Oscar M. Hoye

M, #17252, b. circa 1890
  • Birth*: circa 1890; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002.
  • Marriage*: 1915; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002.; Principal=Irma Leorena Moreland

Family: Irma Leorena Moreland b. 1893, d. 1919

Orward Pershing Hoye

M, #17253, b. 1917, d. 1966
  • Birth*: 1917; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002.
  • Death*: 1966; per Mary Moreland's "Descendants of William Moreland", email Apr 27, 2002.

David Goodmurphy

M, #17255, b. 1835, d. 24 April 1909
  • Birth*: 1835; Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1835 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per Patrick Goodmurphy, email April 28, 2002.1
  • Marriage*: before 1865; Canada West; Principal=Mary Ann Wilson
  • Death*: 24 April 1909
  • Census*: 1851; Hillier Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Age 16 at 1851 Census: see John Goodmurphy1
  • Residence*: 30 March 1874; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of John Harvey Brown and Adaline Kemp.2

Family: Mary Ann Wilson b. 1842, d. 1920

Citations

  1. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Mary Ann Wilson

F, #17256, b. 1842, d. 1920
  • Birth*: 1842; per Patrick Goodmurphy, email April 28, 2002.
  • Marriage*: before 1865; Canada West; Principal=David Goodmurphy
  • Death*: 1920; per Patrick Goodmurphy, email April 28, 2002.
  • Married Name: before 1865; Goodmurphy

Family: David Goodmurphy b. 1835, d. 24 Apr 1909

Capt. Elias Smith1,2

M, #17257, b. 26 October 1736, d. 5 February 1820

  • Birth*: 26 October 1736; Goshen, Orange Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Oct 26 1736 per Memorial. Date Oct 26 1736 & location Goshen, NY per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.2,3,4
  • Marriage*: 30 May 1764; New York, New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per GEDCOM of James Werner (jamesewerner@us.army.mil) Feb 16 2017.; Principal=Catharine Molenaer2,5
  • Death*: 5 February 1820; Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 5 1820 per Memorial. per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013.2,4
  • Burial*: 7 February 1820; St. Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Elias Smith; Born Oct. 26, 1736; Died Feb. 5, 1820; Catherine, His Wife; Born Aug 27, 1745; Died Mar. 3, 1826; John David Smith; Born Oct. 20, 1786; Died Mar. 30, 1849; Susan, His Wife; Born Aug. 2, 1789; Died Feb. 8, 1832; Elias Smith, Jr.; Born May 5, 1776; Died May 7, 1825; Elizabeth, His Wife; Born Nov. 14, 1775; Died Nov. 19, 1843; Mary Charlotte; Born April 12, 1845; Died Same Day; Edith Susan Mary Born July 27, 1849; Died Aug. 26, 1850; Infant Daughter, Stillborn; Children of William M. &; Charlotte P. Smith (St. Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Hope, image from FindaGrave, May 30 2022)4
  • Residence: 1761; New York, New York, U.S.A.; "From various records it appears that Elias arrived in N.Y.C. in 1761 as a master-carpenter. By 1768 he was engaged in construction work for the city and held leases on several lots on Queen Street in Manhattan. That he was an active participant in the life of the city is evident from his name on the Poll list and of the Burghers and Freemen and he was a shareholder in the Bank of New York when it was incorporated." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org.
  • Note*: August 1783; New York, New York, U.S.A.; "In a letter to Sir Guy Carleton in August 1783 Elias advised him of his intentions to move his family to Canada. The attached list of 37 names consisted of the families of Elias Smith and Moses Sherwood whose wives, Catharine and Elizabeth were sisters and of the Captain, staff and slaves. In his book, Voyage of a Different Kind, Larry Turner points out that records identify only seven ships making this difficult voyage directly from N.Y.C. to Quebec in the fall of 1783, only six of which traveled under the leadership of Michael Grass and Peter Van Alstine. The seventh known as the Industry was captained by Joseph Bagley under the directions of Elias Smith." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org.
  • Residence: May 1784; New York, New York, U.S.A.; "May 1784 saw both families returning to New York “for business purposes” and it is here that the Smiths appear to have spent much of the next decade. No evidence has
    surfaced that the Sherwoods ever returned to Canada." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org.
  • Census*: 1790; New York, New York, U.S.A.; 1790 Census: Elias Smith; 3 males under 16; 1 male 16 and over; 5 females; 1 slave; Total 10 (1790 US FEd Census: New York City, New York, "Out Ward", pg. 11 of 12, ancestry.ca)6
  • Residence: 1793; Montreal, Quebec; "In 1793 he purchased property at 92-94 St. Paul’s Street in Montreal which became the family’s home, his business centre and the base from which he carried out his responsibilities in the settlement of Port Hope. A letterbook consisting of 212 letters stands today as mute testimony to the many and varied demands faced by Elias and many other early pioneers." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org.
  • Residence*: 1800; Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; "While Elias’s older children were among the early settlers at Port Hope, the parents and younger ones did not make the move from Montreal until Elias sold his merchantizing business in 1800-1801." Information about Loyalist Elias Smith of Port Hope - dowloaded from www.uelac.org.

