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     Oscar M. Hoye was born circa 1890; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002. He married Irma Leorena Moreland, daughter of James Roy Moreland and Henrietta Ruttle, in 1915; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002.

     Orward Pershing Hoye was born in 1917; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002. He died in 1966; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002.

     David Goodmurphy was born in 1835 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per Patrick Goodmurphy, email April 28, 2002.¹ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see John Goodmurphy.¹ He married Mary Ann Wilson before 1865 at Canada West. David Goodmurphy lived on 30 March 1874 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of John Harvey Brown and Adaline Kemp.² He died on 24 April 1909.

     Mary Ann Wilson was born in 1842; per Patrick Goodmurphy, email April 28, 2002. As of before 1865,her married name was Goodmurphy. She married David Goodmurphy, son of John Goodmurphy and Susan Clark, before 1865 at Canada West. Mary Ann Wilson died in 1920; per Patrick Goodmurphy, email April 28, 2002.

     Capt. Elias Smith was born on 26 October 1736 at Goshen, Orange Co., New York, U.S.A; Date Oct 26 1736 per Memorial. Date Oct 26 1736 & location Goshen, NY per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^1,2,3 He married ? ? circa 1756 at New York, U.S.A..⁴ Capt. Elias Smith lived in 1761 at New York, New York, U.S.A; "From various records it appears that Elias arrived in N.Y.C. in 1761 as a master-carpenter. By 1768 he was engaged in construction work for the city and held leases on several lots on Queen Street in Manhattan. That he was an active participant in the life of the city is evident from his name on the Poll list and of the Burghers and Freemen and he was a shareholder in the Bank of New York when it was incorporated." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org. He married Catharine Molenaer, daughter of David Molenaer and Catrina Meserole, on 30 May 1764 at New York, New York, U.S.A; per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per GEDCOM of James Werner (jamesewerner@us.army.mil) Feb 16 2017.^1,5 Capt. Elias Smith "In a letter to Sir Guy Carleton in August 1783 Elias advised him of his intentions to move his family to Canada. The attached list of 37 names consisted of the families of Elias Smith and Moses Sherwood whose wives, Catharine and Elizabeth were sisters and of the Captain, staff and slaves. In his book, Voyage of a Different Kind, Larry Turner points out that records identify only seven ships making this difficult voyage directly from N.Y.C. to Quebec in the fall of 1783, only six of which traveled under the leadership of Michael Grass and Peter Van Alstine. The seventh known as the Industry was captained by Joseph Bagley under the directions of Elias Smith." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org. in August 1783 at New York, New York, U.S.A.. He lived in May 1784 at New York, New York, U.S.A; "May 1784 saw both families returning to New York “for business purposes” and it is here that the Smiths appear to have spent much of the next decade. No evidence has surfaced that the Sherwoods ever returned to Canada." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org. He appeared on the census of 1790 at New York, New York, U.S.A; 1790 Census: Elias Smith; 3 males under 16; 1 male 16 and over; 5 females; 1 slave; Total 10 (1790 US FEd Census: New York City, New York, "Out Ward", pg. 11 of 12, ancestry.ca.)⁶ He lived in 1793 at Montreal, Quebec; "In 1793 he purchased property at 92-94 St. Paul’s Street in Montreal which became the family’s home, his business centre and the base from which he carried out his responsibilities in the settlement of Port Hope. A letterbook consisting of 212 letters stands today as mute testimony to the many and varied demands faced by Elias and many other early pioneers." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org. He lived circa 1800 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; Loyalists in Ontario: Smith, Elias of Hope, m. Catharine. Ten Children. Catharine, m. James Sculthorpe of Hope. OC 6 June 1799. Sarah, m. John Shuter of Hope. OC 25 Oct 1803. Mary, m. Robert C. Wilkins of Ameliasburgh. OC 22 Feb 1808. John David of Hope. OC 19 April 1808. Eliza, m. Joseph B. Walton of Sophiasburgh. OC 16 Feb 1811. Elias of Hope, m. Elizabeth Harris; d. at Port Hope 8May 1825, aet. 50. OC 3 July 1797. Susannah, m. --- Potter. Peter, b. Halifax, N.S., 25 Sept 1773; d. Jamaica, W.I. 1798. David, of New York City. Hetty, m. David Bedford (?) (The Loyalists of Ontario, S, page 294 (pg. 302 of 420), ancecstry.ca.)⁴ He lived in 1800 at Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; "While Elias’s older children were among the early settlers at Port Hope, the parents and younger ones did not make the move from Montreal until Elias sold his merchantizing business in 1800-1801." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org. He "Child s Name. Elias Peter Smith, David Smith, James Smith & John Shuter Smith; Parents: John David Smith & Susannah Smith; Sponsors: Elias & Catherine Smith, John & Sarah Shuter. These four children one family, baptized at Smith s Creek, 5 July 1814." Landmarks of Toronto, Volume 3, page 382. on 5 July 1814 at Hope Twp., Smith's Creek, Durham Co., Upper Canada.⁷ He died on 5 February 1820 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada, at age 83; Date Feb 5 1820 per Memorial. per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013.^1,3 He was buried on 7 February 1820 at St. Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Elias Smith; Born Oct. 26, 1736; Died Feb. 5, 1820; Catherine, His Wife; Born Aug 27, 1745; Died Mar. 3, 1826; John David Smith; Born Oct. 20, 1786; Died Mar. 30, 1849; Susan, His Wife; Born Aug. 2, 1789; Died Feb. 8, 1832; Elias Smith, Jr; Born May 5, 1776; Died May 7, 1825; Elizabeth, His Wife; Born Nov. 14, 1775; Died Nov. 19, 1843; Mary Charlotte; Born April 12, 1845; Died Same Day; Edith Susan Mary Born July 27, 1849; Died Aug. 26, 1850; Infant Daughter, Stillborn; Children of William M. &; Charlotte P. Smith (St. Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Hope, image from FindaGrave, May 30 2022.)³

