewett 11 days at 3 / £1:13:0, fine for default 10.- 2:3:0 Ephraim Payson 5 days, 3 / £0:15:0, fine for default 10. - 1:5:0 Hugh Cameron, 4 days at 3 / 0:12:0, fine for def 10. - 1:2:0 Jacob Clayton, 4 days at 3 / 0:12:0, fine for default 10/ 10.0 - 1:2:0 Total; £8.18.0 . . 1804 June 22. Jury Duty: King Vs. Eliphat Hale & Abraham Cutter. Charge: Riot.Puts. Petit Jury: 4. Stillwell Willson (the Elder.) 5. Richard Lawrence. Wit. Prisoner, John Vanzante, Duke Kendrick, T. Hamilton, Not Guilty. Adjourned Monday, 9 November next. . 1804 Oct 9, Tues. Grand Jury called Sworn & Charged. 12. John Vanzantee. Prosecution of Francois Renou Vs. Julien Le Bugle, Assault & Battery. Verdict Guilty Judgment, That he be committed to the District Gaol for one month, to pay five Pounds & to keep the peace towards give Security himself in £20 & two others in £10 each His Majestys Subjects for 12 Months. . 1805 Jan 8. At the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden at York to wit J Government Buildings in the Town of York. Grand Jury called Sworn & charged: 9. John Vanzantee, 10-12 John, Joseph & Hiram Kendrick, 13. John Playter. Elizabeth Marchand, Agent, Vs. Julien Le Bugle, Assault & Battery, Pleads Guilty. Fined Twenty Shillings, which he paid to the Sheriff in Court & to give security to keep the peace 12 Months. 1805 Apr 9. Tues. Grand Jury: Samuel Heron, Foreman, 12. John Vanzantee. Godfried Philps, Agent, Vs. John Vierheller, Assault & Battery. Indictment now annulled. J. Vierheller has received satisfaction. . 1805, Apr 10. * John Vanzantee, Constable for Town of York, is excused from ill health. . 1805, Jul 9, Tues. York. Grand Jury: 14, John Vanzantee. Wm. Marsh, Agent, Vs. Mary Kendrick wife of John £50, Walter Moodey £25, Peter Whitney £25, Assault & Battery. Recognizance, Obligation that if the said Mary Kendrick do Keep the peace towards all His Majestys leige Subjects & particularly towards William Marsh & his family for Twelve Months & a Day; then this recognizance to be void. Note11: Mary Kendrick had been in court many times previously. - PJA Second trial: Wm. Marsh Vs. Sarah Kendrick, Assault & Battery, Recognizance (same fine as above)- Third trial: Andrew Clark Vs. Peter Winter, Assault & Battery, Not Guilty. Fourth (Judge Wm Jarvis, A Wood, d. Cameron Esq. only. No jury.) William Demont one of the Grand Jury deposed in Court, that Philip Klinger had assaulted him 7 given him a Kick on the Thigh without any provocation during the time that the said Demont was attending as a Juryman. Philip Klinger appeared, but but behaving contumaciously towards the Court he was committed to prison. (The next day, Klinger was also put under recognizance towards Wm. Demont.) . 1806 Jul 8, Tues. Grand Jury, John Vanzantee, John Cpe Vs. Jacob Cochenour, Assault & Battery, Guilty. Judgement given next day, the 9th: Fined 20 shillings. . 1806 Oct 1, Tues. Grand Jury, John Vanzantee. Peter Whitney Vs. Mary Moodey, Assault, Defendant prayed that her trial might be put off till the next Sessions as she was not now prepared. Recognizance, John McBride, Adam Everson. Moodey now pleaded not guilty. . 1807 Apr 14, Tues, One o'clock in the afternoon. Grand Jury Inquest: John Vanzantee. (Case not stated.) . 1810 Apr 16. Benjamin Cozens, High constable, continued from the last year. Town of York appointed & Sworn as constable, John Vanzantee. . 1810 Apr 21. Alex. Wood, Esq., John Vanzantee, ordered to Summon James Wood of Toronto. (as defaulters on the said list of account to pay his fine to office of collector for the Town of York because on 7 20 1809 did not appear for jury duty. However he did appear on 4 12 1810 he was on a petty jury.) . 1810 Oct 9, Tues. Ephraim Payson was called to show cause why STILLWELL WILLSON would be any longer bound to keep the Peace towards him. He then declared he was in continual bodily fear of the said Stillwell Willson & prayed that he be bound under recognizance. Wherefore the Court ordered Stillwell Willson to find forthwith sufficient security. Recognizance: Stillwell Willson £100, Archibald Normson £50, JOHN VANZANTEE, £50. To keep the Peace & be of good behaviour towards all his Majestys' subjects & especially towards Ephraim Payson for 1 year & 1 day from this date. Acknowledged. Thos. Ridout, Clerk. P28- Note12. John Vanzantee was married to Stillwell's aunt, Alice Willson. - PJA . 1807 July 24 Town of York: Address, Electors of York, Durham & Simcoe [Summary]: Sufferings of Hon. Justice Thorpe for the deplorable losses Judge Thorpe sustained by yielding to their entreaties for him to represent them in the UC Parliament. … We the undersigned give our hearty concurrence: Signed 360 persons, including: Joseph Shepard, Riche. Lippincott, Alexander Montgomery, John Van Zantee, Garret Van Zantee, Geo. T Denion, Nicholas Miller, Johannes & Valentine Fisher, Sam D Cozen, Frederick Dehoen, Thos Stoyles, Richard Wilson, Abraham Devins, Thos Humberstone, Thos. Denison, Seneca Ketchum, Wm. Marsh, Jun., John Willson, William L Willson, Andrew Wilson, James Finch, Richard Lawrence, Anty Hollingshead Sr & Jr., William Johnston, Walter & Wm Moody. [Which is to say just about everyone in York. - PJA 2017] Ref: Report of Canadian Archives, 1892, p163. . 