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• Bennett, Kenneth
• Lampman, Dorothy
• Kennedy, Thomas Willaim
• Howey, Opal
• Grimwood, Hilda
• Elphick, Archie
• Elliott, W.M. (Mack)
• Cousins, Harry
• Aikman, Robert
• Aikens, Addie
• Fairclough, Ellen (The Hon.)

  Honourary Patron of U.E.L. Association, Hamilton Branch;
• Faux, David (Dr.)
• Davis, Thomas

  U.E.L. of Barton Township;
• Kelly, Mabel
• King George V
• McBride, Helen R.
• Young, Henry
• Young, Daniel
• Young, John (Lieut.)

  Indian Department; U.E.L. of Saltfleet Township;
• Young [Jung], Johann Adam (Pvt.)

  b. May 17,1717 (Foxtown, Schoharie River, N.Y.); Jan 2,1790 signed his Last Will and Testament and probably died shortly after; husband of Catharine [Catherine] Elizabeth Schremling (m. ca 1741); father of Lieut. Johannes (John), Elizabeth House, Sergt. Daniel, Johann Nicolas, David, Henry and Abraham; son of Marie Catharine and Theobald [Dewalt, David] Jung; brother of Frederick Young and others; 1761 founding member of Sand Hill-Canajoharie Church (Dutch-German Reformed Church); very active in military affairs of the Mohawk valley; 1763 Capt. Klock's militia company of Canajoharie; 1767 Lieut. and 1768 Capt. of German Flats militia; 1778-1780 Butler's Rangers, 6th Company; ca. 1766 moved family to Youngsfield in the German Flats District; land-speculator; farmer; owner of saw mill and potash works; operated Indian trading post; Jul 15,1783 judgement was signed for confiscation of his property in New York;
• Close, Marjorie Elizabeth
• Wintermute, George Phillip

  born 1707 near Worms, Germany; d. 1779; husband of Mary Julianna Huber; father of Leonard, George, Phillip, Christopher, John, Abraham, Peter, Elizabeth, ElizabethPetrie and Benjamin plus firstborn child (?); 1732 arrived in Philadelphia; eventually settled in Walpack, New Jersey (near border of New York); ca 1772 moved with family of 8 sons to Wyoming valley in PA; owned 116 acres at Kingstown on Susquehanna River; joined Butler's rangers together with 6 of his sons; Wintermute family returned to Fort Niagara with Butler's Rangers; 2 grandsons later served with British forces in War of 1812;
• Faux, David (Dr.)
• Windecker, Hendrick [Henry] (Pvt.)

  b. 1738; d. ca 1814; husband of Dorothy (Phillipse ?); father of Catharine Bower, Elizabeth Young, George, Mary Magdalen Anger, Barbara Fleming and Margaret Kitson; son of Anna Elizabeth (Walrath) and George Windecker; grandson of Capt. Hartmann Windecker of Stockheim, Germany; ca. left Mohawk Valley and moved to Wyoming Valley in PA; obtained land under Connecticut patent; 1778 took family and journeyed with other Loyalists to Niagara; June 15,1777 Ranger with Indian Department; Aug 1777 siege of Fort Stanwix and Battle of Oriskany; Jul 3,1778 battle of Wyoming; at least until Oct 1778 Private in Col. Walter Butler's Company of Butler's Rangers; 1783 Private in Capt. Andrew Bradt's Company; Jul 20,1784 discharged from army; settled in Bertie Township; 1793 given lease to the ferry to Black Rock near Buffalo; established tavern with his son George on north side of Grand River below Cayuga;
• Brown, Mabel Warner
• Warner, Christian

  b. Nov 7,1754; d. Mar 21,1833; husband of Gertraud [Charity] Ecker (m. 1775); father of of Mary [Maria Eliza] Fox, Elizabeth Crysler, Barbara Jones, Peter, Catharine Campbell, Michael, Margaret Overholt, Matthew, Phoebe Wurts, Charity Potts, Kezia and Sarah Marsh (2 eldest born in America, others born in Canada); grandson of Ludwig Wanner [Warner]; 1777 joined British forces under General Burgoyne; 1778 made his way to Niagara; joined Butler's Rangers; served as Sergeant until 1784; 1783 brought wife and 2 children over from Albany to Niagara; 1794-1810 served with Lincoln Militia; U.E.L. of Beverly and Niagara townships; 1788 converted to Methodism and was appointed Class Leader; 1795 until his deathappointed General Stewart for Niagara circuit;
• Cooper, Thomas

