Pamela "Amelia" McConnell1,2,3,4
F, #38166, b. 30 December 1796, d. 1 March 1875
- Father*: Eli Seely McConnell b. 29 May 1765, d. 1818
- Mother*: Roxey ? b. c 1770
- Birth*: 30 December 1796; Oneida Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1797 per Burial. Date 1798 & location US per 1871 Census. Date 1798 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1797 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.
Date Dec 30 1796 & location Oneida Co., NY per family tree of wemettsue on ancestry.ca, June 14 2021.
Note: "I later found researchers who were looking for McConnell siblings in PE County with the names: Lydia, Permilla (or Pamilla), Roxy, and Merenus. According to a descendant, these names came from oral histories related by McConnell relatives from New York that Dr. Lynn McConnell had personally interviewed in the 1920s or so.
My latest clue came from one of your trees: Isaac Storm Platt and Pamilla ? Platt. We have never even found a lead on Pamilla and it seems that she may be a candiate! Her age fits perfectly, she is from the US, and she named one of her children with the middle name McConnell. Not the sort of hard evidence I'd like to see, but a few clues to work on.... If this connects anything for you, please let me know!" per email from Paula Rogers Huff, May 31 2010.2,3,5,6,4,7 - Marriage*: before 1817; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per 1871 Census.; Principal=Isaac Storm Platt2,6
- Death*: 1 March 1875; Percy Twp., Norham, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Mar 1 1875 per Burial. Date Mar 1 1875 & location Norham, Northumberland Co., Ont. per family tree of wemettsue on ancestry.ca, June 14 2021.2,7
- Burial*: 3 March 1875; Warkworth Cemetery, Warkworth, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Pamela Platt; Maiden: ? ; Born: 1797; Died: 1875-03-01; Age: 78y 2m 2d; Notes: Wife of Isaac Platt; Buried: Warkworth Cemetery, Sec 2 Row 03 Plot 21; Other names: Isaac Platt (1797-1873)2
- Married Name: before 1817; Platt2
- Census*: 1852; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 54 at 1851 Census: see Isaac S. Platt3
- Census: April 1861; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 63 at 1861 Census: see Isaac Storm Platt5
- Census: April 1871; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1871 Census: see Isaac S. Platt6
Family: Isaac Storm Platt b. 14 Feb 1797, d. 16 Apr 1873
- Marriage*: before 1817; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per 1871 Census.; Principal=Isaac Storm Platt2,6
- Abraham Storm Platt+8 b. Aug 1817, d. 20 Jul 1894
- Willet McConnell Platt+ b. 1820, d. 26 Sep 1902
- William M. Platt+ b. 1821
- John Platt+ b. 1823
Citations
- Permilla (Pamilla) McConnell per email from Paula Rogers Huff, May 31 2010. Amelia per 1851 Census. Pamela???
- [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
- [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
- [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
- [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
James Andrew Moore
M, #38167, b. circa 1873
- Birth*: circa 1873; per email from Travis Smith, Nov. 20, 2004.1
- Marriage*: circa 1892; per email from Travis Smith, Nov. 20, 2004.; Principal=Annie Ida Stark
- Residence*: 1893; Salt Coats, Saskatchewan; "I see that you have multiple sisters for Lillian and I was curious if you had any additional information to help determine which of the sisters is my G-Grandmothers mother? Based on the ages and names my assumption would be Annie Starke, b. 1873 - the age is a decent match and my G-Grandmother's middle name is Anna. Whichever of the sisters it is, married James Andrew Moore by 1892. In 1893 they were living in Salt Coats, Saskatchewan where Beatrice was born." per email from Travis Smith, Nov. 20, 2004.1
- Residence: April 1901; Range 2 Twp. 24, Assiniboia East, North West Territories; Salt Coats is a small place on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, about 30 km south east of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. I have had not luck finding any Moore's in the 1901 or 1906 Census in this area but that doesn't mean there were not some there - the census is really hard for this area.
Note: There is a Thomas H. Moore shown on the North East part of Section 24, Township 24, Range 2, West of the 2nd Meridian - in the Western Land Grants (1870-1930), seen on Archivianet
Note: There are several James Moore records in the same place, but for Sections 34 and 36, Township 8, Range 2, West of the 2nd Meridian????
Family: Annie Ida Stark b. Apr 1873, d. 23 Jun 1893
- Beatrice Anna Moore2 b. 1892
Beatrice Anna Moore1
F, #38168, b. 1892
- Father*: James Andrew Moore1 b. c 1873
- Mother*: Annie Ida Stark1 b. Apr 1873, d. 23 Jun 1893
- Birth*: 1892; Salt Coat, Saskatchewan, Canada; Location Salt Coat Sask. per email from Travis Smith, Nov. 20, 2004. Date 1892 & location Canada per 1910 Census.1,2
- Census*: 1910; District 18, West Henrietta, Monroe Co., New York, U.S.A.; Age 18 at 1910 Census: see James Addisson Ames, brother-in-law???1
Capt. George Singleton1
M, #38169, b. circa 1750, d. 20 September 1789
- Father*: Rev. John Singleton b. c 1720
- Mother*: ? ?2 b. c 1720
- Birth*: circa 1750; Armagh, Ireland; "It may be interesting to some to know that Capt. George Singleton was the son of the Rev. John Singleton, of Armagh, Ireland, (a memorial tablet of whom is said to be in the English Cathedral of that city.)" from Obituary of Margaret Singleton, widow of John Singleton, son of Capt. George Singleton.
" ... Irish-born Montrealer George Singleton ... " pg. 175, "Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley; The St. Leger Expedition of 1777", Gavin K. Watt, 2002
"Captain George Singleton, after service in the 1776 war with the United States was granted 5,000 acres of land, part of which now forms the city of Belleville. John Singleton, the son of George Singleton, settled near what is now Brighton and the area in 1811 became known as Singleton's Corners." page 51 of The Tobey Book3 - Marriage*: circa April 1788; Thurlow Twp., Singleton's River, Quebec; "He married Miss Ann MacArthur, and the only child of this marriage became the husband of Margaret Caniff." per Obit of Margaret Singleton, wife of son John Singleton.
Date estimated Apr 1788 per birth of son John in Jan 1789.
"... Her 1/2 sister Nancy McArthur married Alexander Chisholm and they moved to Cramahe from Thurlow in 1810. This Alexander Chisholm and Nancy's first husband Capt. George Singleton are considered founders of Belleville (Singleton's Creek)." per email from Andrew & Kathy Way, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Ann "Nancy" McArthur4,3 - Death*: 20 September 1789; Ernestown Twp., Midland Dist, Quebec; Date Sep 20 1789 per Loyalist List - Buried Sep 20 1789. "By September 1789, Singleton and Ferguson decided to go to Montreal with their furs, and to take their wives to visit their families in Ernestown. The Singletons now had a young son, George, just nine months old. Packing their batteaux, they set out. Barely more than a day away, Capt. Singleton became ill. They stopped at the Indian Reservation to get medicine from Capt. Isaac Brant. This didn't help but they pushed on to Ernestown. In nine days Capt. Singleton was dead and so was his servant, Johnson. Lt. Ferguson returned to their clearing with the women, but fate had not finished with them. By Christmas of 1789, Lt. Ferguson too, was dead, leaving the women and baby alone in the dead of winter. The body of Lt. Ferguson was kept in the storeroom until spring when he was buried in what was to become the Old Taylor Burying Ground (on the corner of George and Edmund Streets and below Dundas Street). The women spent the winter together sharing one cup of meal per day between them. Dr. Canniff in his history relates this story, but doesn't say what happened to Mrs. Singleton afterwards." pg. 5, The Story of the Singletons, The Rambling River: History of Thurlow Township by Mary G. Plumpton5
- Burial*: 23 September 1789; Ernestown Twp., Midland Dist., Quebec; Loyalist List: Singleton, George of Thurlow. Capt., KRRNY. He was buried 23 Sep. 1789. OC 10 June 1797. John of Thurlow, m. Margaret Canniff, 3 Feb 1811. OC 16 Feb 1810. Only heir. (The Loyalists in Ontario, pg. 291, (pg 299 of 420, ancestry.ca)5
- Immigration*: circa 1755; Montreal, Quebec; "Capt. Singleton came to this country in early life and was in the merchantile business in Montreal ... " per Obit of Margaret Singleton, wife of his son John Singleton.3
- Note*: 1776; New York, U.S.A.; "Col. Alex Chisholm and his brother had served with Gen. Burgoyne and Capt. Singleton and his brother-in-law, Lt. Isaac Ferguson, had been officers of the Queen's Rangers and had first received grants in Ernestown." pg. 5, The Story of the Singletons, The Rambling River: History of Thurlow Township by Mary G. Plumpton
- Note: 15 June 1777; Quebec; "The junior officers of Stephen Watt's specialized light infantry company were Lieutenants Kenneth McDonell and George Singleton and Ensign John McKenzie." pg. 73, "Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley; The St. Leger Expedition of 1777", Gavin K. Watt, 2002
- Note: 6 August 1777; Oriskany, Kingsland District, New York, U.S.A.; "Recovering, he swept up his firelock, fired at Lieutenant George Singleton, and had the satisfaction of seeing him go down. Later, Major Clyde picked up his victim's fusil as a trophy. .... When the lights pulled back, Singleton was carried to the rear with an ugly wound in his leg, enraged with the passion of the charge and the pain." pg. 171, "Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley; The St. Leger Expedition of 1777", Gavin K. Watt, 2002
- Note: 6 August 1777; Oriskany, New York, U.S.A.; "Watts probably placed a platoon on either side of the roadway with First Lieutenant George Singleton in charge of one and Second Lieutenant Kenneth McKenzie the other." pg. 158, "Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley; The St. Leger Expedition of 1777", Gavin K. Watt, 2002
- Note: 6 August 1777; Oriskany, Kingsland Dist., New York, U.S.A.; " ... but enlisted in the army and served in the war of 1776 under Sir. John Johnson, was wounded in the siege of Fort Schuyler and taken prisoner." per Obit of Margaret Singleton, wife of his son John Singleton.3
- Note: 6 August 1777; Royal Yorker's Camp, Fort Stanwix, New York, U.S.A.; "Willett's force travelled the road for a half-mile towards the Lower Landing when it came upon the Royal Yorkers' main camp. The obvious lack of activity in the tent lines was like a magnet. Captain Van Benscouten's advance guard attached so rapidly that Willett later reported "his extraordinary spirit". The tiny Yorker's quarter guard was easily driven off, but not before giving the alarm to Sir John, who was in his tent talking with the wounded Lieutenant Singleton. There is no contemporary record of what happened next, but Sir John must have abandoned Singleton and rushed to his family. The baronet would not risk his wife and children to the vengeance of his enemies for a second time, especially with such vivid memories of the scenes in the ravine." pg. 191, "Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley; The St. Leger Expedition of 1777", Gavin K. Watt, 2002
- Note: 6 August 1777; Oriskany, Kingsland District, New York, U.S.A.; "According to Surgeon Younglove, on the march back, the Irish-born Montrealer George Singleton, whose leg wound may have been playing him hell, betrayed his Celtic roots and urged some passing Indians to kill the surgeon. They demurred, providing yet another mysterious event in Younglove's account. Singleton spoke Mohawk and his request would have been crystal clear, so it seems unlikely that the vengeful Indians would have ignored such a plea." pg. 175, "Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley; The St. Leger Expedition of 1777", Gavin K. Watt, 2002
- Note: 8 August 1777; Fort Stanwix, Kingsland District, New York, U.S.A.; " ... Johnson persuaded St. Leger to send Austin with the Flag so that Lieutenant Singleton and the other captured soldiers could be examined." pg. 204, "Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley; The St. Leger Expedition of 1777", Gavin K. Watt, 2002
- Note: 22 August 1777; Fort Stanwix, Kingsland District, New York, U.S.A.; "The garrison now held sixteen deserters and prisoners ... Other than Singleton, the highest ranking prisoner was Serjeant John Lawrence of Duncan's company." pg. 258, "Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley; The St. Leger Expedition of 1777", Gavin K. Watt, 2002
- Note: 22 May 1780; Mohawk Valley, New York, U.S.A.; "May 22: Sir John Johnson's expedition to Johnstown recruits 120 men and destroys parts of the lower Mohawk Valley", pg. 18 and ... "Veeder, a militia captain, was released in promise for the highly-valued Lieutenant George Singleton of the KRR Light Infantry Company who had been wounded at Oriskany and captured at Fort Stanwix on the same day in '77." from pg. 78 of "The Burning of the Valleys: Daring Raids From Canada Against the New York Frontier in the Fall of 1780", by Gavin K. Watt, Dundurn Press, Toronto
Note: This sentence re George Singleton appears in the section that discusses the May 1780 raid of Sir John Johnson into the Mohawk Valley, in preparation for more extensive raids in October - (and to collect Mr. Johnson's valuable collection of plate which had been buried in the back yard of Johnson Hall). Numerous rebels, mostly Tyron Militia, were captured during this raid and this fellow, Veeder, was one of them. I wonder when Singleton was actually released?? - Note: 1782; Fort Ontario, Oswego Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Nearing the end of the War, Singleton has been with Chief Brant on his famous last raid out of Oswego in this previous year (1783). He has led the small body of British troops which accompanied the main force of Mohawks and he had been skilful in keeping the Indians under control"1 in that situation of battle." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 223.6
- Residence: 1784; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "John Taylor, Capt. George Singleton, Lt. Israel Ferguson all settled early at the mouth of the Moira River. Capt. Singleton married Anne McArthur, daughter of Charles McArthur. Taylor bought 200 acres from Capt. Singleton in 1789. After Singleton's death in 1789, Anne married Alexander Chisholm." from Pioneers of the Bay of Quinte by Randy Saylor, Apr 2014, updated 2019, a link to this found May 25 2021 at http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/genealogy/taylorjohn.html7
