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Deborah Whiting¹

• Birth*: 24 October 1734; Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Scott Stewart, Mar 11 2010.¹
• Marriage*: 3 May 1756; Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Scott Stewart, Mar 11 2010.; Principal=Abraham Selleck Jr.¹
• Death*: 11 April 1761; Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Scott Stewart, Mar 11 2010.¹

• Married Name: 3 May 1756; Selleck¹

Ann ?¹

• Birth*: 1813; England; Date 1813 & location England per 1851 Census.¹
• Marriage*: before 1845; per 1851 Census.; Principal=Stephen Taylor¹

• Married Name: before 1845; Taylor¹
• Census*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1851 Census: see Stephen Taylor¹

Samuel Sherwood

• Father*: John Sherwood¹ b. 13 Aug 1709, d. c Sep 1783
• Mother*: Hannah Parruck¹ b. Dec 1710

• Birth*: 22 February 1754; Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Feb 22 1754 & location Newtown, Fairfield, CT per GEDCOM of Ross (RJones7598@aol.com) Oct 11 2012. Date Fev 22 1754 per GEDCOM of Roelof (rjb054@gmail.com) Oct 12 2012.
  Note: Adding Samuel Sherwood as father of Samuel Harris Sherwood because there are Murray Twp. Census records in 1814 and 1815 showing an older family (not likely the son) and then the 1816 Census showing both Samuel Sherwood and Samuel H. Sherwood.¹
• Marriage*: 2 December 1778; Date Dec 2 1778 per GEDCOM of Roelof (rjb054@gmail.com) Oct 12 2012.; Principal=Eunice Harris¹
• Death*: 1824; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1824 per GEDCOM of Roelof (rjb054@gmail.com) Oct 12 2012.¹

• Note*: circa 1785; South Fredericksburgh Twp., Sandhurst, Province of Quebec; "Samuel Sherwood's place of origin has been Fairfield, Connecticut, to where his family had emigrated from England in 1634. An officer in one of the Loyalists' Regiments, he has been employed in recruiting in the Upper Provinces. He is a younger brother of Captain Justus Sherwood, Captain Meyers' former commander. By 1785, Samuel has established his post in the Lower Bay and there he has exchanged many goods and provided all manner of services for the settlers in that region. How he has elected to conduct trade in the Upper Bay. Sandhurst, six miles west of Ernestown settlement is here his Lower Bay post has been located. As a merchant his business interrests have been varies. There he has run a general store, stocked trappers and hunters, traded in furs and venison, and operated a distillery, selling liquor in abundant quantities. Among his services are the provision of inn rooms, care of others' animals, the making and selling of shoes, furniture, clothes and farm implements, and use of draft animals; servants are available for hire by the day, including his male slave and his hired man. Samuel Sherwood will not have his business established at Meyers' Creek until this following year." from "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, U.E., pg. 284 & 285.²
• Residence*: 1785; South Fredericksburgh Twp., Sandhurst Portage, Province of Quebec; "Also in this same year of 1785, an ambitious Loyalist, Samuel Sherwood has come up into the Lower Bay are and has established a trading post at the Sandhurst Portage, a few miles westerly from Cataraqui, at the site of the important Indian carrying place northerly to Hay Bay. This post is to be the second opened up on the Bay de Kentie and is to survive its early founding the longest, with all the major settlers as customers over the years." from "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, U.E., pg. 229.²
• Residence: 1787; South Fredericksburgh Twp., Sandhurst, Province of Quebec; "At Sandhurst, a settlement which is situated a few miles above King's Town in the Lower Bay, below Adolphustown, Samuel Sherwood, brother of Captain Justus Sherwood of wartime Secret Service fame, has opened up his trading centre, since this past two years. His account book, to be kept over a long period of time, will contain most of the names of the prominent settlers of the entire Bay area. This store is to carry on many years of trade, dealing in every available type of provision, from Mohawk muggasins to fine fabrics, and all manner of services, from obtaining leather for shoes to the shodding of horses and oxen and the transportation of small machinery from Lachine, Quebec. Samuel Sherwood will pursue, in total, a remarkable twenty-five year career of dealing with other settlers in enterprises ranging from money-lending and the provision of farm animals for lease to teh personal services of tailoring suits of clothes and many other customings fo the day." from "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, U.E., pg. 2249 & 250.²
• Residence: 1789; South Fredericksburgh Twp., Sandhurst, Mecklenburg Dist., Province of Quebec; "Of these people, Samuel Sherwood is the merchant who has operated an active trading post in the Lower Bay. His permanent removal to Singleton's Creek will not be effected till 1791, although he has secured an interest in a situation here at this time." from "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, U.E., pg. 272.²
• Residence: 1790; South Fredericksburgh Twp., Sandhurst, Meckenburg Dist., Province of Quebec; "Samuel Sherwood is now becoming a active merchant in the Upper Bay region. The year of 1790 marks the historic date of the shipment down to Quebec by water of the first timber raft from the Bay of Kenty. Sherwood is soon to establish himself as a store-keeper in Meyers' Creek, but, before starting his business, his enterprise initially is to cut and lash a raft of timber, no mean feat, considering the immense size of the logs. From property drawn on the Bay shore in Sidney, he has cut his trees where they can be drawn by winch to the Bay shore. The raft is built in the Bay and chained together to form a large floating platform." from "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, U.E., pg. 284.²
• Residence: 1791; Front of Thurlow, Lot 9, Singleton's Creek, Meckelnbrug Dist., Province of Quebec; "The following are the names of those who settled upon the front, as supplied by the late G. Bleecker, Esq.: Commencing at Lot 1 ... No. 9, by Samuel Sherwood, who was an Indian trader." from "History of the Settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario,) With Special Reference to The Bay of Quinte", by William Canniff, pg 492.³
• Residence: 1792; Thurlow Twp., Meyers' Creek, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "William Bell and Samuel Sherwood are both continuing operations as store-keepers at Meyers' Creek this year." from "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, U.E., pg. 308. and ...
  "The industry begun by Samuel Sherwood, the rafting of timber, is being carried on by other merchants, also." from "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, U.E., pg. 312.²
• Residence: 1800; Thurlow Twp., Meyers Creek, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "The Officers of the Militia have sent the following request to Colonel Fergson in Kingston on October 23rd.: "We, the following of Militia, of the County of Hastings having agreed to have uniform clothing, do empower John Ferguson, Samuel Sherwood, Matthias Marsh and John McIntosh to agree with any person to furnish materials and we will pay for it as agreed upon by above persons. The uniforms to be red coats with blue facings, long yellow (rows of) buttons and white lining with shoulder straps. The Light Infantry to have short coats with wings."" from "Hans Waltimeyer", by Jane Bennett Goddard, U. E., pg. 372²
• Residence: 1804; Thurlow Twp., Meyers Creek, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; "Captain George George W. Meyers is in account from the months of March through to May with the trading store of Samuel Sherwood for the purchase of whiskie. George seems to prefer Samuel Sherwood's whiskie to his own father's, just available at the top of the village!" from "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, U.E., pg. 384.²
• Census: 1808; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1808 Assessment: Samuel Sherwood, Esq.; 400 acres uncult.
• Census: 1809; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1809 Assessment: Samuel Sherwood; 400 acres uncult.
• Census: 1810; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1810 Assessment: Samuel Sherwood, Esq.; 200 acres uncult.
• Census*: 1814; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1814 Census: Samuel Sherwood; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16
• Census: 1815; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1815 Census: S. Sherwood; 2 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females over 16
• Census: 1815; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1815 Assessment: Samuel Sherwood; 200 acres uncult.
• Census: 1816; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1816 Assessment: Samuel Sherwood; 180 acres uncult., 20 acres cult.
• Census: 1816; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1816 Census: Samuel Sherwood; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16
• Census: 1817; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Census: Samuel Sherwood; 2 males over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 4
• Census: 1817; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1817 Assessment: Samuel Sherwood, Sr.; 120 acres uncult., 20 acres cult.
• Census: 1818; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Samuel Sherwood; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; Total 6
• Census: 1818; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Assessment: Samuel Sherwood; 120 acres uncult., 30 acres cult.
• Census: 1819; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Samuel Sherwood; 3 males over 16; 2 females over 16; 1 male under 16; Total 6
• Census: 1820; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Samuel Sherwood; 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 3