  son of Janet Cooper (nee MacMicking); brother of James;
• Ward, Asahel

  b. 1759; 1st wife died in York, Ontario; 2nd wife: Abigail Adair; father of Mary Johnson (w. Edmunds) and Clarissa Lawrence (both by 1st wife) as well as of Rhoda, Kezia, Cordelia Springstead, Lydia Springstead, Sarah Cain and Phoebe TenEyck (by 2nd wife Abigail); brother of Capt. Thomas Ward; during Revolutionary War served in Engineer Detachment of His Majesty's Forces; 1785 arrived in Canada with with 1st wife and 2 daughters; built log cabin near Markham; later moved to York; Apr 12,1812 placed on U.E.L. list and received land grant; settled in Grimsby; carpenter;
• Walker, Edgar Haddow
• Walker, William Sr.

  b. 1743; d. Oct 22,1819 (St. Andrew's churchyard, Grimsby); 1st wife: Sarah; 2nd wife: Elizabeth Baldwin; father of Robert, John, Ralph, Isaac, Margaret McCool, Thomas, William, Sarah McCool, Philip and Ann Henry; fled from North Carolina to Canada; 1796 petitioned for land and received 1200 acres in Grimsby Township for himself, wife and family;
• Kelly, Mabel
• Shaver, William
• Shaver, John
• Vanderlip, Edward
• Vanderlip, William
• Swayze, Caleb
• McDonnell, John

  Butler's Rangers; U.E.L. of Saltfleet Township;
• Springer, David
• Huffman, Hazel
• Street, Samuel

  U.E.L. of Barton and Niagara townships;
• Hemstreet, William
• Smith, James

  b. 1763 (England); d. Jun 8,1826; husband of Sarah Ann Outhouse; father of Elizabeth Johnson, John, Phoebe Chambers, Simonson, James, Mary Pettay, Anna Chambers, Peter and Hannah Dean; served with British navy; was sent to Pennsylvania at outbreak of Revolutionary War; 1794 came to Canada as Loyalist; first settled in Pelham Township; later moved to Toronto Township;
• Smith, Grace Josephine
• Smith, Jacob Sr.

  b. Sep 4,1739 (Amwell Township); d. May 20,1821 ( cemetery on family farm); husband of Elizabeth Lewis; father of Nancy (Gracey) Ann McClary (w. Huffman), Lewis, Edmond, Jacob Jr., Elizabeth Beamer, David, Godfrey, Amos, Mary Elizabeth Hartwell, Charlotte Fairbush (w. Wright), George Frederick, Amelia Marselis, Christiana Ticknor and Martha Frazier (w. Hibbard); son of Mathias Smith; New Jersey Volunteers; 1787 came to Niagara via Lewiston; U.E.L. of Saltfleet (1788) and Glanford (1801) townships;
• Lomas, Lillian
• Styles, Sela

  U.E.L. of Ancaster Township;
• Miles, Helen
• Howey, Opal
• Silverthorn, Thomas

  born ca. 1710 to 1720; d. 1788; husband of Johanna Newman (m. ca 1740, Morris County, New Jersey); father of Thomas Jr., William, Nancy Lundy, Rebecca Lundy, Mary Brooks, Winnifred Howey, George and John; son of Mary and Oliver Silverthorn; yeoman; of Mansfield and Hardwick Townships, Morris/Sussex/Warren County; 1808 U.E.L.; 1776 joined Royal Standard at Staten Island; 1786 arrived in Upper Canada; settled in Mount Dorchester Township (later Stamford Township);
• Showers, Ann
• Showers, Michael Jr.

  U.E.L. of Ancaster Township;
• Showers, Hannah (nee VanTock)

  b. 1738 (New York); d. Jul 5,1825; wife of Michael Showers; mother of 12 children including Sarah VanEvery, Elizabeth Ball, Magdalene Depew, Michael Jr., Hannah Aikman, Ann Smith, John, Mary Lottridge, Catharine Stewart and Daniel; daughter of Hannah (nee Pierce) and John VonTock; of Dutch and Swedish descent; descendant of famous Anneke Jans; U.E.L. of Beverly Township; at time of her death Hannah had 11 children, 61 grandchildren, 154 great-grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren;
• Showers, Michael Sr.

  b. 1733 (Pennsylvania); d. 1796; husband of Hannah VonTock (m. 1756); father of 12 children including Sarah VanEvery, Elizabeth Ball, Magdalene Depew, Michael Jr., Hannah Aikman, Ann Smith, John, Mary Lottridge, Catharine Stewart and Daniel; of German descent; volunteered in British Army together with father and brother; Oct. 1778 joined Butler's Rangers; 1809 Lieutenant in 5th regiment of the Lincoln Militia; early 1780 fled from Wyoming, Pennsylvania; U.E.L. of Niagara Township;
• Lawrason, Stuart
• Lawrason, Elizabeth (nee Purvis)

