Person Page - 3063

Robert Charles Bonter^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: Cornelius Bonter² b. 16 Mar 1776, d. 1849
• Mother*: Sarah Wilkins² b. 7 Aug 1780, d. Mar 1845

• Birth*: 2 September 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1808 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1808 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Sep 2 1808 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^2,3,7,6
• Marriage*: 31 December 1826; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per 1861 Census. per 1851 Census. Date Dec 31 1826 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of johannahaney1 on ancestry.com, Oct 6 2010.; Principal=Catharine Peck^3,7,4
• Death*: August 1878; Ameliasburgh Twp., Albury, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date Aug 1878 & location Albury per family tree of johannahaney1 on ancestry.com, Oct 6 2010.⁴

• Census: 1830; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Census: Robert Bonter; no land (under Cornelius); 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 3
• Census: 1837; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Census: Charles R. Bonter; no land (under Cornelius); 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 4
• Census: 1840; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1840 Census: Robert Bonter; 3 males under 16; 1 male over 16; 3 females under 16; 1 female over 16
• Census: 1841; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1841 Census: Robert Bonter; 1 male over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 8
• Residence: 11 April 1844; Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will 7638) show that the Will of Sarah Bonter granted the west 70 acres of the south half to her son, Charles R. Bonter and the remaining 30 acres of the south half to her daughter Eliza Conklin during life and the same to her son John Shuter Smith Bonter, of lot 12, Conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Apr 11 1844. Reg'n. Date: May 27 1845. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 070 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Sep 21 2021)⁸
• Census: 1848; Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: Robert Bonter; Conc B, Lot 12, occupied, non-prop.; farmer
• Census: 1850; Conc B, Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1850 Census: Robert C. Bonter; Conc B, Lot 12, occupied, non-prop.; Total 8 Persons.
• Census: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 43 at 1851 Census: Bonter, Robert, 43, b. Cda., CE, yeoman, married; Catharine, 43, b. Cda., CE, married; Mary Ann, 19; R. H.?(m), 21; J. B.(m), 19; J.J.?(m), 17; Francis(m), 15; John W., 13; Arthur, 8; Cornelius, 6 (1851 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 83 of 172, line 29 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Census*: April 1861; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 53 at 1861 Census: Bonter, Robert C., 53, b. UC, CE, farmer, married; Catharine, 50, b. UC, CE, married; Mary Ann, 27, b. UC, CE, single; John V., 16; Charles A. D., 14; Cornelius R., 12; Agnes, 6 (1861 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 24 of 899, line 8 - ancestry.com)³
• Residence*: April 1861; Carrying Place, Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1861 Census: C.P., Lot 11, Murray Twp., 12 acres.³
• Residence: 5 June 1868; Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant D485) show that Charles R. Bonter sold 50 acres in the north half of lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Benjamin Rowe. ITS Date: Jun 5 1868; Reg'n. Date: Jul 6 1868. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 001, pg 235 of 377, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 25 2022)⁸

Mary Wilkins Bonter^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: Cornelius Bonter² b. 16 Mar 1776, d. 1849
• Mother*: Sarah Wilkins² b. 7 Aug 1780, d. Mar 1845

• Birth*: 1810; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1811 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1811 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1809 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1810 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^2,4,7,3,6
• Marriage*: before 1828; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.; Principal=Bryan "Briant" Sweet^2,4
• Death*: June 1885; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#006662: Name: Mary Sweet; Date: - ; Age: 76y; Born: Trenton; Caus: cancer of stomach; Inf.: Wm. Graham; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons (Ontario Death Registration, #006662-1885, ancestry.com)
  Note: There is no date mentioned in this record. The date at the bottom of the page where the Registrar signed off is July 10 1885.
  Date Jun 1885 & location Trenton per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025^8,6

• Married Name: before 1828; Sweet^2,4
• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1851 Census: see Briant Sweet⁴
• Census: April 1861; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1861 Census: see Briant Sweet⁷
• Census: April 1871; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1871 Census: see Briant Sweet³
• Census: April 1881; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1881 Census: see Bryan Sweet⁵

Elizabeth Cassidy Bonter^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Cornelius Bonter² b. 16 Mar 1776, d. 1849
• Mother*: Sarah Wilkins² b. 7 Aug 1780, d. Mar 1845

