Person Page - 1299

     Mary Catherine Smith was born in 1903; per GEDCOM of Wayne Barnes, Dec. 31, 2004.¹ As of before 1928,her married name was Barnes.¹ She married Karl B. Barnes, son of Amos S. Barnes and Emma Brinker, before 1928; per GEDCOM of Wayne Barnes, Dec. 31, 2004.¹ Mary Catherine Smith died in 1990; per GEDCOM of Wayne Barnes, Dec. 31, 2004.¹

     Allen Karl Barnes was born in 1929 at St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Wayne Barnes, Dec. 31, 2004.¹ He died in 1981 at St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Wayne Barnes, Dec. 31, 2004.¹

     John Bell was born circa 1835; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Elva Jane (Bell) Wessels.¹ He married Amelia Hoard before 1865; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Elva Jane (Bell) Wessels.

     Amelia Hoard was born circa 1835; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Elva Jane (Bell) Wessels.¹ She married John Bell before 1865; per marr. reg'n. of daughter Elva Jane (Bell) Wessels. As of before 1865,her married name was Bell.¹

     Hattie Cora Sanford was born in July 1856 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; Date 1855 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1855 & location Kingsotn per marriage reg'n. - John Eldon Murray. Date 1855 & location Kingston per marriage notice, sent to me via email by Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004. Date Jul 1856 & location Brighton, Ont. per family tree of gerardfenelon on ancestry.ca, Apr 23 2024.^1,2,3,4 She appeared on the census of April 1861 at Ontario Ward, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Canada West; Age 6 at 1861 Census: see Erastus Sanford.⁴ She lived on 31 July 1879 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Residence Kingston per marriage reg'n. - John Eldon Murray.³ She lived on 31 July 1879 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Residence Kingston per marriage notice - per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.¹ As of 31 July 1879,her married name was Murray.¹ She married John Eldon Murray, son of E. J. Murray and Mary Beebe, on 31 July 1879 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#002764: Groom: John Eldon Murray; Age: 27; Res.: Kingston; Born: New York; Status: bachelor; Occ.: commercial agent; Parents: E. D. Murray & Mary Bube; Bride: Hattie Cora Sanford; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Kingston; Status: spinster; Parents: Erastus Sanford & Francis Weller; Wit.: John Reid, Norham, Ont. & Rose Platt; Date: Jul 31 1879; Place: Kingston; Rel.: Pres; Performed by: Samuel ? Jackson, M.D; Reg'r.: M. ?McAnagan?, Kingston, Frontenac Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #002764-1879, ancestry.ca)
"764-79 (Frontenac Co): John Eldon MURRAY, 27, commercial agent, New York, Kingston, s/o E.J.? MURRAY & Mary BEEBE, married Hattie Cora SANDFORD, 24, Kingston, same, d/o Erastus SANDFORD & Frances WELLER, witn: John REID & Rose PLATT, both of Norham, 31 July 1879 at Kingston" per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.^1,5

     John Eldon Murray was born in 1852 at New York, U.S.A; Date 1852 & location New York per marriage reg'n. - Hattie Cora Sanford. Date 1852 & location Kingston per marriage notice - per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.^1,2 He lived on 31 July 1879 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Residence Kingston per marriage reg'n. - Hattie Cora Sanford.² He lived on 31 July 1879 at New York, New York, U.S.A; Residence NY per marriage reg'n. - per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.¹ He married Hattie Cora Sanford, daughter of Erastus Sanford and Frances "Fannie" Weller, on 31 July 1879 at Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#002764: Groom: John Eldon Murray; Age: 27; Res.: Kingston; Born: New York; Status: bachelor; Occ.: commercial agent; Parents: E. D. Murray & Mary Bube; Bride: Hattie Cora Sanford; Age: 24; Res. & Born: Kingston; Status: spinster; Parents: Erastus Sanford & Francis Weller; Wit.: John Reid, Norham, Ont. & Rose Platt; Date: Jul 31 1879; Place: Kingston; Rel.: Pres; Performed by: Samuel ? Jackson, M.D; Reg'r.: M. ?McAnagan?, Kingston, Frontenac Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #002764-1879, ancestry.ca)
"764-79 (Frontenac Co): John Eldon MURRAY, 27, commercial agent, New York, Kingston, s/o E.J.? MURRAY & Mary BEEBE, married Hattie Cora SANDFORD, 24, Kingston, same, d/o Erastus SANDFORD & Frances WELLER, witn: John REID & Rose PLATT, both of Norham, 31 July 1879 at Kingston" per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.^1,3

