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Rebecca Dennis¹

• Father*: John Dennis¹ b. 1758, d. 25 Aug 1832
• Mother*: Martha Brown¹ b. 1769, d. 1857

• Birth*: 17 February 1793; Alexandria, Alexandria Co., West Virginia, U.S.A.; Date Feb 17 1793 per Memorial. Date Feb 17 1792 & location Alexandria, West Virginia per Findagrave. per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: 13 January 1813; Kingston Twp., Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; "Richardson, Lieut. James; Married to Rebecca Dennis by Rev. G. O. Stuart in Kingston; Appearing in the Kingston Gazette, Feb 6, 1813, pg. 3, col 3, (no scan of this page available) - Digital Kingston. Date Jan 13 1813 & location Kingston per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=Bishop James Richardson Jr.^1,5
• Death*: 29 March 1858; York Twp., Clover Hill, York Co., Canada West; Date Mar 29 1858 per Memorial. "Rebecca died at their home at Clover Hill (St Joseph Street), Toronto 29 March 1858, and is buried with him at the Toronto Necropolis." per Findagrave. per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.^1,2,3,4
• Burial*: 31 March 1858; Necropolis, Toronto, York Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James Richardson D. D.; Bishop M. E. Church in Canada; Born at Kingston, Upper Canada Jan. 29, 1791; Died at Toronto March 9th 1875; Also His Beloved Wife; Rebecca Dennis; Born at Alexandria West Virginia Feb. 17, 1793; Died at Toronto March 29th 1858 (Toronto Necropolis, image from family tree of reillyjp on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2018)
  "Monumental Inscription reads: James RICHARDSON D.D.; Bishop M.E. Church in Canada; Born at Kingston Upper Canada Jan 29th 1791,; Died at Toronto March 9th 1875; Also his beloved wife; Rebecca DENNIS; Born at Alexandria West Virginia Feb. 17th 1792,; Died at Toronto March 29th 1858.; Virtute Acquiritur Honos; RICHARDSON" per Findagrave for her husband, Rev. James Richardson.^2,3,4

• Married Name: 13 January 1813; Richardson¹
• Note*: circa 1835; King and Bay Streets, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; “Mr. Dennis made a will but owing to the property not being sufficiently described, it was necessary to have a petition deed between the heirs of John Dennis, whereby the property on the south-west corner of King and Bay streets, became the property of Rebecca Richards, the wife of the late Bishop Richardson, and daughter of the late John Dennis. Through her it became the property of the late Mrs. M. I. Roaf, and is now owned by William Roaf. Mr. Dennis, in his life-time, conveyed 40 ft. on the west side of Bay street, commencing 57ft. 9 inches south of King street, to one McPhail, who erected a chapel on said property, which stood there for many years. The property subsequently passed into the hands of Mr. Dickson, who erected the present building. The National club building came from Mr. Dennis to Martha Bryant, who sold it to the late Bishop Richardson, and this also became the property of the late Mrs. Roaf. The property on the south side of King street west, as far as Stovel’s building, belong to Messrs. William and James R. Roaf. The land on which Stovel’s building stands belongs to Dr. Richardson, and the land on which the block of buildings to the west of Stovel’s building stands, belongs to Thomas Johnston, whose mother was a daughter of the late John Dennis. The property from the south-west corner of King and Bay street to the south line of the National Club is owned by Wm. Roaf." from Landmarks of Toronto, Volume 1, Page 239.⁶

Dr. James Henry Richardson^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Bishop James Richardson Jr.² b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875
• Mother*: Rebecca Dennis² b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858

