List of Settlers, Haldimand Township, 1797

Northumberland County

Records of the Bay or Quinte

Haldimand Township, now in Northumberland County, is a little outside the Quinte area but a number of Quinte settlers show up on these lists trying to settle land. Haldimand Township was settled early and the lists below were prepared as "returns" to measure the improvments that had been made. These men were granted land as "settlers" and not as Loyalists and likely came from the States. A few had previously settled in the Quinte area and were trying to get extra land. As of 1794, a settler had only to occupy the lot and build a house to get a patent. Further conditions were added in 1798 requiring settlers to clear and fence 5 acres.

For these Haldimand settlers, Asa Danforth and Aaron Greeley were acting as "agents" for American speculator Keeler, called a 'nominee', who would get a fee for each settler who got a patent. Greeley was an authorized deputy surveyor who settled near Carrying Place in 1795 and then got involved with Danforth. When the scheme came to nothing he returned to the States in 1806. See They Left Their Mark, Surveyors and Their Role in the Settlement of Ontario, John L Ladell, Dundurn, 1993, Chap. 8.

Use these links to jump up and down this web page.

June 1797 - List of settlers
Aug 1797 - List of settlers
May 1799 - List of settlers
June 1799 - List of settlers
Index to some notes in this bundle

Source: Upper Canada Land Petitions, LAC, RG 1 L, 1797, V224, bundle H3, 168, film at AO C-2044

Names transcribed as written and can be a challenge to decifier. Let me know if you think names have been misread.
© Randy Saylor, Jan 2012

1. June 17, 1797 - A List of Settlers in Haldermand [88]
by Danforth & Greeley agents for Keiler?
Council Office, York
June 17, 1797
The [below] is a true list
[signed] Asa Danforth [&] Aaron Greeley
PR [Peter Russell]

Town of Haldermand
Name of Settlers	Lot	Cons
Patrick Moore	4	1 B Front
David H Wyatt	6	Ditto
William B Curtis	7	Ditto
Samuel W Persons	9	Ditto
George Cunningham	10
George Weight	12	2 B Front
Moses Dulittle	13	Ditto
William Bedal	22	Ditto
Nathan Mitchel	14	Ditto
Ichabod Richmond	23	Ditto
Joel Burns	24	Ditto
Rana Perring	26	Ditto
Jinks Weight	9	Ditto
Banjamin Weight	10	1 Town
Isaac Weight	9	Ditto
Samuel Williams	10	Ditto
Rue Honywell	14	Ditto
Elijah Hadeckham	18	Ditto
William Carter	19	Ditto
John Carter	20	Ditto
John Carter Jnr	17	Ditto
Rozel Farguson	27	Ditto
Mathias Morris	11?	Ditto
John Darling	24	Ditto
Abner Spencer	23	Ditto
Daniel Hare	22	Ditto
Willim Stark	29	Ditto
Jasper Stark	27	2 B Front
Thomas Hinman	30	Ditto
Asa Burnham	32	Ditto
John Kelly	35	Ditto
Allen Brone? [Brown]	22	2 Town
William Kelley	35	Ditto
Joseph Phillips	21	Ditto

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Dan Alger	13	1 Town
Ferdinand Grout	26	Ditto
Moses Hinman	26	3
John Waring	17	Ditto
Asa Brentnall	18	Ditto
Moses Hinman Jnr	19	Ditto
Theon Hinman	27	Ditto
Timothy Silver	24	Ditto
Isaiah Honeywell	22	Ditto
Daniel Honeywell	23	Ditto
Charles Jones	26	4
Hurculess Vaughan	34	2

