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- Elizabeth is daughter of Margaret Tilton & William Lawrence.
FOUR LAWRENCE SIBLINGS TOGETHER AT ST. JOHN, NB:
. Queensbury Co., NB Land Grants: In 1787 the 4 Lawrence siblings originally settled adjacent to each other. John Lawrence was on one side of the Saint John River at Lot 101
& Richard Lawrence, Lot 169 & sister Margaret Lawrence Nicholson at Lot 52 on the other & also important Lawrence family friend, Rev. J Odell of NJ, were adjacent to his land grant. Their other sister Alice Lawrence Leonard was located adjacent, but across the River, at Lot One, Saint John, N.B.
Elizabeth's brother Richard Lawrence, was sharing a Miramichi Land Grant with his Willsons-in-laws & with Arthur Nicholson,
- there are no coincidence in genealogy - PJA
Elizabeth was married 7 Aug 1787. Her 2 step-children were 7 & 11 years old.
. 1824 Mar 15: Affidavit for Sept-Mother Elizabeth Lawrence Nicholson:
Jane Nicholson, now spinster, York Co., NB, before me John Sanders, Esq, Chief Justice of this Province, deposeth she was present 6 Aug. 1787 at Fredericton & saw the late Arthur Nicholson, Adjutant, Kings late Regiment of American Dragoons, married to Elizabeth Lawrence, solemnized agreeably of Church of England, by Rev. the late Jonathan Odell, late Secretary of Prov. NB & late Chaplin to said Regiment.
Signed, Jane Nicholson, 15 Mar. 1824.
Sworn before John Sanders, Chief Justice, New Brunswick.
. 1827 Dec 29 Died. Presquile, Carlton Co., on 26 Nov. 1827, Elizabeth Nicholson, wife of Arthur Nicholson, Esq.
Ref: New Brunswick Courier, Saint John, NB.
. Elizabeth's granddaughter, Grace Vernon Nicholson, was married Sir. Wm. Johnstone Ritchie, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
. Carleton Co., NB, Deed Registry Books Index:
Jane Nicholson to Eliza S. McDonald, Vol. 10, p 187;
to James E Nicholson, Vol. 22, p. 561; &
Janes Nicholson et all, to James Perkins, Vol. 32, p. 645.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -
- Page Two - Pension Applications (Summaries), p 333 Canada, Pension Applications for Widows & Family of British Military Officers
. Required for placing on the Pension, the widow of an officer.
Elizabeth Nicholson made other she was locally married on 7 August 1787 to the late Arthur Nicholson, Adjutant in the late Regiment of Kings American Dragoons, Bej. Thompson son Lieut. Col & she has no Pension.
Signed, Elizabeth Nicholson, Prseque Isle, County of York.
Sworn at Woodstock, 25 July 1822, Rich Ketchum JP, Woodstock.
Signed, John Saunders, 17 Aug 1822, Judge of Supreme Court of Adjudication of NB. Capt. in late Queens Rangers, as there is no one his Corps not in this Province.
Counter Signed, Ward Chipman, Judge, Saint John, 5 Oct 1822.
. 1822 Oct 12, Affidavit1: John Saunders & Ward Chipman whom signed the certificates, were Members of the Supreme Court of NB. Signed, Wm. L Odell.
. 1820 June 21, Affidavit2: Home District, Upper Canada [Toronto,York Co., Ontario]. Personally appeared before me James Miles, Esquire, of Vaughan, Justice of Peace, John Lawrence, Esquire of Vaughan, a Lieutenant on the Halfway of His late Majestry as late 1st Battalion New Jersey Volunteers, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists deposits that he was present when Adjutant Arthur Nicholson, of late Kings late American Dragoons and Elizabeth Lawrence were lawfully married on or about 7 August 1787 & Arthur & Elizabeth Nicholson were married in the Parish of Fredericton NB by Rev. Johnathan Odell, late Secretary of His Majestys's Council, in NB.
Signed, John Lawrence.
Sworn before me at Vaughan in the District aforesaid, 21 June, 1820,
Signed, James Miles, J.P.
To: J Henry Smith, Esq., Justice of Peace for York Co., New Brunswick.
Note: This affidavit was sent more than a year before her brother-in-law John Lawrence's death, surely anticipating the need for this testimony - PJ Ahlberg.
. 1820 Dec 18 - Affidavit3: Catherine Kollock, wife of Capt. Simon Kollock, Loyal Am Reg. was present when Cornet Adj Arthur Nichols & Elizabeth Lawrence were lawful married about 17.8. 1786, married in the Fredericton Parish, by Rev. Jonathan Odell, late Secretary of Majestys NB Council. Signed, Catharine Kollock.
