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Elizabeth Davidson^1,2,3

• Father*: William Davidson² b. 14 Jan 1806, d. 1877
• Mother*: Elizabeth Ann Hill² b. 13 Aug 1810, d. 13 Jun 1871

• Birth*: 3 February 1839; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 3 1839 per CemSearch. Date 1838 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004. Date Feb 3 1839 & location Prince Edward Co. per family tree of bronwynkmason on ancestry.ca, Sep 20 2021.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 26 May 1857; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "William Davidson. The Children and Grandchildren: ... V. Elizabeth Davidson, m. Samuel Maybee; set. Brighton. Issue: (1) Joel, (2) Rachael A., (3) Victoria, (4) Eliza, (5) Nettie, and (6) Wesley." from "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", pg. 267. Date May 26 1857 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.; Principal=Samuel Neilson Maybee^2,6
• Death*: 8 March 1878; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#008883: Name: Elizabeth Maybee; Date: Mar 8 1878; Age: 39y; Status: wife of S. N> Maybee; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Cause: consmumption, 1y; Phys.: Dr. Day; Inf.: S. N. Maybee, Brighton Twp.; Reg'd.: June 1 1878; Rel.: Episc. Meth.; Reg'r.: A.A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #008883-1878, ancestry.ca) Date Mar 8 1878 per CemSearch. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004. per family tree of bronwynkmason on ancestry.ca, Sep 20 2021.^2,3,5,7
• Burial*: 10 March 1878; Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Elizabeth Maybee; Maiden: Davidson; Born: Feb 3 1839; Died: Mar 8 1878; Age: 39; ID: CARMAN32; Other names: Maybee, Francis Aronetta (1873-1892), Maybee, Melinda Ann [Down](1847-1937), Maybee, Samuel Neilson (1835-1909); Cemetery: Carman Cemetery, Conc 3 Lot 27, Brighton Twp. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=CARMAN32%5E1) per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.^2,3

• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1851 Census: see William Davidson⁴
• Married Name: 26 May 1857; Maybee²
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 22 at 1861 Census: see Samuel Maybee⁸
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1871 Census: see Samuel Maybee⁹

William Davidson¹

• Birth*: 14 January 1806; Belfast, Antrim Co., Ireland; Date 1806 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1806 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1804 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004. Date 1806 & location "near Belfast, Ireland" per Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 267. Date Jan 14 1806 & location Belfast, Antrim Co., Ireland per family tree of bronwynkmason on ancestry.ca, Sep 20 2021.^1,2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 12 November 1829; Ireland; Date Nov 12 1829 & location Ireland per Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 267. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth Ann Hill^1,3
• Death*: 1877; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... he died in 1877, aged seventy-one." from Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 267.³

• Immigration*: circa November 1830; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; "THE DAVIDSON FAMILY.; William Davidson was bom near Belfast, Ireland, in 1806. On November 12th, 1829, he married Elizabeth Ann Hill; and in 1830 they emigrated to Canada, settling in Prince Edward County. Here they lived for nearly twenty years, and raised a family of twelve children. The family afterwards removed to Brighton Township. William Davidson was an industrious, first-class citizen, and much respected. His wife died in 1871, aged sixty - one, while he died in 1877, aged seventy-one." from Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 267.³
• Residence*: 4 April 1849; Conc 3 Lot 26, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A166) show that Samuel Cooley sold 50 acres in the front half of lot 26, conc 3, Murray Twp. to William Davison. ITS Date: Apr 4 1849. Reg'n. Date: Nov 17 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 26, pg. 227 of 320, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 13 202.)⁷
• Census: 1850; Conc 3 Lot 26, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: William Davidson; Conc 3, Lot 26, Murray Twp., occ., prop.; Total Persons: 11, 1 not of family (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)⁸
• Residence: 1 January 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created January 1, 1852, from the east side of Cramahe and the west side of Murray. The boarder between the newly sized Cramahe and the new Brighton townships was the lot line between lots 10 and 11. (Dan Buchanan, July 14 2021)
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 47 at 1851 Census: Davidson, William, 47, b. Cda., EM, yeoman, married; Elizabeth, 42, b. Cda., EM, married; William, 21, b. Cda., EM, lab., single; Adam, 16, b. Cda., EM; Elizabeth, 13; James, 10; George, 8; David, 6; May Jane, 3; Nancy, 1 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 100 of 160, line 17 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Apparently, the census taker got used to entering "do" under place of birth, and missed the proper location of "Ireland" for William and Elizabeth Davidson.⁴
• Residence: 25 March 1861; Conc 3 Lot 27, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S C535) show that Peter H. Maybee sold 25 acres in the south quarter of lot 27, conc 3, Murray Twp. to William Davison. ITS Date: Mar 25 1861. Reg'n. Date: Mar 20 1867. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 26, pg. 233 of 320, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 13 202.)⁷
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 55 at 1861 Census: Davidson, William, 55, b. Ireland, EM, farmer, married; Eliza, 51, b. Ireland, EM, married; Adam, 23, b. UC, EM, lab., single; james, 19; George H., 17; David, 15; Mary A., 12; N. V.(f), 9; W. R.(m), 6 (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., pg. 341 of 899, line 7 - ancestry.com)²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; AGe 65 at 1871 Census: Davidson, William, 65, b. Ireland, Irish, EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 60, b. Ireland, Irish, EM, married; David, 23, b. Ont., Irish, EM,m farmer, single; Wellington, 16; Nancy V., 19; Mary A., 21 (1871 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 55, sub-dist. C-2, pg. 29, line 3 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Will: 17 October 1876; Conc 3 Lot 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will J1790) show that William Davidson willed 50 acres in the front half of lot 26, conc 3, Murray Twp. to David Davison. ITS Date: Oct 17 1876. Reg'n. Date: Nov 14 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 26, pg. 227 of 320, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 13 202.)
• Will*: 17 October 1876; Conc 3 Lot 27, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Will J1790) show that William Davidson willed 25 acres in the south quarter of lot 27, conc 3, Murray Twp. to David Davison. ITS Date: Oct 17 1876. Reg'n. Date: Nov 14 1876. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 3, Lot 26, pg. 233 of 320, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 13 202.)⁷

Elizabeth Ann Hill^1,2,3,4

• Birth*: 13 August 1810; Ireland; Date 1811 & location Ireland per 1871 Census. Date 1810 & location Ireland per 1861 Census. Date 1809 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1810 & location Ireland per Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 267. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004. Date Aug 13 1810 & location Ireland per family tree of bronwynkmason on ancestry.ca, Sep 20 2021.^2,3,5,6,7,4
• Marriage*: 12 November 1829; Ireland; Date Nov 12 1829 & location Ireland per Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 267. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.; Principal=William Davidson^2,5
• Death*: 13 June 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012553: Name: Elizabeth A. Davidson; Date: June 13 1871; Age: 60y; Status: spinster; Born: Ireland; Cause: consumption, 12m; Phys.: Dr. Day; Inf.: Fras. Davidson, Brighton; Reg'd.: Dec 8 1871; Rel.: EM; Reg'r.: A.A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontasrio Death Registration, #012553-1871, ancestry.ca)
  Elizabeth is in 1871 Census - April. "His wife died in 1871, aged sixty-one ... " per Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 267. Date 1871 per family tree of metchosin1 on ancestry.com, July 13 2013.^4,5,7,8

• Married Name: 12 November 1829; Davidson²
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 42 at 1851 Census: see William Davidson⁶
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 51 at 1861 Census: see William Davidson³
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1871 Census: see William Davidson⁷

Melinda Ann Downs^1,2,3,4

• Father*: William Downs b. c 1810
• Mother*: Ann Saunders b. 1821

• Birth*: 24 April 1847; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Apr 24 1847 & location Brighton Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Apr 24 1847 per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.^2,4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 4 November 1880; Parma, New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.; Principal=Samuel Neilson Maybee²
• Death*: 12 August 1937; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026858: Name: Melinda Anne Maybee; Date: Aug 12 1937; Age: 90y 3m 19d; Res.: Brighton Village, 22y; Born: Brighton Twp., Apr 24 1847; Status: widow; Nat.: Eng.; Spouse: Samuel Maybee; Parents: Wm. Downs, b. England & Annie Sanders, b. Hillier Twp.; Inf.: Wesley Taylor, Brighton, son-in-law; Und.: B. E. Brintnell, Brighton; Burial: Carman Cemetery, Aug 14 1937; Cause: fall, fracture of hip, old age; Phys.: H. F?. Clark, Brighton; Reg;r.: Oscar L. Morrow, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #026858-1937, ancestry.ca)
  
