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John Parker married Mary Jaques, daughter of Christopher Jaques and Hanna Bellas.
He died at Durham, England.1
He was a stationmaster at Beechburn on Darlington line (1st railway built). |
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John Scott was the son of Walter Scott and Mary ?.
He was born before 1760 at Ireland?.
He married Dorcas Freeman, daughter of John Freeman and Effelanah (?), on 28 August 1784 at Montreal, QC.2
He died in October 1796 at Quebec.
From Pam Wood Waugh's web page: 3. John2 SCOTT (Walter1) was born before 1760. John died October 1796 in PQ, at 36 years of age. He married on 28 August 1784, Dorcus FREEMAN in Montreal, Montreal Co, PQ . Dorcus was the daughterof John FREEMAN. She married on 21 February 1799, Joseph HIGGINS in Montreal, Montreal Co, PQ. Dorcus and her second husband, Joseph Higgins, petitioned the court regarding land previously owned by the late John Scott in 1801. These three tracts of land were all about four acres wide by 28 acres deep in the second concession of the seigniory of Noyan [Lots 1, 5 and 7]. There were about 60 acres cleared and fenced and a wooden house and barn situated on Lot #1. Joseph and Dorcus Higgins "find the rent of the said land so high as they pay at the rate of nine dollars and a half per hundred acres and the expenses of clearing, cultivating and keeping in repair the fences and buildings thereon so heavy that they greatly exceed the revenue therefrom". The petitioners stated that it was beyond them to hold the land any longer and in the best interest of Dorcus's minor children to sell this land. After friends and relatives deliberated over the situation they agreed it would be best to sell the land and the court granted permission to Dorcus as tutrix of her minor children. Among those who agreed were Calvin May subguardian to the children and Thomas Scott, their paternal uncle. John SCOTT and Dorcus FREEMAN had the following children: + 10 i. Jane3 SCOTT was born circa 1788. + 11 ii. John SCOTT was born 1790. + 12 iii. Richard SCOTT was born circa 1794. |
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Thomas Scott was the son of Walter Scott and Mary ?.
He was born before 1765.
He married Anna Willoughby circa 1787 at Quebec.
He died after 1838 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co., QC.
From Pam Wood Waugh's web page: 4. Thomas2 SCOTT (Walter1) was born before 1765. Thomas died after 1838 in Noyan, Missisquoi Co, PQ. He married circa 1787, Anna WILLOUGHBY in prob PQ . Anna was born before 1768. Anna died 17 March 1838 in Noyan, Missisquoi Co, PQ, at 70 years of age. Her body was interred 19 March 1838. It is still unknown what date Thomas Scott Sr. actually died. No Will or estate records have been located as yet. It is supposed that he died after 1838 since his wife's death record mentions she was Thomas's wife, not his widow. Although, it is surprising that his death is not located within those same Anglican records. Since brother James Scott had gone to Blairfindie by 1816, it is possible that Thomas Scott went to visit him at some point and died there. In any case, given more time and further investigation, I suspect that his death will finally be located. Within the files of Leon Lalanne, a donation by Thomas Scott Sr to Thomas Scott Jr dated 4 March 1816 is found. Thomas Scott Sr. gives to his son Lot# 7 in the 4th Concession of Noyan in exchange for 5 pounds lawful money of the Province to be paid to him on January 1st each year. Anna Willoughby also came forth and stated that she understood such agreement, and the three Scotts signed the document. Thomas SCOTT and Anna WILLOUGHBY had the following children: + 13 i. Thomas3 SCOTT JR was born 1 May 1788. + 14 ii. Sarah SCOTT was born circa 1789. + 15 iii. Nancy SCOTT was born circa 1791. + 16 iv. William SCOTT was born 1 September 1793. + 17 v. John SCOTT was born circa 1796. |
| Mary ? married Walter Scott before 1756. She died after 1795. |
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Walter Scott was born before 1740 at Ireland.
(Walter Scott may have been born circa 1745 at Ireland).1
He married Mary ? before 1756.
