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Malcolm Greeley¹

• Father*: Nicholas Greeley¹ b. 26 Nov 1811
• Mother*: Angeline Shortt¹ b. 1816, d. 26 Feb 1844

• Birth*: 16 August 1840; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.¹

Nicholas Wessels

• Father*: Nicholas Wessels b. 1759, d. 28 Apr 1833
• Mother*: Ann Roblin Smith b. c 1760, d. b 1860

• Birth*: 1789; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1810; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.; Principal=Ann Ryckman¹

• Residence*: 1822; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Militia Return: Name: Nicholas Wessals; Age: 33 (Ontario Registers CD)²

Ann Greeley¹

• Father*: Jonathon Greeley¹ b. 3 Nov 1779, d. 24 Jul 1856
• Mother*: Harriet Wessels¹ b. 1787, d. Oct 1813

• Birth*: 20 November 1812; Picton, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Nov 20 1812 & location Picton per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.^1,2
• Marriage*: 19 May 1829; Sophiasburgh Twp, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per IGI Record.; Principal=Cornelius Van Horn³
• Death*: 28 September 1876; Tilbury West Twp., Essex Co., Ontario; Date Sep 28 1876 & location Tilbury West Twp., essex Co., Ont. per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.^1,2
• Burial*: 30 September 1876; Albuna Cemetery, Gosfield North Twp., Albuna, Essex Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Anne Roblin “Annie” Greeley Van Horn
  BIRTH: 20 Nov 1812, Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 28 Sep 1876 (aged 63), Tilbury West Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Albuna Cemetery, Albuna, Essex County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 183459871; Note: Married Cornelius Van Horn on May 19, 1829 at Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward Co, Ontario. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183459871/anne_roblin_van_horn)²

• Married Name: 19 May 1829; Van Horn³

Ann Ryckman¹

• Birth*: circa 1790; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1810; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.; Principal=Nicholas Wessels¹
• Death*: before 1830; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.¹

• Married Name: circa 1810; Wessels¹

Anna Matilda "Annie" Wessels^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Nicholas Wessels² b. 1789
• Mother*: Ann Ryckman² b. c 1790, d. b 1830

• Birth*: 22 June 1805; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1807 & location Upper Canada per 1870 Census. Date 1805 & location CW per 1860 Census. Date 1806 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jun 22 1805 & location Prince Edward Co. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: January 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.; Principal=Daniel Solomon Comstock²
• Death*: 22 January 1895; Madison, Dane Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.²

• Married Name: January 1825; Comstock²
• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 45 at 1851 Census: see Daniel Comstock³
• Immigration*: 1853; U.S.A.; Immigration 1853 per 1900 Census record for daughter Almira (Comstock) Thomas.⁴
• Census: 12 July 1860; Fitchburg, Dane Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.; Age 55 at 1860 Census: see Daniel Comstock⁴
• Census: 2 August 1870; Fitchburg, Dane Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.; Age 63 at 1870 Census: Comstock, Anna, 63, b. Upper Canada, widow; Almira, 24, b. Upper Canada, at home, single; Elgin, 20, b. Upper Canada, farmer, single; Preston, Benjamin, 10, b. Upper Canada (1870 Census: Fitchburg, Dane Co., Wisconsin, pg. 15 of 30, line 21 - ancestry.com)(Son George W. Comstock is just below.)⁴

Daniel Solomon Comstock^1,2,3

• Father*: Daniel Comstock² b. 10 May 1763, d. Aug 1824
• Mother*: Mehitabel Miles² b. 1764, d. a 1820

• Birth*: 19 September 1802; Adams, Jefferson Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1803 & location NY per 1860 Census. Date 1803 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date Sep 19 1802 & location Adams, Jefferson Co., NY per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: January 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.; Principal=Anna Matilda "Annie" Wessels²
• Death*: 12 July 1869; Madison, Dane Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, June 24, 2004.²

