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FORSYTH,
Search in
Discloses,.
Patent Office,Lapds and Forests Dept.
Received grant of land
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Note:.
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145Coneession not
lfa.med in
Western
as
<
308 Acres.
31st December 1798 �·
N'
J'AMES
f_ollovrs :-
Lots 143, 144, 1461 and
_given,,St�ord;
Lincoln, Home.
list of disaffected. persons in the London and
Districts attached to Article by General
Cruiksha.nks
as
"lhs been
a
Captain in the American
Jlili tia tt •.
Reference: Vol VI
;p.-
60 Royal Society of Canada
publications.
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�JAMES
FORSYTH:::
" From
Province
the second report of the Bureau of Archives, for the
of Ontario:
by Alexander Fraser of Toronto:
page
405,
1904.
Evidence
the
on
claim of James Forsyth,
late
of Tryon County:
CLAIM SWORN:::
Re
11
in
In
1783.
was
at Couteau de Lac,
1775 he had lived
on
in the Battaux Company
the Susquehanna.
part with rebels and in consequence,
was
He
never
took
taken prisoner and conÂ
fined.
He
came
1778, and served in the
Battaux Company.
He
now
cleared
on
the Susquehanna,
4
acres,
tvelve
stables.
utensils."
(
to Canada in
He
in the
war
lives in the second Township. N.
with
a
house and
a
Johnston
barn with
lost 3 horses, some hogs, furniture and farming
Montreal Feb.
9th. 1788.
�JAMES FORSYTH:::
ref:
The
1738- 1812.
page
297.
Ontario Historical Society Papers 8c Records
James Forsyth emigrated from
near
Aberdeen Scotland,
to the
Wyoming Valley,between 1765 and 1770. Early in the Revolution he
and his
oner
family
endeaviured to reach
by the Indians.
night and they
The
British soldiers raide
taken prisÂ
were
the Camp during the
set free.
were
list
Njagara; but
of families settled
as
farmers in
1783, included James
Forsyth aged 44: Unis aged 38: Daniel aged 11: William aged 9:
John aged 2:
and Sarah aged
5.
James Forsyth his wife and
Provision list
site
now
for
discribed
turned it into
a
ferred to in the
Headquarters
During;
on
1786. He built his home
as
Public H0use.
war
Portage Road, at the
of
This
1812,
as
was
the
place
the Forsyth's.
It
frequently reÂ
was
was
owned it
for
a
and John Buchanan,
time. Also Lord
occupied it,
the British
Elgin occupied it,
finally burnt.
William Forsyth the
the noted proprietor
Another
the Array
several occassions.
the Navy Island Campaign Sr. Allen Mac.Nab
Consul in N.Y.,
was
on
in the Niagara
were
2218 Main St. Niagara Falls; and afterwards
Lord Durham stayed in this house,
before it
four children
son
by the
son
of James,
married Mary Eyckler.
He
of the Pavillion Hotel in Niagara Falls.
same
serving with the 2nd. Lincoln
name
was
Militia.
.!tilled in action at
Chippewa
�CALE� FORSYTH��:·
Vfill # 237" t\:!.icro.film Ste
M).r.se� ...
1813"
_CJ�
�iDCl::ll:n
sick in &o!i.y,
the
Niajara, Frenrince @f tf'Pper Cane.�a; �ei.ng
district of
,
same;
d0
"Dut ot seunti mind and nem�ry,
pu.blis�
this my
-.,e Ge@. f�r
in:·aisea
last will an& testament in
m�nner
f@llowing:
ef lani
a.eres
t€1 my
sons
Gale"b
am
Elijah; to be 4eviGei \IJ!'tween
tQ
them when either ef them manages
c�me of age ..
I turther
J>&.i«i. :iia go(i)j wheat er mene;v at the eptiltln:i �f Cal eb anel
I thurtker will
my
Erer---- and
sellS
�pti*n of Calell iU'lj
I
tkurther
daughters
I
thti
my
WO---
sons
---
Caleb
�,Elias,
sens
Calelt
ltnis anl. ltaey ea.eh �f them a
�aug.b.ter3 Sally
that my
Elizab•eth9 Ranah,
ef the ,remieee �uring
the :tar.ming utensils ..
debts ..
cow.,
anl!l
ElijmJ1 give
my
J e:rmy .each feu.rteen
tkl.ird
e:f the
:proiuce
the time o:t her widewhee� .. �Y so:ne
GaleD Anti Elij.s.k are to have all
all my
they may bec�me
ani Elijah give my
s0ns Cale"D and
My •�levee. wif'e Ann is t(') have e:ne
all
when
�ay unt@
Elijah.
