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Hannah Coon¹

• Father*: John Coon¹ b. c 1766
• Mother*: ? ?¹ b. c 1770

• Birth*: circa 1810; Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 1832; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Nathan Willard Tripp¹
• Death*: circa 1833; Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹

• Married Name: 1832; Tripp¹

John Coon¹

• Birth*: circa 1766; New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: before 1790; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=? ?¹

? ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1770; New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: before 1790; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=John Coon¹

• Married Name: before 1790; Coon¹

Benjamin Coon¹

• Father*: John Coon¹ b. c 1766
• Mother*: ? ?¹ b. c 1770

• Birth*: 1825; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 22 December 1847; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Hannah Sinclare¹

Hannah Sinclare¹

• Birth*: 1827; Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 22 December 1847; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Benjamin Coon¹

• Married Name: 22 December 1847; Coon¹

Alvira Catherine Bradley¹

• Father*: Lemuel H. Bradley¹ b. 1782, d. 6 Jun 1865
• Mother*: Catherine Wait¹ b. 21 Jul 1784, d. Sep 1866

• Birth*: 30 January 1824; Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 1839; Porter, Niagara Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Nathan Willard Tripp¹
• Death*: 24 August 1897; Eagleville, Harrison Co., Missouri, U.S.A.; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹

• Married Name: 1839; Tripp

John H. Tripp¹

• Father*: Charles Tripp Sr.¹ b. 1784, d. 19 Aug 1828
• Mother*: Lydia Weller¹ b. 1789, d. 28 Sep 1876

• Birth*: 11 March 1811; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 17 October 1833; Reach Twp., Home Dist., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Esther Potts¹
• Death*: 30 September 1875; Delaware Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹

Esther Potts¹

• Birth*: May 1813; Ireland; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 17 October 1833; Reach Twp., Home Dist., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=John H. Tripp¹
• Death*: 9 October 1876; Delaware Co., Iowa, U.S.A.; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹

• Married Name: 17 October 1833; Tripp¹

Daniel Tripp¹

• Father*: Charles Tripp Sr.¹ b. 1784, d. 19 Aug 1828
• Mother*: Lydia Weller¹ b. 1789, d. 28 Sep 1876

• Birth*: 1815; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 10 May 1836; Reach Twp., Home Dist., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Mary Ann McConhisk¹
• Death*: 20 March 1892; Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹

Mary Ann McConhisk¹

• Birth*: circa 1820; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 10 May 1836; Reach Twp., Home Dist., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Daniel Tripp¹

• Married Name: 10 May 1836; Tripp¹

Elizabeth "Betsy" Elliott¹

• Father*: James Elliott¹ b. 2 Jun 1773, d. 11 Apr 1849
• Mother*: Janet Thomson¹ b. 3 Sep 1785, d. 13 Jul 1871

• Birth*: circa 1803; New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018. Location NY per 1880 Census for son Gad Weller.^1,2
• Marriage*: 30 December 1821; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=John Butts Weller¹

• Married Name: 30 December 1821; Weller¹

James Elliott¹

• Birth*: 2 June 1773; Scotland; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 1802; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Janet Thomson¹
• Death*: 11 April 1849; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Canada West; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹

Janet Thomson¹

• Father*: Archibald Thomson¹ b. 7 May 1749, d. 22 Jan 1819
• Mother*: Elizabeth McKay¹ b. 1762, d. 22 Apr 1817

• Birth*: 3 September 1785; Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; "Janet, b Sept. 3, 1785" per Loyalist Directory, Childen of Archibald Thomson and Elizabeth McKay - see marriage.
  Date Sep 3 1785 & location "Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA" per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. Date 1785 per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1802; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=James Elliott¹
• Death*: 13 July 1871; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Ontario; per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹

• Married Name: 1802; Elliott¹

Archibald Thomson¹

• Father*: Andrew Thomson¹ b. 5 Feb 1712, d. 21 Sep 1792
• Mother*: Jane Scott¹ b. 1717, d. 22 Feb 1802

