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     William Crooks was born on 18 July 1746 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He married Margaret Ramsay, daughter of James Ramsay and Margaret Brown, circa 1772; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ William Crooks died on 20 February 1796 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, at age 49; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Margaret Ramsay was born on 23 April 1753 at Saracen's Close, Cowgate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ She married William Crooks circa 1772; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ As of circa 1772,her married name was Crooks.¹ Margaret Ramsay died on 2 October 1827 at Ancaster, Wentworth Co., Upper Canada, at age 74; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     James Ramsay was born on 2 November 1720 at Crosshall, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He married Margaret Brown on 1 July 1752 at Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ James Ramsay died in 1792; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Margaret Brown was born on 7 September 1723 at Dalmeny Parish, West Lothian, Scotland; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ She married James Ramsay on 1 July 1752 at Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ As of 1 July 1752,her married name was Ramsay.¹ Margaret Brown died in 1789 at Leuchars, Fife, Scotland; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Janet Crooks was born on 2 June 1791 at Greenock, Inverclude, Scotland; per family tree of Mary Beth Wooten on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ As of circa 1818,her married name was Secord.¹ She married John C. Secord circa 1818 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Mary Beth Wooten on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ Janet Crooks died on 24 August 1843 at Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Canada West, at age 52; per family tree of Mary Beth Wooten on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     John C. Secord was born on 6 November 1786 at Niagara District, Province of Quebec; per family tree of Mary Beth Wooten on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He married Janet Crooks, daughter of William Crooks and Margaret Ramsay, circa 1818 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Mary Beth Wooten on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ John C. Secord died on 10 March 1857 at Wentworth Co., Canada West, at age 70; per family tree of Mary Beth Wooten on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     William Crooks was born on 6 August 1776 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He married Mary Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler and Ann Ten Broeck, circa 1809 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ William Crooks died on 31 December 1836 at Wentworth Co., Upper Canada, at age 60; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Mary Butler was born in May 1781 at Niagara District, Province of Quebec; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ As of circa 1809,her married name was Crooks.¹ She married William Crooks, son of William Crooks and Margaret Ramsay, circa 1809 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ Mary Butler died on 30 December 1851 at Nelson Twp., St. Ann's, Halton Co., Canada West, at age 70; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Thomas Butler was born in 1755 at Fonda, Montgomery Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He married Ann Ten Broeck circa 1776; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ Thomas Butler died on 12 December 1812 at Niagara District, Upper Canada; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Ann Ten Broeck was born on 5 July 1760 at Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ She married Thomas Butler, son of Col. John Butler and Catherine Bradt, circa 1776; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ As of circa 1776,her married name was Butler.¹ Ann Ten Broeck died on 15 April 1842 at Niagara District, Canada West, at age 81; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Col. John Butler was born in 1728 at New London, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He married Catherine Bradt circa 1752 at Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ Col. John Butler "Butler's Rangers. At the outbreak of the American Revolution, John Butler was a successful farmer on the Mohawk River opposite Fort Hunter (now Fonda, NY). He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the colonial militia of New York and the appointment of Deputy Superintendent in the British Indian Department.