Eunice Harris^1,2

• Birth*: circa 1755; per GEDCOM of Roelof (rjb054@gmail.com) Oct 12 2012.²
• Marriage*: 2 December 1778; Date Dec 2 1778 per GEDCOM of Roelof (rjb054@gmail.com) Oct 12 2012.; Principal=Samuel Sherwood²

• Married Name: 2 December 1778; Sherwood

William Sherwood

• Father*: Samuel Sherwood b. 22 Feb 1754, d. 1824
• Mother*: Eunice Harris b. c 1755

• Birth*: circa 1800; Thurlow Twp., Meyer's Creek, Hastings Co., Upper Canada; William Sherwood first appears in 1826 Murray Twp. Census with Samuel H. Sherwood. Is this a brother??

• Census*: 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1826 Census: William Sherwood; 1 male over 16; no land (just under Samuel H. Sherwood
• Census: 1829; Conc B Lot 25, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1829 Assessment: William Sherwood; 1 male over 16; Conc B, Lot 25, W, 88 acres uncult., 12 acres cult.

James Harold Alexander^1,2,3,4

• Father*: David Alexander² b. 29 Sep 1883, d. 30 Sep 1925
• Mother*: Ida Pearl Gibson² b. 29 Oct 1885, d. 1975

• Birth*: 13 January 1912; Monteagle Twp., Maynooth Station, Hastings Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023639: Name: James Harold Alexander; Date: Jan 13 1912; Parents: David Alexander & Ida Pearl Gibson; Phys.: Dr. Nicolle; Inf.: David Alexander, Maynouth Station, section foreman; Reg'd.: Feb 5 1912 (Ontario Birth Registration, #023639-1912, ancestry.ca) Date 1912 per CemSearch. Date 1912 & location Ont. per 1921 Census.^2,3,5,4
• Marriage*: 22 August 1936; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012926: Groom: James Harold Alexander; Age: 24 (Jan 13 1912); Res.: Trenton; Born: Maynooth, Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: "retort worker"; Rel.: United Church; Parents: David Alexander & Ida Gibson; Bride: Thelma Belle Schriver; Age; 21 (Oct 4 1914); Res.: Trenton; Born: St. Ola, Ont.; Status; spinster; Occ.: ?spinning"; Rel.: United Church; Parents: John Silas Schriver & Mary Stimears; Wit.: Ila B. Simpson, Trenton & Stuart T. Sewarrd, Carrying Place; Date: Aug 22 1936; Place: Trenton; Performed by: A. K. ?Gannon?, UNited Church, Trenton; Sworn: Trenton, 20 Aug 1936; Reg'r.: W. G. Potts, (Dep.), Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012926-1936, ancestry.ca)
  
  Date Aug 22 1936 & location Trenton per family tree of Richard MacLeod on ancestry.ca, June 5 2021.; Principal=Thelma Belle Schriver^2,3,6
• Death*: 1960; Ontario; Date 1960 per CemSearch.⁵
• Burial*: 1960; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Ontario; CemSearch: Name: J. Harold Alexander; Born: 1912; Died: 1960; ID: CRYPLCCP0531; Other names: Alexander, David (1883-1925), Alexander, Ida Pearl [Gibson](1885-1975); Cemetery: Carrying Place Cemetery, Conc C, Lot 9, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co.; Note: Son of David and Ida Pearl (Gibson) Alexander (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=CRYPLCCP0531%5E2)⁵