  Date Aug 12 1937 per CemSearch. per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.^2,3,8
• Burial*: 14 August 1937; Carman Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: Melinda Ann Maybee; Maiden: Down; Born: Apr 24 1847; Died: Aug 12 1937; Age: 90; ID: CARMAN32; Other names: Maybee, Elizabeth [Davidson](1839-1878), Maybee, Francis Aronetta (1873-1892), Maybee, Samuel Neilson (1835-1909); Cemetery: Carman Cemetery, Conc 3 Lot 27, Brighton Twp. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=CARMAN32%5E2)
  Date Aug 14 1937 & location Carman Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^3,4

• Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see Levi Dudley⁷
• Married Name: 4 November 1880; Maybee²
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1881 Census: see Samuel Maybee⁹
• Note*: 13 March 1909; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Her husband, Samuel Nelson Maybee, died Mar 13 1909.
• Residence*: June 1911; Conc 3 Lot 28, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1911 Census: Conc 3, Lot 28, Brighton Twp.⁶
• Census: June 1911; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1911 Census: Maybee, Melinda, 63, b. Ont. Apr 1848, Eng., Meth., widow (Conc 3, Lot 28) (1911 Census Image from Archives Canada Web site: Hilton, page 11, line 8)
  Note: Melinda (Down) Maybee is just below Joel Maybee's family. Not sure of her parentage??⁶
• Census: 6 June 1921; Ward 3, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 74 at 1921 Census: see Wesley Taylor⁵

Rachel Ann Maybee¹

• Father*: Samuel Neilson Maybee¹ b. 14 Mar 1835, d. 13 Mar 1909
• Mother*: Elizabeth Davidson¹ b. 3 Feb 1839, d. 8 Mar 1878

• Birth*: 4 March 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 27 December 1882; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.; Principal=William Downer¹

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 3 at 1861 Census: see Samuel Maybee²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14? at 1871 Census: see Samuel Maybee³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1881 Census: see Samuel Maybee⁴
• Married Name: 27 December 1882; Downer¹

William Downer¹

• Father*: William Downer¹ b. c 1830
• Mother*: Elizabeth ?¹ b. c 1830

• Birth*: 1857; Fenelon Twp., Victoria Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: 27 December 1882; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.; Principal=Rachel Ann Maybee¹

William Downer¹

• Birth*: circa 1830; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: before 1855; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth ?¹

Elizabeth ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1830; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: before 1855; per GEDCOM of John Maybee, Oct., 2, 2004.; Principal=William Downer¹

• Married Name: before 1855; Downer¹

Henry R. Terrill^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Anthony Terrill² b. 12 Nov 1831, d. 17 Dec 1921
• Mother*: Martha German² b. 1832, d. 24 Mar 1880

• Birth*: 1859; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1859 per CemSearch. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1860 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1860 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,5,6,7
• Marriage*: 21 March 1883; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 21 1883 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, Nov 6 2017.; Principal=Mary Ella Harrington³
• Death*: 8 April 1885; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1885 per Memorial & CemSearch. Date Apr 8 1885 & location Brighton per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, Nov 6 2017.^3,4,5
• Burial*: 10 April 1885; Wooler Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Henry R.; Terrill; 1859 - 1885; His Wife; Ella; 1864 - 1884; Ella R.; 1884 - 1884 (Wooler Friends Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Jul 3 2004)
  CemSearch: Name: Henry R. Terrill; Born: 1859; Died: 1885; ID: 104816; Cemetery: Wooler Friends, Brighton Twp., Conc 5 Lot 24, Brighton Twp.; Other names: Terrill, Ella (1864-1884), Terrill, Ella R. (1884-1884)^5,4

• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 1 at 1861 Census: see Anthony Terrill²
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontaro; Age 11 at 1871 Census: see Anthony Terrill⁷
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1881 Census: Terrill, Henry, 21, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, single; Effie, 14, b. Ont., Eng., CM, single (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 32, line 24 - ancestry.ca)
  Note: Pages are out of order but page 33, found down a few pages, has no more Terrills at the top.⁶

Josiah Proctor Jr.^1,2

• Father*: Josiah Proctor Sr.³ b. 21 Dec 1735
• Mother*: ? ? b. c 1736, d. c 1775

• Birth*: 1757; Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; "They first settled in Massachusetts, but afterward drifted to Vermont, where many descendants of the first pioneer of the family are still to be found, ..." per pg. 626 "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct. 6, 2004.
  Josiah Proctor (1757-1850) is father of Rebecca m. to Smalley Spafford per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.
  Date 1757 & location Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Mass. per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.^4,3
• Christening: 13 November 1768; Chelmsford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Christening Nov 13 1768 & location Chelmsford, Ma. per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.³
• Marriage*: 12 March 1785; Washington, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.; Marriage Record: Groom: Josiah Proctor, Jun.; Bride: Susanna Chamberlain; Res. of both: Washington, N.W.; B yWho: George Leslie, Washington, N.H., Clergyman; Date: march 12 1785 (New Hampshire Marriage & Divorce Records 1659-1947, pg. 4793 of 5003 - ancestry.ca)Note: This is the image of the original page.
  Marriage Record: Groom: Josiah Proctor; Bride: Susanna Chamberlain; Date: Mar 12 1785; Place: Washington, Sullican, New Hampshire; Film: 1001292 (New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637-1947 - ancestry.ca)
  "Shortly after the opening of the century just closed, Josiah Proctor, with his wife and family, crossed over from their native state of Vermont, to the Bay district. Some years prior to starting for Canada, the Pioneer had married Susannah Chamberlain of Vermont, and at the time of departure had a family of four children." from page 626 of "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct 6, 2004.
  per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.; Principal=Susanna Chamberlain^4,2,5
• Death*: 1850; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.
• Burial*: 1850; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Josiah Proctor and his faithful wife are long since deceased and now rest side by side in the Old Woods Cemetery." pg. 627, "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct. 6, 2004.⁴