1807 Sep 4 - The the Public. Whereas we have well known that certain persons in office have been busily employed for near 3 weeks in prevailing on various descriptions of people to sign a paper purporting their disbelief of a meeting held by independent Freeholders of York, Durham & Simcoe on 24th July at Hoyle's Tavern, York, to address the Hon. Mr. Thorpe; this paper we paid little attention to then, because we were satisfied the public perfectly understood the object & motive with which it was carried about; however, as we now find the contents of that paper have been published in the York Gazette, under the authority of the High Constable Mr. E. Hale; we feel ourselves called on, as Chairman & Secretary to the meeting, to declare there was not only one, but 2 meetings, the first held at Yonge street, the second in York; That the principal object of the Freeholders was concealment of their intention from the Judge until the object was carried into effect; & to call only such to the meeting as could contribute without injury to themselves or families; We do further declare that the Freeholders were willing to have their names published with the address, but on the Secretary's waiting on the Judge with a copy the day before it was presented, the Judge himself requested the names might not appear, as he said "too many had already suffered for declaring their attachment to him." However, we now find it is the wish of those who did sign then, & of others who could not attend at that time, but have since signed, to have all the names published, & we shall send them accordingly by the first safe opportunity for insertion in the Upper Canada Guardian. Signed, Joseph Shepard & Alexander Montgomery. . 1807 Sept. 4 - To Joseph Wilcox, Esq. Sir, Messrs. Shepard & Montgomery having sent the above piece to me to get printed in the York Gazette, I carried the same to Mr. John Cameron, who positively refused to publish it, I now forward it to you for insertion in your paper. You will shortly hear from Messrs. Shepard & Montgomery, who are now deeply engaged in their harvest, Signed, John Vanzantee. . 1807 Judge Thorpe to Sir Geo. Shee: [ Summary of long letter] Legislature is now over, It is now necessary to inform you of the state of this Province: The people forced me [accept going] into the House of Assembly & told me their grievances: Executive Council would not accept for the money raised by Taxes. 2. Executive Council ignored proclamations. 3. Land Survey Fees never accounted for. 4. Their representatives were bribed with Crown land. A Tax of £1 16s was laid on Tavern Licensees & all moneys arising from this, the executive council have taken & appropriated without accounting to Parliament. I greave to the heart to see this weak, passionate, self-sufficient Governor Gore bred in the Army, surrounded by a few half-pay Captains, men of the lowest origin with every American prejudice & every idea of military subjection & directed by half a dozen storekeepers, men who have amassed wealth by the plunder of England & the Indian Dept., Monopoly of Trade & extortion on the people, Shopkeeper aristocracy linked from Halifax to the Mississippi who boast their interest is so great that they will keep Lt. Governor For in his place. etc. Signed, Robt. Thorpe, York, Upper Canada. Ref: Report on Canadian Archives, 1892, p97 Series Q,Vol 310. . 1807 Aug 1, York, Upper Canada. Lieut. Governor Gore to Lord Castlereach. [Summary] My Lord I have considered it my duty to omit the name of Justice Thorpe, commission of Assize, lately issued in the Province by the Executive Council have unanimously concurred with me in this measure. It should be dangerous to the peace of the Colony in regard to Mr Thrope, who appears to consider his character as a judge, but matter is to be chiefly ambitious character of a factious demagogue. The address & answer are generally believed to be the production of Mr. Thorpe, no public meeting was ever held. Sheppard & Montgomery, the supposed chairman & Secretary, are ignorant Farmers, who can hardly write their names. A Printing Press has been established by themes active partisans, conducted by one Willcocks, a turbulent Irishman, whom I found it necessary to displace from his office as Sherif. Signed, Francis Gore, Lt. Governor. Ref: Report on Canadian Archives Series Q, Vol 306, p212, here published p153. Note13: Clearly both men were literate & well respected in their community. * Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	VANZANT, John Johannes .1 (I731)
17992	PART TWO: 1912 BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY1: James Hamilton, the father of Alexander Hamilton, was born in County Tyrone, near Strabane, Ireland, & came to Canada in 1828. Shortly after emigrating he was married to Rebecca Lawrence. In Ireland he had been engaged in linen weaving, but immediately on coming to Canada took up farming & later went into the real estate business. He was successful in both these ventures, & might have become a wealthy man if he had not placed too much confidence in his friends & wreaked his own fortune by going security for others. At his death there was nothing left for his wife & family of seven children, all of whom were under age. For further research: In 1861 wife Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton was the toll keeper on the Snake Road, at Burlington. The toll house belong to the Hamilton & Milton Road Company. Did James have business dealings with the Hamilton & Milton Rd. Co.? - PJA. . Summary: Hamilton & Flamborough Road Co. vs. Binkley for the recover of $10 toll paid by him. The plaintiffs' toll-gate being the only one on their Townline or Brock Road, 6 miles in length. Hamilton & Brock Road Co. was incorporated 1853 Dec 5 to construct a plank, macadamized graveled road from the Upper Burlington Bridge at Freel's Tavern on Brock Rd., between the Twps. of East & West Flamborough.' Later on 1867, Dec 9 they amalgamated with Hamilton, Waterdown & Carlise Rd. to be called the Hamilton Milton Road Co. Ref: Ontario Reports, Vol. 9, Ontario High Court of Justice, 1885. . - .	HAMILTON, James Sr. (I540)