• Census*: 1921; Wragg St., Trenton, Hastings West Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1921 Census: see David Alexander⁴
• Residence*: 22 August 1936; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Trenton per marriage reg'n. - Thelma Belle Schriver.⁶
• Note: 1943; Brighton Twp., Stoney Point, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "The farm was sold to Ida's son, Harold Alexander. His son, Larry K. Alexander, now runs the farm. He is the 6th generation. This is the only farm on Stoney Point still occupied by the same family." from pg. 14, of "Brighton Township", by Florence Chatten, published 2009. Date Jan 13 1912 & location Hastings Co. per family tree of Richard MacLeod on ancestry.ca, June 5 2021.
• Note*: 15 June 1943; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; James Harold Alexander purcahsed the farm on Stoney Point in 1943 from Myrtle Alice Fox who had been the wife of Burton Gibson. Burton was a descendant of George Gibson, one of the first settlers over at Presqu'ile Point, and the one who was there when the Speedy was lost in 1804. George Gibson's son, Joseph, came over to Stoney Point in the 1820s and obtained land in lot 33, concession C, Murray Twp. In 1852, it became part of the new Brighton Township.
  There is a family connection. The mother of James Harold Allexander was Ida Pearl Gibson, a sister of Burton Gibson. (Dan Buchanan, July 8 2022)⁷
• Residence: 15 June 1943; Conc C Lot 33, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13111) show that Myrtle Alice Fox (formerly Myrtle Alice Gibson) sold part of lot 33, conc C, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to James Harold Alexander. ITS Date: Jun 7 1943. Reg'n. Date: Jun 15 1943. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., page copied from OnLand.ca, Conc C, Lot 33, pg 279 of 355, by Dan, Nov 30, 2020.)⁷
• Residence: 15 June 1943; Conc C Lot 33, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 13111) show that Myrtle Alice Fox (formerly Myrtle Alice Gibson) sold part of lot 33, conc C, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to James Harold Alexander. ITS Date: Jun 7 1943. Reg'n. Date: Jun 15 1943. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., page copied from OnLand.ca, Conc C, Lot 33, pg 279 of 355, by Dan, Nov 30, 2020.)⁷

Thelma Belle Schriver^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Silas Schriver⁴ b. 15 Jun 1879, d. 9 Apr 1947
• Mother*: Mary Stimears⁴ b. c 1885

• Birth*: 4 October 1914; Limerick Twp., St. Ola, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Oct. 4 1914 & location St. Ola per marriage reg'. - James Harold Alexander.
  "The farm was sold to Ida's son, Harold Alexander. His son, Larry K. Alexander, now runs the farm. He is the 6th generation. This is the only farm on Stoney Point still occupied by the same family." from pg. 14, of "Brighton Township", by Florence Chatten, published 2009. Date Oct 4 1914 per family tree of Richard MacLeod on ancestry.ca, June 5 2021.^2,3
• Marriage*: 22 August 1936; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#012926: Groom: James Harold Alexander; Age: 24 (Jan 13 1912); Res.: Trenton; Born: Maynooth, Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: "retort worker"; Rel.: United Church; Parents: David Alexander & Ida Gibson; Bride: Thelma Belle Schriver; Age; 21 (Oct 4 1914); Res.: Trenton; Born: St. Ola, Ont.; Status; spinster; Occ.: ?spinning"; Rel.: United Church; Parents: John Silas Schriver & Mary Stimears; Wit.: Ila B. Simpson, Trenton & Stuart T. Sewarrd, Carrying Place; Date: Aug 22 1936; Place: Trenton; Performed by: A. K. ?Gannon?, UNited Church, Trenton; Sworn: Trenton, 20 Aug 1936; Reg'r.: W. G. Potts, (Dep.), Trenton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012926-1936, ancestry.ca)
  
  Date Aug 22 1936 & location Trenton per family tree of Richard MacLeod on ancestry.ca, June 5 2021.; Principal=James Harold Alexander^2,3,4
• Death*: 4 July 2014; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Obit: Alexander, Thelma Belle U.E (Long time owner and operator of Pioneer Farms and Cottages) passed away peacefully at the Belleville General Hospital on Friday, July 4, 2014. Thelma Alexander of Carrying Place in her 100th year. Daughter of the late John and Mary Schriver. Beloved wife of the late J. Harold Alexander. Loving mother of Larry Alexander and his wife Mary. Dear Grandmother of David, Mark (Joanne) and Larry (Erin) and Big Gramma to Madisyn, Travis, Brayden, Matthew, Kevin and Leah Belle. Predeceased by her siblings Amos Schriver (Dora), Cora Donaldson (Archie), Russell Schriver, and brother in law Keith Alexander (Maude). Loved by many nieces and nephews. Life time member of the Mt. Carmel United Church and U.C.W. The family will receive friends at the Weaver Family Funeral Home-West Chapel, 170 Dundas Street, Trenton on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 from 2 - 4 pm & 7 - 9 pm. Funeral Ceremony in the Chapel on Wednesday at 1pm. Interment at Old Carrying Place Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Association, Canadian Diabetes or Adam's Hope Foundation (Helping children with autism) would be appreciated by the family. Online guest book and condolences at www.weaverfuneralhomes.com" https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/362039/Thelma-Belle-Alexander
  Date July 4 2014 & location Belleville per family tree of Eva_Patterson on ancestry.ca, June 6 2021.^3,5

• Residence*: 22 August 1936; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Trenton per marriage reg'n. - James Harold Alexander.⁴
• Married Name: 22 August 1936; Alexander²

Mary E. George^1,2,3

• Father*: Josiah George² b. c 1796, d. c 1843
• Mother*: Charlotte Flindall² b. 2 Feb 1798, d. 2 Feb 1886