2. Rec'd 29 Aug 1797, Town of Haldermand

Town of Haldermand	Lot	Concession
Stephen Bowerman	7	1
George Baker	7	2
Peter Mastins	6	2 BF
Gideon Bowerman	31	2
David H Wyatt	6	1 BF
Peter Wyatt	6	1
Joel Burns	24	2 BF
Timothy Silver	24	3
Allen Brown	22	2
Jerod Bellamy	16	1
Patrick Moore	4	1 BF
Arthur Cary	4	2 BF
John Stratton	4	1
Joseph Lane	23	2
Joseph Farrington	22	2 BF
Thomas Hinman	30	1
Theron Hinman	27	3
Joseph Phillips	21	2
Amso Anson	20	3
Matthias Morris	13	2
Charles Jones	26	4
George Weight	12	2 BF
Dan Alger	13	1
Moses Doolittle	13	2 BF
Nathan Mitchell	14	2 BF
John Carter	19	1
William Carter	17	1
John Carter Jr	18	1
Isaiah Honeywell	22	3
Daniel Honeywell sen	23	3
John Brown	12	1
Ferdinand Grout	16	1
Hercules Vaughan	34	2
John Kelly	35	1
Ichabod Richmond	23	2
Rana Perring	26	2

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Jenks Weight	9	2 BF
Isaac Weight	9	1
Benjamin Weight	10	2 BF
Samuel Williams	10	1
Rice Honeywell	14	1
Rosewell Ferguson	27	1
John Darling	24	1
Abner Spencer	23	1
Daniel Hare	22	1
Asa Danforth	29	1
Jasper Stark	27	2 BF
Asa Burnham	32	1
Aaron Greeley	33	1
John Kelly	34	1
William Kelly	35	2
Jaohn Warring	17	3
Asa Brentnall	18	3
Christopher Winter	20	3
Nathan Bradley	16	3
Bays M Eddys	16	2 BF
Gaius Dean	20	2 BF
Erastus Dean	17	2 BF
Peres Cooper	13	2
Jospeh Lane	23	3
Joseph Keeler	1	1 BF
Joseph Keeler	2	2 BF
Joseph Keeler	2	1 BF
Joseph Keeler	1	2 BF

[signed] Asa Danforth, Aaron Greeley
Signed & sworn 1st Sept 1797 in Council
[signed] Peter Russell

3. 1 May 1799 - A List of Settlers in the Township of Haldimand
Stating the Improvements each one has made and his place of residence

Joseph Keeler	1 & 2 in front - about 100 acres clear
Patrick Moore	4 in front - about 7 acres clear
David H Wyatt	6 in front - about 6 acres clear
Moses Dulittle	13 in front - about 10 acres clear
Geoorge McCalping?	14 in front - about 3 acres clear
Nathaniel Michael	14 in 2nd Broken Front - about 3 acres clear
Bays Eddy	16 in 2nd Broken Front - about 5 acres clear
Gaius Deane	20 in front - about 20 acres clear
Joseph Farrington	22 in front about 10 acres partly clear, said to be gone to the States
Ichabod Richmond	23 in front - about 3 acres partly clear and a small framed house partly finished gone to the States; claimed by Gaius Deane by purchase
John Grover	23 in rear of the front lot, about 4 ares partly clear
Joel Burns	24 in front about 6 acres partly clear, residing in Lower canada - claimed by Gaas Deane by Purchase

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Rany Perring	26 in front - about 6 acres clear
Joseph Starks	27 in front - about 3 acres the samll bushes cut down - gone to the States
Asa Danforth	29 in front - about 1 acre partly clear
Thomas Hinman	30 in front - about 15 acres clear
Asa Burnham	32 in front - about 45 acres clear claimed by Mr Greeley
Aaron Greeley	33 in front - about 55 acres clear
John Kelly	35 in front - about 10 acres clear
John Heverland	4 in 1st Con - about 3 acres clear
Timothy Pettit	5 in 1st Con - about 5 acrs clear
Peter Wyatt	6 in 1st Con a very triffling clearing cut down
Stephen Boardman	7 in 1st Con - about 8 acres aprtly cleare living at the Bay of Quinty
Isaac Wait	9 in 1st Con - about 5 acres clear
Samuel Williams	10 in 1st Con - about 4 acres clear
Rice Honewell	11 in 1st Con - about 2 acres clear and a sawmill erected
Peter Irish	13 in 1st Con - about 30 acres clear
John Brown	12 in 1st Con - about 12 acres clear
William Carter	17 in 1st Con - about 3 1/2 acres clear
John Carter	18 in 1st Con - about 3 1/2 acres clear