     Catharine Molenaer was born on 25 August 1745 at Kings Co., New York, U.S.A; Date Aug 25 1745 & location King's Co., NY per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^1,3 As of 30 May 1764,her married name was Smith. She married Capt. Elias Smith on 30 May 1764 at New York, New York, U.S.A; per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per GEDCOM of James Werner (jamesewerner@us.army.mil) Feb 16 2017.^1,2 Catharine Molenaer died on 3 March 1826 at Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada, at age 80; Date Mar 3 1826 per Memorial. Date Mar 3 1826 & locaiton Durham Co. per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per GEDCOM of James Werner (jamesewerner@us.army.mil) Feb 16 2017.^1,2,4 She was buried on 5 March 1826 at St. Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Elias Smith; Born Oct. 26, 1736; Died Feb. 5, 1820; Catherine, His Wife; Born Aug 27, 1745; Died Mar. 3, 1826; John David Smith; Born Oct. 20, 1786; Died Mar. 30, 1849; Susan, His Wife; Born Aug. 2, 1789; Died Feb. 8, 1832; Elias Smith, Jr; Born May 5, 1776; Died May 7, 1825; Elizabeth, His Wife; Born Nov. 14, 1775; Died Nov. 19, 1843; Mary Charlotte; Born April 12, 1845; Died Same Day; Edith Susan Mary Born July 27, 1849; Died Aug. 26, 1850; Infant Daughter, Stillborn; Children of William M. &; Charlotte P. Smith (St. Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Hope, image from FindaGrave, May 30 2022.)⁴

     Elias Ridgeway Wilkins was born on 26 February 1854 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Feb 26 1854 per Baptism Record. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Feb 26 1853 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^3,2,4 He was baptized on 16 April 1854 at Saint Peter in Chains, Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; "B. Elias Ridgeway Wilkins. Bapt. 16th April 1854. Born 26th Feb. 1854 of Elias David Smith Wilkins & Sarah Eliza Murphy. Spons: Daniel R. Murphy & Cahterine M. Murphy. H. Brettargh" from Roman Catholic Baptisms, Births, Marriages and Burials,Trenton, Saint Peter in Chains, various church records, 1847-1910, pg. 20 of 332, ancestry.ca.⁴ He married Fanny Hendricks, daughter of John Thomas Hendricks and Mary Ann Davis, on 13 July 1877 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007626: Groom: Elias R. Wilkins; Age: 23; Res.: Murray; Born: Ont; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Engineer; Parents: Elias D. S. & Eliza Wilkins; Bride: Fanny Hendricks; Age: 14; Res.: Murray; Born: Ont; Status: spinster; Parents: John T. & Mary Ann Hendricks; Wit.: Edith & Laura Creighton, Brighton; Date: Jul 13 1877; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Episc; Performed by: Kennedy Creighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007626-1877, anccetry.com.)⁵ Elias Ridgeway Wilkins appeared on the census of 9 April 1891 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1891 Census: Wilkins, Ridgeway, 37, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., RC, Engineer, married; Fanny, 28, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, married; Arthur, 9; Hattie, 6 (1891 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 112, sub-dist. 20, pg. 8, line 25 - ancestry.ca.)² He died in 1919 at Ontario; Date 1919 per FindaGrave.⁶ He was buried in 1919 at Mount Calbary Catholic Cemetery, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Elias Ridgeway Wilkins; BIRTH: 26 Feb 1854; DEATH: 1919 (aged 64–65); BURIAL: Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Section: A Row: 6 Plot: 34; MEMORIAL ID: 226227668; Note: on of Elias David Smith Wilkins and Sarah Eliza Murphy (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226227668/elias-ridgeway-wilkins?_gl=1*kks7tx*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NjY4NDA5NC4xMTYuMS4xNjU2Njg2NDYxLjQz.)⁶

     Arthur Wellesley Wilkins was born on 31 December 1855 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date DEc 31 1855 per Baptism Record. Date Dec 31 1855 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^1,2 He was baptized on 29 February 1856 at Saint Peter in Chains, Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; "B. Arthur W. Smith Wilkins. Bap. 29 Feb. 1856. Born: 31st Dec 1855 of Elias David Smith Wilkns & Eliza Murphy. Spons: Thos. & Jane Murphy. H. Brettargh." from Roman Catholic Baptisms, Births, Marriages and Burials,Trenton, Saint Peter in Chains, various church records, 1847-1910, pg. 32 of 332, ancestry.ca.²

     Robert Charles Wilkins was born on 25 December 1860 at U.S.A; Date 1859 & location USA per 1931 Census. Date Dec 25 1860 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^2,1 He married Elizabeth ? after 1880. Robert Charles Wilkins lived on 3 December 1883 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father, Elias David Smith Wilkins - shows he was living in "Murray P.O.".³ He appeared on the census of November 1931 at Farnham, Brome Missisquoi, Quebec; Age 72 at 1931 Census: Wilkins, Robert C., 72, b. USA, p.b. Ont., immig. 1878 - Nat., Eng., RC, Manufacturer "de Velemets", married; Elizabeth, 72, b. Quebec, p.b. England & NE?, married; Lionel St. George, 36, b. Quebec, p.b. USA & Quebec., Eng., RC, Tresorier de velements, single (1931 Census: Farnham, Brome Missisquoi, dist. 34, sub-dist. 49, pg. 12, line 41 - Yamaska - ancestry.ca.)¹ He died on 30 August 1941 at Farnham, Brome Missisquoi, Quebec, at age 80; Quebec Death Registers: Name: Robert Wilkins; Death Age: 80; Birth Date: Dec 26 1860; Residence: Farnham; Death Date: Aug 30 1941; Death Place: Farnham, Quebec (Quebec Death Registers, 1926-1977, ancestry.ca)
Canada Newspapers Obituary Index: Name: Robert C. Wilkins; Death Age: 81; Birth Date: c 1860; Residence: Tarn Ham, Que; Death Date: c 1941; Obituary Date: Aug 30 141; Obituary Place: Kingston, Ont; Newspaper: The Kingston Whig-Standard (Canada Newspaper Obituarys, ancestry.ca)
"Robert C. Wilkins, Cloth Manufacturer, Farnham, Que., Aug. 30 (AP) Robert C. Wilkins, 81, founder of the cloth manufacturing firm here bearing his name, died today." Obit from New York Daily News, from family tree of maureen griffin on ancestry.ca, Oct 15 2024.