17993	PART TWO: Among the earliest comers to this new world was one who for more than fifty years has been a noted man in this community. Judge SAMUEL B. GOOKINS came to Terre Haute a mere lad, and without means or influence, yet by his own energy and talent he has wrought out for himself a niche in the temple of fame that may well command the respect and admiration of his fellow men. Judge GOOKINS has very recently passed away, and the record for his life will appear in another part of this work Terre Haute. We are treating now of the times when he first landed on the banks of the Wabash, and in giving the history of that period desire to show the great contrast between then and now. He has left a record of his experiences in seeking a new home, which we give to the reader in his own words. "It is only a little more than 52 years (now 1877) since I landed from a canoe at Modesitt's ferry. Indiana had then made quite a start in the world. She was seven years old. Until near the time of my emigration (in 1828) the general route from the east to the west was by land to the upper tributaries of the Ohio. On May 5, 1823, I set out from the home of my boyhood, in the town of Rodman, Jefferson county, New York, to reach the west by the new route. Our company consisted of my mother, a brother of twenty-three and myself, not quite fourteen. We traveled by wagon fifteen miles to Sacket's Harbor, where we took passage on the Ontario, the second steamer, I believe, that navigated the lake whose name she bore. The lake was unusually rough, and the steamer, a heavily laden and slow going craft, propelled by a low-pressure engine, made slow headway. After contending with contrary winds for a night and a day we "put about for Sacket's." The next trial was more successful, and though encountering a heavy gale, we reached the mouth of the Genesee. We ascended that river to Carthage. The famous warrior who captured Rome was not there, but something else quite as wonderful to my boyish mind was, and that was a railroad; in other words a tramway running from the wharf to the storehouses on the top of the bluff. It was a double track with a windlass at the top, and the motive power was dead weight; the descending car drew the other up with extra weights to adjust the "balance of trade." After discharging and receiving freight, we went to sea, bound for the mouth of the Niagara, which we found very hard to reach, for the winds were contrary. More than once we were in danger of shipwreck, but finally succeeded in making a harbor, Johnston, a little way up the Niagara. The same day we reached Lewiston, seven miles below the falls, having consumed eight days in making the trip. Here we took a wagon and came to a landing called Fort Slosher, a few miles above the falls, thence by open boat to Buffalo. Here we met with a disappointment in our plans. We had intended to go from Buffalo to the mouth of the Miami of the Lakes, but no lake craft of any kind could be found to make the trip. We waited several days in Buffalo for the Superior, the only steamer then on Lake Erie, but waited in vain, and finally were obliged to take a schooner for Detroit. We left Buffalo harbor late one afternoon with about forty passengers on board, mostly bound for Michigan Territory. At Detroit we shipped on board a small coasting schooner for Fort Meigs, at the head of Miami bay. We beat our way against a head-wind to the mouth of the Detroit river, where we lay for a day under the lee of an island waiting for the winds to subside, but the cabin boy and I, having obtained leave, lowered the boat, and, going over to the Canada shore, made the acquaintance of the white bass, whose reckless and voracious bite is enough to wake up the dullest fisherman. The next morning the wind let us out, and in due time we reached Fort Meigs. The next feat to be accomplished was the ascent of the Miami, or Maumee, as it is called. We there found an old French trader with a canoe constructed in a style much superior to the common pirogue, but his price, $20, we considered quite too high. We finally found a canoe well made and new that had never been afloat, which we purchased from Mr. HALLISTER, the principal merchant of the place; but on loading we found it much too small. It cost us $7. This was swapped with the old Frenchman for his fancy craft, paying him $5 to boot, and so we got his $20 water-craft for $12. We had two Frenchmen to help us up the rapids, about eighteen miles, and retained the services of one of them all the way to Fort Wayne. We made a short trip at Fort Defiance and reached Fort Wayne in five days, camping on shore at night with an impoverished tent made of bedding sheets stretched upon our setting poles. At Fort Wayne we procured an ox-team from "Billy" HOOD and so much of a wagon as is furnished by tongue, axle and two wheels, on which we mounted our canoe and dragged it across the portage, a distance of about ten miles, to the head-waters