Family: Catharine Molenaer b. 25 Aug 1745, d. 3 Mar 1826

  • Marriage*: 30 May 1764; New York, New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per GEDCOM of James Werner (jamesewerner@us.army.mil) Feb 16 2017.; Principal=Catharine Molenaer2,5

Citations

  1. Capt. Elias Smith per family tree of Betty Ehlers Sherwood on ancestry.ca, May 30 2022. Captain Elias Peter Smith per family tree of Kimberly Cooper on ancestry.ca, May 30 2022.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  3. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  4. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  5. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  6. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.

Catharine Molenaer1,2,3

F, #17258, b. 25 August 1745, d. 3 March 1826

  • Birth*: 25 August 1745; Kings Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Aug 25 1745 & location King's Co., NY per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.2,4
  • Marriage*: 30 May 1764; New York, New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per GEDCOM of James Werner (jamesewerner@us.army.mil) Feb 16 2017.; Principal=Capt. Elias Smith2,3
  • Death*: 3 March 1826; Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada; Date Mar 3 1826 per Memorial. Date Mar 3 1826 & locaiton Durham Co. per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013. per GEDCOM of James Werner (jamesewerner@us.army.mil) Feb 16 2017.2,3,5
  • Burial*: 5 March 1826; St. Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (see Exhibit) Elias Smith; Born Oct. 26, 1736; Died Feb. 5, 1820; Catherine, His Wife; Born Aug 27, 1745; Died Mar. 3, 1826; John David Smith; Born Oct. 20, 1786; Died Mar. 30, 1849; Susan, His Wife; Born Aug. 2, 1789; Died Feb. 8, 1832; Elias Smith, Jr.; Born May 5, 1776; Died May 7, 1825; Elizabeth, His Wife; Born Nov. 14, 1775; Died Nov. 19, 1843; Mary Charlotte; Born April 12, 1845; Died Same Day; Edith Susan Mary Born July 27, 1849; Died Aug. 26, 1850; Infant Daughter, Stillborn; Children of William M. &; Charlotte P. Smith (St. Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Hope, image from FindaGrave, May 30 2022)5
  • Married Name: 30 May 1764; Smith

Family: Capt. Elias Smith b. 26 Oct 1736, d. 5 Feb 1820

Citations

  1. Catharine Molenaer per GEDCOM of James Werner (e-mail address) Feb 16 2017. per family tree of LindaSusanSmith on ancestry.com, Oct 20 2013.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  3. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  4. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  5. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.

Elias Ridgeway Wilkins1,2,3

M, #17259, b. 26 February 1854, d. 1919
  • Birth*: 26 February 1854; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Feb 26 1854 per Baptism Record. Date 1854 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date Feb 26 1853 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.4,3,5
  • Baptism: 16 April 1854; Saint Peter in Chains, Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; "B. Elias Ridgeway Wilkins. Bapt. 16th April 1854. Born 26th Feb. 1854 of Elias David Smith Wilkins & Sarah Eliza Murphy. Spons: Daniel R. Murphy & Cahterine M. Murphy. H. Brettargh" from Roman Catholic Baptisms, Births, Marriages and Burials,Trenton, Saint Peter in Chains, various church records, 1847-1910, pg. 20 of 332, ancestry.ca.5
  • Marriage*: 13 July 1877; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007626: Groom: Elias R. Wilkins; Age: 23; Res.: Murray; Born: Ont.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Engineer; Parents: Elias D. S. & Eliza Wilkins; Bride: Fanny Hendricks; Age: 14; Res.: Murray; Born: Ont.; Status: spinster; Parents: John T. & Mary Ann Hendricks; Wit.: Edith & Laura Creighton, Brighton; Date: Jul 13 1877; Place: Brighton Village; Rel.: Episc.; Performed by: Kennedy Creighton (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007626-1877, anccetry.com); Principal=Fanny Hendricks6
  • Death*: 1919; Ontario; Date 1919 per FindaGrave.7
  • Burial*: 1919; Mount Calbary Catholic Cemetery, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Elias Ridgeway Wilkins; BIRTH: 26 Feb 1854; DEATH: 1919 (aged 64–65); BURIAL: Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; PLOT: Section: A Row: 6 Plot: 34; MEMORIAL ID: 226227668; Note: on of Elias David Smith Wilkins and Sarah Eliza Murphy (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226227668/elias-ridgeway-wilkins?_gl=1*kks7tx*_ga*MTM2OTMxODYxNS4xNjM1ODgwODE4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NjY4NDA5NC4xMTYuMS4xNjU2Njg2NDYxLjQz)7
  • Census*: 9 April 1891; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 37 at 1891 Census: Wilkins, Ridgeway, 37, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., RC, Engineer, married; Fanny, 28, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., CE, married; Arthur, 9; Hattie, 6 (1891 Census: Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 112, sub-dist. 20, pg. 8, line 25 - ancestry.ca)3

