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- John Willson the Fourth is the son of Mary Woolcott & John Willson the Third.
. [Sometime after Autumn 1819:] Bishop John Strachan. On the intervening Sundays, in the morning, this country church was served by Students of Divinity from town; they reading the service & a printed sermon. The attendance even on these lay ministrations was very good; & that the people appreciated them is evident from the fact of their sending in a horse on Sunday mornings, for the conveyance thither & back of the Student who was to officiate. He was also usually invited to dinner after service by some one or other of the farmers near by; & amongst these was a person of considerable reading & somewhat democratic ideas, who bore in the neighbourhood the designation of "gentleman Wilson."
Ref: Memoir of the Right Reverend John Strachan ... first Bishop of Toronto"
. 1825 July 20 - Anthony Hollingshead, yeoman, to Ann Robinson, daughter of John Robinson from Ireland, both of York.
Wit: John Wilson Jr., Sarah Snider.
Ref: Marriage Register of Rev. James Harris, Presbyterian Church, Vol 7.
Land Dispute, Summary:
. 1831 Apr. 16, York, 3 PM. Order In Council. John Willson Vs. Seneca Ketchum, By consent for the plaintiff one shilling damages, subject to the condign that a nonsuit may be entered if a Survey be employed by the Survey General before the Trinity Term next.
Signed, W. Willson Fourth & RB Sullivan for Defendant.
- 1832 March 2nd, York, Survey Generals Office, In obedience of Lieut. Governor's commands of the 25 ult. to report upon the Petition to the Boundary Lines of Lot 8, 1st Concession Westside of Yonge Street, York Twp. in the dispute between John Willson, Plaintiff & Seneca Ketchum, defendant. On the 15 April last a joint letter from Simon Washburn for J. Willson & R B Sullivan, Esqrs., for Defendant, enclosing an Order of Court, signed, by the Honorable Chief Justice to carry the Order into effect. On the 21 May last W. Gossman, surveyor as subpoenaed but it was not determined if or what he reported. Patience is recommended until the case of the contending parties is agin before the Court & a Survey forward.
Ref: Upper Canada Sundries C6872, p.1289, Archives of Canada. [No further follow-up found - PJA]
. Cummer Settlement Methodist Episcopal Chapel (Now Willowdale United Church) was built 1834 on 1/2 acre of John Cummer. In 1840 a difference of opinion regarding control of missionary money at C.S.M.E.C. sparked Abram Johnson II & John Willson IV to start the Parsonage Chapel, on the Wesleyan Methodist Circuit at Yonge & Finch on the north-west corner.
Ontario Land Registry North York Book 98, p3
Lot 8, Con 1 Yonge West Side Street
. 1802 May 17, Patent, Crown, to Hiram Kendrick, 10 a.
. 1804 Mar 3, Bargain&Sale, Hiram Kendrick et ux, to Seneca Ketchum £25, All 210A
. 1811 Jul 16, Mortgage, John Wilson, to Zebulon Ketchum, Par 985 A.
. 1811 Jul 16, B&S, Zebulon Ketchum, to John Willson, $25p, 98.5 A.
. 1835 Oct 28m, B&S, John Willson to James Hogg, £750,Par 97,5 ^ `,4
. 1828 Saw Mill on Leslie-Oriole swept away by flood.
. 1834 Nov 27, Thurs. John Willson for shooting Mr. Boulton's dog, £3. [Which John?]
Ref: Toronto Correspondent & Advocate.
. The vote was held at William Cummer's house on Yonge Street. The inhabitants then adjourned to the local tavern belonging to John Marsh, also on Yonge. David Gibson was there also. The other candidates were: John Cummer, Elisha Pease, Jos. Mcullian.
. 1837 Toronto District Directory:
Lawrence, Peter, Con 1, Lot 6, Yonge St. road, York Twp.
Johnston, Richard, Con 1, Lot 5 Yonge St., York Twp.,
Montgomery, J., Con 1, Lot 1 Yonge St. east side, York Twp.,*
Willson, John, the fourth, Con 1, Lot 3, east side Yonge St. road, York Twp.