per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^4,5

     Elizabeth ? was born in 1859 at Quebec; Date 1859 & location Quebec per 1931 Census.¹ She married Robert Charles Wilkins, son of Elias David Smith Wilkins and Sarah Eliza Murphy, after 1880. Elizabeth ? appeared on the census of 1931 at Farnham, Brome Missisquoi, Quebec; Age 72 at 1931 Census: see Robert C. Wilkins.¹

     Robert Charles Wilkins was born in December 1890 at Quebec; Date 1890 & location Quebec per 1931 Census. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.¹ He married Kathleen ? before 1930 at Quebec; Married per 1931 Census.¹ Robert Charles Wilkins appeared on the census of 1931 at Farnham, Brome Missisquoi, Quebec; Age 41 at 1931 Census: Wilkins, Robert C., Jr., 41, b. Quebec, p.b. USA & Quebec, Eng., RC, manufactgure de velements, married; Kathleen, 34, b. Quebec, p.b. Ont., Irish, RC, married (1931 Census: Farnham, Brome Missisquoi, dist. 34, sub-dist. 49, pg. 12, line 45 - Yamaska - ancestry.ca.) He died in June 1962 at age 71; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.

     Kathleen ? was born in 1897 at Quebec; Date 1897 & location Quebec per 1931 Census.¹ As of before 1930,her married name was Wilkins.¹ She married Robert Charles Wilkins, son of Robert Charles Wilkins and Elizabeth ?, before 1930 at Quebec; Married per 1931 Census.¹ Kathleen ? appeared on the census of 1931 at Farnham, Brome Missisquoi, Quebec; Age 34 at 1931 Census: see Robert C. Wilkins, Jr.¹

     Mary Adelaide Cottier was born circa 1814; Date c. 1814 per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.¹ As of 17 December 1835,her married name was Wilkins. She married Elias David Smith Wilkins, son of Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins and Mary Smith, on 17 December 1835 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Dec 17 1835 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022.¹ Mary Adelaide Cottier died in 1836 at Upper Canada; Date 1836 & location Cda. per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.¹

     Sophia Jane Campbell was born on 16 October 1821 at Quebec, Quebec; Date Oct 16 1821 & location Quebec per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.¹ As of 2 November 1837,her married name was Wilkins.¹ She married Elias David Smith Wilkins, son of Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins and Mary Smith, on 2 November 1837 at Quebec, Quebec; "Elias David Smith Wilkins of Consecon, in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, merchant, widower, was married by license to Sophia Jame Campbell of the Parish of Quebec, spinster, daughter of Charles Campbell, Esq., Lieutenant of half pay of her Majesty's Hundredth Regiment of Foot, this second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hunderd and thirty seven.... " Quebec Vital Records, Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, 1837, pg. 49 of 65, ancestry.ca)
Date Nov 2 1837 & location Quebec per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^1,2 Sophia Jane Campbell died in June 1878 at Kilkenny, Ireland, at age 56; per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022.¹

     Col. ? Campbell R.N. was born before 1780; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.

     Sarah Elizabeth Shuter Wilkins was born on 15 December 1811 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; "Sarah and John had no kids so they adopted their niece, Sarah Elizabeth Shuter Wilkins, daughter of Robert C Wilkins and Mary Smith, born Dec 5/1811. She moved to England with them. She married the Honourable Peter McGill, long time president of the BMO, in London in 1832." per email from Susan Shuter, Jun 24 2025.
Date Dec 15 1811 per family tree of DonnaGeePugh on ancestry.ca, Oct 31 2024. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.¹ She lived between 1815 and 1817 at London, England; "We are trying to bridge the gap between say 1650's and 1782-1784 when John Snr died in Canada, leaving his two sons and wife Elizabeth who remarried. John moved back to England around 1815-1817 and became very connected to your parish." per FindaGrave.² She and John Shuter were adopted circa 1820 at Upper Canada; "Sarah and John had no kids so they adopted their niece, Sarah Elizabeth Shuter Wilkins, daughter of Robert C Wilkins and Mary Smith, born Dec 5/1811. She moved to England with them. She married the Honourable Peter McGill, long time president of the BMO, in London in 1832." per email from Susan Shuter, Jun 24 2025.³ As of 15 February 1832,her married name was McGill.¹ Sarah Elizabeth Shuter Wilkins married Peter McCutcheon McGill, son of John McCutcheon and Mary McGill, on 15 February 1832 at London, England; "As vice-president of the bank in 1830, McGill had undertaken a trip to Great Britain on behalf of the institution in an attempt to secure a royal charter. The resultant charter was too restrictive to be of much use. While there, McGill married Sarah Elizabeth Shuter Wilkins. Sarah was the daughter of Robert Charles Wilkins, a partner in the important Canadian mercantile firm of Shuter and Wilkins which had been particularly active in the Bay of Quinte region of Upper Canada. She brought to the marriage a dowry of £10,000 in real estate, which was to be placed in a trust fund managed by McGill, with all proceeds accruing to him during their marriage. At his death the trust was to revert to his wife." from BIO of Peter McGill, Canadian Dictionary of Biography (Robert Sweeny, "McGILL, PETER (Peter McCutcheon)," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003-, accessed October 31, 2024, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mcgill_peter_8E.html.)
Date Feb 15 1832 & location London, England per family tree of DonnaGeePugh on ancestry.ca, Oct 31 2024.^1,4 Sarah Elizabeth Shuter Wilkins died on 4 November 1860 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West, at age 48; Date Nov 4 1860 & location Montreal per family tree of DonnaGeePugh on ancestry.ca, Oct 31 2024. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^1,3