of the Little river, a tributary of the Wabash. We set our canoe afloat in a marsh covered with pond lilies, and had quite a hard work pushing through them as we had in pushing up the Miami. We reached the Wabash, however, after a vigorous effort, and set out upon its downward current. June had arrived and the water in the river was low. We had no pilot, and, not being acquainted with the currents, the navigation of the stream was attended with much difficulty. One day we only made about five miles. When we found the water too shallow to float our craft we went ashore, cut a hickory sapling, split it, pulled off the bark, and, laying the flat side downward, mounted the canoe upon it and shoved it over into deeper water. This accomplished, we were in a swift current, and my place was at the bow, with a setting pole, to keep her from striking upon the rocks, of which the river was full, while the other brother officiated as pilot at the stern. One afternoon late we were caught aground, and lay out in the middle of the stream all night. The next night we landed early, not far from where Logansport now is. While there we made some new acquaintances; they were rattlesnakes. If Eve had been as shy of the serpent as we were of those I think she never would have tasted of the forbidden fruit. The Indians still occupied all the country. Indeed, they were its only occupants except a few traders. Our trading post was about where Huntington now is; another at the mouth of the Mississinewa. The first settler we found as we descended was on the north side of the river, nearly opposite the mouth of the Wild-Cat, not far from the present crossing of the New Albany and Salem railroad. The next settler on the river was FILSON, some two or three miles above the present site of Montezuma. We went ashore near where the flourishing city of Lafayette now is. The Indians were friendly, often hailing us from the shore and wanting to trade, offering to exchange their wild game for cornmeal, an article always in demand by them. On the 18th of June, 1823, we landed at Fort Harrison, and, after having reconnoitered the post to our satisfaction, we again took water, and an hour later landed at Terre Haute, having made the trip in six weeks and two days. So far as I have been able to learn, ours was the second family that came to the Wabash valley by the northern route. Ref: History of Terre Haute, Bigo Co., Indiana, 1880. - - - 1845 Oct 18 - Removed to the Court House, North West corner, up stairs, KINNEY, WRIGHT 7 GOOKINS, Terre Haute, Jul 27, 1844 -473w. Ref: Wabash Courier.	GOOKINS, Judge Samuel Barnes (I712)
17994	PART TWO: 1912 BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY1: James Hamilton, the father of Alexander Hamilton, was born in County Tyrone, near Strabane, Ireland, & came to Canada in 1828. Shortly after emigrating he was married to Rebecca Lawrence. In Ireland he had been engaged in linen weaving, but immediately on coming to Canada took up farming & later went into the real estate business. He was successful in both these ventures, & might have become a wealthy man if he had not placed too much confidence in his friends & wreaked his own fortune by going security for others. At his death there was nothing left for his wife & family of 7 children, all of whom were under age. For further research: In 1861 wife Rebecca Lawrence Hamilton was the toll keeper on the Snake Road, at Burlington. The toll house belong to the Hamilton & Milton Road Company. Did James have business dealings with the Hamilton & Milton Rd. Co.? - PJA. - Summary: Hamilton & Flamborough Road Co. vs. Binkley for the recover of $10 toll paid by him. The plaintiffs' tool-gate being the only one on their Townline or Brock Road, six miles in length. Hamilton & Brock Road Co. was incorporated 1853 Dec 5 to construct a plank, macadamized graveled road from the Upper Burlington Bridge at Freel's Tavern on Brock Rd., between the Twps. of East & West Flamborough.' Later on 1867, Dec 9 they amalgamated with Hamilton, Waterdown & Carlise Rd. to be called the Hamilton Milton Road Co. Ref: Ontario Reports, Vol. 9, Ontario High Court of Justice, 1885. . - .	HAMILTON, James Sr. (I456)
17995	PART TWO: Tracking Richard Lawrence Though Documents: . 1759 Aug. 20, Monday born, Middletown, Upper Freehold Twp., Monmouth Co., Prov. of New Jersey. Father William Lawrence's carpenter's shop along with his brothers. . 1776 to 1783. American Revolution, New Jersey 1st Volunteers, Christies' Quarter Master Department. He was a volunteer in the army most of the time. . 1776 Richard is on Staten Island, NY. Note9: UCLPetition Richard gave a reference for Sarah Lakerman Willson who was on Staten Island since 1776, the beginning of the War & therefore, Richard Lawrence too was on Staten Island. . 1785 New Brunswick. Purchased land at Musquash Island on the St. John's River from Capt. Richard Lippincott also of NJ. . 1786 New Brunswick. By this time he is married to Mary Willson. [Further research: Records of the Anglican minister traveling though the Miramichi?] . 1787 Jul 25, Wants land at Prince William, Queensborough, NB. allotted primarily to the Queen's American Rangers (& to future brother-in-law Arthur Nicholson, (ELIZABETH LAWRENCE). . 1789 Jul 27, Land Grant: A little beyond the Sandy Point, opposite, Between Island by Johnston Basto, West Branch of Miramichi River, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. . 