     E. J. Murray was born circa 1825; per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.¹ He married Mary Beebe before 1850; per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.

     Mary Beebe was born circa 1825; per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.¹ She married E. J. Murray before 1850; per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004. As of before 1850,her married name was Murray.¹

     Magdella ? was born in March 1801; Date Mar 1801 per CemSearch - age 45y 3m at death Jun 5 1846. per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.^1,2 As of after 1823,her married name was Weller.¹ She married Eliakem Weller Jr., son of Eliakem Weller Sr. and Elizabeth "Lucy" Young, after 1823 at Upper Canada; Assuming that this Eliakim Weller is the one who is the father of Frances Weller - per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.¹ Magdella ? died on 5 June 1846 at Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West, at age 45; Date Jun 5 1846 per Memorial & CemSearch.^3,2 She was buried on 7 June 1846 at Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Magdellia; Weller; Died; June 5, 1846; Aged; ? yrs. & 3 M's; Elikim; Weller; Died; July 10, 1879?; Aged; 83 yrs. & 5 D's (Carrying Place Cemetery, July 11, 2004)
CemSearch: Name: Magdellia Weller; Born: Died: Jun 5 1846; Age: 45y 3m; ID: CRYPLCCP0487; No other names: Cemetery: Carrying Place Cemetery, Conc C, Lot 9, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co; Note Wife of Eliakem Weller (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=CRYPLCCP0487%5E0)
Note: This is strange. The actual memorial shows both Magellia Weller and Eliakem Weller, beside each other on the same stone. Not sure why CemSearch has not included Eliakem in this record. (Dan Buchanan, May 14 2022.)^3,2

     Catherine Rebecca Weller was born in 1839 at Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1839 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. "Erastus Sanford married Frances Weller, d/o Eliakim Weller and Magdella ? Frances' sister, Catherine Rebecca, married John Platt - and it is their daughter, Rose, who is a witness to the following marriage (and a new child - you only have two sons on your web site for Eratus and Frances):" per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.^1,2 She married John Platt, son of Isaac Storm Platt and Pamela "Amelia" McConnell, on 4 May 1859 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: John Platt; Age: 33; Res. & Born: Percy Twp; Parents: Isaac & Permelia Platt; Bride: Rebecca Weller; Age: 19; Res.: Cramahe Twp; Born: Murray Twp; Parents: E. & Adeline Weller; Date: May 4 1859; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.com)
"Erastus Sanford married Frances Weller, d/o Eliakim Weller and Magdella ? Frances' sister, Catherine Rebecca, married John Platt - and it is their daughter, Rose, who is a witness to the following marriage (and a new child - you only have two sons on your web site for Eratus and Frances):" per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.^1,3 As of after 1860,her married name was Platt.¹ Catherine Rebecca Weller appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 42 at 1881 Census: see John Platt.² She died on 28 October 1900 at Bobcaygeon, Victoria Co., Ontario; per family tree of Karen Yamileth Laird on ancestry.ca, May 14 2022.⁴