- Residence: 1784; Conc 1 & 2 Lots 5 & 6, Thurlow Twp., Province of Quebec; "Being more interested in fur trading than farming, Capt. Singleton, with his wife, Margaret Canniff (daughter of James), his sister and her husband (Lt. Ferguson) and their servants, a couple named Johnson, took his larger grant in what was then an unsurveyed township. This was lots number 5 and 6, 1st and 2nd Concessions including the Bay Front, probably in 1786 or early 1787. At that time there were about 30 acres of plains along the north shore of the Bay (east of the river) where early French explorers and missionaries had reported seeing Indian camps. Here on a height of land on the East Hill, they built a large log house and started trading with the Indians. At that time, Sugar Island, near the mouth of Stoco Lake, was a meeting place in spring where the Indians gathered and made maple sugar (hence its name), and also brought their furs. Here, too, Singleton and Ferguson established a trading post. Each season the Indians would gather at the mouth of the river, which was called Sag-on-ask-on-a, and with special ceremonies would offer gifts of tobacco to the river god to make the hunting plentiful. Trading with the Indians was good and soon Capt. Singleton add a large storeroom for the furs and maple sugar he had traded." pg. 5, The Story of the Singletons, The Rambling River: History of Thurlow Township by Mary G. Plumpton8
- Residence: 1784; Singleton's River, Quebec; "At the close of the war he came to Canada and on account of military services drew over 5000 acres of land, a part of which forms the site of the present city of Belleville." per Obit of Margaret Singleton, wife of son John Singleton.3
- Residence: 1784; Conc 1 & 2 Lots 5 & 6, Thurlow Twp., Singleton's Creek, Hastings Co., Quebec; "After 1784 the first Loyalists established themselves along the front townships of Hastings County, although only Alexander Chisholm and Captain George Singleton are likely to have had their houses close to the river. In Thurlow Township, Alexander Chisholm held lots 3 of concessions I and II, a section of land including much of west Belleville. Like many early settlers Chisholm engaged in some Indian trade. Captain Singleton's land, lots 5 and 6 in the first two concessions, took in much of eastern Belleville. With his brother-in-law, Lieutenant Israel Ferguson, Singleton opened a trading post on the east side of Moira River, possibly on the lot reserved for the Mississaugas. Because he was capable, intelligent, humane and able to get along with the Indians, his trading venture prospered. From about 1785 to 1790 the small community was known as Singleton's Creek and the river was referred to as Singleton's River, leading some historians to regard Singleton as the founder of Belleville. Both Singleton and Ferguson are believed to have died in 1789." pg. 32, Historic Hastings, by Gerald E. Boyce
- Residence*: 1784; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Quebec; "Col. Alex Chisholm and his brother had served with Gen. Burgoyne and Capt. Singleton and his brother-in-law, Lt. Isaac Ferguson, had been officers of the Queen's Rangers and had first received grants in Ernestown." pg. 5, The Story of the Singletons, The Rambling River: History of Thurlow Township by Mary G. Plumpton
Note Re Quebec: The Province of Quebec was divided into Upper and Lower Canada in 1792 so before that, it was still Quebec. - Residence: June 1784; Bay of Kente, Province of Quebec; "It is the ideal location of this site on the Sagonaskokan that has persuaded the first white man, Captain George Singleton, to locate and develop a trading post here. He is the first of a group of outstanding later settlers and draws Lots 5 and 6 as his military grant. Singleton will be regarded as the first settler of Thurlow, though not the permanent founder of the settlement. (Had his life been prolonged, he might have remained a leading figure of importance as Captain John Walden Meyers is to be in the years to come.)
Singleton is to give his name, as will Meyers, to the river for a time and his log cabin trading post on its bank immediately becomes a beacon to the few passing travellers. At this date, Singleton’s is the only post on the upper Western Bay dealing with the Mississaugas, and is flourishing two years before the next post trader, John R. Bleecker, is to arrive at the Carrying Place. The founding of the Singleton family’s lonely trading centre is coinciding with the historic landing this June of the main body of United Empire Loyalists at Adolphustown, a settling much further east and closer to the military protection of King’s Town and Carleton Island.
Captain Singleton’s birthplace has been Ireland, and his pre-Revolutionary career was that of a merchant, although his situation has been probably that of leaseholder, as no land in New York Province has been recorded as being owned by him. He has not submitted any claims for compensation of losses in the records of the Commissioners of Claims sitting in America. He is more intent upon trade and merchandizing at this settling venture. After his days of service in the Royal Regiment in New York, he appears to have some cash with which to establish himself ". Singleton is attracted to the settling site at the mouth of the Sagonaskokan because of its future possibilities. He has brought his wife with him, also the family of Johnson, his hired man. He is an educated man of refinement and capacilities and his humane approach leads to friendly relations with the local Mississaugas. Nearing the end of the War, Singleton has been with Chief Brant on his famous last raid out of Oswego in this previous year (1783). He has led the small body of British troops which accompanied the main force of Mohawks and he had been skilful in keeping the Indians under control in that situation of battle. No doubt Singleton is also considering the northern end of his land as being the perfect site for a mill. Some of the Indians refer to the river as “Sagonaska”, a shorter version. It is a pleasant stream, much frequented by them." from "Hans Waltimeyer" pages 222 & 223.6 - Residence: October 1784; Bay of Quinte, Singleton's Creek, Midland Dist., Province of Quebec; "In this year, George Singleton has been followed by a group of reduced Loyalist officers who are settling on each side of the Sagonaskakon. Lot 1 in both First and Second Concessions is granted to John Chisholm, Lot 2 in both Concessions to David Vanderheyden, a Dutch-Mississauga half-breed who has been a lieutenant in the Indian Department, and Lot 3 in the First Concession to Alexander Chisholm, a suiter in Burgoyne’s army, claiming the rank of reduced captain on the strength of having raised a company of “batteaux-men” later in the War for service on the St. Lawrence." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 224.6
- Residence: 1785; Bay of Quinte, Singleton's Creek, Province of Quebec; "Captain George Singleton is continuing his enterprise as Indian trader at the Sagonaskokan in the Upper Bay. The river is coming to be known by his name. Singleton’s Creek is also to be known as Thurlow Village from the first, and Singleton will lend his name to the settlement till the year of 1790." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 229.6
- Residence: 27 July 1785; Bay of Quinte, Singleton's Creek, Province of Quebec; "On July 27th. of this current year. Lieutenant Louis Kotte and his surveying party have gathered together at the log house of Captain George Singleton on the River Sagonaskokan. From this point, after a hospitable welcome received at Singleton’s home, they set out on an historical exploring expedition, which has been commissioned by the government. The survey party, including cartographers, will commence exploration and charting of maps for the entire Quintio (Trent) Valley waterway route, which extends right up to Lake Huron via the famous French River of long-standing voyageur use. Although the French River has been an ancient canoeing highway to Indian and Frenchmen alike, it is to remain for the British surveyors and cartographers to put this enormous waterway on paper accurately. Louis Kotte’s party is now about to do this, and Benjamin Frobisher is one of this group leaving at this time." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 230.6
- Residence: before 1787; Conc 1 & 2 Lots 5 & 6, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Quebec; "Property Owners Before 1787: 1st and 2nd Concessions: ... Lots 5 & 6 - Capt. G. Singleton" list pg. 4, The Rambling River by Mary G. Plumpton
- Residence: 1787; Bay of Quinte, Singleton's Creek, Provicne of Quebec; "The name of “Nuitte Town” has been put forth for Thurlow but the name will not stay and it is seldom used. The immediate settlement at the river’s mouth is referred to as ‘‘Singleton’s Creek” and this name is generally used. In this year of 1787, more settlers are on their way up from Lower Bay, and there arrives now the families of Taylor, Mikel and McNabb, drawing their holdings immediately upon arrival.
On Captain Singleton’s land, the trading post has been erected on the height of land on the east hill, overlooking the panoramic view of river and Bay. The log building wherein John Singleton does his business is of a good size. From the vantage point on top of the hill, one can see the Indians coming in their canoes down the Bay, bringing in the furs, vension, maple sugar, and other native trade items. Singleton, when joined by his partner Isaac Ferguson, will also open up a little trading centre at the base of Stoco Lake. The furs are flowing in from the north and commerce with the Mississaugas is a profitable venture. The two men will consider the addition of a large storeroom to house furs and trade goods. Each will take his turn in making the trip to Cataraqui to bring up supplies. The Indians descend rcgularily down the Sagonaska to barter at Singleton’s and paddle on to pick up their yearly presents at Cataraqui." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 252.6 - Residence: 11 January 1788; Singleton's Creek, Hastings Co., Province of Quebec; "By January 11th. of this year, the claim for compensation for losses by the Ferguson family is in the hands of the authorities. This spring, the land drawn by them in Fredericksburg has been partly sold, their compensation money received, and Lieutenant Isaac Ferguson and his family have moved to the new settlement at Singleton’s Creek, as it is now known, and are taking up residence on the holdings ear-marked for them this previous year. The partnership of Singleton and Ferguson is now commenced. Both Ferguson and Singleton, as retired officers, also now receive their half-pay, and with this extra bit of cash, their hopes are high as to the success of the venture." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 258.6
- Residence: July 1788; Thurlow Twp., Singleton's Creek, Province of Quebec; "A measure of prosperity is now beginning for the partnership of Ferguson and Singleton, even though there is nothing to waste beyond necessity for survival. Staples such as salt, flour, tea and other needs, even gunpowder, are selling at almost unobtainable prices. The Loyalists purchase with frugal restraint. The Indians are the main support of the trading post, as the scant white settlers have little produce to sell as yet — a bolt of weaving represents the best endeavour that a housewife can produce in her spare winter hours, to exchange for supplies. Indian traders such as Bleecker, Ferguson and Singleton load their skins of prime furs into their canoes and set off periodically for the spar-filled harbour of Montreal, the boom port of the St. Lawrence, where they sell them to the fur merchants who are supplying the great European markets. Spring- After a winter of unprecedented severity, the Summer dry spring and blistering summer of 1788 is advancing, and the continuing drought is again setting in, in a scorched blight of heat such as has never been witnessed before by the white man or his Indian brothers. Further north, in the lake country, forest fires rage. As the meagre crops by the fall will again be in total failure, the two partners of Singleton and Ferguson will be pressed to give credit to their customers, as best they are able to afford. The “Hungry Year”, as this dreadful disasterous time for the Loyalists is beginning to be called, will now begin to spell doom to the trading post at Singleton’s Creek, even as it has only just begun to develop." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 259.6
- Residence: September 1788; Conc 1 Lot 5, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Province of Quebec; "Captain John Singleton, with his extensive grant of land on both sides of the Sagonaskokan, will now become pressed for October money towards the end of this year, and the necessity to mortgage Lot 5, Concession I arises. It now goes to another settler, Robert Hamilton ", who is a merchant." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 259.6
- Residence: 28 September 1788; Broken Front Lot 06, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S C267) show George Singleton sold "a small strip" of the 30 acres of Lot 6, Broken Front of Thurlow Twp. to John Taylor. ITS Date: Sep 28 1788. Reg'n. Date: Mar 26 1814. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Thurlow Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 386, Pg 032 of 257, Lot 6 Broken Front, by Dan, May 21 2021.)9
- Residence: 23 December 1788; Conc 1 Lot 6, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S C267) show that John Singleton sold to John Taylor "a small strip off SW part" of Lot 6, Conc 1, Thurlow Twp. ITS Date: Dec 23 1788. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Hastings Co., Thurlow Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 388, Pg 185 of 377, Conc 1, Lot 6, by Dan, May 25 2021.)9
- Note: September 1789; Thurlow Twp., Singleton's Creek, Mecklenburgh Dist., Province of Quebec; "It is now time once again to take the bartered furs to Kingston, and also to search in that area for winter stores. This trip, Singleton and Ferguson, have decided to take their wives and the one Singleton child, but nine months old, along with them, also the servants Johnson and his wife. They all set out in a large batteau, it being a good opportunity for the women to stop off and visit in Ernestown, while the men are to proceed on down to King’s Town to sell their goods and furs, and to search the markets. The stores at that centre will still be low. At Ernestown is the old Ferguson farm, where the ladies will visit with their relatives, but they will find that even those people on the Lower farms are in similiarily poorly circumstances.