1789 Sep 25 - Granted land at Willson's Point, Miramichi, New Brunswick. Richard builds log gaol at nearby, Newcastle, NB. Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Deed Registry Books, Grantor: . 1793 June 15th - Richard Lawrence & Mary Lawrence to William Babcock, Vol 2, Pg. 97, Deed £20 for 200 Acres, 22 cleared with Stockable Dwelling House, 3 Commons Pasture. Signed, John Willson, Esq., JP of Inferior Court of Common Pleas. . 1793 July - MAY FLEET *NJ *NY *NB *UC. Evacuation from NY to New Brunswick in 1783. Again the 'May Fleet' leaves around NB by ship & up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal, where John Willson called on Commissary Issac W Clarke for aid. The 60 people including Richd. Lawrence were in the party lead by John Willson, Esq. . 1793 Aug 8 - Arrived at Quebec with 60 people. A dozen people remain here. Arrival by 3 bateaux at Kingston on 28 Aug., 1793. Received army rations & medical care. Detained over 30 days waiting for another boat. 1793 Oct. 10, group arrives at Niagara again sick & starved. 25 Oct, Governor J G Simcoe authorizes ship to pick up John Willson & associates. . 1792 Sept. Fort George, Niagara. Lieut. Gov. Simcoe orders government ship to bring them Lawrence, Willson & all from Niagara to Town of York. . 1793 Nov 2, Arrival at the Town of York, Toronto. Extracted from the documents on the hardships of this voyage to Upper Canada can be found also at 1) Roots.com under JOHN WILLSON.1 & 2.) more extensively in Richard Lawrence of NJ, NB & Ontario. Book may be found at North York Public Library, Toronto. & Richmond Hill Library - PJ Ahlberg, 2009. . 1794 April 7 to 30 June, Paid for carpentry, Public Buildings at York. Paid £15 11 s. 3 pennies, on 10 July, 1794. . 1795 June 1. Petitions for Lot 25, Con. 1 ES Yonge Street, York Twp., ON WHICH HE HAS ALREADY LOCATED. (Yonge & Steeles Ave., Toronto). Tavern here or and/or Vaughan. Sold 20. . 1819 Aug. As a lieutenant he was granted 1000 Acres & an additional 400 Acres from his wife, Mary Willson. * 1796 May 28, Cousin John Brown Lawrence presented Richard's land grant to his friend Gov. Simcoe: . 1796 July 30, already built on it: 18 Duke Street, TOWN OF YORK. Today 179 King St. East, Toronto Downtown. . 1796 8 Oct - Granted & lots in Vaughan, (just across the road from his Lot 25, Con 1 Yonge.) Steeles & Yonge Streets, tavern here or and/or at Vaughan. . 1797 Minutes of the Town of York: Richd. Lawrence: 2 males & 4 females.Total six. i.e. Ricd. & wife Mary & John, Mary, Marg., Eliz. & Mary Anne Lawrence. Note10: Town of York had only 52 males & 34 females living on Yonge St., Toronto. . Two Surveys of Settlers actually living on Yonge Street: . 1797 Aug 3, York, Lot No. 25 East, 5 Acres cleared, Richard Lawrence is on the premises. . 1797 Jun 27 - Oath saying he knew Sarah Lakerman, wife of John Wilson, Jur & that her father died within the British lines in the year 1776. Signed, Richd. Lawrence. . 1798 June. Lot 25 East, Richard Lawrence, i.e. He is living on the lot) Four acres cleared. Small log house. Surveyed by David W Smith, Esq., Surveyor Genera.l { Is Wm. L. Willson, his brother-in-law on the adjacent lot, actually living with his sister Mrs. Mary Lawrence? - PJA.] . 1802 Jan 12, Tuesday Richard Lawrence (7th) sworn to Petty Jury of 12 men. John Evenor the accused. When the miller was absent, John Evenor was seen taking a sheep away from the barn yard. Discharged because no Prosecutor was present. . 1805 Mar 2. Richard Lawrence of Yonge St. who had received a license to keep a Tavern for House, at his dwelling house & who had removed from thence to another Public house; applied for leave to keep a Tavern under the same license in the house to which he had removed. The court do not find themselves authorized to comply with this request as they deem the License to be attached to the house recognize has been taken & not to any other. Note11: 1804 Feb 1. Richard sells Lot 3, Con 4, Vaughan Twp. property. Coincidence? . 1807 Jul 24 - Justice Robt. Thorpe's address, Summary: Whereas a goodly number of Independent Electors convented for discussing the sufferings whose situation was resplendent by many not his friends to be very deplorable of his losses which at first he yielding to their entreaties to represent them in Parliament in UC or England. A multitude of signatures, inc. Joseph Shepard, Richd. Lippincott, Alex. Montgomery, Baron Fred. DeHoen, Peter Muscleman, John Van Zantee, John Willson, [most likely junior] William L Willson, Stillwell Willson, James Finch. Richard Lawrence, William Johnson, George Taylor Denison, J Hale, Walter Moody, Peter Whitney, Garret Van Zantee, Sam D Cozens, Peter Winter. Ref: Report on dn Archives, 1892. . Ely started early. John Powell & Geo. Ridout soon overhauled me - fed at Buttanans? 18 miles - at Lawrence 17 miles, went on to Cantfields 11: a little after dark. . 1809 Sep 29th - John Arnold & Ely Playter drew a load of ashes from [Richard] Lawrence's the AM. 47 bushels. Ref: Ely Players Diary. . 1815 Dec 30. Richard Lawrence received a Tavern License for Township of York. £12, Issuer James Kerr. . 1818 Dec 26, Quarterly Session of Peace, Charlottesville, London District $2 Costs of Court The said Sum for Wages to the said Alvin. Ordered that as the License is Left in the behest? of the Magistrates all persons being desirous of keeping publick houses are required to attend on the last Saturday of this month precisely at 10 in the forenoon at which time the Bonds will be ready for signature, as an Act of the Legislature has passed to that effect. The Court took into consideration the Tavern Bills & agreed as follows.: Richd. Lawrence £3.10s & Wm. Lawrence £3. Extracts from HIS CHILDREN'S LAND PETITION RICHARD LAWRENCE: . 