Family: Fanny Hendricks b. 1863

Citations

  1. Ridgeway Wilkins per 1891 Census. Elias R. per marr. reg'n.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  3. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  5. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.
  6. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #007626-1877.
  7. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.
  8. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).

Arthur Wellesley Wilkins

M, #17260, b. 31 December 1855
  • Birth*: 31 December 1855; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date DEc 31 1855 per Baptism Record. Date Dec 31 1855 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.1,2
  • Baptism: 29 February 1856; Saint Peter in Chains, Trenton, Hastings Co., Canada West; "B. Arthur W. Smith Wilkins. Bap. 29 Feb. 1856. Born: 31st Dec 1855 of Elias David Smith Wilkns & Eliza Murphy. Spons: Thos. & Jane Murphy. H. Brettargh." from Roman Catholic Baptisms, Births, Marriages and Burials,Trenton, Saint Peter in Chains, various church records, 1847-1910, pg. 32 of 332, ancestry.ca.2

Citations

  1. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  2. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.

Robert Charles Wilkins

M, #17261, b. 25 December 1860, d. August 1941
  • Birth*: 25 December 1860; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Date Dec 25 1860 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.1
  • Marriage*: after 1880; Principal=? ?
  • Death*: August 1941; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.
  • Residence*: 3 December 1883; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Informant for Death Reg'n. of his father, Elias David Smith Wilkins - shows he was living in "Murray P.O.".2

Family: ? ? b. c 1860

Citations

  1. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  2. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives.

? ?

F, #17262, b. circa 1860

Family: Robert Charles Wilkins b. 25 Dec 1860, d. Aug 1941

Robert Charles Wilkins

M, #17263, b. December 1890, d. June 1962
  • Birth*: December 1890; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.
  • Marriage*: before 1946; Principal=? ?
  • Death*: June 1962; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.

Family: ? ? b. c 1890

? ?

F, #17264, b. circa 1890

Family: Robert Charles Wilkins b. Dec 1890, d. Jun 1962

Mary Adelaide Cottier1,2

F, #17266, b. circa 1814, d. 1836
  • Birth*: circa 1814; Date c. 1814 per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.2
  • Marriage*: 17 December 1835; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date Dec 17 1835 & location Ameliasburgh Twp. per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022.; Principal=Elias David Smith Wilkins2
  • Death*: 1836; Upper Canada; Date 1836 & location Cda. per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.2
  • Married Name: 17 December 1835; Wilkins

Family: Elias David Smith Wilkins b. 22 Dec 1809, d. 21 Oct 1882

Citations

  1. Mary Adelaide Cottier per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Sophia Jane Campbell1,2

F, #17267, b. 16 October 1821, d. June 1878
  • Birth*: 16 October 1821; Quebec, Quebec; Date Oct 16 1821 & location Quebec per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.2
  • Marriage*: 2 November 1837; Quebec, Quebec; Date Nov 2 1837 & location Quebec per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.; Principal=Elias David Smith Wilkins2
  • Death*: June 1878; Kilkenny, Ireland; per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022.2
  • Married Name: 2 November 1837; Wilkins2

Family: Elias David Smith Wilkins b. 22 Dec 1809, d. 21 Oct 1882

Citations

  1. Sophia Jane Campbell per family tree of brucesparks1 on ancestry.ca, July 1 2022.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Col. ? Campbell R.N.

M, #17268, b. before 1780
  • Birth*: before 1780; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.