• Birth*: 16 October 1823; Cramahe Twp., Presqu'Ile Point, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1823 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Oct 16 1823 & location Presqu'Ile per Death Reg'n. per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.^2,5,6,3
• Marriage*: 20 August 1850; Toronto, York Co., Canada West; Ontario Marriage Registery: Groom: James Henry Richardson; Bride: Mary M. Skiving?; Wit.: Thomas Ewart & John Roaf, Jr.; Date: Aug 20 1850 (Marrige Registers of Ontario - ancestry.com) per Death Reg'n. of James Henry Richardson.; Principal=Mary Matheson Skirving^5,7
• Death*: 16 January 1910; 36 St. Joseph St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#001260: Name: James Henry Richardson; Date: Jan 16 1910; Age: 86y 3m; Res.: 36 St. Joseph St., Toronto; Born: Oct 16 1923, Presqu'Ile, Ont.; Status: widower; Occ.: Physician; Parents: James Richardson & Rebecca Dennis, both born Kingston; Phys.: J. T. Fotheringham, 20 Wellesley St.; Cert. by: G. H. Richardson, 36 St. Joseph St.; Reg'd.: Jan 17 1910 (Ontario Death Registration, #001260-1910, ancesrtry.com) per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.^2,8
• Burial*: 18 January 1910; Toronto Necropolis, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Also mentioned on this memorial are: Dr James Henry RICHARDSON (1823-1910), his wife Mary Mathieson SKIRVING (1825-1907) and two of their sons who died in infancy" per Findagrave for Rev. James richardson. Date Jan 18 1910 per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.^2,9

• Census: April 1871; B Ward of St. Andrew, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: Richardson, James H., 47, b. Ont., Eng., Congregationalist, Physician, married; Mary M., 46, b. Scotland, Cong., Scot., married; Robert D., 16, b. Ont., Eng., son; Mary Is'a, 12; Jane E., 11; William A., 9; Charles S., 6; Martha A., 4; George R., 2; McQuinland, Isabella, 21, b. Ont., Irish, RC, servant, single; Moore, Maria, 21, b. Quebec, Eng., CE, servant, single; McQuire, John, 17, b. Ont.., irish, RC, servant; McClure, Francis A., 26, b. Ont., Scot., Pres., Governess, single (1871 Census: West Toronto, B Ward of St. Andrew, dist. 46, sub-dist. B-1, pg. 5, line 11 - ancestry.ca)³
• Census*: April 1881; St. John's Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1881 Census: Richardson, Jas. H., 58, b. Ont., Eng., Congr., Physician, married; Mary M., 56, b. Scotland, Scot., Congr., married; Mary Isabel, 22, b. Ont., Eng., Congr., single; Jane E., 21; Wm. Angus, 19, student; Charles, 16; Martha Ann, 14; George Hy, 12 (1881 Census: Toronto, St. John's Ward, dist. 134, sub-dist. D-3, pg. 50, #236 - familysearch.org)⁶

Mary Matheson Skirving^1,2,3,4,5

• Birth*: 25 March 1825; Scotland; Date 1825 & location Scotland per 1881 Census. Date 1825 & location Scotland per 1871 Census. Date Mar 25 1825 & location Scotland per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010. per Death Reg'n. of James Henry Richardson. per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.^2,6,4
• Marriage*: 20 August 1850; Toronto, York Co., Canada West; Ontario Marriage Registery: Groom: James Henry Richardson; Bride: Mary M. Skiving?; Wit.: Thomas Ewart & John Roaf, Jr.; Date: Aug 20 1850 (Marrige Registers of Ontario - ancestry.com) per Death Reg'n. of James Henry Richardson.; Principal=Dr. James Henry Richardson^2,7
• Death*: 14 March 1907; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.³
• Burial*: 17 March 1907; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.³

• Married Name: 20 August 1850; Richardson²
• Census: April 1871; B Ward of St. Andrew, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1871 Census: see Dr. James H. Richardson⁴
• Census*: April 1881; St. John's Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1881 Census: see James Henry Richardson⁶

George Hy Richardson^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Dr. James Henry Richardson² b. 16 Oct 1823, d. 16 Jan 1910
• Mother*: Mary Matheson Skirving² b. 25 Mar 1825, d. 14 Mar 1907

• Birth*: 1869; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per Death Reg'n. of James Henry Richardson.^2,3,4,5