1818 Apr 14, Richard Lawrence is now in Woodhouse*, Ontario, daughter Margaret Lawrence. . 1818 August 6, Mary Ann is with her parents at Long Pointe, Ontario. . 1819 October 13, Richard is in Woodhouse now, wrote daughter Elizabeth Osborn-Tarbox-Lawrence. . 1819 Aug 20 - Richard Lawrence sells West ½ Lot 25, Con 1 ESY for £350. . 1820 April 11 & 20th, He is now in Charlotteville, London District, (Norfolk County). . 1821 Feb 21, Sold Vaughan Twp. property of his wife, Mary Willson. Note12: Woodhouse is now called Naticoke. . 1828 - Photo of large wooden mill: Lot 1, Con. 2 East. Markham Township. Bayview Ave & Steeles Ave. Fish Mill, NE corner Steeles & Bayview in 1961. This grist & saw mill was built in 1830 by Benjamin Fish, next to the distillery that he owned (built 1828). Though the original mill was destroyed in a fire, Fish built a new one on the same site. Demolished in 1965, when the intersection of Bayview & Steeles was widened. . The Town of Charlotteville:* When the war of 1812 broke out the court-house was used for barrack purposes, ... was christened" Fort Norfolk." The court house, jail, the fort & the tavern of Job Loder all stood on the elevation above the flat. A hotel was built under the hill & kept by a man named Hatch. In 1833, during the cholera scare*, a hospital was built at this place. It stood on the bank & was a barn-like structure & was used but little, if at all, for the purpose for which it was built. The old Town of Charlotteville reached the zenith of its glory during the war. In 1815 the District Courts were removed to Vittoria & the Town of Charlotteville relapsed into Turkey Point once more. No traces of its old-time importance remain, save a few surface irregularities indicating the spot occupied by the fort. The dreary waste at Turkey Point was, for 13 years, the judicial metropolis for all this vast region of country. Ref: Pioneer sketches of Long Point Settlement. Published 1908. Note13: Was this the cause of Richard Lawrence's disappearance? Note14: *Charlotteville is now called Delhi. . 1831 May 3 - DECEASED of London District, wrote son, Richd. Lawrence, and also deceased was an Innkeeper, deceased per Jane Lawrence. . 1846 Smith's Canadian Gazetter, Province of Canada West: Harwich, Kent Co, Western District, soil extremely fertile, 1898 inhabitants. Timber - white oak, black walnut, maple, beech, hickory, basswood etc. A more complete history with copies of ALL documents & photos may be found at North York Public Library, Toronto under Richard Lawrence, John Willson & John Brown Lawrence of New Jersey, NB & Ontario. By P J Ahlberg, May 2009. - - -	LAWRENCE, Lieut. Richard , UE (I133)
17996	participated in Civil War and died in Alabama Was he the son of Seth Dutton, a Watson settler who left during the War of 1812? findagrave.com: Birth: unknown Death: Apr. 16, 1864 Victory Dutton enlisted in Co.A,1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics on December 10,1863 at Jackson,Michigan at the age of 44.He died of disease at Bridgeport,Alabama and was buried there.After the war,he was moved to the military cemetery at Chattanooga.	DUTTON, Victory Tombinson (I1617)
17997	Pas-de-Calais.	SISLEY, Donavan Laurier DON (I136)
17998	Passanger Pigeons . 1860 May 10 - Pigeons innumerable have swarmed the air here about for many days past, & vast numbers have been killed by our sportsmen. On Friday last O. Stevens, Esq. killed 423 in the spaces of 4 hours; & on the following day Charlie Teetzel & Mr. D. O. Ramsay shot about 600 in 4 or 5 hours. In addition, others of our citizens have killed thousands. The Montezumis & Barber took about 115 dozen to Chicago the latter part of the week, where they readily sell at 50¢ a dozen. St. Joseph Traveller of May 2. Ref: Daily National Intelligencer, District of Columbia. Waterviet Lodge No. 903 I.O.G.T., organized Oct 28, 1875, C F Teetzel & W Teetzel. . 1883 Dec 21 - Watervleit. Mr C Cribbs has secured the services of Charles Teetzel & is shoeing horses for almost nothing. Ref: Weekly Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor, MI. . 1913 May 6, Fined for Selling Beer. woman in Search of Husband Caused His Arrest. Mrs Bessie Cook, S 7 St. ent to Charles Teetzels, 403 Osage Ave, in search of her husband, James, yesterday. Teetzel said he wasn't there but said she could find him at another pace. When she failed to find him she returned to 'teeters & demanded the he tell he where James was. Teetzel offered her a drink of beer instead & she cause his arrest. This morning Judge Brady fined him $200 & 300 days in jail for selling beer. Ref: Kansas City Globe, Kansas. 1921 Jun 9 - Charles F Teetzel, one of St. John's old & respect residents, passed away at his home in the east part of the city Last Friday morning, June 3, 1921 at 5:40 o'clock. Burial Fairview Cemetery. Since residing with the people of this city & community many of them have become his friends. He had always a pleasant greeting for them & a manner of life that won him the respect of all & now that he has been called away suddenly will be greatly missed. Charles Franklin Teetzel was burnin St. Joseph, Michigan, July 14, 1851. He was united in marriage with Miss Emma J Slater at Waterviet Michigan, Sept 29, 1878. 