• Note: circa 1785; Washington, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.; "A Josiah Jr. and Isaac, apparently children by an earlier wife, also appear in Washington town records.” But no land records for Josiah himself appear in Cheshire Co. This family is conspicuously missing from the documents dealing with Eunice's dower." page 69 of "Eunice Taft of Worccester Co., Mass." copied from family tree of CEH-REHM on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.³
• Census: 1790; Vermont, U.S.A.; There is no Josiah Proctor listed in the 1790 Census - per search index. There are three Proctor's in Vermont, Cavendish, Windsor Co. - Isaac, Leonard and Timothy.⁶
• Census: 1800; Waterbury, Crittenden Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; 1800 Census: Josiah Proctor; 2 males under 10; 1 male 26 to 45;; - ; 1 female 10 to 16; 1 female 16 to 26 (ancestry.com)⁶
• Note*: 1810; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In this same year (1796 when Obediah Simpson settled just to the west on Conc 2 Lot 4) Josiah Proctor settled on Lot 2 of Concession 2 in a house on what are now known as Village Lots 5 and 6 north of Main Street between Victoria and Railroad Streets." from page 16 of The Tobey Book.
  Note: In fact, Josiah Proctor came to this area in 1810 when he is first included in Cramahe Twp. census records. He would purchase Conc 2 Lot 2 in 1814 from David M. Rogers. (Dan Buchanan, Oct 17 2023)⁷
• Immigration*: 1810; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The first winter after their arrival in Upper Canada, was spent in the township of Cramahe, and Josiah Proctor, the pioneer, felled the first tree in the present site of the village of Colborne, where he remained until spring. He then removed to Lot 2, north and south, concession 2, on part of the which property of four hundred acres, the present village of Brighton is situated." pg. 626, "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct. 6, 2004.⁴
• Census*: 1810; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1810 Census: Josiah Proctor; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1812; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1812 Census: Josiah Proctor; 3 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; total 5
• Census: 1813; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1813 Census: Josiah Proctor; 3 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 females under 16; total 6
• Census: 1814; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1814 Census: Josiah Proctor; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16; total 7
• Residence: 1814; Land where Brighton would be, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The Tobey Book, pg. 47, shows "We have now recorded eight families whose land was officially 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.⁷
• Note: 16 February 1814; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "February 16, 1814; Josiah Proctor of Cramahe Township in the District of Newcastle was impressed to transport British troops travelling from York to Kingston in his sleigh. While preparing to leave a blacksmith shop in Cramahe Township, Lieutenant Small of the 41st Regiment ordered a bugler to attack Josiah with his sword. Josiah received a number of wounds including a sword cut on his right arm which left him helpless and unable to support his family. The arm had been permanently impaired. In April, Lieutenant F.W. Small was arraigned in Kingston, found guilty of abusing his authority and committing an illegal act, and was to be publicly reprimanded.[11]" page sent to me by Bill Russell during his study of veterans of the War of 1812.
  Note: I am assuming that this was the Josiah Proctor involved in this incident, since he had a family in Cramahe at the time.
• Residence*: 23 May 1814; Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 399) show that David M. Rogers sold all of lot 2, conc 2, Cramahe Twp. to Josiah Proctor. ITS Date: May 23 1814. Reg'n. Date: July 11, 1814. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 289 of 399, Village Lot 3, North Side of Main, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)
  Note: The record is located with Brighton Twp. although before Jan 1 1852 this was Cramahe Twp. since it is on the west side of Prince Edward Street which is the old boundary between Cramahe and Murray Townships.
  Note: The Proctors are said to have been in this area from 1810 so they could have been living here and arranged the purchase four years later.⁸
• Census: 1815; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1815 Census: Josiah Proctor; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; total 6
• Census: 1816; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1816 Census: Josiah Proctor; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; total 6
• Census: 1817; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: Josiah Proctor; 3 males over 16; 2 malea under 16; 3 females
• Census: 1818; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Josiah Proctor; 5 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16
• Residence: 1819; Conc 2 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Along the highway between Brighton and Colborne are three early buildings worthy of note. The first, on lot 6, concession 2, Brighton Township was an old two-storey frame inn owned by John Proctor's father, Isaac. Like Hodge's hotel in town, it was built shortly after the York-Kingston Road was completed. John's grandfather, Josiah, may even have operated the inn at one time, for in 1819 he had an innkeeper's licence and was fined 10 pounds for an infraction of the regulations governing taverns. Josiah was a local figure of note, remembered both for great strength and great size - in his later years he is said to hav weighed nearly five hundred pounds." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurley and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 142⁹
• Census: 1819; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Josiah Proctor; 3 males over 16; 4 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 female under 16
• Census: 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: Josiah Proctor; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1821; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Josiah Proctor; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16
• Census: 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Josiah Proctor; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16
• Census: 1823; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Josiah Proctor; 2 males over 16; 2 female over 16
• Census: 1825; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Josiah Proctor; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; 8 males over 16; 4 females over 16
• Residence: 7 January 1825; Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 6396) show that James Richardson Sr. sold "north west quarter of township lot", lot 1, concession 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Josiah Proctor. ITS Date: Jan 7 1825. Reg'n. Date: Jul 14 1841. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Vo., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 149 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)⁸
• Note: 2 April 1831; Union Hall, Kellogg Inn, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; The village of Brighton was named at a meeting of local folks at Union Hall, Kellogg Inn, corner of Main and Prince Edward St., on Apr 2 1831. Joseph Locckwood, the first post master for the new village, suggested the name Brighton, his family's home in England, and it was accepted. (Dan Buchanan, Nov 12 2023)
• Residence: 29 March 1833; Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3432) show that Josiah Proctor sold 1/2 acre in the north west part of Conc 1, Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to John Nix. ITS Date: Mar 27 1834. Reg'n. Date: May 23 1834. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Township, Conc 1, pg. 004 of 307, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Nov 29 2020)⁸
• Residence: 20 May 1833; Village Lot 30, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3042) show that Josiah Proctor sold "1 acre more of less supposed to be this lot", of Village Lot 30, Main St. South Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to John F. Sherman. ITS Date: May 20 1833. Reg'n. Date: Jul 12 1833. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Vo., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 149 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)⁸
• Residence: 29 May 1833; Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3042) show that Josiah Proctor sold 1 acre south of Main Street part of Lot 1, conc 1, Brighton Twp. Northumberland Co. to John F. Sherman. ITS Date: May 29 1833. Reg'n. Date: Jul 12 1833. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Book 005, pg. 005 of 210 (Conc 1, Lot 1, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)
  Note: This is the first appearance of Josiah Proctor in the land records for Conc 1 Lot 1, and he is the grantor. Oddly, there is no transaction above this to indicated how he acquired the land. Looking at the sparse acreage and location information in the records, it may suggest that it was through James Lyons, but can't be sure. Curious about this. (Dan Buchanan, Apr 22 2023)⁸
• Residence: 27 February 1834; Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 6814?) show that Josiah Proctor sold 2 rods, 11 poles of Lot 2, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp. (became Brighton in 1850) to Bildad Franklin, Inst. Feb 27 1834.⁸
• Residence: 25 July 1835; Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 5774) show that Josiah Proctor sold 1 1/3 acre of Lot 2, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp. (became Brighton in 1850) to Ira Hodges, Inst. Jul 25 1835.⁸
• Residence: 25 July 1835; Village Lot 15, Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Records (BS ?S774) show that Josiah Proctor old 1 1/3 acre to Ira Hodges. ITS Date: Jul 25 1835. Reg. Date: Jan 22 1840. (Land Registry Records, Abstract Index Book, Brighton Village, Lot 15, Conc 2, Lot 2, Cramahe Twp. - Northumberland County Archives, Cobourg Public Library)
  Note: Village Lot 15 was part of the larger Township Lot 2, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp. which Josiah Proctor purchased in 1814.
  Note: Village Lot 15 is on the north side of Main Street, on the east side of Princess Street (today closed by at the UMCA/Health Centre). This is where Hodges Inn had been located for some time - mentioned during War of 1812-1814. Was this the same Ira Hodges or his son??⁸
• Residence: 9 October 1835; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 4348) show that Josiah Proctor sold 3 roods 16 poles, south east angle, of Conc 2, Lot , Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Simeon Kellog. ITS Date: Oct 9 1835. Reg'n. Date: Jul 9 1836. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Township, Conc 2, pg. 033 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 11 2020)⁸
• Residence: 9 October 1835; Village Lot 1, Main St. North, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 4348) show that Josiah Proctor sold 3 roods 16 poles of Village Lot 1, Main St. North, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co., to Simeon Kellog. ITS Date: Oct 9 1835. Reg'n. Date: Jul 9 1836. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 270 of 399, Village Lot 1, North Side of Main, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 13 2023)⁸
• Residence: 9 October 1835; Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3443) show that Josiah Proctor sold 3 rods, 16 poles of S.E. angle of Lot 2, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp. (became Brighton in 1850) to Simeon Kellogg, Inst. Oct 9 1835.⁸
• Residence: April 1838; Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 5144) show that Josiah Proctor sold 35 acres in the west half of the north half of Lot 1, conc 1, Brighton Twp. Northumberland Co. to Josiah D. Wellington. ITS Date: Apr 1838. Reg'n. Date: May 24 1838. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Book 005, pg. 006 of 210 (Conc 1, Lot 1, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)
  Note: This woould be the in the south-west part of downtown Brighton.⁸
• Census: 1839; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Josiah Proctor; 4 males under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female under 16; 1 female over 16
• Residence: 5 April 1839; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ?5519?) show that Josiah Proctor sold "3 roods" of lot 2, conc 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Hiram Buckley. ITS Date: Apr 5 1839. Reg'n. Date: May 15 1839. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Village of Brighton, Book 004, pg 281 of 399, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 23 2023)⁸
• Census: 1848; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: Josiah Proctor; Conc C, Lot 7; prop.; farmer