• Census: April 1871; B Ward of St. Andrew, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1871 Census: see Dr. James H. Richardson⁴
• Census*: April 1881; St. John's Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see James Henry Richardson³
• Residence*: 17 January 1910; 36 St. Joseph St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. if his father (assuming) James Henry Richardson.²

Robert Richardson¹

• Father*: Bishop James Richardson Jr.¹ b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875
• Mother*: Rebecca Dennis¹ b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858

• Birth*: 29 December 1825; York, York Co., Upper Canada; Date Dec 1825 per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010. Date c. 1814 & location Toronto per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010. Date Dec 29 1825 per family tree of jefftowers23 on ancestry.ca, Oct 4, 2018.^1,2
• Death*: 29 June 1830; Grantham Twp., St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.¹

Margaret Isabella Richardson¹

• Father*: Bishop James Richardson Jr.¹ b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875
• Mother*: Rebecca Dennis¹ b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858

• Birth*: 1831; Kingston Twp., Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Date 1831 & location Kingston per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010. per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1849; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=John Hamilton Roaf¹
• Death*: 8 November 1883; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010. per family tree of jefftowers23 on ancestry.ca, Oct 4, 2018.^1,2

• Married Name: circa 1849; Roaf¹
• Note*: circa 1855; King and Bay Streets, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; “Mr. Dennis made a will but owing to the property not being sufficiently described, it was necessary to have a petition deed between the heirs of John Dennis, whereby the property on the south-west corner of King and Bay streets, became the property of Rebecca Richards, the wife of the late Bishop Richardson, and daughter of the late John Dennis. Through her it became the property of the late Mrs. M. I. Roaf, and is now owned by William Roaf. Mr. Dennis, in his life-time, conveyed 40 ft. on the west side of Bay street, commencing 57ft. 9 inches south of King street, to one McPhail, who erected a chapel on said property, which stood there for many years. The property subsequently passed into the hands of Mr. Dickson, who erected the present building. The National club building came from Mr. Dennis to Martha Bryant, who sold it to the late Bishop Richardson, and this also became the property of the late Mrs. Roaf. The property on the south side of King street west, as far as Stovel’s building, belong to Messrs. William and James R. Roaf. The land on which Stovel’s building stands belongs to Dr. Richardson, and the land on which the block of buildings to the west of Stovel’s building stands, belongs to Thomas Johnston, whose mother was a daughter of the late John Dennis. The property from the south-west corner of King and Bay street to the south line of the National Club is owned by Wm. Roaf." from Landmarks of Toronto, Volume 1, Page 239.³

John Hamilton Roaf¹

• Birth*: circa 1828; England; per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1849; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=Margaret Isabella Richardson¹
• Death*: 29 August 1870; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.¹

John Dennis¹

• Birth*: 1758; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date 1760 per Findagrave. "DENNIS, JOHN, shipbuilder; b. 1758 in Pennsylvania, son of Henry Dennis and Martha Lynn; m. 1781 Martha McLaney, a widow, in New York City, and they had five children; d. 25 Aug. 1832 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada." from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html
  per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 1781; New York, U.S.A.; Date 1781 per Dict. of Cdn. BIOs. per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=Martha Brown^1,2
• Death*: 25 August 1832; York, York Co., Upper Canada; "John Dennis spent the rest of his life at York, where he had acquired property. He continued building ships – out of financial necessity, he said in 1826. He took an active interest in local and
  provincial politics, aligning himself with the reformers and voting for Robert Baldwin* in the election of 1830. His long and useful life came to a close in the summer of 1832 when he fell victim
  to the cholera epidemic then ravaging the province. His grandson, John Stoughton Dennis*, was Canada’s first surveyor general." from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html
  per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.^1,2
• Burial*: 27 August 1832; Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, York Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: U. E. Loyalist; John Dennis, son; Born Penn. 1760 Died York 1832; Martha Brown, wife; Born 1769 - Died 1857 (Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, from Findagrave.)
  Findagrave: Name: John Dennis; Birth: 1760; Death: 1832 (aged 71-72); Burial: Riverside Cemetery and Crematorium, Etobicoke; ID: 116824439 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116824439)³

