Person Page - 1174

     Aseneth Eddy was born circa 1806 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date c. 1806 & daughter of Bays M. Eddy per GEDCOM of Phil Dascola, Dec 5, 2005. per GEDCOM of Dan Harnden, Aug 29, 2004. per marriage register of dau. Julia Ann (Downey) Allen.^1,2 As of 1826,her married name was Harnden.¹ She married Ziba Harnden, son of Samuel Harnden and Joanna Drapper, in 1826 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 2nd marriage for Asenieth Eddy per GEDCOM of Phil Dascola, Dec 5, 2005. per GEDCOM of Dan Harnden, Aug 29, 2004.¹ As of circa 1839,her married name was Downey.¹ Aseneth Eddy married Hiram Downey circa 1839 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Phil Dascola, Dec 5, 2005.¹

     James Jones was born in 1869 at Ontario; Date 1869 per 1881 Census.¹ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1881 Census: see Ralph Jones.¹

     Maud Jones was born on 19 February 1870 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 19 1870 & location Brighton per Death Reg'n. Date 1870 per 1881 Census. Date 1871 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Charles H. Fowler.^1,2,3 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brioghton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1881 Census: see Ralph Jones.¹ She lived on 27 January 1897 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Charles H. Fowler.² As of 27 January 1897,her married name was Fowler.⁴ She married Charles H. Fowler, son of Harvey Fowler and Emma Ann McKenzie, on 27 January 1897 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010342: Groom: Charles H. Fowler; Age: 26; Res.: Toronto; Born: Colborne; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Journalist; Parents: Harvie Fowler & Emma McKenzie; Bride: Maud Jones; Age: 26; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: Ralph P. Jones & Mary L. Redner; Wit.: James Gilbert Jones, Brighton Twp. & Etta Wesley, Newmarket; Date: Jan 27 1897; Place: Brighton Twp; Rel.: Pres. & Meth; Performed by: Samuel McCauley; Reg'd.: Jan 30 1899; Reg'r.: Darius Crouter, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010342-1897, ancestry.ca.)⁴ Maud Jones died on 4 March 1925 at Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 55; Death Reg'n.#002090: Name: Maud Fowler; Date: Mar 4 1925; Age: 55y 12d; Place: Toronto General Hospital, 4d; Born: Feb 19 1870, Brighton; Status: married; Nat.: Eng; Parents: Ralph Jones & Mary L. Walbridge, both b. Prince Edward Co; Inf.: Charles H. Fowler, 17 Badgerow Ave., Toronto, husband; Burial: Colborne, Mar 7 1925; Und.: Fleury Co., 680 Queen E., TO; Cause: subphrenic abscesses, choleaystitis, 2 yes; Phys.: E. J. Walby, Toronto General Hospital; Reg'd.: Mar 6 1925 (Ontario Death Registration, #002090-1925, ancestry.ca.)⁵ She was buried on 7 March 1925 at Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 7 1925 & location Colborne per Death Reg'n.³

     Beatrice Jones was born in 1872 at Ontario; Date 1872 per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1881 Census: see Ralph Jones.¹

     Lewis Roy Spafford was born on 16 November 1891 at Ontario; Date Nov 16 1891 per 1901 Census. Date 1891 per Burial. Date Nov 1891 per 1911 Census.^1,2,3 He appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1901 Census: see Herman Spafford.² He appeared on the census of June 1911 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1911 Census: see Herman Spafford.³ He died in 1921 at Ontario; Date 1921 per Burial. -.¹ He was buried in 1921 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) SPAFFORD; Mary C. Tompkins; 1862 - 1943; Wife of; Herman E. Spafford; 1860 - 1947; Lewis Roy Spafford; 1891 - 1921; Served in France As CRF Battery CFA? (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004.)¹

     Nellie Grace Rowley was born on 12 February 1899 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#027057: Name: Nellie Grace Rowley; Date: Feb 12 1899; Parents: Amos Rowley, farmer, Brighton Twp. & Jennie McCready; Inf.: Jane Rowley; Phys.: N. B. H. Dean; Reg'd.: Feb 25 1899; Reg'r.: Darius Crouter (Ontario Birth Registration, #027057-1899, ancestrycom) Date Feb 12 1899 per 1901 Census. Date Feb 12 1899 per GEDCOM of Rebecca Aaronson, Aug 25, 2005. Date 1899 per Burial.^1,3,4,5 She appeared on the census of April 1901 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see Amos Rowley.⁴ As of 20 March 1918,her married name was Loomis.¹ She married John Lewis Loomis, son of George Lewis Loomis and Mary "Minnie" Egan, on 20 March 1918 at Brighton Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#013964: Groom: John Lewis Loomis; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Geo. Loomis & Mary Egan; Bride: Grace Nellie Rowley; Age: Nineteen; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Occ.: Millinery; Rel.: Pres; Amos Rowley & Linnie McCready; Expected Res.: Brighton Village; Wit.: Floyd & Jennie Clark, Codrington; Date: Mar 20 1918; Performed by: A. K. McLeod, Brighton, Pres; Sworn: Brighton, March 19 1918; Reg'r.: A. W. Thorne (Ontario Marriage Registration, #013964-1918, ancestry.com)
Name is Jack Loomis per GEDCOM of Rebecca Aaronson, Aug 25, 2005.^1,3,6 Nellie Grace Rowley died on 23 November 1950 at Prince Edward St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 51; Death Reg'n.#039757: Name: Nellie Grace Loomis; Date: Nov 23 1950; Age: 51y 9m 11d; Res.: Prince Edward St., Brighton; Born: Feb 12 1899, Ont; Nat.: Cdn; Status: married; Occ.: housewife, at home 35y, last worked Feb 1 1950; Spouse: John Lewis Loomis; Parents: Amos Rowley & Jennie McCready, both born Ont; Inf.: John L. Loomis, Brighton, husband; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Nov 25 1950; Und.: H.K. Cummings, Brighton; Reg'd.: Nov 24 1950; Reg'r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #039757-1950, ancestry.ca)

Date 1950 per Burial. " ... was predeceased by two wives, Nellis Grace Rowley and Susan Bonnard." per Death Notice of John Lewis Loomis, from The Tweedsmuir Histories of Codrington, copied from microfilm at The Metre Toronto Reference Library, Nov. 2007.^1,7,8 She was buried on 25 November 1950 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) LOOMIS; Lohn L. Loomis; 1896 - 1983; His Beloved Wife; Nellie Grace Rowley; 1899 - 1950 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004)
Date Nov 25 1950 & location Mount Hope Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^1,2

     Muriel Margaret Wells was born in 1900 at Portland Twp., Verona, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Date 1900 per Burial. Date 1900 & location Verona, Ont. per marr. reg'n.^1,2 She lived on 10 December 1924 at Bloomfield, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence Bloomfield per marr. reg'n.² As of 10 December 1924,her married name was Simpson.¹ She married Morley Arthur Russell Simpson, son of Nathan "Alonzo" Simpson and Harriet E. "Hattie" Russell, on 10 December 1924 at Bloomfield, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#017449: Groom: Morley Arthur Russell Simpson; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Rel.: Pres; Parents: Alonzo N. Simpson & Hattie E. Russell; Bride: Muriel Margaret Wells; Age: 24; Res.: Bloomfield; Born: Verona, Ont; Status: spinster; Occ.: nurse; Rel.: Pres; Parents: Thomas Stanley Wells & Mary E. Godfrey; Expected Res.: Bloomfield; Wit.: Russell B. Wells, Brighton & Seybil Western?, Cobourg; Date: Dec 10 1924; Place: Bloomfield; Performed by: A. K. McLeod, Brighton, Pres; Sworn: Brighton, Dec 2 1924 (Ontario Marriage Registration, #017449-1924, ancestry.com.)^1,2 Muriel Margaret Wells lived in 1935 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "317 Simpson, Morley, farmer, Brighton" & "318 Simpson, Mrs. Morley - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1935, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 16 of 126, ancestry.ca.³ She lived in 1945 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "169 Simpson, Morley, buyer, Brighton" & "170 Simpson, Mrs. Morley - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1945, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 73 of 178, ancestry.ca.³ She lived on 30 May 1946 at Village Lot 10, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8321) show that Norman F.G. McKeith? sold Village Lot 9, Brighton Village, Main St. North side, Northumberland Co. to Morley R. Simpson for $2,5001. ITS Date: May 30 1946. Reg'n. Date: Jun 5 1951. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 314 of 399, Village Lot 10, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023.)⁴ She lived in 1949 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "170 Simpson, Morley, Supervisor, Brighton" & "171 Simpson, Mrs. Morley - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1949, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 39 of 156, ancestry.ca.³ She lived on 13 November 1950 at Village Lot 15, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Grant 8298) show that Morley R. Simpson granted "said lot" part of Village Lot 15, Main Street North Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Morley R. Simpson & Muriel M. Simpson (JT) for $1. ITS Date: Nov 13 1950. Reg. Date: Nov 14 1950. (Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 331 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)⁴ She lived on 13 November 1950 at Village Lot 10, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 8298) show that Morley R. Simpson & wife granted Village Lot 9, Brighton Village, Main St. North side, Northumberland Co. to Morley R. Simpson & Muriel M. Simpson (Joint Tenants and not tenants in common) Albert C. Welch for natural love and affection and $1. ITS Date: Nov 13 1950. Reg'n. Date: Nov 141950. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, Pg. 314 of 399, Village Lot 10, Main St. North Side, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023.)⁴ She lived on 29 July 1956 at Village Lot 15, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Grant 17293) show that Morley R. Simpson & his wife Muriel M. Simpson sold part of Village Lot 15, Main Street North Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Herman C. Francis & Anne F. Francis (JT) for $1,000. ITS Date: Jul 29 1956. Reg. Date: Sep 14 1956. (Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 332 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)⁴ She lived in 1962 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "222 Simpson, Morley, gent., Brighton" & "223 Simpson, Muriel - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1962, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 61 of 199, ancestry.ca.³ She lived in 1963 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "218 Simpson, Morley, gentleman, Brighton" & "219 Simpson, Muriel - Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1963, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 66 of 203, ancestry.ca.³ She lived in 1968 at 156 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "222 Simpson, Mrs. Muriel M., homemaker, 156 Main St., Brighton" & "223 Simpson, Morley R., retired, 156 Main St., Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1968, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 287 of 806, ancestry.ca.³ She lived in 1972 at 156 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "245 Simpson, Morley, retired, 156 Main St., Brighton" & "246 Simpson, Mrs. Muriel - 156 Main St., Brighton" Canada Voters Lists, 1972, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, pg. 141 of 361, ancestry.ca.³ She lived on 10 May 1977 at Village Lot 15, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Grant 88803) show that Morley R. Simpson & wife Muriel M. Simpson sold the easterly 239.54 feet of Village Lot 15, Main Street North Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to John A. Simpson (half int.) & Russell G. Simpson (half int.) for $2. ITS Date: May 10 1977. Reg. Date: Jun 2 1977. (Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 332 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 13 2023.)⁴ She was buried in 1983 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) JEWETT - SIMPSON; F. C. Jewett, C.B.E; 1880 - 1951; His Wife; E. Mae Simpson; 1885 - 1965; N. Alonzo Simpson; 1853 - 1955; His Wife; Harriet E. Russell; 1866 - 1953; Morley R. Simpson; 1900 - 1991; His Wife; Muriel M. Wells; 1900 - 1983 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004.)¹ She died in 1983 at Ontario; Date 1983 per Burial.¹