Susanna Chamberlain^1,2

• Birth*: 3 July 1765; Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; "Some years prior to starting for Canada, the Pioneer had married Susannah Chamberlain of Vermont, and at the time of departure had a family of four children. " pg. 626 "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct. 6, 2004. per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004. Date Jul 3 1765 & location Hewon, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts per family tree of susan wise on ancestry.ca, March 16 2020.^3,4
• Marriage*: 12 March 1785; Washington, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.; Marriage Record: Groom: Josiah Proctor, Jun.; Bride: Susanna Chamberlain; Res. of both: Washington, N.W.; B yWho: George Leslie, Washington, N.H., Clergyman; Date: march 12 1785 (New Hampshire Marriage & Divorce Records 1659-1947, pg. 4793 of 5003 - ancestry.ca)Note: This is the image of the original page.
  Marriage Record: Groom: Josiah Proctor; Bride: Susanna Chamberlain; Date: Mar 12 1785; Place: Washington, Sullican, New Hampshire; Film: 1001292 (New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637-1947 - ancestry.ca)
  "Shortly after the opening of the century just closed, Josiah Proctor, with his wife and family, crossed over from their native state of Vermont, to the Bay district. Some years prior to starting for Canada, the Pioneer had married Susannah Chamberlain of Vermont, and at the time of departure had a family of four children." from page 626 of "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct 6, 2004.
  per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.; Principal=Josiah Proctor Jr.^3,5,2
• Death*: after 1840; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; No date?? Female over 16 in 1839 Census, not appear in 1851 Census.⁶
• Burial*: after 1840; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Josiah Proctor and his faithful wife are long since deceased and now rest side by side in the Old Woods Cemetery." pg. 627, "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct. 6, 2004.³

• Married Name: 12 March 1785; Proctor
• Census*: 1800; Waterbury, Crittenden Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; 1800 Census: 1 female 26 - 45 (see Josiah Proctor)⁷

Sarah Proctor

• Father*: Josiah Proctor Jr. b. 1757, d. 1850
• Mother*: Susanna Chamberlain b. 3 Jul 1765, d. a 1840

• Birth*: circa December 1785; Vermont, U.S.A.; Date 1784 based on 1800 Census which shows 1 female 16 to 26 - which must be Sarah. Location Vermont per pg. 626 from "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte". per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.¹
• Marriage*: after 1805; per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.; Principal=? Russell

• Census*: 1800; Waterbury, Crittenden Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; 1800 Census: 1 female 16 to 26 (see Josiah Proctor)¹
• Married Name: after 1805; Russell
• Residence*: after 1820; Richmond, Vermont, U.S.A.; "The eldest, Sarah, already married to a man whose surname was Russell, elected to remain behind, and at the present time many of her descendants are settled in Richmond, Vermont." from page 626 of "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct. 6, 2004.¹

? Russell

• Birth*: circa 1785; per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.
• Marriage*: after 1805; per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.; Principal=Sarah Proctor

Isaac Chamberlain Proctor

• Father*: Josiah Proctor Jr. b. 1757, d. 1850
• Mother*: Susanna Chamberlain b. 3 Jul 1765, d. a 1840

• Birth*: 6 March 1790; Vermont, U.S.A.; Date Mar 6 1790 per Burial. Location Vermont per pg. 626 from "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct. 6, 2004.
  Date 1790 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date 1790 per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: before 1817; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Isaac Proctor, eldest of the Pioneer's two sons ... In early life he married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of the pioneer by that name, who founded Smithville and who married a sister of the Rev. James McDonell ... " from Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 628 - The Proctor Family - per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.; Principal=Elizabeth Smith⁴
• Death*: 16 November 1866; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 16 1866 per Burial. Date 1866 per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.³
• Burial*: 18 November 1866; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Isaac C. Proctor; Born: Mar 6, 1790; Died; Nov 16, 1866 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, July 10, 2004)³