     Charles Wilkins was born on 25 December 1813 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1812 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date Dec 25 1813 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^1,2,3 He lived in 1835 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Residence Consecon - per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 6, 2007.⁴ He married Clarissa Dougall Ranney, daughter of Benjamin B. Ranney and Eleanor Dougall, on 24 November 1835 at Upper Canada; "Marriage Notice: (from 'The Mercury', Quebec, 15 Dec 1835) At Murray, head of the Bay of Quinte on 24th ult., Charles Wilkins, merchant of Consecon, to Clarissa Dougall, youngest daughter of B.B. Raney." per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 6, 2007.
Date Nov 24 1835 per IGI Record. per 1851 Census.^1,5,4 Charles Wilkins appeared on the census of 1851 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 39 at 1851 Census: Wilkins, Charles, 39, b. CW, CE, farmer, married; Clarissa, 33, b. CW, CE, married; Mary Ann, 14; Caroline A., 12; Henry A., 10; Mary Smith, 7; Eleanor Clarissa, 6 (1851 Census: Sidney Twp., pg. 181 0f 186 - ancestry.com.)¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1881 Census: Wilkins, Charles, 68, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Taressa, 62, b. Ont., Scot., CE, married; Charles G. F., 28, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Margaret, 26, b. Ont., Irish, Ce, married; Henry A., 3, b. Ont., Eng; Frederick R., 8. b. Quebec, Eng; Clara, 5, b. Quebec, Eng. (familysearch.org.)³ He died on 20 September 1890 at Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 76; Death Reg'n.#006890: Name: Charles Wilkins; Date: Sep 20 1890; Age: 76 years?; Occ.: Fisheries Overseer; Born: Canada; Phys.: S. S. Youker; Inf.: ? ; Reg'd.: Sep 23 1890; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: Dr. R. Roberts (Ontario Death Registration, #006890-1890, ancestry.com)
Date Sep 20 1890 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.⁶

     Henry Alfred Wilkins died on 11 November 1820 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.¹ He was born on 11 November 1820 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.¹