• Census*: 1821; Conc 5 Lot 17, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1821 Census: Daniel Comstock; 1 male over 16
• Census: 1825; Conc 5 Lot 17, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1825 Census: Daniel Comstock; 1 female under 16; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 4
• Census: 1826; Conc 5 Lot 17, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1826 Census: Daniel Comstock;nConc 5, Lot 17, 46 a uncult., 4 a cult.; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 females under 16; Total 3
• Census: 1827; Conc 1 Lot 17, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1827 Census: Daniel Comstock; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 4
• Census: 1828; Conc 1 Lot 17, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1828 Assessment: Daniel Comstock; Conc 1, Lot 17, 44 a uncult., 6 a cult.; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 5
• Census: 1839; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1839 Census: Daniel Comstock; 1 male over 4; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16
• Census: 1840; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1840 Census: Daniel Comstock; 4 males under 4; 1 male over 16; 3 females under 16; 1 female over 16
• Census: 1850; Conc 4 & 5, Lots 17 & 18, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Daniel Comstock; Conc 4 & 5, Lots 17 & 18, occ., prop.; Total Persons - 11
• Residence: 1850; Conc 4 & 5 Lots 17 & 18, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; The 1850 Census shows Daniel Comstock on property (Conc 4 & 5, Lots 17 & 18, Murray Twp.) which is located immediately east of the village of Wooler which is in Lot 19. There are no Comstocks at all in Northumberland County in the 1878 County Atlas Map listings.⁵
• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 48 at 1851 Census: Comstock, Daniel, 48, b. US, no rel., farmer, married; Anny, 45, b. Cda., none, married; Solomon, 22, b. Cda., lab., single; Margaret, 18, b. Cda.; Calvin, 15; Washington, 12; Matilda, 9; Roxy, 9; Almira, 7; Abigail, 5; Elgin, 3 (1851 Census: Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 132 of 172, line 10 - ancestry.com)³
• Residence*: 1853; U.S.A.; Immigration 1853 per 1900 Census record for daughter Almira (Comstock) Thomas.⁴
• Residence: 31 January 1856; Conc 3 Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A453) show that Daniel S. Comstock sold 100 acres of the easth half of lot 24, concession 3, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to David W. Miller. ITS Date: Jan 31 1856. Reg'n. Date: Mar 5 1856. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 03, pg. 205 of 320, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, April 13, 2020)⁶
• Census: 12 July 1860; Fitchburg, Dane Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.; Age 57 at 1860 Census: Comstock, Daniel, 57, b. NY, farmer, married; Annie, 55, b. CW, married; Washington, 20, b. CW, farmer, single; Roxy ?G.?(f), 18, b. CW; Matilda, 18, b. CW; Almira, 16; Abigail, 13; Elgin, 11 (1860 Census: Town of Fitchburg, Dane Co., Wisconsin, pg. 26 of 30, line 13 - ancestry.com)(Son Joseph is above and son Calvin is below.)⁴

Ella Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: after 1825; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: after 1845; " ... settled Michigan, USA ... " per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=William Duffy¹

• Married Name: after 1845; Duffy¹

William Duffy¹

• Birth*: circa 1825; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: after 1845; " ... settled Michigan, USA ... " per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Ella Bleecker¹

George William Bleecker^1,2,3

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker² b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker² b. 1800

• Birth*: 27 April 1824; Upper Canda; Date Apr 27 1824 per email from Andrew Way, Feb 24, 2006. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: after 1847; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Sarah Maria Johns²
• Death*: 17 June 1895; Marmora Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Jun 17 1895 & location Marmora per email from Andrew Way, Feb 24, 2006.³

Sarah Maria Johns^1,2,3

• Father*: Bartholemew Carley Johns b. 15 May 1808, d. 8 May 1859
• Mother*: Annabelle Jane Chisholm b. 23 Jun 1814, d. 2 Nov 1902

• Birth*: 8 April 1839; Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Apr 8 1839 per email from Andrew Way, Feb 24, 2006. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: after 1847; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=George William Bleecker²
• Death*: 17 February 1929; Toronto, Ontario; Date Feb 17 1929 & location Toronto per email from Andrew Way, Feb 24, 2006.³

• Married Name: after 1847; Bleecker²

Charles W. Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: circa 1826; Belleville, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 26 February 1861; Hastings Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Charlotte J. Davis¹
• Death*: 1862; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹

Charlotte J. Davis¹

• Birth*: 12 March 1831; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 26 February 1861; Hastings Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Charles W. Bleecker¹

• Married Name: 26 February 1861; Bleecker¹

Caroline Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: circa 1827; Belleville, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: after 1847; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Alfred Pitts¹

• Married Name: after 1847; Pitts¹

Alfred Pitts¹

• Birth*: circa 1827; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: after 1847; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Caroline Bleecker¹

Jane Ann Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: 1 April 1831; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 1853; Canada West; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=George McAulay Ketcheson¹

