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| Records of the Bay of Quinte The petition below deal with fixing the base line for Thurlow Township, Hastings County in 1824. This issue was first raised by the inhabitants in 1810 and again in 1836. Source: © Randy Saylor, transcribed Apr 2008 |
[64 a&b] To His Excellency Major General Sir Peregrine Maitland Knight Commander of the most Honorable Military Order of the Bath Knights of the Russian Order of St George and of Will? In the Netherlands &c &c &c in Council We your Excellencys petitioners humbly implore that this our petition may be granted which is that the base Line which has been run by His Majesty's Surveyor Mr Cuth?? may stand which has been sworn to or which may be seen by referring to the Clerk of the County where the Oath is deposited and We your Petitoners of the Township of Thurlow would sustain a great loss by having the Base line altered and we trust and confide that the goodness and clemency of your Excellency will not permit any other Base line to be run and We your Petitioners have settled according to the Old Survey of which the Base line was run by External and internal offsets where we your Petitioners being the oldest settlers have erected our buildings and made our improvements accordingly and your petitoners as in Duty bound will ever Pray March 17th 1824 [Signed] William Bell Thomas Weston Coonrad Frederick George Redick Frederick Post William Post John his X mark Post Daniel Young Lot no 31 John W Maybee of Thurlow Lot no 29 Wm McMullen No 28 Caleb Palmer no 31 first concession Andrew Kennedy [Rennedy??] David Fairman Thomas M Town James Lindsey Peter Vanlot James his X mark McGrow George Fairman ?? Stephen Lawrence Daniel Lawrence Peter Holmes Daniel Lawrence junior John his X mark Palmer Stephen F Bell William B Bell William Fairman Senr Nathaniel Miller Joseph P Huyck John his X mark Fairman |
| [64d - and 64c] Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of Thurlow Praying authority to survey, at their own expense, the base line of the Township. Govt House April 1, 1824 The Surveyor General is requested to report hereon for the information of the Hon Ex Council By Command Petition of the Inhabitants of the first concession of the Township of Thurlow Midland District |
| [64e] To His Excellency ???? ???? Lieut Govr of the Province of UC &c &c In Council The Petition of sundry of the Inhabitants of the Township of Thurlow in the Midland District Humbly Representeth That your Excellencys Petitioners having settled in the Eighth and Ninth concessions of said Township, now find ourselves subject to much inconvenience, arising from the impossibility of ascertaining the boundaries of our Lands, in consequence of the Lines never having been run between the Seventh and Eighth and eighth and Ninth Concessions in thsi Township We therefore humbly pray that your Excellency would be pleased to order these lines to be run, and stakes set up, and your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray Thurlow April 2nd 1825 [signed] Thomas Dix John Phillips Jacob Dafoe Jacob Young Jacob Mitts Thomas Halstead William Emerson H N Griffin?? Archibald Griffin?? Jacob Gardanier? |
| [64] To His Excellency Sir Peregrine Maitland Knight Commander of the most Honorable Military Order of the Bath Lieutenant Govenor of the Province of Upper Canada and major General Commanding His Majestys Forces therein &c &c In Council The Petition of sundry Inhabitants of the Township of Thurlow in the Midland District Humbly Sheweth That where the base line of the township of Thurlow has never been correctly run out divers disputes have arisen and are likely to arise respecting it. Your petitioners humbly pray that your Excellency in Council may be pleased to order a Deputy Surveyor to survey and establish the same at the expense of your petitioners, who as in duty bound will ever pray Jacob Katyebach [should be Jacob Ketchabaw - thanks to Bonny Campbell for this.] John Roblin David French George Fairman Wm McMullen Wm McDonell James Harris John Taylor George Bleecker William Zwick John Carscallen Andrew Ransier Thomas Weston John Palmer Wm Fairman William Hall Richard Dohkloom?? John Caniff [Notes on the fold, 64f] Petition of Inhabitants of Thurlow No 64 Government House 3rd May 1825 Referred to the Surveyor General to report hereon for the information of His Excellency The Lieut Governor It does not appear that any survey has ever been made of the 8th and 9th Concession lines in the Township of Thurlow, a Survey thereof may therefore be made at the expense of the petitioners, if it be your Excellency's pleasure for the Lieut Gov SGO 10th May 1825 ?? Ridout In Council 11th May 1825 It appears by the report of the Surveyor General, that no actual survey has been made of the 8th and 9th Concessions of Thurlow, altho' the lots under grant are described by imaginary metes and bounds The Committee - respectfully recommend that an actual survey be now made to correspond to the Titles , notwithstanding so long occupation and improvements, but to effect this safely, the Petitoners - proprietors should assent to such a measure WDP Sent a copy of the whole to the Surveyor generals 28 May 1825 Entered in land Book M page 330 See T16, No 4 |
| COMMENTS I assume David and George FAIRMAN are the sons of John FAIRMAN Sr. UE. I am not sure who the John listed is as John Sr. died 1826 or 1827 so don't know how active he was just before that, and John Jr. was likely in Sophiasburgh Tp well before that. George FAIRMAN is buried at Vanderwater Cem in Sidney Tp, and David moved c1830 to Seymour Tp. Source: email Peter Johnson, Apr 24, 2008 |