• Birth*: 23 February 1812; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1812 & location Carrying Place, Murray Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1814 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Feb 23 1812 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^2,5,3,4
• Marriage*: circa 1831; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.; Principal=John Conklin^2,5
• Death*: 20 February 1883; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#006391: Name: Eliza C. Conklin; Date: Feb 20 1883; Age: 71; Born: Carrying Place, Murray Twp.; Cause: pleuresy & congestion of liver, 2 mo.; Phys.: Dr. H. W. Day; Inf.: Robert Conklin, son, Trenton; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: Jerh Simmons (Ontario Death Registration, #006391-1883, ancestry.com)⁶

• Married Name: circa 1831; Conklin²
• Residence*: 11 April 1844; Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will 7638) show that the Will of Sarah Bonter granted the west 70 acres of the south half to her son, Charles R. Bonter and the remaining 30 acres of the south half to her daughter Eliza Conklin during life and the same to her son John Shuter Smith Bonter, of lot 12, Conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Apr 11 1844. Reg'n. Date: May 27 1845. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 070 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Sep 21 2021)⁷
• Census*: 1852; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1851 Census: Conklin, Eliza, 37, b. Cda., Second Advent, Tailoress, married; Sarah E., 19, b. Cda., Second Advent, tailoress, single; John C., 17; Robt C., 16; Mary A., 14; Gilbert S., 9; James R., 3; Sweet, Cornelius, 22, b. Cda., Second Advent, Blacksmith, single (1851 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 69 of 94, line 1 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Eliza Conklin is at the top of the page, shown as married with her kids but no husband. Cornelius Sweet is with them as well.²

Julia Smith Bonter¹

• Father*: Cornelius Bonter¹ b. 16 Mar 1776, d. 1849
• Mother*: Sarah Wilkins¹ b. 7 Aug 1780, d. Mar 1845

• Birth*: circa 1811; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date c. 1811 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^1,2

Sarah O'Neil Bonter^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Cornelius Bonter² b. 16 Mar 1776, d. 1849
• Mother*: Sarah Wilkins² b. 7 Aug 1780, d. Mar 1845

• Birth*: 25 March 1814; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 7 location Cda. per 1870 Census. Date 1815 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1813 & location Murray per 1851 Census. Date Mar 25 1814 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 24 2025 Date c. 1811 per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^2,3,4,6,7,5
• Marriage*: circa 1833; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.; Principal=Samuel Young^2,4
• Marriage*: 1853; Ontario; Date 1853 per 1861 Census.; Principal=David Harris⁶

• Married Name: circa 1833; Young²
• Census*: 1852; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 38 at 1851 Census: see Samuel Young⁴
• Married Name: 1853; Harris⁶
• Census: April 1861; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 46 at 1861 Census: see David Harris⁶
• Census: 25 July 1870; Monticello, Jones Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; Age 57 at 1870 Census: see John Blanchard (son-in-law)⁷

Jacob Abramsen Banta^1,2,3

• Father*: Abram Banta⁴ b. c 1710
• Mother*: Annaetje Van de Hoover⁴ b. c 1710

• Birth*: 12 February 1743; Schraalenburgh, Bergen Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Feb 12 1744 & location Schraalenburgh, Bergen Co., New Jersey per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 17 2025. per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.^2,3
• Baptism: 12 February 1744; Schraalenburgh, Bergen Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.; US Dutch Reformed Church: Name: Jacob Banta; Bapti. Date: Feb 12 1744; Parents: Abram Banta & Annaetje Van Hoover; Wit.: Jacobus Peck & wife (US, Dutch Reformed Church Records, Schraalenburgh, New Jersey, Bol. I, Book 73, pg. 59 (pg. 39 of 227), ancestry.ca)⁴
• Marriage*: circa 1769; per family tree of Carole Zoerb on ancestry.ca, Oct 7 2024. per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.; Principal=Rachel Smith²
• Death*: circa 1792; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date a 1786 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of srbanta on ancestry.ca, May 17 2025.³

• Note*: circa 1788; Prince Edward Co., Province of Quebec; "72. Jacob Banta married Rachel, daughter of John Smith. A few years after the Revolutionary War, with a small colony from Rockland County, he emigrated to Prince Edward County, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Ontario. He was a farmer and miller. His descendants spekk their surname Bonter, which was the Dutch pronunciation of the name. Issue: 325 Abram, bp. Jan 4 1770, m. 1. Catharine Babcock. 2. Lucy McCArthy; 326. Maria, b. Nov. 3 1771, m. John Alyea; 327. Annatie, Jan 3 1774, m. Abraham Cole; 328 Cornelius, Mar 16 1776, m. Sarah Wilkens; 329 Lany (Magdalena), m. Peter Werse; 330 John, bp. May 30 1734, m. Margaret Dempsey; 331 Aeltje, b. Apr 16 1786, m. Smauel Peck, Sept 2 1807 (Samuel Peck b. Sep 8 1787, d. Dec 11 1866. His widow died May 22 1871. (North American Family Histories, The Banta Geneology, Fifth Generation, pg. 42 (pg. 119 of 874), # 72 - ancestry.ca)⁴