As they start down the Bay, the sight of the usually lush countryside still reduced to such a state of desolation is almost impossible to comprehend. It will take another full year before growth in the countryside is back to normal. The damage done during last year’s drought is still very noticeable as the batteau moves down water.
As they have been departing, John Singleton has not informed his fellow travellers that he feels unwell, as he knows how necessary is this journey. By the next day, as they approach the area of the Bay where is the Mohawk Reserve, he is lying in the batteau, burning with fever. In desperation, the craft is beached at the Reserve and Captain Isaac Brant’s aid is sought, as the Indians keep potions on hand for fevers; their treatment, though primitive, is most times effective, especially for the malady of ague. The native medicines, though liberally applied, do nothing for Captain Singleton, who has been borne to the Indian tents for treatment. It is now assumed that his sickness is not ague, but some more terrible disease. The Indians can do nothing for him. The decision is made to continue on down the Bay where they may be able to seek help from a doctor at King’s Town. With the ailing and delirious Singleton loaded back into the batteau, a Mohawk brave aids in the rowing in Singleton’s place, as they move further southeastward past Grand Bay and into the Adolphus Reach. With the westerly wind at their backs, they push on down to their family farm at Ernestown, seeking further aid. Captain Singleton lingers on but is steadily sinking, with no signs of recovery. A doctor at King’s Town is sought but to no avail. Next, the servant Johnson falls sick, and the fever rages with him also; by the ninth day, both men lie dead, to the horror of the families sojourning at the Ferguson farm. In total grief and despair, Lieutenant Ferguson and the three women postpone any further journey to King’s Town for a few days. The bodies of Singleton and Johnson have been buried on the family farm, mourned by their sorrowing and disbelieving families. Now Lieutenant Ferguson is left as the guardian of three womenfolk and a child, all far from home, distraught and discouraged. Home, up west, must be reached by one man, but with a great deal of toil. Alone, Ferguson decides to go on to King’s Town to trade whatever he can obtain for the furs, while the women wait at the farm. Supplies are very difficult to find, but he manages to secure a barrel of dour at a most dear price, and picks up a few other supplies." from "Hans Waltimeyer" page 276.6
Family: Ann "Nancy" McArthur b. 1771, d. a 1862
- Marriage*: circa April 1788; Thurlow Twp., Singleton's River, Quebec; "He married Miss Ann MacArthur, and the only child of this marriage became the husband of Margaret Caniff." per Obit of Margaret Singleton, wife of son John Singleton.
Date estimated Apr 1788 per birth of son John in Jan 1789.
"... Her 1/2 sister Nancy McArthur married Alexander Chisholm and they moved to Cramahe from Thurlow in 1810. This Alexander Chisholm and Nancy's first husband Capt. George Singleton are considered founders of Belleville (Singleton's Creek)." per email from Andrew & Kathy Way, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Ann "Nancy" McArthur4,3
- John Singleton+ b. Jan 1789, d. 22 Apr 1837
Citations
- Capt. per The Rambling River.
- [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
- [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
- [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
- [S29] Loyalist Lists.
- [S109] U.E. Jane Bennett Goddard, Hans Waltimeyer.
- [S195] Randy Saylor, Pioneers of the Bay of Quinte.
- [S102] Unknown compiler, Rambling River.
- [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
Ann "Nancy" McArthur1,2,3
F, #38170, b. 1771, d. after 1862
- Father*: Charles McArthur b. c 1738, d. 1827
- Mother*: ? ? b. c 1740
- Birth*: 1771; Kinderhook, Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A.; The Ann McArthur who married George Singleton is shown to be a daughter of Charles McArthur and not his brother John - per "Pioneers of the Bay of Quinte" by Randy Saylor, Apr 2014, updated 2019, a link to this found May 25 2021 at http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/genealogy/taylorjohn.html
Date 1771 & location Vermont per 1851 Census - if Ann Marsh is same person as Nancy McArthur?? Location Kinderhook per email from Andrew & Kathy Way, Dec. 7, 2004.4,5,6 - Marriage*: circa April 1788; Thurlow Twp., Singleton's River, Quebec; "He married Miss Ann MacArthur, and the only child of this marriage became the husband of Margaret Caniff." per Obit of Margaret Singleton, wife of son John Singleton.
Date estimated Apr 1788 per birth of son John in Jan 1789.
"... Her 1/2 sister Nancy McArthur married Alexander Chisholm and they moved to Cramahe from Thurlow in 1810. This Alexander Chisholm and Nancy's first husband Capt. George Singleton are considered founders of Belleville (Singleton's Creek)." per email from Andrew & Kathy Way, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Capt. George Singleton5,2 - Marriage*: December 1791; Thurlow Twp., Midland Dist., Upper Canada; "This is referring to Alexander Chisholm, husband of Nancy (McArthur) Singleton. He actually migrated in 1773, and was in the Congregation of Rev John Stuart in Johnstown in 1774. Stuart presided over the wedding of Alexander Chisholm and Nancy (McArthur) Singleton in the winter of 1791, over the objections of Rev Langhorn, because Chisholm lived in Langhorne's territory. Perhaps as a concession, Langhorn did the baptisms of their children." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.
Census and land records suggest that Nancy McArthur, widow of Captain George Singleton, married Capt. Alexander Chisholm around 1793. She had one son from her marriage with Capt. Singleton, namely John Singleton who would marry Margaret Canniff and go to Brighton with is step-father and mother to settle on the land that would become the east side of Brighton.; Principal=Col. Alexander Chisholm5 - Marriage*: circa 1810; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Last time we see Nancy Chisholm, then we see Anne Marsh.; Principal=Cyrus Marsh
- Death*: after 1862; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; She is on 1861 Census, not 1871.7
- Residence: 1784; Thurlow Twp., Quebec; "John Taylor, Capt. George Singleton, Lt. Israel Ferguson all settled early at the mouth of the Moira River. Capt. Singleton married Anne McArthur, daughter of Charles McArthur. Taylor bought 200 acres from Capt. Singleton in 1789. After Singleton's death in 1789, Anne married Alexander Chisholm." from Pioneers of the Bay of Quinte by Randy Saylor, Apr 2014, updated 2019, a link to this found May 25 2021 at http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/genealogy/taylorjohn.html6
- Married Name: circa April 1788; Singleton5
- Note*: September 1789; Ernestown Twp., Quebec; Captain George Singleton died in September, 1789, in Ernestown, while on a trip to Montreal with his wife and nine-month-old son, John.
- Residence*: circa 1790; Thurlow Twp., Midland Dist., Quebec; "The Belleville area received its first main group of settlers in 1789 when some fifty persons crossed over from Prince Edward County to settle in Thurlow. Most of them went up the river five miles to the neighborhood of Foxboro where they formed "a compact settlement". Among these settlers was John Taylor who shortly returned to the front of Thurlow where he purchased one hundred acres of Captain Singleton's property. For many years Belleville's east hill would be called Taylor Hill and the Taylor Burying Ground, the first one in Belleville and perhaps the county would be the final resting place of many of the hardy pioneers." pg. 32, Historic Hastings by Gerald E. Boyce.
Note: Upper and Lower Canada were created in 1792 when the Province of Quebec was divided. Before that, it was still Quebec. - Married Name: before 1793; Chisholm
- Residence: 1799; Conc 4 Lot 14, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "4th Concession; Lot 14 Nancy Chisholm - Patent .. 1799" per List of Original Grantees Conc 4 & 5, Thurlow, from The Rambling River, pg. 13
- Residence: 3 August 1799; Conc 4 Lot 14, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Nancy Chisholm (or McArthur) obtained the Patent from the Crown for Lot 14, Conc 4, Thurlow, ITS Date: Aug 3, 17993
- Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1803 Census: see Alexander Chisholm (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)8
- Census: 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1803 Census: Alexander and Nancy Chisholm - see Alexander Chisholm (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)
Note: This year of the census specifically mentions the wife's name, so we know Nancy was still here in 1808.8 - Note: October 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Nancy's first husband, Alexander Chisholm, died Oct 1808.
- Census: 1809; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1809 Assessment: Nancy Chisholm; 1100 acres uncult. (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)8
- Married Name: circa 1810; Marsh
- Residence: 1 June 1812; Conc 3 Lot 3, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Deed C259) show that Ann Marsh sold 110 acres of Lot 3, Conc 3, Thurlow to Jacob Okerman, ITS Date: June 30, 18013
- Residence: 23 April 1823; Conc B Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Petition of Cyrus Marsh; Renewal of Lease; for Lot 34 in Conc B, Murray; April 23, 1823 ... (check mark at bottom) June 23 1824" Upper Canada Land Petitions, Item 14b, Vol. 555 Misc., Microfilm Reel C-2983, Ontario Archives, Dec. 4, 2004.