     Frederick Coburn Jewett was born on 18 April 1880 at Sheffield Twp., Sunbury Co., New Brunswick; Date 1880 per Burial. Date 1881 & location New Brunswick per 1921 Census. Date 1880 & location New Brunswick per 1911 Census. Date 1880 per marr. reg'n. Date Apr 18 1880 & location Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick per family tree of petutorA on ancestry.ca, Jun 19 2024.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Ethel May Simpson, daughter of Nathan "Alonzo" Simpson and Harriet E. "Hattie" Russell, on 15 December 1909 at Seymour Twp., Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015415: Groom: Frederic Coburn Jewett; Age: 29; Res.: Campbellford; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Engineer; Rel.: Congregationalist; Parents: Frederic B. Jewett, farmer & Harriet Elizabeth Burpee; Bride: Ethel Mae Simpson; Age: 24; Res.: Campbellford; Status: spinster; Rel.: Pres; Parents: Alonzo Simpson, liveryman & Hattie Russell; Wit.: Donald W. Douglas, Campbellford & Grace Crooks, Hamilton; Date: Dec 15 1909; Place: Campbellford; Performed by: Geo. A. Brown (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015415-1909, ancestry.com.)^1,6 Frederick Coburn Jewett appeared on the census of 1911 at Front St., Campbellford, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 31 at 1911 Census: Jewett, Frederick C., 31, b. New Brunswick Apr 1880, Eng., Meth., civil engineer, married; May E., 25, b. Ont. Jul 1885, Eng., Meth., married (1911 Census: Campbellford, Northumberland East Co., dist. 101, sub-dist. 1-1 (101-32), pg. 16, line 39 - Front St. - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He appeared on the census of 14 June 1921 at Conc 1 Lot 11, Grantham Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1921 Census: Jewett, Frederick C., 40, b. New Brunswick, p.b. N.B., Eng., Congregationalist, Civil Engineer - Gov't Canal B, married; Ehtel M., 35, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Pres., married; Chandler, 5, b. Ont., p.b. Ont. & N.B., Eng., Pres., son; Catharine, 2/12, b. Ont., p.b. N.B. & Ont., Pres., dau; McGillis, Martha, 64, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, immig. 1914, Irish, Meth., domestic, widow (1921 Census: Grantham Twp., Lincoln Co., dist. 100, sub-dist. 13, pg. 19, line 1 - ancestry.ca.)⁴ He died on 28 August 1951 at Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, at age 71; Death Notice: "Jewett. Frederick Coburn - At a local hospital, on Tuesday, August 28, 1951, Frederick Coburn Jewett, beloved husband of Ethel Mae Simpson, in his 72nd year. Funeral private at Brighton, Ont., at 3 pm, on Thursday, August 30th. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery." from "The Ottawa Journal", August 28, 1951, pg. 26, (pg. 729 of 838), ancestry.ca.
Date 1951 per Burial. Date Aug 27 1951 & location Ottawa per family tree of petutorA on ancestry.ca, Jun 19 2024.^1,3,7 He was buried on 30 August 1951 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) JEWETT - SIMPSON; F. C. Jewett, C.B.E; 1880 - 1951; His Wife; E. Mae Simpson; 1885 - 1965; N. Alonzo Simpson; 1853 - 1955; His Wife; Harriet E. Russell; 1866 - 1953; Morley R. Simpson; 1900 - 1991; His Wife; Muriel M. Wells; 1900 - 1983 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004.)¹

     Philip F. Flagler was born on 8 September 1761 at Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ He married Anna Jane Dorland, daughter of Samuel Dorland and Sarah Ann Esmond, circa 1783 at Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2 Philip F. Flagler died in 1812 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹

     Anna Jane Dorland was born on 29 September 1763 at Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; per IGI Record.^1,2 She married Philip F. Flagler circa 1783 at Beekman, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; per IGI Record. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2 As of circa 1783,her married name was Flagler.¹

     Catherine Flagler was born in 1794 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ She married Daniel David Canniff, son of John Canniff and Elizabeth Esther Miller, on 7 February 1816 at Thurlow Twp., Cannifton, Hastings Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ As of 7 February 1816,her married name was Canniff.¹ Catherine Flagler appeared on the census of 1852 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age ? at 1851 Census: see Thomas Flagler (father.)² She died in 1871; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹

     Lettie Flagler was born on 22 September 1787 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ As of 1 June 1813,her married name was Canniff.¹ She married Jonas Canniff, son of James C. Canniff and Elizabeth McBride, on 1 June 1813 at Upper Canada; Date 1811 per FindaGrave. Date Jun 1 1813 per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2 Lettie Flagler died on 24 September 1861 at age 74; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹

     Jeremiah Canniff was born on 24 June 1727 at Terrytown, Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ He married Annatie Derevier circa 1756 at Terrytown, Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ Jeremiah Canniff died on 28 August 1808 at Bombout, Fishkill, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 81; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹

     Annatie Derevier was born on 1 June 1725 at Phiilipsburgh, New York, U.S.A..¹ She married Jeremiah Canniff circa 1756 at Terrytown, Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ As of circa 1756,her married name was Canniff.¹

     James C. Canniff was born on 10 August 1765 at Phillipsburgh, Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ He married Elizabeth McBride on 3 March 1788 at Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ James C. Canniff immigrated circa June 1794 to Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; "When Margaret was but a few weeks old her father, being a U.E. Loyalist, removed from Poughkeepsie to Canada, and settled in Adolphustown on the Bay of Quinte." per Obit of Margaret Singleton.² He married Jane Parliament, daughter of John Parliament and Maria Garnier, on 10 February 1840 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Nov 23 2012.¹ James C. Canniff died on 2 April 1851 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West, at age 85; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹

     Elizabeth McBride was born circa 1770; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ As of 3 March 1788,her married name was Canniff.¹ She married James C. Canniff, son of Jeremiah Canniff and Annatie Derevier, on 3 March 1788 at Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ Elizabeth McBride died on 8 March 1837 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹

     Jonas Canniff was born on 28 December 1789 at Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; Date Dec 28 17890 & location Dutchess Co., NY per FindaGrave. Date Dec 28 1789 & location NY per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2 He married Lettie Flagler, daughter of Philip F. Flagler and Anna Jane Dorland, on 1 June 1813 at Upper Canada; Date 1811 per FindaGrave. Date Jun 1 1813 per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2 Jonas Canniff died on 15 January 1882 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 92; Died at the home of his son Dr. William Canniff per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2 He was buried on 18 January 1882 at Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Jonas James Canniff; BIRTH: 28 Dec 1789, Dutchess County, New York, USA; DEATH: 15 Jan 1882 (aged 92), Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: M 17; MEMORIAL ID: 170255316; Note: United Empire Loyalist. Son of James Canniff & Elizabeth McBridge. Died at home of his son Dr. William Canniff in Toronto. Ten known children with Letty Flagler.
Buried with both wives. Cannifton is named for Jonas. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170255316/jonas-james-canniff.)²