Family:

Sarah Elizabeth Shuter Wilkins

F, #17269, b. 15 December 1811, d. 4 November 1860
  • Birth*: 15 December 1811; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.
  • Death*: 4 November 1860; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.

Charles Wilkins

M, #17270, b. 25 December 1813, d. 20 September 1890
  • Birth*: 25 December 1813; Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1812 & location CW per 1851 Census. Date Dec 25 1813 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.1,2,3
  • Marriage*: 24 November 1835; Upper Canada; "Marriage Notice: (from 'The Mercury', Quebec, 15 Dec 1835) At Murray, head of the Bay of Quinte on 24th ult., Charles Wilkins, merchant of Consecon, to Clarissa Dougall, youngest daughter of B.B. Raney." per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 6, 2007.
    Date Nov 24 1835 per IGI Record. per 1851 Census.; Principal=Clarissa Dougall Ranney1,4,5
  • Death*: 20 September 1890; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#006890: Name: Charles Wilkins; Date: Sep 20 1890; Age: 76 years?; Occ.: Fisheries Overseer; Born: Canada; Phys.: S. S. Youker; Inf.: ? ; Reg'd.: Sep 23 1890; Rel.: CE; Reg'r.: Dr. R. Roberts (Ontario Death Registration, #006890-1890, ancestry.com)
    Date Sep 20 1890 per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.6
  • Residence*: 1835; Ameliasburgh Twp., Consecon, Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Residence Consecon - per GEDCOM of Richard Lander, Aug 6, 2007.5
  • Census*: 1851; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 39 at 1851 Census: Wilkins, Charles, 39, b. CW, CE, farmer, married; Clarissa, 33, b. CW, CE, married; Mary Ann, 14; Caroline A., 12; Henry A., 10; Mary Smith, 7; Eleanor Clarissa, 6 (1851 Census: Sidney Twp., pg. 181 0f 186 - ancestry.com)1
  • Census: April 1881; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1881 Census: Wilkins, Charles, 68, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Taressa, 62, b. Ont., Scot., CE, married; Charles G. F., 28, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Margaret, 26, b. Ont., Irish, Ce, married; Henry A., 3, b. Ont., Eng.; Frederick R., 8. b. Quebec, Eng.; Clara, 5, b. Quebec, Eng. (familysearch.org)3

Family: Clarissa Dougall Ranney b. 1818

Citations

  1. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.
  3. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S19] IGI Record, online unknown url.
  5. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  6. [S12] Unknown author, Ontario Death Registrations, Record Type: microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Archives, #006890-1890.

Henry Alfred Wilkins

M, #17271, b. 11 November 1820, d. 11 November 1820
  • Birth*: 11 November 1820; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.1
  • Death*: 11 November 1820; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.1

Citations

  1. [S33] Unknown author, "Email Message," e-mail to unknown recipient.