Note: This is a copy of the front page of the Petition from April 23, 1823 with a check mark and a date indicating that the lease renewal had been approved.3 - Residence: 28 April 1823; Conc B Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "To His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.N+B., Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada and Major General Commanding His Majesty's forces in the land ... IN CONCIL ... The Petition of Cyrus Marsh of the Township of Murray, District of Newcastle humbly sheweth That your Petitioner is in possession of a Lease of Lot number 34 in Concession B of the said township of Murray which lease was granted to the late Alexander Chisholm, Esquire and Aaron Greely and will expire inb September next. That Your Petitioner is married to the widow of the late said Alexander Chisholm is now residing in the said lot and has a large improvement thereon and is desirous of obtaining a new lease of the same when the old one expires. Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that your Excellency will be pleased to order a new lease of said lot, to issue in this his name when the old one expires. ... Murray, 28 April 1823" Upper Canada Land Petitions, Item 14b, Vol. 555 Misc, Microfilm Reel C-2983, Ontario Archives, Dec. 4, 2004.3
- Residence: 25 October 1823; Conc B Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Renewal of Leases; No. 14; To His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.B., Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada and Major General Commanding His Majesty's forces within the same. -- IN COUNCIL --- The Petition of Cyrus and Ann Marsh of the township of Murray humbly sheweth that the said Ann Marsh was the widow of and Executor to the Estate of the late Alexander Chisholm, Esquire who jointly with Aaron Greely obtained a lease of Lot No. 34 in the broken front Concession A and B of the Township of Murray, District of Newcastle and built mills and made improvement thereon and she is at present the wife of the said Cyrus Marsh. That, in the year 1803, the said Aaron Greely left this country for the United States and never returned to the knowledge of your petitioners and at the time of his going away delivered up the whole of the premises to the said Mr. Chisholm as a compensation for losses sustained by him through the failure of agreements in the part of the said Greely. That your Petitioners have since been and still are living on and in peaceable and sole possession of the said lot and premises in the concession B and that they have no other home or place of abode and they have brought up the children of said Mr. Chisholm thereon. Your Petitioners therefore pray that your Excellency will be pleased to grant them a new lease of said Lot No. 34 in the broken front concession B of Murray the old one having expired. And as in duty bound they will ever pray.... Murray, 25th October 1823" Crown Land Petitions, Renewal of Leases, Item 14a, Vol. 555 Misc., Microfilm Reel C-2983, Ontario Archives, Dec 4, 2004.3
- Residence: 1825; Conc A Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; The Tobey Book, pg. 122, says "The 200 acres north of Elizabeth Street and east of Young Street known as Lot 34 Concession A was owned in 1825 by Anne Marsh who sold the west half in 1834 to Robert Weller."9
- Residence: 11 November 1825; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Record (Patent) shows that Anne Marsh obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of Lot 35, Conc. A. ITS Date: Nov. 11 1825. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, East Side of Young, Lot 1, pg. 167 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan)
Note: The same transaction is shown in Book 009, page 009 of 220, North side of Singleton St.3 - Census: 1829; Conc B Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1829 Assessment: Ann Marsh; Conc B, Lot 34 - 160 uncult., 40 cult.; 2 males over 16; 2 male under 16; 2 females over 16; Total 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)
Note: This is the first time the name Ann Marsh appears on the Assessment records by herself. It likely means that Cyrus Marsh has died.8 - Census: 1830; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Census: Marsh, Ann - Widow; Conc B, Lot 34 - 160 acres uncult., 40 acres cult.; 2 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; Total 5 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)8
- Census: 1831; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1831 Census & Assessment: Ann Marsh; Conc B, Lot 34, 65 acres uncult. & 35 acres cult.; 5 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 7 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murray Twp.)8
- Residence: 6 March 1833; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ?) show that A. Marsh & Sarah Marsh sold part of Conc A Lot 35 to Maria Richardson, ITS Date: Mar 6, 1833, Reg. Date: Mar 8, 18333
- Residence: 6 March 1833; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B.S. 2881) show that A. Marsh & Sarah Marsh sold 1/4 acre in lot 35, conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Maria L. Richardson. ITS Date: Mar 6 1833. Reg'n. Date: Mar 8 1833. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc B, Lot 35, pg. 252 of 256, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 5 2022.)
Note: A. Marsh is most likely referring to Ann Marsh, wife of Cyrus Marsh and originally Ann (or Nancy) McArthur. She was the wife of George Singleton and then Alexander Chisholm. A son was John Singleton. Sarah Marsh may be a daughter by Cyrus Marsh. There is not info re this Sarah Marsh. (Dan Buchanan, Nov 12 2023)3 - Residence: 1834; Conc A Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; The Tobey Book, pg. 122, says "The 200 acres north of Elizabeth Street and east of Young Street known as Lot 34 Concession A was owned in 1825 by Anne Marsh who sold the west half in 1834 to Robert Weller."9
- Residence: 19 March 1834; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3903) show that Anne Marsh & Archibald C. Chisholm sold the west half of the west half of Lot 1, north of Singleton Street (part of Conc A Lot 35) to John Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 19, 1834, Reg. Date: June 25, 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, North of Singleton Street, Lot 1, pg. 009 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan)
The same transaction, related to the wider lot 35, Conc A: Land Registry Records (B&S 4481) show that Anne Marsh & Archibald C. Chisholm sold 50 acres of the west half of the west half of lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to John Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 19, 1834, Reg. Date: June 25, 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, East Side of Young, Lot 1, pg. 167 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan)3 - Residence: 22 June 1835; Conc 2 Lot 11, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S A2804) show that Ann Marsh, formerly Ann Chisholm, widow, et al, sold the East Half of Lot 11, Conc 2, Thurlow Twp. to William Watson, ITS Date: June 22, 1835, Reg'.: June 23, 18353
- Residence: 20 April 1836; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 4481) show that Anne Marsh (Widow of Jas.? Chisholm), Agnus A. Chisholm & Archibald C. Chisholm sold 45 acres of east half Conc A Lot 35 to Hiram Bulkler?, ITS Date: Apr 20 1836, Reg. Date: Oct 21 18363
- Residence: 14 March 1846; Conc 2 Lot 3, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (R20) show that Ann Marsh, executor of Alexander Chisholm, was Grantor for the north half of Lot 3, Conc 2, Thurlow Twp., with Tobias Bleeker as the Grantee, ITS Date: Mar 14, 1846, Reg'.: Mar 16 18463
- Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 80 at 1851 Census: see James Chisholm4
- Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 91 at 1861 Census: see James Chisholm (son)7
Family 1: Capt. George Singleton b. c 1750, d. 20 Sep 1789
- Marriage*: circa April 1788; Thurlow Twp., Singleton's River, Quebec; "He married Miss Ann MacArthur, and the only child of this marriage became the husband of Margaret Caniff." per Obit of Margaret Singleton, wife of son John Singleton.
Date estimated Apr 1788 per birth of son John in Jan 1789.
"... Her 1/2 sister Nancy McArthur married Alexander Chisholm and they moved to Cramahe from Thurlow in 1810. This Alexander Chisholm and Nancy's first husband Capt. George Singleton are considered founders of Belleville (Singleton's Creek)." per email from Andrew & Kathy Way, Nov. 21, 2004.; Principal=Capt. George Singleton5,2
- John Singleton+ b. Jan 1789, d. 22 Apr 1837
Family 2: Col. Alexander Chisholm b. 1748, d. Oct 1808
- Marriage*: December 1791; Thurlow Twp., Midland Dist., Upper Canada; "This is referring to Alexander Chisholm, husband of Nancy (McArthur) Singleton. He actually migrated in 1773, and was in the Congregation of Rev John Stuart in Johnstown in 1774. Stuart presided over the wedding of Alexander Chisholm and Nancy (McArthur) Singleton in the winter of 1791, over the objections of Rev Langhorn, because Chisholm lived in Langhorne's territory. Perhaps as a concession, Langhorn did the baptisms of their children." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.
Census and land records suggest that Nancy McArthur, widow of Captain George Singleton, married Capt. Alexander Chisholm around 1793. She had one son from her marriage with Capt. Singleton, namely John Singleton who would marry Margaret Canniff and go to Brighton with is step-father and mother to settle on the land that would become the east side of Brighton.; Principal=Col. Alexander Chisholm5
- Alexander Simon Chisholm b. 1794, d. 1812
- Angus Allan Chisholm+ b. 1796, d. 19 Mar 1876
- Archibald Charles Chisholm b. c 1804
- James Chisholm b. 1806
- Mary Chisholm+5 b. 30 Jun 1806, d. 25 Feb 1877
Family 3: Cyrus Marsh b. c 1770, d. a 1828
- Marriage*: circa 1810; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Last time we see Nancy Chisholm, then we see Anne Marsh.; Principal=Cyrus Marsh
- George Singleton Marsh+ b. 29 Dec 1811, d. 13 Jan 1889
- Sarah Marsh3 b. c 1813
Citations
- Nancy pre 1810, Ann after c. 1810? Names Nancy & Ann are commonly seen together, interchangeable?? "Miss Ann McArthur" per Obit of Margaret Singleton, wife of son John Singleton. A. Marsh per Land Registry Records - several - see Mar 6 1833.
- [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
- [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
- [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
- [S195] Randy Saylor, Pioneers of the Bay of Quinte.
- [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S196] Unknown author, Newcastle Census.
- [S54] Wilfred M. Sprung & Barbara Nyland, Tobey Book.
Col. Alexander Chisholm1,2,3,4
M, #38171, b. 1748, d. October 1808
- Father*: Alexander Chisholm4 b. c 1722
- Mother*: ? ?4 b. c 1715
- Birth*: 1748; Middle Knockfin, Inverness Shire, Scotland; Date 1748 & location Middle Knockfin per email from Andrew Way, Feb 25, 2006. Date 1748 per 1803 Census.4
- Marriage*: December 1791; Thurlow Twp., Midland Dist., Upper Canada; "This is referring to Alexander Chisholm, husband of Nancy (McArthur) Singleton. He actually migrated in 1773, and was in the Congregation of Rev John Stuart in Johnstown in 1774. Stuart presided over the wedding of Alexander Chisholm and Nancy (McArthur) Singleton in the winter of 1791, over the objections of Rev Langhorn, because Chisholm lived in Langhorne's territory. Perhaps as a concession, Langhorn did the baptisms of their children." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.
Census and land records suggest that Nancy McArthur, widow of Captain George Singleton, married Capt. Alexander Chisholm around 1793. She had one son from her marriage with Capt. Singleton, namely John Singleton who would marry Margaret Canniff and go to Brighton with is step-father and mother to settle on the land that would become the east side of Brighton.; Principal=Ann "Nancy" McArthur4 - Death*: October 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... Alex (1748) died in 1808 ... Last will was Oct. 15, 1808. Probate in York court." per email from Andrews Way, Feb 25, 2006. Date 1810 per email from Andrew Way. Does not appear in census again after 1808.4
- Residence: 1774; Johnstown, New York, U.S.A.; "He actually migrated in 1773, and was in the Congregation of Rev. John Stuart in Johnstown in 1774." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.4
- Residence: 15 November 1775; Quebec, Quebec; " ... on the 15th day of November 1775 came to the Town of Quebec and served during the seige ... " from Crown Land Petition #144 per Aug 11 1789
" ... At the siege of Quebec in 1775, commanded a compy of Loyalists .. " per Loyalist List.2,5 - Note: 1777; Lake Champlain, New York, U.S.A.; " ... and in 1777 went over to Lake Champlain and was employed as a deputy purveyor for fresh beef for the Army during the campaign ..." per Crown Land Petition # 144 Aug 11 17895
- Note: 17 October 1777; Saratoga, New York, U.S.A.; "On October 17 Burgoyne surrendered his troops under the Convention of Saratoga, which provided for the return of his men to Great Britain on condition that they would not serve again in North America during the war" from Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/event/Battles-of-Saratoga)
- Note: 1778; St. John's, New Brunswick; " ... and then came to Canada, where he was appointed commissioner for the Naval Department at St. John's and had the charge of a company of incorporated Loyalists, to be ready at any time when commanded, until the reduction ... " per Crown Land Petition # 144, Aug 11, 17895
- Residence*: 1783; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Name: Chisholm, Alexander; Res.: Thurlow, M.C....; Desc.: At the siege of Quebec in 1775, commanded a compy of Loyalists - dischd. B.S. (Loyalist List, Appendix B, Crown Lands Department, - Ontario Registers CD)6
- Note: 1784; Upper Canada; " ... and in the year '84 after making applications to Lieut. Governor Hamilton for a Captain's allowance of land, which he was pleased to grant, but your memorialist never ... but four hundred acres ... " per Crown Land Petition #144 Aug 11, 17895
- Residence: 1784; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "Plumpton is probably wrong. Alexander "served in the 84th" as Sutler for Burgoyne, but his brother Archibald was a Sgt. in the 71st Fraser's Highlanders, and his other brother John apparently did not serve because his son Alexander (1771-1834) received his land as a Settler instead of as SUE." per email from Andrew Way, Feb 25, 2006.