     Capt. Robert Wilkins U. E. was born in 1743 at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England; Date 1743 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date 1743 & location Ashby-de-la-Zouch, North West Leicestershire Dist., Leiscestershire, England per FindaGrave. Date 1743 & location England per Death Notice. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002. Date 1743 & location Asby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England per family tree of Carrie McMann on ancestry.ca, Oct 7 2024.^3,2,4,1,5 He "He entered the Army at the early age of 17, in the 17th Light Dragoons, then commanded by the late Colonel Hale. Soon after he joined the Regiment it was ordered to Scotland. There it did not remain long: the 'Whiteboy' conspiracy had been formed in Ireland." in "A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF The Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins", (Written for the Hastings Chronicle.) 25th March, 1866. in 1760 at 17th Light Dragoons, Leicestershire, England. He married Mary May in 1772 at Ireland; "ROBERT WILKINS (I) was married to MARY MAY of Dunlackney, County Carlow, Ireland in 1772. She was born on the 16th March 1754." from "History of the Wilkins Family", Hastings County Archives, (https://discover.cabhc.ca/uploads/r/community-archives-of-belleville-and-hastings-county/5/d/3/5d3dc89d6e85141555d657eef6d99fd542c82d09c00245599711ef3dca92abed/TR_3180.pdf)
Note: Figuring that the marriage took place in Ireland, since Robert Wilkins did not sail to Massachusetts until a few days before the Battle of Bunker Hill. (Dan Buchanan, May 9 2025.) Capt. Robert Wilkins U. E. immigrated on 10 June 1775 to Massachusetts, U.S.A; "From Ireland he sailed with the same distinguished Regiment for the North American Colonies, then raising the standard of revolt, - landed at Boston, and a few days after bore a conspicuous part in the battle or Bunker's Hill... " in "A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF The Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins", (Written for the Hastings Chronicle.) 25th March, 1866. He "From Ireland he sailed with the same distinguished Regiment for the North American Colonies, then raising the standard of revolt, - landed at Boston, and a few days after bore a conspicuous part in the battle or Bunker's Hill, on which occasion he had two horses shot under him. He was present at most of the engagements in the Northern Colonies.." in "A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF The Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins", (Written for the Hastings Chronicle.) 25th March, 1866.
"The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War.[5] The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved. It was the original objective of both the colonial and British troops, though the majority of combat took place on the adjacent hill which became known as Breed's Hill.[6][7]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill on 17 June 1775 at Battle of Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts, U.SA..⁶ He "Battle of White Plains, (Oct. 28, 1776), in the U.S. War of Independence, indecisive action forcing American withdrawal, part of the British campaign of 1776 to defeat American Gen. George Washington’s main army or isolate the New England colonies by gaining military control of New York. From his strengthened position facing the American lines on Harlem Heights, at the northern tip of Manhattan Island, British Gen. Sir William Howe moved most of his army into Westchester county via amphibious landings at Throg’s Neck (October 12) and then Pell’s Point (October 18). To prevent his army’s being surrounded, Washington left a garrison at Fort Washington, his main redoubt on Harlem Heights, and marched most of his force north into Westchester, finally setting up fortified lines near White Plains. Following some small actions, Howe advanced his force of 10,000–15,000 in two columns toward Washington’s positions. On October 28, in a brief, sharp action, a Continental brigade was defeated at Chatterton Hill. Howe’s plan for further action over the next few days was delayed by a heavy rain, and Washington was able to withdraw his 14,000 men farther north to more secure ground. Howe then withdrew most of his men to Manhattan and prepared to attack Fort Washington." https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-White-Plains on 28 October 1776 at White Plains, Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A.. He "He accompanied them to Shelburne, Nova Scotia. In the improvements of that luckless place, he expended a large sum of money, but finding that the place would not succeed, he left it, and in 1789 returned to his native country... " in "A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF The Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins", (Written for the Hastings Chronicle.) 25th March, 1866. in 1783 at Shelburne, Nova Scotia.⁶ He "Loyalist Ships: The Apollo; The Apollo arrived in New York, it appears, on June 8, 1783, to sail to Port Roseway (now Shelburne), N.S. The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild website has some information on the Apollo consisting of a bit about the ship’s sailing along with the passenger list, transcribed from a private document. As reported by Robert Wilkins UE, on that page, the place name “Barrying Place” should be “Carrying Place”. The private document was then in the possession of Thomas B. Wragg, a son of Thomas B. Wragg of the City of Montreal and Mary Ann Wilkins of the Carrying Place, Ontario, daughter of the late Robert Charles Wilkins of the same place. My ancestor eventually settled in 1792 at “Carrying Place” near Trenton, Ontario. Things in Nova Scotia did not go too well. In 1789 he returned to England to press his claim for compensation, and in 1792 he returned with Simcoe’s group of “Treasury Loyalists” (I think) and was granted 3000 acres (as a former Captain) for himself and 600 additional acres for each of his three children, around Carrying Place and the present-day Trenton, Ont. The Robert Charles Wilkins referred to in that same introductory paragraph at the top of the list was the son of Loyalist Captain Robert Wilkins. Born in New York City in 1782, RCW served as a Commissary Agent at Carrying Place during the War of 1812 and later commanded the Prince Edward Militia (I have his sword) and was made a member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada, becoming Col. the Hon. Robert C. Wilkins. For a few years, he also was in the importing business here in Montreal, with Joseph Shuter. His wife was Mary Smith, one of the daughters of Elias Smith, U.E., one of the founders of Port Hope. Col. Hon. RCW died in 1866 and is buried, as is his father, at Carrying Place. A portrait of him, by Antoine Aim Plamondon, hangs on the living room wall over the piano in our home, and Mary Smith’s portrait is on our dining room wall. The reference to Mary Ann Wilkins is to one of RCW’s daughters, who married Thomas B. Wragge. I believe their portraits were also painted by Plamondon, but I do not have them. I understand they are now in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. [submitted by Robert Wilkins, UE, currently President, Heritage Branch UELAC]" copied from (https://uelac.ca/loyalist-ships/apollo/) by Dan Buchanan, May 20 2022. on 8 June 1783 at New York, New York, U.S.A.. He lived on 25 November 1783 at Evacuation of New York, New York, New York; "After the Battle of White Plains he retired from the Army on account of wounds and settled in New York in business. He left that place at the evacuation and removed to Shelburne, Nova Scotia." per Death Notice.
"British evacuation. In mid-August 1783, Sir Guy Carleton, the last British Army and Royal Navy commander in the former British America, received orders from his superiors in London for the evacuation of New York. He informed the President of the Confederation Congress that he was proceeding with the subsequent withdrawal of refugees, liberated slaves, and military personnel as fast as possible, but that it was not possible to give an exact date because the number of refugees entering the city recently had increased dramatically (more than 29,000 Loyalist refugees were eventually evacuated from the city). The British also evacuated over 3,000 Black Loyalists, former slaves they had liberated from the Americans, to Nova Scotia, East Florida, the Caribbean, and London, and refused to return them to their American slaveholders and overseers as the provisions of the Treaty of Paris had required them to do. The Black Brigade were among the last to depart. Carleton gave a final evacuation date of 12:00 noon on November 25, 1783. An anecdote by New York physician Alexander Anderson told of a scuffle between a British officer and the proprietress of a boarding house, as she defiantly raised her own American flag before noon. Following the departure of the British, the city was secured by American troops under the command of General Henry Knox." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York.)^3,6) He lived in December 1783 at Shelburne, Nova Scotia; "After the Battle of White Plains he retired from the Army on account of wounds and settled in New York in business. He left that place at the evacuation and removed to Shelburne, Nova Scotia." per Death Notice. He "In 1789 he returned to England to press his claim for compensation, " (https://uelac.ca/loyalist-ships/apollo/) in 1789 at England. He "He accompanied them to Shelburne, Nova Scotia. In the improvements of that luckless place, he expended a large sum of money, but finding that the place would not succeed, he left it, and in 1789 returned to his native country... " in "A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF The Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins", (Written for the Hastings Chronicle.) 25th March, 1866. in 1789 at England.⁶ He lived in 1792 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... He returned to his native country in 1789 and three years later came to Upper Canada." per Death Notice.³ He lived in October 1792 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "My father was an Englishman by birth and feeling, and a freeman of the borough of Leicester. I accompanied my father, Captain Robert Wilkins, from England to this country, about 1792. I was then nine years of age." in "A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF The Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins", (Written for the Hastings Chronicle.) 25th March, 1866. He " ... from which, three years after, he was induced to follow Governor Simcoe to this Colony, just after it had received its Constitution, and became a distinct Government. From that time, he remained in Upper Canada and most of the time at this place." in "A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF The Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins", (Written for the Hastings Chronicle.) 25th March, 1866. in October 1792 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.⁶ He lived in October 1792 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... and in 1792 he returned with Simcoe’s group of “Treasury Loyalists” (I think) and was granted 3000 acres (as a former Captain) for himself and 600 additional acres for each of his three children, around Carrying Place and the present-day Trenton, Ont." (https://uelac.ca/loyalist-ships/apollo/.) He lived in October 1792 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Robert Wilkins settled first in Nova Scotia before coming to 7th Town Ameliasburgh. He and his son Robert Charles came to live at the Carrying Place where they had a wharf on the Bay of Quinte and mills in Consecon." Gunshot and Gleanings. pg. 15.
Note: This reference mentions at wharf on the Bay of Quinte, which makes sense. When was it built? Probably not in the earliest days, maybe under R.C. in the 1820s or 1830s. Looking for more details re this. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 3 2024.)⁷ He lived in October 1792 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Joining Captain Robert Young and Asa Weller at the Carrying Place is Mr. Wilkins, who will become a man of prominence, building a good-sized house for the day. He will live many years at this place and finally be appointed as Colonel of the local Militia." from page 308 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.⁸ He The Danforth Road was completed on December 18, 1800, running from York to Trent Port. (per BIO of Asa Danaforth) on 18 December 1800 at The Danforth Road, Port Trent, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.⁹ He lived in 1802 at Murrray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Newcomers are ever yet arriving. The Vandervoort family have emigrated from Albany as late Loyalists into the Bay Kentie area, and this year have made their landfall near White's Creek, a small river nearly midway between Port Trent and Thurlow. More numerous are the leading families swelling the settlement at the Carrying Place. John Murphy and Robert Wilkins are now residing there. Mr. Wilkins will later distinguish himself as a Parliamentary member and a Colonel in the Militia. Stephen Young, half-brother to Asa Weller, has arrived to join his family at the Carrying Place, and is immediately invited to join his brother in the profitable business of the Overland Railway Portage." from page 378 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.⁸ He lived in 1804 at Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "James Young, son of Captain Robert Young, has wed Catherine Weller in this year of 1804, having been married by Colonel (Squire) John R. Bleecker of Port Trent and the ceremony witnessed by Colonel Wilkins. Theirs is a notable wedding and has bonded together again two of the leading families of the Bay." from page 384 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.⁸ He lived on 7 July 1807 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Robert Wilkins obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 100 acres of lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Jul 7 1807. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 001, pg 235 of 377, OnLand.ca.)¹⁰ He lived on 4 May 1810 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 205) show that Joseph Forsyth sold "all 100 acres", Lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert Wilkins, Sr. ITS Date: May 4 1810. Reg'n. Date: Jul 4 1812. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 013, pg. 327 of 340)
Note: Joseph Forsyth was a merchant and businessman in Kingston who dabbled in real estate. He had acquired this lot from Peter Robinson only a few months before. Peter was the son of Christopher Robinson, one of Simcoe's right-hand-men at York in the early days. Sadly, Christopher Robinson died in 1798, leaving sons Peter and John Beverly Robinson, who would become famous in Upper Canada History. This suggests Robert Wilkins had connections with the favoured of York society and government circles. (Dan Buchanan, Nov 15 2024.)¹⁰ He lived on 3 June 1812 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ??) show that Abraham Bonter sold "All 100 acres", Lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert Wilkins. ITS Date: Jun 3 1812. Reg'n. Date: Jul 24 1813. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 013, pg. 295 of 340) (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 013, pg. 295 of 340)
Note: The ITS date of this transaction is important because this is where the Commissariat warehouse and office was located with Robert Charles Wilkins as the Commissariat Agent. Unfortunately, the year is so smudged as to be unreadable. We must guess. The Registration year seems to be 1813, but even that is not certain. I am saying the ITS year was meant to be 1812. That fits with Abraham Bonter getting the Patent in May of 1812, which is fairly clear.
Note: Might this purchase be in direct response to the role of R.C. Wilkins as Commissarat Agent at the Carrying Place? No dates are available for his appointment, but I am feeling a bit later in the year, when the Americans gained control over the lake. Later documents suggest that Robert Wilkins owned the land where a large store was built under a lease to the Commissariate Departement. The store would have been on the south side of the portage, near the Wilkins home and other buildings. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 3 2024.)¹⁰ He "On 18 June 1812, President Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, supported by both the Senate and Congress." The Canadian Encyclopedia, article by James H. Marsh & Pierre Berton on 18 June 1812 at Washington DC, United States. He lived on 2 April 1815 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 331) show that Robert Wilkins Sr. sold "all 100 acres", Lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: Apr 2 1815. Reg'n. Date: May 3 1815. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 013, pg. 327 of 340)
Note: Robert Sr. and Robert Charles (Jr.) swapped these lots between themselves several times. Makes one wonder why it was done. This transaction is after the war was over and the intense situation of the military commissariat was at an end. There was some winding down to do.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 1816 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1816 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)
Note: This (1816) is the first census record for Robert Wilkins in Murray Twp., which means they were living on Carrying Place Lot 11, Ameliasburgh Twp. before this. No early census records are available for Ameliasburgh Twp. and even the 1851 Census is not complete, so we are forced to make some inferrences based on people not showing up in the records we have, and then suddenly showing up. (Dan Buchanan, May 20 2022.)¹¹ He appeared on the census of 1817 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: Robert Wilkins; 1 male 16 - 60; 1 male over 60; 1 female 16 - 60; 1 female over 16; Total 3 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murra Twp.)¹¹ He appeared on the census of 1818 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹ He appeared on the census of 1819 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr; 2 male over 16; 2 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹ He appeared on the census of 1820 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr; 2 males over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 4 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹ He appeared on the census of 1821 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr; 1 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 3 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹ He lived on 9 January 1821 at Carrying Place Lot 11, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ??) show that Robert Wilkins sold all 100 acres of Carrying Place Lot 11, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert Charles Wilkins. ITS Date: Jan 9 1821. Reg'n. Date: Feb 5 1821. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co. Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, (south east of Carrying Place) Lot 11, Book 013, pg 260 of 340, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Mar 3 2022.)¹⁰ He lived on 9 January 1821 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ?191?) show that Robert Wilkins sold all 100 acres of Carrying Place Lot 12, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: Jan 9 1821. Reg'n. Date: Feb 5 1821. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co. Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, (south east of Carrying Place) Lot 12, Book 013, pg 295 of 340, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Mar 3 2022.)¹⁰ He lived on 22 January 1821 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 832) show that Robert Wilkins sold all 72 acres in the west side of lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: Jan 22 1821. Reg'n. Date: Jul 13 1821 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 13, Book 001, pg 300 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022.)¹⁰ He lived on 22 January 1821 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 831) show that Robert C. Wilkins sold all 72 acres in the west side of lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert Wilkins. ITS Date: Jan 22 1821. Reg'n. Date: Jul 13 1821 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 13, Book 001, pg 300 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022.)¹⁰ He lived in March 1821 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 900) show that Robert Charles Wilkins sold "all 100 acres", Lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert Wilkins. ITS Date: Spring 1821. Reg'n. Date: Jul 9 1821. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 013, pg. 327 of 340)
Note: This is the first time I have seen the word "Spring" written in a land record instead of a date. It is done twice here.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 1822 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹ He lived on 25 January 1822 at Conc B Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 935) show that David Wright sold "50 acres in the north east quarter", lot 11, Concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert Wilkins. ITS Date: Jan 25 1822. Reg'n. Date: Jun 19 1822. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 055 of 261.)¹⁰ He lived on 2 March 1822 at Carrying Place Lot 13, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1200) show that Robert Wilkins sold "all 100 acres", Lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert Charles Wilkins. ITS Date: Mar 2 1822. Reg'n. Date: Jan 3 1823. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Book 013, pg. 327 of 340.)¹⁰ He lived on 4 April 1822 at Conc B Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 937) show that Robert Wilkins sold "the same land" (meaning 100 acres in the west half), lot 11, Concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: Apr 4 1822. Reg'n. Date: Jun 20 1822. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 055 of 261.)¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 1823 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr; 1 males over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.) He lived on 19 April 1824 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1408) show that Robert Wilkins sold 1 acre in the south half of lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Sarah Bonter. ITS Date: Apr 19 1824. Reg'n. Date: Jun 8 1826. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 12, Book 001, pg 235 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022.)¹⁰ He lived on 24 July 1824 at Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1215) show that Novies Hickey sold 100 acres of south half of lot 12, conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert Wilkins. ITS Date: Jul 24 1824. Reg'n. Date: Apr 15 1825. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg. 070 of 261, OnLand.ca.)¹⁰ He lived on 11 March 1825 at Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1408) show that Robert Wilkins sold the same (all 100 acres, described as south half 100 acres of lot 12 conc B) in lot 12, Conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Sarah Bonter. ITS Date: Mar 11 1825. Reg'n. Date: Jun 8 1826. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 070 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Sep 21 2021.)¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 1826 at Conc B Lot 11, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census: Robert Wilkins; Conc B, Lot 11, 125 a uncult; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)¹¹ He died on 27 February 1836 at Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "8 March 1836: At the carrying place, on 27th February, Robert Wilkins, in the 94th year of his age. He was born in 1743, in Ashby-de-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. He entered the Army at the age of 17 in the 17th Light Dragoons. At the Battle of Bunker's Hills he had two horses shot under him. After the Battle of White Plains he retired from the Army on account of wounds and settled in New York in business. He left that place at the evacuation and removed to Shelburne, Nova Scotia. He returned to his native country in 1789 and three years later came to Upper Canada." from pg. 44, Death Notices, Ontario Registers CD. Also included in "A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF The Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins", (Written for the Hastings Chronicle.) 25th March, 1866.
Date 1836 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Feb 2 1836 & location Carrying Place per FindaGrave. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.^3,4,1,5 He was buried on 29 February 1836 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Captain; Robert Wilkins, U. E; 1743 - 1836; And His Wife; Mary Wilkins; Who Died - 1820 (Carrying Place Cemetery, July 11, 2004)
CemSearch: Name: Robert Wilkins; Born: 1743; Died: 1836; ID: CRYPLCK018; Other name: Wilkins, Mary [Smith] ( -1820); Cemetery: Carrying Place Cemetery, Conc C, Lot 9, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Captain Robert Wilkins British Army United Empire Loyalist. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CRYPLCK018%5E0)
FindaGrave: Name: Captain Robert Wilkins; Birth: 1743, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England; Death: 2 Feb 1836 (aged 92–93), Carrying Place, Murray Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; Burial: Carrying Place Cemetery, Carrying Place, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 218042791; Note: Capt. Robert Wilkins was a Loyalist and a veteran of the war of 1812. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218042791/robert-wilkins?_gl=1*1d5r1dq*_gcl_au*NDEyMTQ3NTI0LjE3NDU3NjI0OTE.*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*NDE4NTg5MmUtYjg2Yy00OTlkLWEwNmItNzMyYjczMjQ2Y2JhLjE3MDQuMS4xNzQ2MDIxNjIzLjU5LjAuMA..*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*NDE4NTg5MmUtYjg2Yy00OTlkLWEwNmItNzMyYjczMjQ2Y2JhLjEyMzUuMS4xNzQ2MDIxNjIzLjAuMC4w.)^1,4,5

