64. William YELLAND
My branch of the Yelland family appears to have originated in South Tawton; John, born in South Tawton in 1734 (his ancesters were also born there), moved to Hallwill by Holworthy, where all his children were born; Richard, born in Hallwill in 1764, married in Bratton Clovely and then moved to Thrushelton, where all his children were born; William, born in Thrushelton in 1797, died in Bratton Clovely but is buried in Thrushelton (four miles away); all William's children were born in Thrushelton; William, born in 1832, moved to Canada 1 Jun 1851.
William, son of Richard Yelland and Mary, his wife, was christened, 21 May 1797 by John T. Spry, Vicar, in the Parish of Trushelton.
He was married 17 Nov 1829 by Banns with consent of parents, by H.G. Salter, Curate, Parish of Thrushelton. Witnesses were Roger Northcott and John Northcott (Thomasin's brothers).
His will was written very shortly before he died at age 65. It was written on April 4, 1862 and he was buried on April 8, 1862. He lived at Glebe House in the village of Bratton Clovely, Devon at the time of his death. The total worth of his effects at the time of his death was less than 100 Pounds (house and premises containing two dwellings). In his will he left his house and premises to his two daughters, Mary and Grace. The rest of his possessions he left to his wife, Thomasin and his son, Benjamin. He did not leave anything to his son, William, possibly because he had given William an amount of money to emigrate to Canada in 1851. SOURCE: William's Will
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941 Record for William Yelland:
Wills 1862 - Page 170
YELLAND William
Effects under £100.
19 June - The Will of William Yelland late of the Parish of Thrushelton in the County of Devon, Labourer deceased who died 4 April 1862 at Thrushelton aforesaid was proved at Exeter by the oaths of Thomasin Yelland of Thrushelton aforesaid Widow the Relict and Benjamin Yelland of the same place Labourer the Son the Executors.He died at Bratton Clovely 4 Apr 1862, but he was buried at Thrushelton. Burial on 8 April 1862 of William Yelland of Thrushelton, aged 65 years: Parish Registers, Thrushelton Burials 1830-77.
His will was proved at Exeter on 19 Jun 1862 by the oaths of Thomasin Yelland of Thrushelton aforesaid Widow, the Relict and Benjamin Yelland of the same place, Labourer, the son, the Executors..
He worked as an Innkeeper in 1829 at the time of his marriage; He was an agriculture Labourer on the 1841 Census; an Innkeeper on the 1851 Census; a Beer Retailer on the 1861 Census; and a laborer in 1862, at the time of his death, as stated in his Will. On the marriage certificate of Grace Yelland, his daughter, in 1868, it was stated that he was a Publican.
1841Census for Thrushelton, Devon, England - film #241316
1851Census for Thrushelton, Devon, England - film #221033 P. 357-379
Devon Record Office, Castle St., Exeter, EX4 3PU, England.My first contact and original source of information on the Census Records was Grace Yelland: 872 Wolseley Road; Plymouth, Devon, PL5 1JY, England; Tel: Plymouth (0752) 362265, 8 Mar 1989.
William was an innkeeper at "Little Wils Pit," Thrushelton. He had a daughter Grace, Born Dec 1, 1845, who married Samuel Fishleigh Allin on April 30, 1868 at Thrushelton. This couple, with 3 children, including a set of twins, emigrated to Peterborough, Ontario, in 1872. Other children were born after their arrival in Canada. William and Thomasin also had a son, William, born in 1832 who emigrated alone to Peterborough before Grace & Samuel, 1 June 1851. He was a carriage maker in Peterborough and was the Mayor in 1896-1898. This information came from Katherine Clifton of Burlington, Ontario.
Thomasin, daughter of William Northcote and Thomasin his wife was christened 21 May 1799, by John T. Spry, Vicar, Parish of Thrushelton
Buried on 22 November 1877, Thomasine Yelland of Whiteborough, aged 79 years: Parish Registers, Thrushelton Burials 1830-77
The Branch family bible, page 1, kept by Burritt Branch, shows Jonathan Sweeting Snr's marriages and his family's births: His marriage to Martha Marriott, 7 Aug 1809, and births of her seven children; his marriage to Hannah (Anna) Collings, 15 Jan 1824, and births of her four children.
It shows: "Jonathan Sweeting borne October 2 1788."
Copy of bible in possession of Carol Faye Branch Mason.The Branch family ties into the Yelland family through:
Cuthbert Branch married Mary Sweeting, 19 Oct 1850.
Mary's father, Jonathan Sweeting Snr, married Hannah (Anna) Collings, 15 Jan 1824, his second wife.
Mary's sister, Elizabeth Fidelia Sweeting, married William Yelland, 1 Sep 1857.1861 Census for Peterborough, Ontario, shows Jonathon Sweeting, Jr, 33, farmer, living with his wife, Jane, 27, 3 sons, 1 daughter, and his father, Jonathon Sweeting, Sr, 73, and his wife, Hannah, 60.