"Col. Alex Chisholm and his brother had served with Gen. Burgoyne and Capt. Singleton and his brother-in-law, Lt. Isaac Ferguson, had been officers of the Queen's Rangers and had first received grants in Ernestown." pg. 5, The Story of the Singletons, The Rambling River: History of Thurlow Township by Mary G. Plumpton4 - Residence: 1784; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "John Taylor, Capt. George Singleton, Lt. Israel Ferguson all settled early at the mouth of the Moira River. Capt. Singleton married Anne McArthur, daughter of Charles McArthur. Taylor bought 200 acres from Capt. Singleton in 1789. After Singleton's death in 1789, Anne married Alexander Chisholm." from Pioneers of the Bay of Quinte by Randy Saylor, Apr 2014, updated 2019, a link to this found May 25 2021 at http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~saylormowbray/genealogy/taylorjohn.html7
- Residence: 1785; Conc 1 & 2 Lot 3, Thurlow Twp., Singleton's Creek, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "After 1784 the first Loyalists established themselves along the front townships of Hastings County, although only Alexander Chisholm and Captain George Singleton are likely to have had their houses close to the river. In Thurlow Township, Alexander Chisholm held lots 3 of concessions I and II, a section of land including much of west Belleville. Like many early settlers Chisholm engaged in some Indian trade. Captain Singleton's land, lots 5 and 6 in the first two concessions, took in much of eastern Belleville. With his brother-in-law, Lieutenant Israel Ferguson, Singleton opened a trading post on the east side of Moira River, possibly on the lot reserved for the Mississaugas. Because he was capable, intelligent, humane and able to get along with the Indians, his trading venture prospered. From about 1785 to 1790 the small community was known as Singleton's Creek and the river was referred to as Singleton's River, leading some historians to regard Singleton as the founder of Belleville. Both Singleton and Ferguson are believed to have died in 1789." pg. 32, Historic Hastings, by Gerald E. Boyce
- Residence: before 1787; Conc 1 & 2 Lot 3, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "Property Owners Before 1787: 1st and 2nd Concessions: ... Lot 3 - Alex. Chisholm" list pg. 4, The Rambling River by Mary G. Plumpton
- Note: 1787; Conc 1 & 2 Lot 4, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "When Thurlow Township was first surveyed in 1787, lots 4 of concessions I and II (including what is today the business centre of Belleville) were reserved for the Mississaugas of the Bay of Quinte. "ostensibly for an Indian Burial Ground", although the real burying ground is supposed to have been Zwick's Island just west of the river's mouth." (from Historic Hastings, Gerald E. Boyce, pg. 31, "A Settlement at Meyer's Creek")
Note: This land divided the lots of the two original settlers, Alexander Chisholm to the west and George Singleton to the east. - Note: 1787; Conc 1 & 2 Lot 2, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "On Kotte's original map of Thurlow in 1787, he has the following lots listed as already granted ... Lot #2 - David Vanderhyden ... " from page 3 & 4 of "The Rambling River; History of Thurlow Township, by Mary G. Plumpton"
Note: This coordinates with comments in a Crown Land Petition: " ... That Your Memorialist had been at great expense in making a settlement on this said spot of land, Wm. Collins, contrary to justice has granted the best half of the said spot of land to a Wm. Venderhyden who it is thought never intended to settle upon it." (from Crown Land Petition #145 Vol. C Misc, 1788-1795, C-1732)5 - Note*: 11 August 1789; Kingston, Frontenac Co., Upper Canada; "The Memorial of Alexander Chisholm ... That your Memorialist on the 15th day of November 1775 came to the Town of Quebec and served there during the seige and afterwards came with the Army to St. John's and in 1777 went over to Lake Champlain and was employed as a deputy purveyor of fresh beef for the Army during the campaign and then came to Canada, where he was appointed commissioner for the Naval Department at St. John's and had charge of a company of incorporated Loyalists, to be ready at any time when commanded, until the reduction which charges and commands your Memorialist dispatched and executed with care, fidelity and honour as may appear. And in the year '84 after making applications to Lieut. Governor Hamilton for a Captain's allowance of land, which he was pleased to grant, but your Memorialist never ??? but four hundred acres and humbly prays that the remaining complement together with his Lordship's bounty, and if it be reasonable that he may have an equal proportion of lands according to his Rank with the 84th Reg't he prays that all might be assigned to him this island commonly called Long Island, opposite to the point called Cryslee's? Bay in Seventh Township. .... Alexander Chisholm. Kingston. August 11, 1789"
Also ... "District of Mecklenburg; No. 726; Alexander Chisholm; Certificate Granted Feb 7, 1792" item 143a5 - Note: 1 July 1791; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; " ... appointed curator of the Estate of the said deceased on the first day of July 1791 ... " from Petition 3, June 7, 17973
- Residence: 5 April 1797; Conc 2 Lot 3, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Alexander Chisholm obtained the Patent from the Crown for Lot 3, Conc 2, ITS Date: Apr 5 17973
- Residence: 6 April 1797; Conc 1 & 2 Lot 11, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Alexander Chisholm obtained the Patent from the Crown for the East Half of Lot 11, Conc 2 &1, ITS Date: Apr 6 1797
Note: In 1812, Anne Marsh, widow of Alexander Chisholm, acted as the Executor of Archibald Chisholm, sold this Lot 11, Conc 1, to William Johnson. Alexander and Archibald were brothers.3 - Residence: 7 June 1797; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "To the Honourable Peter Russell ... In Council ... The Petition of Alexander Chisholm ... That your Petitioner is husband .... .... the late Captain George Singleton of the Royal Yorkers (deceased) and guardian of John Singleton, and infant and only child of the said late Captn. G. Singleton, was appointed curator of the Estate of the said decease on the first day of July 1791 agreeable to the laws then in being, That said Capt. Singleton deceased, only received Eight Hundred and thirty two acres of lands in part of his allowance and was settled thereon in the Bay of Quinty at the time of his death in the year 1789. Wherefore your petitioner to locate on behalf of the heirs of the said deceased the remainder of the lands due for his services and ... York 7 June 1797 ... Alex Chisholm" Petition 3, Bundle 3, "C", Upper Canada Land Petitions, C-1647, Ontario Archives, Dec. 10, 2004.
Also, (same place) on the front cover: Petition 3a: Alexander Chisholm; 9 June 1797; Rec'd.: Jun 10, 1797; The Heir or Heirs of the late Capt. George Singleton .... for 2368 acres to make up his Military land. 19 June 1797; Confirmed; Entered into Land Book C. pg. 673 - Residence: 12 June 1797; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "To His Honour Peter Russell ... In Council ... The Petition of Alexander Chisholm of Thurlow, County of Hastings ... That your Honour's petitioner during the late American War had the honoour of commanding a Company of his fellow Loyalists unincorporated or not attached to any corp and of the conclusion of the War received a written order from His Honour Lieut. Governor Hamilton then Administrating the Government of the late Province of Quebec to receive land as a Captain which order your Petitioner delivered to Wm. Collins Deputy Surveyor General in consequence of which your petitioner located eight hundred acres of Crown Lands and has been settled thereon since 1784. That your petitioner had the honour of serving on Queec when blockaded by the Rebels in the year 1775 as acting Lieutenant of Artillery and was likewise employed on public service during the expedition commanded by General Burgoyne and was wounded on that campaign. That of the gentlemen who commanded companies of unincorporated Loyalists have received lands as Captains. Wherefore your petitioner prays that your honours will order such further quantity of land to be assigned to him as to your honour in your wisdom may seem meet ... York 12 June 1797 ... Alexander Chisholm" Petition 195, Bundle 3, "C", C-1648, Crown Land Petitions, Ontario Archives, Ontario Archives, Dec. 10, 2004
Also, Petition 195b: Petition of Alexander Chisholm; Rec;d June 14, 1797; Read Jun 22 1797; ... recommended for 2000 acres as a Lieutenant but with liberty to produce a precedent of any person in his situation having rec'd a Captain's allowance in which case he will have the same ... for 2000 including former grants .... recommended for 3,000 acres as a Captain ... "3 - Residence: 23 June 1797; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "To His Honour Peter Russell ... In Council ... The Petition of Alex'r Chisholm of Thurlow ... That your petitioner has a wife, the daughter of a U. E. Loyalist and three children, therefore prays your Honour to allow them such quantity of the unallocated lands of this Province as your honour may deem just ... Alex Chisholm" Petition 148, Bundle 3, "C", Crown Land Petitions, C-1648, Ontario Archives, Dec. 10, 2004.
Also, with this: Petition 148a: Petition of Alex Chisholm from family lands; Rec'd 21 June 1793; Nancy Chisholm; Pet'r wife .... for 200 acres as U. E.; 23 June 1797; Who's daughter is she?3 - Residence: 11 November 1797; Conc A Lot 34, Murray Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "To His Honour Peter Russell ... In Council ... The Petitioner Alexander Chisholm of Thurlow ... That your petitioner is a U. E. Loyalist and one fo the earliest settlers in this Province, that he had a lot in the aforesaid township which being improved in part by another person has been since confirmed to him, and your petitioner deprived thereof, Your Petitioner therefore respectfully requests your honour would be pleased to grant him another lot in view thereof and that he may be indulged with the reserved Lot No. 34 first concession and broken front in Murray .... York 8 Nov. 1797 ... Alexander Chisholm" Petition 177, Bundle 3, "C", C-1648, Crown Land Petitions, Ontario Archives, Dec. 10, 2004
Also Petition 177a: .... for No. 34 the prayed for if Vacant ...3 - Residence: 1 December 1797; Conc 4 Lot 20, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Alexander Chisholm obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of Lot 20, Conc 4, Thurlow, ITS: Dec 1 17973
- Residence: 12 February 1799; Conc B Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "To His Honour Peter Russell, Esquire, President Administrating the Government of the Province of Upper Canada ... The Petition of Alexander Chisholm ... That Your Petitioner, having been some time since dispossessed of a valued lot of land in the Bay of Quinty (No. 11 the 1st Concession of Thurlow) to which his claim though more equitable was less supported by the necessary formality than that of another claimant Captn. William Johnson, he represented to your honour his heavy loss and the circumstances of former services and large family upon which your Honour was pleased to say that the County of Government would locate your petitioner to equal advantage elsewhere; this humane declaration of your Honour induced your petitioner to make applications for Lot No. 34 broken concessions of the township of Murray and your Honour's answer, if rightly understood, by your petitioner, was that, if upon reference to the Surveyor General's office no insurmountable objection was found to grant the said lot to your petitioner that he should be entered for it. Your Petitioner waited immediately upon the Honourable the ?? Surveyor General and having related the substance of what he conceived your Honour's declaration to be, he was informed that the said Lot was a Crown Reserve and that the land for that purpose might be taken up elsewhere and as there were many precedents of this indulgence that your petitioner would not be disappointed, founding upon these circumstances your petitioner far from harbouring a design of intrusion upon the reserves of the Crown after his return home began to improve upon the said lot and finding a good mill site erected a saw mill upon which has for some time past been going with four saws to the great advantage of the neighbouring settlers and moreover your petitioner made great progress at a heavy expense towards building a grist mill on the same lot, so that ??? your petitioner's whole substance and hopes are embarked on the event of being confirmed on the said lot. Wherefore your Petitioner humbly prays that your Honour will humanely consider his case and confirm him in the location of the said lot as part of the land granted to him by Government ... Alexander Chisholm. York. 12 Feb 1799" from Crown Land Petitions, Item #73, Vol. C 1799, C-1648, Ontario Archives, Dec. 4, 20045
- Residence: 17 February 1799; Conc A & B Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "To His Honour Peter Russell ... In Council... The Petition of Alexander Chisholm of Thurlow ... at great expense erected a complete sawmill on No. 34 in the front of Murray, Home District, a grist mill now building at the same place and will be completed by fall which will greatly facilitate the settlement of that part of the country. And Your Petitioner, ever desirous of behaving themselves as loyal subjects would wish to communicate to your honour that said mills were not erected with the least wish to encroach on the reserves of Government or going contrary to your Honour's commands, but from a motive of doing good to ourselves and country and from a hope of having the same land granted by some encouragement from your honour hereafter. But your Petitioner finding that your honour seems it inconsistent to do the same most humbly prary ... your ... to have that opinion of the good intentions of your petitioners as to Lease them Lots No. 34 in the Concessions A and B of the Broken Front of of the said town to the water of the Presquille Bay upon those conditions that the other Government reserves of this Province are leased. ... York ... 17th Feb'y 1799" Item 12, Leases, 1789-1819, "C", C-1740, Crown Land Petitions, Ontario Archives, Dec. 10, 2004
Also: Item 12b: (Cover of Petition) Petition of Alexander Chisholm & Aaron Greely; Rec'd. Feb 18 1799 for a lease; No. 34 Conc A. B.; Reserved for the Crown; Order No. 436 Signed Aug 4 1804; Lease to bear Date 29 July 18023 - Note: circa 1800; Conc B Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Alexander Chisholm appears to have had much trouble obtaining and keeping land in the turbulent years after the Revolutionary War. He seems to have settled on land he saw as possible settlement material and then tried to make it work out with the Authorities. He was thwarted at the mouth of the Moira River where he and his brothers were located on lots in the area of the later Belleville City before the first survey of Thurlow Township. He had settled there along with Capt. George Singleton before 1786. Then, he tried to asked for Lot 36 of Sidney or Lot 11 of the 9th Township. In Murray, he appears to have settled on the land at Conc B Lot 34 before it was surveyed and later found out it was Crown Reserve. Not concerned with that, he went ahead building mills and making "improvements". It appears as if he eventually manage to obtain a lease for the land in partnership with Aaron Greely who would have had closer ties with the Authorities since he was involved in land agency with Asa Danforth. Unfortunately, when the bubble burst on Danforth and Greely regarding both the Danforth Road and the settlement issues in several townships, Alexander Chisholm was left holding the bag - the land at Conc B Lot 34. This, too, was eventually worked out in official circles since the Chisholm family continued to live on this land. When Alexander Chisholm died around 1808, his widow, Ann, married Cyrus Marsh and the Marsh family and Chisholms occupied this land. (Dan Buchanan, Apr 10 2022)
- Note: after 1800; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "Shortly after 1800, Simon and James McNabb came from Scotland, purchased land from Alexander Chisholm, and built a second mill dam and mills, including a small cloth factory, on the west bank of the river nears Meyers Dam." pg. 35 of Historic Hastings by Gerald E. Boyce.