• Residence*: June 1778; New York, New York, U.S.A.; "The Dennises were a prosperous family of Philadelphia Quakers. During the American revolution Henry Dennis, a shipbuilder, sided with the British. Consequently, when the British evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778, the family fled to New York City where Henry and John Dennis found work refitting and re-equipping British ships. Dennis quickly tired, as he later put it, of “his Father’s peaceable employment” and joined the British army. He saw action at the taking of St Lucia in December 1778, contracting a fever there which left him with a game left leg and thus rendered him “incapable of Hard service.” He returned to New York and shipbuilding." from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html²
• Immigration*: 1795; New Brunswick; "UNITED EMPIRE LOYALIST; The orginal information on the Dennis Families was shared with me by Holly Adams hollymckenzie@hush.com But I found more on a few spouses and have added to what she had.
  http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=36952&query=john%20AND%20dennis; Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online; DENNIS, JOHN, shipbuilder; b. 1758 in Pennsylvania, son of Henry Dennis and Martha Lynn; m. 1781 Martha McLaney, a widow, in New York City, and they had five children; d. 25 Aug. 1832 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada.; The Dennises were a prosperous family of Philadelphia Quakers. During the American revolution Henry Dennis, a shipbuilder, sided with the British. Consequently, when the British evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778, the family fled to New York City where Henry and John Dennis found work refitting and re-equipping British ships. Dennis quickly tired, as he later put it, of “his Father’s peaceable employment” and joined the British army. He saw action at the taking of St Lucia in December 1778, contracting a fever there which left him with a game left leg and thus rendered him “incapable of Hard service.” He returned to New York and shipbuilding.; After his father’s death in 1782, Dennis emigrated with his young family, eventually settling in New Brunswick. In 1795, when fire destroyed their property, Dennis moved to Alexandria, Va. The following year he was back in British territory, attracted to Upper Canada by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe*, who wanted him to build gunboats. Just west of York, at the mouth of the Humber River, Dennis established his stocks and turned out ships, among them the government schooner Toronto, which the Upper Canada Gazette deemed in 1799 “one of the handsomest vessels, of her size, that ever swam upon the Ontario.”; Dennis’s evident talents won him the position of master shipbuilder at the government dockyards in Kingston. Receiving the appointment in January 1803, he filled it for some ten years and, during his tenure, he built a number of naval vessels. In the summer of 1812, after war had broken out with the United States, he was transferred back to York to complete a ship under construction there. When the Americans seized the provincial capital in April 1813, they destroyed the ship. The Provincial Marine decided to close the vulnerable York yard and offered Dennis a post back at Kingston. He refused, however, because he did not wish to be subordinate to recently arrived Royal Navy personnel. He was dismissed from service.; Undeniably, Dennis’s work had given satisfaction, but his talents were not of such a high order that he could dictate his rank. In fact, he had some blemishes on his record. Though he described himself as a “naturally diffident” person, he had had several confrontations with colleagues. In 1806, during an unseemly affair at Kingston involving missing material, he was criticized by a panel of inquiry for eagerly making unfounded charges against others. Later, at York, his bickering with a draftsman reached the ear of the commander-in-chief, Sir George Prevost*, who determined to “get rid” of him. Having been persuaded that Dennis was not at fault, Prevost relented in September 1813. Still, by this time, the builder had proven himself a difficult fellow, and there could not have been much hesitation among officials in releasing him. Dennis felt hard done by, and must have relished the opportunity soon afforded of reminding his ungrateful former employers of the value of his work. In 1814 the military approached Dennis, the only competent person available, to build gunboats at Penetanguishene. Though unemployed at the time, he declined the offer, explaining that skilled workmen would not be available there.; John Dennis spent the rest of his life at York, where he had acquired property. He continued building ships – out of financial necessity, he said in 1826. He took an active interest in local and provincial politics, aligning himself with the reformers and voting for Robert Baldwin* in the election of 1830. His long and useful life came to a close in the summer of 1832 when he fell victim to the cholera epidemic then ravaging the province. His grandson, John Stoughton Dennis*, was Canada’s first surveyor general." per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines (its_sonia@outlook.com) Feb 7 2017.¹
• Residence: 1796; York, York Co., Upper Canada; "After his father’s death in 1782, Dennis emigrated with his young family, eventually settling in New Brunswick. In 1795, when fire destroyed their property, Dennis moved to Alexandria, Va. The following year he was back in British territory, attracted to Upper Canada by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe*, who wanted him to build gunboats. Just west of York, at the mouth of the Humber River, Dennis established his stocks and turned out ships, among them the government schooner Toronto, which the Upper Canada Gazette deemed in 1799 “one of the handsomest vessels, of her size, that ever swam upon the Ontario.”" from Dictionary of Canadian Biographies - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/dennis_john_6E.html²
• Residence: 1799; York, York Co., Upper Canada; Built the schooner Toronto at his shipyards west of York. Normally called the Toronto Yacht, it was used a lot by Lieutenant Governor Peter Hunter as it was more comfortable than the gun boats. (see BIO - Dict. Cdn. BIOs)²