• Married Name: 1853; Ketcheson¹

George McAulay Ketcheson^1,2,3

• Father*: William Ketcheson b. 25 Sep 1782, d. 30 Jun 1874
• Mother*: Nancy Ann Roblin b. 16 Dec 1784, d. 1 Aug 1872

• Birth*: 18 November 1825; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Nov 18 1825 & locaiton Sidney Twp. per family tree of LucyTimbers on ancestry.ca, Feb 3 2021. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,3
• Marriage*: 1853; Canada West; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Jane Ann Bleecker²
• Death*: 26 April 1907; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Apr 26 1907 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of LucyTimbers on ancestry.ca, Feb 3 2021. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross (djross@pastconnections.com) March 8 2014.^2,3

Mary E. Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: circa 1835; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.¹

Nancy E. Bleecker¹

• Father*: Gilbert Bleecker¹ b. 9 May 1799, d. 26 Dec 1850
• Mother*: Mary Ann Walker¹ b. 1800

• Birth*: 1832; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 & locatin CW per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^1,2

• Census*: 1851; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see William Ripsom (husband of Jane Bleecker)²

John Richard Bleecker^1,2

• Father*: John Bleecker³ b. b 1735, d. a 1767
• Mother*: Sarah Powers³ b. b 1742, d. 19 Oct 1800

• Birth*: 4 October 1763; Albany, Albany Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1766 per 1806 Census. Date 1756 & location Albany, NY per GEDCOM of d.coombs@shaw.ca, Jun 1 2014. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004. Date Oct 4 1763 & locaiton Albanay, NY per family tree of rhetherington129 on ancestry.ca, Aug 11 2022.^2,4
• Marriage*: 7 October 1788; Sidney Twp., Mecklenburgh Dist., Province of Quebec; "8. CHART of the CHILDREN of John Bleecker: 1. JOHN BLEECKER was born Abt. 1762, and died 1807. His mother was Sarah Powers and his father's name is not known. He married (1) CATHERINE W. MEYERS 07 Oct 1788 in 8th Town (Sidney), daughter of CAPTAIN MEYERS and MARY KRUGER. She was born 18 Mar 1767 in Wurtenburg, Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY, and died Abt. 1791 in Upper Canada. He married (2) MARY OR MARIA MEYERS 11 Nov 1797 in Kingston, Upper Canada, daughter of CAPTAIN MEYERS and MARY KRUGER. She was born Abt. 1774 in near Poughkeepsie, NY, and died 1868 in Trenton, ON." (and also ...)
  "LAND BOARD: 12 Mar 1790: John Blacker of Fredericksburgh late private in the Loyal Rangers, prays for additional bounty ... granted ... Mr Blacker being married but two years ago can make no claim to Family Lands. Source: Upper Canada Land Board Minutes and Records, 1765-1804, RG1 L4, LAC, Vol 7, Mecklenburg District, 96, C-14027, on line at image 421." from Randy Saylor Pages, (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/genealogy/bleecker.html)
  "To this cabin John Bleecker will bring Catherine Walden Meyers, daughter of Captain John Meyers and Polly Cruger. They have been married on October 7th., 1786, after a few meetings, in the tiny Church of England at Cataraqui, and the two families with their mutual background are pleased with the union." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 238.
  "John was married by Rev Langhorn to Catherine Meyers, daughter of Capt John Walden Meyers on 7 Oct 1788 in Fredericksburgh." from "Overview of John Bleecker" by Randy Saylor (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/bleecker.html?_gl=1*10cos0h*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NDg3NTg2MS45My4xLjE2NTQ4NzY5MDAuMA..)
  ".. Catherine W., m. John Bleecker of Sidney 7 Oct 1788. " per Loyalist List - John Walden Meyers.; Principal=Catharina Walden Meyers^5,6,7
• Marriage*: 1793; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Date 1793 & location Kingston per GEDCOM of d.coombs@shaw.ca, Jun 1 2014. "When Catherine died, John eloped with her sister Mary. ... The couple settled down in Port Trent and when John died, at the age of forty-fivce, his widow took over the ferry." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 123
  " ... Mary W., m. John Bleecker of Sidney. ... " from Loyalist List - John Walden Meyers.; Principal=Maria Walden "Mary" Meyers^5,3,2
• Death*: 1807; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1807 & location Hastings Co. per GEDCOM of d.coombs@shaw.ca, Jun 1 2014. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004. Date 1807 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of rhetherington129 on ancestry.ca, Aug 11 2022.^2,4