- Residence: 30 June 1801; Conc 3 Lot 3, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Alexander Chisholm obtained the Patent from the Crown for 110 acres of Lot 3, Conc 3, Thurlow, ITS Date: June 30, 18013
- Residence: 1803; Conc B Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Renewal of Leases; No. 14; To His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.B., Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada and Major General Commanding His Majesty's forces within the same. -- IN COUNCIL --- The Petition of Cyrus and Ann Marsh of the township of Murray humbly sheweth that the said Ann Marsh was the widow of and Executor to the Estate of the late Alexander Chisholm, Esquire who jointly with Aaron Greely obtained a lease of Lot No. 34 in the broken front Concession A and B of the Township of Murray, District of Newcastle and built mills and made improvement thereon and she is at present the wife of the said Cyrus Marsh. That, in the year 1803, the said Aaron Greely left this country for the United States and never returned to the knowledge of your petitioners and at the time of his going away delivered up the whole of the premises to the said Mr. Chisholm as a compensation for losses sustained by him through the failure of agreements in the part of the said Greely. That your Petitioners have since been and still are living on and in peaceable and sole possession of the said lot and premises in the concession B and that they have no other home or place of abode and they have brought up the children of said Mr. Chisholm thereon. Your Petitioners therefore pray that your Excellency will be pleased to grant them a new lease of said Lot No. 34 in the broken front concession B of Murray the old one having expired. And as in duty bound they will ever pray.... Murray, 25th October 1823" Crown Land Petitions, Renewal of Leases, Item 14a, Vol. 555 Misc, Microfilm Reel C-2983, Ontario Arvhives, Dec 4, 2004.5
- Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1803 Census: Chisholm, Alexander, Esq., Age 55; Nancy; Alexander, Junr., 9; Angus, 7; Singleton, John, 14; McArthur, Neal, 17; Polly, 14
- Census: 1804; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: Alexander Chisholm, Esq.; 2 males 16 to 60; 5 males under 16; 2 females
- Note: 1804; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... moved to Murray/Cramahe and by 1804 was named Lt Gov of Northumberland." per email from Andrew Way, Dec. 12, 2004.4
- Residence: 13 May 1807; Conc 2 Lot 3, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Deed A57) show that Alexander Chisholm sold 100 acres of the East half of Lot 3, Conc 2, to Johan Walden Meyers, ITS Date: May 13, 1807, Reg'd.: Apr 8, 18083
- Residence: circa 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Chisholm, Alexander, Capt. Ont. Archives Report (1904) pp. 345-6; James of Murray. OC 4 May 1836; Charles of Murray. OC 4 May 1836; Angus of Murray. OC 4 May 1836" per Addenda, Loyalist List, Ontario Registers CD2
- Residence: 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1808 Assessment: Alex'r Chisholm; 1,550 acres uncult.; 50 acres cult.; 2 frame houses; 1 W brought by Water with one pair of stone??; 1 Saw Mill
- Note: 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Correction, 1808." per email from Andrew Way, Feb 25, 2006.
"In 1807 he founded the Northumberland Militia and was the Adj. Major until his death in 1810." per email from Andrew Way, Dec 12, 2004.4 - Census: 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1808 Census: Alexander and Nancy Chisholm; 1 male over 60; 1 male 16 to 60; 4 males under 16; 2 females
Family: Ann "Nancy" McArthur b. 1771, d. a 1862
- Marriage*: December 1791; Thurlow Twp., Midland Dist., Upper Canada; "This is referring to Alexander Chisholm, husband of Nancy (McArthur) Singleton. He actually migrated in 1773, and was in the Congregation of Rev John Stuart in Johnstown in 1774. Stuart presided over the wedding of Alexander Chisholm and Nancy (McArthur) Singleton in the winter of 1791, over the objections of Rev Langhorn, because Chisholm lived in Langhorne's territory. Perhaps as a concession, Langhorn did the baptisms of their children." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 8, 2006.
Census and land records suggest that Nancy McArthur, widow of Captain George Singleton, married Capt. Alexander Chisholm around 1793. She had one son from her marriage with Capt. Singleton, namely John Singleton who would marry Margaret Canniff and go to Brighton with is step-father and mother to settle on the land that would become the east side of Brighton.; Principal=Ann "Nancy" McArthur4
- Alexander Simon Chisholm b. 1794, d. 1812
- Angus Allan Chisholm+ b. 1796, d. 19 Mar 1876
- Archibald Charles Chisholm b. c 1804
- James Chisholm b. 1806
- Mary Chisholm+4 b. 30 Jun 1806, d. 25 Feb 1877
Citations
- Col. re Rev. War: "Col Alexander Chisholm (1748-1810) h/o Nancy (McArthur) Singleton" .... "When he got OC to round up his acres to 3000, this elevated his rank to Col. Chisholm. He finally got his wish to have that standing compared to a Col, of the 84th." per email from Andrew Way, Jan 10, 2006
Captain per Crown Land Petiton of son Angus Chisholm. Col. pg. 5, The Story of the Singletons, The Rambling River: History of Thurlow Township by Mary G. Plumpton. Capt. per Loyalist List. - [S23] Unknown subject, Ontario Registers CD.
- [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
- [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
- [S24] Unknown location, Upper Canada Land Petitions; unknown film.
- [S29] Loyalist Lists.
- [S195] Randy Saylor, Pioneers of the Bay of Quinte.
Alexander D. Chisholm1,2
M, #38172, b. 11 June 1794, d. 13 April 1883
- Birth*: 11 June 1794; Glengary Co., Ontario; Date Jun 11 1794 circa 11 Jun 1794 (age 88y 10m 2d at death Apr 13 1883). Date 1796 per 1861 Census. Date 1797 & location Glengary per Crown Land Petition No. 1606. Date Jun 11 1794 & location Glengary Co., Ont. per Death Reg'n.3,4,5
- Marriage*: circa 1821; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; per 1861 Census. per IGI Record.; Principal=Hannah Maria ?3,6
- Death*: 13 April 1883; Elzevir Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#006433-1883: Name: Alexander D. Chisholm; Died: Apr 13 1883; Age: 88y 10m 2d; Born: Glengary, Ont.; Occ.: farmer; Cause: old age, 3 weeks; Phys.: no Dr.; Inf.: Mr. D. Haggerty, Grimsthorpe; Reg'd.: May 26 1883; Reg'r.: E. James; By Mail (Ontario Archives, MS935, Reel 34)
"Alexander D Chisholm began the mill at Glen Ross at the rapids still known as Chisholm's Rapids. He was reported to be 88 years, 10 months, 2 days at the time of death. He was a farmer and died of "old age". He had been ill 6 weeks." from GEDCOM of Sharon Haggerty, Dec. 11, 2004.4,5 - Burial*: 15 April 1883; River Valley Pioneer Cemetery, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) ... Alex Chisholm; Mrs. Alex Chisholm .. (River Valley Pioneer Cemetery, Sidney Twp., south of Stirling)
Note: One large memorial lists all Pioneers believed to be buried in this early cemetery.
CEMSearch: Name: Alex Chisholm; Born: - ; Died: - ; Notes: No Stone; Buried: River Valley Pioneer Cemetery, located Conc 8, Lot 18, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co.; Other names: ? Chisholm
Note: Assuming that the Mr. and Mrs. Alex Chisholm mentioned on the large group stone at River Valley Pioneer Cemetery and the Alex Chisholm and ? Chisholm (F) mentioned in CEMSearch refer to Alexander D. Chisholm and his wife Hannah of Chisholm's Rapids. Proximity to Chisholm's Rapids and timing suggest this may be the case.7,8
- Residence: 11 April 1820; Charlottenburg Twp., Glengary Co., Ontario; "I do hereby certify that the bearer Alexander Chisholm of the township of Charlottenburg in the county of Glengary in the Eastern District served as a Private ?Soldier? in the second Flank Company 1st Reg't. Glengary Militia during the late war with the United States of America and during his service behaved himself as becomes a good soldier. Given under my hand this 11th April 1820. Alex McMullen. 1st Reg't. Glen. Militia" Petition 160d, Leases 1819-1836, :"C", C-1740, Crown Land Petitions, Ontario Archives, Dec. 10, 2004.9
- Residence: 28 July 1820; Conc 8 Lot 9, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; "To His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland ... In Council ... The Petition of Alexander Chisholm now of the township of Sidney in the Midland District, yeoman ... That your Petitioner was born in the County of Glengary is now twenty three years of age, did his duty in defense of the Province during the late war and has taken the Oath of Allegiance as appears by the Certificate hereto annexed. He is desirous of obtaining a lease of Lot Number nine in the eighth concession of the township of Sidney in the Midland District and by leave to offer Alexander Chisholm of the township of Sidney as his security for the payments of the rents when they shall become due. Your Petitioner therefore prays that your Excellency will be pleased to grant him a lease for the said lot of land ... Alex Chisholm ... Sidney 26 July 1820" Petition 160b, Leases 1819-1836, "C", C-1740, Crown Land Petitions, Ontario Archives, Dec. 10, 2004.10
- Residence*: 8 August 1820; Conc 8 Lot 9, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; "Petition of Alex'r Chisholm for a lease ... referred to Surveyor General ... Lot No. 9, Conc 8 of Sidney ... Is reserved for the Crown - timber ... It does not appear that the Petitioner has obtained any lease .... Thos. Ridout ... 8 Aug 1820 .. (other side) ... In council ... recommended for lease ... warrant Sept 13 1820 ... " Petition 160, Leases 1819-1836, "C", C-1740, Crown Land Petitions, Ontario Archives, Dec. 10, 2004.
Also, Petition 160a: No. 228 Regulation of 30 December 1815; York 13 Sep 1820; Received the land granting officers fee on the Crown Reserve Lot 9 in 8th Concession, Township of Sidney; Ordered as Lease to Alexander Chisholm, Jun'r.9 - Census*: 1851; Where are these people in 1851 Census???