Rachel Smith¹

• Father*: Cornelius Smith² b. 19 Dec 1714, d. 21 Sep 1785
• Mother*: Maria Haring² b. 14 Oct 1718, d. 1785

• Birth*: 31 July 1752; Tappan, Rockland Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1769; per family tree of Carole Zoerb on ancestry.ca, Oct 7 2024. per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.; Principal=Jacob Abramsen Banta¹

• Married Name: circa 1769; Banta¹

Sarah E. Bonter¹

• Father*: John Ridgway Bonter¹ b. 1825, d. 5 Sep 1876
• Mother*: Frances "Fanny" Corkman¹ b. 1827, d. c 1854

• Birth*: 1844; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1844 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.¹

• Census*: 1852; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1851 Census: see John R. Bonter¹

Sephronia A. Bonter^1,2,3

• Father*: John Ridgway Bonter² b. 1825, d. 5 Sep 1876
• Mother*: Frances "Fanny" Corkman² b. 1827, d. c 1854

• Birth*: 1846; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1846 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per family tree of Kate Quimby-Newman on ancestry.ca, Jul 19 2022.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1868; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per family tree of Kate Quimby-Newman on ancestry.ca, Jul 19 2022.; Principal=Ira Wesley Morrison³
• Death*: circa 1869; Ontario; per family tree of Kate Quimby-Newman on ancestry.ca, Jul 19 2022.³

• Census*: 1852; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1851 Census: see John R. Bonter²
• Married Name: circa 1868; Morrison³

George Sylvanus Bonter^1,2,3

• Father*: John Sylvanus Bonter² b. 1783, d. 5 Sep 1876
• Mother*: Margaret Dempsey² b. 24 Oct 1790, d. 7 Jan 1852

• Birth*: 1832; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.²
• Marriage*: 20 April 1856; Hastings Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.; Principal=Hannah Morton³

• Census*: 1852; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 19 at 1851 Census: see John Bonter²

Nancy Jane Bonter^1,2,3

• Father*: John Sylvanus Bonter² b. 1783, d. 5 Sep 1876
• Mother*: Margaret Dempsey² b. 24 Oct 1790, d. 7 Jan 1852

• Birth*: 10 May 1836; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date May 10 1836 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of cmlalonde on ancestry.ca, July 13 2022.^2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1855; Canada West; per family tree of cmlalonde on ancestry.ca, July 13 2022.; Principal=John Wadsworth³
• Death*: 31 January 1924; Weyburn, Saskatchewan; Date Jan 31 1924 & location Weyburn, Sask. per family tree of cmlalonde on ancestry.ca, July 13 2022. per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.^2,3

• Census*: 1852; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 15 at 1851 Census: see John Bonter²
• Married Name: circa 1855; Wadsworth³

Hannah Morton¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.¹
• Marriage*: 20 April 1856; Hastings Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.; Principal=George Sylvanus Bonter¹

• Married Name: 20 April 1856; Bonter¹

Peter Dempsey Bonter¹

• Father*: John Sylvanus Bonter¹ b. 1783, d. 5 Sep 1876
• Mother*: Margaret Dempsey¹ b. 24 Oct 1790, d. 7 Jan 1852

• Birth*: 30 September 1821; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1813 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1822 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1821 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Sep 30 1811 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010. Date 1823 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per 2nd marriage register.^1,2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 5 January 1843; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.; Principal=Margaret Jane "Peggy" Chase¹
• Marriage*: 24 September 1865; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Peter Bonter; Age: 42; Res. & Born: Ameliasburgh Twp.; Parents: John & Margaret Bonter; Bride: Elizabeth Peck; Age: 40; Parents: Thomas & Catherine ; Date: Sep 24 1865; Place: Ameliasburgh Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Sep 24 1865 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.; Principal=Eliza Peck^4,3
• Death*: 1898; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.¹