     John Platt was born in 1823 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1823 & location Ontario per 1881 Census. Date 1821 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per mail from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.^1,2,3 He lived in 1844 at Conc 1 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In 1844 some of the property transfers and the subsequent owners are given: ... Lot 1, Concession 1; March - Martha Bryant to John Platt, 21 acres ... " from pg. 162 of The Tobey Book.⁴ He lived on 7 October 1844 at Conc 10 Lot 9, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 1927) show that John Platt sold all 100 acres of Lot 9, Conc 10, Cramahe Twp. to Louis Odell, Inst. Date: Oct 7, 184??⁵ He lived between 1847 and 1849 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "During the years 1847, 1848 and 1849 there were at least three places selling harware, viz; Joseph Bettes, W. & J. Platt, and Proctor and Squires." from pg. 175 of The Tobey Book.
Note: Guessing that W. & J. refers to Willet and John Platt - brothers?????⁴ He appeared on the census of 1848 at Conc 2 Lot 3, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1848 Census: John Platt; Conc 2, Lot 3, occ., prop; Miller. He appeared on the census of 1852 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1851 Census: see Isaac S. Platt.³ He married Catherine Rebecca Weller, daughter of Eliakem Weller Jr. and Magdella ?, on 4 May 1859 at Northumberland Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: John Platt; Age: 33; Res. & Born: Percy Twp; Parents: Isaac & Permelia Platt; Bride: Rebecca Weller; Age: 19; Res.: Cramahe Twp; Born: Murray Twp; Parents: E. & Adeline Weller; Date: May 4 1859; Place: Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, ancestry.com)
"Erastus Sanford married Frances Weller, d/o Eliakim Weller and Magdella ? Frances' sister, Catherine Rebecca, married John Platt - and it is their daughter, Rose, who is a witness to the following marriage (and a new child - you only have two sons on your web site for Eratus and Frances):" per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.^1,6 John Platt appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1881 Census: Platt, John, 58, b. Ont., Eng., CE, farmer, married; Rebecca, 42, b. Ont., Eng., Ce, married; Rose, 18, b. Ont., Eng; Annie, 14 (familysearch.org.)²

     Rose Platt was born in 1863 at Canada West; Date 1863 per 1881 Census. "Erastus Sanford married Frances Weller, d/o Eliakim Weller and Magdella ? Frances' sister, Catherine Rebecca, married John Platt - and it is their daughter, Rose, who is a witness to the following marriage (and a new child - you only have two sons on your web site for Eratus and Frances):" per email from Linda Smith, Dec. 31, 2004.^1,2 She lived on 31 July 1879 at Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of John Eldon Murray & Hattie Cora Sanford.^1,3 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1881 Census: see John Platt.²

     Annie Platt was born in 1867 at Ontario; Date 1867 per 1881 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see John Platt.¹

     ? ? was born circa 1730; per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004.¹ She married Alexander Campbell circa 1760 at New York, U.S.A; "Some time later he quit the regiment, married and became a merchant in the Hudson river valley area of New York at the Argyll settlement near Fort Henry." per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004. As of circa 1760,her married name was Campbell.¹

     Archibald Campbell was born in 1769 at New York, U.S.A; Date 1769 per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Jan 14, 2006. Date c. 1768 & location NY per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004.^1,2 He married Catherine Harrington after 1790 at Province of Quebec; per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004.
Note: Richard Land has Archibald Campbell married to Catherine Barbara Sager.^1,2 Archibald Campbell lived circa 1795 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; "Campbell, Alexander of Adolphustown; Ann, m. Thiomas Radenhurst of Montreal in Aug. 1786. O.C. 27 Aug 1829; Archibald of Adolphustown, U.E; Mary, m. Thomas Ridout of Town of York; Jennet, m. --- Miller of Hallowell. Lots 14 & 15, Conc 10, Cramahe" Lists of Americal Loyalists, page 49 (pg. 57 of 420), ancestry.ca.)³ He lived circa 1800 at Conc 5, Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Upper Canada; per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004.¹ He died on 5 July 1851 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; Date Jul 5 1851 & location Adolphustown per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004.¹ He was buried on 7 July 1851 at Gosport Cemetery, Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Jan 14, 2006.²

     Catherine Harrington was born circa 1769; Date c. 1769 per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004.¹ As of after 1790,her married name was Campbell.¹ She married Archibald Campbell, son of Alexander Campbell and ? ?, after 1790 at Province of Quebec; per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004.
Note: Richard Land has Archibald Campbell married to Catherine Barbara Sager.^1,2 Catherine Harrington died in 1851 at Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Date 1851 & location Adolphustown per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004.¹