In June of 1775, Colonel Guy Johnson moved the headquarters of the Indian Department to Montreal. John Butler followed him, and in November was posted to Fort Niagara with instructions to maintain the neutrality of the Six Nations in accordance with British policy. In this, he had some success.
By 1777 the British realized that rebel overtures to the Indians might win over the Six Nations, and sent instructions to Sir Guy Carleton, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief at Quebec, to engage the Indians in an expedition led by Lieutenant Colonel Barry St Leger which was part of a grand strategy to secure the colony of New York. St Leger was to command the right wing of an invasion of Upper New York, entering the colony at Oswego and moving down the Mohawk to Albany where he was expected to meet a larger army commanded by General John Burgoyne. This combined army would then make contact with an army moving north from New York City.
Butler gathered a large force of Indians at Oswego in August of 1777 to operate in conjunction with St Leger. Unfortunately, St Leger was unable to capture Fort Stanwix, and bogged down in an unsuccessful siege. Rebel forces gathered on the Mohawk River, and mounted a relief column numbering over 600 men. Sir John Johnson was detailed to attack the column supported by the Indians under Butler. The Battle at Oriskany Creek was surprisingly successful and decimated the rebel army. However, the Indians became disenchanted at the lack of progress in the siege and slowly drifted away, forcing St Leger to abandon the expedition.
Butler's success with the Indians during the campaign led Sir Guy Carleton to authorize him to raise a Corps of Rangers to serve with the Indians on the frontiers. The Beating Order was issued 15 September 1777. The Corps was variously referred to as: "A Corps of Rangers commanded by Colonel Butler," "Lieutenant Colonel Butler's Rangers," "Butler's Corps of Rangers," and "Butler's Rangers," the latter being the most common designation. Butler wrote the Commander-in-Chief asking that the Corps be given a formal designation, but nothing seems to have come of the request.
Recruiting began immediately and although slow, the Rangers were probably the most successful corps in the north in attracting recruits. By mid December the first company was mustered complete.
Butler moved into the Indian country in the spring of 1778. He held numerous conferences with the Indians and dispatched small expeditions against rebel fortifications. By late June he had mustered a sizeable force of 200 Rangers and 300 Indians and moved against Wyoming (now Wilkes Barre, Pa). Small forts in the Wyoming Valley quickly surrendered, but a major rebel force held out in Forty Fort. Feigning retreat, Butler lured the enemy out of the fort, and after a fierce battle the rebels were completely defeated.
Butler once again moved his Rangers back into the Indian country where they conducted devastating raids against the rebel frontier.
On 10 November, tramping through newly fallen snow, Butler's son, Captain Walter Butler, led a punishing raid into Cherry Valley. The rebel soldiers at the outpost took refuge in the fort, leaving the civilians to fend for themselves. Unfortunately, the Indians discovered rebel soldiers who had previously surrendered and given their parole. Incensed, they cut a swath through the village, killing men, women and children. This outrage has left a stain on the history of the corps.
In 1779 the rebels mounted a major offence against Niagara, cutting through the Indian country and destroying almost every village they entered. At Newtown, on the Chemung River, Butler attempted to defeat and turn back the rebels, but artillery destroyed the confidence of the Indians and his defensive position was soon threatened by flanking forces. Butler ordered a retreat and the Rangers did not engage the rebels again until an ambuscade at the head of Lake Conesus. The trap was prematurely sprung, and Butler was forced to withdraw. Fortunately for Niagara, Sullivan had overextended his supply line, and within days of reaching Niagara he was forced to turn back.
The Rangers conducted a number of expeditions against the rebel frontier throughout the spring and summer of 1780. In the fall, Sir John Johnson was ordered to mount a major thrust into the Mohawk Valley by way of Oswego, and the Rangers were ordered to join him. As a raid, it was extremely successful, and Washington reported to Congress that the destruction would "likely to be attended with the most alarming consequences."
The war began to shift westwards, and one company of Rangers was dispatched to Detroit, and began operations against the Ohio frontier.