• Birth*: circa 1822; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1 female under 16 per 1823 Murray Census. " .. 2 girls died from scarlet fever ... " per email from Kathleen e. Coffee, Mar 5 2010.²
• Death*: circa 1830; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " .. 2 girls died from scarlet fever ... " per email from Kathleen e. Coffee, Mar 5 2010.²
• Burial*: circa 1830; Covel Grove Pioneer Cemetery, Gosport, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Mary E. George; Ann C. George (Memorial Wall at Covell Grove Cemetery, Gosport, May 23 2011)³

Betsy George^1,2,3

• Father*: Josiah George² b. c 1796, d. c 1843
• Mother*: Charlotte Flindall² b. 2 Feb 1798, d. 2 Feb 1886

• Birth*: 1825; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1825 per Cemetery Transcription - age 14 at death 1839. 3 females under 16 per 1825 Murray Census. " .. 2 girls died from scarlet fever ... " per email from Kathleen e. Coffee, Mar 5 2010.^2,3
• Death*: 14 November 1839; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 14 1839 per Cemetery Transcription. " .. 2 girls died from scarlet fever ... " per email from Kathleen E. Coffee, Mar 5 2010.^2,3
• Burial*: 15 November 1839; Covell Cemetery, Murray Twp., Gosport, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Betsy George (Covell Grove Pioneer Cemetery, Gosport, May 23 2011) "Betsy died 14 November 1839, son of Josiah George and Charlotte Flindall" from page 118 of "The Municipality of Brighton" published in 2006 (taken from Cemetery Transcriptions in Ontario Archives)^3,4

Sophia A. McMasters¹

• Father*: Samuel McMasters¹ b. 16 Oct 1819, d. 27 Jun 1910
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Hutchinson¹ b. 1830, d. 3 Sep 1894

• Birth*: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Canada West; Date 1852 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1871 Census: see Samuel McMasters¹

James "Ransome" McMaster^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: Samuel McMasters² b. 16 Oct 1819, d. 27 Jun 1910
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Hutchinson² b. 1830, d. 3 Sep 1894

• Birth*: 12 November 1854; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Canada West; Date 1855 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date Nov 12 1856 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Nov 12 1854 & location Brighton Twp. per family tree of LindaSmithUE, July 20 2013.^2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 19 January 1881; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; per family tree of LindaSmithUE, July 20 2013.; Principal=Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Down³
• Death*: 6 February 1948; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of LindaSmithUE, July 20 2013.³

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario; Age 17 at 1871 Census: see Samuel McMasters²
• Census: 18 April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1891 Census: McMaster, James, 32, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 30, b. Ont., p.b. England & Ont., Meth., married; Richard, 9, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., son; Clarence, 7 (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 15, line 21 - ancecstry.ca)
  Note: John Down is next.⁴
• Census: 8 April 1901; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 44 at 1901 Census: McMaster, Ransom, 44, b. Ont. r. Nov 12 1856, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Elizabeth, 42, b. Ont. r. Dec 14 1858, Eng., Meth., married; Richard E., 18, b. Ont. r. Jun 26 1882, Eng., Meth., son; Clarance W., 16, b. Ont. r. Nov 21 1884, Eng., Meth., son (1901 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 4, line 49 - ancestry.ca)⁵
• Census: 20 June 1921; Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1921 Census: McMaster, James, 66, b. Ont., p.b. Scotland, Meth., farmer, married; Elgin, 27, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Elva, 30, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married; Clarence, 35, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., farmer, single (1921 Census: Brighton Twp., Northumberland East Co., dist. 107, sub-dist. 5, pg. 8,line 10 - ancestry.ca)⁶
• Note*: circa 1930; Brighton Twp., Orland, Northumberland Co., Ontario; J. R. McMaster appears in The Latimer Photos which were taken by Hugh Latimer during the early 1920s and late 1930s at his father's General Store in Orland. (The Latimer Photos, Codrington Public Library)⁷

William A. McMaster^1,2,3

• Father*: Samuel McMasters² b. 16 Oct 1819, d. 27 Jun 1910
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Hutchinson² b. 1830, d. 3 Sep 1894

• Birth*: 5 June 1867; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario; Date Jun 5 1867 per Memorial. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^2,4,5,3
• Marriage*: circa 1900; Ontario; per Memorial.; Principal=Mary Elizabeth Oliver³
• Death*: 12 September 1913; Ontario; Date Sep 12 1913 per Memorial.³
• Burial*: 14 September 1913; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) William A. McMaster; Born June 5, 1867; Died Sep 12, 1913; His Wife; Mary Elizabeth Oliver; Born: March 13, 1875; Died Sep. 2, 1954; McMASTER (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sep 26 2004)³

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see Samuel McMasters²
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1881 Census: see Samuel McMasters⁴
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1891 Census: see Samuel McMasters⁵

Ada Alice McMasters^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Samuel McMasters² b. 16 Oct 1819, d. 27 Jun 1910
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Hutchinson² b. 1830, d. 3 Sep 1894

• Birth*: 1866; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario; Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1866 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^2,3,4

• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1871 Census: see Samuel McMasters²
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1881 Census: see Samuel McMasters⁴
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1891 Census: see Samuel McMasters³

Alice McMasters¹

• Father*: Samuel McMasters¹ b. 16 Oct 1819, d. 27 Jun 1910
• Mother*: Sarah Ann Hutchinson¹ b. 1830, d. 3 Sep 1894

• Birth*: 1865; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Canada West; Date 1865 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberlnad Co., Ontario¹

James McMasters Jr.^1,2,3

• Father*: James McMasters Sr.³ b. c 1752, d. 1842
• Mother*: Mary Peterson³ b. b 1769

