Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 04:21:11 +0000 (UTC) From: Wesley Johnston [loyalist-lake-history] Subject: [loyalist-lake-history] John Lake Jr expunged from U. E. List BEGIN My stamina ran out before I could finish number 34 of the 43 petitions. That is unfortunately is par for the course for me, especially at this time of year. I am determined to finish all 43 of them, but I am not sure when that will happen. But number 34 is a highly unique petition -- which I still have not posted. It led me to do some research that side-tracked me but was definitely worth the look. I had said in my last note that I would have more on the U. E. List. This is it. John Lake Jr, the son of John Lake and Margaret Snider, born about 1759, was apparently originally included in the United Empire List of Loyalists. Here is a list of all Lake family members on the list at the UELAC web site: http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/loyalist_list.php?letter=l He would have been about 17 when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 and about 18 in 1777 when his father and at least three of his brothers (Christopher, James Sr, and apparently Nicholas [not the Nicholas Lake who was killed]) joined Burgoyne. But he apparently never saw any military service. And that may be what led to him being expunged from the U. E. List by an Order of Council 2 May 1802. (I have tried to find this 2 May 1802 Order in Council online but with no success.) The petition that is my number 34 (but will have a different number on the web page) is a petition John Jr made in 1819 to be restored to the U. E. List. He stated that he was "firmly attached to his Majestys Government, which he evinced by harboring and funding his Majestys hunting [not sure I read that word right] parties and others on secret services, was will appear by annexed Certificates". There are no annexed Certificates on the microfilm. There is a testimonial by three men (Isaac Fraser, M. P.; Matthew Clark J. P.; and James Parrot, "Lat Lt Royal Rangers") who "with pleasure certify that he is a loyal subject and an honest good man, much esteemed by his Neighours and acquaintances." The petition was "Referred to the Land Council" who on 27 Jan 1819 decided that he "has no claim to be restored to the U E list". No reasons are given. I suspect that the 1802 expungement probably reads the same way, as a summary statement of the action, with no specifics for the reason, but I would still like to see that 1802 record to be sure. Perhaps it is in the McMillan book, which is where I will look next. At some point, probably in the next few days, I will finally post this and maybe more of the petitions. But I at least wanted to interrupt this hiatus in which I am stalled in order to let you know about this unique case. END www.uelac.org ... BEGIN United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada Directory of Loyalists Surname Given name Rank Where Resettled Status as Loyalist Proof of Loyalty Lake Christopher Ernest Town Proven UEL List Lake James (Sr.) Ernest Town Proven UEL List Lake John Jr. Ernest Town Expunged UEL List Lake John Sr. Ernest Town Proven UEL List Lake Nicholas Pvt. lot 32 concession 5, Proven UEL List Sydney Township Hastings Co. 200 acres after a brief stay in Addington Co. Lake Thomas Proven UEL List Lake Thomas Sr. Proven More for Christopher Lake: Notes (Expunged, Suspended, Reinstated): Sarah Ward Children: Sarah Ward Proven Descendants: Col. Edward Jessup 1985.07.15; Grand River 1984.08.25; Assiniboine 2017.06.29 (Ivan Chester Forsyth) More for James Lake (Sr): Proven Descendants: Kawartha 1992.06.06 More for James Lake Jr: Notes (Expunged, Suspended, Reinstated): Expunged 1802/May/02 More for James Lake Sr: Proven Descendants: Kawartha 1992.05.15 More for Nicholas Lake: Regiment: Queen's Loyal Rangers Enlistment Date: Fought at Bennington so must have joined around that time. i.e. c. August 1777 Date & Place of Birth: c. 1750 Somerset New Jersey Settled before war: White Creek (Cambridge) Date & Place of Death: c. 1801 Place of Burial: Probably Longwell Cemetery Conc.5 Pt. Lot 35, Sydney Twp, Midland District, Upper Canada Wife Name: Rhoda Bradwell/Broadwell Children: Margaret, Phoebe, Elizabeth, Richard, Polly (Mary), Hannah, Sarah, John, Letty, James Proven Descendants: Bay of Quinte 1986.09.03; Vancouver 1987.09.25; Sir Guy Carleton 1988.07.05; Vancouver 1988.03.21; Sir Guy Carleton 1989.11.02; Bay of Quinte 2013.05.06 (Linda Y. Ketcheson Farrell); Sources: REFERENCES: - IGI '88: - Upper Canada Land Petitions :L3 /3 Vol. 284 - Audit Office Claims; Omissions N.C. Feb. 27 1788 Omitted from Dundas 13, MSS 18,622 P.143 - W.O. Records of Queens Loyal Rangers;1780 - A History of My People and Yours C.N.Mc Millan; - Samul Sherwood's Account Book 1794/95 P.151,152,176,177 - Ontario Land Records, Crown Patent for Lot 36 C. 5 Twp.of Sydney 1801 to Nicholas Lake (from the Abstract book for C. 5 Twp. Of Sydney Hastings County) - Schagticoke (Rensalaer Co. N.Y.) Dutch Reformed Church Baptismal Records: 1750-1896 Information provided by Marg Hall UE More for Thomas Lake: Notes (Expunged, Suspended, Reinstated): See his Petition; read this day; Order in Council 1803/July/23 Proven Descendants: Hamilton 1999.08.10 More for Thomas Lake Sr: Proven Descendants: Kawartha 1999.12.01 END Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:06:53 -0800 From: Annette Truesdell [loyalist-lake-history] BEGIN Saw the following email some months ago and have not had an opportunity to reply until now (all sorts of life challenges get in the way the older we get unfortunately!) From: Wesley Johnston [loyalist-lake-history] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 6:11 AM To: Yahoogroups Cc: KATHERINE ANDREASEN Subject: [loyalist-lake-history] John Lake Jr Puzzle ...So the question is whether the John Jr and James in the pair of 1797 petitions were the sons of John Lake & Margaret Snider? If they were, then we have documentation of more children for them than either Annette or I h ave in our trees. It they were not sons of John & Margaret, then who were they?   We've got a nephew and 2 grand-nephews of Mary Lake Parrott wanting to be declared Mary's legal heirs.  From my notes about Mary Lake regarding this land and inheritance squabble: MARY LAKE: CHILDREN:  "no issue" or childless according to contents of affidavits filed by Nicholas Lake of Rawdon when he petitioned to have Mary's UEL right granted to him as "heir-in-law" in lieu of the bequest of James Parrott's will, granting that right to Nicholas' uncles, "John Lake and James Lake, sons of the late Nicholas Lake, deceased..." In brief: 28 Feb 1850 - James Lake of Sidney files a petition, stating together with his brother John Lake, now deceased, was devised (in James Parrott's will)...Lot 27, 1st Otanabee." James is seeking "satisfaction". 5 Aug 1850 - James Lake, Jr. of Sidney "son and heir of the late John Lake of Sidney" is also making claim for the right to "one half of Lot 27", challenging his uncle James' "sole claim to said Lot..prays...to consider the claim...and grant him his just right." 27 Aug 1850 - Petition and affidavits filed by Nicholas Lake of Rawdon who is the son of Richard Lake of Rawdon, who was the eldest son of Nicholas Lake of Sidney (also referred to as "Nicholas Lake of Ernestown" in other documents) who is named as eldest brother of Mary Lake Parrott.  Nicholas is seeking the right to 200 acres granted Mary in the township of Otanabee, Lot 27, lst Concession. Right to this lot was left in James Parrott's will to "John and James Lake, sons of the late Nicholas Lake, deceased..."  Apparently, this lot was originally granted to Mary as a daughter of UEL, but then "cancelled" and in 1830 granted anew to a Mr. L. Burnham. 1 Aug 1851 - "The Commitee recommended that the written suggestion of the Commissioner of Crown Land be approved and carried into effect. 4 Aug 1851, Approved in Council. Petitioner, (Nicholas Lake of Rawdon) represents that Mary Perrott, wife of James Perrott, who was entitled to 200 acres of land as the daughter of John Lake, UE Loyalist, died without issue and that he is her heir at law and entitled to this...that the eldest son of John Lake, UE Loyalist was Nicholas Lake of Sidney who died about 40 years since, that his eldest son was Richard Lake of Rawdon who died in the year 1817 and that Nicholas Lake of Rawdon is his only son...It will be observed on reference to the Petition of James Lake of Sidney who it appears is a brother of this applicants Father and with him a son (note: this should have read "grandson", referring to James Lake, Jr, heir of the "late John Lake") of Nicholas Lake the brother of Mary Perrott that he claims the UE Right in question under a bequest in the Will of James Perrott. This location, however was recovered by the Government and was, in the year 1830 granted by Patent to Mr. Lachaus Burnham. Under these circumstances coupled with the fact that it has been the practice of the Government to sanction the claim of those of the same blood as the parties entitled in preference to acknowledging any right in the