Martha Brown^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 1769; Date 1769 per Findagrave. per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.^2,4
• Marriage*: 1781; New York, U.S.A.; Date 1781 per Dict. of Cdn. BIOs. per GEDCOM of Sonia Glines, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=John Dennis^2,3
• Death*: 1857; Toronto, York Co., Canada West; Date 1857 per Findagrave.⁴
• Burial*: 1857; Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, York Co., Canada West; Memorial: U. E. Loyalist; John Dennis, son; Born Penn. 1760 Died York 1832; Martha Brown, wife; Born 1769 - Died 1857 (Riverside Cemetery, Etobicoke, from Findagrave.)
  FindaGrave: Name: Martha Brown Dennis; BIRTH: 1769; DEATH: 1857 (aged 87–88); BURIAL: Riverside Cemetery and Crematorium
  Etobicoke, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID 116824480 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116824480/martha-dennis)⁴

• Married Name: 1781; Dennis²

Sarah Jane Richardson^1,2,3

• Father*: Bishop James Richardson Jr.² b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875
• Mother*: Rebecca Dennis² b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858

• Birth*: 10 August 1821; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 10 1821 & location Ont. per FindaGrave. Date 1825 & location Brighton per family tree of jefftowers23 on ancestry.ca, Oct 4, 2018. per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 1841; Canada West; Date 1841 per FindaGrave.; Principal=Robert Henry Brett³
• Death*: 23 August 1914; Victoria, British Columbia; Date Aug 23 1914 & location Victoria B.C. per FindaGrave.³
• Burial*: 25 August 1914; Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia; FindaGrave: Name: Sarah Jane Richardson Brett; Birth: 10 Aug 1821, Ontario, Canada; Death: 23 Aug 1914 (aged 93), Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Burial: Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Plot: Section T - 70 W 40; Memorial ID: 117738224; Note: British Columbia Death Registration # 1914-09-029047; The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ont.), 25 Aug 1914; Mrs. Sarah Jane Brett -- Mrs Sarah Jane Grett, aunt of Mr. James R Roaf, of Toronto, passed away in Victoria, B.C., in her 94th year. She was the daughter of the late James Richardson, D.D. of the Methodist-Esiscopal Church of Toronto, and granddaughter of the late John Dennis, who died at his home, corner of King and Yonge streets in 1832. Her father lost an arm in the war of 1812, and she remembered her grandfather, although he was born in 1760. Her husband was the late H.R. Brett, banker, Toronto. She left Toronto for Victoria, three years ago, crossing the continent after her 90th year. She was the last of her generation. Besides Mr. Roaf, Mrs. Brett's only surviving relatives in Toronto is Mrs. William Freeland, a neice. Gravesite Details: Died: Victoria, BC / Age: 93 y. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117738224/sarah_jane-brett)³