     Annie Jane Anderson Randall was born on 17 May 1866 at Canada West; Date May 17 1886 per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004. Date 1868 per 1881 Census.^1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Tyendinaga Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 13 at 1881 Census: see Ansel B. Randall.¹ As of after 1886,her married name was Berry.² She married Fred Berry after 1886; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.² As of 13 August 1890,her married name was Pennock.² Annie Jane Anderson Randall married Walter R. Pennock on 13 August 1890; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.²

     Mary Elizabeth Randall was born on 11 October 1853 at Canada West; Date Oct 11 1853 per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹ As of 22 October 1872,her married name was Findlay.¹ She married Alexander Findlay on 22 October 1872; Date Oct 22 1872 per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     Alexander Findlay was born circa 1853; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Randall, daughter of Ansel B. Randall and Eliza Mahala Valleau, on 22 October 1872; Date Oct 22 1872 per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     Alexander B. R. Findlay was born on 26 November 1874; Date Nov 26 1874 per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     Frances Ada Albert Findlay was born in November 1878; Date Nov 1878 per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     Huck Mck. Findlay was born in 1880; Date 1880 per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     Annie Elizabeth Findlay was born on 5 August 1884; Date Aug 5 1884 per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     David William Findlay was born on 26 June 1887; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     David Avery Randall was born on 19 August 1857 at Canada West; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹ He died on 11 February 1861 at Canada West at age 3; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     Fred Berry was born circa 1866; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹ He married Annie Jane Anderson Randall, daughter of Ansel B. Randall and Eliza Mahala Valleau, after 1886; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     Walter R. Pennock was born circa 1866; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹ He married Annie Jane Anderson Randall, daughter of Ansel B. Randall and Eliza Mahala Valleau, on 13 August 1890; per GEDCOM of Kimberley Fraser, Jan. 2, 2004.¹

     Mary Campbell was born on 11 May 1771 at Fort Edward, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A; Date May 11 1771 & location Fort Edward, Washington Co., NY per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004.¹ As of 26 May 1789,her married name was Ridout.¹ She married Thomas Ridout, son of George Ridout and Mary Gibbs, on 26 May 1789 at Montreal, Quebec; "RIDOUT, THOMAS, office holder; b. 17 March 1754 in Sherborne, Dorset, England, son of George Ridout; m. first c. 1776 Isabella –,and they had one son, Samuel Smith*; m. secondly 26 May 1789 Mary Campbell, and they had seven sons, including George* and Thomas Gibbs*, and five daughters; d. 8 Feb. 1829 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada." from Dictionary of Canadian Bigraphy, Thomas Ridout - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html.
Date 1789 per GEDCOM of Chuck Arnold, Jan 2, 2004. Date May 26 1789 & location Montreal per family tree of Judy Lynn Runciman (nee Burton) on ancestry.com, Dec 18 2016.^1,2,3,4 Mary Campbell lived circa 1799 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "Campbell, Alexander of Adolphustown; Ann, m. Thiomas Radenhurst of Montreal in Aug. 1786. O.C. 27 Aug 1829; Archibald of Adolphustown, U.E; Mary, m. Thomas Ridout of Town of York; Jennet, m. --- Miller of Hallowell. Lots 14 & 15, Conc 10, Cramahe" Lists of Americal Loyalists, page 49 (pg. 57 of 420), ancestry.ca.)⁵ She died on 22 October 1840 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, at age 69; Date Oct 22 1840 per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004. Date Oct 22 1840 & location Toronto per family tree of Gordon_BB on ancestry.com, Dec 19 2016.^1,3