part of a husband of a female child of an UE Loyalist, Petitioner would appear to have a preferable claim to either of the James Lakes whose Petitions have been reported on this day who claim under the Will of James Perrott. Nicholas Lake's claim is allowed, should be subject to the Intestate of his Father, Richard Lake being proved, or positively that Mary Perrot died before him". So, it appears that the bottom line is even though James Parrott wanted to leave the inheritance to Mary's younger nephews James and John, the court decided that her legal heir was instead their older brother Richard, as the party "entitled in preference". Hence in 1851, Richard's son Nicholas became the heir at law in lieu of his uncle and cousin. END AMERICAN LOYALIST CLAIMS Vol 1 Abstracted from the Public Records Office Audit Office Series 13 by Peter Wilson Coldham, F.A.S.C. National Genealogical Society Washington, D.C. 1980 Special Publication No. 45, first edition Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 80-8609 International Standard Book No. 0-915156-45-8 BEGIN LAKE, JOHN; LAKE, NICHOLAS, JR,: HOGAL, JOHN, deceased, by widow Elizabeth Hogal; Cambridge, Albany Co., N.Y. John Lake was taken prisoner at Cambridge by rebel militia Oct. 1776, compelled to take oath against King and to remain peaceable; Aug. 1779, went with Army to Still Water and continued in service until Burgoyne's surrender. Nicholas Lake joined Army at Crown Point. Elizabeth Hogal's husband joined Army at Crown Point Oct. 1776 and was killed in battle at Muloonskoyck Aug. 1777, leaving her a widow with four small children. CLAIMS: John Lake for farm, cattle, crops, and fines paid; Nicholas Lake for seven weeks' confinement in gaol, cattle, etc.; Elizabeth Hogal for farm, cattle, etc. Memorial 6 Dec. 1783 Cambridge. Rejected. END from https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/lake/2415/ BEGIN John Lake of Ernestown, Ontario By Annette Truesdell July 15, 2005 at 03:26:46 I have recently been given documentation that provides more information about John Lake of Ernestown and thought I would pass it on. It has been previously thought that John Lake, son of Nicholas Lake and Mary Johnson/Janszen was born c1728. This year of birth was estimated from his purported age at death in 1835 of 107 years per the oral history found in Claud McMillan's "A History of My People and Yours". McMillan cites an account of his great-aunt Rachel Lake Peck. He writes "A great aunt of this writer was a girl of six years when her great grandparents died in her father's (John Jacob Lake) home, in 1835 at Ernestown. She was impressed as this was the first death she had ever known, and her great grandparents had lived in her home all her life, so their deaths were a shock to her. She was Rachel Lake-Peck who lived beside the writer's father's home at Wyoming, Iowa." I don't know who died at John Jacob Lake's home in 1835 but it apparently wasn't John Lake (Sr.) From copies of the land petition of Mary Lake Parrot, sent to me by Patrick Raetz (descendant of Elizabeth Lake Hogle), it is evident that John Lake was deceased by 1818. Mary Lake Parrot's petition, dated 19 October 1818 reads "... that Maria Parrott personally appeared before the open General Quarter Session of the Peace of this day and was recognized by Magistrates to be the daughter of John Lake of the Township of Ernest Town Deceased a U.E. Loyalist who retained his Loyalty during his life without suspicion of aiding or assisting the Enemy and that her husband James Parrott Esquire did his duty in defense of the Province during the late War." Source: "Public Archives of Canada, Upper Canada Land Petitions "P" Bundle 11, 1816-1819 (RG 1, L 3, Vol. 404) Page 89b, Reel C-2491 (AO)". Therefore, the death date at age 107 in 1835 is in error. Also, since we cannot use the death date of 1835, an assumed birth date of 1728 is also suspect. Patrick suggests, and I agree, that John's birth year was more likely c1718-1720. This birth date is based on John being named AFTER Henry (named the oldest son) in Nicholas Lake's will, but BEFORE Jacobus (b. 25 Sep 1721 per the Lake-Leak-Heath Bible which belonged to Dyna Lake Heath and was published in the Penn. Mag of Hist & Biog., v31 #1, Jan 1907, pg 118). Another error in McMillan's account is that Margaret Snider Lake died in 1835 at age 101. This would mean she would have been born in 1734. If John Lake's wife was the "Margrietje Snyder", bp. 19 Jun 1728 at Millstone DRC per LDS film 1016881, pg 7, dau of Christopher Snyder and Maria Zibring/Zilring, then a death