1822 Jun 21 - Affidavit4: Andrew Phair, Assist Barrack Master Gen. NB, verify late Adj. Arthur Nicholson was upon halfway Kings Am Dragoons, comm by Col Thompson &, 17 Reg , to the day of his Death, In 1788 he obtained said Reg of Dragoons as Quarter Mast of a Troop, purchased. Upon raising said Am. Dragoon Reg, he was appointed Cornet & Adjutant by Commissions dated 6 May 1872 by Sir Guy Carlton on 22 Feb 1781. during the term of 5 years upward he rec. full pay & allowances, Signed, A Phair, Fredericton, NB.
. 1822 Jul 26 - Affidavit5: Hugh McGuigon make oath he attended the late Arthur Nicholson, deceased in his last sickness he died at Presque Isle on 26 Sep 1821 of natural decay. He was interred in my presence on 10 Sep 1821 in said York County. Signed, Hugh McGuigan, York Co. Wit. Rich Ketchum, JP, Woodstock.
. 1822 Jul 26 - Petition of Elizabeth Nicholson,
To. Rt. Hon. Secretary at War,
Your Petitioner residing at Presque Isle, York Co, NB Province, is the widow of late Adjutant Arthur Nicholson, on the Half pay of the late Reg. Kings American Dragoons, Commanded by late Col. Ben. Thompson, who served during the whole of the late Rebellion in America (& previous, to that, upwards of 2 years in His Majesty's 17th Reg. of Light Dragoons, in England), who was brought to this Province after the evacuation of New York, was disbanded & placed upon the Half pay List in 1783.
Her late husband died 5 Sept 1821 of natural decay. At his death she was left with a family of 4 unmarried daughters & 1 son under age, to wit: Jane, Eleanor, Mary Ann, Eliza Sarah & James Edward, all the children of the Arthur Nicholson, born in Holy Wedlock; with slender means of support. - Your petitioner would rather more truly say, in indigent circumstances. She prays for the usual widow's pension of Half-Pay officers.
Signed, Presque Isle, York Co., NB, 1822 July 29, Elizabeth Nicholson.
Sworn before me, Rich Ketchum JP, Woodstock, NB.
. . 1822 Jul 29, Affidavit6: Robert Payne, aged 80y, late of Kings 17th Reg of Light Dragoons, taketh oath that the late Arthur Nicholson dis on or about the close the the year 1778 introduce to this deponent, a Lady (whom he had personally known some time before) as his wife. Her maiden name was Eleanor Henry. She was his wife & cohabited together from that time to her death in 1784. They had offspring a song, long since dean & a daughter about the year 1780 names Jane, a Lady well known of this deponent and who at this time is about making an application with her sisters & brother by a subsequent marriage - for an allowance from the Compassionate Fund. Signed, Robt. Payne Sr., Fredericton County.
. 1822 Jul 29, Elizabeth Nicholson, widow of the late Adj. Arthur Nicholson, Halfpay Kings Am. Dragoons, make oath & saith that Eleanor Nicholson Maryann Nicholson, Eliz Sarah Nicholson & Jame Edward Nicholson, now applying for an allowance from the compassionate Fund are her & Arther Nicholson's children, born in Holy wedlock & that they are have been baptized in the service of Church of England.
Signed, Elizabeth Nicholson.
Sworn at Woodstock, NB, Rich Ketchum, JP.
. 1822 Jul 29 - Petition of Jane Nicholson, May Ann Nicholson, Eleanor Nicholson, Elisa Sarah Nicholson & James Edward Nicholson
The 4 first named Petitioners are unmarried daughters & the last named is a son under age of late Adj Arthur Nicholson, Halfway Reg. of Kings Am. Dragoons, for the whole of the late ware, & evacuated from New York, disbanded & in 1787 the Petitioners father died on 5 Sep 1821 of Natural decay. They to grant each an allowance for the Compassionate Fund.
Signed, 29 Jul, 1822, Presque Isle, York Co., NB, Mary Ann, Eleanor, Jane, Eliza Sarah & James Edward Nicholson.
To. Rt. Hon. Secretary at War.
. 1822 Jul 30th, Affidavit7: Andrew Phair, Asst. Barrack Master, was well acquainted with Adj Arthur Nicolson, deceased, about 1778 Nicholson interdicted a Lady of the Officer of Reg. & other person of his acquaintance - as his wife - who was taken, acknowledge & reputed to be his wife. I verily believe to be the mother of Jane Nicholson, daughter of Arthur Nicholson, now applying for an allowance form the Compassionate Fine. Signed, A Phair Asst. X Gen., Fredricton. [& added in different handwriting:]
- Jane Nicholson is the daughter of A Nicholson by former wife.
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