     Thomas Ridout was born on 17 March 1754 at Sherbourne, Dorestshire, England; Date Mar 17 1754 & location Sherborne, Dorset, England per GEDCOM of Chuck Arnold, Jan 2, 2004. Date 1754 & location USA per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004. Date Mar 17 1754 & location Sherbourne, Dorsetshire, England per family tree of Judy Lynn Runciman (nee Burton) on ancestry.com, Dec 18 2016.^1,3,4 He "In 1774 Thomas Ridout emigrated to Maryland where an elder brother, already established as a government official at Annapolis, financed his entry into the carrying trade with the West Indies and France. By concentrating upon his commercial affairs, Thomas seems to have avoided the crisis of conscience posed by the revolution to many Americans, especially recent arrivals from Britain. At the end of the revolutionary war, during which he had continued his Atlantic trading activities, he was viewed as a friend and supporter of the new American nation. In 1787, however, Ridout took a journey westward that would change his future and his allegiance. He set out in December 1787 for the new settlement of Kentucky. His ostensible purpose was to collect some business debts, but he also carried letters of introduction, one from no less a personage than George Washington, indicating that he went “to explore and perhaps to settle” there. His original plans, whatever they were, collapsed when he and a small band of travellers were captured by Shawnee Indians in March 1788 on the Ohio River. Unlike several of his companions Ridout escaped death and, after three months’ captivity, was taken to British-held Detroit and freedom." from Dictionary of Canadian Bigraphy, Thomas Ridout - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html. in 1774 at Maryland, U.S.A..⁵ He married Isabella Smith in 1776 at Montreal, Quebec; "RIDOUT, THOMAS, office holder; b. 17 March 1754 in Sherborne, Dorset, England, son of George Ridout; m. first c. 1776 Isabella –,and they had one son, Samuel Smith*; m. secondly 26 May 1789 Mary Campbell, and they had seven sons, including George* and Thomas Gibbs*, and five daughters; d. 8 Feb. 1829 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada." from Dictionary of Canadian Bigraphy, Thomas Ridout - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html.
Date 1776 per GEDCOM of Chuck Arnold, Jan 2, 2004. per family tree of Judy Lynn Runciman (nee Burton) on ancestry.com, Dec 18 2016.^3,4,5 Thomas Ridout married Mary Campbell, daughter of Alexander Campbell and ? ?, on 26 May 1789 at Montreal, Quebec; "RIDOUT, THOMAS, office holder; b. 17 March 1754 in Sherborne, Dorset, England, son of George Ridout; m. first c. 1776 Isabella –,and they had one son, Samuel Smith*; m. secondly 26 May 1789 Mary Campbell, and they had seven sons, including George* and Thomas Gibbs*, and five daughters; d. 8 Feb. 1829 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada." from Dictionary of Canadian Bigraphy, Thomas Ridout - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html.
Date 1789 per GEDCOM of Chuck Arnold, Jan 2, 2004. Date May 26 1789 & location Montreal per family tree of Judy Lynn Runciman (nee Burton) on ancestry.com, Dec 18 2016.^1,3,4,5 Thomas Ridout lived in 1792 at Newark, Upper Canada; "In May 1789 he married the daughter of a loyalist and by the end of the year was contemplating permanent residence in British North America. In 1792 he obtained a position in the commissariat and with his young family moved to Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) to join the new administration being set up there by Upper Canada’s first lieutenant governor, John Graves Simcoe*." from Dictionar yof Canadian Biography, Thomas Ridout, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html.⁵ He "In 1793 Ridout entered the surveyor general’s office as first clerk. Despite this modest beginning and competition from deputy surveyor general William Chewett*, who was better trained and more professionally active, Ridout soon rose in the department." from Dictionar yof Canadian Biography, Thomas Ridout, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html in 1793 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He lived in 1797 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "He married for the second time and settled in Upper Canada, first at Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake), where he entered government services, and then, in 1797, at York (Toronto). Samuel remained in Maryland where he was probably raised and educated under the care of his uncle, John Donavan, postmaster of Hancock. Thomas, once settled himself, encouraged his eldest son to join him with the lure of a position in his own office of registrar of York County. By 1800, Samuel, age 21, had arrived in the provincial capital of Upper Canada and was soon employed as deputy to David Burns, clerk of the crown and pleas, the administrative support for the Court of King's Bench." from Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Samuel Smith Ridout - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_samuel_smith_8E.html
Thomas Ridout was made registrar of York County in 1796 - which means he had moved with the government from Newark to York.⁵ He "Received from Mesr. Chewett & Ridout, acting for the Surveyor General - Two sheets of drawing paper, Two black lead pencils, 2 black memd'm Books, 1 Quire paper; (signed) John Stegmann, York, 6 Aug. 1804
Witness: (Signed) Sam'l Ridout" and "Rec'd 16 Aug 1804 from Mesr. Chewett & Ridout, two blank memd'um books & 3 black lead pencils. (signed) John Stegmann, Dy. Sureyor. Witness S. Ridout" Archives of Ontario, Microfilm MS 7442, Vol 61, Pg. 1812.
Note: This note found during research on Speedy story. John Stegemann routinely collected supplies from Chewett & Ridout who were then jointly acting as the Surveyor General until young Wyatt came on board. Samuel Ridout was the brother of Thomas.
