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- Recorded for further research:
D W Smith, Survey General, under GS Simcoe, early Town of York.
There are a great many documents with DW Smith, signed in his capacity as Survey General.
1804 Lieutenant of Counties David W Smith's house was at the east end of the town. It stood on the north side of King street, a little east of Ontario street, in a great vacant lot. The house which was one storey high is shown in the illustration. It was called Maryville, & its location is given in both of the maps drawn by Mgt Smith in 1794, both of which accompany this article. The house faced King St.. At one end was Mr. Smith s office. About 200 feet to the east of the he use were the stables & outhouses. The house was built in 1794. It was of frame, & owing to the
the fact that it was painted yellow, it after ward acquired the appellation of " The Yellow House."
. 1800 - DWSmith, Acting Surveyor General.
. 1801 Hon DW Smith is down as subscriber for £10 for the opening & improving of Yonge St.
Years after Mr. Smith had ceased to occupy Maryville, the cottage was taken
by Mr. Castle, a school master, who kept a school there in one of the large rooms of the house. Papers collected by Col DW Smith, son of the last British officer who commanded the Fort Niagara, given to the Americans in 1796. Col. Smith, the younger, accepted the position of Surveyor- General under Gov. Simcoe in 179x, & held that office until 1804. When he left the county he received the thanks of all branches of the Government under which he served & a bonus amounting to 329 6s. He succeeded to a baronetcy in Northumberland & died in 1837. Simcoe Place: he larger map shows the Government House & grounds, south of King street, on the site of the old jail & the location of Maryville on the north-east corner of King & Ontario streets. The grounds were beautifully laid out. The maps & elevation of the house are beautifully drawn, equal to what could be done in the best architect.
Ontario Land Registry
Town of York Book 151, page 324
Lot 2, Stoyells Blcok
1798 Jul 23, Grant, Carown, to D W Smith, 7 acres
1798 Mar 6, Grant, Anne Smith, 1 acre
1818 Oct 6, David Wm. Smith, to Thomas Stoyell, £1200, Loats & 5 north of King St., formerly Duke St.
. UCLPetition 3, S Bundle 4, York, 2 January 1807, Microfilche C2807:
To Peter Russel, With our Honors permission, he has purchased Lot 21, 2nd Con of York, as the receipt from Abner Miles,
Signed, D W Smith, York, 29 Jan 1797.
Permission to transfer. PR.
Petition 14, S Bundle 1, C2805, pr 1177.
To Gov. JH Simcoe,
Memorial of DW Smith, Flattered by your Excellences goodness, your Memorialist though himself bound to expensive the profits of his employment in the Province, which induced him to build at Newark, the building has already cost upwards of £1000 sterling, & will cost at least £500 more to finish it. He prays that a small irregular gore of land in Newark Twp. be grand to its at being unclaimed, that more than 50,000 acres (!!!) & he will give up as much land in River Latranche as mediated every improvement on the land granted to him by our Excellency.
Signed, Niagara 15 Feb 1794. DW Smith, Esq. Granted unconditionally.
War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, Ref t-1124,p138
Claim 9, D W Smith, Esq. Claims renumeration for damaghe arose to this house & premises at York, when occupied [by US enemy] as a ramsack & hospital from March 1813 to March 1816. Wherefore the same amoung above period £96. Total claim £238.15 Remarks: This Claim ordered to be returned to Claiments Attory. Being reco erable againts the Barrak? Department.
Ontario Land Registry, Toronto Book 683, p87
Lot 2 AND 3, North side of George St, TOWN OF YORK
.1798 Mar 6 AND July 23, Grant, Crown, to David S Smith, 1/5 Acre Front & Rear part
. 1802 Jul 21 Deed Ex. J Small, to D W Smith
. 1818 23, David Wm Smith, to Thos Stoyell, Rear Half [Note no record noted for front half of lot.]
Ontario Land Registry, Toronto Book 683, p89
Lot 4 North side of George St, TOWN OF YORK
. 1796 Dec 15, Grant, Crown, to Dav W Smith, 2/5 acre
. 1796 May 3, Bargin &Sale, John Kendrick, to David W Smith
. 1818 Oc 23, Lease & Rec, D W Smith, to Thomas Stoyell, N rear Half
Lot 5, North Side King Street, Town of York Book 683, p89
.1798 Dec 31, Grant, Crown, to Hon, D W Smith, X a.
. 1818 Oct 23, Le & Release, D W Smith, to Thos Stoyell, £1200, All etr al Acres.
. Reseach & transcription by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1, 2, 3]
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1780 - 1812 (32 years)