     Margaret Canniff was born on 4 May 1794 at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; Date May 4 1794 & location Poughkeepsie, NY per Obit, transcribed from news article linked to family tree of liz sutherland on ancestry.ca, June 1 2022.
Date 1795 & location USA per 1881 & 1871 Census. Date 1794 per Burial. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2,3,4 She immigrated circa June 1794 to Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; "When Margaret was but a few weeks old her father, being a U.E. Loyalist, removed from Poughkeepsie to Canada, and settled in Adolphustown on the Bay of Quinte." per Obit of Margaret Singleton.⁴ She lived on 3 February 1810 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Loyalist List: Canniff, James of Adolphustown. Jonas of Adolphustown; m. Letty Flagler, 1 June 1813; d. 15 Jan. 1882 age 92. O.C. 16 Feb 1811. John of Thurlow. O.C. 20 May 1817. Mary, m. Rykerson R. Haight of Fredericksburgh. O.C. 6 Feb 1823. Sarah, m. Thomas Casey of Marysburgh, 3 Feb 1810. O.C. 19 Feb 1823. Margaret, m. John Singleton of Murray, 3 Feb 1810. O.C. 23 July 1823. Allida, m. -- Clapp of Adolphustown. O.C. 7 Oct 1830,9 March 1837. Cleo. O.C. 7 Feb 1833. Elizabeth, m. -- Hawley of Adolphustown. O.C. 7 Feb 1833. Nancy, m. Cornelius Van Horn of Hillier. O.C. 22 June 1825. (The Loyalist List in Ontario, Vol. C., pg. 51 (pg 59 of 420, ancestry.ca.)⁵ As of 3 February 1811,her married name was Singleton.¹ She lived on 3 February 1811 at Singleton's River, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "On the 3rd of Feby, 1811, she was married by the Rev. Robert McDowall, of Fredericksburgh, to Mr. John Singleton, only son of Capt. George Singleton, of Singleton's River, as Belleville was then called." per Obit of Margaret Singleton.
Note: The term "Singleton's River" refers to the present city of Belleville, although for some time before that name was applied to the place around 1818, it was called Meyers Creek after John Walden Meyers who became the dominant figure after Goerge Singleton died in 1789.⁴ She married John Singleton, son of Capt. George Singleton and Ann "Nancy" McArthur, on 3 February 1811 at Thurlow Twp., Singleton River, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 3 1811 per Loyalist List - see per his father, Capt. George Singleton. Date Feb 3 1810 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Nov. 22, 2004. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.
Note: From the Singleton point of view, the place was called Singleton's River, but others called it Meyers Creek. John Walden Meyers would have much stronger influence with the authorities due to his extensive secret service work during the war, so he won out on grants of land at the mouth of the Moira River. Belleville would be named such around 1818.^1,5 Margaret Canniff "Papers and magazines were brought in by stage. The earliest magazine recorded is the MOTHER'S MAGAZINE published in 1844 and was read by Hiram Buckley and family. Mrs. Duncan, born in 1844, who lived with her grandmother, Mrs. John Singleton, said: "a paper, the Montreal Witness, came once a week to Brighton, just two men being subscribers - A.C. Singleton and Alex. Martin - and when the paper arrived by the Stage, you can hardly imagine how everybody was anxious to know of what was going on in the world. In the evening after the paper arrived, the men assembled in A.C. Singleton's store, where the counter served as a platform. Mr. Alex. Martin perched upon the counter with a man on either side of him holding a candle that he might see to read. The war was talked over and there were great discussions before they parted for the night." page 154 & 155 of The Tobey Book. in 1844 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West.⁶ She appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Margaret Singleton; Conc A, Lot 35, occ., prop., widow (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁷ She appeared on the census of 1850 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: Margaret Singleton; Conc A, Lot 35, occ., P School, prop; Total 4 persons (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁷ She lived on 24 February 1852 at Village Lot 1 Singleton St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Release A481) show that Margaret Singleton (widow of John Singleton) released her interest in the west half of the west half of lot 35, conc A, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. (later designated as Lot 1 north of Singleton Street) to Abraham C. Singleton. ITS Date: Feb 24 1852. Reg. Date: Jan 26 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, North of Singleton Street, Lot 1, pg. 009 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan)
Also re Conc A Lot 35: Land Registry Records (B&S A501) show that Abrham C. Singleton sold the west half of the west half of lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Margaret Singleton. ITS Date: Feb 2 1852. Reg. Date: Feb 17 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, East Side of Young, Lot 1, pg. 167 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan.)⁸ She lived on 16 February 1853 at Conc A Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 803) show that Agnus A. Chisholm & other sold part of the east half of Conc A Lot 35 to Margaret Singleton, ITS Date: Feb 16, 1853, Reg. Date: Apr 17, 1853.⁸ She lived on 11 March 1857 at Village Lot 21, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim A804) show that Isaac C. Proctor issued a Quit Claim re "Hallett Lot North Half would appear to cover lot 21", Village Lot 21, Prince Edward Street, East Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Margaret Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 11 1857. Reg'n. Date: Apr 17 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 143 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca, by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 21 2020.)⁸ She lived on 14 October 1857 at Village Lot 12, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A737) show that Abraham C. Singleton sold "supposed to be this lot", lot 12, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Margaret Singleton. ITS Date: Oct 14 1857. Reg'n. Date: Oct 20 1857. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 101 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 14 October 1857 at Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A737) show that Abraham C. Singleton sold "supposed to be this lot", lot 11, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Margaret Singleton. ITS Date: Oct 14 1857. Reg'n. Date: Oct 20 1857. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 098 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 68 at 1861 Census: see A. C. Singleton (son.)⁹ She lived on 3 June 1861 at Village Lot 1, East of Young, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A89) show that Margaret Singleton sold Village Lot 1, Brighton, the west half of the west half of lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Leonara E. Singleton. ITS Date: Jun 3 1861. Reg. Date: Aug 29 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, East Side of Young, Lot 1, pg. 167 of 220, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 12 June 1861 at Village Lot 12, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A113) show that Trust & Loan Company sold "the west half of the township lot, reservations", lot 12, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Margaret Singleton. ITS Date: Jun 12 1861. Reg'n. Date: Dec 20 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 101 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 12 June 1861 at Village Lot 12, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A125) show that Margaret Singleton sold "supposed to include this lot", lot 12, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Leonora E. Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 31 1862. Reg'n. Date: Apr 9 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 101 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 12 June 1861 at Lot 1 North of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A113) show that the Trust and Loan Company sold "the same land with reservations" to Margaret Singleton. ITS Date: Jun 12 1861. Reg. Date: Dec 30 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, North of Singleton Street, Lot 1, pg. 009 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan)
Note: The transactions seem to suggest that ownership of the Singleton farm went from Abraham C. Singleton to his mother Margaret and then she sold it in 1862.⁸ She lived on 20 June 1861 at Lot 1 North of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage (Brighton Village) A87) show that Margaret Singleton took a mortgage for $3,520 from the Trust & Loan Company re "the same land with reservations". ITS Date: Jun 20 1861. Reg. Date: Aug 12 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, North of Singleton Street, Lot 1, pg. 009 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan)
Note: This is the first transaction specifically shown to be under "Brighton Village" because Brighton Village had separated from Brighton township in 1859 and was now an incorporated municipality. Same land, just under a different structure of governance.⁸ She lived on 11 November 1861 at Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A109) show that Margaret Singleton sold "the same with a right of way", lot 11, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Isaiah Thayer. ITS Date: Nov 11 1861. Reg'n. Date: Nov 13 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 098 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 20 December 1861 at Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A113) show that Trust & Loan Company sold "the west half of the township lot, reservations", lot 11, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Margaret Singleton. ITS Date: Jun 12 1861. Reg'n. Date: Dec 20 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 098 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 20 December 1861 at Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A113) show that Trust & Loan Company sold "the west half of the township lot, reservations", lot 11, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Margaret Singleton. ITS Date: Jun 12 1861. Reg'n. Date: Dec 20 1861. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 098 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 31 March 1862 at Village Lot 21, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim A126) show that Margaret Singleton issued a Quit Claim re "the same", Village Lot 21, Prince Edward Street, East Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Leonora E. Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 31 1862. Reg'n. Date: Apr 9 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 143 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca, by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 21 2020.)⁸ She lived on 31 March 1862 at Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S A125) show that Margaret Singleton sold "supposed to include this lot", lot 11, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Leonora E. Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 31 1862. Reg'n. Date: Apr 9 1862. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 098 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 13 September 1862 at Village Lot 13, Young St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 174) show that Margaret Singleton sold "the same", Village Lot 13, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to William C. Bowles. ITS Date: Sep 13 1862. Reg'n. Date: Aug 17 1863. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, Village Lot 14, Young St. East, page 207 of 220, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 13 September 1862 at Village Lot 14, Young St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 174) show that Margaret Singleton sold "the same", Village Lot 14, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to William C. Bowles. ITS Date: Sep 13 1862. Reg'n. Date: Aug 17 1863. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, Village Lot 14, Young St. East, page 210 of 220, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 13 September 1862 at Lot 1 North of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A215) show that Margaret Singleton sold 3/10 acre of Village Lot 1, north of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Lewis A. Purdy. ITS Date: Sep 13 1862. Reg. Date: Mar 29 1864. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, North Side of Singleton, Lot 1, pg. 009 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Feb 4 2022 by Dan.)⁸ She lived on 20 September 1862 at Village Lot 10, Alice St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant B24) show that Margaret Singleton sold "the same, 1/5 acres", Lot 10, Alice St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Henry Nix. ITS Date: Sep 20 1862. Reg'n. Date: Dec 11 1867. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 001, pg. 078 of 339, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 76 at 1871 Census: Singleton, Margaret, 76, b. United States, French, Can. Pres., Widow; Abraham C., 49, b. Ont., Irish, C. Pres., farmer, single; Melissa, 46, b. Ont., Irish, WM, single; Leonora, 42, b. Ont., Irish, WM, single.³ She lived on 3 November 1871 at Village Lot 7, Dundas St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant C729) show that Margaret Singleton & Leonora E. Singleton granted "said lot", Lot 7, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to William Coyle. ITS Date: Nov 3 1871. Reg'n. Date: Jul 31 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland County, Brighton Village, Book 002, page 286 of 298, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She lived on 13 November 1871 at Conc A Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant C729) show that Margaret Singleton & Lenora E. Singleton sold "Part West half south of Dundas St., lying west of Village Lot 19", Lot 19, Dundas St. South, Brighton Village, Northumberland County to William Coyle. ITS Date: Nov 13 1871. Reg'n. Date: Jul 31 1875. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 013, pg. 072 of 185, OnLand.ca.)⁸ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 86 at 1881 Census: see Abraham Singleton (son.)² She died on 23 July 1886 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 92; "Margaret Singleton Obituary (unknown newspaper); “Mrs. Margaret Singleton; Relict of the late John Singleton, departed this life on Friday, the 23rd of July, 1886, in the village of Brighton, Ont., aged 92 years. A brief sketch of her life may be of interest to the public as well as to her many personal friends. It will, therefore, be necessary to speak first of her birth and childhood. She was born in Poughkeepsie, on the Hudson River, May the 4th, 1794. She had three brothers, all older, and six sisters all younger than herself. They were the children of James and Elizabeth (McBride) Canniff. The names of these ten children were Jonas, John, Abraham, Margaret, Sarah, Ann, Mary, Olive, Chloe, and Elizabeth. When Margaret was but a few weeks old her father, being a U.E. Loyalist, removed from Poughkeepsie to Canada, and settled in Adolphustown on the Bay of Quinte. Here she spent the early years of her life and here she received as good an education as the time and locality offered.
On the 3rd of Feby, 1811, she was married by the Rev. R-Lt. McDowall, of Fredericksburgh, to Mr. John Singleton, only son of Capt. George Singleton, of Singleton’s River, as Belleville was then called.
It may be interesting to some to know that Capt. George Singleton was the son of the Rev. John Singleton, of Armagh, Ireland, (a memorial tablet of whom is said to be in the English Cathedral of that city.)
Capt. Singleton came to this country in early life and was in the merchantile business in Montreal but enlisted in the army and served in the war of 1776 under Sir John Johnson, was wounded in the siege of Fort Schuyler and taken prisoner.
At the close of the war he came to Canada and on account of military services drew over 5000 acres of land, a part of which forms the present city of Belleville. He married Miss Ann MacArthur and the only child of this marriage became the husband of Margaret Caniff. Capt. Singleton died at his farm in Fredericksburgh in September, 1789, while on a journey, accompanied by his wife and child, from their home at Singleton’s River to Kingston.
In April 1815, John Singleton and his wife removed from Singleton’s River where they had resided from the time of their marriage, and came to live in what was then an almost unbroken forest, but is now the site of the village of Brighton. Here they began to clear for themselves a place for a home and on that very spot they commenced their pioneer life where their home has stood for 73 years.
On the evening of one of their first days while the husband was burning brush two men were observed going eastward in the path through the woods. The travelers said nothing to the new comers but passed on and were soon out of sight. That evening about 1 ½ miles east in a thickly wooded ravine the mail carrier was seized by two men, tied to a tree, his horse shot; and the mails robbed of much valuable matter including some important military dispatches. It was at that time considered that the travelers noticed were the notorious Bill Johnson and a companion, and that they affected their escape by a boat moored in Presque Isle Bay in charge of a daughter of Johnston. A schooner nearly completed was burned in the harbour about the same time. Such were some of the things that served to break the monotony of the life of the early pioneers.
In their homes in Belleville and Brighton were born to John and Margaret Singleton five children all still living. These were all baptized by that venerable pioneer Presbyterian Minister, the Rev. Robert McDowall who often remained with them when passing through on his missionary journey. In their early days many were the ministers who found a welcome to their home—ministers of all Evangelical churches.
But death at length invaded their home. On the 14th April, 1837, a time of great excitement and commotion in the country, the head of the family was taken sick, and after an illness of eight days succumbed to the disease and breathed his last. The blow was very severe but God was dealing mercifully, alth[o]ugh the affliction was great. About this time the Rev. Charles Jones, a minister of the American Presbyterian Church came to Brighton, and under his preaching God was pleased, with others, to bring Margaret Singleton to see the light of his face; and she then became and continued to be a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. In testimony of her attachment to that church, she and her family gave the site for a church to be used only as such, and on it a church was erected which has been used until lately by the Presbyterians of Brighton: but was sold for the purpose of making a payment on the church purchased by them from the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Singleton bore a consistent Christian character during her long life. She delighted in reading the Scriptures and in prayer her disposition was remarkably happy. It is believed that she never allowed any poor person to leave her door unfed. Her last days were peaceful and contented. She often said to those who called upon her “Do you not think I am well cared for?” The occasional visits of her eldest brother, Mr. Jonas Caniff, of Belleville, the father of Dr. Wm. Caniff, of Toronto, were much enjoyed. She survived her brother by three years.
When she was deprived through infirmity of attending the sanctuary, she almost daily read sermons written by Dr. Guthrie, Spurgeon, Moody, and other ministers. The Scriptures were her delight. The 23rd Psalm was a great favorite and verses of poetry were often repeated, of which she was very fond; one of which was: “Oh! to grave how great a debtor, Daily I’m constrained to be, Let they goodness like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to thee.”
During the last few weeks of her life she suffered at times severe pain and on the morning of the 23rd of July, 1886, she fell asleep in Jesus. The funeral was attended by a number of sympathizing friends. The Rev. Mr. Sutherland, of Warkworth, was at the request of the friends invited to attend the funeral. He preached an excellent sermon. The Rev. Dr. Hodgkins, of Colborne, also related some very interesting and touching reminiscences of the earlier years of her Christian life. The Rev. Mr. McLeod, of Brighton, took part in the services. The Rev. Mr. Duncan, Colborne, her pastor, was also present and being a near relative was one of the pall bearers. The other pall bearers were her own nearest relatives they being her only sons George and A.C. Singleton, Geo. S. Marsh, half-brother of her husband, Harry Meade, her grandson, and William Duncan, her great-grandson. This was somewhat remarkable, as they are the representatives of five generations. Her remains were carried to their last resting place in Mount Hope Cemetery and there deposited in hope of a “blessed and glorious resurrection.”
The following is an extract from a communication of Dr. Caniff, Toronto, with reference to the above obituary notice.— “I should much like to see a memoir of your mother published. Lives like hers should not be forgotten. In her life are lessons which should be understood by Canadians at large.” A.C.S”; Original owned by Patti Nickolaus; Transcribed by Lynelle Swensen" this document came to me as a PDF file attached to an email from Shelley MacKenzie, a Singleton researcher who I contacted with a question. It represents the complete obituary, in contrast to several pages of the newspaper article that are connected to various trees in ancestry.ca. This one includes the important information about the death of John Singleton. (Dan Buchanan, June 2 2022)