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John Carter	19 in 1st Con - about 8 acres clear
Ferdinand Grout	26 in 1st Con - about 4 acres clear
Rosewell Ferguson	27 in 1st Con - about 4 acres clear
John Kelly	35 in 1st Con - about 12 acres clear
Abner Psencer	23 in 1st Con - about 40 acres clear
John Darling	24 in 1st Con - about 20 acres clear
Mathias Morris	13 in 2nd Con - about 2 acres partly clear
Joseph Philips	21 in 2nd Con - about 12 acres clear
Danile Hare	22 in 1st Con - about 12 acres clear
Gideon Boardman	31 in 2nd Con - about 3 acres aprtly clear living at the Bay of Quinty
Allen Brown	22 in 2nd Con - about 10 acres clear
Nathan Brady	16 in 3rd Con - about 10 acres clear
Stephen Hare	18 in 3rd Con - a triffling clearing cut down living at the Bay of Quinty
Daniel Honeywell	23 in 3rd Con - about 3 acres clear
Christopher Winters	20 in 3rd Con - about 3 acres clear
Charles Jones	26 in 4th Con - about 5 acres clear
Ebenezer Allen	24 in 3rd Con - about 10 acres clear
Arthur Kary	4 in 2nd Con Broken Front - a triffling clear about 2 days work done
George Baker	7 in 2nd Broken Front - about 8 acres partly clear living at the Bay of Quinty
Jincks Waits	9 in 2nd Broken Front - about 1 acre clear
Benjamin Waits	10 in 2nd Broken Front - about 1 acre clear

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William Curtis	7 in Front - about 1 acre partly clear living at Kingston

NB. Partly cleared meaning about the half the work done to make it read for use
[signed] A. Jones D.P.S.
1st May 1799

[Fold Note] Rec'd 7 May 1799

4. York, 18th June 1799 - A Statement of the Settlement of the Township of Haldimand
at this time made by those persons who were returned as actual settlers by Asa Danforth and Aaron Greeley in August 1797 at Niagara

Lot, Con	Settlers Names	Remarks on the Improvement and settlers showing their situation
Con 1
Broken Front
Lot	Names	Remarks on the improvements & showing their situation
1 & 2	Joseph Hesler	A family settler and large improvement
4	Patrick Moore	A family settled and improved
6	David H Wyatt	A family settled and improved
1?	George Cunningham	No improvement. A single man living in the Township of Sidney Midland District the Devd? Apr??d
Concession 2
Broken Front
1 & 2	Joseph Hesler
4	Auther Curry	A Single man and has been obliged to live with his father in law to help support a needy family Patrick Moore and consquently made no improvemnet
6	Peter Martin	No improvement but settled in the Township of Hallowell
9	Jinks Weight }	Men of families and improved and part of the time on their lots and part of the time in the Townhsip of Hallowell Midland District
10	Benjamin Weight }	[ditto]
12	George Weight }	[ditto]
13	Moses Dolittle	A Family settler and improved
14	Nathan Mitchell	A Family settler and improved
16	Buys M Eddy	No improvement. A Single man and resides in the Township
17	Erastus Dean	No improvement. A Single man and resides in the Township
18 & 19	Asa Danforth
20	Gaius Dean	A Family settler and improved
22	Joseph Farrington	No improvement not in the Country

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2 Concession
Broken Front
23	Ichabod Richmond	A Family, a small improvement and is settled in the Township of Fredericksburg Midland District
24	Jos? Burns	A family. A small improvement and not know where he is but said to be in the Lower Province
26	Rana Perring	A family settled and improved
27	Jasper Stark	No improvement not in the Country