• Note: circa 1767; New York, U.S.A.; John Bleecker died around 1767, leaving his wife, Sarah Powers, with two small children, John Richard and Lucretia.
• Note: circa 1773; New York, U.S.A.; "John and Lucretia Bleecker, first children of Sarah Powers would have been raised with their step father, Colin McKenzie." from Randy Saylor's page re Colin McKenzie (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/genealogy/mckenzie.html)⁷
• Note*: 1781; U.S.A.; " ... Bleecker had joined Jessup's Rangers as a young man of fifteen ... " from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 122³
• Note: 1785; Ameliasburgh Twp., Midland Dist., Province of Quebec; "Members of the early Weese family are in the party that surveys the Bay. John R. Bleecker is also in the group of surveyors. His name will be of note in the very near future." from page 232 (1785) of Hans Waltimeyer.⁶
• Residence: August 1786; Lot 93, Ameliasburgh Twp., 7th Town, Province of Quebec; "Born (it is believed) in the year 1768, John Bleecker is now only 18 years of age. His brief military life is already behind him. His name is included on the “provision list” at Cataraqui, and having begun as a squatter in the area, he now applies for and receives Lot 93, (Conc 1) Ameliasburg Township, consisting of 267 acres, more or less, and situated on the south shore of the extreme end of the Bay Kentie. Just across on the north shore is the entrance to the River Quintio or Trent, and his land lies close to the eastern and inner end of the Carrying Place Portage. He has perceived the advantage of locating on the Carrying Place, a fact which has been apparent to him, as he has watched the natives passing through, when he has been working with the surveying party. With great interest he has observed them in fair numbers using this route in their quiet movements in and out of the inland waters of the Bay. They always seem to be journeying in a pattern driven by the lure of the hunt, the harvesting of wild rice or the procuring of various foods from the land such as maple sugar and other wild foods. Bands of them or single families drift down the Trent and the Sagonaskokan from the far-distant lake country. The possibility of bartering with these Indians in the fur trade is a business venture that could be very fruitful. John R. Bleecker builds a cabin in which to live on his new holdings, now, in the summer months of 1786 and begins to bring up the type of trading supplies from King's Town that the Indians will welcome — blankets, tools of any sort such as axes and spears, guns, cooking pots, et cetera — all the useful articles that these stone-age aborigines do not possess, not yet having been in contact with other traders at the western end of the Bay." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 237.
  Note: Lot 93 is not at the extreme end of the Bay of Quinte. Concession 1, Ameliasburgh Twp. starts numbering from the Carrying Place going east, beginning with lot 65. These are very long narrow lots to give everyone frontage on the bay, but even then, lot 93 is well down the bay from the portage. Certainly, the mouth of the Trent River is north across the bay from his lot 93. This verbiage suggest he built one cabin on his land at lot 93, then also built a cabin at the Carrying Place to be a trading post. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 6 2024)⁶
• Residence: August 1786; Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Mecklenburgh Dist., Province of Quebec; "A second cabin " to be used as a small trading post is also being built. This little habitation and business is located a few yards back of the Carrying Place Landing, and is at the extreme southeast corner of the future Northumberland County, where it will meet the north-west corner of Prince Edward County." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 237.⁶
• Residence: October 1786; Bay of Quinte, Province of Quebec; "John Bleecker has shown Captain Meyers the far westward location on the map of the area where he has worked as assistant- surveyor. Meyers is even more intrigued as he has passed through all these lands and waterways when exploring for the Governor." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 238.⁶
• Residence: April 1787; Murray Twp., River Trent, Mecklenburgh Dist., Province of Quebec; "John and Catherine Bleecker are now standing forth as two of the new Colony 's intrepid adventurers. John R's holdings are drawn in the name of the Crown, being 34 acres at the mouth of the Trent, and representing the remaining acreage due him as a Loyalist combatant. Most of his land is upon the west bank, and a small portion only upon the easterly site. His deed is to constitute the future town site; the lot westerly from that point will be held for many years by the government as a clergy reserve before becoming the western out-skirts of the settlement." Hans Walitmeyer, page 242.
  Note: The Patent for this land was dated March 2 1805, showing the description of 34 acres in concession 1, lot, 1, Murray Twp.. This means it was on the bay shore immediatly west of the mouth of the River Trent. The land records are under Hastings County. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 11 2024)⁶
• Note: 23 September 1787; Murray Twp., River Trent, Meckenburgh Dist., Province of Quebec; "The Bleeckers are the hosts at this time for the officials that have travelled up for the treaty-signing. Many Mississaugas camp round about the end of the Bay for the occasion, as seldom do they gather in such numbers. The humble Bleecker abode plays host to Sir John Johnson, as John Bleecker meets him for the first time. Sir John is a man of vast experience in the handling of Indian Affairs and is at present responsible for the Mohawk settlement in Canada. The Mississaugas are proving to be most hospitable in their sharing of this land with the white man." Hans Waltimeyer, page 243.⁶
• Residence*: 25 March 1788; Ameliasburgh Twp., Mecklenburgh Dist., Province of Quebec; "An important letter. This letter below from the Bleecker Family Fonds confirms that John's sister was in fact in Upper Canada as stated in the story in PLBQ. Her name is Lucretia and she married Henry Finkle (see below). The letter also confirms John was at the Head of Bay of Kenty which can mean the mouth of the River Trent in Murray or at the Carrying Place portage in Ameliasburgh. These two locations are about a mile apart and could both be described as the Head of the Bay of Quinte. This is particularly true in 1788 when the portage was a major transporation route. His first son was born in Ameliasburg in 1789 so perhaps that was where he was.
  25 March 1788, Kingston. Mr John Blacker; Dr Sir: Your sister was here and brought a pack of skins which we have not opened as yet. Inclosed is the invoice of what goods she pack up for you at this time. Wishing you a pleasant spring and plenty of skins. We are Dear Sirs
  Your most Humble Servt, Macaulay & Markland. [Postal address], To be left at Mr Colin McKinney, 2 Township.
  Mr John Blacker, Head of Bay of Kenty." Source: Bleecker Family Papers, 1788-1807, F510, AO, MU3274, 2 envelopes. Taken from Randy Saylor's pages (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/genealogy/bleecker.html)
  