Date 1886 per Memorial.^10,4,11 She was buried on 25 July 1886 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) John Singleton; Born 1789 Died 1837; Margaret Canniff; Born 1794 Died 1886; Their Children; George; 1815 - 1892; Melissa; 1820 - 1891; Abraham; 1817 - 1903; Leonora; 1822 - 1909 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004, by Dan.) Date of Death July 23 1886 per Obit.^10,4

     John Singleton was born in January 1789 at Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Quebec; Date Jan 1789 per " ... The Singletons now had a young son, George, just nine months old." pg. 5, The Story of the Singletons, The Rambling River: History of Thurlow Township by Mary G. Plumpton Location Adolphustown per IGI Record. Date 1789 per 1803 Census. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.
Note re Location: The Province of Quebec was divided into Upper and Lower Canada in 1792 so before that it was still Quebec.^1,2 He appeared on the census of 31 May 1789 at St. Paul's Church, Fredericksburgh Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Quebec; per IGI Record.² He John's father, Captain George Singleton, died at Ernestown during a trip to Montreal in September 1789, nine months after his only child was born. in September 1789 at Ernestown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Quebec. He lived on 10 June 1797 at Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "Singleton, George of Thurlow. Capt. KRRNY. He was buried 23 Sept 1789. OC 10 June 1797; John of Thurlow, m. Margaret Canniff, 3 Feb 1811. OC 16 Feb 1810. Only Heir." Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists, Ontario Registers CD.³ He appeared on the census of 1803 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Age 14 at 1803 Census: see Alexander Chisholm (step-father) (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived on 3 February 1811 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Loyalist List: Singleton, George of Thurlow. Capt., KRRNY. He was buried 23 Sep. 1789. OC 10 June 1797. John of Thurlow, m. Margaret Canniff, 3 Feb 1811. OC 16 Feb 1810. Only heir. (The Loyalists in Ontario, pg. 291, (pg 299 of 420, ancestry.ca.)³ He married Margaret Canniff, daughter of James C. Canniff and Elizabeth McBride, on 3 February 1811 at Thurlow Twp., Singleton River, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 3 1811 per Loyalist List - see per his father, Capt. George Singleton. Date Feb 3 1810 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Lewis, Nov. 22, 2004. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.
Note: From the Singleton point of view, the place was called Singleton's River, but others called it Meyers Creek. John Walden Meyers would have much stronger influence with the authorities due to his extensive secret service work during the war, so he won out on grants of land at the mouth of the Moira River. Belleville would be named such around 1818.^1,3 John Singleton lived in April 1815 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In April 1815, John Singleton and his wife removed from Singleton's River where they had resided from the time of their marriage, and came to live in what was then an almost unbroken forest, but is now the site of the village of Brighton. Here they began to clear for themselves a place for a home and on that very spot they commenced their pioneer life where their home has stood for 73 years." per Obit of Margaret Singleton.⁵ He lived in April 1815 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The following quote comes from the Ensign of April 22, 1887 and was part of the obituary of Mrs. Margaret Singleton. "In April 1815, John Singleton and his wife removed from Singleton's River where they had resided from the time of their marriage, and came to live in what was then an almost unbroken forest, but is now the site of the Village of Brighton." from page 64 of The Tobey Book.⁶ He lived after May 1815 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1815 Assessment: John Singleton; 1,450 acres wild land (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of after May 1815 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1815 Census: Jn. Singleton; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived after May 1815 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The Tobey Book, pg. 47, shows "We have now recorded eight families whose land was offically registered. They are" Obediah Simpson, 1796; Jeremiah Scripture 1808; James Richardson, 1809; Henry Nix, 1811; Josiah Proctor, 1814; John Singleton, 1815; T. D. Sandford, 1817; and James Lyons, 1817. Undoubtedly there were a few who were squatters living on land marked by themselves and not by a surveyor. Therefore these people are not mentioned in the Ontario Registry."
Note: An example of "squatters" would be Alexander Chisholm who built mills on the creek where Spring Valley is now. He came in expecting to get the Crown Reserve granted to him but his wife Nancy and step-son John Singleton did not own the land until the 1820's.⁶ He lived on 3 July 1815 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 452) show that William Lounsbury sold 100 acres of lot 35, conc B, Murray Twp. to John Singleton. ITS Date: Jul 3 1815. Reg'n. Date: Jul 11 1803. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc B, pg. 252 of 256, page copied from OnLand.ca, by Dan Buchanan, Nov 21 2020)
Note: It does not say so, but indications are that this was the north half of lot 35.⁷ He appeared on the census of 1816 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1816 Census: John Singleton; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived in 1816 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1816 Assessment: John Singleton; 86 acres uncult; 2 acres cultivated; 1,600 acres uncultivated (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived on 7 February 1816 at Conc 2 Lot 5, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that John Singleton obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of Lot 5, Conc. 2, Thurlow Twp., ITS Date: Feb 7, 1816.⁷ He lived on 7 February 1816 at Conc 2 Lot 6, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that John Singleton obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of Lot 6, Conc. 2, Thurlow Twp., ITS Date: Feb 7, 1816.⁷ He lived in 1817 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Assessment: John Singleton; 1,560 acres uncult; 30 acres cultivated (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He "There was a great deal of trouble getting many of the patents for Crown Land along the Front Concession and it was not until 1817 that the son, George, received them in his father's name. Lots 5 and 6 on the 2nd Concession were then sold to Mrs. Singleton's father, James Canniff of Ernestown. The Singleton's went to pioneer at Little Lake in Cramahe Township, near Brighton, where George and his son, Abraham, eventually had a saw-mill and lumber business. Mrs. Margaret Singleton lived until 1860." pg. 6, The Story of the Singletons, The Rambling River: History of Thurlow Township by Mary G. Plumpton
Note: Some of these details do not match the documents. John Singleton's wife was Margaret Canniff and they lived at Conc B, Lot 35, Murray Township which was the eventual east side of the village of Brighton. They do not appear in the Cramahe census records at all. Abraham was a son of John Singleton and they farmed in the said lot at Brighton. in 1817 at Conc 1 & 2 Lots 5 & 6, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada.⁸ He appeared on the census of 1817 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: John Singleton; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 female under 16; Total 4 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived on 27 June 1817 at Conc 2 Lot 5 & 6, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Deed D392) show that John Singleton sold 400 acres of Lots 5 and 6, Conc 2, to James Canniff, ITS Date: June 27, 1817, Reg'.: June 30, 1817.⁷ He lived on 20 December 1817 at Conc 1 Lot 6, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that John Singleton obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of Lot 6, Conc 1, Thurlow Twp. ITS Date: Dec 20 1817. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Thurlow Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 388, Pg 185 of 377, Conc 1, Lot 6, by Dan, May 25 2021.)⁷ He appeared on the census of 1818 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: John Singleton; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 female under 16 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived in 1818 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Assessment: John Singleton; 800 acres Midland Dist uncult; 659 acres uncult; 25 acres cultivated (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.) He lived on 3 September 1818 at Conc 2 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Records (BS 677) show that Edward Goodyear, Jr. sold 90 acres in East Half of Lot 1, Conc 2, to John Singleton. ITS Date: Sep 3 1818. Reg. Date: Jul 13 1819. (Land Registry Records, Cramahe Twp., Conc 2, Lot 1, Northumberland County Archives, Cobourg Public Library.)⁷ He appeared on the census of 1819 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: John Singleton; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female under 16: Total 6 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He Theiler & Steele and Cyrus Marsh issued a receipt to John Singleton for pounds 200.0.0 in payment for a schooner." from page 90 of The Tobey Book. (Note: There is not date associated with this anecdotal info, but the chapter covers the time before 1850, and we know Cyrus Marsh died around 1828. (Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2022) circa 1820 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.⁶ He lived in 1820 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Assessment: John Singleton; (unclear) appears to show Thurlow, 1,000 acres Conc 3 Lots 6 & 7??? (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1820 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: John Singleton; 2 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16: Total 6 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1821 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: John Singleton; 1 male over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females under 16: Total 6 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1821 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census & Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, Lot 35, south half, 16 acres cult; Conc B., Lot 35, north half, 86 acres uncult., 16 acres cult. (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1822 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census & Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, Lot 35, south half, 16 acres cult; Conc B., Lot 35, north half, 86 acres uncult., 16 acres cult. (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1822 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: John Singleton; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived in 1823 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, South part of Lot 15; 16 acres cult; Conc B, North Half of Lot 35 - 85 acres uncult., 15 acres cult. (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.) He appeared on the census of 1823 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: John Singleton; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived in 1824 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc B, Lot 35, 91 acres uncult., 25 acres cult. (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1824 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: John Singleton; 3 males under 16; 3 females under 16; 2 males over 16; 1 females over 16 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived on 4 May 1824 at Conc 1 Lot 6, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S G 908) show that John Singleton is the Grantor and John Taylor is the Grantee for "part Lot 6 off SW part", Conc 1, Thurlow Twp. ITS Date: May 4 1824. Reg'n. Date: May 10 1824. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Thurlow Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 388 Pg 185 of 377, Conc 1, Lot 6, by Dan, May 25 2021.)⁷ He lived on 4 May 1824 at Broken Front Lot 6, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S G 908) show that John Singleton is the Grantor and John Taylor is the Grantee for "supposed to be as in C267" re Lot 6 Broken Front, Thurlow Twp. ITS Date: May 4 1824. Reg'n. Date: May 10 1824. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Thurlow Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 386, Pg 032 of 257, Broken Front Lot 6, by Dan, May 25 2021.)
Note: Frankly, I have no clue what this transaction means. John Singleton (son of George) has sold Lot 6 BF to John Canniff in 1814 and Taylor does not appear again afterward. (Dan Buchanan, May 25 2021.)⁷ He lived on 14 June 1824 at Conc 2 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (BS 1137) show that John Singleton & wife sold 56 acres of east half Lot 1, Conc 2, to Benjamin Davidson. ITS Date: Jun 14 1824. Reg. Date: Jun 15 1824. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, Lot 1, pg 005 of 317, pg 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan May 11 2020)