of Margaret Snider Lake in 1835 also is in error. What's the source that Margaret's last name was Snider? other than McMillan? McMillan also says in his book on page 225 that "Margaret Snider Lake saved but two articles of all their possessions. They were her mother's Dutch Bible and a white vessel, with a handle... These were both still in possession of members of the family in Ontario in 1952". McMillan does not state who those family members were. What's more curious is that if there was a bible that belonged to her mother, you would think there would be dates and names for members of her family in it. Do any Lake/Snider descendants know who has this bible? I mean for some of us, 1952 wasn't all that long ago so there must be someone in Canada that knows something about it. Did it really exist? Has anyone seen it or know if anything is written in it. I'd love to hear. END from Wesley Johnston (0.0.988), Jan 2025 BEGIN I noted that the US National Park Service website says that the battle [Battle of Bennington] was fought in two engagements. So, I asked GPT-4o1 about the two engagements and not just one. Take this with caution, but here is what ChatGPT replied. The simplest way to put it is that two different enemy forces arrived at two different times-leading to two consecutive fights rather than a single, continuous engagement. Here's how it played out in more detail: 1. Baum's Detachment: The First Engagement British Plan: British General John Burgoyne sent a mixed force of German (Brunswick) dragoons, Loyalists, and Native allies under Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum to seize military supplies rumored to be stored in Bennington. American Response: New England militia, led primarily by General John Stark and Colonel Seth Warner, learned of Baum's presence near Bennington (actually in Walloomsac, New York) and moved to block and attack him. First Clash (August 16, 1777): Stark's militia overwhelmed Baum's outnumbered and outmaneuvered detachment. The fighting was intense, but by late afternoon, Baum's force was effectively defeated. 2. Breymann's Reinforcements: The Second Engagement Arrival of Breymann: While Stark's men were still mopping up, a second British/German column under Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breymann appeared. Why Reinforcements Came: Burgoyne, learning that Baum was facing unexpected resistance, had dispatched Breymann to bolster Baum's position. However, the reinforcements arrived too late to rescue Baum. Renewed Battle: Breymann launched a fresh assault, catching some American forces off-guard. Stark's militia, soon reinforced by Colonel Seth Warner's Green Mountain Boys, rallied again and managed to drive back Breymann's detachment. 3. Outcome and Consequences Two Distinct Engagements: The timing of Breymann's arrival after Baum's defeat effectively split the Battle of Bennington into two fierce but separate clashes on the same day. Significant Patriot Victory: By the end of the second engagement, both British-German forces had suffered heavy losses or been taken prisoner, denying Burgoyne the supplies and the local Loyalist support he had hoped to gain. Strategic Impact on Saratoga Campaign: The defeat diminished Burgoyne's overall strength and morale, contributing directly to his eventual surrender at Saratoga in October 1777. In short, the reason the Battle of Bennington unfolded in two distinct stages was the arrival of Breymann's reinforcements hours after Baum had already been defeated, forcing the American militia to fight a second engagement on the same day. END from another researcher ... BEGIN Ancestral File (TM) - ver 4.19 DESCENDANCY CHART 04 AUG 1999 Page 1 ================================================================= Maria Or Mariah LAKE (4HR6-NS) Born: Aug 1749 Of Somerset, NJ ================================================================= 1-- Maria Or Mariah LAKE (4HR6-NS) Born: Aug 1749 Of Somerset, NJ sp-James PARROTT (CPRS-P4) Born: Nov 1746 Somerset, New Jersey 2-- Jonathan PARROT (T3DB-6P) Born: Feb 1791 New York sp-Rachel LOCKWOOD (T3DB-7V) Born: Oct 1795 3-- John R. PARROT (T3DB-82) Born: 20 Mar 1818 3-- Roderick PARROT (T3DB-97) Born: 23 Mar 1818 2-- James PARROT (T3DB-BD) Born: 30 May 1798 New York sp-Elizabeth (T3DB-CK) Born: 28 Jul 1794 3-- John PARROT (T3DB-FW) Born: 18 Jun 1821 sp-Hannah HOGLE (T3DB-G3) Born: 13 Nov 1826 4-- Albert PARROT (T3DB-H8) Born: 10 Dec 1827 ================================================================= Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. END from