Capt. Robert Wilkins U. E.1,2

M, #17272, b. 1743, d. 2 February 1836

  • Birth*: 1743; Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leceistershire, England; Date 1743 & location England per Death Notice. per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.3
  • Marriage*: before 1780; U.S.A.; Principal=Mary May
  • Death*: 2 February 1836; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "8 March 1836: At the carrying place, on 2-th February, Robert Wilkins, in the 94th year of his age. He was born in 1743, in Ashby-de-Zouch, Leceistershire, England. He entered the Army at the age of 17 in the 17th Light Dragoons. At the Battle of Bunker's Hills he had two horses shot under him. After the Battle of White Plains he retired from the Army on account of wounds and settled in New York in business. He left that place at the evacuation and removed to Shelburne, Nova Scotia. He returned to his native country in 1789 and three years later came to Upper Canada." from pg. 44, Death Notices, Ontario Registers CD.
    per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.3
  • Burial*: 4 February 1836; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Captain; Robert Wilkins, U. E.; 1743 - 1836; And His Wife; Mary Wilkins; Who Died - 1820 (Carrying Place Cemetery, July 11, 2004)2
  • Note: 28 October 1776; White Plains, Westchester Co., New York, U.S.A.; "Battle of White Plains, (Oct. 28, 1776), in the U.S. War of Independence, indecisive action forcing American withdrawal, part of the British campaign of 1776 to defeat American Gen. George Washington’s main army or isolate the New England colonies by gaining military control of New York. From his strengthened position facing the American lines on Harlem Heights, at the northern tip of Manhattan Island, British Gen. Sir William Howe moved most of his army into Westchester county via amphibious landings at Throg’s Neck (October 12) and then Pell’s Point (October 18). To prevent his army’s being surrounded, Washington left a garrison at Fort Washington, his main redoubt on Harlem Heights, and marched most of his force north into Westchester, finally setting up fortified lines near White Plains. Following some small actions, Howe advanced his force of 10,000–15,000 in two columns toward Washington’s positions. On October 28, in a brief, sharp action, a Continental brigade was defeated at Chatterton Hill. Howe’s plan for further action over the next few days was delayed by a heavy rain, and Washington was able to withdraw his 14,000 men farther north to more secure ground. Howe then withdrew most of his men to Manhattan and prepared to attack Fort Washington." https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-White-Plains
  • Note: 8 June 1783; New York, New York, U.S.A.; "Loyalist Ships: The Apollo; The Apollo arrived in New York, it appears, on June 8, 1783, to sail to Port Roseway (now Shelburne), N.S. The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild website has some information on the Apollo consisting of a bit about the ship’s sailing along with the passenger list, transcribed from a private document. As reported by Robert Wilkins UE, on that page, the place name “Barrying Place” should be “Carrying Place”. The private document was then in the possession of Thomas B. Wragg, a son of Thomas B. Wragg of the City of Montreal and Mary Ann Wilkins of the Carrying Place, Ontario, daughter of the late Robert Charles Wilkins of the same place. My ancestor eventually settled in 1792 at “Carrying Place” near Trenton, Ontario. Things in Nova Scotia did not go too well. In 1789 he returned to England to press his claim for compensation, and in 1792 he returned with Simcoe’s group of “Treasury Loyalists” (I think) and was granted 3000 acres (as a former Captain) for himself and 600 additional acres for each of his three children, around Carrying Place and the present-day Trenton, Ont. The Robert Charles Wilkins referred to in that same introductory paragraph at the top of the list was the son of Loyalist Captain Robert Wilkins. Born in New York City in 1782, RCW served as a Commissary Agent at Carrying Place during the War of 1812 and later commanded the Prince Edward Militia (I have his sword) and was made a member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada, becoming Col. the Hon. Robert C. Wilkins. For a few years, he also was in the importing business here in Montreal, with Joseph Shuter. His wife was Mary Smith, one of the daughters of Elias Smith, U.E., one of the founders of Port Hope. Col. Hon. RCW died in 1866 and is buried, as is his father, at Carrying Place. A portrait of him, by Antoine Aim Plamondon, hangs on the living room wall over the piano in our home, and Mary Smith’s portrait is on our dining room wall. The reference to Mary Ann Wilkins is to one of RCW’s daughters, who married Thomas B. Wragge. I believe their portraits were also painted by Plamondon, but I do not have them. I understand they are now in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. [submitted by Robert Wilkins, UE, currently President, Heritage Branch UELAC]" copied from (https://uelac.ca/loyalist-ships/apollo/) by Dan Buchanan, May 20 2022.
  • Residence: 25 November 1783; Evacuation of New York, New York, New York; "After the Battle of White Plains he retired from the Army on account of wounds and settled in New York in business. He left that place at the evacuation and removed to Shelburne, Nova Scotia." per Death Notice.
    "British evacuation. In mid-August 1783, Sir Guy Carleton, the last British Army and Royal Navy commander in the former British America, received orders from his superiors in London for the evacuation of New York. He informed the President of the Confederation Congress that he was proceeding with the subsequent withdrawal of refugees, liberated slaves, and military personnel as fast as possible, but that it was not possible to give an exact date because the number of refugees entering the city recently had increased dramatically (more than 29,000 Loyalist refugees were eventually evacuated from the city). The British also evacuated over 3,000 Black Loyalists, former slaves they had liberated from the Americans, to Nova Scotia, East Florida, the Caribbean, and London, and refused to return them to their American slaveholders and overseers as the provisions of the Treaty of Paris had required them to do. The Black Brigade were among the last to depart. Carleton gave a final evacuation date of 12:00 noon on November 25, 1783. An anecdote by New York physician Alexander Anderson told of a scuffle between a British officer and the proprietress of a boarding house, as she defiantly raised her own American flag before noon. Following the departure of the British, the city was secured by American troops under the command of General Henry Knox." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York))3,4
  • Residence: December 1783; Shelburne, Nova Scotia; "After the Battle of White Plains he retired from the Army on account of wounds and settled in New York in business. He left that place at the evacuation and removed to Shelburne, Nova Scotia." per Death Notice.
  • Note: 1789; England; "In 1789 he returned to England to press his claim for compensation, " (https://uelac.ca/loyalist-ships/apollo/)
  • Residence: 1792; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Joining Captain Robert Young and Asa Weller at the Carrying Place is Mr. Wilkins, who will become a man of prominence, building a good-sized house for the day. He will live many years at this place and finally be appointed as Colonel of the local Militia." from page 308 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.5