- Residence: 27 August 1859; Conc 9 Lot 9, Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; "Alexander D. Chisholm bought part of Lot 9 Con 9 (1/5th acre) from Josph Fraser Way on 27 Aug 1859, which was shortly after the death of his mother, Catherine Chisholm Way on July 15th. It's possible the transaction had something to do with Catherine's estate. The mortage note, taken in 1865 mentions "Lot 12 south of John"." per email from Andrew Way, Feb 25 2006.11
- Census: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1861 Census: Chisholm, Alec, 65, b. CW?, EM, married; Maria, 64, b. C E, married3
- Census: April 1871; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 76 at 1871 Census: Chisholm, Alexander D., 76, b. Ont., Scot., Pres., farmer, widower; ?Sam?? (m), 13, b. Ont., Scot., Pres. (Conc 9, Lot 9, 1/4 acres, owner2
Family: Hannah Maria ? b. 1797, d. c 1865
- Marriage*: circa 1821; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; per 1861 Census. per IGI Record.; Principal=Hannah Maria ?3,6
- Allen B. Chisholm+ b. 1822
- Alexander Chisholm+3 b. 13 Sep 1825, d. 9 Feb 1870
- Elenor "Ellen" Chisholm+11 b. 1831
Citations
- Alexander D. per 1871 Census.
- [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
- [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
- [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
- [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
- [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
- [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
- [S24] Unknown location, Upper Canada Land Petitions; unknown film.
- [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
Angus Allan Chisholm1,2
M, #38173, b. 1796, d. 19 March 1876
- Father*: Col. Alexander Chisholm b. 1748, d. Oct 1808
- Mother*: Ann "Nancy" McArthur b. 1771, d. a 1862
- Birth*: 1796; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1796 per 1803 Census. Date 1797 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1797 & location Belleville per CEMSearch Record. Location Belleville per Death Reg'n.
Note: He was born when his parents lived at the mouth of the Moira River, later the place where Belleville grew. At that time it was called various names, including Singleton's Creek, after George Singleton who settled there with Alexander Chisholm after the Revolutionary War.3,4,5 - Marriage*: circa 1820; Upper Canada; Date c. 1820 per Census records. per IGI Record.; Principal=Ann ?6
- Death*: 19 March 1876; Hope Twp., Port Hope, Durham Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012315-1876: Name: Angus A. Chisholm; Died: Mar 19 1876; Age: 79; Occ.: Sailor; Born: Belleville; Cause: Old Age; Phys.: Dr. Herriman; Inf.: J. A. Chisholm; Reg'd.: Dec 14 1876; Rel.: Pres.; Reg'r.: H. V. Sanders (Ontario Archives, MS935, Reel 13)
per email from Andrew Way, Dec. 12, 2004.2,7 - Burial*: 21 March 1876; Union Cemetery, Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CEMSearch: Name: Angus A. Chisholm; Born: - ; Died: 1876-02-19; Age: 79y; Notes: Info from town of Port Hope Burial Record. Born Belleville. Died of old age.; Buried: Port Hope Union Cemetery, Port Hope, Row 25 Plot 99; No other names.3
- Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Age 7 at 1803 Census: see Alexander Chisholm
- Residence: 1821; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Assessment: Angus A. Chisholm; Conc A, Part Lot 35; 47 acres uncult; 3 acres cult.
- Census: 1821; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Angus A. Chisholm; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; Total 2
- Residence: 1822; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Assessment: Angus A. Chisholm; Conc A, East Part Lot 35; 47 acres uncult; 3 acres cult.
- Census: 1822; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Angus A. Chisholm; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16
- Census: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Angus A. Chisholm; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16
- Residence: 1823; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Assessment: Angus A. Chisholm; Conc A, Part Lot 35; 40 acres uncult; 5 acres cult.
- Census: 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: Angus Chisholm; 2 males under 16; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16
- Residence: 1827; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Assessment: Angus C. Chisholm; Conc B, Part Lot 35; 50 acres uncult?? is this correct?? May be Archibald??
- Census: 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: Angus C. Chisholm; 1 male over 16
- Note*: 1832; "Angus Allan Chisholm (Angus was the oldest surviving son of Alex #1)..." per email from Andrew Way, Dec. 10, 2004.2
- Residence: 27 July 1832; Conc 2 Lot 3, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Land Registery Records (Deed D2229) show that Angus A. Chisholm sold 100 acres of the north half of Lot 3, Conc 2 to Tobias Bleeker, ITS Date: July 27, 1832, Reg'd.: May 30, 18338
- Residence: 13 April 1836; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "To His Excellency Sir Francis Bond Head, KCB, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada ... The Petition of Angus Chisholm of the township of Murray in the Midland District, yeoman ... That Your Petitioner is the son of Captain Alexander, late of the township of Thurlow in the Midland District, deceased, a U.E. Loyalist; that he has arrived at the full age of twenty one years and hath never received any land or order for land from the Crown. Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that your Excellency will be pleased to grant him two hundred acres of the waste land of the Crown ... Angus Chisholm ... 13 day of April 1836 ... Charles Chisholm of Murray in the ... maketh oath .. that Angus Chisholm is the person he describes ... Charles Chisholm ... T. Ward, Clerk of the Peace" Petition #130, Bundle 19, "C", C-1728, Crown Land Petitions, Ontario Archives, Dec. 13, 20048
- Residence: 4 May 1836; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; OC Date: per Loyalist List. - see Alexander Chisholm9
- Residence*: 20 September 1836; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 4481) show that Anne Marsh (Widow of Jas.? Chisholm), Angus A. Chisholm & Archibald C. Chisholm sold 45 acres of east half Conc A Lot 35 to Hiram Bulkler?, ITS Date: Apr 20 1836, Reg. Date: Oct 21 18368
- Residence: 13 February 1852; Lot 1 North of Singleton St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A497) show that Angus A. Chisholm sold "the west half of the township lot" to Abraham C. Singleton. ITS Date: Feb 13 1852. Reg. Date: Feb 17 1852 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, North of Singleton Street, Lot 1, pg. 009 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan)
Note: The records still show the land in terms of the west half of the township lot, but the records are organized under Lot 1 North of Singleton, Village of Brighton.8 - Residence: 16 February 1853; Conc A Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 803) show that Agnus A. Chisholm & other sold part of the east half of Conc A Lot 35 to Margaret Singleton, ITS Date: Feb 16, 1853, Reg. Date: Apr 17, 1853
Note: This is the last appearance of a Chisholm in the records for this lot.8 - Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 64 at 1861 Census: Chisholm, Angus, 64, b. UC, FC, widower
Note: Angus Chisholm is shown just under the family of Eliza Mead who is a widow with several teenage children.5 - Census: April 1871; Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 74 at 1871 Census: see James Allan Chisholm (son)10
- Occupation*: before 19 March 1876; Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Occupation: Sailor - per Death Reg'n.4
Family: Ann ? b. c 1796
- Marriage*: circa 1820; Upper Canada; Date c. 1820 per Census records. per IGI Record.; Principal=Ann ?6
- James Allan Chisholm+2 b. 1823, d. 2 Mar 1899
- Charles Alexander Chisholm6 b. c 1828
Citations
- Angus Allan per email from Andrew Way, Dec. 10, 2004. Angus A. per 1822 Census.
- [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
- [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
- [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.
- [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
- [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, 012315 - 1876.
- [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
- [S23] Unknown subject, Ontario Registers CD.
- [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
John N. McArthur1,2,3
M, #38174, b. August 1738, d. 1798
- Father*: Neall McArthur b. c 1703, d. b 1763
- Mother*: Mary Campbell b. c 1700, d. c 1790
- Birth*: August 1738; Isle of Islay, Argyll Co., Scotland; Date of Baptism Aug 29 1738 in Kildalton, Argyll, Scotland per Baptism Record. Date 1736 & location Isle of Islay, Argyle, Scotland per family tree of Mark or Mary Ann Parkinson on ancestry.ca, May 20 2021. Date c. 1728 & location Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland per family tree of Mark or Mary Ann Parkinson on ancestry.ca, May 11 2020. per 1803 Census, Nancy McArthur3,4
- Baptism: 29 August 1738; Kildalton, Argyll, Scotland; Baptism Record: Name: John McArthor; Baptism Date: 29 Aug 1738; Baptism Place: Kildalton, Argyll, Scotland; Parents: Neal McArthor & Mary Campbell; MF: 1041079; Ref.: 2:15CS380 (Scotland Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, ancestry.ca)4
- Marriage*: 1764; Date 1764 per family tree of Mark or Mary Ann Parkinson on ancestry.ca, May 20 2021.; Principal=Elizabeth Brown5,3
- Death*: 1798; Date 1798 per family tree of Mark or Mary Ann Parkinson on ancestry.ca, May 11 2020.3
- Immigration*: December 1738; New York, U.S.A.; "In the mid 18th century, the governor of New York colony sought settlers from Britain. Captain Lauchlin Campbell, from Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland, transported over 470 individuals in 1738, 1739, and 1740 from Islay on his ship HAPPY RETURN." per family tree of Mark or Mary Ann Parkinson on ancestry.ca, May 26 2021.3
- Residence*: 1795; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; "McArthur, John of Thurlow. Soldier. Loyal Rangers.; Charles of Murray. OC 23 June 1801" per Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists, pg. 186, Ontario Registers CD2
Family: Elizabeth Brown b. 1743, d. 1806
- Cornelis McArthur4 b. 3 Nov 1765
- Alexander McArthur4 b. 12 Apr 1766
- Charles McArthur b. 1773, d. 1827
- John McArthur+ b. 1779
- Elizabeth McArthur+ b. 1781, d. c 1863
- Polly McArthur b. 1784
- Neal McArthur b. 1786
- Polly McArthur b. 1789
- Martha McArthur+5 b. 1790, d. 28 Mar 1882
Citations
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F, #38175, b. 1743
- Birth*: 1743; Date 1743 per 1803 Census.
- Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario
- Census: 1806; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1806 Census: McArthur, Mrs., 63; Charles, 34; John, 28; Betsey, 21; Polly, 1
- Census: 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1808 Census: McArthur, Mrs.; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female
Neal McArthur
M, #38176, b. 1786
- Father*: John N. McArthur b. Aug 1738, d. 1798
- Mother*: Elizabeth Brown b. 1743, d. 1806
- Birth*: 1786; Date 1786 per 1803 Census. Date 1785 per 1822 Militia Return.1
- Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1803 Census: see Alexander Chisholm
- Residence*: 1822; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Militia Return: name: Niel McArthur; Age: 37; Rank: Sergeant; Regiment: 2nd Regiment, Prince Edward County1
Citations
- [S23] Unknown subject, Ontario Registers CD.
Polly McArthur
F, #38177, b. 1789
- Father*: John N. McArthur b. Aug 1738, d. 1798
- Mother*: Elizabeth Brown b. 1743, d. 1806
- Birth*: 1789; Date 1789 per 1803 Census.
- Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1803 Census: see Alexander Chisholm
Polly McArthur
F, #38178, b. 1784
- Father*: John N. McArthur b. Aug 1738, d. 1798
- Mother*: Elizabeth Brown b. 1743, d. 1806
- Birth*: 1784; Date 1784 per 1803 Census.
- Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1803 Census: see Widow McArthur
Charles McArthur
M, #38179, b. 1773, d. 1827
- Father*: John N. McArthur b. Aug 1738, d. 1798
- Mother*: Elizabeth Brown b. 1743, d. 1806
- Birth*: 1773; Ancram, Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date 1773 per 1803 Census. Date 1773 & location Ancram, Columbia Co., NY per family tree of Mark or Mary Ann Parkinson on ancestry.ca, May 20 2021.1
- Death*: 1827; Presqu'ile Point, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location "Presqu'ile Point, Brighton" per family tree of Mark or Mary Ann Parkinson on ancestry.ca, May 20 2021. (Note: Presqu'ile Point was part of Murray Township until Jan 1 1852 when Brighton Township was created. (Dan Buchanan, May 20 2021)1
- Residence*: 23 June 1801; Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; OC Date: per Loyalist List. - see John McArthur2
- Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1803 Census: see Widow McArthur
- Census: 1804; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1804 Census: Charles McArthur; 1 male 16 to 60
- Census: 1806; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 34 at 1806 Census: see Mrs. McArthur (mother)
- Census: 1814; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1808 Census: Chalres McArthur; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female over 16
- Census: 1815; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1815 Census: Charles McArthur; 2 males over 16; 2 males under16; 2 females over 16; 2 females under 16
- Census: 1818; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1818 Census: Charles McArthur; 1 male over 16
- Census: 1819; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1819 Census: Charles McArthur; 1 male over 16
- Residence: 25 September 1822; Conc A Lot 5, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Charles McArthur obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of Lot 5, Conc A, Murray Twp. ITS Date: Sep 25 1822. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 4 Lot 1 to 14, pg. 075 of 222, Conc A, Lot 5, copied by Dan, May 20 2021.)3
- Residence: 27 September 1822; Conc A Lot 5, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 955) show that Charles McArthur sold all 200 acres of Lot 5, Conc A, Murray Twp. to Joseph Shuter & Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: Sep 27 1822. Reg'n. Date: Oct 2 1822. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 4 Lot 1 to 14, pg. 075 of 222, Conc A, Lot 5, copied by Dan, May 20 2021.)3
- Residence: 21 April 1834; Conc A Lot 3, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Q.C. 3654) show that "Charles McArthur, eldest son and heir at law of John McArthur, deceased" issued a Quit Claim to Adam Humphreyes and Elijah W. Meyers for 50 acres in the south west quarter of Lot 3, Conc A, Murray Twp. ITS Date: Apr 21 1834. Reg'n. Date: Nov 1 1834. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 4 Lot 1 to 14, pg. 004 of 222, by Dan May 20 2021.)3
John McArthur
M, #38180, b. 1779
- Father*: John N. McArthur b. Aug 1738, d. 1798
- Mother*: Elizabeth Brown b. 1743, d. 1806
- Birth*: 1779; Date 1779 per 1803 Census.