• Married Name: 1841; Brett³

Joseph Dennis Richardson¹

• Father*: Bishop James Richardson Jr.¹ b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875
• Mother*: Rebecca Dennis¹ b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858

• Birth*: October 1828; Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010. per family tree of jefftowers23 on ancestry.ca, Oct 4, 2018.^1,2
• Death*: 30 June 1830; Grantham Twp., St. Catharines, Lincoln Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010. per family tree of jefftowers23 on ancestry.ca, Oct 4, 2018.^1,2

Unknown Richardson¹

• Father*: Bishop James Richardson Jr.¹ b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875
• Mother*: Rebecca Dennis¹ b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858

• Birth*: 4 October 1833; York Twp., York, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.¹
• Death*: 5 October 1833; York Twp., York, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.¹
• Burial*: 5 October 1833; Potter's Field, York Twp., York, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.¹

Unknown Richardson¹

• Father*: Bishop James Richardson Jr.¹ b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875
• Mother*: Rebecca Dennis¹ b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858

• Birth*: 5 March 1835; York Twp., Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.¹
• Death*: 5 March 1835; York Twp., Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.¹
• Burial*: 5 March 1835; Potter's Field, York Twp., Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.¹

Martha Richardson¹

• Father*: Bishop James Richardson Jr.¹ b. 29 Jan 1791, d. 9 Mar 1875
• Mother*: Rebecca Dennis¹ b. 17 Feb 1793, d. 29 Mar 1858

• Birth*: circa 1837; Toronto, York Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.¹
• Death*: 22 December 1842; Canada West; per GEDCOM of Dallas, Aug 2 2010.¹

Lieut. Patrick Bryant^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 1744; Date 1744 per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. Date 1744 per family tree of apriljb2 on ancestry.com, Jul 2 2013. per GEDCOM of Christina Straub, Aug 2 2010.^2,4
• Marriage*: 1771; King's Norton, Warwickshire, England; Date 1774 & location King's Norton, Warwickshire, England and "Ships skpper in the Provincial Marines and sailed Lake Ontario" per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020.
  "Sarah Ashmore married Patrick Bryant, and some of the Bryant descendants later came to Brighton." per email from Gerry Gray, March 5 2011. per GEDCOM of Christina Straub, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=Sarah Ashmore^2,3,4
• Death*: 1787; Lyons Creek, Crowland Twp., Niagara Dist., Province of Quebec; " ... but suffered widowhood with two children, her husband being the victim of disease contracted by exposure and hardship in his service on the Lake." from "Incidents in the Early History of the Settlements in the Vicinity of Lake Ontario" by Rev. James Richardson, publshed by The Women’s Canadian Historical Society, downloaded Dec 14 2024.
  Date 1789 per family tree of GeraldGray87 on ancestry.ca, July 18 2020. per GEDCOM of Christina Straub, Aug 2 2010.
  Note: I am placing the death of Patrick Bryant in 1787 since Sarah was soon after that married to James Richardson and living in Kingston. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 15 2024)^2,4,5

• Note*: circa 1775; Fort Niagara, Niagara Dist., Province of Quebec; "During the war of the American Revolution my mother married an officer of the Provincial Marine, named Bryant, and resided on the west side of the Niagara River, then all wilderness except a few acres of Indian camping ground and a square of barracks called "Navy Hall". I have heard her say that for some time she was the only white woman residing there. Here she would be for days and nights, along with her two small children surrounded by Indians who held their midnight revels and war dances around poles covered by suspended human scalps obtained during their occasional scouting." from "Incidents in the Early History of the Settlements in the Vicinity of Lake Ontario" by Rev. James Richardson, publshed by The Women’s Canadian Historical Society, downloaded Dec 14 2024.⁵