  1772-1836 (St. George village cemetery); wife of Miller Lawrason; mother of John, Thomas, Robert, James, Lawrence, Annie and Joseph; daughter of John Purvis [Purbus]; ca. 1787 settled in Clinton Township; 1816 West Flamborough Township;
• Bennett, George Kenneth
• Bowen [Bowin], Cornelius

  b. ca 1744; husband of Rebecca; father of John, William, Henry, Gertrude Plato, Daniel, Cornelius, Christian and James; served with Butler's Rangers; of Welsh origin; May 17,1796 petitioned for land at Niagara;
• Plato, Peter

  1756-1855; husband of Gertrude Bowen (m. 1790); father of Christian, Christiana Woolever, Elizabeth Edsall, Cornelius, Catherine Edsall and Jane Lawr; served with Butler's Rangers to end of Revolutionary War; 1783 to Fort Niagara; May 22,1796 petitioned for land at Niagara;
• Wilson, Pearl
• Green, John

  U.E.L. of Saltfleet Township;
• Nelles, Mary
• Nelles, Hendrick [Henry] William (Capt.)

  b. May 31,1735; d. Jan 28,1791 (buried Young's Island); 1st wife: Margretha Nelles; 2nd wife: Priscilla Ramsey; father of Col. Robert, Peter, John, Henry, Lieut.-Col. William, Johann Warner, Ann and Abraham (all by 1st wife Margretha); son of William Nelles; brother to 3 sisters and 4 brothers; Indian Department; served during French-Indian wars and during Revolutionary War; 1759 capture of Fort Niagara; came to Canada as Loyalist refugee; various land grants; 1787 made Major with 3rd Regiment of the Nassau Militia and appointed coroner for district;
• Morden, Rolph (Rev.)
• Mills, Stanley
• Mills, James

  U.E.L. of Ancaster Township;
• McCollom, Harold A. Harrison
• McCollom, James

  1st wife: Sarah Campbell (m. 1772); 2nd wife: Eunice French (m. 1782); father of John and Sarah (both by 1st wife Sarah) and of Joseph, Peter, Daniel, Eleanor, Mary Row, Catherine, Elizabeth Land, Steven, James, Margaret Donaldson and Rachael Campbell (all by 2nd wife); 1778-1783 joined and served with Major James Roger's Rangers; 1788 journeyed to Upper Canada; 1791 settled near Smithville; Crown deed dated 1803 in Gainsborough Township;
• Kennedy, Robert Alexander
• MacMicking, Thomas

  b. Mar 31,1750; d. Feb 19,1830; husband of Isabella Gass (m. Mar 29,1787/ Scotland); father of Janet, Eleanor, Margaret, Thomas, Sarah Johnston, Jane, Mary Robertson, William, John and James; brother of John MacMicking and Janet Cooper; 1774 arrived in America Tryon County, upper Delaware River); Aug 1777 joined Loyalist forces under Leger; 1781 arrived in Niagara; Butler's Rangers; received land grant between the whirlpool and Queenston Heights; 1787 returned to Scotland for visit and married his wife;
• MacCrimmon, Donald Daniel
• Aikman, Elizabeth E.
• Cooper, Janet (nee MacMicking)

  mother of Thomas and James; sister of Thomas and John;
• Land, Robert

  b. 1736 (New York); d. July 1818; husband of Phebe Scott (m. 1756); father of Abigail McCarter (w. Birney), John, Abel, Phoebe Lucas, Rebecca Hughson, William, Robert and Ephraim; enlisted with 79th Gordon Highlanders; 1758 capture of Louisburg; 1759 Plains of Abraham; Mar 18,1779 tried and condemned to death as British spy / sentence overturned on technicality by George Washinngton; wood turner by trade; settled with wife and young family in Pennsylvania; appointed Justice of the Peace and Magistrate and served until Revolutionary War; 1782 arrived in Niagara; among the first white settlers in area; U.E.L. of Barton Township; family origins in Devon, England;
• Lampman, Harold Charles
• Lampman, Frederick
• Dillane, James George Russell (Dr.)
• Kinsey, James