  "Before that, travellers had to cross the river by a ferry. For many years it was operated by "Squire" John Bleecker, son-in-law of Belleville's John Walden Meyers, and one of the many Loyalists who achieved legendary (even if sometimes mythical) status. Bleecker had joined Jessup's Rangers as a youth of fifteen, and later had settled near Kingston with his family. After marrying Catherine Meyers, he had first located at Carrying Place, working as an Indian agent and fur trader. ... One thing is certain, that Bleecker was living in the area at a very early date. A letter from Kingston, dated 25 March 1788 and addressed to him at the "Head of Bay Kinty ... " from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurney and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 122³
• Note: 7 October 1788; Sidney Twp., Mecklenburg Dist., Province of Quebec; There are discepancies re the date of the marriage of John R. Bleecker and Catharine Meyers. I am going with the 1788 date, which comes from the documents and commentary on Randy Saylor's page. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/genealogy/)⁷
• Note: April 1790; Murray Twp., Trent Port, Province of Quebec; "It is inevitable that the Bleecker homestead should be opened also as an inn, situated as it is at such an important crossroads. This inn will forge a small but very important link in the traveller's overland route, moving westward up country. The establishment of a ferry also by Bleecker in this year of 1790 across the river, at first a simple scow, is now the convenient service by which a traveller may safely traverse this wild and dangerous River Trent, and it is to effect a permanent change in the main travel routes through the Province; with the advent of ferries across the main waterways, land travel, even though through areas with no roads, is now possible on foot or on horseback." Hans Waltimeyer, pg. 280⁶
• Residence: 9 July 1792; Murray Twp., Port Trent, Home Dist., Upper Canada; "From Meyer's Creek ... the Governor's entourage proceeds onwards to Port Trent where Squire John Bleecker, Henry Ripson and a collection of other settlers have gathered." page 304 of "Hans Waltimeyer, by Jane Bennett Goddard, 1980.⁶
• Residence: 10 February 1803; Conc 1 Lot 93, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that the Patent from the Crown for "all 269 acres", Lot 93, Conc 1, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. was granted to John Blaker. ITS Date: ?Fev 10 1803?. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Ameliasburgh Twp., Book 003, Page 193 of 298, OnLand.ca)⁸
• Census*: 1804; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: 2 males 16 - 60; 3 males under 16; 3 females (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁹
• Residence: 1 March 1805; Conc 1 Lot 1, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that the Patent from the Crown for "34 acres, small broken lot 1", lot 1, Conc 1, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. was granted to John Bleecker. ITS Date: Mar 1 1805. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Murray Twp., Book 348, pg 177 of 312)
  Note: This is on the Bay of Quinte, near the mouth of the Trent River, west side, a small broken lot called lot 1, concession 1, Murray Twp., but the records are under Hastings County. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 11 2024)⁸
• Residence: 1 March 1805; Conc A Lot 1, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that the Patent from the Crown was obtained by John Bleecker for "17 acres, part", lot 1, Conc A, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Mar 1 1805. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 004, pg 002 of 222, Conc A, Lot 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Nov 21 2020.)
  Note: This is part of the land on the west side of the Trent River where the town of Trent Port would develop, later called Trenton. (Dan Buchanan, May 20 1 2021)⁸
• Census: after 1806; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census: John Bleaker, Esq., 40; Wife, 31; George, 15; Tobias, 8; Cahterine, 4; Jenney, 2; Henry, 2/4? (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁹

John R. Bleecker^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Richard Bleecker² b. 4 Oct 1763, d. 1807
• Mother*: Catharina Walden Meyers b. 18 Mar 1767, d. 1797

• Birth*: 17 July 1789; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1787 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 87 at death Nov 25 1874. Date 1788 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jul 17 1789 & location Marysburgh per GEDCOM of BooJee Stone, Mar 5, 2005. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 8 June 1812; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of BooJee Stone, Mar 5, 2005. per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth Conner Richards²
• Death*: 25 November 1874; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#001713: Name: John R. Bleecker; Date: Nov 25 1874; Age: 87; Occ.: Gentleman; Born: Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward Co.; Cause: old age, 9 mo.; Inf.: Elizabeth Bleecker, Trenton; Reg'd.: Dec. 1874; Reg'r.: Jerh. Simmons (Ontario Death Registration, #001713-1874, ancestry.com) Date 1874 per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, June 28, 2004.^2,5

• Census*: 1814; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1814 Census: Jno Bleeker; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16
• Residence: 18 March 1816; Conc 5 Lot 25, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B.S. ?54) show that John Richard Bleeker sold 100 acres of the east half of lot 25, conc 5, Sidney Twp. to Amos Caverly. ITS Date: Mar 18 1816. Reg'n. Date: Mar 24 1816. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Sidney Twp., Book 378, Pg. 089 of 325, Conc 5, Lot 25, image copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Aug 15 2022)⁶
• Residence*: 18 March 1816; Conc A Lot 1, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 879) show that John Bleecker & George Bleeker sold "part", lot 1, Conc A, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Adam H. Meyers. ITS Date: - . Reg'n. Date: Dec 31 1821. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 004, pg 002 of 222, Conc A, Lot 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Nov 21 2020.)
  Note: This is part of the land on the west side of the Trent River where the town of Trent Port would develop, later called Trenton. (Dan Buchanan, May 20 1 2021)⁶
• Census: 1817; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5
• Residence: 11 March 1817; Conc 1 Lot 93, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 231) show that John Blaker & wife sold "all 269 acres", Lot 93, Conc 1, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to James Peck. ITS Date: ?Mar 11 1817. Reg'n. Date: Nov 17 1819. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Ameliasburgh Twp., Book 003, Page 193 of 298, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Dec 6 2024)
  Note: The dates are difficult to make out, so this is just a guess. The death date for John Bleecker Sr. has been set at 1807, so maybe it is his son selling the land. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 6 2024)⁶
• Census: 1818; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 5
• Census: 1820; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 female under 16; Total 7
• Census: 1821; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 male over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 female under 16; Total 8
• Census: 1822; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: John R. Blaker; 2 males over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 female under 16
• Census: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: John R. Blaker; 1 males over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 female under 16
• Census: 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: John R. Blaker; 4 males under 16; 3 females under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 9
• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 63 at 1851 Census: Bleeker, John, 63, b. Cda., CE, Tanner & Carrier, married; Elizabeth C., 57, b. Cda., CE, married; Henry, 26, b. Cda., CE, farmer, single; Bryant, Joseph, 23, b. Cda., CE, showmaker, single; Bleeker, Thos. H., 18; Persons, Aaron, 21, b. Cda., CE, farmer, single (1851 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 37 of 172, line 12 - ancestry.com)⁴