- Marriage*: before 1804; Ontario; Principal=Betsey ?
- Residence*: 10 August 1801; Conc 6 Lot 28, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that John McArthur obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 200 acres of Lot 28, Conc 6, ITS Date: Aug 10 18011
- Census*: 1803; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1803 Census: see Widow McArthur
- Census: 1804; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1804 Census: John McArthur; 1 male 16 to 60; 3 females
- Census: 1806; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 28 at 1806 Census: see Mrs. McArthur
- Census: 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1808 Census: John and Betsy McArthur; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 2 females
- Residence: 6 June 1809; Conc A Lot 3, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 170) show that William Abbott sold the west half of lot 3, conc A, Murray Twp. to John McArthur. ITS
Date: June 6 1809. Reg'n. Date: June 12 1809. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 4 Lot 1 to 14, pg. 004 of 222, by Dan May 20 2021.)1 - Residence: 15 August 1812; Conc A Lot 3, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1325) show that John McArthur & wife sold 50 acres of the north west quarter of Lot 3, conc A, Murray Twp. to Adam Hednry Meyers. ITS
Date: Aug 15 1812. Reg'n. Date: Jan 21 1826. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., pages copied from OnLand.ca, Book 4 Lot 1 to 14, pg. 004 of 222, by Dan May 20 2021.)1
Citations
- [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
Betsey ?
F, #38181, b. 1785
- Birth*: 1785; Date 1785 per 1806 Census.
- Marriage*: before 1804; Ontario; Principal=John McArthur
- Married Name: before 1804; McArthur
- Census*: 1806; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 21 at 1806 Census: see Mrs. McArthur (mother-in-law)
Family: John McArthur b. 1779
- Polly McArthur b. 1805
Polly McArthur
F, #38182, b. 1805
- Father*: John McArthur b. 1779
- Mother*: Betsey ? b. 1785
- Birth*: 1805; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1805 per 1806 Census.
- Census*: 1806; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 1 at 1806 Census: see Mrs. McArthur (grandmother)
Ann ?1
F, #38183, b. circa 1796
- Birth*: circa 1796; per IGI Record.1
- Marriage*: circa 1820; Upper Canada; Date c. 1820 per Census records. per IGI Record.; Principal=Angus Allan Chisholm1
- Married Name: circa 1820; Chisholm1
Family: Angus Allan Chisholm b. 1796, d. 19 Mar 1876
- James Allan Chisholm+2 b. 1823, d. 2 Mar 1899
- Charles Alexander Chisholm1 b. c 1828
Archibald Charles Chisholm1
M, #38184, b. circa 1804
- Father*: Col. Alexander Chisholm b. 1748, d. Oct 1808
- Mother*: Ann "Nancy" McArthur b. 1771, d. a 1862
- Birth*: circa 1804; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per 1821 Census - first appearance, with Angus A. Chisholm
- Residence: 1821; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Assessment: Archibald C. Chisholm; Conc A, Part Lot 35; 47 acres uncult.; 3 acres cult.
- Census*: 1821; Murray Twp., Northumbeland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Archibald C. Chisholm; 1 male over 16
- Residence: 1822; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Assessment: Charles Chisholm; Conc A, West Part Lot 35; 48 acres uncult.; 2 acres cult.
- Census: 1822; Murray Twp., Northumbeland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Charles Chisholm; 1 male over 16
- Census: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumbeland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Archibald C.Chisholm; 1 male over 16
- Residence: 1823; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Assessment: Archibald C. Chisholm; Conc A, West Part Lot 35; 43 acres uncult.; 3 acres cult.
- Residence: 1824; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Assessment: Charles Chisholm; Conc A, West Part Lot 35; 48 acres uncult.; 2 acres cult.
- Census: 1824; Murray Twp., Northumbeland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: Charles Chisholm; 1 male over 16
- Residence: 1825; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1825 Assessment: Archibald C. Chisholm; Conc A, West Part Lot 35; 44 acres uncult.; 2 acres cult.
- Census: 1826; Murray Twp., Northumbeland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census & Assessment: Archibald C. Chisholm; 50 acres uncultivated; Lot 35; Conc B; 1 male over 16; Total 1
- Note*: 1828; Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1828 Northumberland Militia Return: Sgt. Arch'd C. Chisholm, 2nd Company, 3rd Regiment, under Captain Singleton
- Residence: 1829; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1829 Assessment: Charles Chisholm; Conc B, West Part Lot 35; 40 acres uncult.
- Census: 1830; Murray Twp., Northumbeland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Assessment: Charles Chisholm; 50 acres uncultivated; Part of Lot 35; Conc B
- Residence: 1831; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1831 Assessment: Charles Chisholm; Conc B, Part Lot ?5; 47 acres uncult.; 1 male over 16; Total 1
- Residence: 1832; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Assessment: Charles Chisholm; Conc B, Part Lot 35; 39 acres uncult., 10 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; Total 1
- Residence: 1833; Conc B Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1833 Assessment: Charles Chisholm; Conc B, Center Lot 35; 41 acres uncult., 8 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; Total 1
- Residence: 19 March 1834; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3903) show that Anne Marsh & Archibald C. Chisholm sold the west half of the west half of lot 35, conc A, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. (later designated as Lot 1 north of Singleton Street) to John Singleton. ITS Date: Mar 19, 1834, Reg. Date: June 25, 1835. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Book 009, North of Singleton Street, Lot 1, pg. 009 of 220, pg. 01, page copied from OnLand.ca Sep 21 2021 by Dan)2
- Census: 1835; Murray Twp., Northumbeland Co., Upper Canada; 1835 Assessment: Charles Chisholm; 1 male over 16; 5 acres cult. & 40 acres uncult.; E. Part of Lot 35; Conc A
- Note: 1 January 1835; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Witness at marriage of George Singleton Marsh.3
- Residence: 13 April 1836; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Charles Chisholm is a witness for the Petition of his brother Angus Chisholm.2
- Residence: 4 May 1836; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Mr. John Steele, Esquire, Chairman of the Quarter Sessions and Thomas War, Esquire, Clerk of the Peace, in and for the Newcastle District do hereby certify that on this thirteenth day of April 1836 Angus Chisholm of the township of Murray in the Newcastle District, yeoman, personally appeared before the Sessions and is recognized by the Magistrates to be the son of Captain Alexander Chisholm of the township of Thurlow, deceased, a U.E. Loyalist, and that the said Angus Chisholm retained his loyalty during the late war. John Steele, Clerk of Quarter Sessions ... T. Ward. Clerk of the Peace" Petition #130a, Bundle 5, "C", C-1649, Crown Land Petitions, Ontario Archives, Dec. 13, 2004.
OC Date: per Loyalist List. - see Alexander Chisholm
Also, Petition #130b: (front of Petition) ... recommended ... May 4, 18364,2 - Residence*: 20 September 1836; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 4481) show that Anne Marsh (??Widow of Jas.? Chisholm? - not clear at all), Agnus A. Chisholm & Archibald C. Chisholm sold 45 acres of east half Conc A Lot 35 to Hiram Bulkler?, ITS Date: Apr 20 1836, Reg. Date: Oct 21 18362
James Chisholm1
M, #38185, b. 1806
- Father*: Col. Alexander Chisholm b. 1748, d. Oct 1808
- Mother*: Ann "Nancy" McArthur b. 1771, d. a 1862
- Birth*: 1806; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1806 per 1861 & 1871 Census - is this the right James Chisholm?? First appears in Murray Census in 1823.
Date Sep 23 1803 per email from Andrew Way, Dec. 12, 2004 - Is the same person??2,3
- Residence: 1823; Conc A Lot 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Assessment: James C. Chisholm; Conc A, East Half of Lot 34; 42 acres uncult; 4 acres cult.
- Census*: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: James C. Chisholm; 1 male over 16
- Residence: 1824; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Assessment: James Chisholm; Conc A, East Half of Lot 35; 47 acres uncult; 3 acres cult.
- Census: 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1824 Census: James Chisholm; 1 male over 16
- Census: 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census & Assessment: James W. Chisholm; 190 acres uncultivated; 10 acres cultivated; Lot 35 - west?; Conc A; 1 male over 16; Total 1
- Residence: 1827; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Assessment: James Chisholm; Conc A, East Half of Lot 35; 50 acres uncult
- Census: 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1827 Census: James Chisholm; 1 male over 16; Total 1
- Residence: 1829; Conc B, Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1829 Assessment: James Chisholm; Conc B, East Part Lot 35 - 44 acres uncult., 6 acres cult.
- Census: 1830; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1830 Assessment: James Chisholm; 50 acres uncultivated; Part of Lot 35; Conc A
- Residence: 1832; Conc A, Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1832 Assessment: James Chisholm; Conc A, West 1/4 Part Lot 35 - 40 acres uncult., 10 acres cult.; 1 male over 16; Total 1
- Residence*: 26 July 1833; Conc A Lot 35, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 3244) show that James Chisholm and Angus A. Chisholm sold the west half of the east half of Conc A Lot 35 to Robert Weller, ITS Date: July 26 1833, Reg. Date: Jan 29 18344
- Residence: 4 May 1836; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; OC Date: per Loyalist List. - see Alexander Chisholm5
- Census: 1848; Conc B Lot 31, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: James Chisholm; farmer; Conc B, Lot 31, non-proprietor
- Census: 1850; Conc B Lot 31, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: James Chisholm; farmer; Conc B, Lot 31, non-proprietor; 2 persons
- Census: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 44 at 1851 Census: Chisholm, James, 44, b. Cda., WM, yeoman; Marsh, Ann, 80, b. USA, WM, widow; George, 1, b. Cda., WM
Note: This is the only James Chisholm - dates are not exactly right. Ann Marsh was widow of Alexander Chisholm who married Cyrus Marsh.6 - Note*: 12 January 1858; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "96. January 12, 1858; Document signed by Reeve Sylvester Richmond leasing for one year Toll Gate No. 1 on the Brighton Gravel Road to James Chisholm." from page vi of The Tobey Book - list of documents.7
- Census: April 1861; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 55 at 1861 Census: Chisholm, James, 55, b. U.C., WM, farmer, single; Marsh, Nancy, 91, b. US, WM, widow
Note: Nancy was the wife of John Singleton and Alexander Chisholm8 - Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 65 at 1871 Census: Chisholm, James, 65, b. Ont., Scot., Free Kirk, lab., widower
Just above this record is: Lawson, Sylvester,
(Conc B, Lot 25, 100 acres, owner)
- Div. 1, pg. 43., C-99842
Citations
- James W. per 1826 Census. James C. per 1823 Census. James per 1824 Census.
- [S14] Unknown author, 1871 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
- [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
- [S23] Unknown subject, Ontario Registers CD.
- [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
- [S54] Wilfred M. Sprung & Barbara Nyland, Tobey Book.
- [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.