• Birth*: February 1791; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 1791 & location Sidney Twp. per family tree of paulawarr64 on ancestry.ca, Nov 21 2020. "Orignally from Sidney Township" per article in "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten.^2,4
• Baptism: 21 February 1791; Adolphustown Twp., Addington Co., Upper Canada; Baptism Feb 21 1791 by Rev. Lanhorn - per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.³
• Marriage*: before 1817; Upper Canada; "James and Frances McMasters, orginally from Sidney Township, had five sons, four of who settled in Brighton Township in the early eighteenth century. The oldest, John, married Mary Margaret Manley and settled on lot 33 in concession C. ... Their children, were James Henry, who never married .. ; Mary Ann, who married Captain William Adolphus Corson; and Agnes, who married Charles Sager and settled near Conceson. Samuel McMasters, the second son, and his wife Sarah, settled on lot 34 in the concession 2. His children were Millie, who married William Breeze; Ransom, who married Elizabeth Down; Altha, who married Samuel Down; Alice, who married J. Baker and settled in Chicago; William, who married Mary Oliver; Ida Ann, who married Charles Peterson; and Manley, who married Eunice Town. Robert McMasters and his wife, Minerva Henchley, settled on lot 23 of concessin 2. Their chirldren were Sarah Ann, who married Charles Alexander; Cindi, who married William Keighton and Levi Alexander; Nichola, who married Minnie Carson and settled in Saskatchewan; Charles, John, and Frank, who all settled in California; Lydia, who married Robert Bullock; and Martha, who married Wilmot Lowe and William Farrow. Nicholas McMasters married Aura Lee, but he moved away from the area in the middle of the nineteenth century. George McMasters (1823-1906) married Maria Potts of Smithfield in 1842 and settled on lot 24 next to his brother Robert. They had a family of twelve. The oldest child, William, left for Texas in the late 1800's where he had a son, George. He and his wife, Mary, returned to the second concession around the turn of the century, but the son remained in Texas. They adopted Maude Penny, who was a seamstress in the Smithfield area known to many simply as "Maudie Mac". George's second child was Emily, who married Malcolm Terry. They had one child, Florence, who married Burton George of Smithfield; they were the parents of Frank George, a well known reeve of Brighton Township and warden for Northumberland County." from article "The McMasters of the Second Concession" on pages 57 & 58 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, published in 2009.; Principal=Frances Powers²
• Death*: circa 1825; Ontario; Date c. 1825 per GEDCOM of Kathy Nelzen, Mar 13 2010.³

• Residence*: circa 1820; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "James and Frances McMasters, orginally from Sidney Township, had five sons, four of who settled in Brighton Township in the early eighteenth century. The oldest, John, married Mary Margaret Manley and settled on lot 33 in concession C. ... Their children, were James Henry, who never married .. ; Mary Ann, who married Captain William Adolphus Corson; and Agnes, who married Charles Sager and settled near Conceson. Samuel McMasters, the second son, and his wife Sarah, settled on lot 34 in the concession 2. His children were Millie, who married William Breeze; Ransom, who married Elizabeth Down; Altha, who married Samuel Down; Alice, who married J. Baker and settled in Chicago; William, who married Mary Oliver; Ida Ann, who married Charles Peterson; and Manley, who married Eunice Town. Robert McMasters and his wife, Minerva Henchley, settled on lot 23 of concessin 2. Their chirldren were Sarah Ann, who married Charles Alexander; Cindi, who married William Keighton and Levi Alexander; Nichola, who married Minnie Carson and settled in Saskatchewan; Charles, John, and Frank, who all settled in California; Lydia, who married Robert Bullock; and Martha, who married Wilmot Lowe and William Farrow. Nicholas McMasters married Aura Lee, but he moved away from the area in the middle of the nineteenth century. George McMasters (1823-1906) married Maria Potts of Smithfield in 1842 and settled on lot 24 next to his brother Robert. They had a family of twelve. The oldest child, William, left for Texas in the late 1800's where he had a son, George. He and his wife, Mary, returned to the second concession around the turn of the century, but the son remained in Texas. They adopted Maude Penny, who was a seamstress in the Smithfield area known to many simply as "Maudie Mac". George's second child was Emily, who married Malcolm Terry. They had one child, Florence, who married Burton George of Smithfield; they were the parents of Frank George, a well known reeve of Brighton Township and warden for Northumberland County." from article "The McMasters of the Second Concession" on pages 57 & 58 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, published in 2009.²
• Residence: circa 1822; Conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The earliest McMaster took up land in the Murray Canal Region in 1832 and there is a record of some of this land being sold to the government when the Murray Canal was built and operated in 1887." from page 1 of "History of Hops and Barley Boom 1860-1890", compiled by Basil McMaster for the 3rd Annual Brighton History Festival, August 2001, copy borrowed from Brighton Public Library, Nov 21 2020.
  Note: The earliest record of McMasters in Murray Twp. is in the 1822 Census which shows James McMasters on Conc B. They were in Sidney Twp. for a time before that.⁵
• Census: 1822; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: James McMaster; 1 male over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16
• Census*: 1822; Conc B, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Assessment: James McMaster; Conc B.... (Shown immediately below James Powers, showing Conc B but no other info...)

