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Pioneer - THOMPSON, James
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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THOMPSON, James
(d.), b. Co. Roscommon, Ire., 1800; d. 1845, age 45. He came to Canada via
Quebec in 1820, and was eight weeks and four days in crossing. After stopping
in Toronto most of the summer, he went to Trafalgar Tp., and worked in a flour
mill at "Sixteen Hollow" for a year or more. About 1823 he received a grant of
400 acres, lot 29, con. 10 and 11, Esquesing Tp., on condition that he would
erect and operate a mill, which he did, and this was the mill to which the
pioneers of Erin Tp. took their grists in the early days. He also ran a
distillery for ten or twelve years About 1842 he rented the mills and farm, and
went to Bronte, where he kept the Bronte House until his death, which occurred
accidentally in 1845, by his horse falling and crushing him. When he came to
Canada he was without means, but he was an excellent manager and planner, and
became a very successful man, but took no interest in political or municipal
matters. In the Rebellion of 1837 he offered his team for service, going with
it to Thompson's tavern below Stewarton, but finding that there were plenty of
others there, he returned home. He was member of the English church, and a
Conservative. In 1821 he m. Catharine Stevens, nee Triller, who d. in 1868, age
84. Issue: Elizabeth, b. 1822, in Toronto; Hilyard, (d. infancy), Joseph T.,
Edward C., set. Bronte; Mrs. James McWayne, Buffalo; Mrs. Phillip Triller (d.),
and Mrs. McCraney, Toronto, and Marshall (d. 1905), Oswego.
Joseph Triller Thompson was b. 1825 at Thompson's Hollow, the name given the district where his father's mill was located. He went to Bronte with his father in 1843, and in 1854 returned to Esquesing where he received 100 acres of the homestead, to which he added by the purchase of another 100 acres, and lived there until 1895, when he retired with his son Marshall to Erin Tp., where he d. in 1903, age 78. He operated a shingle mill for a great number of years, and was an excellent business man, owing to his business judgement his success in life. He was a strong, robust man, and a hard worker, never sick until the last. In addition to the property mentioned, he owned, 160 acres, .lot 13, con 9, Erin Tp., besides owning farms in other townships at different times. He never cared for municipal office. He was Trustee of his school section in Esquesing for three or four terms. He was a member of the English church, and a working Conservative, In 1856 he m. Maria Callagher, of Glen Williams. Issue: Ed. Byron, Mrs. John Leslie, Caister Tp.; Marshall, lot 13, con 9, Erin, and Fred C., on the homestead, "Thompson's Hollow," Ed. Byron was b. "Thompson's Hollow," Esquesing, in 1857. In 1885 he purchased 140 acres, the west half lot 4, and part of lot 3, con. 9 Erin Tp., where he has since farmed. He is a good stockman, and takes a great interest in improving stock. He imported an American Percheron stallion and owned it on shares for three years. A number of his Shorthorn Cattle are eligible for registration. He was Trustee of S.S. No. 4, Erin, for three years; is a Presbyterian and a Conservative, and has served on local committees a number of times. In addition to his Erin property he owns 200 acres in Chaffey Tp., Muskoka, and 640 acres, near Goose Lake, Sask. He m. Elizabeth Standish, of Chinguacousy Tp. Issue: J. Leslie and Edna. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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