He died on 9 August 1815 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co., QC.2
Walter Scott was also known as Walter Scot. He moved to from Ireland to New York circa 1765. From Pam Waugh (email): "John SCOTT was son of Walter SCOTT, Loyalist b. ca 1745 in Ireland. He arrived in America "2 yrs after the French War". First record I have is of Walter SCOTT renting land in 1768 at Stillwater, Saratoga Co, NY. In 1776 he spent some months in jail due to his loyalism. When Burgoyne traveled through Stillwater, he and two sons and their families joined them to travel north in safety. Arrived Laprairie Nov 1777...by 1790, the families were residing at Christie's Manor. " From "Proceedings of Loyalist Commissioners, Quebec, 1787, Vol. 17, MSS. Folio 50", before Commissioner Pemberton: June 21 NEW CLAIM 786. Case of WALTER SCOT, late of New York. Claimt. says: He resided at Montreal in 1783 & has been here ever since. Sent a claim in the Fall by Lawyer Powel, delivered it to him when he was going to England, but he afterwards returned it. He is a native of Ireland. Came to America 2 years after the French War. Setlled at Still Water, lived there when the Rebellion broke out. At first took the Part of his King. Was Imprisoned for a Tory. His Sons joined the Brit. Troops. He was kept in different Gaols in the year 1776 from June to Christmas, then released to his own farm & there was on Parole til Genl. Burgoyne came. Claimant & 2 Sons joined Genl. Burgoyne & continued with him til he was taken, then came to Canada. Now lives at Isle Aux Noix. Produces Certificates to his Loyalty & Pass from Philip Skene. In Certificates Philip Skene remembers Claimts. Imprisonment. He had 200 acres under a Lease from Genl. Skyler. Produces Lease from Phil. Skyler to Claimt. forever of 198 acres, paying £4.19.3 annually after the year 1772 & paying Taxes, &c., dated 1768. Says he had a house & 2 Barns, 2 Stables & other outbuildings & cleared 130 acres, had 2 orchards. Genl. Skyler has got the Land again & has let it. After he had joined Genl. Burgoyne's Army his stock was all taken. 7 Horses, 15 Cows, 4 Steers, 150 Bushels of old Wheat in the house, Hogs, 20 Sheep, furniture, Cloaths. Taken by the Rebels, heard they were sold. CAPTN. LA MOTT, Wits.: Knew his farm. Knew Claimt. at Still Water, good Land, well situated. Speaks of his Loyalty & that of his family. He had many Cattle. Lived in Comfortable circumstances. Has other attested Witness with Provisions, &c., for ye Indians, &c. LIEUT. PHILIP LANSING, Wits.: Knew Claimt., he lived at Still Water. He was very Loyal, he & all his Family. Heard of his Improvement. Claimant & his Sons joined Genl. Burgoyne. Came into this Province before the Convention. He had a Lease under Genl. Skyler. Claimt. was a hard working, industrious man & did a great Deal to his farm. Had 100 acres or near it clear. Buildings were in good state. He had planted Apple Trees. It was Land well situated: Claimt. cd. have got a large sum for it, 30 Sh. per acre taking it all together. He had a Considerable Stock which he bels. was taken by the Rebels. Parties from the Rebel Army & Militia used to come particularly to seize the property of persons who had shown themselves well affected towards ye Brit. Govt. From Pam Wood Waugh's web page: 1. Walter1 SCOTT was born in Ireland circa 1745. Walter died 9 August 1815 in Noyan, Missisquoi Co, PQ, at 70 years of age. He married on before 1765, Mary ? . Mary died after 1795. Walter Scott arrived from Ireland 2 yrs after the French War. At this point, since no firm birth yrs for his sons have been established, it is not known if he may have married in Ireland, or in New York. After settling in Stillwater, NY, Walter leased land from Peter Schuyler - for one term in 1768, and another in 1772. According to the indenture made on the 5th of April 1768 Walter Scott was living on 198 acres on Lot #41, Farm #3 - the first rent was to be four pounds nineteen shillings and three pence Sterling to be paid on the 29th September 1772. In 1776 he spent 5-6 months in different jails in CT, one of which was in Hartford where he was imprisoned with Philip Skene. He was then released on parole but was still tormented by the British troops almost daily. He says his sons joined the British troops and when Burgoyne traveled through Stillwater, he and 2 sons and their families joined them for safety. By his account, he had 200 acres where he built a house, 2 barns, 2 stables and had other out buildings. When the property was confiscated, he had cleared 130 acres and had 2 orchards, and had lost 7 horses, 15 cows, in addition to steer, hogs, sheep bushels of wheat, and all furniture and clothing. The family arrived at Laprairie 7 Nov 1777 as 3 males, 2 females, and 4 children. On a Return of Families still in the district of Montreal dated June 1778 Walter Scott's family consisted of 3 men, 2 women, 3 children over 10 and 1 child under 10 noted as being "in great distress" with a large family. On a Loyalist list dated 1781 Walter Scott was noted to be "an old sick man", quartered at Montreal with a family of 2 males, 1 female, 1 male child over 6, 2 female children over 6. It may have been his son John considered separately, also noted as "sick". A document dated 25 May 1790 lists the present inhabitants of Christies Manor...