• Census: 1800; Waterbury, Crittenden Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; 1800 Census: one of 2 males under 10 (see Josiah Proctor)²
• Residence: March 1816; Conc 1 Lot 6, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 473) show that Jonathan Hill sold all 200 acres of lot 6, conc 1, Cramahe Twp. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date:-- . Reg'n. Date: Apr 17 1816. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 1, Lot 6, pg 016 of 307, pg. 1, copied by Dan Nov 29 2020)⁵
• Residence: 16 April 1816; Conc 1 Lot 6, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 482) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold the front end of lot 6, conc 1, Cramahe Twp. to Jeremiah Wood. ITS Date: Apr 16 1816. Reg'n. Date: JUn 15 1816. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 1, Lot 6, pg 016 of 307, pg. 1, copied by Dan Nov 29 2020)⁵
• Census*: 1818; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Isaac Proctor; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16
• Residence: 3 February 1818; Conc 2 Lot 7, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Records (BS 642) show that John D. Smith sold the East 100 acres in the west half of Lot 7, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: Feb 3 1818. Reg. Date: Jan 22 1819. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, Lot 7, pg 097 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2022.)
  Note: This is north of #2 at Huff Road, building still remains that was the Proctor Inn. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 5 2025)
  Note: Checked the date again and believe it should say 1818 and not 1813. They look similar, but the last digit looks much more like the second one than a 3. (Dan Buchanan, Jun 5 2026)⁵
• Residence: 1819; Conc 2 Lot 6, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Along the highway between Brighton and Colborne are three early buildings worthy of note. The first, on lot 6, concession 2, Brighton Township was an old two-storey frame inn owned by John Proctor's father, Isaac. Like Hodge's hotel in town, it was built shortly after the York-Kingston Road was completed. John's grandfather, Josiah, may even have operated the inn at one time, for in 1819 he had an innkeeper's licence and was fined 10 pounds for an infraction of the regulations governing taverns. Josiah was a local figure of note, remembered both for great strength and great size - in his later years he is said to hav weighed nearly five hundred pounds." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto" by Margaret McBurley and Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 142⁶
• Census: 1820; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: Isaac Proctor; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1821; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Isaac Proctor; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1822; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Isaac Proctor; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1823; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Isaac Proctor; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males under 16; 1 female under 16
• Census: 1825; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Census: Isaac C. Proctor; 3 males under 16; 1 female under 16; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16
• Residence: 24 August 1825; Conc 2 Lot 7, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Records (BS 4632) show that Eliakim Squier sold 1/2 acre, 11 roods of the Front Part of the East half of Lot 7, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: Feb 3 1818. (Land Registry Records, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Twp., Concession 2, Lot 6, Cobourg Public Library)
  Note: Eliakim Squier had purchased the east half Lot 7 from John D. Smith in 1817; Isaac C. Proctor purcahsed the west half Lot 7 from John D. Smith in 1818. John Drummond Smith was Isaac C. Proctor's father-in-law.
  Note: This would be the land where Isaac C. Proctor built and operated Proctor's Tavern, a well-known watering hole between Brighton and Colborne.⁵
• Residence: 1828; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Militial Return: Proctor, Isaac C. 33 (Northumberland Co. Militia Return, 1828 - Ontario Registers CD)
• Residence: 11 November 1828; 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.)⁵
• Note: 18 May 1829; Goves Inn, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "On May 18, 1829 the Northumberland Agricultural Society held its first annual meeting at John Groves Inn in Haldimand Township and the following officers were appointed: President - B. Whting; Treasurer - J. Keeler; Directors - H. Ruttan, B. Ewing, L. Loomis, Isaac Proctor and others." from The Tobey Book, page 101.^7,8
• Note: 19 October 1829; Colborne, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "On October 19, 1829 the society held the first cattle show and the following were awarded prises: Joshua Webster, Cramahe - $5.00 Brood Mare; Peter Alger, Cramahe - $5.00 Working Oxen. In the evening after this first show there was a banquet provided by Messrs. Ketchum which tendered to the officers and others. To the wives the fair was an occassion for community gossip and the discussion of fashions. To the young swain it was a great occassion to drive to the fair with a spanking team in order to obtain the attention of his desired fiancee. There was business for the farmer on each day of the four day affair. The first day was spent discussing the improvement of crops and stocks and this was when the judging took place. On the second day the prizes were distributed. On the third day there was a ploughing match to decide the district championship and on the fourth day horse races took place. All these events were followed by dinners, dancing and songs." from The Tobey Book, page 101 & 102.
  " ... the first Agricultural Society for Northumberland County was formed in Colborne on May 17, 1828; and the first recorded Fair was held there on October 19, 1829, Elijah Buck won the prize for the best yoke of oxen." from Cobourg 1798 to 1948, by Edwin C. Guillet, page 28.^7,8
• Residence: 30 May 1831; Village Lot 15, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S J631) show that Benjamin Way sold "part, supposed to be this lot", Village Lot 15, Prince Edward St. East, (Conc B, Lot 35) Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: May 30 1831. Reg'n. Date: Feb 9 1837. (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)⁵
• Residence: 30 June 1831; Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (B&S 4631) show that Benjamin Way sold "north west part said lot, 50 acres more or less", Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: Jun 30 1831. Reg'n. Date: Feb 9 1837. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 164 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)⁵
• Note*: 1 November 1831; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "In 1831 Isaac C. Proctor became a lieutenant. His official notice of appointment reads as follows: "Sir John Colborne, Knight, Commander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada, and Major General Commanding His Majesty's Forces therein, etc.... ; To Isaac C. Proctor ... Gentleman ... Greeting; Reposing especial confidence in your Loyality, Courage and Good Conduct, I do hereby appoint you to be Ensign in the Third Northumberland Regiment of Militia (taking Rank and precedence from the 20th January 1831) during pleasure, and of which Regiment Henry Ruttan, Esquire is Colonel. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Ensign, and I do hereby Command the inferior Officers and Men of the said Militia to obey you as their Ensign. And you are to observe and follow all such Orders and Directions as you shall from time to time receive from me, or any other Superior Officer, according to law.; Given under my Hand and Office Seal, at York this First day of November in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Thirty One and in the second year of His Majesty's Reign.; Signed J. Colborne; By His Excellency's Command" The Tobey Book, page 110.⁷
• Residence: 23 June 1836; Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 4350) show that Simeon Kellogg sold "the same as 2723", Village Lot 24, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: Jun 23 1836. Reg'n. Date: Jul 11 1836. (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)⁵
• Residence: 23 February 1837; Conc 2 Lot 7, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Records (BS A76) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold 50 acres of the West Half of Lot 7, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp. to Richard B. Squier. ITS Date: Feb 23 1837. (Land Registry Records, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Twp., Concession 2, Lot 6, Cobourg Public Library)⁵
• Residence: 7 December 1837; Conc 1 Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (BS 6566) show Isaac C. Proctor sold 100 acres of the south half of Lot 34, Conc 1, to Benjamin Davidson. ITS Date: Dec 7 1837. Reg. Date: Dec 1 1841. (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.)⁵
• Census: 1839; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1839 Census: Isaac Proctor; 2 males over 16; 4 males under 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16
• Residence: 1840; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; The Tobey Book, pg. 204, shows that in 1840, Isaac C. Proctor purchased 3 roods, 10 poles of the S.E. angle of Lot 2, Conc 2. (Same time that Ira Hodges purchased 1 1/3 acres in the same lot.⁷
• Residence: 28 January 1840; Conc 2 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 7907) show that Thomas D. Sanford sold "part 1 acre, 1 rood, 33 pers., south east corner", of lot 1, concession 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: Jan 23 1840. Reg'n. Date: Jan 29 1846. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 015, pg. 175 of 272, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 2 2023)⁵
• Residence: 8 February 1840; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 5850) show that Simeon Kellogg sold 3 roods, 16 pole of the south east angle of Conc 2, Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: Feb 8 1840. Reg'n. Date: Apr 27 1840. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Township, Conc 2, pg. 033 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Apr 11 2020)
  Note: This is Village Lot 1, Main St. North side, which would later be the home of Willet Platt.⁵
• Residence: 22 September 1841; Village Lot 15, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 7650) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold "the same", Village Lot 15, Prince Edward St. East, (Conc A, Lot 35) Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Elizabeth Proctor. ITS Date: Sep 22 1841. Reg'n. Date: Jun 5 1845. (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)⁵
• Census: 1842; Conc A Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1842 Census: Isaac Proctor; Conc A, Lot 44, occ., prop.; farmer
• Residence: 6 January 1842; Conc 1 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Records (Patent) show that Isaac C. Proctor obtained the Patent from the Crown for 100 acres in the north half of lot 2, conc 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Jan 6 1842. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Book 014, pg 096 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 20 2024.)⁵
• Residence: 3 September 1842; Village Lot 19, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A332) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold "2 roods, 4 rods more or less Village Lot 19, South of Main St.", of Lot 2, Concession 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Baring M. Bettes. ITS Date: Sep 3 1842. Reg'n. Date: Jun 27 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 096 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jan 20 2022)⁵
• Residence: 3 September 1842; Village Lot 20, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A659) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold "2 roods 2 rods more or less, Village Lot 20, south of Main Street", of Lot 2, Concession 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Joseph Bettes. ITS Date: Sep 3 1842. Reg'n. Date: May 8 1857. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 097 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jan 20 2022)⁵