  b. Dec 12,1761; d. Jun 14,1848 (East Gwillimbury Township, near Newmarket); husband of Mary Hunt (m. Oct 15,1788); father of Eliada, Tacy Wetherell, Leticia Vernon, Jane Hollingshead, Sarah Eves, Ann, Hannah Currey, Mary, James, Susanna Doan, Joseph, Esther Hollingshead, Fanny Dillane, Elizabeth and John; miller;
• Jones, Donald G.
• Jones, Ebenezer

  died 1791 (Saltfleet Township); father of Mary Gage, Susannah Gage, Augustus, Ebenezer, Stephen, Philip, Peter, Joseph and David; of Welsh extraction; prior to Revolutionary War he was tenant farmer on Hudson River, N.Y.; Mar 1777 enrolled with The King's Orange Rangers; U.E.L. of Saltfleet Township (1789); Ebenezer and his family were Crown Patentee holders of nearly 600 acres in Saltfleet and adjacent townships;
• Willis, Winifred Madeline Bath
• Hunter, James

  d. 1818; father of David, Jane Snider, James, Walter, Mary Young and Margaret Snider; native of Scotland; 1775-1794 in North Carolina; 1781 joined Royal Standard; 1808 land petition Barton Township;
• Huffman, Hazel
• Huffman, Christopher

  died soon after 1801; 1st husband of Nancy (Gracey) Ann Smith; father of Henry, Jacob, Elizabeth Choat, Godfrey, Paul, Mary Gage and Ann [Anna] Bingham; 1777-1783 served with New Jersey Volunteers as Private, Corporal and Sergeant; 1788 arrived in Canada from New Jersey; 1801 received Crown Grant for 188 acres in Glanford Township, Wentworth County;
• Livingston, Marian
• Hill, John Sr.

  husband of Hannah Douty; father of John, Elizabeth Havens, Hannah, Joseph, Deborah, Charles and Unise; Long Island, NY; 1776-83 King's Loyal Rangers; taken prisoner; 1788 came to Canada; 1796 petitioned for land; land grant in Tafalgar Township;
• Hendershot, Gordon Wesley
• Hendershot, Peter
• Green, William

  b. Feb 4,1794; d.Mar 15,1877; husband of Mary Summers (m. Oct 6,1817); father of Hannah Elizabeth Thomas, William John, John, Adam, Freeman and Mary Jane Magee; youngest child of Martha (nee Smith) and Adam Green; brother Anna Muir, Sarah Weitzel, Rebecca Lacey, Samuel, Keziah Corman, Levi, Freeman, John, Richard and Mary Yeager; known as 'Billy the Scout' (Battle of Stoney Creek, 1813);
• Green, Barbara
• Crozier, Ida
• Aikens, Robert

  husband of Margaret Miller (m. Dec 31,1811); father of Samuel, Sophia Margaret Aikens, John, Hugh, Sarah Ferguson, William, Sarah Ferguson, William, Elizabeth Mary, Margaret Sophia, James, Emma Ferguson and Mary Hughes; son of Elizabeth and Samuel Aikens; brother of Elizabeth Oates (w. Nash), John, Samuel, Jane Hugh, William and Mary Oliver;
• Howey, Opal L.
• Fairchild, Benjamin Sr.

  b. Mar 31,1721; d. Jun 18,1794/5; husband of Melissa Hall; father of Peter, Deborah Sayles, Benjamin, Joshua, Isaac, Mary Myers and Ruth Springer; 7th child of Mary (nee Wheeler) and Samuel Fairchild; his mother died when he was ca. 10 mths old; brother 6 siblings including Samuel and to 6 half-brothers; owner of a set of mills; 1777 joined British Forces; 1792 came to Upper Canada;
• Preston, June
• Depew [Depue], John
• Henry, Nelia
• Dell, Henry
• DeCew [DeCou; DeCoe], Jacob

  husband of Elizabeth Bloome; father of at least 6 children including Capt. John DeCew; brother of Abner; 1788 arrived in Canada with wife and 6 children; soldier with New Jersey Volunteers;
• Davis, William

  U.E.L. of Barton and Saltfleet (1790) townships;
• Cope, Conradt

  b. May 1765; d. Nov 23,1861; husband of Sarah Sands; father of Josuah, John, James, Amos, Phoebe, Mary Pully, Deborah Evans (w. Hunt), Frances Gartshore and Sarah Hunt; son of Phoebe (nee Ellsworth) and William Cope; brother of Jacob, William Jr., Henry, Thomas, Rebecca Bright, Mary Neal (w. Cronk), Phoebe Derby and Jacob; U.E.L.; became local Methodist preacher and 1835 ordained as Elder;