3 children came to bless this union: Adella, Floyd & Clyde. They moved with their family to Harper, Kansas in August 1897 & to St. John in 1908. Mr Teetzil was aged 79y 10m 19d. Mr Teetzel enjoyed the benefit of being raised in a Christian home & early inlet made a profession of religion & united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. About 3 years Mr Teetzil suffered a paralytic stroke which impaired his health. An attack of acute indigestion was the immediate cause of his death, he being ill but a few hours & his sudden taking away was a severe shock to the members of his family & friends. Among relatives left to four his loss are his wife, 3 children: Mrs John Harper, Floyd Teetzel of this city & Clyde Teetzel of Wellington; 2 sisters: Mrs JE Teetzel of Harper & Mrs Del Moulton of NY; 3 grandchildren: Lloyd Harper, Lois Fay Teetzel & Earl Teetzel of this city & Charles Allen Teetzel of Wellington. Among friends who came from a distance to pay their last respects to Mr Teetzel were Mr Mrs LA Haskins, Mr Mrs Perry Pearl, all of Harper. Ref: St. John The Country Capital newspaper, Kansas. Verify which Charles F. Teetzel this is: . 1868 Jun 6, St. Joseph Herald, Michigan A Card, At the last meeting of Pst 20: - G.A.R. the following resolution was passed: Resolved, that we tender to the ladies of St. Josephs & vicinity, for their flora gifts & kind assistance. The Rev T Edwards, Hon. A H Morrison & G S Clapp, for their able & appropriate addresses. To Frank E Fenton, L D Clock, T R Townsend, Chas. F. Teetzel, gentlemen of the band, & those comrades, outside the order, who "fell into line," our heartfelt gratitude for the aid they each & all rendered us on Sunday last & thank them in the name of our loyal dead & the Grand Army of the Republic. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	TEETZEL, Charles Franklin .4 (I502)
17999	Patents Issued Willson, Walter V, Brunswick, assignor of one half to J Irving, Troy, NY, Transom lifter, No. 466482, Jan 12, 1892 Volume 8965 22 Official Gazette.1 58 174 Ref: Report of Commissioner of Patents to Congress 1892. Patent US348306 WALTER VANDER HEYDEN WILLSON. CLUTCH FOR STREET OAR BRAKES. No. 348,306. Patented Aug. 31, 1886. Washington, D. C., UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WALTER VANDER HEYDEN \VILLSON, OF BRUNSWICK, NE\V YORK. CLUTCH FOR STREET-CAR BRAKES. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,306, dated August 31, 1886. Application filed June 12, 1886. To all whom it may concern. Be it known that I, WALTER VANDER HEY DENWILLSON, of Brunswick, County of Bensselaer, State of New York, have invented new & useful Improvements in Clutching Mechanism for Street-Car Brakes, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to clutching mechanism & more particularly to that class of it which is used in connection with a ratchet & detent to operate the brake-shaft & brake of street cars, although it may be equally well applied to actuate drills or other mechanism requiring the same function of operating parts. Accompanying this specification, to form a part of it, there are two plates of drawings, containing 10 figures, illustrating my invention, with the same designation of parts by letter-reference used in all of them. Of these illustrations, Figure 1 shows a side elevation of my improved clutching mechanism applied to operate the chain-shaft & chain of a street-car brake. Fig. 2 shows a top view of the mechanism illustrated at Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a section taken on the line w x of Fig. 1. Fig. shows a top view of the mechanism with the upper cap removed & with the clutch-shaft shown in transverse section. Figs. 5, 6, 7, S, 9, & 10 show views of detached parts of the apparatus. The several parts of the mechanism thus illustrated are designated by letter-reference, & the function of the parts is described as follows: 4. The letter S designates the clutch-shaft, & as having the operating crank-arm H. The letter W designates a wheel that is keyed to said shaft at k, so as to turn with it. The letter 9 designates a wedge-form groove that is made in the perimetrical face of the said disk form wheel W. - The letter D designates the housing or case that incloses the clutching mechanism, & this case or housing is produced by means of an upper dish-form cap, K, that has a passage-way, 1-, through it for the clutch-shaft S, a camplate, P, that has the centrally eutont? area A, with the latter having on its inner edge the cams O & stops 10 & a dish form bottom or base-plate, K", to the bottom Serial No. 204,910. (No model.) of which latter is attached the sleeve S, which is keyed to the brake-chain shaft S While I have shown the cap-plate K & cam-plate P as made separately, they may be made in one piece, if desired, & connected to the bottom or base plate by bolts & nuts; or, if desired, the bottom plate & camplate may be made in one piece & connected to the top plate by bolts & nuts to form the case or housing D. The letters W designate wedges, each of which, on one of its ends, is provided with rectangular faces & at its other end with the wedge-form surfaces f". The letters b designate screw-bolts, adapted to pass through the base-plate K the intermediate canrplate, l , & cap K, & thus secure these plates together by means of uutsn?. The letter F designates