Note: This is the east part of lot 1 - the west part 35 acres was sold to Thomas D. Sanford.⁷ He lived in 1825 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc B, North Half Lot 35, 60 acres uncult., 40 acres cult; Conc A, Part Lot 35 - 56 acres uncult., 6 acres cult. (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1825 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: John Singleton; 2 males under 16; 3 females under 16; 3 males over 16; 1 females over 16; Total 9 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived on 9 June 1825 at Conc 2 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Records (BS 1539) show John Singleton & wife sold 35 acres of the SE part of the East Half of Lot 1, Conc 2, to Thomas D. Sanford. ITS Date: Jun 9 1825. Reg. Date: jun 22 1827. (Land Registry Records, Cramahe Twp., Conc 2, Lot 1, Northumberland County Archives, Cobourg Public Library)
Note: This would be the southern part, from Main Street up to just north of Proctor House.⁷ He appeared on the census of 1826 at Conc A & B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census & Assessment: John Singleton; 95 acres uncultivated; 6 acres cultivated; Lot 35; Conc A; 20 acres uncultivated; 28 acres cultivated; Lot 35; Conc B; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 3 females under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)
Note: This lot is on the western boundary of Murray Township and would become the east side of the village of Brighton.⁴ He lived on 20 October 1826 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1633) show that John Singleton sold "1/4 acre, supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 19, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Sarah Nix. ITS Date: Oct 20 1826. Reg'n. Date: Feb 26 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 136 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)
Note: Brighton Vilalge would be created April 1831. Did they use Village Lot numbers BEFORE that, of is this a bit of hind-sight?⁷ He lived on 18 November 1826 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 2351) show that John & Margaret Singleton sold "1/2 acre", Conc B, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Richard Spencer. ITS Date: Nov 18 1826. Reg'n. Date: Sep 26 1831. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc B, pg. 252 of 256, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 21 2020.)⁷ He lived on 18 November 1826 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 2351) show that John & Margaret Singleton sold "1/2 acre, supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 15, Prince Edward St. East, (Conc A, Lot 35) Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Richard Spencer. ITS Date: Nov 18 1826. Reg'n. Date: Sep 26 1831. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 120 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)
Note: Same transaction recorded in Brighton Village records, under Prince Edward St. East Side., Village Lot 15. This is the south-west corner of Prince Edward and Elizabeth Streets. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 29 2024.)⁷ He lived in 1827 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, Lot 35, 90 acres uncult., 10 acres cult; Conc B, Lot 35 - 15 acres uncult., 25 acres cult; Conc A, Lot 35 - 100 acres uncult. (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1827 at Conc A & B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: John Singleton; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16; 3 females under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived on 8 February 1827 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Record (B&S 1619) show that John Singleton granted "East part of west quarter, 50 acres, 17 ½ chains wide", Lot 35, Concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Benjamin Way. ITS Date: Feb 8 1827. Reg'n. Date: Dec 28 1827. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Book 012, page 070 of 203, OnLand.ca.)⁷ He 1828 Northumberland Militia Return: Capt. John Singleton, 2nd Company, 3rd Regiment (Sgt. Archibald C. Chisholm is listed immediately below) in 1828 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada. He lived on 11 November 1828 at Conc 1 Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (BS 3688) show John Singleton sold 100 acres of the south half of Lot 34, Conc 1, to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: Nov 11 1828. Reg. Date: Dec 5 1834. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Brighton Twp., Northumberland County, Conc 1, Lot 34, pg 276 of 307, pg. 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan, Oct 5 2021.)⁷ He lived on 18 December 1828 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 2140) show that John Singleton sold 1 acre in the north part of lot 35, concession B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Isaac Carey. ITS Date: Dec 18 1828. Reg'n.: Date: Feb 24 1831. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc. B, pg. 252 of 256, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Dev 5, 2022)
Note: This was south of Elizabeth St. (Highway 2) and east of Prince Edward Street.⁷ He lived in 1829 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1829 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, Lot 35, 85 acres uncult., 15 acres cult; 1 male over 16; 2 males under 16; 2 females over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 7 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1830 at Conc A & B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Assessment: John Singleton; 78 acres uncultivated; 22 acres cultivated; Part of Lot 35; Conc A (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived in April 1831 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "One regards this corner with curiosity and respect for it is known that in 1831 at the Union Hall kept by S. Kellogg, Brighton first got its name." page 109 of The Tobey Book.⁶ He lived in 1832 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc B, Part Lot 35, 62 acres uncult., 38 acres cult; Conc B, Lot 35 - 1 1/2 acres cult; 2 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 6 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived on 21 August 1832 at Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 2723) show that John Singleton sold "Supposed to be part of this lot", Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Simeon Kellogg. ITS Date: Aug 21 1832. Reg'n. Date: Sep 7 1832. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 163 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)⁷ He lived in 1833 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, West Half Lot 35, 6 acres uncult., 30 acres cult; 2 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 6 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived in 1834 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1834 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, West Half Lot 35, 70 acres uncult., 30 acres cult; 3 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 6 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived on 19 March 1834 at Village Lot 1, Dundas St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 4481) show that Anne Marsh & Archibald C. Chisholm sold 50 acres of the west half of the west half of lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to John Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 19, 1834, Reg. Date: June 25, 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, East Side of Young, Lot 1, pg. 167 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan.)⁷ He lived on 19 March 1834 at Lot 1 North of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3903) show that Anne Marsh & Archibald C. Chisholm sold the west half of the west half of lot 35, conc A, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. (later designated as Lot 1 north of Singleton Street) to John Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 19, 1834, Reg. Date: June 25, 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, North of Singleton Street, Lot 1, pg. 009 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan.)⁷ He lived on 19 March 1834 at Village Lot 11, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3903) show that Anne Marsh & A.C. Chisholm sold "supposed to be this lot", lot 11, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to John Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 19 1834. Reg'n. Date: Jun 28 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 098 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁷ He lived on 19 March 1834 at Village Lot 12, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3903) show that Anne Marsh & A.C. Chisholm sold "supposed to be this lot", lot 12, East of Prince Edward St., Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to John Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 19 1834. Reg'n. Date: Jun 28 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 101 of 310, OnLand.ca.)⁷ He lived in 1835 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1835 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, West Half Lot 35, 71 acres uncult., 37 acres cult; 3 males over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived on 18 June 1835 at Conc A Conc 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3934) show that John Singleton sold "1/2 acre, more or less, supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 1, Dundas St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to James Taylor. ITS Date: Jun 18 1835. Reg'n. Date: Jun 25 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 002, Village Lot 1, Dundas St. North, page 262 of 298, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 20 2023.)⁷ He lived on 24 July 1835 at Village Lot 5, Dundas St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 4227) show that John Singleton sold "supposed to be this lot with other land", Lot 5, Dundas South, Brighton Village, Northumberland County to William Robertson. ITS Date: Jul 24 1835. Reg'n. Date: Mar 23 1836. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 002, pg. 235 of 298, OnLand.ca)
Note: This is the first reference the village lot.⁷ He lived in 1836 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1836 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, West Half Lot 35, 66 acres uncult., 35 acres cult; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 5 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He lived before 1837 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc B, West Half Lot 35, 78 acres uncult., 30 acres cult; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 females under 16; Total 5 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He appeared on the census of before 1837 at Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1837 Assessment: John Singleton; 78 acres uncultivated; 30 acres cultivated; West 1/2 Lot 35; Conc B (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁴ He died on 22 April 1837 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, at age 48; "But death at length invaded their home. On the 14th April, 1837, a time of great excitement and commotion in the country, the head of the family was taken sick, and after an illness of eight days succumbed to the disease and breathed his last." from the complete Obituary of Margaret Singleton sent to my by Shelley MacKenzie via email June 2 2022.
(Note: I am assuming we should use the date April 22 1837 for the death of John Singleton, based on this info. (Dan Buchanan, June 2 2022)
Date 1837 per Burial. Date Apr 14 1837 & location Brighton Village per family tree of Shelley MacKenzie on ancestry.ca, June 2 2022.^9,5 He was buried on 24 April 1837 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) John Singleton; Born 1789 Died 1837; Margaret Canniff; Born 1794 Died 1886; Thier Children; George; 1815 - 1892; Melissa; 1820 - 1891; Abraham; 1817 - 1903; Leonora; 1822 - 1909 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004, by Dan.)
Date of Death Apr 22 1837 per Obituary of Margaret Singleton provided by Shelley MacKenzie on ancestry.ca, June 2 2022.^9,5 He appeared on the census of 1839 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: John Singleton; 2 males over 16; 3 females over 16 (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)
Note: I checked this 1839 Census Record again and confirmed that John Singleton is shown as I recorded earlier. There is both an assessment record and a census record showing his name in 1839. This raises the question of the 1837 death date, which is recorded on the Memorial. (Dan Buchanan, June 2 2022.)⁴ He appeared on the census of 1839 at Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Assessment: John Singleton; Conc A, Lot 35, west half of the south part, 60 acres uncult, 40 acres cult. (Newcastle Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)
Note: I checked this 1839 records again and confirmed that John Singleton is shown as I recorded earlier. There is both an assessment record and a census record showing his name in 1839. This raises the question of the 1837 death date, which is recorded on the Memorial. (Dan Buchanan, June 2 2022.)⁴