Obituary from the Peterborough Examiner: SWEETING At Peterborough, on the 15th Feb. 1868, Mr. Jonathan Sweeting, father-in-law of Mr. Wm. Yelland, aged 79 years.
Obituary from the Peterborough Review 21 Feb 1868: SWEETING At Peterborough, on the 15th instant, Mr. Jonathan Sweeting, father-in-law of Mr. Wm. Yelland, aged 79 years.
Jonathan Sr. died in 1868. He left a rather complicated will. Included in the will were children from his first marriage who now lived in USA and Australia. Also of course included were the two girls who were sisters of Jonathan Jr., Mary (Sweeting/Branch) and Betsy Fedeliah (Sweeting/Yelland). Jonathan Sr. was eighty when he died.
In 1832 Jonathan Sweeting with his wife Annah and two children, Jonathan Jr and Thomas, sailed from Stoksley England to become pioneers in Upper Canada. They sailed across the Atlantic, up the St. Lawrence by bateau and down Lake Ontario to Cobourg. This was the year of the great cholera plague. Thousands died in ships en route and many more in quarantine at Grosse Isle near Quebec. Susanna Moodie in her famous book, "Roughing It In the Bush" has excellent chapters on the cholera problems of 1832 and the Journey up Country which would be very much like that of the Sweeting family in the same year. Mercifully our ancestors were immune. From Cobourg they traveled overland to Gore's Landing then by boat across Rice Lake and up the Otonabee to the town of Peterborough. Their journey ended probably in mid-summer at Lot 20, Concession 9 of Smith Township which they bought from one James Robertson on the 5th of July 1832. They just had time to build themselves a small log cabin near a spring just back from the concession boundary before winter came on. This was their home until they eventually built a log house with three rooms downstairs and one bedroom upstairs.
The Sweeting family history states, "Johnathon (note spelling) and Anna came to Canada in July 1832 and bought the homestead farm. They first built a small cabin out where the well at the road now is. Later he built the log house with 5 rooms downstairs and 1 room upstairs where they could live more comfortably. He cut the timber and cleared the land.
LAND DEED INFORMATION: The E1/2 of Lot 20 Concession 9 Township of Smith was deeded by the Crown to John Sparrow on the 22nd of Oct 1823 and deeded by said Sparrow to James Robertson on 3 Dec 1825 and on the 5th day of July 1832 to Jonathan Sweeting.
The North west quarter of said lot 20 was granted by the Crown to Nathan Purdy on the 24th day of Nov 1824 and by Nathan Purdy to Thomas Webster on the 13th day of August 1827 and by Thomas Webster on the 31st day of December 1838 to Jonathan Sweeting.WILL: Probated 3 Mar 1868 in county of Peterborough. Was a farmer.
Information sent from England by Bill Herriman in January 2003 states that Jonathan Sweeting Snr's father was also named Jonathan Sweeting. This is questionable because Jonathan had 2 sons named Jonathan Jr. & the one of these that survived & married had a son Jonathan III.
Lakefield Cemetery records confirm birth & death information, except they state that he died in Peterborough, Ontario.
Trent Valley Archives shows she was possibly born in 1799, but her Death Record, 27 Mar 1878, says she was 84 years old.
The IGI shows Hannah Collins baptised 21 May 1793 and her mother is Mary Collins. She died at 84 years old on 27 Mar 1878. She would have been 84 on 21 May 1877 and would not be 85 until 21 May 1878.
Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 shows her baptism date as 20 Jul 1792 at Heptonstall, St Thomas Parish, and her parents are Ralph and Mary Collings.
The Branch family bible, page 1, kept by Burritt Branch, shows Jonathan Sweeting Snr's marriages and his family's births: His marriage to Martha Marriott, 7 Aug 1809, and births of her seven children; his marriage to Hannah (Anna) Collings, 15 Jan 1824, and births of her four children.
Copy of bible in possession of Carol Faye Branch Mason.The Branch family ties into the Yelland family through:
Cuthbert Branch married Mary Sweeting, 19 Oct 1850.
Mary's father, Jonathan Sweeting Snr, married Hannah (Anna) Collings, 15 Jan 1824, his second wife.
Mary's sister, Elizabeth Fidelia Sweeting, married William Yelland, 1 Sep 1857.She was a Baptist and her parents were born in England.
Source: 1871 Canada Census Reel no. C9987, Div 2, Page 77.1841 Census for Whitby, Yorkshire, England shows a Richard Sweeting, 40, Publican; living with Hannah Sweeting, 50, and John Sweeting, 15, Ship Wright.