• Census: 1852; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1851 Census: Bonter, Peter, 30, b. Cda., WM, faremr, married; Margaret, 28, b. Cda., WM, married; Smith, 9; Nancy J., 6; Wm. R., 4; John Wesley, 3; James Gilbert, 1 (1851 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 63 of 94, line 40 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: April 1861; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1861 Census: Bonter, Peter, 39, b. CW, W, farmer, married; Peggy, 37, b. CW, W, married; Smith, 18; Nancy J., 15; Wm. R., 13; John W., 12; James G., 10; Jacob R., 8; Mary Ann, 5 (1861 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 22 of 605, line 13 - ancestry.com)⁵
• Census*: April 1871; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1871 Census: Bonter, Peter, 58, b. Ont., Ger., WM, farmer, married; Eliza, 46, b. Quebec, Irish, WM, married; John W., 21, b. Ont., Ger., WM, Carpenter, single; James A., 19, b. Ont., Ger., WM, farmer, single; Jacob K., 17; Margaret , 14 (1871 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., dist. 59, sub-dist. c-1, pg. 64, line 17 - ancestry.com)²

Margaret Jane "Peggy" Chase^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 1822; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1824 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1823 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1822 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.^2,4,3
• Marriage*: 5 January 1843; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.; Principal=Peter Dempsey Bonter²
• Death*: 1864; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.²

• Married Name: 5 January 1843; Bonter²
• Census*: 1852; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1851 Census: see Peter Bonter⁴

Eliza Peck¹

• Birth*: 1825; Quebec; Date 1825 & location Quebec per 1871 Census. Date 1825 & locaiton Quebec per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010. Date 1825 & location Quebec per marriage register.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: 24 September 1865; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Peter Bonter; Age: 42; Res. & Born: Ameliasburgh Twp.; Parents: John & Margaret Bonter; Bride: Elizabeth Peck; Age: 40; Parents: Thomas & Catherine ; Date: Sep 24 1865; Place: Ameliasburgh Twp. (Ontario Marriage Register, ancestry.com) Date Sep 24 1865 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 5, 2010.; Principal=Peter Dempsey Bonter^1,3

• Married Name: 24 September 1865; Bonter¹
• Census*: April 1871; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1871 Census: see Peter Bonter²

William Dempsey Bonter^1,2,3

• Father*: John Sylvanus Bonter² b. 1783, d. 5 Sep 1876
• Mother*: Margaret Dempsey² b. 24 Oct 1790, d. 7 Jan 1852

• Birth*: 1823; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1823 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1826 per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 6 2010. Date 1828 per GEDCOM of Donald J. Parsons, Oct 6 2010.^2,3
• Death*: 1903; per GEDCOM of Graham Wadsworth, Oct 6 2010.³

• Census*: 1851; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1851 Census: Bonter, William, 28, b. Cdsa., WM, Clerk, single (1851 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., pg. 65 of 94, line 9 - ancestry.com)²

John V. Murphy^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Thomas Murphy⁵ b. c 1755
• Mother*: Mariah Sutton⁵ b. c 1755

• Birth*: 11 November 1794; Knocklinagal, Carlow, Leinster Co., Ireland; Date Nov 11 1794 & location Carlow Co., Ireland per FindaGrave. Date 1795 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1794 & location Ireland per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010. Date Nov 11 1794 & location Knocklinagal, Carlow, Leinster, Ireland per family tree of Cecilie Nygard on geni.com, Apr 30 2016.^2,3,6,5,7
• Marriage*: before 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.; Principal=Ann Ridgeway Bonter²
• Death*: 29 August 1862; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Date Aug 29 1862 & location Trenton per FindaGrave. Wife is a widow per 1871 Census. Date Aug 29 1862 & location Trenton per family tree of Cecilie Nygard on geni.com, Apr 30 2016.^8,5,7
• Burial*: 31 August 1862; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: John V Murphy; BIRTH: 11 Nov 1794, County Carlow, Ireland; DEATH: 29 Aug 1862 (aged 67), Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Burial Details Unknown; MEMORIAL ID: 242883313 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242883313/john-v-murphy)⁷