Mary Louisa McDonnell¹

• Father*: John McDonnell b. 1745
• Mother*: Phoebe ? b. c 1750

• Birth*: 1772; Quebec; Date 1772 per CemSearch - age 90 at death Feb 8 1862. Date 1768 & location Cda. F. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.
  Note: This is a guess! An email re Catherine McDonell married to John Bryant in Kingston made me look for these names and saw a tree with Mary Louisa McDonnell as another child of John and Phoebe McDonnell. The dates work and born Quebec. Capt. James Richardson is a key early figure in the history of Presqu'ile Point and Brighton - he was one of the first owners of land where the town of Brighton is today. He was also a famouse ship captain on Lake Ontario in the earlier years - before War of 1812.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 14 August 1809; Old St. George Church, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; Marriage of James Richardson Sr. and Mary Louisa McDonnell in Kingston Aug 14 1809 per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=Captain James R. Richardson Sr.¹
• Death*: 8 February 1862; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Feb 8 1862 per CemSearch. No Death Date per Memorial. Mary Richardson is age 83 in 1851 Census.^4,2,3
• Burial*: 10 February 1862; Covell Grove Pioneer Cemetery, Gosport, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) James R. Richardson; Mary Louisa Richardson (Memorial Wall at Govell Grove Cemetery, Gosport, May 23 2011)
  CemSearch: Name: Mary Louise Richardson; Born: Died: Feb 8 1862; Age: 90; ID: GOSPRT5; Other names: Richardson, James R. ( -1832); Cemetery: Gosport Cemetery, Conc B, Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co.; Note: Wife of Capt. James R. Richardson (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=GOSPRT5%5E1)^4,3

• Married Name: 14 August 1809; Richardson¹
• Residence: 30 December 1830; Village Lot 12, Division St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 2105) show that James Richardson sold "supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 12, Division St. East, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to James Lyons. ITS Date: Dec 30 1830. Reg'n. Date: Dec 31 1830. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 002, Pg. 045 of 298, Onland.ca)
  Note: This is one house north of the north-east corner of Richardson and Division Streets. This is where Mary L. Richardson likved until her death in 1862. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 29 2025)⁵
• Residence*: 6 October 1831; Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Will 2752) show that the Will of James Richardson granted "50 acres of the east part", Conc 1, Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Mary L. Richardson. ITS Date: Oct 6 1831. Reg'n. Date: Oct 9 1832. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 01, pg. 004 of 307, OnLand.ca)⁵
• Residence: 6 March 1833; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B.S. 2881) show that A. Marsh & Sarah Marsh sold 1/4 acre in lot 35, conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Maria L. Richardson. ITS Date: Mar 6 1833. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1833. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc B, Lot 35, pg. 252 of 256, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 5 2022.)⁵
• Residence: 6 March 1833; Village Lot 19, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 2882) show that Archibald & Sarah Marsh granted "the same", Village Lot 19, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Mary L. Richardson. ITS Date: Mar 6 1833. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1833. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 136 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)
  Note: Brighton Village was named Apr 1831.⁵
• Census*: 1839; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839: Widow Richardson; 1 male over 16; 1 female under 16; 1 female over 16
• Note*: 1845; Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "In 1845 a Methodist Church was erected across the road from the residence of Mrs. Jas. E. Solomon. Mr. Wm. Butler gave the land, Isaiah Thayer the first $100 and an old lady calle Grandmother Richardson gave 100 acres of land vallues at $100." The Tobey Book, page 165, Brighton Public Library.
  Note: This is the first church where Trinity St. Andrew's United Church is today, at the south west corner of Prince Edward and Chapel St. Grandmother Richardson would be Mary Louisa (McDonnell) Richardson, the widow of James Richardson, Sr. whoc died in 1832.
  Also in the Tobey Book, on page 192, same info a little differently: "The Wesleyan Methodist Church was built in 1848. Pickfrd, in his History of United Lodge said that the Wesleyan Methodist Church was on land donated by Mr. Butler. The contractor was the father of Reverend Dr. Workman. Mrs. James E. Solomon in Brighton From Infancy said: My uncle, Isaiah Thayer, gave tghe first $100.00 and an old lady called "Grandmother Richardson" gave 100 acres of land valued at $100.00."⁶
• Census: 1850; Northumberland Co., Canada West; Mary Richardson does not appear in 1848 or 1850 Census records for either Cramahe or Murray. She does appear in 1839 in Cramahe and 1851 in Brighton Twp.²
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 83 at 1851 Census: Richardson, Mary, 83, b. Cda. F., WM, widow (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 59 of 160, line 16 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Mary Richardson appears to be alone, Matthew Mills family is above and Richard Trenear family is below. Thadeus Ketchum and William Bowles are lower in the page, indicating the immediate village of Brighton.²
• Residence: 7 September 1858; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B.S. B209) show that Mary L. Richardson sold ? acre in lot 35, conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Julia Ann Smith. ITS Date: Sep 7 1858. Reg'n. Date: Mar 4 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc B, Lot 35, pg. 254 of 256, pg. 03, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 5 2022.)
  Note: Date of death of Maria Louisa (McDonnaell) Richardson is Feb 8 1862.⁵
• Residence: 5 July 1859; Village Lot 6, Harbour St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will A26) show that the Will of Mary L. Richardson granted "supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 6, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Keziah E. Lapp & others. ITS Date: Jul 5 1859. Reg'n. Date: May 9 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 003, pg. 101 of 203, OnLand.ca)⁵
• Will: 5 July 1859; Conc 1 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will A26) show that the Will of Mary L. Richardson granted "part -- see Will", part of lot 1, Conc 1 to Julia A. Smith & others. ITS Date: Jul 5 1859. Reg'n. Date: May 9 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 010 of GSU197810, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Twp., June 17 2013; also seen under Brighton Village, Book 03, pg. 080 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jan 21 2022)⁵
• Will*: 5 July 1859; Conc 1 Broken Front, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will A26) show that the Will of Mary L. Richardson provided property from BF, Conc 1 (Lot 11) to Charles S. Wright. ITS Date: Jul 5 1859. Reg'n. Date: May 9 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, GSU197810, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Twp., June 17 2013; also seen under Brighton Village, Book 03, pg. 080 of 203, South Side of Harbour St., (originally BF, Lot 1), copied from OnLand by Dan, Nov 30 2020)⁵