  • Residence: 1792; Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Wilkins, Robert Charles (1782 - 1866) Legislative Councillor of Upper Canada, was born in 1782, and settled in the bay of Quinte district, with his parents, who were loyalists, about 1792." A Brief biographical sketch of the Hon. Robert Charles Wilkins", Belleville, 1866) Taken from The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. VI, p. 301" from Biographical Sketches Hastings County -
    (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onhastin/Misc/biograph.htm)
  • Residence: 1792; Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... and in 1792 he returned with Simcoe’s group of “Treasury Loyalists” (I think) and was granted 3000 acres (as a former Captain) for himself and 600 additional acres for each of his three children, around Carrying Place and the present-day Trenton, Ont." (https://uelac.ca/loyalist-ships/apollo/)
  • Residence: 1802; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Newcomers are ever yet arriving. The Vandervoort family have emigrated from Albany as late Loyalists into the Bay Kentie area, and this year have made their landfall near White's Creek, a small river nearly midway between Port Trent and Thurlow. More numerous are the leading families swelling the settlement at the Carrying Place. John Murphy and Robert Wilkins are now residing there. Mr. Wilkins will later distinguish himself as a Parliamentary member and a Colonel in the Militia. Stephen Young, half-brother to Asa Weller, has arrived to join his family at the Carrying Place, and is immediately invited to join his brother in the profitable business of the Overland Railway Portage." from page 378 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.5
  • Residence*: 1802; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; " ... He returned to his native country in 1789 and three years later came to Upper Canada." per Death Notice3
  • Residence: 1804; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "James Young, son of Captain Robert Young, has wed Catherine Weller in this year of 1804, having been married by Colonel (Squire) John R. Bleecker of Port Trent and the ceremony witnessed by Colonel Wilkins. Theirs is a notable wedding and has bonded together again two of the leading families of the Bay." from page 384 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.5
  • Residence: 7 July 1807; Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Robert Wilkins obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 100 acres of lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Jul 7 1807. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 12, Book 001, pg 235 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022)6
  • Residence: 21 February 1811; Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 271) show that Jonathan Walton sold all 72 acres of lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: Feb 21 1811. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 13, Book 001, pg 300 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022)6
  • Residence: 31 July 1811; Carrying Place Lot 11, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Robert Charles Wilkins obtained the Patent from the Crown for all 100 acres of Carrying Place Lot 11, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. ITS Date: Jul 31 1811. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co. Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, (south east of Carrying Place) Lot 11, Book 013, pg 260 of 340, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Mar 3 2022)6
  • Note: 18 June 1812; Washington DC, United States; "On 18 June 1812, President Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, supported by both the Senate and Congress." The Canadian Encyclopedia, article by James H. Marsh & Pierre Berton
  • Residence: circa 20 June 1812; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "The Governor has sent a Captain Robert Wilkins to procure supplies from the Quintie area, this being the closest and most productive region near to Kingston. The Niagara area will be the scene of the most of the conflict of the War, it is thought, and the farming land will finally become ravaged and neglected in that region. Captain Wilkins is setting up an Agency in the Upper Bay area, with Simon McNabb as purchasing agent, to buy surplus supplies from the settlers. Wilkins has also requested that Colonel Bell provide forty privates from the local Militia with an accompanying officer to convey supplies and provisions to Niagara on the King's batteaux. The Carrying Place is to be used as an assembly point and all provisions will be moved across the Isthmus by Weller's Land Ferry to the outer Lake (Presqu'ile). The journey to Burlington takes three weeks. A great many provisions' carriage and transport of persons is expected, when the British troops arrive here." from page 412 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.5
  • Note*: July 1812; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "That which is known of the War of 1812 and its relation to Brighton is most interesting. Among the known participants were John M. Lawson, Colonel Richard Bullock, Major Richard Bullock, Hazelton Spencer, Lieutenant General John Murray and the sons of George Gibson of Presqu'Isle Point. John M. Lawson, the father of Monroe Lawson was drafted for service on both land and water but preferred to serve in the Bateaux Brigade which carried supplies from Kingston to York. He belonged to Commissary Wilkins Corps, in which many of the settlers of Northumberland served." from page 52 of The Tobey Book.7
  • Note: July 1812; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Script in various forms was used. During the War of 1812 shin plasters carrying a nominal value of 25 cents were introduced by Commissioner Robert Wilkins of Carrying Place and were accepted by all except the Quakers. As late as 1849 script was used and there is little doubt that some of this reached Brighton. .. Food was scarce all over the district. It was for this reason that Captain Robert Wilkins, the chief commissary had a Department of Militia store in Brighton although the real headquarters was at Carrying Place." from page 51 of The Tobey Book.7
  • Residence: 1813; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Military colonels and sub-officers must yield to the demands of Colonel Robert Wilkins, the purchaser of government supplies, when the occasion arises. His written instructions indicate that he is also able to issue orders for men as man-power to act as batteaux-men, transporters, et cetera. Now, at times, over three hundred men are necessary to propel the batteaux, and assist in transportation of articles across the Carrying Place. The Quakers, who object to any connection with the War, will only sell their grain to the government outright for gold; Colonel Wilkins is obliged to procure their payment in that form from Kingston. A "high martial law'' is in effect, by which provisions, wherever they can be found, have to be sold at whatever the officials consider a fair evaluation, and not that which the farmer ascertains is their worth. This will vex many people, amongst them Captain John Walden Meyers, who feels that the farmers are better acquainted with the prevailing market prices." from page 414 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.5