111111 that my
thurther will
an4 Elij�h
El1jali.,
My
e�ns
the ste�k
C a l eb and
�n
the far.at
Elijah
also
ar-e tll
�y
�VilILL
# 2�
I hereby �ppeint Henry Hagle
Richard �asley of Baxt;0n
,
�
Engineer
my exectQrs"
tG this my last will and
testament,
where0f I have set my hanj and sea l ;
in the yeer of 0ur L�rd
thirtee:1a11
�
this
in witness
third day of Mareh
�ne thousand eight hundred aln�
in the :pref!enoe of'
William Gawt�r0ugb
J ehn F•r5yt.h
CALEJl F@RSYTM:
(
s
igneci By )
Rec�r�ea �y
at Ste
Leuis
moe
Dennett
�ath�rines May lOthe
1975
�CALE:ll FON.SYTH:
ltincoln
G.istrict of
,
sick in DQiy,
d.G
the same:
# 237 ... �icr�filA St.,
Will
1813.,
i:
�¥:Seu.a..,
Nia.Sara,
last
"Deiq
f)f v,,.,er Canada;
Frevi:nce
praie.ea
\m.t o:t seunet m1•4 anti ae.11utry,
pu.blieil this ay
}iat-rines
�e Gae fer
will 1unli testa,ment i:n
manner
foll<nvin1:
JM•iees
,..;Ii will ayi
acres ef lan'- to my
sou
9eiq teur
in AnC!!aster,
C:alea am
Elijah;
te lte
Inm•rei
ievided. lt�tween
the• when ei th.er •f them manages to eeae ot age. I tturthel':
. ,
will tilat ay scnus;·"��•1e•9El1�ah
the
·
�·
_____
rate et twenty-five peunda yearly te
eaeh of thea: t• ae
pai• im 10o4 wheat er aene� at the eptien et Gale• and El1jaa.
I thurther will thta my
sy seJaS
ot a.ge,
Erer---- a:ni
---
ea.eh. ot them enehuncre4
eptien et Cale8 a:n&
I
WO---
sons
& Eliae,
p111UJais,
s0ne
I thurther will tU.t .my eone Calee
Elizað,
Hanah,
My •�l•vea wire Ann ie
of the premiees &urin& the
C al ela Ana Elij.ak are to
to
time
have
all the farming utensils. Ky
all ay •e8ts.
py unt•
w.hea they may
wk.eat
Calea ant
V.is ana •ary eaeh of them a
aaughters Sally
an« lUi�ah
er
beeeme
JUney at. the
Elijah.
tllm.rther wil.l that my
aaughters
Calelt
Elijah
give my
cow.
and
Elijah give a7
and Jenmy eack fourteen
have ene third ef the 1rea�ce
of her wiaewbeec. �Y sons
all the et(l.)ek
a�ws
CaleD and
on
the fara,
Eli�ah
arw
also
ta
.,ay
�WILL
iF CALD F0RSY'l!H:
ee:nt.
s:
I hereay apJ•i•t Keary Kagle
.
Riohari
:aeasle7 at :aaxua
te this ray
where�� I have
William.
,
# 2.
Engineer
•f
Anoaeter ; an•
ay. exectere.
,.
l'ast will ana tei,taaent, in witness
'
aet •1 hand an• seal; this th1r4 aay ot •aroh
i:n the yea.r of tur Leri
thirteea,
,
Ja&e
,
one th•usand.
eight lmll•re• ani
in the 1reaenoe •t
iaw�arouga
Jenn F• raytlil
<:ALE• FQJIBYTX
(
s ignecl
Reoerte• ay
at it.··
ay)
Leuis
..
ae.
Dermett
1,,;ata•rinea Kay· iota. 1975
�DANIE:ei
1813. "ill # 227.
FGBSYTB:::
lfu.seum
•
Louis Mo.
"
en
lvlicrmfil• s�.
Aec0rciei ay
18-Y
10th�
1975
Deraett.
;L_Dallie1-_F0rsyth ill the '.fewnship of
liumnerstome, inLithe-@ou.nty
•:f Lincoln,
andJ. FGvince--•f UJt_per Ganaaa,
ef healta
ealling
,
me
IJath.erines
being
in JtOOr state
te mini the imortality �f my body, and the
cGntinuenee of this life; eeing in }terfect
uncertainty •f the
I ieclare thie tG �e my la.st Will
sound minti an& memory-,
an4
..,estameE.t.