Note1: Cousins Lawrence, Johnston & Willson.
Note2*: Montgomery's Tavern historical building, Yonge & York Mills Rd., incidentally, the west side of Yonge street is called Wilson Avenue.
. 1851 Mar 16, Upper Canada Land Petition, for his cousin, Charles Earl Lawrence seeking land in Reach Twp. The petition is handwriting of John Willson the Fourth.
. 1857 York Twp., 64,004 Acres, Ass. Value $674, 372 York County, J. Willson (4) for Municipal purposes, Willowdale: Willson, John, Magistrate for Town & County of York.
Ref: Canadian Almanac & Repository of Useful.
. John Willson.4 died 18 Jul 1866. His remains were transferred from Newtonbrook to Mt. Pleasant cemetery, Toronto on 3 May 1884. He was 62 years of age at death & the cause of death was heart disease.
. Civic Salary List as report to the Council of 1856: John Wilson, Clerk's assistant £250.
Ref: Municipality of Toronto.
. 1857 York Twp., 64,004 Acres, Ass. Value $674, 372 York County, J. Willson (4) for Municipal purposes, Willowdale
Willson, John, Magistrate for Town & County of York.
Ref: Canadian Almanac & Repository of Useful.
. 1859 York Twp., Two story brick house built.
. 1864 Jan 25 York Township Council, held on the 18th instant, review of bills. The council then adjourned to meet at Miller's Hotel, Eglinton, on Monday, 29th Feb. at 11 o'clock, a.m. John Willson, 4th, clerk.
Ref: The Globe & Mail.1866 Toronto Peel Directory: Wilson, John 4th, Con 1, Lot 3, York Twp., East of Yonge St.
. John Willson was re-elected again at Anderson's Tavern & continued until his death in July 1866. His son Arthur Lawrence Willson was then elected in his place.
. 1866 Jul 20, Friday, died on the 18th ins. at his residence in Willowdale. John Willson 4th Esq., Clerk & Treasurer of Twp. of York.
The funeral will leave his residence on Sat. the 21st ins. at 1 o'clock p.m. Friends & acquaintances are requested to attend with further notice.
Ref: The Globe, Toronto Friday July 1866 & the Christian Guardian on Aug 22, 1866.
. Circuit Intelligence, Yonge St. South, The Late John Wilson, Esq.
By a resolution of the official board I am directed to send you the following for insertion in the Christian Guardian, as a tribute of respect to the memory of the late Mr. Wilson, Moved by Mr. J P Bell & seconded by Wm. Snider.
For as much as it hath please Almighty God suddenly to remove by death one or our number, whereby this Official Quarterly Board has lost one of the most active & efficient members, the Church a willing liberal supporter & a family, a kind & provident husband & father, therefore,
Resolved that with unfeigned sorrow we have heart of the death of John Wilson, Esq., our Recording Steward, who for the last 23 years has discharged duties of that office with credit to himself & advantage to the circuit generally & hope constantly to cherish with feelings of respect the memory of so kind & consistent a Bother & imitate the Christian & pious example, also
Resolved that the widow & family of the late Mr. Wilson have our kindest sympathy under the sudden bereavement they have recently been called on to experience; & we hereby assure them of our settled conviction: that although their head has fallen suddenly, he has fallen safely. J P Bell, R.S. August 13, 1866.
. Fined: John Willson for shooting Mr. Boulton's dog £3. [Which John?]
Ref: Toronto Correspondent & Advocate, Thrus., Nov 27 1834.
Note3: Verification which John Willson who attended St. Johns Anglican Church at York Mills & Yonge Street. Willson Junior.2 died in 1818. The senior J Willson, UE also attended, as did John.3 Willson.4 would appear to be too young in c. 1819 to be a 'well read & gentleman? - PJA
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1, 2, 3]
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1804 - 1866 (61 years)