     Nancy Ana Canniff was born in 1800 at Upper Canada; Date 1800 & location Ontario per 1871 Census. Date 1800 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1799 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004. Date 1799 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^1,4,2,5 As of 1 September 1818,her married name was Van Horn.¹ She married Cornelius Van Horn, son of Cornelius Van Horn and Minche Moore, on 1 September 1818 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date Sep 1 1818 & location Adolphustown Twp. per family tree of jwillert43 on ancestry.ca, Jan 27 2024. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,3 Nancy Ana Canniff appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 52 at 1851 Census: see Cornelius Van Horn.² She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 61 at 1861 Census: see Cornelius Van Horn.⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1871 Census: Vanhorn, Nancy, 71, b. Ont., Ger., widow; nancy, 36, b. Ont., Ger., single; Chamberlain, Sarah, 33.⁴ She died on 2 February 1878 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 2 1878 per Burial. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,6 She was buried on 4 February 1878 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory; Of; Nancy; Wife of; Cornelius VanHorn; Died Feb. 2, 1878; Aged; 78 Y'rs & 7 Mo's (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004)
FindaGrave: Name: Nancy Ana Canniff Van Horn; BIRTH: 15 Jul 1799, Hastings, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 2 Feb 1878 (aged 78), Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 134523802 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134523802/nancy-ana-van_horn.)^6,7