• Residence: 5 September 1842; Conc 1 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A332) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold 2 roods, 4 ? (part of the north part, north-west angle) of Lot 2, Concession 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Baring M. Bettes. ITS Date: Sep 5 1842. Reg'n. Date: Jun 27 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Township, Concession 1, Lot 2, pg. 008 of 307, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 29, 2020)⁵
• Residence: 14 January 1843; Village Lot 28, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A2) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold 1 acre of Village Lot 28, Main St. South Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Hannah Storey. ITS Date: Jan 14 1843. Reg'n. Date: Jan 26 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 135 of 399, (Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023)⁵
• Note: 1844; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "The real lumber business involved the shipping of uncut logs. In 1844 Isaac C. Proctor sent his son, Truman A. Proctor, to Quebec with a raft of logs. He obtained 2 pounds 1s and 8d for every 1,000 feet of white pine and paid 75 pounds for towing the raft from Trent River. Isaac C. Pproctor was probably our first lumber merchant." from The Tobey Book, pg. 101.⁷
• Residence: 20 March 1845; Conc 3 Lot 8, Precy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 7556) show that Truman A. Proctor sold "the same", Lot 8, Concession 3, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: Mar 20 1845. Reg'n. Date: Mar 24 1845. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Percy Twp., Book 003, Pg 056 of 173, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 29 2024)⁵
• Residence: 8 January 1846; Conc 1 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A110) show that Isaac C. Proctor & wife sold "43 acres, 28 rods, part of north part, Conc 1, lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Ira R. Proctor. ITS Date: Jan 8 1846. Reg'n. Date: May 23 1848. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Book 014, pg. 096 of 210, page downloaded from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 21 2024)⁵
• Residence: 4 October 1848; Conc 2 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Records (BS A117) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold "pt 1 acre, 1 rood, 33 perces of the south east corner", Lot 1, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Proctor & Squier. ITS Date: Oct 4 1848. Reg. Date: Oct 6 1848. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 015, pg. 175 of 272, OnLand.ca)⁵
• Residence: 30 January 1849; Conc 2 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A268) show that Isaac C. Proctor & wife sold pt. (3 rods, 16 poles) Lot 2, Conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Charles Short. ITS Date: Jan 30 1849. Reg'n. Date: Jan 8 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 270 of 399, page copied from Onland.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 6 2023)⁵
• Residence: 1850; Cramahe Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; "Some time during 1850 Proctor and Squier dissolved partnership. J. E. Proctor and his father I. C. Proctor became managers of the store." The Tobey Book, pg. 203.⁷
• Residence: 8 March 1850; Village Lot 22, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A379) show that Isaac C. Proctor & wife sold "1 acre 2 roods 8 rods more or less part of north part", of Lot 2, Concession 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Harrison C. Bettes. ITS Date: Mar 8 1850. Reg'n. Date: Dec 6 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 014, pg. 096 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jan 20 2022)⁵
• Residence: 28 May 1850; Conc 2 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A284) show that the partnership of John E. Proctor & Abijah Squiers sold part of lot 1, conc 2, Brighton Twp. to Isaac C. Proctor. ITS Date: May 28 1850. Reg'n. Date: Mar 1 1851. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, Lot 1, pg 005 of 317, pg 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan, Apr 11 2020)
  Note: The transactions for this lot are complex but this may be the point at which Isaac C. Proctor acquires the small lot at the south east side of lot 1, conc 2 where a small house would be built in the 1850s and the larger Proctor House in the 1860s when his son took over. The transaction is from his son, or at least the partnership of J. E. Proctor and Abijah Squires, which would soon be dissolved. I don't see a similar transaction afterward that would take this out of the Proctor family. (Dan Buchanan, Sep 28 2021)⁵
• Residence: 4 October 1850; Conc 1 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A249) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold 48 acres of the north east part of lot 2, conc 1, Cramahe Twp. to Abijah Squier. ITS Date: Oct 4 1850. Reg'n. Date: Oct 17 1850. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Conc 1, Lot 2, Book 014, pg. 096 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 6 2022.)⁵
• Residence: 1 January 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Brighton Township was created effective January 1, 1852, based on legislation passed in August 1851. The west part of Murray and the east part of Cramahe, plus Presqu'ile, formed the new township. The Proctor land in Lot 1 and 2, Concession 2, were in Cramahe and then in Brighton Townships.
• Residence: March 1852; Conc 1 & 2 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Agricultural Census 1851: Name: I. C. Proctor; Conc 1 & 2, Lot 6, 217 acres - 1851 Census - agricultural listing.¹
• Residence: March 1852; Conc 2 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Residence per 1851 Census: Conc 2, Lot 2, Brighton Twp., 150 acres.
  Note: Isaac Proctor still lives on the second lot, not lot 1, where the house would be built.¹
• Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 61 at 1851 Census: Proctor, Isaac C., 61, b. USA, Pres., Farmer, married; Elizabeth, 55, b. USA, Pres., married; Isaac O., 17, b. Cda., Pres., lab.; Sarah E., 13; Smith, Harriet, 17, b. Cda., Pres. (Elizabeth is a Smith??)¹
• Residence: 17 February 1853; Conc 2 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A259) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold 1 acres in the south west part of lot 7, conc 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Silas Reynolds. ITS Date: Feb 17 1853. Reg'n. Date: Oct 4 1854. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, pg. 097 of 317, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 11 2020)⁵
• Residence: 8 August 1853; Conc A Lot 34, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Will 2918) show that the Will of Isaac C. Proctor granted "part of the west half as in Will set forth" to his son William Chamberlain Proctor and "part of the east half of the west half to be valued at $250 cash as in Will set forth" to his son Isaac Oscar Proctor, re lot 34, conc A, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Aug 8 1853. Reg'n. Date: May 16 1896. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 013, Pg. 036 of 185, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan Jan 19 2022)⁵
• Residence: 1855; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; " ... partial list .. householders or freeholders in the new township of Brighton .... Isaac C. Proctor - Merchant - 64 ..." pg. 314 of The Tobey Book, Brighton Public Library.⁷
• Residence: 22 April 1855; Conc 3 Lot 8, Precy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S B120) show that Isaac C. Proctor & Elizabeth Proctor sold "the same", Lot 8, Concession 3, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co. to John Skinkle. ITS Date: Apr 22 1855. Reg'n. Date: Mar 18 1856. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Percy Twp., Book 003, Pg 056 of 173, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 29 2024)⁵
• Residence: 30 April 1855; Conc 2 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage A362) show that Simon Davidson took a morgage for 400 pounds with Isaac C. Proctor on 50 acres of the north east quarter of lot 1, conc 2, Brighton Twp. ITS Date: Apr 30 1855. Reg'n. Date: May 14 1855. Discharged: Aug 25 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, Lot 1, pg 006 of 317, pg 01, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan, Apr 11 2020)
  Note: Here we see that John Edward Proctor's father, Isaac, was involved in the mortgages related to the property where Proctor House would be built. Simon Davidson appears to own the land at this time, although it has gone from 56 to 50 acres, so maybe the Proctor home was already started by Isaac and his sons at this time. (Dan Buchanan, Sep 28 2021)⁵
• Residence: 16 February 1856; Conc 1 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A488) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold all 200 acres of lot 7, conc 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Cornelius Ainsworth. ITS Date: Feb 16 1856. Reg'n. Date: Jun 17 1856. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Con 1, pg. 030 of 307, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 29 2020)⁵
• Residence: 9 May 1856; Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant A597) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold "supposed to be this township lot", Village Lot 25, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. and to Josiah H. Proctor. ITS Date: May 9 1856. Reg'n. Date: Dec 13 1856. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 007, pg. 164 of 310, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Oct 12 2020)⁵
• Residence: 16 May 1856; Conc 2 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Patent) show that Isaac C. Proctor obtained the Crown Patent for W 1/2 100 acres of Lot 6, Concession 2, Brighton Twp. ITS. Date: May 16 1856. (Land Registry Records, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Township, Conc 2, Lot 6, Cobourg Public Library)⁵
• Residence: 11 March 1857; Village Lot 21, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; 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)⁵
• Residence: 6 July 1860; Conc 2 Lot 6, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (Grant B170) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold 100 acres of the W 1/2 of Lot 6, Concession 2, Brighton Twp. to Josiah H. Proctor ITS. Date: Jul 6, 1860. Reg. Date: Jul 4 1861 (Land Registry Records, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Township, Conc 2, Lot 6, Cobourg Public Library)⁵
• Residence: 18 December 1860; Conc 1 Lot 5, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A65) show that Hannah Donaghy sold the east half of lot 5, conc 1, Brighton Twp. to Isaac C. Proctor, subject to "the will of William B. Donaghy". (ITS Date: Dec 18 1860. Reg'n. Date: Dec 21 1860. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 1, Lot 5, pg. 015 of 307, pg. 1, copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Nov 29 2020)
  Note: Here we see that Hannah quickly sold the land (probably pre-arranged based on the previous transaction), to Isaac C. Proctor who had land on the north side of the road and had run a hotel/tavern there for many years. (Dan Buchanan, Jan 21 2022)⁵
• Residence*: April 1861; Conc 1 Lot 5, Brighton Twp., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1861 Census: Conc 1, Lot 5, 100 acres, 60 acres under cultivation, 40 acres under crops, 19 acres under pasture, 1 acre under orchards or gardens, 40 acres under wood or wild; 2 acres in spring wheat, 44 bushels produced⁹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1861 Census: Proctor, I. C., 71, b. US, none, Farmer, married; Elizabeth, 65, b. US, married; W. C.(m), 28, b. UC, merchant, single⁹
• Residence: 26 March 1862; Conc 2 Lot 7, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Records (BS C316) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold 1/2 acre of the South East Corner of Lot 7, Conc 2, Cramahe Twp. to William C. Proctor. ITS Date: Mar 26 1862. Reg. Date: Dec 28 1865 (Land Registry Records, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Twp., Concession 2, Lot 6, Cobourg Public Library)
  Note: This is the property of the Proctor Tavern, the building is still there. Northwest corner of NO. 2 and Huff Road.⁵