• Residence*: 1819; Trent Port, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Resident for 12 years per document re ferry in 1831.
• Residence: 21 September 1819; Conc B Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 736) show that David Wright sold "50 acres in the south part of the east half", lot 11, Concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to John Murphy. ITS Date: Sep 21 1819. Reg'n. Date: Jun 14 1820. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 055 of 261)⁹
• Residence: 26 March 1827; Conc B Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1591) show that John F. Murphy sold "50 acres, front part of east half", lot 11, Concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to George Strange Boulton. ITS Date: Mar 26 1827. Reg'n. Date: Oct 4 1827. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 055 of 261)⁹
• Note*: 1831; Trent River Ferry, Trenton, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; “[204-212] This next lengthy 1831 petition and collection of endorsements of support for John V Murphy state that he is a sober and industrious man and has been resident in Murray Township for the past twelve years and is a native of Ireland and has resided in the province since 1817 and now holds a Captains commission in the 3rd Regiment of Northumberland Militia commanded by Col Ruttan and that he purchased the right of the ferry from the lessee to the end of the lease which was three years. He has built new boats, scows and landing places on the east side of the river and owns the principal part of Lot 1 on the west side of the river and has built a dwelling house there for the purpose of being near and attending to the ferry. That he has a wife and three children, an aged mother and three young sisters depending on him for support. He has contributed both his money and labour in erecting a hospital and encouraging the emigrants. That he is highly recommended by Magistrates, Path Masters and Stage proprietors in Ameliasburgh, Sidney and Murray. He prays for a lease of the ferry. [The request is denied and it is recommended that at the expired term of the lease the ferry be advertised in the usual way.]; R C Wilkins; Chas Biggar JP; William Robertson; J Y Bethune; W Boulton; Robert Smith JP; Anthony Marshall JP; John Turnbull JP; G N Ridley; Captain Robert SS Wilkins Esq.; D McElherian??; William Weller mail contractor from York to Kingston; Source: Upper Canada State Submissions to the Executive Council, 1831-2, RG1 E3, V30, 204-212, LAC, AO copy, C-119 [Note: also recorded in RG1 E1, State Book J, V53, pp 13 and 72, C-99]” taken from Quinte West Library online search system
  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~saylormowbray/rivertrent.html
• Note: 14 June 1834; Trent River Ferry, Trent Port, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "14 June 1834, River Trent, John V Murphy of Murray, yeoman …has been for the last three years the lessee under the Crown of the ferry across the mouth of the River Trent and has regularly paid all rents …When a new lease was to be granted in the month of June last your petitioner proposed to pay the sum of twenty pounds for the same until the bridge across the river should be completed which according to the terms of contract with the builders was not to be till the first of October next and which proposal was duly accepted …. That immediately after the proposal was accepted the contractors began erecting the bridge which extends directly between the two points at which your petitioner had established convenient landing places for the boats and other vessels used for such ferry whereby your petitioner was placed under the necessity of landing persons and other matters ferried by him on the lands of other individuals who invariably complain of injury done them some of whom even threaten to prosecute. That during last season your petitioner was unable to ??? from the ferry a sum sufficient to pay a man for attending to the same owing to the facility of crossing the river in the numerous boats and other vessels used in building the bridge which now is and has been for upwards of a month the only mode of crossing the river being thrown open on all occasions as well by night as by day. Nor does your petitioner think that he has any legal remedy against the contractors or any other persons for the loss and damage he has thus sustained as they make it appear that the bridge is kept open for their own convenience and that of their workmen ….. your petitioner prays .. that no rent be expected .. from the commencement of his present lease and that he be discharged from liability for the same. In Council 26 June 1834 The prayer of the petitioner is recommended Source: Upper Canada State Submissions to the Executive Council, 1834, RG1 E3, V29, 99-101, LAC, AO copy, C-1192" http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~saylormowbray/rivertrent.html
• Census: 1850; Conc A Lot 2, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: John Murphy; Conc A, Lot 2, non-prop., total 2 persons.
• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 57 at 1851 Census: Murphy, John V., 57, b. Ireland, R.C., Esquire, married; Ann R., 47, b. Cda., R.C., married; D. R.(m), 24, b. Cda., R.C., student at law, single; Sarah E., 18; Catherine, 16; Agnes, 15; Jane, 13; Ellen, 8; Mary Ann, 6; John V., 4; Thomas, 60, b. Ireland, lab., RC (1851 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 7 of 172, line 17 - ancestry.com)³
• Census: April 1861; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 66 at 1861 Census: Murphy, J. V., 66, b. Ireland, RC, Coroner, married; Ann R., 56, b. Cda., RC, married; D. R.(m), 33, b. Cda., RC, lawyer, single; Catharine, 29, b. Cda., RC, single; Agnes, 23, b. Cda., RC, single; Ellen, 19; Mary Ann, 16; Arthur, 48, b. Ireland, RC, Coroner, widower (1861 Census: Trenton Village, pg. 691 of 983, line 18 - ancestry.com)⁶