Frances Powers^1,2,3

• Father*: James H. Powers b. c 1765
• Mother*: Ann Hill b. c 1765

• Birth*: 1799; England; Date 1799 & location England per 1881 Census. per pg. 57 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten.^2,4
• Marriage*: before 1817; Upper Canada; "James and Frances McMasters, orginally from Sidney Township, had five sons, four of who settled in Brighton Township in the early eighteenth century. The oldest, John, married Mary Margaret Manley and settled on lot 33 in concession C. ... Their children, were James Henry, who never married .. ; Mary Ann, who married Captain William Adolphus Corson; and Agnes, who married Charles Sager and settled near Conceson. Samuel McMasters, the second son, and his wife Sarah, settled on lot 34 in the concession 2. His children were Millie, who married William Breeze; Ransom, who married Elizabeth Down; Altha, who married Samuel Down; Alice, who married J. Baker and settled in Chicago; William, who married Mary Oliver; Ida Ann, who married Charles Peterson; and Manley, who married Eunice Town. Robert McMasters and his wife, Minerva Henchley, settled on lot 23 of concessin 2. Their chirldren were Sarah Ann, who married Charles Alexander; Cindi, who married William Keighton and Levi Alexander; Nichola, who married Minnie Carson and settled in Saskatchewan; Charles, John, and Frank, who all settled in California; Lydia, who married Robert Bullock; and Martha, who married Wilmot Lowe and William Farrow. Nicholas McMasters married Aura Lee, but he moved away from the area in the middle of the nineteenth century. George McMasters (1823-1906) married Maria Potts of Smithfield in 1842 and settled on lot 24 next to his brother Robert. They had a family of twelve. The oldest child, William, left for Texas in the late 1800's where he had a son, George. He and his wife, Mary, returned to the second concession around the turn of the century, but the son remained in Texas. They adopted Maude Penny, who was a seamstress in the Smithfield area known to many simply as "Maudie Mac". George's second child was Emily, who married Malcolm Terry. They had one child, Florence, who married Burton George of Smithfield; they were the parents of Frank George, a well known reeve of Brighton Township and warden for Northumberland County." from article "The McMasters of the Second Concession" on pages 57 & 58 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, published in 2009.; Principal=James McMasters Jr.²

• Married Name: before 1817; McMasters²
• Census*: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 82 at 1881 Census: Samuel McMasters⁴

John McMaster^1,2,3

• Father*: James McMasters Jr.² b. Feb 1791, d. c 1825
• Mother*: Frances Powers² b. 1799

• Birth*: 1818; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1818 per Memorial - age 70 at Death 1888. Date 1818 & location Sidney Twp. per Death Reg'n. Date 1817 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1816 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1816 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^2,4,5,6,3
• Marriage*: before 1840; Upper Canada; per 1837 Census. per 1851 Census.; Principal=Mary Margaret Manley²
• Death*: 7 December 1888; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#012531: Name: John McMaster; Date: Dec 7 1888; Age: 70; Occ.: farmer; Born: Sidney Twp.; Cause: nervous prostration; Phys. & Inf.: N. B. H. Dean, Brighton; Reg'd.: Dec 7 1888; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'r.: M. K. Lockwood (Ontario Death Registration, #012531-1888, ancestry.com)⁷
• Burial*: 9 December 1888; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; John McMaster; Died; Dec 7 1888; Aged; 70 Years; ?He Is? Anchored; In The Harbor of; Eternal Rest; His Wife; Mary M.; 1820 - 1906 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sep 26 2004)³

• Census: 1841; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1841 Census: John McMaster; 2 male over 16; 1 female over 16
• Residence: 8 May 1847; Conc C Lot 22, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A65) show that James Clindinning sold 2 acres in the north east part of Lot 22, Conc C, Murray Twp., to John McMasters, Jr. ITS Date: May 8 1847. Reg'n. Date: Jan 13 1848. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Conc C., Book 002, pg 22 of 271, copied from OnLand, Nov 21 2020)
  Note: This is the land just south west of Murray Canal, with the west border of the lot on the Brighton-Murray line. In 1847 Brighton Township did not exist yet, so for them it was in the middle of Murray. This 2 acres was strategically located at the intersection of the Carrying Place-Brighton road (now Co. Road 64) and Flindall Road, which came south from the east end of Smithfield.⁸
• Census: 1848; Conc C Lot 22, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: John McMasters; Conc C, Lot 22, non-prop.; farmer
• Residence*: 1850; Conc C Lot 22, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: John McMasters, Sr.; Conc C, Lot 22, occ., prop.; farmer; Total Persons: 4²
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 35 at 1851 Census: McMasters, John, 35, b. Cda., WM, yeoman, married; Mary, 29, b. Cda., EM, married; Mary Ann, 10; James H., 11 (1851 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 106 of 160, line 22 - ancestry.com)
  Note: Just below is Simon McMasters - likely should say Samuel.²
• Residence: 27 October 1852; Conc C Lot 23, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A61) show that Joseph A. Keeler & wife sold 50 acres in the north half of Lot 23, Conc C, Brighton Twp. to John McMasters, Jr. ITS Date: Oct 27 1852. Reg'n. Date: Nov 15 1852. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc C., Lot 23, pg 094 of 355, copied from OnLand, Nov 21 2020)
  Note: This is south west of Murray Canal, with the east border of the lot on the Brighton-Murray line. Brighton Township had just been created January 1 1852.⁸
• Residence: 8 April 1853; Conc C Lot 25, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A167) show that Hiram Weese & wife sold 45 acres in the north half of Lot 25, Conc C, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to John McMasters. ITS Date: Apr 8 1853. Reg'n. Date: Nov 17 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc C, pg 120 of 355, copied from OnLand, Nov 21 2020)
  Note: This is part of the penninsual of Stoney Point, south of the entrance to the Murray Canal - which of course did not exist in 1853.⁸
• Residence: 8 April 1853; Conc C Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A167) show that Hiram Weese & wife sold 50 acres in the north half of Lot 24, Conc C, Brighton Twp. to John McMasters. ITS Date: Apr 8 1853. Reg'n. Date: Nov 17 1853. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc C, pg 111 of 355, copied from OnLand, Nov 21 2020)
  Note: This is part of the penninsual of Stoney Point, south of the entrance to the Murray Canal - which of course did not exist in 1853.⁸
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 45 at 1861 Census: McMasters, Sr., John, 45, b. UC, WM, farmer, married; Mary, 37, b. UC, WM, married; James H., 20, b. UC, WM, lab., single; Mary A., 19; Agnes, 5 (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 333 of 899, line 46 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Residence: 22 November 1869; Conc C Lot 23, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (D463) show that Sylvanus Freeman sold "?? front of said lot 10 acres", part of lot 23, concession C, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co. to John McMaster Jr. ITS Date: Nov 22 1869. Reg'n. Date: Dec 2 1869. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc C & Broken Front, pg 094 of 355, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 21 2020)⁸
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 64 at 1881 Census: McMasters, John, 64, b. Ont., Irish, CM, farmer, married; Mary M., 58, b. Ont., Ger., CM, married; James Henry, 40, b. Ont., Irish, CM, single; Courson, Jessie(f), 14, b. Ont., Irish, CM (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 123, sub-dist. d, pg. 22, line 19 - ancestry.com)⁵