Elizabeth Smith^1,2

• Father*: John Drummond Smith Sr. b. 4 Jun 1758, d. 6 Jun 1842
• Mother*: Mary McDowall b. 1766, d. b 1837

• Birth*: 1797; U.S.A.; Date 1797 per Burial. Date 1796 & location USA per 1851 Census. Date 1797 per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004. Date 1800 per 1871 Census.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: before 1817; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Isaac Proctor, eldest of the Pioneer's two sons ... In early life he married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of the pioneer by that name, who founded Smithville and who married a sister of the Rev. James McDonell ... " from Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, pg. 628 - The Proctor Family - per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.; Principal=Isaac Chamberlain Proctor⁶
• Death*: 1872; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1872 per Burial. Date 1872 per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.⁵
• Burial*: 1872; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Elizabeth Smith; Wife of; Isaac C. Proctor; 1797 - 1872 (Mount Hope Cemetery, July 10, 2004)⁵

• Married Name: before 1817; Proctor
• Residence*: 22 September 1841; Village Lot 15, Prince Edward St. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 7650) show that Isaac C. Proctor sold "the same", Village Lot 15, Prince Edward St. East, (Conc A, Lot 35) Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Elizabeth Proctor. ITS Date: Sep 22 1841. Reg'n. Date: Jun 5 1845. (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)⁷
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 55 at 1851 Census: see Isaac C. Proctor³
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 65 at 1861 Census: see I. C. Proctor⁸
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 71 at 1871 Census: Proctor, Elizabeth, 71, b. United States, Scot., C. Pres., widow; Josiah, 47, b. Ont., Danish, C. Pres., Surveyor, single; Isaac O., 32, b. Ont., Danish, C. Pres., Dentist, single⁴

Josiah Proctor

• Father*: Josiah Proctor Jr. b. 1757, d. 1850
• Mother*: Susanna Chamberlain b. 3 Jul 1765, d. a 1840

• Birth*: September 1796; Vermont, U.S.A.; Date Sep 1796 per Memorial - age 42y 8m at death Apr 29 1839. Location Vermont per pg. 626 from "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Oct. 6, 2004.
  Date 1797 per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004. "Of Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario" per IGI Record.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: after 1820; Upper Canada; per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.; Principal=Almira Hodges
• Marriage*: 22 May 1832; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Proctor, Josiah, of Cramahe, yeoman, & Laura Waldron, of Percy, spr. b: Ira Hodges and Bildad Franklin, both of Cramahe,yeomen. 22 May 1832 at Murray." (Ontario Marriage Bodnds, 1803-1834, 1832 - Ontario Registers CD)
  Date May 22 1832 & location Percy per IGI Record. Date c. 1826 - "Of, Proctorsville, Windsor, Vermont" per IGI Record.; Principal=Laura Waldron^1,4
• Death*: 29 April 1839; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Apr 29 1839 per Memorial. Date Apr 29 1839 per IGI Record. Location Brighton per IGI Record. Date 1839 per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.^1,3
• Burial*: 1 May 1839; Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Sacred; To; The Memory of; Josiah Proctor; Who Died; April 29 1839; Aged 42 Years; & 7 Mo. (Woods Cemetery, Cramahe Twp., Jul 6 2009) per IGI Record.^1,3

• Census*: 1800; Waterbury, Crittenden Co., Vermont, U.S.A.; 1800 Census: one of two males under 10 (see Josiah Proctor)²
• Note*: 16 February 1814; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "February 16, 1814; Josiah Proctor of Cramahe Township in the District of Newcastle was impressed to transport British troops travelling from York to Kingston in his sleigh. While preparing to leave a blacksmith shop in Cramahe Township, Lieutenant Small of the 41st Regiment ordered a bugler to attack Josiah with his sword. Josiah received a number of wounds including a sword cut on his right arm which left him helpless and unable to support his family. The arm had been permanently impaired. In April, Lieutenant F.W. Small was arraigned in Kingston, found guilty of abusing his authority and committing an illegal act, and was to be publicly reprimanded.[11]" page sent to me by Bill Russell during his study of veterans of the War of 1812.
  Note: I am assuming that this was the Josiah Proctor involved in this incident, since he had a family in Cramahe at the time.
• Residence: 20 May 1823; Village Lot 30, S. of Main St., Conc 1 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (3042 B&S) show that Josiah Proctor sold property to James F. Sherman, described as "1 acre .. Village Lot 30, S. of Main St.", in Conc 1 Lot 1, Brighton Twp., ITS Date May 20 1823.
  Note: Village Lots are mentioned on this page several times, even before the Village of Brighton was created.⁵
• Residence: 7 January 1825; Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 6396) show that James Richardson Sr. sold the north west quarter of lot 1 conc 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Josiah Proctor. ITS Date: Jan 7 1825. Reg'n. Date: Jul 14 1841. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Village of Brighton, Book 004, pg. 180 of 399, Village Lot 34, South Main St., (Conc 01, Lot 01, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 7 2023.)⁵
• Residence: April 1833; Coc 1 Lot 1, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (5144 B&S) show that Josiah Proctor sold property to Josiah D. Wellington, described as "25 acres .. pt of W 1/2 on N 1/2" in Conc 1, Lot 1, ITS Date April 1833.⁵
• Residence*: 27 March 1834; Pt. Village Lots 31 & 32 (Conc 1 Lot 1), Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (3432 - B&S) show that Josiah Proctor sold 1/2 acre, pt Village Lots No. 31 & 32, south of Main Street, to John Nix, ITS Date Mar 27 1834.⁵
• Residence: 9 December 1837; Conc 1 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 6847) show that Josiah Proctor sold the north west quarter of lot 1 conc 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to Henry Meade. ITS Date: Dec 9 1837. Reg'n. Date: Dec 21 1842. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Village of Brighton, Book 004, pg. 180 of 399, Village Lot 34, South Main St., (Conc 01, Lot 01, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 7 2023.)⁵

Almira Hodges

• Father*: Sanders Hodges b. 5 Oct 1767, d. 1816
• Mother*: Joanna "Jane" Knapp b. 1775, d. 27 Apr 1854

• Birth*: circa 1800; Lyman, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A.; Almira Hodges is wife of Josiah Proctor per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.
  Note: I am placing Almira Hodges in the family of Sanders Hodges due to proximity and timing. Need more documentation for this.
• Marriage*: after 1820; Upper Canada; per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.; Principal=Josiah Proctor
• Death*: circa November 1831; Upper Canada; Josiah Proctor marries again in May 1832.

• Census*: 1807; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1807 Census: 1 of 2 females under 16 - see Sanders Hodges (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Cramahe Twp.)¹
• Married Name: after 1820; Proctor

Laura Waldron^1,2,3

• Father*: Philip Schuyler Waldron b. 28 Aug 1767, d. 25 Oct 1841
• Mother*: Catherine Coonley b. 1779, d. 10 May 1858

• Birth*: 24 January 1811; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Jan 24 1811 per Memorial & CEMSearch. Date 1812 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1812 & location UC per 1861 Census. per Proctor Family Tree on a wall upstairs in Proctor House, Brighton, Sept. 25, 2004.
  Note: Placing Laura Waldron as daughter of Philip Schuyler Waldron & Catherine Coonley; per GEDCOM Lorne Tweed, Nov 6, 2005 she is not shown but dates work and she is said to be of Percy per in marriage register. Try to get confirmation or whatever for this???^4,5,6,2,3
• Marriage*: 22 May 1832; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Proctor, Josiah, of Cramahe, yeoman, & Laura Waldron, of Percy, spr. b: Ira Hodges and Bildad Franklin, both of Cramahe,yeomen. 22 May 1832 at Murray." (Ontario Marriage Bodnds, 1803-1834, 1832 - Ontario Registers CD)
  Date May 22 1832 & location Percy per IGI Record. Date c. 1826 - "Of, Proctorsville, Windsor, Vermont" per IGI Record.; Principal=Josiah Proctor^7,8
• Marriage*: after 1847; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1851 Census shows Josiah Proctor, age 19, just under Laura Bowles. Laura is Laura Waldron, widow of Josiah Proctor - died 1839.; Principal=William C. Bowles⁹
• Death*: 15 September 1883; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 15 1883 per Memorial & CEMSearch.^6,4
• Burial*: 17 September 1883; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; Laura Waldron; Wife of; Wm. Bowles; Died; Sep 15 1883; Aged; 72y 7m 22d (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton)
  CEMSearch shows: Name: Laura Bowles; Maiden: Waldron; Born: ; Died: 1883-09-15; Age: 72y 7m 22d; Notes: Wife of William Bowles; Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Conc A Lot 35 on Hwy 30, Section 1 Row 19; Other names: Peter L. Bowles ( -1857), Robert J. Bowles (1848-1898), William Bowles ( -1879)^6,4