     Cornelius Van Horn was born on 2 August 1798 at Adolpustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 1789 per Memorial. Date Aug 2 1798 & location Ont. per FindaGrave. Date 1796 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1798 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1799 & location Hillier per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004. Date 1798 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Aug 2 1798 & location Adolphustown Twp. per family tree of jwillert43 on ancestry.ca, Jan 27 2024.^1,3,2,5,4,6 He married Nancy Ana Canniff, daughter of James C. Canniff and Elizabeth McBride, on 1 September 1818 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date Sep 1 1818 & location Adolphustown Twp. per family tree of jwillert43 on ancestry.ca, Jan 27 2024. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,6 Cornelius Van Horn lived on 27 November 1827 at Conc 2 Lot 17, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ?460?) show that Gilbert D. Clapp sold 100 acres of the east half of lot 17, concession 2, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Cornelius Van Horn. ITS Date: Nov 27 1827. Reg'n. Date: Nov 26 1827. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Hillier Twp., Book 061, pg. 200 of 219, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jan 27 2024.)⁷ He "2nd Prince Edward; Ensign; C. Van Horn" per pg. 499, 2nd Victoria, 1839. Return of Militia Commissions., image sent to me by Andrew Way, Feb 6, 2006. in 1839 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada.⁸ He lived on 28 March 1841 at Conc 2 Lot 17, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ?858460?) show that Cornelius Van Horn sold 100 acres of the east half of lot 17, concession 2, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Paul Van Horn. ITS Date: Mar 28 1841. Reg'n. Date: Apr 2 1841. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Hillier Twp., Book 061, pg. 200 of 219, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jan 27 2024.)
Note: Year is unclear. Guessing 1841 looking at broader page. Very poor reproduction. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 27 2024.)⁷ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 53 at 1851 Census: Van Horn, Cornelius, 53, b. Cda., CE, farmer, married; Nancy, 52, b. Cda., CE, married; Paul, 22, b. Cda., CE, farmer, single; Jaems, 20, b. Cda., CE, farmer, single; Nancy M., 18; Robert H., 15; ?Chale?..., Cleo(f), 9, b. Cda., CE (1851 Census: Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 13 of 122, line 38 - ancestry.ca)
Note: Henry Babbit is above, Thomas Smith below.² He lived in April 1861 at Conc 2 Lot 16 & 17, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 2, Lot 16 & 17, Hillier Twp., 150 acres.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 65 at 1861 Census: Van Horn, Cornelius, 65, b. Cda., CE, farmer, married; Nancy, 61, b. Cda., CE, married; Paul, 29, b. Cda., CE, single; Nancy M., 21, single; Abram, Leicester(m), 11; Van horn, Canniff, 2; Haddon, Jane, 19 (1861 Census: Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., pg. 235 of 605, line 41 - ancestry.ca)
Note: James Alexander is below, Henry Babbit above.⁵ He lived on 23 November 1870 at Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant B198) show that John Blizard & wife sold "said lot ½ acre", Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Cornelius Vanhorn. ITS Date: Nov 23 1870. Reg'n. Date: Dec 3 1870. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 280 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)⁷ He died on 1 March 1871 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 72; Date Mar 1 1871 per Memorial. Date Mar 1 1871 & location Brighton per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,3,4 He was buried on 3 March 1871 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; Cornelius VanHorn; Who Died; Mar 1, 1871; Aged; 72 Years; & 7 M's (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004)
FindaGrave: Name: Cornelius Van Horn; BIRTH: 2 Aug 1798, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 1 Mar 1871 (aged 72), Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 134523362 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134523362/cornelius-van_horn?_gl=1*j3gui5*_gcl_au*NTU3OTA0MjQyLjE2OTg3ODE3MDE.*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YjIxZGNhNzYtOWMzMy00MDYyLWE2ZDctNmNmZGQ3YjcxNjgxLjc1MC4xLjE3MDYzODY1OTQuNDYuMC4w*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*YjIxZGNhNzYtOWMzMy00MDYyLWE2ZDctNmNmZGQ3YjcxNjgxLjI4MS4xLjE3MDYzODY1OTQuMC4wLjA.)^3,4

     Paul Clapp Van Horn was born on 18 June 1830 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Jun 18 1930 & location Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co. per FindaGrave. Date 1832 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1832 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1832 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1829 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1830 per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004. Date 1829 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Jun 18 1830 & location Hillier Twp. per family tree of gary_loughrey on ancestry.ca, Ju 27 2024.^{1,2,6,3,4,5,7} He lived on 28 March 1841 at Conc 2 Lot 17, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S ?858460?) show that Cornelius Van Horn sold 100 acres of the east half of lot 17, concession 2, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Paul Van Horn. ITS Date: Mar 28 1841. Reg'n. Date: Apr 2 1841. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co., Hillier Twp., Book 061, pg. 200 of 219, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jan 27 2024.)
Note: Year is unclear. Guessing 1841 looking at broader page. Very poor reproduction. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 27 2024.)⁸ He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1851 Census: see Cornelius Van Horn.² He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1861 Census: see Cornelus Van Horn.⁶ He married Agnes Hubbs, daughter of Benjamin H. Hubbs and Mary J. Abercrombie, on 24 September 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edwad Co., Canada West; Date Sep 24 1861 & location Hillier Twp. per family tree of gary_loughrey on ancestry.ca, Ju 27 2024. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,7 Paul Clapp Van Horn lived on 5 May 1865 at Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Quit Claim A330) show that Isaac O. Proctor registered a Quit Claim re "1/4 acre, supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and to Paul C. Vanhorn. ITS Date: May 5 1865. Reg'n. Date: Dec 26 1865. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 153 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)⁸ He married Cornelia Eliza Jones, daughter of George Jones and Letitia Niles, on 26 March 1867 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edwad Co., Canada West; Date Mar 26 1867 & location Hillier Twp. per family tree of gary_loughrey on ancestry.ca, Ju 27 2024. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,7 Paul Clapp Van Horn lived on 28 May 1870 at Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant B231) show that Paul C. Vanhorn & wife granted "said lot", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Lydia J. Vanhorn. ITS Date: May 28 1870. Reg'n. Date: Jun 8 187. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 153 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)⁸ He lived on 2 November 1878 at Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant E1486) show that Paul C. Vanhorn, executor, sold "said lot", Village Lot 18, Prince Edward St. West, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Eliza Blizard (widow) for $350. ITS Date: Nov 2 1878. Reg'n. Date: Feb 21 1881. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 006, Pg 280 of 282, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 8 2022.)⁸ He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 49 at 1881 Census: Van Horn, Paul C., 49, b. Ont., Cdn., CE, farmer, married; Cornelia, 36, b. Ont., Irish, married; Mary Annetta, 17, b. Ont., Cdn., CE, single; Hobert, 16; Canniff, 11; Berton, 8; George C., 2; Ralph L., 7/12 - Oct. (1881 Census, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 119, sub-dist. E, pg. 9, line 11 - ancestry.ca)
Note: George Tice is below and Albert Babbit is above.⁴ He appeared on the census of 18 April 1891 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1891 Census: Vanhorn, ?Paul? C., 59, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, farm lab., married; Cornelia E., 46, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, married; George, 12; Ralph, 10; Pauline, 8; Hubb, Mary J., 70, b. Ireland, p.b. Ireland, CE, lodger, widow (1891 Census: Wellington Village, Prince Edward Co., dist. 112, sub-dist. 16, pg. 20, line 21 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He died on 27 March 1899 at Vancouver, British Columbia, at age 68; Date Mar 27 1899 & location Vancouver per FindaGrave. Date Mar 27 1899 & location Vancouver per family tree of gary_loughrey on ancestry.ca, Ju 27 2024.^3,7 He was buried on 29 March 1899 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia; FindaGrave: Name: Paul Clapp Van Horne; BIRTH: 18 Jun 1830, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 27 Mar 1899 (aged 68), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; BURIAL: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; PLOT: OLD-5-01-016-0004; MEMORIAL ID: 26307266 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26307266/paul-clapp-van_horne.)³