Bryan "Briant" Sweet^1,2,3,4,5

• Birth*: 1807; U.S.A.; Date 1806 & location USA per 1881 Census. Date 1807 & location USA per 1871 Census. Date 1807 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1808 & location USA per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.^2,3,4,6,5
• Marriage*: before 1828; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.; Principal=Mary Wilkins Bonter^2,3
• Death*: circa 1886; Ontario

• Census*: 1852; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 43 at 1851 Census: Sweet, Briant, 43, b. USA, M., Showmaker, married; Mary, 42, b. Cda., M., married; Caroline, 22, b. Cda., M., single; John, 19, b. Cda., M., lab., single; Mary, 17; Wm. H.?, 15; Benjamin, 13; George, 10; Daniel, 7; Sarah Ann, 5; Margaret, 2 (1851 Census: Murray Twp., pg. 81, of 172, line 32 - ancestry.com)³
• Census: April 1861; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 54 at 1861 Census: Sweet, Bryon, 54, b. UC, Advent, lab., married 1828, married; Mary, 50, b. UC, Advent, married; John, 27, b. UC, Advent, lab., single; Benjamin, 23, b. US, Advent, lab., single; George, 18, b. UC, Advent., lab., single; Daniel, 15, b. UC, Advent, lab., single; Sarah, 13; Margaret, 12; Cornelius, 31, b. UC, Advent, married 1855, Blacksmith, other res. Trenton, married; Weller, Joseph, 13, b. UC, Church, other res. Trenton, single; Sweet, John, 26, b. UC, Church, lumberman, single; Young, Stephen, 15, b. UC, WM, lab., WM, lab. (1861 Census: Percy Twp., pg. 112 of 899, line 1 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: April 1871; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1871 Census: Sweet, Briean, 64, b. US, Eng., Adventist, shoe maker, married; W. Mary, 60, b. Ont., Ger., Adventist, married; Daniel, 26, b. Ont., Eng., Adventist, Blacksmith, single; Margaret, 20, b. Ont., Eng., Adventist, single; John, 38, b. Ont., Eng., Adventist, lab., married; Amelia, 24, b. Ont., Eng., Adventist, married (1871 Census: Trenton Village, dist. 60, sub-dist. B, pg. 35, line 12 - ancestry.com)⁶
• Census: April 1881; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 75 at 1881 Census: Sweet, Bryan, 75, b. US, Eng., Christ Church, shoe maker, married; Mary May, 71, b. Ont., Ger., Christ Church, married; Mary, 28, b. Ont., Christ Church, widow; George, 10; Daniel, 8 (1881 Census: Trenton Village, dist. 121, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 11, line 13 - ancestry.com)⁵

John Conklin¹

• Birth*: circa 1810; per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1831; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.; Principal=Elizabeth Cassidy Bonter^1,2

Samuel Young¹

• Father*: Stephen Young Sr. b. 15 Jun 1777, d. 30 Apr 1849
• Mother*: Lucy Marsh b. 14 Apr 1783, d. 5 Oct 1847

• Birth*: 1812; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1812 & location Murray Twp. per 1851 Census. Date c. 1813 per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.
  Note: Placing this Samuel Young with Stephen Young Sr. and Lucy Marsh due to IGI Records, time and place proximity and the early census records that show as many as 7 males under 16 in this family in the early 1820's. Is this right???^1,2,3
• Marriage*: circa 1833; Upper Canada; per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Barbara Richardson, Oct 5 2010.; Principal=Sarah O'Neil Bonter^1,3

• Census: 1850; Conc 1 Lot 7, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Samuel Young; Conc 1, Lot 7, occ., non-prop.; Total Persons: 9
• Census*: 1852; Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Age 39 at 1851 Census: Young, Sam'l, 39, b. Murray, EM, Merchant, married; Sarah O'Neil, 38, b. Murray; EM, married; Melissa Ann, 17, b. Murray, EM; Mary Wilkins, 16; Ann Carnahan, 18; Stephen Wm., 12; Sarah Lucy, 8; Clarissa Anabella, 6; Sheldon J., 4 (1851 Census: Asphodel Twp., pg. 29 of 79, line 27 - ancestry.com)³