Bi.rat I airect
,;,;·
ee fully paid
se0n
after my ieata my funeral charges,
9y my exeoters,
ec ay ae. •y Estate
hereafter censtitute•,
will
•�• a�peintÂ
real anQ �ersoanl te &e &evivae«
in the
tollewing manner:::
My lane.ea
ohila
preperty te be kept tG>getlaer until my yeungest
ef age
comes
West l i ne
so
as
te make e�ahlpart equal,
shall ae mad.e sy
ey
marriage---- ieviae•
er
�.���-
men chosen 'Dy the
an
ay-,£--
sGns
anci asigns forever;
and.
namely James Esekel &
Jew
Y-er�urrency
;
._Dani.el-.
yeungest oomming
peunis
their three
•ne huncirea ancil.
af age;•f twenty ene years;
,
anuaaly until the
'Qro.thers
fifty ]tOUllis
te each fifty pe'lllll.is payment
the same currency
give ana
am to tl:l.eir h.eirs
lihey shall pay twenty-five :pound.a,. N.Y. eurrenc•
the
which lhe
twe legeties;.
William and J acea9
tluey sh.all pay te
ene
as
ene
fellews:
year frGa
ana twenty five
hundred and
fi��J
peu1ui a lte- :paii.
J.Yioy steok t& be kept
•n
,
East &
in value:
thef��--- thereof, and the Exeeutors; all which I
aevise unte
..
,_
the south part
0f the :place
,an•
�DANIEL
"
1813. Will 227 cent. :page 2.
F@!tSY�H:::
except a part
te me for the suppert ef my minor children;
I
otherwise.
shall airect
That is i:f my said sin J 1UR.es sheuli marry, lae
have a yeke ef
exen
aellar� exclusiwe
nertla part
n•rtm. :part
s0utt
a
,
yeke
longer,
oan
tegether
agree
after that time; an4 in case they
rent
agree-i �·after Esekel
aaJllars ana
the use of tlae
ane
�•r twe years an&
his &rether Esekel
it he and
•f·
ef
comes
ex.en
as iescriaea
cJ
canÂ
age he shall have ten
;
and. a eew
ta
ten
the stri19 ef wooas
as far as
ef my olearing,
19aying a small
when the lawfU.l age,
aEd
cow,
of the aaeve legecy;
metween my clearing;
net
ene
,
shall
and
and. c.i ames
am.es;
use
•f the
shall
have
the
:.
.
the
part, ana have the care of the smaller ohilaren et: mine;
anQ my two sons Defore name&
sh0uli n�t conauct,
s0
to keep
as
the family tegether oemfertaaly.
!llhe south part
are
te &e rentei
<Df my
eleariq
for that purpose,
with. itrevele«ges
tbereen,
which I leave to the iesoresio:a
e>f my executers.
IY
two
e·1t±.lciren
t.1
their uncle & auntDuise,
out ef 11.y Estate
earn
aeelt and
an&
.iaehel are te live wi tlt
a sJR&.11 oem19ensatien te Be paia
assista.nee
yearly fer tlaeir
their eWB living.
The sum &
tne
to
time
to l>e le:ft ·,,te the ieeisien of a.y execut•rs
m:� daughter.. Catharine,
twa sheen�
er
•
eemm�
t��
t<@�e: year of
wbiohl sha.11 ae
ewes.
cease
;
an&
with �aaes
each ef my Gl.augh.ters I give and
�G
marriage,
which-lives
ana
ean
payin& is
the same to
EG.sal& wife.
ltequeath at
eignteen;
al�ui
umtil they
a
lae�•
�iY Dls:it,..�
It.heir
eenr
s;i
am
-n;,..""•-
��
�.DANillE L FtlRSY'.1!.:S: ... 1813 Will # 227 cont. page 3.
tt
IY
lawful aeets
as
quiC3k
Jf
it
-pai<ii frem the
:pre]')erty
Of my farm
,
.
•
·�
pessiole.
as
any o:f my childlren
b� his
a
tG ee
intenGea
(
sln®uld
sha�e
am0ng the rest ef' the beye;
)
die in
shall
tkeir�_· ....
·./
____
equally
•
•
•
•
•
•
ae aeviaei
if' a girlher intenaea,
am.0ng the
girls::::
I a.e cH11111sti tute r.y arether-in-law Nathaniel DenniLs ana
Azaliail
S
� eley,
disalewin�,
Testaments
aBd. my s•n James, my sele execlit•rs,
reveking,
,
'Dy
ae9
an•
in
iisanullin� all •ther Wills an«
anywise
names
censerning this, ana n•
other te &e •Y last will a.mi 'festament.
In
this
ene
witness whertnu1te I ltave
twenty
se"t r.y hana:
heretu1.t•
ana. seal,
fourth iay ef Deceamer in the year of @ur Lori,
tkGusan4 ei4ht huntlret an.a
twelve.
•
DANIEL F@RSYmlr ..
( si&ne• :a�·)
A'Grah._.: J;-----Nieltelas
clacea
near.
Mureheacil
�
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