     Agnes Hubbs was born in March 1843 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Mar 1843 per CemSearch - age 22y 10m at death Jan 9 1866. Date 1843 per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,3 She married Paul Clapp Van Horn, son of Cornelius Van Horn and Nancy Ana Canniff, on 24 September 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edwad Co., Canada West; Date Sep 24 1861 & location Hillier Twp. per family tree of gary_loughrey on ancestry.ca, Ju 27 2024. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,4 As of before 1863,her married name was Van Horn.¹ Agnes Hubbs died on 9 January 1866 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edwad Co., Canada West, at age 22; Date Jan 9 1886 per CemSearch - apparently a mistake re 8 or 6. Date 1866 per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,3 She was buried on 11 January 1866 at Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; CemSearch: Name: Agnes Van Horn; Born: - ; Died: Jan 9 1886; Age: 22y 10m; ID: PEHR01LC0316; Other names: Van Horn, P.C. ( - ); Cemetery: Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Conc 2, Lot 17, Hillier Twp. (on 1538 Closson Rd. - just north of Danforth Rd.), Prince Edward Co., Row 20; Note: Wife of P.C. Van Horn ( - ) (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=PEHR01LC0316%5E1.)³

     Mary Annetta Van Horn was born on 18 December 1864 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date Dec 18 1864 per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1881 Census: see Paul Clapp Van Horn.² As of after 1885,her married name was Wilson.¹ She married Hiram Bull Wilson after 1885; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ Mary Annetta Van Horn died on 18 February 1891 at age 26; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹

     Hiram Bull Wilson was born circa 1860; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ He married Mary Annetta Van Horn, daughter of Paul Clapp Van Horn and Agnes Hubbs, after 1885; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹

     Cornelia Eliza Jones was born on 31 January 1845 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1844 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004. Date Jan 31 1845 & location Hillier Twp. per family tree of gary_loughrey on ancestry.ca, Ju 27 2024.^1,2,5,6,4 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 7 at 1851 Census: see George Jones.⁶ As of 26 March 1867,her married name was VanHorn.¹ As of 26 March 1867,her married name was Van Horn.^1,4 She married Paul Clapp Van Horn, son of Cornelius Van Horn and Nancy Ana Canniff, on 26 March 1867 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edwad Co., Canada West; Date Mar 26 1867 & location Hillier Twp. per family tree of gary_loughrey on ancestry.ca, Ju 27 2024. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,4 Cornelia Eliza Jones appeared on the census of April 1881 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1881 Census: see Paul Clapp Van Horn.² She appeared on the census of 18 April 1891 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1891 Census: see Paul Clapp Van Horn.⁵ She died on 29 January 1924 at Vancouver, British Columbia, at age 78; per family tree of gary_loughrey on ancestry.ca, Ju 27 2024.⁴

     James Cannif Van Horn was born on 4 July 1832 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Jul 4 1832 & location Hillier Twp. per FindaGrave. Date 1832 & locationo Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1833 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1831 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1831 per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,3,4,5,2 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1851 Census: see Cornelius Van Horn.³ He married Lydia Jane Searls, daughter of Abram Searls and Lydia Niles, on 8 January 1858 at Canada West; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ James Cannif Van Horn lived in April 1861 at Conc 2 Lot 16 & 17, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 2, Lot 16 & 17, Hillier Twp., 30 acres.⁴ He appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 28 at 1861 Census: Van Horn, James, 28, b. Cda., WM, farmer, married; Lyida J., 20, b. Cda., WM, married; Cornelia, 2.⁴ He lived in April 1871 at Conc 1 Lot 4, Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 1, Lot 4, Hillier Twp., 50 acres, tenant.⁵ He appeared on the census of April 1871 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 39 at 1871 Census: Van Horn, James, 39, b. Ont., Ger., WM, farmer, married; Lydia, 30, b. Ont., Eng., WM, married; Cornelia, 11; Henry, 4 (1871 Census: Wellington, pg. 5, line 7 - Conc 1, Lot 4, 50 acres, tenant.)⁵ He lived on 26 March 1874 at Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant C536) show that James C. Vanhorn & Lydia J. Vanhorn sold "the same", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Alexander Martin. ITS Date: Mar 26 1874. Reg'n. Date: Apr 10 1874. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 153 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)⁶ He lived on 22 January 1896 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father Abram Searls.⁷ He died on 1 December 1926 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 94; Date Dec 1 1926 & location Wellington per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2 He was buried on 3 December 1926 at Wellington Cemetery, Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: James Canniff Van Horne; BIRTH: 4 Jul 1832, Hillier, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 1 Dec 1926 (aged 94), Wellington, Prince Co., Canada; BURIAL: Wellington Cemetery, Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 134523058 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134523058/james-canniff-van_horne?_gl=1*cevio5*_gcl_au*NTU3OTA0MjQyLjE2OTg3ODE3MDE.*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YjIxZGNhNzYtOWMzMy00MDYyLWE2ZDctNmNmZGQ3YjcxNjgxLjc1MC4xLjE3MDYzOTAzNjAuNDcuMC4w*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*YjIxZGNhNzYtOWMzMy00MDYyLWE2ZDctNmNmZGQ3YjcxNjgxLjI4MS4xLjE3MDYzOTAzNjAuMC4wLjA.)²

     Lydia Jane Searls was born on 17 March 1841 at Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Mar 17 1841 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Oct. 29, 2006. Date 1841 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,3,4 As of 8 January 1858,her married name was VanHorn.¹ As of 8 January 1858,her married name was Van Horn.¹ She married James Cannif Van Horn, son of Cornelius Van Horn and Nancy Ana Canniff, on 8 January 1858 at Canada West; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ Lydia Jane Searls appeared on the census of April 1861 at Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see James Van Horn.³ She lived on 28 May 1870 at Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant B231) show that Paul C. Vanhorn & wife granted "said lot", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Lydia J. Vanhorn. ITS Date: May 28 1870. Reg'n. Date: Jun 8 187. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 153 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)⁵ She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1871 Census: see James Van Horn.⁴ She lived on 26 March 1874 at Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant C536) show that James C. Vanhorn & Lydia J. Vanhorn sold "the same", Village Lot 22, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Alexander Martin. ITS Date: Mar 26 1874. Reg'n. Date: Apr 10 1874. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 153 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020.)⁵ She died in 1919; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Oct. 29, 2006. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹

     Cornelia Van Horn was born in 1859 at Ontario; Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1871 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see James Van Horn.²

     Abram Searls was born on 22 January 1802 at Coeymans, Albany Co., New York, U.S.A; Date 1802 per CemSearch - age 96 at death Jan 13 1896. Date Jan 22 1802 & location Coeymans, Albany Co., NY per Death Reg'n. - age 93y 11m 22d at death Jan 13 1896. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.^1,2,3 He married Lydia Niles before 1822; per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Aug 29, 2004.¹ Abram Searls lived on 1 April 1851 at Conc 3, Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A404) show that Charles S. Becker sold "100 acres in the south half", lot 31, conc 3, Brighton Twp. to Abraham Searls. ITS Date: Apr 1 1851. Reg'n. Date: Apr 2 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 31, pg. 263 of 320, pg. 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan, Apr 13 2020.)⁶ He lived on 11 February 1853 at Conc 3, Lot 31, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A124) show that Abraham Searls sold "the same", lot 31, conc 3, Brighton Twp. to William Taylor. ITS Date: Feb 11 1853. Reg'n. Date: May 19 1 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 31, pg. 263 of 320, pg. 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan, Apr 13 2020.)⁶ He died on 13 January 1896 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, at age 93; Death Reg'n.#016936: Name: Abram Searls; Date: Jan 13 1896; Age: 93y 11m 22d; Occ.: gentleman; Born: Coeymans, Albany Co., NY; Cause: senility; Phys.: J.B. Ruttan MD; Inf.: J.C. Vanhorn, Wellington; Reg'd.: Jan 22 1896; Rel.: Meth; Reg'r.: John H. Osborne, Wellington (Ontario Death Registration, #016936-1896, ancestry.ca.)⁷ He was buried on 15 January 1896 at Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Abram Searls; Born: - ; Died: Jan 13 1896; Age: 96; ID: PEHL16120; Other names: Searls, Abram (1843-1878), Searls, Lydia ( -1891); Cemetery: Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Sec B Plot 30 (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=PEHL16120%5E1.)³