After a summer of company-sized raids in 1781, Major John Ross was ordered to mount another expedition against the Mohawk. Again, as a raid, it proved successful, but Captain Walter Butler was killed in action while commanding the rear guard at West Canada Creek.
Captain William Caldwell's re-enforced company was in action at Lower and Upper Sandusky in June 1782 and won a significant victory over rebel forces. In August, Caldwell's company was again in action at the Blue Licks in Kentucky where the Rangers and Indians were again successful. At the same time, Captain Andrew Bradt's company raided Wheeling, West Virginia, and put the settlement to the torch. This was the last action fought by the Rangers during the Revolution.
Nine companies were paid off and reduced to nil strength at Niagara on 24 June 1784, but Caldwell's company did not arrive from Detroit until 16 July. It was paid off and reduced to nil strength on that date.
Copied with permission from Alan D. Woolley's "Butler's Rangers" website (see below)." copied from (https://uelac.ca/military-units/butlers-rangers/)
Note: This is from the British point of view, so very different language and emphasis compared to the American accounts. Take your pick. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 5 2024) in August 1777 at Battle of Oriskany Creek, Fort Stanwix, New York, U.S.A.² He "John Butler (later Lieutenant Colonel) was in command of over five hundred rangers, many of whom came from the Mohawk Valley, stationed at Fort Niagara in Lower Canada (present day Province of Ontario). Among the family names represented in the Corps of Rangers were Frey, Hare, Ten Broeck, Bradt, Herkimer, Wemple, Young, Petry, Vrooman, Bowen, Baumann, Countryman, Froelich, House, Putnam, Nellis, and Van Alstine. Butler's Rangers worked closely with the Indian Department and Joseph Brant during the war. (Walter Butler, son of Lt. Col. John Butler, served in the rangers and rose to the rank of Captain. He had grown up in Butlersbury and went to Moor's Indian Charity School which Joseph Brant had previously attended. Captain Walter Butler was killed on October 30, 1781 in a skirmish at West Canada Creek in Tryon County.)" from "Compedium of Early Mohawk Valley Families, Introduction, pg. xviii, (pg 18 of 602), link found in the family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024. circa 1780 at New York, U.S.A..¹ He died on 12 May 1796 at Newark, Niagara District, Upper Canada; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Catherine Bradt was born in 1735 at Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ She married Col. John Butler, son of Walter Butler and Deborah Ely, circa 1752 at Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ As of circa 1752,her married name was Butler.¹ Catherine Bradt died on 29 May 1793 at Newark, Niagara District, Upper Canada; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Walter Butler was born in 1683 at Ireland; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He married Mary Harris, daughter of Thomas Harris and Mary Wetherell, on 26 July 1713 at New London, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ Walter Butler married Deborah Ely on 19 November 1717 at New London Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ Walter Butler died on 19 March 1760 at Fonda, Montgomery Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Deborah Ely was born in 1697 at Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ She married Walter Butler on 19 November 1717 at New London Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ As of 19 November 1717,her married name was Butler.¹ Deborah Ely died on 13 March 1760 at Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Mary Harris was born on 4 November 1690 at New London, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ As of 26 July 1713,her married name was Butler.¹ She married Walter Butler on 26 July 1713 at New London, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ Mary Harris died on 4 March 1725 at New London, Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 34; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Thomas Harris was born circa 1658; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He married Mary Wetherell circa 1688; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ Thomas Harris died on 9 June 1691 at Barbados; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Mary Wetherell was born on 7 October 1668 at New London, Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ She married Thomas Harris circa 1688; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ As of circa 1688,her married name was Harris.¹ Mary Wetherell died on 22 August 1711 at New London, Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 42; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹

     Walter Butler was born in 1752 at Fonda, Montgomery Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.¹ He "In March 1779, Captain Walter Butler, of the Niagara-based corps of rangers commanded by and named for his father, John Butler, travelled from Niagara to Montreal in a small boat that hugged the north shore of Lake Ontario. In a report he presented to Haldimand the following month, Butler described the rich resources of the shoreline, noting where a sawmill might prosper, where the salmon ran in greatest numbers and the ducks fed, where hayfields awaited cultivation and harbours
awaited ships." page 174 of "The Loyalists: Revolution, Exite, Settlement, Christopher Moore, 1984.
Note: A letter from Haldimand to John Butler dated April 8, 1779, refers to "his expedition last summer", which means July1778. Walter Butler told Hadliamand about his trip in March 1779 when he went to Quebec from Niagara on business of the Corp of Rangers. This timing seems more likely. I wonder if there are other records to corroborate this? (Dan Buchanan, Dec 6 2024) in July 1778 at North Shore of Lake Ontario, Province of Quebec.^2,3 He "On 10 November, tramping through newly fallen snow, Butler's son, Captain Walter Butler, led a punishing raid into Cherry Valley. The rebel soldiers at the outpost took refuge in the fort, leaving the civilians to fend for themselves. Unfortunately, the Indians discovered rebel soldiers who had previously surrendered and given their parole. Incensed, they cut a swath through the village, killing men, women and children. This outrage has left a stain on the history of the corps." from "Butler's Rangers" by Alan D. Woolley, copied from (https://uelac.ca/military-units/butlers-rangers/) on 10 November 1778 at Cherry Valley, New York, U.S.A..⁴ He "John Butler (later Lieutenant Colonel) was in command of over five hundred rangers, many of whom came from the Mohawk Valley, stationed at Fort Niagara in Lower Canada (present day Province of Ontario). Among the family names represented in the Corps of Rangers were Frey, Hare, Ten Broeck, Bradt, Herkimer, Wemple, Young, Petry, Vrooman, Bowen, Baumann, Countryman, Froelich, House, Putnam, Nellis, and Van Alstine. Butler's Rangers worked closely with the Indian Department and Joseph Brant during the war. (Walter Butler, son of Lt. Col. John Butler, served in the rangers and rose to the rank of Captain. He had grown up in Butlersbury and went to Moor's Indian Charity School which Joseph Brant had previously attended. Captain Walter Butler was killed on October 30, 1781 in a skirmish at West Canada Creek in Tryon County.)" from "Compedium of Early Mohawk Valley Families, Introduction, pg. xviii, (pg 18 of 602), link found in the family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024. circa 1780 at New York, U.S.A..¹ He died on 30 October 1781 at West Canada Creek, Tyron Co., New York, U.S.A; "After a summer of company-sized raids in 1781, Major John Ross was ordered to mount another expedition against the Mohawk. Again, as a raid, it proved successful, but Captain Walter Butler was killed in action while commanding the rear guard at West Canada Creek."
from "Butler's Rangers" by Alan D. Woolley, copied from (https://uelac.ca/military-units/butlers-rangers/)
"Major Ross had retired to Johnstown and here on the next day ( October 25) Colonel Willett forced an engagement, causing the enemy to retreat. On the
evening of the twenty-eighth, having been· reinforced
by a band of Oneidas and the militia, which included
a detachment21 from Schenectady under Captain
Jellis Fonda, Colonel Willett started in pursuit of the raiders, subsequently attacking a detail of them on the West Canada Creek, killing several, among whom was Walter Butler, and leaving the rest "to the compassion of a starving wilderness.' The news of the death of Butler was received in Schenectady with great rejoicing. The Whigs illuminated their houses and the Tories under threat of being mobbed were forced to do likewise." from page 120 of "History of Schenectady", Chapter XIX, The Raids of 1781, link found in the family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024. (https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/20693/images/dvm_LocHist006769-00068-0?pId=128)
Note: Clearly, this is from the point of view of the local patriot community, so the language is not surprising. It is used here as one of very few references to the death of Walter Butler, son of John Butler of Butler's Rangers. (Dan Buchanan, Dec 5 2024)
Date Oct 30 1781 & location West Canada Creek, New York per family tree of Suzette Kuschel on ancestry.ca, Dec 5 2024.^1,4