Mary Margaret Manley^1,2,3

• Birth*: 15 January 1820; Upper Canada; Date 1820 per Memorial. Date Jan 15 1822 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1823 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1824 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1822 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^2,4,5,3,6
• Marriage*: before 1840; Upper Canada; per 1837 Census. per 1851 Census.; Principal=John McMaster²
• Death*: 13 August 1906; Ontario; Date 1906 per Memorial. Date Aug 13 1906 per family tree of kashina on ancestry.ca, May 15 2023.^3,7
• Burial*: 15 August 1906; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; John McMaster; Died; Dec 7 1888; Aged; 70 Years; ?He Is? Anchored; In The Harbor of; Eternal Rest; His Wife; Mary M.; 1820 - 1906 (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Sep 26 2004)³

• Married Name: before 1840; McMaster²
• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 29 at 1851 Census: see John McMasters²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 37 at 1861 Census: see John McMasters⁴
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1881 Census: see John McMasters⁵
• Census: 9 April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1891 Census: see James H. McMaster (son)⁸
• Census: 8 April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1901 Census: see James Henry McMaster⁶

James Henry McMaster^1,2,3

• Father*: John McMaster² b. 1818, d. 7 Dec 1888
• Mother*: Mary Margaret Manley² b. 15 Jan 1820, d. 13 Aug 1906

• Birth*: 10 March 1841; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Mar 10 1840 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1841 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1841 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1840 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date Mar 10 1841 & location Murray Twp. per family tree of kashina on anccestry.ca, May 15 2023.^2,4,3,5,6
• Death*: 12 June 1926; Harbour St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#024621: Name: James Henry McMaster; Date: Jun 12 1926; Age: 85y 3m 2d; Res.: Harbour St., Brighton, 55y; Born: Murray Twp., Mar 10 1841; Nat.: Anglo Saxon; Status: single; Occ.: Mariner, sailing the lake; Parents: John McMaster & Mary M. Manley, both born Murray Twp.; Cause: cerebral hemmorhage, 7d; Phys.: H. Clarke, Brighton; Inf.: Mrs. Bertha Hutchinson, 151 Kathleen Ave., Sarnia, Ont.; Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Jun 14 1926; Und.: B.E. Brintnell, Brighton; Reg'd.: Jun 14 1926; Reg'r.: W. Roblin, Brighton (Ontario Death Registration, #024621-1926, ancestry.ca)⁷
• Burial*: 14 June 1926; Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Jun 14 1926 & location Mount Hope Cemetery per Death Reg'n.⁸

• Census*: March 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 11 at 1851 Census: see John McMasters²
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 20 at 1861 Census: see John McMasters⁴
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1881 Census: see John McMasters³
• Census: 9 April 1891; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 50 at 1891 Census: McMaster, James H., 50, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., "Sailor on Saling Vessels", single; Mary M., 68, b. Ont., p.b. US & Ont., Meth., mother, widow (1891 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. b-1, pg. 7, line 24 - ancestry.ca)⁹
• Census: 8 April 1901; Brighton, Northumberland East Co., Ontario; Age 60 at 1901 Census: McMasters, J.H.(m), 60, b. Ont. r. Mar 10 1840, Irish, Meth., retired farmer, single; Mary M., 78, b. Ont. r. Jan 15 1822, Irish, Meth., widow (1901 Census: Brighton Village, Northumberland East Co., dist. 95, sub-dist. b-3, pg. 6, line 11 - ancestry.ca)⁶

George McMasters^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

• Father*: James McMasters Jr.² b. Feb 1791, d. c 1825
• Mother*: Frances Powers² b. 1799

• Birth*: 15 February 1822; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1823 per Memorial & CemSearch - age 83 at death Oct 8 1906. Date Feb 15 1822 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census. Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1824 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1824 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,6,8,7,4,3
• Marriage*: 1842; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "George McMasters (1823-1906) married Maria Potts of Smithfield in 1842 and settled on lot 24 next to his brother Robert. They had a family of twelve. The oldest child, William, left for Texas in the late 1800's where he had a son, George. He and his wife, Mary, returned to the second concession around the turn of the century, but the son remained in Texas. They adopted Maude Penny, who was a seamstress in the Smithfield area known to many simply as "Maudie Mac". George's second child was Emily, who married Malcolm Terry. They had one child, Florence, who married Burton George of Smithfield; they were the parents of Frank George, a well known reeve of Brighton Township and warden for Northumberland County." from article "The McMasters of the Second Concession" on pages 57 & 58 of "Brighton Township" by Florence Chatten, published in 2009.
  per 1861 Census.; Principal=Maria Potts^2,9
• Death*: 8 October 1906; Murray Twp., Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#021128: Name: George McMasters; Date: Oct 8 1906; Age: 83; Res.: Smithfield; Occ.: farmer; Status: married; born: Ont.; Cause: old age; Phys. & Inf.: R. J. Wade; Rel.: Meth.; Reg'd.: Oct 8 1906; Reg'r.: Wm Little (Ontario Death Registration, #021128-1906, ancestry.com) Date Oct 8 1906 per Memorial & CemSearch.^10,3,4
• Burial*: 10 October 1906; Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; Geo. McMaster; Died; Oct. 8, 1906; Aged 83 Years (Greenwood Cemetery, Smithfield, June 30 2013, by Dan)
  CemSearch: Name: George McMasters; Born: - ; Died: Oct 8 1906; Age: 83; ID: GRENWD117; Other names: McMasters, Maria [Potts]( -1902); Cemeetery: Greenwood Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Smithfield Village; Note: Husband of Maria Potts (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pID=GRENWD117%5E0)^4,3