• Birth*: 7 May 1749; Nethernock, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; Date May 7 1749 & location Scotland per FindaGrave. Date May 7 1749 & location Netherknock, Westerkirk Parish, Dumphriesshire, Scotland per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. Date May 7 1749 &location Westerkirk, Scotland per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.^1,2
• Marriage*: 27 July 1781; Quebec, Quebec; Loyalist Directory List of Children on Archibald Thomson and Elizabeth McKay: "Andrew, b Apr 25 1782, Mary b Dec 7, 1783, Janet, b Sept 3, 1785, Elizabeth, b June 5, 1787, Helen C. Eleanor, b Apr 30, 1789, Hugh Christopher, b Aug 11, 179, Edward W., b Jan 5, 1794, Alexander J., b July 28, 1796, Archibald, b Mar 2, 1799, George, b May 18, 1801, Agnes, b Dec 31, 1803" http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=t&line=108
  Date July 27 1781 & location Quebec City, Lower Canada per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.
  Note: Upper and Lower Canada were created in 1792 when the Province of Quebec was split in two.; Principal=Elizabeth McKay^1,3
• Death*: 22 January 1819; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 22 1819 & location Scarborough Twp. per FindaGrave. Date Jan 22 1819 & location Scarborough Twp. per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. Date Jan 22 1918 & location Scarborough Twp per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.^1,2
• Burial*: 24 January 1819; Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Scarborough, York Co., Upper Canada; FindaGrave: Name: Archibald Thomson; BIRTH: 7 May 1749, Scotland; DEATH: 22 Jan 1819 (aged 69), Scarborough, York Co., Upper Canada; BURIAL: Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Scarborough, York Co., Upper Canada: MEMORIAL ID: 88172778 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88172778/archibald-thomson)²

• Residence*: June 1796; Newark, Wentowrth Co., Upper Canada; "Brothers David and Andrew Thomson, along with their wives and children, left Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1796 and arrived in Newark (Niagara) in June of that year. These men, both skilled stonemasons, were joining their brother, Archibald, a carpenter and businessman who was already well established in the New World. Archibald Thomson, a United Empire Loyalist, had previously arrived in Johnstown, in what is now New York State, in 1773 and had served in the Loyalist militia during the American War of Independence." Fairburn, M. Jane. Along the Shore: Rediscovering Toronto's Waterfront Heritage (Kindle Locations 590-594). ECW Press. Kindle Edition.
• Residence: 1797; York, York Co., Upper Canada; "Archibald Thomson, 6 males, 5 females" List of the inhabitants of the township of York and it's vicinity in the year 1797, from The Town of York 1793-1815, Law and Order, page 89.
  Note: Brothers David and Andrew are also listed.⁴
• Residence: 1797; York, York Co., Upper Canada; "In 1797, the three Thomson brothers and their families moved to York, where they were active in the construction trade. David and Andrew worked on the brick walls of the first Parliament Building at York, and all three brothers were involved in construction projects at the Garrison in 1815." Fairburn, M. Jane. Along the Shore: Rediscovering Toronto's Waterfront Heritage (Kindle Locations 594-596). ECW Press. Kindle Edition.
• Residence: 1799; Scarborough Twp., Highland Creek, York Co., Upper Canada; "York in those days was concentrated near the northeasterly shore of Toronto Bay. Mary Thomson, like so many others, feared the diseases that were thought to be associated with living so close to the low-lying marshes of the Don River. In the spring of 1799 she and her husband, David, left Toronto Bay at York and walked into the Scarborough forest, along an old aboriginal trail that led northeast, likely the same trail that once led toward the Iroquois village of Ganatsekwyagon. They moved inland, setting up camp along Highland Creek, roughly two and a half miles from the cliffs. There they established their homestead, becoming Scarborough’s first permanent European settlers. This area was named Bendale in the late nineteenth century." Fairburn, M. Jane. Along the Shore: Rediscovering Toronto's Waterfront Heritage (Kindle Locations 596-601). ECW Press. Kindle Edition.
• Residence: 1801; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; "In 1801 the Archibald Thomson family moved to Scarborough, settling close to David and Mary on Highland Creek. The Andrew Thomson family followed one year later, along with a few others originally from Dumfriesshire." Fairburn, M. Jane. Along the Shore: Rediscovering Toronto's Waterfront Heritage (Kindle Locations 605-606). ECW Press. Kindle Edition.

