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- Date of Birth Estimate: Est. DOB by 1810 based on:
1831 UCLP at Estimated age 21, Married 1830 at Estimated age under 20 First child at 21.
Richard L Lawrence. UC Land Petition 1830, age 21.
UCLPetition #55, Volume 291, L Bundle 16, Trafalgar Twp. Richard Lawrence, s/o an UE, carpenter of Trafalgar was too young to do his duty during the War, Son of Late Richard Lawrence of Western District, formerly of the Home District. Signed, York, 3 May 1831, Richard Lawrence. Oath of Allegiance. Council Recommends, 5 MAY, 1831.
UCLP 26, RICHARD, LAWRENCE Jr., Point & Play, Gosfield, Essex Co., 1838. The petition of Richard Lawrence, Gosfield in the Western District is the Son of Richard Lawrence as a Loyalist. Most Humbly prays that your excellency in Council will be please to grant your Petitioner as the heir-at-Law, of the Late Richard Lawrence 600 acres of Lands that being what my Late Father in his Lifetime was Entitled to as an Lieutenant in the British Service during the American Rebellion. Refused. He received his land.
Four Land Petitions for Richard Lawrence Jr. It seems Richd. Junior was the only Lawrence child not recognized on sight by the magistrate. Richard's brother-in-law, Robert Johnston identified him. Richd. Junior was the youngest male child. Why was he applying for his father's land which was already paid out? - P J Ahlberg.
. Ontario Land Registration Abstract
Gosfield, Essex Co., Ontario
Lot 23, Con 11, p3
. 1836 Feb 8, Patent, Crown, to Richard Lawrence, Part Lot 23.
. 1836 Mar 1, Bargain&Sale, Registered 1837 Jan 25, Richard Lawrence, to Horatio Nelson, £25., Lot 23.
. Book, First Registration Book
Con 11, Lot 22,
. 1836 Feb 8, Patent, Crown, Richard Lawrence, Lot 22.
. 1836 Mar 14, Reg. 1837 Jan 25, B&S, Richard Lawrence, to Horatio Nelson, £25.
. Land Granted: Gosfield, Lot W half 22-23, Con 11 Essex [now Elgin Co.]
Residence Trafalgar [1831.] He was in York (Toronto) on May 3, 1831 to submit his UC Land Petition.
Granted 1831 May 5 & settlement duties performed 1834 MAR 4, Deed.
Ref: Archives of Ontario, MS693R20.
. Wages in Upper Canada 1842:
Carpenters, 6 s 10 p Halifax Currency, Cabinetmakers: 7s 6p. Halifax Currency per diem.
. 1846 Smith's Canadian Gazetter, Province of Canada West:
Gosfield, EssexTwp. About half the land in this two is wet & requires considerable draining, the remainder is mostly excellent land. Timber - maple, ash, oak, beech, black walnut, butternut, chestnut etc. with s small quantity of cedar on the lake. A furnace & founder have been operation since 1834,& large quantities of iron have been made. In Gosfield there are 2 stream grist & saw mills, & one water grist mill, 2 tanneries, one store & ashery & a tavern on Cedar Creek Crown land are open for sale at 8 shillings per acres., Population 1, 3338.
1846 Brown's Toronto Directories, Canada:
Richard Lawrence, Con 1, Lot 26, Markham, ON. Cabinet Maker 1846.
Note: Richard is residing on Uncle William Ladner Willson's farm, which was across the road from his father Richard Lawrence's former farm.
Found in two different directories for 1846. Sisters Jane & Hadassah left with their husbands, John & Mathias Teetzel, for Michigan between 1856 & 1861 Census.
. 1860 Aug. 15 Census St. Joseph, Benton Twp. Berrien Co, Michigan, p.211,
Born 1809, Lawrence Richard L, m, 51 years, Canada West, Farmer, Value of Person Estate: £50.
B. 1815, Elizabeth, f., 45 y, Canada West
B. 1841, John, m. 19 y, Canada West
B. 1843, Hester, f, 17 y, Canada West
B. 1845, Joseph, m 15 y, Canada West
B. 1847, Robert, m, 13 y, Canada West
B. 1849, Charles, m, 11 y, Canada West
B. 1851, Clara, f, 9 y, Canada West
B. 1853, Rebecca, f, 7 y, Canada West
B. 1855, Alimira Lawrence, f, 5 years, Canada West.
. H, 28 Company - Union Army
- Private Richard S Lawrence, age 41/ b1823, enlistment: 10 Mar 1864, at Kalamazoo,
Company K, Michigan 28, Mustered out: 21 Nov 1864 at Louisville, KY.
- Private Richard Lawrence, discharged for disability, 9 January, 1863.
Received Civil War pension 1865.
'Richard S Lawrence,.' H Company G.
Ref: History of Berrien County & Van Buren Co. - - - [1]
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