  • Residence: 1814; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "From his headquarters at the Carrying Place, at the head of the Bay, Colonel Wilkins is still in control of all the movements of vessels and transport of supplies through this region for military purposes. The arrangements for purchase and shipment of war goods in demand by the forces, as processed locally here, are being made at Meyers' Creek by the McNabb brothers, James and Simon, who are under contract to Colonel Wilkins. Items to be purchased from local farmers cover every sort of food staple available, as well as goods ranging from squared timbers to shingles. The rivalry born the first day of the coming of the McNabbs between themselves and Captain Meyers is ever felt, even in this hour of emergency. The McNabbs are at present in greatly profitable circumstances by the advent of the War, and of this, Captain Meyers does not approve. He, time after time, will be annoyed at the prevailing purchase price of articles by these appointed assistances, it being below the usual marketable level. Captain Meyers, as well as other leading citizens of the area, is becoming increasingly disturbed by the powers of confiscation employed by members of the Commissariat Department. Of opposite opinions are those such as the McNabbs and Colonel William Bell, who consider the buying procedures just. In any major question that arises in this small community, Meyers and the McNabbs ever fall into opposite sides, and consequently, their conflict of interests increases." from page 425 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.5
  • Residence: 1814; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "At the Upper Bay of Quintie, the Carrying Place Portage Road has seen its busiest and most thronging day. On one occasion, over 6000 rations are issued to encamped soldiers and their American prisoners-of-war by Colonel Wilkins. All during this War, troops have thronged through this place. No American attack is yet made on this region, although Presqu'ile to the immediate west has been the target of a small American raid this year. In July, two enemy vessels, one being a gunboat, have been noted approaching the harbour, and the attackers, armed with pistols and cutlasses, have landed and made a quick attack upon the region. A store house owned by a Mr. Gibson is burned, and several vessels put to the torch. One hostage has been taken. The purpose of this raid is obscure, as it does not prelude the onslaught of a larger assault. But Colonel Wilkins fears a similar attack will be made upon his supply depot at Carrying Place. He now suggests to the authorities that a company of regular troops be located permanently in this region." from page 429 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.5
  • Residence: 4 June 1814; Carrying Place Lot 12, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ??) show that Abraham ?Banks? sold all 100 acres of Carrying Place Lot 12, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert Wilkins. ITS Date: ?Jun 4 1814?. Reg'n. Date: ?Jul 21 1815?. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co. Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, (south east of Carrying Place) Lot 12, Book 013, pg 295 of 340, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Mar 3 2022)6
  • Residence: 1815; Murray Twp., Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "One stipulation, however, to those resident in the Upper Bay, is that these provisions are to be obtained every three months from the store run by Colonel Wilkins, who is under contract with the Government and as the former Commissariat, is receiving an extra years' profit from the situation. Further hostilities with the subdued Americans are now not likely, but it will be recognized that the United States will ever pose a permanent threat to the future existence of Canada. The military are considering the wisdom of fortifying the Carrying Place as a supply depot. Kingston's defenses will doubtless be strengthened to a great degree." from page 431 of "Hans Waltimeyer" by Jane Bennett Goddard, UE, 1980.5
  • Census*: 1816; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1816 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr.; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murra Twp.)
    Note: This (1816) is the first census record for Wilkins in Murray Twp., which means they were living on Carrying Place Lot 11, Ameliasburgh Twp. before this. No early census records are available for Ameliasburgh Twp. and even the 1851 Census is not complete. (Dan Buchanan, May 20 2022)8
  • Census: 1818; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1818 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr.; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murra Twp.)8
  • Census: 1819; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1819 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr.; 2 male over 16; 2 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murra Twp.)8
  • Census: 1820; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1820 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr.; 2 males over 16; 2 females under 16; Total 4 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murra Twp.)8
  • Census: 1821; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1821 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr.; 1 males over 16; 1 female over 16; 1 female under 16; Total 3 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murra Twp.)8
  • Residence: 9 January 1821; Carrying Place Lot 11, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ??) show that Robert Wilkins sold all 100 acres of Carrying Place Lot 11, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert Charles Wilkins. ITS Date: Jan 9 1821. Reg'n. Date: Feb 5 1821. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co. Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, (south east of Carrying Place) Lot 11, Book 013, pg 260 of 340, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Mar 3 2022)6
  • Residence: 9 January 1821; Carrying Place Lot 12, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S ?191?) show that Robert Wilkins sold all 100 acres of Carrying Place Lot 12, Ameliasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co. to Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: Jan 9 1821. Reg'n. Date: Feb 5 1821. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Prince Edward Co. Ameliasburgh Twp., Carrying Place Lots, (south east of Carrying Place) Lot 12, Book 013, pg 295 of 340, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Mar 3 2022)6
  • Residence: 22 January 1821; Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 832) show that Robert Wilkins sold all 72 acres in the west side of lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert C. Wilkins. ITS Date: Jan 22 1821. Reg'n. Date: Jul 13 1821 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 13, Book 001, pg 300 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022)6
  • Residence: 22 January 1821; Carrying Place Lot 13, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 831) show that Robert C. Wilkins sold all 72 acres in the west side of lot 13, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Robert Wilkins. ITS Date: Jan 22 1821. Reg'n. Date: Jul 13 1821 (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 13, Book 001, pg 300 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022)6
  • Census: 1822; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1822 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr.; 2 males over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murra Twp.)8
  • Census: 1823; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1823 Census: Robert Wilkins, Sr.; 1 males over 16; 1 female over 16 (Newcastle District Census & Assessment Records, Murra Twp.)
  • Residence: 19 April 1824; Carrying Place Lot 12, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 1408) show that Robert Wilkins sold 1 acre in the south half of lot 12, Carrying Place Lots, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. to Sarah Bonter. ITS Date: Apr 19 1824. Reg'n. Date: Jun 8 1826. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Murray Twp., Carrying Place Lots, Lot 12, Book 001, pg 235 of 377, pg 1, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Apr 25 2022)6