https://whitecreekhistorian.wordpress.com/the-parrott-abduction-raid-of-1781/ BEGIN The Parrott Abduction Raid of 1781 Some background: After Burgoyne’s surrender in 1777 the big battles in the north were over and the British resorted to guerrilla raids from Canada to tie up American resources and terrorize the populace. These took two forms - large raids by Loyalist units accompanied by Indians to wipe out farmsteads and small communities, and smaller “abduction raids” usually carried out by squads of 4 to 8 white men for the purpose of kidnapping prominent citizens, who were then questioned for information and either ransomed back or used in prisoner exchanges. The Mohawk Valley took the hardest hits, as Sir Guy Johnson’s Indian allies took part and were familiar with the area. However, the raiders also struck further east, even into Vermont. At the same time Vermont established itself as an independent country, unwilling to join the new United States until the issue of its boundaries was settled. New York still claimed to the Connecticut River, and New Hampshire had claimed to the “twenty-mile line”, about where the present border is. In 1781, Vermont asserted a claim west to the Hudson River, including present day White Creek. The People Involved: John Younglove: The Younglove family came from New Jersey, John was the son of Isaiah. John and his wife married in Schagticoke and settled in White Creek in 1772. He was a blacksmith and farmer. He was strongly in favor of the Revolution and devoted himself to removing “Tories” from the area and confiscating their land and property. He served in the NY militia, as a member of the Committee of Sequestration, a member of the New York Legislature for ten years, and as a judge in Cambridge. Joseph Bettys: Joe settled in Ball’s Town (Ballston) in 1772 with his parents. An American war hero, he fought with the first US Navy at the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, taking over command of his ship after all the officers were killed and fighting on until it sank under him. He and his surviving men were taken aboard a second ship, which eventually had to surrender to the British. While a prisoner, Bettys was “turned” and joined Jessups Rangers. He was suspected of guiding John Munro’s men in the 1780 raid on Ballston. He himself led a number of raids, was captured and tried as a spy, but pardoned by Washington through the influence of influential Americans in Ballston on the promise of reform. He was soon back to recruiting and raiding in the Ballston area until captured in the winter of 1781-2 with an encrypted message, and was hanged as a spy. James Parrott: James settled in White Creek in 1768, marrying Maria Lake, daughter of John and Maria Lake, and buying a 100 acre farm from his in-laws, which would most likely be in the Van Corlaer/Lake Patent. He had cleared 80 acres by the Revolution and had a log house, barn, and livestock. He was an outspoken loyalist, as were the Lakes, and went north in November of 1776 to Crown Point to wait for Burgoyne to come south. He joined the Captain Peters’ Corps of the Queen’s Loyal Rangers, which later was merged with the King’s Loyal Rangers under Jessup. He fought with the loyalists at the Battle of Bennington. At Burgoyne’s surrender, he went north to Canada. He had a brother John in Massachusetts who took the other side in the war. The Story: On July 18 of 1781, four Loyalist abduction squads left Fort St. John on the Richelieu heading south for the Albany area. John Meyer took seven men to abduct Philip Schuyler, Joseph Bettys took four men to abduct Samuel Stringer near his home of Ball’s Town, Matthew Howard five to abduct John Bleecker in Schaghticoke, and Groves three to abduct a Col. Paine. Lt. Parrot’s squad isn’t mentioned but must have left a day or two later, as circumstances show them a day or two behind the others. Things quickly went wrong. A deserter warned the authorities. Around July 28th, Bettys decided to abandon his target and persuade a young woman to run off with him. His men strongly disagreed, so he told them to pursue the target themselves while he went after the girl. They left him and went back to Canada. Matthew Howard was captured near present day Hoosick Falls. The search for the LeGrange girl Bettys had taken away forced Meyer into hiding and is likely why James Parrot found his way to the south blocked. Little is known of Groves or his target. Meyer and his men remained in hiding until early August and carried out their raid, but only succeeded in abducting two guards and some silverware. After