on 6 August 1804 at Surveyor General's Office, York, York Co., Upper Canada. He "He and Chewett acted jointly as surveyors general in 1799, 1802, and 1807 during the absences of the regular incumbents. In the latter year Ridout succeeded in avoiding involvement in the dispute between Lieutenant Governor Francis Gore* and Surveyor General Charles Burton Wyatt*. Gore suspended Wyatt and, albeit temporarily, Ridout’s eldest son, a deputy provincial surveyor." from Dictionar yof Canadian Biography, Thomas Ridout, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html in 1807 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He was " In the fall of 1809, after two years of acting as joint department head, Ridout travelled to England with Gore’s support to lobby for the surveyor generalship. He was successful and officially received the appointment in September 1810, retaining the post until his death." from Dictionary of Canadian Bigraphy, Thomas Ridout - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html. "He was the Surveyor General for Canada" per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004. in 1810 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.^1,5 He "Mr. Ridout was the father of a numerous progeny and tribal head so to speak of more than one family of connections settled here bearing the same name. He wasa a fine typical representative of the cheerful, benevolent-minded Englishman, of portly form, his hair snow white, naturally, his usual costume of antique style. Mr. Ridout was one of the pewholders in St. James' church from its commencement and was chruchwarden in 1818. He was one of the subscribers in 1822 to the fund for building two bridges over the Don. As Surbeyor-General he laid out in 1819 the six acres square field north of the St. James church plot, which was originally known as College square, and was intended to become and continue for ever an educational institution. .... In 1801 Mr. Ridout was one of the subscribers to the improvement of Yonge street. ... From 1816 to 1819, among the scholars at the Home District Grammar School, were Thomas Ridout, Jr., Francis Ridout, John Ridout, Charles Ridout and Horace Ridout. Mr. Samuel Ridout was for a time Sheriff of York County. It was John Ridout, the young son of Surveyor-General Ridoout, who was killed in a duel on the morning of July, 12, 1817, and it was from the old homestead on Duke Street that he started before daybreak, accompanied b ya friend in his teens for the field where he met his death." from Landmarks of Toronto, Volume 1, pg. 281. in 1818 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁶ He lived in 1825 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "Ridout was elected in 1812 to the assembly for the East Riding of York and Simcoe, defeating Joseph Shepard* who, in Ridout’s words, represented the “Democratic Faction” and was supported by Joseph Willcocks*. Ridout did not run in 1816 and his son George, a moderate loosely aligned with William Warren Baldwin*, lost the seat to Peter Robinson*. Ridout did not campaign for office again but he was called to the Legislative Council in 1825 and served until his death." from Dictionar yof Canadian Biography, Thomas Ridout, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html.⁵ He "Ridout was rather old to take an active role in the War of 1812 but he supported his sons in their various endeavours and himself became a director of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Upper Canada. A decade later he was appointed to the board established to review claims for war losses. In 1822 he became a member of the Clergy Reserves Corporation and in 1827 he was appointed to the original board of King’s College (University of Toronto), thus joining initiatives of John Strachan* on behalf of the Church of England." from Dictionar yof Canadian Biography, Thomas Ridout, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html in 1827 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He "Ridout worked assiduously to establish himself in the new colony. By dint of perseverance and steady application he secured a niche for himself and his family, especially sons George and Thomas Gibbs, in the developing administration and society of Upper Canada. Though he saw himself as a man of independent mind, a characteristic more frequently displayed by his offspring, he was in reality one of many middle and minor functionaries upon whose steady support and conservative views rested the growing power of the colonial oligarchy which has come to be known as the “family compact.” from Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Thomas Ridout, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html in 1829 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.⁵ He died on 8 February 1829 at York, York Co., Upper Canada, at age 74; Date Feb 8 1829 & location Toronto per FindaGrave. Date Feb 8 1829 per email from Paul Godfrey, Dec. 12, 2004. Location Toronto per GEDCOM of Chuck Arnold, Jan 2, 2004. Date Feb 8 1829 & location York per family tree of Judy Lynn Runciman (nee Burton) on ancestry.com, Dec 18 2016.^1,3,4,7 He was buried on 10 February 1829 at Cathedral, Church of St. James, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Thomas Ridout; BIRTH: 17 Mar 1754, Caundle Marsh, West Dorset District, Dorset, England; DEATH: 8 Feb 1829 (aged 74), York (Toronto), York Co., Upper; BURIAL: Cathedral Church of Saint James, York (Toronto), York Co., Upper Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 63667106; Note: Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF; THE HON. THOMAS RIDOUT
1754 – 1829; SURVEYOR GENERAL OF UPPER CANADA 1810 – 1829; CHURCH WARDEN OF THIS CHURCH
1808 – 1809 1815 – 1818; AND HIS SON THOMAS GIBBS RIDOUT 1792 – 1861; SERVED IN THE WAR OF 1812 – 1814; AND HIS SON GEORGE RIDOUT 1852 – 1920; AND HIS SON GEORGE LAWTON RIDOUT, M.C. 1887 – 1948, ROYAL ENGINEERS, GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918; CHURCH WARDEN OF THIS CHURCH 1939 – 1944; AND HIS SON
WILLIAM LAWTON RIDOUT, CAPTAIN 9TH GURKHA RIFLES, MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES FOR GALLANT AND
DISTINGUISHED SERVICES IN MALAYA, KILLED IN ACTION DEC. 15TH 1941. ALL WORSHIPPED IN THIS CHURCH, ERECTED BY THEIR FAMILY 1954. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63667106/thomas_ridout.)⁷