     Mary May was born on 16 March 1754 at Dunlackney, Carlow Co., Ireland; "ROBERT WILKINS (I) was married to MARY MAY of Dunlackney, County Carlow, Ireland in 1772. She was born on the 16th March 1754." from "HIsotry of the Wilkins Family", Hastings County Archives, (https://discover.cabhc.ca/uploads/r/community-archives-of-belleville-and-hastings-county/5/d/3/5d3dc89d6e85141555d657eef6d99fd542c82d09c00245599711ef3dca92abed/TR_3180.pdf)
Date Mar 16 1754 & location Dunlackney, Carlow Co., Ireland per family tree of Carrie McMann on ancestry.ca, Oct 7 2024. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.⁴ As of 1772,her married name was Wilkins. She married Capt. Robert Wilkins U. E., son of Charles Wilkins and Ann Ridge, in 1772 at Ireland; "ROBERT WILKINS (I) was married to MARY MAY of Dunlackney, County Carlow, Ireland in 1772. She was born on the 16th March 1754." from "History of the Wilkins Family", Hastings County Archives, (https://discover.cabhc.ca/uploads/r/community-archives-of-belleville-and-hastings-county/5/d/3/5d3dc89d6e85141555d657eef6d99fd542c82d09c00245599711ef3dca92abed/TR_3180.pdf)
Note: Figuring that the marriage took place in Ireland, since Robert Wilkins did not sail to Massachusetts until a few days before the Battle of Bunker Hill. (Dan Buchanan, May 9 2025.) Mary May was buried in 1820 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Captain; Robert Wilkins, U. E; 1743 - 1836; And His Wife; Mary Wilkins; Who Died - 1820 (Carrying Place Cemetery, July 11, 2004)
CemSearch: Name: Mary Wilkins; Maiden: Smith; Born: - ; Died: 1820; ID: CRYPLCK018; Other name: Wilkins, Robert (1743-1836); Cemetery: Carrying Place Cemetery, Conc C, Lot 9, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Note: Captain Robert Wilkins British Army United Empire Loyalist. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CRYPLCK018%5E1.)^1,3 She died in 1820 at Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1820 per Memorial.¹