     Jacobus Peck was born on 21 May 1738 at Harrington, Schraalenburgh, Bergen Co., New Jersey, U.S.A; per family tree of Dale Jones on ancestry.ca, Dec 6 2024.¹ He married Wilemptie Bogert in 1758 at Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey, U.S.A; per family tree of Dale Jones on ancestry.ca, Dec 6 2024.¹ Jacobus Peck died on 30 May 1803 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada, at age 65; per family tree of Dale Jones on ancestry.ca, Dec 6 2024.¹

     Wilemptie Bogert was born on 15 April 1739 at Shraalenburgh, Bergen Co., New Jersey, U.S.A..¹ She married Jacobus Peck in 1758 at Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey, U.S.A; per family tree of Dale Jones on ancestry.ca, Dec 6 2024.¹ As of 1758,her married name was Peck.¹ Wilemptie Bogert died on 30 May 1804 at Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada, at age 65.¹

     Susan Leroy was born circa 1793.¹ As of 5 June 1838,her married name was Covert.¹ She married John Covert, son of John Covert and Racheal Peck, on 5 June 1838 at Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Groom: John Covert; Res.: Picton; Bride: Susan ? Laroy; Date: Jun 5 1838; Witnesses: George & Henrietta King; Performed by: REv. John C. ?Davidson?; Denomination: Welseyan Methodist; How: by license; Side: Recorded July 21 1838, D. C. Sanfield, C.P. Prince Edward Co. (Ontario Marriage Registers, 1838, Prince Edward Co., page 22 (pg. 2 of 11), ancestry.ca)
Note: The Witnesses are George and Henrietta King who lived at Northport and would move to Codrington. Theory has it that George King changed his name from Leroy to King when he came to Upper Canada from the Syracuse area in the 1820s. Any connection with Leroy has not been made, but there are hints, like them being a witness for the marriage of a Susan Leroy (more likely than Laroy) who may well be a relative from before the name change. (Can Buchanan, Dec 14 2024.)¹

     Catharine Weese was born on 18 August 1798 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Aug 18 1798 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. & dau. of Henry Weese & Phoeve Babcock per family tree of NickPost1 on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ She married John Covert, son of John Covert and Racheal Peck, circa 1820 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Lorraine Husdon on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ As of circa 1820,her married name was Covert.¹ Catharine Weese died on 12 March 1865 at Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West, at age 66; Date Mar 12 1865 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of Lorraine Husdon on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024. per family tree of NickPost1 on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹

     John Scriver was born on 18 August 1793 at Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Hailey Poirier on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ He married Margaret "Peggy" Sherman circa 1823 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Hailey Poirier on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ John Scriver died on 19 October 1834 at Picton, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada, at age 41; per family tree of Hailey Poirier on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹

     Margaret "Peggy" Sherman was born circa 1800 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Hailey Poirier on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ She married John Scriver circa 1823 at Upper Canada; per family tree of Hailey Poirier on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ As of circa 1823,her married name was Scriver.¹ Margaret "Peggy" Sherman died after 1852; per family tree of Hailey Poirier on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹

     Susanna Orr was born on 30 September 1826 at Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Kent Maitland on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ As of 1 December 1848,her married name was Fanning.¹ She married John Benjamin Fanning, son of Frederick Fanning and Hannah Davis, on 1 December 1848 at Canada West; per family tree of Kent Maitland on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ Susanna Orr died on 20 March 1900 at Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 73; per family tree of Kent Maitland on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹

     Walter Fanning was born on 20 May 1747 at Gorton, New London Co., Connecticut, U.SA; per family tree of Kent Maitland on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ He married Grace Benjamin circa 1787 at U.S.A; per family tree of Kent Maitland on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ Walter Fanning died on 19 April 1820 at Schoharie Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 72; per family tree of Kent Maitland on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹

     Grace Benjamin was born on 24 February 1754 at Preston City, New London Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Kent Maitland on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ She married Walter Fanning circa 1787 at U.S.A; per family tree of Kent Maitland on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ As of circa 1787,her married name was Fanning.¹ Grace Benjamin died on 2 July 1832 at Blenheim, Broome Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 78; per family tree of Kent Maitland on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹

     Grace Fanning was born in 1840 at Upper Canada; Date 1840 & location CW per 1851 Census.¹ She appeared on the census of 1851 at Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see Frederick Fanning.¹

     Simeon Leroy was born on 25 January 1759 at New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of gmcpherson128 on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ He married Polly Wolven in 1779 at New Paltz, Ulster Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of gmcpherson128 on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ Simeon Leroy died on 26 March 1854 at Virgil, Cortland, New York, U.S.A., at age 95; per family tree of gmcpherson128 on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹

     Polly Wolven was born on 24 December 1765 at New Paltz, Ulster Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of gmcpherson128 on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ As of 1779,her married name was Leroy.¹ She married Simeon Leroy, son of Michael Van Kleeck Leroy and Johanna Kidney, in 1779 at New Paltz, Ulster Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of gmcpherson128 on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹ Polly Wolven died in 1828 at Preble, Cortland Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of gmcpherson128 on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.¹