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Government
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Gouvernement
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MEMORANDUM
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Papers
Jacob Benner of Bertie Township peti t ione d for land on three occasions.as a
Loyalist wh o had served in the King's American Regiment of Foot:
in'February 1808
at York (RG 1, L 3, vol. 36, B 9/4, 5 pages_.. reel C-1622), on 2 November 1800, and
·on 7February 1 812 at York
(RG
1, L 3, vol. 39,
B 11/18, 5 p cg e s
Later, on 10 July 1816, at Niagara; Dorothy Benner submittec;l
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reelC-1624).
petit1on
as
the
dau ghter of.John Houck of Willoughby Township, a Unit e d Empi r e Loyalist, and the
wi fe of John :B-enner of Bertie Townshi p (RG 1, L 3, vol. 44, B 13/ 15, 4 pages,
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reel C-1626).
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Copies of the letters patent for the o ri g i n a l crown grants a.re filed in the :
Department of the Provincial Secretary anq Citizenship, Toronto
Departmental
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re ferences to crown grants are recorded inthe Patents Section,
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L ega l Services
Branch , Department of Lands and Fore sts � Toronto. Correspondence relating to
g ra nts pr ior to 1857 is in the custody of the Archives of Ontario, 77 Grenville
Street, Toronto.
The registry office for .later transactions is in each county.
B · Br i t i s h Mili tary and
Naval Record s
This collection contains several references to persons with the surname Benner,
as well �s. nwnerous others tq t�e 11ame
Unf ortuna�ely, to attempt J:o .
determine· which if any of thes e relate to the farn:i.ly you are researching w61.itd
Benq�r.
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co nsti tut e a more ext:ensive i.:asi� -�han .�t:l aJ.·;;.. able to u�de�ta!:e.
following may be of particular interest to you:
a)
Regiment under·
A notation on· this document indicates
that Private Jacob Ben!ler d,eserted �n"14 October 1779 (RG 8, C.l902, p. 7,
O.£ppe-P.. p£Tlll� t2/J.i'J i1 lt!'I� 4 I 7 �7 _:
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reel C-4223);
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b) Muster rolls of the 3rd Li nc oln Militia dated November 1 83 8 inc.lud e the names
of P rivates Cornili..1s, Jacob, John P., and Philip Benner.
George ·senner is
li s ted as an Ensign (RG 8, C.1040;, p. 142, reel C-3365);.
Jacob Benner appears on
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muster roll of the Ki.ng 's American
Colonel Fanning, dated 15 l'\ovember 1779.
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c) Private Henry
p.
145, reel
B e nner is n a med on a similar roll for December 1838
C-3365);
(ibid.,
d) Also in fkwcmbcr 1838, Bovor Benner wns a Quarter M<Jster Sergeant in the
3rd 1111.:orpnrntcJ Militi11 (ibid., p. 172, rc<.'l C-3'.'<15);
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Pri vate William Benner is liste4 in th e 1st Regiment,
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no. 10 Company
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Lincoln Militia,
Ap r il 1822 (RG 8, C.1702, p. 172, reel C-3839).
Marriage bonds
We also.have in our custody marriage bonds issued to the following people�
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C at herine Benner of Bertie Townsh ip and Abra.ham Beam of Willoughby
Township.
The bond is d ated 12 August 1839 at Fort Erie ; sureties
were James S t anton and William Clark (RG 5, B 9, vol. 38, no. 6880,
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Julia Benner of Dumfries Township, and Peter Clayton of: Malahide
sureties
Townshi p .
The bond was issued on 18 July 1836 at Brantford:
were John H. Pier --and John w. Benner (RG S, B 9, vol. 31, no. 5112�,
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, both of Mala.hide Township, dated
Sureties were Jrunes But:ler and William
5, B"9, vol. 23, no 2950, reel C-6781);
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Margaret.Benner and Thomas Matt h e ws
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Cascadden (RG
William Benner of Saltfleet Township, and Ann Evans of Binbrook Township
Sureties were John Wright and
date d - at Ancaster on 8 Novemb er 1834.
Matthew Crooks (RG 5, B 9, vo l . 27, no. 3976,. reel C-6783 .
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Sterling on 4 August 1832.
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Census records :
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Some information relating to the
cen sus returns of
Benner fanily might be obtained from later
Bertie Township, but unfortunately, the large number of.
requ es ts received for referencf? se r vic e makes it impossible for us to
undertake census searches.
However, should you wish to examine these records
personally, they are available on the microf'il
reels cited below, and may. be
borrowed for· your use through the interlibrary l oan arrangement.
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Bertie� Welland County:
1851
1861·
1871
C-985
C-1080
C-613
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Jacob Benner and Family Land Grant Papers
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May 22, 1975
1970s
Fort Erie
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