• Census: 1848; Conc B Lot 20, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1848 Census: George McMasters; Conc B, Lot 20, occ., non-prop.; farmer
• Residence: circa 1850; Conc 2 Lot 25, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; "George McMaster, another son of James II, is my great grandfather. He became the owner of the north half of lot 25 Con. 2 about 1850. He raised ten children from this holding. This land is now owned by Ducks Unlimited, and the dam to make the pond was made from the field stone used in the foundations of the original house and barn." from page 2 of "History of Hops and Barley Boom 1860-1890", compiled by Basil McMaster for the 3rd Annual Brighton History Festival, August 2001, copy borrowed from Brighton Public Library, Nov 21 2020.¹¹
• Census: 1850; Conc B Lot 20, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; 1850 Census: George McMasters; Conc B, Lot 20, occ., non-prop.; Total Persons: 6
• Residence: 31 December 1850; Conc 2 Lot 24, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S A191) show that William Ireland & wife sold 100 acres in the north half of Lot 24, Conc 2, Murray Twp. to George McMasters. ITS Date: Dec 31 1850. Reg'n. Date: Feb 22 1854. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, Lot 24, pg. 161 of 317, copied from OnLand, Apr 11 2020.)
  Note: This is directly north of Smithfield, second lot in from the border with Murray. When George McMasters purchased this land in 1850, it was still called Murray Twp. as Brighton would not be created until Jan 1 1852. Same place, different name.¹²
• Census*: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 37 at 1861 Census: McMasters, George, 37, b. UC, WM, farmer, married; Maria, 37, b. UC, WM, married; W. A., 19, b. UC, WM, lab., single; E. L.(f), 17; James, 15; George, 13; M. N.(m), 11; Wallace, 9; Louisa, 7; Elijah, 5; R. A.(f), 3; Jane, 1 (1861 Census: Brighton Twp., pg. 342 of 899, line 47 - ancestry.com)²
• Residence: 1871; Conc 2 Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In 1871, George McMaster 1823 - 1906 lived on Lot 24, Concession 2, North half about 100 acres and produced 100 pounds of hops and 100 pounds maple sugar." from page 36 of "History of Hops and Barley Boom 1860-1890", compiled by Basil McMaster for the 3rd Annual Brighton History Festival, August 2001, copy borrowed from Brighton Public Library, Nov 21 2020.¹¹
• Census: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 47 at 1871 Census: McMaster, George, 47, b. Ont., Irish, WM, farmer, married; Mariah, 46, b. Ont., Eng., WM, married; George E., 21, b. Ont., Irish, WM, farmer, single; Manly N.(m), 20; Wallace H.?, 17; Elijah, 14; Rebecca A., 12; Annette J., Sophronia, 8; Louisa A.?, 5 (1871 Census: Brighotn Twp., div. 2, pg. 24, line 5 - Conc 2, Lot 24, 100 acres, owner)⁶
• Residence*: April 1871; Conc 2 Lot 24, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1871 Census: Conc 2, Lot 24, Brighton Twp., 100 acres, owner.⁶
• Residence: 3 June 1873; Conc 2 Lot 25, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant E734) show that Thomas Webb & wife granted 25 acres of Lot 25, Conc 2, Brighton Twp., to George McMaster. ITS Date: June 3 1873. Reg'n. Date: June 14 1873. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, Lot 25, pg. 170 of 317, copied from OnLand, Apr 11 2020.)¹²
• Residence: 1878; Conc 2 Lot 24, 25 & 26, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; County Atlas: Name: G. McMaster; Township: Brighton; County: Northumberland; Date: 1878; Conc & Lot: II, 26 - 112 & II, 24 - 25 & II, 25 - 25 (https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/search.htm)¹³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 57 at 1881 Census: McMasters, George, 57, b. Ont., Scot., CM, farmer, married; Maria, 57, b. Ont., Scot., CM, married; Euretta, 20; Sophronia, 17; Luria(f), 15; Goerge, 5; Elijah, 24, b. Ont., Scot., CM, farmer, married; Jane, 24, b. Ont., Eng., CM, married (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 19, line 7 - ancestry.com)⁷
• Residence: 17 December 1881; Conc 2 Lot 25, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant N3258) show that George McMaster granted 25 acres of Lot 25, Conc 2, Brighton Twp., to Elijah McMaster. ITS Date: Dec 17 1881. Reg'n. Date: Jan 17 1882. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 2, Lot 25, pg. 170 of 317, copied from OnLand, Apr 11 2020.)
  Note: This is directly north of Smithfield, second lot in from the border with Murray. When George McMasters purchased this land in 1850, it was still called Murray Twp. as Brighton would not be created until Jan 1 1852. Same place, different name.¹²
• Residence: April 1901; Conc A Lot 22, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence per 1901 Census: Conc A, part of Lot 22, Murray Twp.⁸
• Census: April 1901; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 78 at 1901 Census: McMasters, Geo., 78, b. Ont. r. Feb 15 1822, Eng., Meth., farmer, married; Maria, 78, b. Ont. r. Oct. 15 1822, Eng., Meth., married (1901 Census: Murray Twp., dist. 95, sub-dist. g-1, pg. 3, line 14 - Conc A, pt. Lot 22)⁸