Elizabeth McKay¹

• Birth*: 1762; Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland; Date 1763 & location Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. Date 1762 & location Scotland per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 27 July 1781; Quebec, Quebec; Loyalist Directory List of Children on Archibald Thomson and Elizabeth McKay: "Andrew, b Apr 25 1782, Mary b Dec 7, 1783, Janet, b Sept 3, 1785, Elizabeth, b June 5, 1787, Helen C. Eleanor, b Apr 30, 1789, Hugh Christopher, b Aug 11, 179, Edward W., b Jan 5, 1794, Alexander J., b July 28, 1796, Archibald, b Mar 2, 1799, George, b May 18, 1801, Agnes, b Dec 31, 1803" http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=t&line=108
  Date July 27 1781 & location Quebec City, Lower Canada per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.
  Note: Upper and Lower Canada were created in 1792 when the Province of Quebec was split in two.; Principal=Archibald Thomson^1,2
• Death*: 22 April 1817; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 22 1817 & location Scarborough Twp. per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. Date 1817 & location Scarborough Twp. per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹

• Married Name: 27 July 1781; Thomson¹

Andrew Thomson¹

• Birth*: 5 February 1712; Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1745; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Jane Scott¹
• Death*: 21 September 1792; Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Burial*: 23 September 1792; Westerkirk Churchyard, Bentpath, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; FindaGracve: Name: Andrew Thomson; BIRTH: 5 Feb 1712, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; DEATH: 21 Dec 1792 (aged 80), Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; BURIAL:
  Westerkirk Churchyard, Bentpath, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; MEMORIAL ID: 115054981 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115054981/andrew-thomson)²

Jane Scott^1,2

• Birth*: 1717; Scotland; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.²
• Marriage*: circa 1745; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Andrew Thomson²
• Death*: 22 February 1802; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.²

• Married Name: circa 1745; Thomson²

David Thomson¹

• Father*: Andrew Thomson¹ b. 5 Feb 1712, d. 21 Sep 1792
• Mother*: Jane Scott¹ b. 1717, d. 22 Feb 1802

• Birth*: 30 September 1763; Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; Date Sep 30 1763 & location Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland per FindaGrave. Date Sep 30 1763 & locaiton Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.^1,2
• Marriage*: 30 November 1787; Westerkirk, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; Date Nov 30 1787 & location Westerkirk, Scotland per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.
  Children listed per David Thomson's Will: "... to my son James Thomson, £100; ... to my son David Thomson, £100; ... to my son John Thomson, £100; ... to my son Andrew Thomson, £75; ... to my son Richard Thomson, £75; ... to my son William Thomson, £75; …to my son Archibald Thomson, £75; ... to my daughter Isabella Thomson, £50; ... to my daughter Janet Thomson, £50; ... to my daughter Mary Thomson, £50" per Note in FindaGrave for David Thomson, source Sandi Sullivan.; Principal=Mary Glendinning^1,2
• Death*: 22 June 1834; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; Date Jun 22 1834 & location Ont. per FindaGrave. Date Jun 22 1834 & location Scarborough Twp. per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.^1,2
• Burial*: 24 June 1834; Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Scarborough, York Co., Upper Canada; FindaGrave: Name: David Thomson; BIRTH: 30 Sep 1763, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; DEATH: 22 Jun 1834 (aged 70), Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Scarborough, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 13887980; Note: too big to include here ... (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13887980/david-thomson#source)²