finding the country roused and the way to the south blocked on July 30, James Parrot and his men, number unknown but probably under 7, decided that John Younglove would be a good alternative target. He lived nearby and James was familiar with both Younglove and White Creek. He also had good reason to carry a grudge, as his possessions and land had been seized soon after the Battle of Bennington, almost certainly by John. John Younglove also served on the Committee for Sequestration and was involved in ordering Loyalists out of the country. Parrott scouted out the house, which was most likely near where Barnwalls’ Farm is now, and found it guarded by nine men. Five were in a hay rick nearby (probably sleeping), while four were standing guard. According to the account, Parrott and his men slipped by the hayrick and surrounded the house and called on Younglove to surrender. He replied “fire and be damned, I can fire as fast as you”. When Parrotts men saw a gun being leveled, they opened fire. Apparently the guards took to their heels at this point, but Younglove still refused to surrender, so after shouting at him to get away from the door as they were about to break it down, Parrott fired through it. Mrs. Younglove then opened the door and Parrott found John Younglove lying on the floor, apparently mortally wounded. He and his squad then headed for Canada, probably believing the fleeing guards would bring back reinforcements. There are a few problems with this account. Parrott certainly wouldn’t have left men in the hay rick to shoot at him from behind, so he must have either captured or disarmed them before proceeding. If they had stacked their arms, he could have just quietly removed them. Or perhaps they only had four muskets between them, and shared them as they stood watch. Guns were expensive and many could not afford one. The Aftermath: On the way home, Parrott heard that John Younglove had died, and reported it so, but John actually recovered and died at age 77 in 1821. John became a colonel. He is buried in the White Church Cemetery in Cambridge, NY, USA. James Parrot after the war settled at Ernestown in the Bay of Quinte area of Ontario. (as did his in-laws, the Lakes). He became a land speculator, farmer, and prominent Methodist, a chapel was built on his land in 1792. A bay there is still called “Parrott Bay”. He also served as Lt. Col. of the 1st Battalion of Addington Militia during the War of 1812. He died at age 79 on May 5, 1821 and is buried in Fellows Cemetery. In the late 1790’s, he was reconciled with his brother John, probably through the efforts of Rev. Elijah Woolsey, whom John had conveyed up the Mohawk in 1795. John moved his family to Ontario near James and settled there around 1800. Joe Bettys hid his girlfriend when he got back and was arrested and jailed until he turned her over, but by the time he did the authorities were convinced that if they sent her home Bettys would follow her and repeat the same events, so they did nothing. He was captured near Ball’s Town (Ballston) in the winter of 1781-2 carrying an encrypted message and was tried, convicted, and hanged as a spy in 1782 There are a number of differing accounts of these events, and reconciling them is difficult, but this is the best I can do at this time. Further refinement may happen in the future! END Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:25:25 +0000 (UTC) From: 'Wesley Johnston' via Loyalist Lake Family History One of the things worth noting in James Parrot's deposition [Records->Misc->109.7-3] is that he says that during the time that Captain Hazard Willcox retired to Canada, before returning to combat in New York where he was killed, James Parrot saw him in Canada. This is noteworthy because it places James Parrot in Canada earlier than I had thought. This 8 Feb 1780 contemporary obituary ( https://www.royalprovincial.com/military/rhist/wcomil/wcoobit.htm ) says Capt Willcox died 7 Feb 1780 of wounds received 3 Feb 1780. So, James Parrot was in Canada by 1780. END from https://loyalist.lib.unb.ca/record/papers-1769-1860 BEGIN The Loyalist Collection homepage Papers: 1769-1860. Call Number: HIL-MICL FC LFR .P3F3P3 Category: Family Creator: Parrot Family. Material Description: 1 microfilm textual records 35 mm Background: James Parrot/Parrott (c.1738-1821) was a farmer residing at Little White Creek, Cambridge District, Albany County, New York, at the outbreak of the American Revolution. He joined the British Army at Crown Point in November, 1776, enlisting as a lieutenant in Captain Peters' Corps, the