1 Con
4	John Straton	the Deed issued to John Haviland
6	Peter Wyatt	A single man no improvement but has resided in the Township ever since the above return to help his father support his family David H Wyatt
7	Stephen Bowerman	Report to Mr Rogers
8	Isaac Weight	Report to Mr Rogers
10	Samuel Wilkins	A family settled and improved
12	John Brown	A family settled and improved
13	Dan Alger	A family settled in the Township of Hallowell Midland District. A large improvement made on the lot by Peter Irish.
14	Rice? Honeywell	Has improved and built a sawmill himself and family settled in Augusta Eastern District
17	William Caster	A single man settled and improved
18	John Caster Jnr	A single man settled and improved
19	John Caster Senr	A family settled and improved
22	Daniel Hare	A family settled and improved
23	Abner Spencer	A family settled and improved

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1 Con
24	John Darling	A family settled and improved
26	Ferdinand Grout	A family settled and improved
27	Rosewell Ferguson	A family settled and improved
29	Asa Danforth
30	Thomas Hinman	A family settled and improved
32	Asa Burnham	A single man settled and improved
33	Aaron Greeley	A single man settled and improved
34	John Kelly	A family settled and improved

Con 2
7	George Baker	Refered to Mr Rogers
13	Mathias Morris	A single man made a small improvement has resided in the Province ever since the above return and is now at work on the road with Asa Danforth
21	Joseph Philips	A single man settled and improved
22	Allen Brown	Improved and has always resided in the Township since the above return. A single man
23	Joseph Lane?	No improvement settled with a family in the Township of Hallowell Midland District
31	Gideon Bowerman	Refered to Mr Rogers
34	Hercules Vaughan	No Improvement resided in the Township of Sidney in the Midland District untill the last of May when accidentally shot by an indian. His heir John Vaughan of Hamilton
35	William Kelly	No improvement but settled in the Township of Sidney Midalnd District. A single man.

Concession 3
16	Nathan Bradley	A family settled and improved
17	John Warring }	No improvement and not known where they are
18	Asa Brentnall }	[ditto]
20	Amos Anson }	[ditto]

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Concession 3
22	Isaiah Honeywell	A family settled and improved
23	Danile Honeywell	A single man but a small improvement but has resided in the Township ever since the above return
24	Timothy Silver	Improved and settled by a family himself and family settled in the Township of Thurlow Midland District
27	Theon Hinman	A single man. No improvement the son of Thomas Hinman settled on No 30 in Front wher ethey have resided and made a large improvement.
York	18th June 1799	[signed] Aaron Greeley
[Fold note]	Rec'd 22 July 1799

5. Index of Notes from the bundle above.

Asabel Jerome	19 Apr 1808	Paid patent fees lot 7, broken front
William Carter	13 May 1801	certify William Carter has 10 acres clear and a house lot 17, Con 1, Isaiah Hall JP
John Carter Jr	13 May 1801	certify John Carter Jr has 10 acres clear and a house lot 19, Con 1, Isaiah Hall JP
William Carter	12 June 1802	Certify 10 acres cleared lot 17, Con 1, good lohg house and now settled, A Chisholm JP
William Carter	6 Feb 1817	Certify he did his duty in the Northumberland Militia in the late War, Zacharius Burnham Capt.
Arthur Carry	17 July 1800	swears that he has a house 16 ft square and 5 acres clered on Lot 6, 2nd Con, J Small JP
Isaiah Honeywell	19 Apr 1827	paid survey fees for 200 acres
Isaiah Honeywell	5 Mar 1827	oa th of Allegiance before Richd Hare JP
Isaiah Honeywell	5 Mar 1827	Certify that Isaiah Honeywell is an old settler resides on lot 22, Con 3, large improvemenets with houses and out houses and good conduct during late war. Age and infirmities is incapable of going far from home. W Bietta JP and Richd Hare JP
Bays Manchester Eddy	9 Dec 1831	Certify acquainted with him about 30 years, respected inhabitant, did his duty during late war. Laskins Burnham JP
Daniel Honeywell	22 Feb 1809	Paid patent fee
Arthur Carry	25 Feb 1809	Patrick Moore agent paid patent fees
Bays M Eadeus	10 Dec 1831	enetered into Plan lot 16 2nd Range from Lake otherwise called concession A
Bays M Eddy	13 Dec 1831	paid survey fee