• Married Name: 22 May 1832; Proctor
• Note*: 29 April 1839; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Husband Josiah Proctor died.
• Residence*: 23 July 1841; Conc 2 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Records (BS 7307) show that Thomas D. Sanford sold "pt 1/2 acre more or less ?20 West Young St." to Laura Proctor. ITS Date: Jul 23 1841. Reg. Date: Jun 12 1844. (Land Registry Records, Abstract Index Books, Brighton Village - Conc 1 Lot 1 - Northumberland County Archives, Cobourg Public Library)
  Note: This appears to be the lot where Proctor House was later built.¹⁰
• Married Name: after 1847; Bowles⁹
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 42 at 1851 Census: see William Bowles⁹
• Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 49 at 1861 Census: see William Bowles³
• Note: 30 May 1864; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Witness at marriage of Minna Bowles & David Bogart. Minna is the daughter of her father John's brother William.
• Census: April 1871; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 59 at 1871 Census: see William Bowles²
• Residence: 25 February 1873; Village Lot 20, Young St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant B419) show that Laura Bowles & William Bowles sold "North half of said village lot 1/4 acre", of Village Lot 20, Young St., West Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Jasper D. Tobey. ITS Date: Feb 25 1873. Reg'n. Date: Mar 14 1873. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, pg. 158 of 220, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 4 2022)¹⁰
• Census: April 1881; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 70 at 1881 Census: Bowles, Laura, 70, widow, German; Harriet, 25, Irish¹¹

Josiah Waldron Proctor^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Josiah Proctor² b. Sep 1796, d. 29 Apr 1839
• Mother*: Laura Waldron² b. 24 Jan 1811, d. 15 Sep 1883

• Birth*: 1835; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1835 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1836 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1834 & location Brighton per marr. reg'n. Date 1834 & location Brighton per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Oct. 4, 2004.^2,6,7,8,5
• Marriage*: 2 October 1873; Sidney Twp., Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005634: Groom: Josiah Waldron Proctor; Age: 39; Res.: Ottawa; Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Josiah Proctor & Laura Waldron; Bride: Sarah Emma White; Age: ? ; Res. & Born: Sidney; Status: spinster; Parents: Webster White & Eliza Ann Davis; Wit.: George White, Sidney & Maria Ferris, Port Colborne; Date: Oct 2 1873; Place: Sidney; Rel.: WM & EM; Performed by: Rev. John Watt; Div.: Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com, #005634-1873)
  Marriage Registrations; Office of the Registrar General; (RG 80-5); Archives of Ontario, Toronto: microfilm group MS932, reel 9, unit 80-5-0-31, volume 30 - pg. 126 (Ontario Civil Marriage Registrations 1869-73, ancestry.com)
  per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Oct. 4, 2004.; Principal=Sarah Emma White^2,9,10
• Death*: 20 June 1893; Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#003504: Name: Josiah Waldron Proctor; Date: Jun 20 1893; Age: 59y; Born: Brighton; Occ.: Merchant; Cause: kidney disease; Phys.: Dr. Bell & Church; Inf.: Sarah E. Proctor; Reg'd.: July 26 1893; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: John Henderson per L. T. (Ontario Death Registration, ancestry.com, #003504-1893)
  Wife is a widow at 1901 Census.^11,12
• Burial*: 22 June 1893; Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; OCFA: Name: Josiah Waldron Proctor; Cemetery: Beechwood, Ottawa (1873-1900); County: Carleton; Township: Ottawa; Ref.: OT-90-05 (Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid)¹³

• Census: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1851 Census: Proctor, Josiah, 19, b. Cda., WM, Clerk (shown under William & Laura Bowles )⁶
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1851 Census: Proctor, Josiah, 15, b. Cda., Pres., Tanner (shown under John & Elizabeth Wheeler; Isaac C. Proctor is the next family)⁶
• Census: April 1871; New Edinburgh, Russell Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1871 Census: Proctor, I. W., 36, b. Ont., Eng., Merchant, WM, (1871 Census Index Online: Dist. Russell (076), New Edinburgh, pg. 20, C-10012)
  Note: Shows on 1871 Census Index that "Individual bears a different name than the Head of the family."¹⁴
• Residence*: 2 October 1873; Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; Residence Ottawa per marriage reg'n.⁸
• Census: April 1881; New Edinburgh, Russell Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1881 Census: Proctor, J. W., 46, b. Ont., Eng., WM, Merchant, married; Emma S., 37, b. Ont., Eng., WM, married; Frank B., 7; Laura Ethel, 5; Arthur D., b. Jul. (familysearch.org)⁷
• Residence: 27 July 1886; Village Lot 20, Young St. West, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant & Quit Claim 2078) show that Josiah W. Proctor & wife & Robert J. Bowles & Laura Bowles & Henrietta S. Tobey & Elizabeth E. Bevitt heirs & heriesses at law widow & formerly Widow of late Josiah Proctor, deceased, Jasper D. Tobey & Wiliam R. Bevitt granted "1/4 acre in the south of said village lot", of Village Lot 20, Young St., West Side, Village of Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Harriet A. Waldron. ITS Date: Jul 27 1886. Reg'n. Date: Sep 21 1886. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 009, pg. 158 of 220, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 4 2022)¹⁵
• Census: 14 April 1891; New Edinburgh Twp., Russell Co., Ontario; Age 56 at 1891 Census: Proctor, Josiah H., 56, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., meth., Post Master, married; Sarah E., 46, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; Frank B., 16; Arthur D., 10 (1891 Census: New Edinburgh Twp., Russell Co., dist. 155, sub-dist. C, pg. 18. line 12 - ancestry.ca)⁵

Sarah Emma White^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Webster White² b. c 1817, d. 1878
• Mother*: Eliza Ann Davis² b. 20 Sep 1820

• Birth*: 18 May 1843; Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; Date May 18 1843 & location Trenton per Death Reg'n. Date Jul 5 1843 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1844 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date c. 1842 per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Sep 14, 2005. per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Oct. 4, 2004.^2,6,3,7,4
• Marriage*: 2 October 1873; Sidney Twp., Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#005634: Groom: Josiah Waldron Proctor; Age: 39; Res.: Ottawa; Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Merchant; Parents: Josiah Proctor & Laura Waldron; Bride: Sarah Emma White; Age: ? ; Res. & Born: Sidney; Status: spinster; Parents: Webster White & Eliza Ann Davis; Wit.: George White, Sidney & Maria Ferris, Port Colborne; Date: Oct 2 1873; Place: Sidney; Rel.: WM & EM; Performed by: Rev. John Watt; Div.: Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, ancestry.com, #005634-1873)
  Marriage Registrations; Office of the Registrar General; (RG 80-5); Archives of Ontario, Toronto: microfilm group MS932, reel 9, unit 80-5-0-31, volume 30 - pg. 126 (Ontario Civil Marriage Registrations 1869-73, ancestry.com)
  per GEDCOM of Eric Johnson, Oct. 4, 2004.; Principal=Josiah Waldron Proctor^2,8,9
• Death*: 3 January 1910; 56 Stanley Ave., Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#008817: Name: S. Emma Proctor; Date: Jan 3 1910; Age: 66y 7m 16d; Res.: 56 Stanley St., Ottawa; Born: Trenton, May 18 1843; Status: widow; Parents: Josiah Waldron Proctor, b. Brighton & Sarah White, b. Cda.; Phys.: Dr. McLeod; Inf.: Frank B. Proctor, 74 Stanley Ave.; Reg'd.: Jan 3 1910 (Ontario Death Registration, #008817-1910, ancestry.com)
  Note: Mistake with parents names; gives her husband and her???¹⁰

• Married Name: 2 October 1873; Proctor²
• Residence*: circa 1880; Ottawa, Ontario; Settled Ottawa - per GEDCOM of Don & Jeanne Ross, Sep 14, 2005.²
• Census*: April 1881; New Edinburg, Russell Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1881 Census: see Josiah W. Proctor⁶
• Census: 14 April 1891; New Edinburgh Twp., Russell Co., Ontario; Age 46 at 1891 Census: see Josiah W. Proctor⁴
• Census: April 1901; New Edinburgh, Russell Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1901 Census: Proctor, Sarah E., 57, b. Jul 5 1843, Head, widow; Frank B., 26, b. Jul 29 1874, son, single; Arthur D., 20, b. Jul 14 1880, son, single (1901 Census Index online: dist. 112, f-1, pg. 13, line 1, T-6495)³