     Ann Ridgeway Wilkins was born on 8 June 1798 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jun 8 1798 per GEDCOM of Perleen (elves_plumpton_genealogy@yahoo.ca) Nov 17 2015. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.² As of circa June 1821,her married name was Carnahan.² She married Moses Carnahan, son of Joseph Carnahan and ? ?, circa June 1821 at Upper Canada; She is referred to as Mrs. Carnaham in steamboat record in Oct 1821. per GEDCOM of Perleen (elves_plumpton_genealogy@yahoo.ca) Nov 17 2015.² Ann Ridgeway Wilkins "19 Mr. Moses Canahan (wing), Payable by Shuter & Wilkins" & "20 Mrs. Carnahan ... " Canada, St. Lawrence Steamboat Company Passenger Lists, 1819-1838, Malsham's 26th Trip Up 22th Oct 1821, May 4-Nov 25 1821 (Passengers and Freight), pg. 50 of 144, ancestry.ca) on 22 October 1821 at Malsham's, Quebec.¹ She died on 30 June 1832 at Upper Canada at age 34; "Also, on the 30th, Mrs. Carnahan, wife of Moses Carnahan (NOTE: This is Ann Ridgeway Wilkins, d/o Capt. Robert Wilkins (British Regular) and Mary May." from Hallowell Free Press, July 3 1832, per http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~saylormowbray/hallowellpress.html.¹