Queen's Loyal Rangers, which later merged with the King's Loyal Americans to become the Loyal Rangers under the command of Major Edward Jessup. James Parrot's property in New York was confiscated by the rebels after he joined the British Army. He served the entire war until his regiment was disbanded in 1783, after which he and his brother, John, received land grants and settled as Loyalists in Ernestown and Fredericksburgh Townships in the Bay of Quinte area of what is now Ontario. James Parrot became a farmer, land speculator and prominent Methodist, and also served as Lt. Col. of the 1st Battalion of Addington Militia during the War of 1812. He married, Mary, the daughter of John Lake/Leake who settled in Ernestown Township. James Parrot died on 22 May 1821. His brother, John, who died about 1830, organized and taught in the first school in Fredericksburgh Township. Contents: The Papers of the Parrot family which have been microfilmed include the following material: correspondence of James Parrot concerning land; militia orders for the Addington Battalion of Militia and a Bordereau of Army Bills received from Peter Smith, 1797-1816; legal documents, including a memorial of the inhabitants of the eastern part of Ernestown, the western part of Camden, Portland and Kingston, to members of the municipal council of the Midland District concerning a road; oaths; deeds of sale from John Low, innkeeper at Beverly, and from John Lovejoy of Amherst, New Hampshire, for land in New Hampshire; James Parrot's commission as a lieutenant in the Loyal Rangers; estimate of losses in New York; deed to Peter Irish from Solomon Ball, Ernestown; and a land grant, 1769-1798. Additional legal documents include: the teaching agreements of John Parrot; land grants to John Lake/Leake, John Shibley and James Parrot; the appointment of trustees for the Methodist Meeting House; and deeds, 1800-1808. The business records of James Parrot include receipts and accounts with the following: Hamilton and Cartwright, 1786-1792; Richard Cartwright, Jr. 1793-1798, 1806-1810; as well as with Peter Smith, Benjamin Fairchild and Stephen Miles, 1786-1860. The business records of John Parrot were microfilmed for 1807 only. The records for 1808-1852 were not included in the microfilm copy of the Papers. Originals: The original records are held by Queen's University Archives. Archival Ref. No.: Queen's A. ARCH 3071; MF 906; F3 A3.8 001 END Ontario Historical Society Papers and Records Vol VI The Society 1905 BEGIN REGISTER OF MARRIAGES BY LUTHERAN MINISTERS Connected with Ebenezer Lutheran Church, in Fredericksburgh, Lennox County. MARRIED BY REV. F. H. GUENTHER, Ev. LUTH. PASTOR. Dec. 7, 1830 .. William Lake and Lucinda Stafford, Portland. Dec. 11, 1830 .. Christopher Craven and Margaret Lake, Portland. MEMBERSHIP AT EBENEZER LUTHERAN CHURCH. MEMBERS IN ERNESTTOWN. NOTE. There was a regular preaching appointment by Rev. Mr. Guenther, in a school-house in sixth concession of Ernesttown, the next school-house west of Switzer's Church, in the same range, and a society existed for years. The following list of members is in Mr. Guenther's handwriting, but no date given. Probably about 1830. T. W.C. John Asselstine, Deacon. Thomas Empey, Deacon. Francis Empey. Mrs. John Asselstine and Daughters. Fletcher Empey. Julia Lake. Mrs. ------ Thompson. Margaret Heston. THE MEETING-HOUSE. It has been a subject of some controversy whether the first Methodist Church at Adolphustown, or that at Parrott's Bay was erected first. Mr. Clark's account book gives some data in regard to this matter also. He was a member of the class in that locality, and appears to have been one of the workmen at the first frame. On the 12th of May, 1792, he began working at the meeting-house, and charges for 12 1/2 days during that month at $1.10 per day. That was the same season that the Adolphustown frame was also erected. It is probable, therefore, that work began almost simultaneously at both places. It will be remembered, however, that Col. James Parrott, who was the principal promoter of it, sold his farm on the front, and moved back to the fourth concession of the township, and the church frame was taken down before its completion, and moved to that locality also. It is probable, therefore, that a or two elapsed before the building was in actual use as a place of worship, while that at Adolphustown was so far completed as to be used during the following winter. The exact date when either of them was used for the first time we have never ascertained. The Napanee Beaver, June 2nd, 1899. END