a part of the car platform, & It a ratchet arranged in revolution on the rim of the base-plate K". The letter (Z designates a spring detcnt? or pawl pivoted to the platform & adapted to engage with the teeth of said ratchet. The clutch-wheel W, as arranged on the shaft S & keyed thereto, is placed within the area A of the cam-plate 1, between the cap-plate K & base-plate K & the wedges W are also arranged in the said area, so that their rectilinear faces f will abut against the vertical faces of the cams 0, between the stops TV", with each of the wedges s0 placed that their wedging-surfaces f shall be where they will enter the groove 5 of the wheel W when crowded inwardly by the engagement of the said cams. With the parts thus placed when the clutching-wheel WV (by the action of the crank H) is turned in the direction of the arrow shown at Fig. 4, the clutching-wedges are forced into the groove 9 of the. clutch-wheel W by the action of the cams O to securely lock the parts, so that the whole closure D, the sleeve S & shaft S are turned also by the movement of the crank in the indicated direction. When the clutch1 wheel XV is turned in a direction that is opposite to that given by the arrow at Fig. 4, then the said wheel moves the wedges from out the groove 9 & turns within the housing or case, & without actuating the sleeve S to turn the shaft S the said sleeve being keyed to the shaft S", the function of the apparatus being to turn the shaft S. If desired, however, the latter may connect directly with the under face of the housing D & the sleeve S be omitted & the brake-chain M wound directly onto the shaft S, the sleeve S performing merely the function of an intermediate connection between the housing or case & the shaft S. When the clutching-wheel & wedges are engaged so that the whole mechanism is turned to operate the shaft S, then the spring-detent d, engaging with the ratchet R, holds all the tension upon the brake thus attained & by means of its lever end in when the detent is tripped this tension is released. As the chain-brakes are usually operated on streetcars, the crank is turned with a continuous movement to increase the brake-pressure on the wheels & when, as it often occurs, that the crank in its rotation is at arms-length before the required tension upon the brake is had to move it further, is difficult from the position of the driver operating it. With my improvement when the crank is at arms length it may be turned back to a more convenient position for applying power to it, or the crank may be reciprocatingly rotated for a short distance at a time to apply pressure little by little & thus keep the crank-arm in-a position where it is easily handled. Having thus described my invention, what I claim & desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s. 1. In a clutching-mechanism, the combination, with a shaft adapted to be rotated, of a housing or case that is made with a passage-way for said rotating shaft to turn therein & constructed with cams on its interior face, of a clutching-wheel that is keyed to turn with said shaft & constructed with a wedge-form perimetral groove, said clutching-wheel being arranged within said housing & wedges that are also arranged within said housing or case, adapted to be operated by said cams to engage with the perimetral groove of said clutching wheel, substantially in the manner as & for the purposes set forth. 2. In a clutching mechanism, the combination, with a shaft adapted to be rotated, of a housing or case that is made with a passage-way for said rotating shaft to turn therein & constructed with cams & cam-stops on its interior face, of a clutching-wheel that is keyed to turn with said shaft, & constructed with a wedge-form perimetral groove, said clutching-wheel being arranged within said housing, & wedges that are also arranged within said housing or case, adapted to be operated by said cams to engage with the perimetral groove of said clutching-wheel, substantially in the manner as & for the purposes set forth. 3. In a clutching mechanism for a streetcar brake, the combination, with the housing or case D, made with the passage-way p, cams G, cam-stops w & ratchet R, of the cutching-wheel V, made with perimetral groove g, keyed to the shaft S, & arranged within said housing, the wedges W arranged within said housing relatively. To the said cams & perimetral groove, as described, the sleeve S attached to the under side of said housing & to the shaft S & the detent d, constructed & arranged to be operated substantially as & for the purposes set forth. Signed at Troy, New York, this 11th day of May, 1886, & in the presence of the 2 witnesses whose names are hereto written. WALTER VANDER HEYDEN WILLSON. Witnesses: CHARLES S. BRINTNALL, W. E. HAGAN. Referenced by Citing Patent US2623440, Filing date Oct 31, 1945, Publication date Dec 30, 1952, Applicant Warren Dunham Foster, Title Unitary work holder. .1897 Sep 23, Walter V Willson & family have closed the Cliff View cottage at the lake & returned to Troy, NY. Ref: Burlington Clipper newspaper, Vermont. . 1930 Oct 31, Vergennes, Walter Vanderheyden Willson, Dies, one of the oldest. Ref: Burlington Free Press, published Sat Nov 1, 1930. . Research & transcription by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	WILLSON, Walter Vanderheyden (I591)
18000	Pathmaster from Center of Poplar Plains to Center Herons Bridge.	LAWRENCE, Robert .i Esq. (I24)