Family: Mary May b. b 1760, d. 1820

  • Marriage*: before 1780; U.S.A.; Principal=Mary May

Citations

  1. Captain Robert Wilkins, U. E. per Burial.
  2. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  3. [S23] Unknown subject, Ontario Registers CD.
  4. [S116] Wikipedia, online unknown url.
  5. [S109] U.E. Jane Bennett Goddard, Hans Waltimeyer.
  6. [S46] Unknown location, Ontario Land Registry Records; unknown film.
  7. [S54] Wilfred M. Sprung & Barbara Nyland, Tobey Book.
  8. [S196] Unknown author, Newcastle Census.

Mary May1,2,3

F, #17273, b. before 1760, d. 1820

  • Birth*: before 1760; per Carole Newbury email, April 28, 2002.
  • Marriage*: before 1780; U.S.A.; Principal=Capt. Robert Wilkins U. E.
  • Death*: 1820; Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1820 per Burial.2
  • Burial*: 1820; Carrying Place Cemetery, Murray Twp., The Carrying Place, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; Captain; Robert Wilkins, U. E.; 1743 - 1836; And His Wife; Mary Wilkins; Who Died - 1820 (Carrying Place Cemetery, July 11, 2004)2
  • Married Name: before 1780; Wilkins

Family: Capt. Robert Wilkins U. E. b. 1743, d. 2 Feb 1836

Citations

  1. Mary May per Death Notice of her daughter Ann (Ridgeway (Wilkins) Carnahan. Mary Wilkins per Burial.
  2. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  3. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.