     Sarah Wilkins was born on 7 August 1780 at U.S.A; Date Aug 7 1780 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.¹ She Robert's sister, Ann Ridgeway Wilkins, was born Jun 8 1798. on 8 June 1798 at Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada. As of 7 October 1804,her married name was Bonter.¹ She married Cornelius Bonter, son of Jacob Abramsen Banta and Rachel Smith, on 7 October 1804 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Oct 7 1804 per GEDCOM of John Okerson, Oct 5 2010.¹ Sarah Wilkins lived on 19 April 1824 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1408) show that Robert Wilkins sold the same (all 100 acres, described as south half 100 acres of lot 12 conc B) in lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Sarah Bonter. ITS Date: Apr 19 1824. Reg'n. Date: Jun 8 1826. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 12, Book 001, pg 235 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022)
Note: Sarah Bonter was the daughter of Robert Wilkins and Mary May. Sarah married Cornelius Bonter (also called Banta in those days) who was the son of Jacob Banta and Rachael Smith (Dan Buchanan, May 13 2022.)² She lived on 11 March 1825 at Conc B Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1408) show that Robert Wilkins sold the same (all 100 acres, described as south half 100 acres of lot 12 conc B) in lot 12, Conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Sarah Bonter. ITS Date: Mar 11 1825. Reg'n. Date: Jun 8 1826. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 003, pg 070 of 261, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Sep 21 2021.)² She lived on 25 May 1829 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1843) show that Cornelus and Sarah Bonter sold 1 acre in the south half of lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: May 25 1829. Reg'n. Date: Sep 15 1829. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 12, Book 001, pg 235 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022.)² She lived on 18 April 1833 at Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 2957) show that Cornelus and Sarah Bonter sold 40 acres in the south half of lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: Apr 18 1833. Reg'n. Date: Apr 29 1833. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 12, Book 001, pg 235 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022.)² She left a will on 11 April 1844 at 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, OnLand.ca.)² She died in March 1845 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West, at age 64; Will shows Instrument Date of Apr 11 1844 and Registration Date of May 27 1845.²

     William Allan Runchey was born on 8 October 1886 at Kincardine, Bruce Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Eric Bosley, May 2, 2002. He married Minvera Eleanor Pearl Lief, daughter of Albert William Lief and Eleanor Ann Gunning, on 23 June 1914 at Lavinia United Church, Lavinia, Manitoba; per GEDCOM of Eric Bosley, May 2, 2002.

     Clifford Allan Runchey was born on 17 December 1918 at Manitoba; Date per Hazel Runchey's email, April 4, 2002. He died on 18 April 2000 at Manitoba at age 81; Per Hazel Runchey's email, April 4, 2002.

     William Earl Runchey was born on 27 February 1921 at Hamiota, Manitoba; per GEDCOM of Eric Bosley, May 2, 2002. He "WILLIAM EARL RUNCHEY, b. 2-27-1921 Hamiota, Man; d. 5-4-1987 Hamiota, Man; single; one of the first from the district to enlist when WWII was declared. He trained at Fort Osborne barracks in Winnipeg and went overseas in the summer of 1940 seeing action in both Sicily and Italy with the P.P.C.L.I. He was wounded three times while fighting in Sicily. After his discharge he returned to Hamiota." per GEDCOM of Eric Bosley, May 2, 2002. in 1940. He died on 4 May 1987 at Hamiota, Manitoba, at age 66; per GEDCOM of Eric Bosley, May 2, 2002.