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Sarah LAKERMAN

Female 1762 - 1828  (65 years)


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  • Name Sarah LAKERMAN 
    Born 25 Mar 1762  Richmond, Staten Island, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Alt Spellings: Lacreman, Lackman, Lockman, Lakeman, however, the original Lacqueman.
    Gender Female 
    Died By 1828  York Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30  John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2019 

    Father Abraham LAKERMAN, The 4th, U.E.
              b. 1740, Fresh Kills, Richmond, NYC Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1776, Richmond, Staten Island, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth HILLYER
              b. 1740, Richmond, Staten Island, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 23 May 1760  New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lieut. John WILLSON, Jur.2
              b. 1761, Piscataway Twp., Middlesex Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 28 Dec 1818, York Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1782  St. Andrew's Church, Richmond Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Alt Date 2 Mar 1782, Licenses issued to John Willson and Sarah Lackerman, Staten Isl., New York Vol XXXV, p 83
    Children 
     1. Abraham WILLSON, .1
              b. 6 Mar 1783, Richmond, Staten Island, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. by 26 Apr 1793, Miramichi, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 10 years)
     2. John WILLSON, .3rd
              b. 18 Apr 1785, Miramichi, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 24 Jan 1865, Willowdale (Toronto), York Twp., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Rebekah WILLSON, .1
              b. 31 Mar 1789, Miramichi, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 Feb 1853, Agincourt (Scarborough, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     4. Stillwell WILLSON, The Younger
              b. 2 Jun 1793, Miramichi, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 May 1862, Glen Meyer, Houghton Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sarah is the daughter of Elizabeth Hillyer & Abraham Lakerman.IV & U.E., of Richmond on Staten Isl., NYC.
      * 1762, Mar 25, Abraham Lakerman & Elizabeth his wife, Daughter, Sarah.
      * 1782 Mar 9, Marriage License, issued by Secretary of the Province of New York to:
      John Willson & Sarah Lakerman. The actual marriage:
      * 1782 Apr 23, at St. Andrew's Church, Richmond, NY.

      . The Willson's arrived in the May Fleet group of 20 vessels bring 30,000 Loyalist at St. John's harbour the 10th & 18th May, 1783. The names of the vessels were:
      The Camel, Union, Aurora, Hope, Otta, Spencer, Tempest?, Thames, Spring, Bridgewater, Favorite, Ann, Commerce, William, Lord Townsend, Sovereign, Sally, Cyrus, Britain, King George.
      Ref: History of St. John. D R Jack.
      Two other vessel were The Two Asters, commanded by Capt. Brown & the Bridgewater. Ref: Ripples on the St. John River in Loyalist Days.

      . To Peter Russell, Upper Canada (Ontario):
      The petitioner Sarah Wilson, Daughter of Abraham Lakerman late is His Majestry's Services as Captain of a Troop of Militia Horse. That your Petitioner Loyalists lands as a daughter to the above, he was being a firm friend & servant to Gov. She having been in this county for 3 years. [ c 1793 Oct.] & in duty bound will ever pray,
      John Willson, Jur.

      . Richard Lawrence maketh Oath & says that he knew the wife of John Wilson Jur. - (Sarah Lakerman) & that she was actually within the British lines last American war at New York, & that her father died within the British lines in the year 1776.
      Signed, Richd. Lawrence.
      Ref: Willson, Sarah Lakerman, DUE, UCLP W Bundle 4 1797-1799 Petition 2. Microfliche C2951.
      Note1: Undated letter, but the above letter was received on 27 June, 1797 & marked read 26 May, 1798, eleven months later!
      Richard Lawrence is Sarah Lakerman Willson's brother-in-law. - PJ Ahlberg.

      . House of Uncle of Sarah Lakerman
      . Richmond, NY, 1791 Jun 24, NY East Ward Assessment of Real & Personal Property:
      The house of Isaac Van Tuyl. The small size & amount of its windows is characteristic of an early period. The large section is original unit, covered by a gambrel roof of New England type, has been restored & considerable altered.

      . Recorded for further research: William Lakerman, died 16 Oct, 1805 & buried in Saint Andrews Church Cemetery, Richmondtown, New York.
      Note2: that is, the same church that Sarah married John Lawrence. - - - [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] UPPER CANADA LAND PETITION ( UCLP ).