#7 Walter Scott Sr, #8 Walter Scott Jr, #9 Thomas Scott. As of Sept 1989 there is no clue to Walter Jr. His name is listed frequently in the Lower Canada Land Records, but have found no further reference to him in other records, unless he was also known as James. On 31 Jan 1795, there was a petition made for land in Hemmingford by Walter Scott as well as James, Thomas, John, the Carrigan brothers and others. In a petition dated the 16th Sept 1795, Walter Scott, once again, gives an account of his troubles while in Stillwater, adding he settled in Christie's Manor after the War and now had cleared a farm. Now, having such a large family he felt that since none of his family had applied for Waste Lands of the Crown (excepting lots given him and his sons in Hemmingford, which they found to be unfit for cultivation), he hopes that he and his family might obtain land in Clifton. He continues by naming all in his family which serves as proof to his descendants...Mary his wf, John, Thomas & James his sons, as well as Mary Carrigan, Easter(sic) Lucus, Jeannie Scott, his daughters..John Flemming, also of his family and a Loyalist...as of this writing, nothing is known of John Flemming and his relationship to the Scotts. Walter Scott and wife Mary received 1200 acres, his sons 600 acres each and his daughters 200 acres each. John Fleming also received 200 acres. There is a slight chance, I suppose, that John Fleming might be a brother to Walter's wife Mary, and therefore, "of his family". Walter SCOTT and Mary ? had the following children: + 2 i. James2 SCOTT was born circa 1756. + 3 ii. John SCOTT was born before 1760. + 4 iii. Thomas SCOTT was born before 1765. + 5 iv. Mary SCOTT was born circa 1770. + 6 v. Esther SCOTT was born before 1773. + 7 vi. Jane SCOTT was born circa 1773. |
| John Scott was the son of John Scott and Dorcas Freeman. He was born in 1790 at Quebec.1 He married Mary Buck on 10 June 1812. He died on 3 April 1860. |
| Richard Scott was the son of John Scott and Dorcas Freeman. He was born circa 1794 at Quebec.1 |
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Dorcas Freeman was the daughter of John Freeman and Effelanah (?).
She was born before 1768 at New York.1
She married John Scott, son of Walter Scott and Mary ?, on 28 August 1784 at Montreal, QC.2
She married Joseph Higgins on 21 February 1799 at Montreal, QC.
She died after 1801.
Dorcas Freeman was also known as Dorcus Freeman. |
| Lillian Hambleton was the daughter of Septimus Hambleton and Ann Jaques. |
| Zetta Seatter was the daughter of John Seatter and Emily Carder?. She was born on 18 November 1866 at Ontario.1,2 She married William Jaques, son of Anthony Jaques and Elizabeth Atkinson, in 1888. She died in 1942 at Jarvis, ON.1 |
| Annie Jaques married Anthony Jaques, son of John Jaques and Margaret Fossett, after 1898. |
| John Seatter married Emily Carder?. |
| Emily Carder? married John Seatter. |
| Mary Jane Jones was born circa 1842 at Canada. She married William Atkinson, son of James Atkinson and Mary Dawson, on 5 November 1861 at Haldimand Twp., ON.1 |
| Anthony Jacques was the son of Thomas Jacques and Elizabeth Cole. He was born on 17 October 1854 at Jarvis, ON.2 He married Agnes Rankin. He died on 25 August 1926. |
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? McKenzie married Mary Jaques, daughter of Joseph Jaques.
He was a storekeeper at Darlington, England. |
He was a stockbroker. |
Florence Olive Mears was also known as Dot Mears. She lived at at 22 Fifeshire Rd., Willowdale, ON, circa 1955. |
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James W. Tom was the son of Cecil Woodward Tom and Florence Olive Mears.
He married Blanche (?).
James W. Tom was also known as Jim Tom. |
Margaret Jane Thompson was also known as Maggie Thompson. |
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John Frank Mears was the son of Richard Mears and Jane Cox.
He was born on 24 April 1856 at Portland, Dorset Co., England.3
He was baptized on 29 May 1856 at England.4
He married Margaret Jane Thompson, daughter of Andrew Thompson and Elizabeth Mitchell, in 1885.
He died on 16 November 1944.