• Immigration*: 23 June 1796; Upper Canada; "The Thomson saga began when David Thomson, his wife Mary, and their four young children arrived in Canada in 1796. On July 14 1796, his brother Archibald petitioned for a Land Grant for David and noted in his petition that David and his family had just arrived in June 23, 1796." per Note in FindaGrave for David Thomson, source Sandi Sullivan.²
• Residence*: July 1796; Newark, Niagara Dist., Upper Canada; "However, David and his family did not settle initially in Scarborough. They first lived in Newark (now known as Niagara-on-the-Lake) where David worked as a mason for his brother Archibald, who had settled there earlier." per Note in FindaGrave for David Thomson, source Sandi Sullivan.
  "The Thomson Settlement; The first permanent resident in Scarborough Township was David Thomson, a Scot who came to Upper Canada with his brother Andrew in 1796. Each was granted 400 acres and David built a log cabin in his property that year. He was soon joined by other settlers, including his brothers Andre and Archibald. The Thomsons, who were stonemasons, worked on the first Parliament Buildings at York (Toronto). A road connecting the settlement with York was opened by 179 and a sawmill was built by each of the brothers. A Presbyterian church, the first in the township, was built in 1819 on David's land and became the centre of the prospering "Thomson Settlement". (Archaellogical and Historic Sites Board of Ontario)" per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.^1,2
• Residence: July 1797; York, York Co., Upper Canada; "There are no entries in his account book between June 23 and July 26th, 1797, but David and his family are recorded as being inhabitants of York on July 17, 1797 when the first York Town Meeting was held. It can be reasonably assumed, therefore, that the family moved from Newark to York early in the summer of 1797." per Note in FindaGrave for David Thomson, source Sandi Sullivan.²
• Residence: 26 July 1797; York, York Co., Upper Canada; "At York, David worked as a mason, constructing the first Government Buildings. His account book verifies that he began "the wall the Government Brick house" on July 26th, 1797." per Note in FindaGrave for David Thomson, source Sandi Sullivan.²
• Residence: August 1797; York, York Co., Upper Canada; "David Thomson, 6 males, 2 females" List of the inhabitants of the township of York and it's vicinity in the year 1797, from The Town of York 1793-1815, Law and Order, page 89.
  Note: Brothers Archibald and Andrew are also listed.³
• Residence: March 1799; York, York Co., Upper Canada; "Although there was no list of inhabitants of York for 1798, a Town meeting was held in March 1799, at Miles Tavern in York and a list of all the inhabitants of the Townships of York, Scarborough and Etobeconk (sic) was recorded. No one was listed as living in Scarborough at that time and David Thomson, his family of eight, and friends James Elliot and Andrew Johnson were all listed as living in York." per Note in FindaGrave for David Thomson, source Sandi Sullivan.²
• Residence: 21 May 1799; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; "Finally, on May 21st, 1799, David Thomson petitioned for land "in Scarborough, where he now resides and was the first settler of that Township." Peter Russell, who was then the administrator of Upper Canada, endorsed the petition stating, "In consideration of the Petitioner's large family and his being the first settler who has built a house and resides in Scarborough, ordered 200 acres." per Note in FindaGrave for David Thomson, source Sandi Sullivan.
  "York in those days was concentrated near the northeasterly shore of Toronto Bay. Mary Thomson, like so many others, feared the diseases that were thought to be associated with living so close to the low-lying marshes of the Don River. In the spring of 1799 she and her husband, David, left Toronto Bay at York and walked into the Scarborough forest, along an old aboriginal trail that led northeast, likely the same trail that once led toward the Iroquois village of Ganatsekwyagon. They moved inland, setting up camp along Highland Creek, roughly two and a half miles from the cliffs. There they established their homestead, becoming Scarborough’s first permanent European settlers. This area was named Bendale in the late nineteenth century." Fairburn, M. Jane. Along the Shore: Rediscovering Toronto's Waterfront Heritage (Kindle Locations 596-601). ECW Press. Kindle Edition.²

Mary Glendinning¹

• Father*: James Glendinning¹ b. 16 Nov 1731, d. 23 May 1811
• Mother*: Isobel Beattie¹ b. 16 Jul 1744, d. 25 Sep 1816

• Birth*: 1768; Westerkirk, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹
• Marriage*: 30 November 1787; Westerkirk, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; Date Nov 30 1787 & location Westerkirk, Scotland per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.
  Children listed per David Thomson's Will: "... to my son James Thomson, £100; ... to my son David Thomson, £100; ... to my son John Thomson, £100; ... to my son Andrew Thomson, £75; ... to my son Richard Thomson, £75; ... to my son William Thomson, £75; …to my son Archibald Thomson, £75; ... to my daughter Isabella Thomson, £50; ... to my daughter Janet Thomson, £50; ... to my daughter Mary Thomson, £50" per Note in FindaGrave for David Thomson, source Sandi Sullivan.; Principal=David Thomson^1,2
• Death*: 1847; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Canada West; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹

• Married Name: 30 November 1787; Thomson¹

Archibald John Thomson¹

• Father*: Archibald Thomson b. 7 May 1749, d. 22 Jan 1819
• Mother*: Elizabeth McKay b. 1762, d. 22 Apr 1817

• Birth*: 2 March 1799; York, York Co., Upper Canada; "Archibald, b Mar 2 1799" per Loyalist Directory, Childen of Archibald Thomson and Elizabeth McKay - see marriage.
  Date Mar 2 1799 & location York per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. Date 1799 & location York per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.^1,2
• Marriage*: 16 April 1823; Scarborough Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.; Principal=Margaret "Peggy" Weller¹
• Death*: 18 March 1877; Oxford Co., Ontario; Date Dec 4 1875 & locaiton Scarborough Twp. per family tree of June Greene-Casselman on ancestry.ca, Oct 26 2020. Date Mar 18 1877 & location Oxford Co. per family tree of jandrews7231 on ancestry.ca, Sep 26 2018.¹