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- . UCLPetition 236, M Bundle 12, C221.
To. Lieut. Gov Peregrine Hunter
Petition of William Monkman, Town of York, farmer,
He is a native of Yorkshire in England, that he has just arrived in this Province, having the means to cultivate a new farm, he is desirous to become a settler, he has taken the oath of Allegiance required by law, & has never received any lands on order from lands from the Crown. Wherefore your petitioner prays your Excellency maybe pleased to grant him an allotment of land as an emigrant settler, subject to the payment [settlement] fees.
Signed, York, 13 July 1819, William Monkman.
Envelope: Entered Land Book K, page 196, Granted 100 Acres. Read 14 July 1819.
Lawrence & John set. in W. Garafraxa in 1851, & George set. in Newmarket.
. JOHN b. 1836, d. W. Garafraxa, in 1866. He owned & farmed 100 acres of land. He was a man of strong character, strict integrity & had the confidence & respect of the community. He m. NANCY POOLE Poole. Issue: William, George, Mrs. John Thompson, Mrs. Fred Falker, Mrs. K. Temple, (d.), & John , Jr.
William was b. & raised in W. Garafraxa. He m. Mary A. Jordan. Issue: Nancy, Elizabeth, George, Minnie, Alberta, & Addie M. He lived & farmed in W. Garafraxa until 1888 when he bought lot 17, con. 2, Eramosa, where he has since lived, & is one of the substantial farmers of the locality.
. Simcoe County GenWeb
William Monkman, a native of Lancashire, Eng., settled in 1819 or early in the twenties on the S. half, lot 17, con.3. His wife, Hannah Dale, was a native of Yorkshire. He prospered, & in course of time became the owner of 300 acres. He is best remembered as the founder of "Monkman's Meeting-house," the Methodist church at this place.
As early as 1828, a traveling Methodist missionary, Rev. John Black, held services in his house, as we learn from Carroll's work on Case & his Contemporaries, (Vol II, p40).
He had a family of 3 sons & 6 daughters.
The sons were: George who died in 1846;
John & Lawrence, both of whom moved to Garafraxa Township.
His daughter, Sarah, was the wife of Thomas Gamble, J.P., a well-known resident of the township in later years.
Verify relationship:
. UCLPetition 329, M Bundle 13,
Petition of James Monkman, Township of York, farmer. He is a native of Ackland, Yorkshire, England, just arrive in this province, wife & 5 children, to of whom are of age, now living in Cornwall - has themes to cultivate a new farm, desires to become a settler, taken Oath of Allegiance. His eldest son smarted, & his wife has lately been confined by illness, that your petitioner's second son remained with this eldest to assist his family in coming up to York. Prays for grant of land.
An Emigrant Settler subject of survey fees, Prays for an allotment land to be reserved for his sons adjoining the land he may draw himself.
York, 13 Oct, 1819, James HISXMARK Monkman.
Envelope: Rec. from himself 14 Oct 1819 (just arrived). Order issued, Entered Land Book, p 280.
Biography1
William Monkman, a native of Lancashire, Eng. , settled in 1819
or early in the twenties on the S. half, lot 17, con. 3. His wife, Hannah Dale, was a native of Yorkshire. He prospered, and in course of time became the owner of 300 acres. He is best remembered as the founder of "Monkman 's Meeting-house," the Methodist church at this place. As early as 1828, a travelling- Methodist missionary, Rev. John Black, held services in his house, as we learn from Carroll's work on Case and his Contemporaries, (III., 200). He had a family of 3 sons and 6 daughters. The sons were: George, who died in
1846; John & Lawrence, both of whom moved to Garafraxa Township. His daughter, Sarah, was the wife of Thomas Gamble, J.P., a well-known resident of the township in later years.
Ref: A History of Simcoe County, Vol II Pioneers, 1909.
. 1906 Wellington County Atlas
MONKMAN, William (d.), b. Yorkshire, Eng., 1793, d. 1878, age 85 years. He m. Hannah Dale, & they came to Canada, settling in Tecumseh Tp. in 1818. The country was new & wild & contained very few settlers at that time. He took up 300 acres of land, & there raised his family, later acquiring 200 acres in W. Garafraxa, & also 200 in Maryborough, besides real estate in Newmarket. He was a pushing energetic character, & at the time of his death left a large property.
Issue: LAWRENCE, George, John, Mrs. Samuel Walker, Mrs. Thomas Gamble, Mrs. William Hawk, & Mary, who m. & went to England, all born in Tecumseh.
Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -
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1793 - 1878 (85 years)