He immigrated in 1860; came to Canada (Muskoka). He was a ordained Methodist minister in 1885. John Mears was a Methodist minister who spent his early ministry in northern Ontario. During his marriage to Maggie (Thompson), he lived and ministered in and around the Bay of Quinte area. His diary (from 1907 to 1939) is on file at the United Church Archives in Toronto. John Mears is my great-grandfather. Ministry: 1879 - Nipissing and Stoney Lake (now Lake Bernard) 1880 - Little Saskatchewan 1881 - Oak River, Manitoba 1882 - Birtle, Manitoba 1883 - Cookstown, Ontario Bay of Quinte Conference 1884 - Hall's Bridge 1885 - Lindsey East 1886-87 - Cambray 1888-90 - Victoria Rd. 1891-92 - Kinmount and Morland 1893-96 - Plainville 1897-99 - Baltimore 1900-02 - Myrtle and Columbus 1903-06 - Newburgh 1907 - Sup'd, one year Napanee, Ontario 1908-09 - Welcome 1910-14 - Sup'd Welcome 1915-17 - Sup'd Toronto 1918-26 - Sup'd Port Hope, Coburg Presbytery 1925-40 - Retired Port Hop 1941-44 - Retired Toronto, Toronto Centre Presbytery. |
| Laura May Mears was the daughter of John Frank Mears and Margaret Jane Thompson. She died at 2 months. |
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Fred Charles Mears was the son of John Frank Mears and Margaret Jane Thompson.
He married Cora Estwood on 14 September 1906.
He was a Parliamentary Press reporter in Ottawa. Lived at 366 Third Ave., Ottawa, ON in 1955. |
She lived at at 81 Ellsfield Rd., Toronto, ON. |
He immigrated in 1844; Arrived at Quebec from Liverpool. He was educated in 1853; Barrie Public and Grammar School. He was a Apprenticed as blacksmith under Mr. Thomas Somerset of Barrie. Set up shop in Thornton on John Henry's farm, Hwy. 27 and 15th Sdrd. (Essa). Andrew Thompson was born in Five-Mile-Town, on the shores of Five Mile Lake in Co. Fermanagh, (Northern) Ireland in 1835. This was near the beginning of the Great Irish Famine, and records from that period are understandably spotty. It is known that he and his family emigrated to Canada in 1844, leaving from Liverpool, England and landing somewhere in Quebec, probably Montreal. The journey lasted 68 days. He was 9 years old. The Thompsons settled in Simcoe County, Ontario soon after arriving. Andrew attended Barrie Public and Grammar School in 1853, and later apprenticed as a blacksmith under Mr. Thomas Somerset of Barrie. He lived in Bond Head for three years. He then set up shop in Thornton on John Henry's farm, Hwy. 27 and 15th. Sideroad. (Essa Twp.). In 1860, Andrew was married to Elizabeth (Elisa) Mitchell in St. James Cathedral in Toronto. The church records list the names of the parents of both the bride and groom. The couple purchased a lot and built a shop in Essa, Lot 16, Con. 11, south of the present Anglican Church. They built a house south of the shop two years later, and two years after that, Andrew helped to build a Methodist Church 2 miles away. Because Andrew received much of the payment for his services in the form of barter, he acquired a number of cattle, which he had nowhere to keep. So, in 1866, Andrew and Elisa acquired the north 1/2 of Lot 3, Con. 6, Innisfil Township (just outside Thornton) from the Crown, and built a house and a shop there. This house is still standing. Twelve years later they purchased the half-lot across the road, and in 1895 the built a brick house there for their son Allan and his wife. In 1898, Andrew helped to built a second Methodist Church, now Trinity United Church in Thornton. The same year the Thompsons moved to a house in town, then #5 Barrie St. In 1910, Andrew and Elisa celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, with nine of their ten children present. Elisa died the next year at age 68. Andrew continued to live in the house in Thornton, looked after by his daughter Laura, and died in 1917 at the age of 82. He and other members of the family are buried in a small cemetary just outside of Thornton at Innisfil Rd. Andrew and Elisa Thompson had five sons and five daughters between 1862 and 1881. An interesting note: all the boys died before the age of 66, living and average of 55 years; all the girls lived past the age of 77, average 83 years. From GenConnect: Per genealogy library reference book, the following individuals owned one acre or more of land in Co. Fermanagh, Ireland in the latter part of the 1870s. Some owned property in Co. Fermanagh but lived elsewhere. Many, many Irish owned less than one acre, or none at all, and their names would not appear on this list. 5. Andrew Thompson, Reps. of, no address given, owned 132 acres. 6. John Thompson, address Ballyreagh, owned 21 acres. 7. Levingston Thompson, address Ashford, Co. Wicklow, owned 190 acres. Lived in Bond Head for 3 years. |
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Elizabeth Mitchell was the daughter of Richard Mitchell and Margaret ?.
She was born on 25 December 1842 at Sligotown, Co. Sligo, Ireland.
She married Andrew Thompson, son of Allan Thompson and Ann Ross, on 25 December 1860 at St. James Cathedral, Toronto, ON.
She died on 8 August 1911 at Thornton, ON.
Elizabeth Mitchell was also known as Elisa Mitchell. Arrived in Toronto in 1857. |
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