James Richardson¹

• Birth*: circa 1734; England; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.¹
• Marriage*: before 1755; England; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=Elizabeth ?¹

Elizabeth ?¹

• Birth*: 1735; England; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.¹
• Marriage*: before 1755; England; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=James Richardson¹

• Married Name: before 1755; Richardson¹

Caroline M. Lyons^1,2,3,4

• Father*: James Lyons² b. 1789, d. 24 Jul 1836
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Richardson² b. 1790, d. 1849

• Birth*: 26 September 1831; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Sep 26 1831 & locaiton Cda. per FindaGrave. Date Sep 26 1831 & location Brighton, Northumberland Co., Cda. per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: circa 1850; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=James Malcolm Pollock²
• Death*: 18 December 1907; Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; Date Dec 18 1907 & location Jefferson Co., Illinois per FindaGrave. per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022.^3,4
• Burial*: 20 December 1907; Old Union Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; FindaGrave: Name: Caroline M Pollock; BIRTH: 26 Sep 1831, Canada; DEATH: 18 Dec 1907 (aged 76), Jefferson County, Illinois, USA; BURIAL: Old Union Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA; MEMORIAL ID: 110140967 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110140967/caroline-m-pollock)⁴

• Married Name: circa 1850; Pollock²

James Malcolm Pollock^1,2,3

• Birth*: 12 May 1818; Down Co., Ireland; Date May 12 1818 & location Ireland per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022. per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1850; per GEDCOM of Harry Kane, Aug 2 2010.; Principal=Caroline M. Lyons²
• Death*: 28 January 1894; Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co., Illinois, U.S.A.; per family tree of James Pollock on ancestry.ca, Apr 16 2022.³