     Isabella Smith was born on 17 March 1754 at Sherborne, Dorset, England; Date Mar 17 1754 & location Sherborne, Dorset, England per family tree of Gordon_BB on ancestry.com, Dec 19 2016. per GEDCOM of Chuck Arnold, Jan 2, 2004.^1,2 As of 1776,her married name was Ridout.¹ She married Thomas Ridout, son of George Ridout and Mary Gibbs, in 1776 at Montreal, Quebec; "RIDOUT, THOMAS, office holder; b. 17 March 1754 in Sherborne, Dorset, England, son of George Ridout; m. first c. 1776 Isabella –,and they had one son, Samuel Smith*; m. secondly 26 May 1789 Mary Campbell, and they had seven sons, including George* and Thomas Gibbs*, and five daughters; d. 8 Feb. 1829 in York (Toronto), Upper Canada." from Dictionary of Canadian Bigraphy, Thomas Ridout - http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ridout_thomas_6E.html.
Date 1776 per GEDCOM of Chuck Arnold, Jan 2, 2004. per family tree of Judy Lynn Runciman (nee Burton) on ancestry.com, Dec 18 2016.^1,2,3 Isabella Smith died on 8 February 1829 at York, York Co., Upper Canada, at age 74; per family tree of Gordon_BB on ancestry.com, Dec 19 2016.²