Hannah's death announcement, dated March 28th, 1878 indicated the funeral of the late Annah Sweeting will leave the residence of her son, Jonathan Sweeting, 9th Concession of Smith, tomorrow, Friday 29. The Sweeting scrapbook states that her name was Hannah but that she was generally called Annah.
Lakefield cemetery records spell her name 'Anna'.
70. Robert JACKSON
In the 1861 and 1871 Census, there is a Thomas Jackson, born abt 1810, Ireland, and his wife, Elizabeth, born abt 1806, living next door to Patrick Creamer. This is possibly Robert's brother.
72. John GILL
Free BMD shows John Gill died 4Q, Dec 1871, at 95 years, Norwich, Norfolk, Vol 4b, Page 125.
FreeReg shows his occupation as cordwainer on James' baptism.
In the 1841 England Census, John, 65, China Man., born in Norfolk, and Susanna, 65, born in Norfolk, were living in St Peter Manscroft, Norwich, at Station House, St Giles, Broad Street.
73. Susanna HOLMES
Free BMD shows a Susanna Gill died 4Q Dec 1850, at Norwich, Norfolk, Vol 13, Page 222.
81. Isabella BUTLING
In the IGI it shows her birth name is Isabella Butling and her mother is Luana Butling, but it shows her name on her marriage to Charles Smith is Isabella Butlin.
82. John Thomas READ
The IGI shows a John Read married to a Louisa Bellet in 1840, in Staplegrove, Sommerset, England. John's birth is stated as abt 1815, Staplegrove, Sommerset, England, and Louisa's birth is stated as abt 1819, Staplegrove, Sommerset, England.
FreeBMD shows a Thomas Read married to a Louisa Collins in the 4th Quarter 1841 in Bedminster, Sommerset, England.
The 1891 Census shows him as a widower, a government agent for reformatory and industrial schools, and living with his son-in-law, Frederick Smith, Lucretia's husband.
His will was probated 2 Jul 1894.
83. Louisa COLLINS
The IGI shows a John Read married to a Louisa Bellet in 1840, in Staplegrove, Sommerset, England. John's birth is stated as abt 1815, Staplegrove, Sommerset, England, and Louisa's birth is stated as abt 1819, Staplegrove, Sommerset, England.
FreeBMD shows a Thomas Read married to a Louisa Collins in the 4th Quarter 1841 in Bedminster, Sommerset, England.
84. Richard EVANS
In the 1841 Census for Chew Magna, North Elm Tything; there is a George Evans, 17, living with Richard Evans, 50, Farmer; Mary, 45; Ann, 20; Richard, 18; John, 15; and Jemima, 10.
In the 1851 Census for the Parish of Stanton Drew, Somerset; Richard, Head, 63, Farmer of 100 acres employing 1 Ag Lab; Mary, wife, 60, Farmers wife; John, son, unmarried, 27, Farmers son; Henry, son, unmarried, 23, Farmers son; Jemima, daur, unmarried, 20, Farmers daur; all born in Chew Magna, Somerset
In the 1861 Census for Chew Magna, Tything of North Elm, Henry Evans, Head, Unmarried, 34, Farmer of 90 acres employing 2 men; Mary, mother, widow, 68; both born in Chew Magna; Ann Broadriff, Neice, 14, house servant, born in Stanton Drew, Somerset; Henry Sherborne, nephew, 5, Scholar, born in Chew Magna; living at Stanton Road.
85. Mary
In the 1861 Census for Chew Magna, Tything of North Elm, Henry Evans, Head, Unmarried, 34, Farmer of 90 acres employing 2 men; Mary, mother, widow, 68; both born in Chew Magna; Ann Broadriff, Neice, 14, house servant, born in Stanton Drew, Somerset; Henry Sherborne, nephew, 5, Scholar, born in Chew Magna; living at Stanton Road.
In the 1871 Census for Bedminster, Bristol, there is a Jane Jeffries, Head, Widow, 84; Mary Evans, Widow, 80 Sister; Harriet Hamley, Widow, 78, Sister; all born in Somerset
87. Ann
The 1841 Census for St Augustine the Less, Bristol, states she was born in the same county.
88. Charles ROLSTON
Charles appears on P. 31 of Henry Sharpe Rolston's Family History. This is the start of Henry Sharpe's written history of the Rolston family in the direct line to Henry Sharpe Rolston, himself.
He and David, his brother, were the first of the Irish family to come to Canada. They arrived in London, ON, from Ireland in 1846, after a six week voyage on a sailing ship, with their wives and family.
Mary Ann was a sister of David James Rolston's wife, Nancy.
The inscription on their monument is as follows:
"In Loving Memory of
Francis Gore Fairchild
Born 1820 - Died 1897
Also his faithful wife
Priscilla J. Harris
Born 1820 - Died 1862
* * * * *
FAIRCHILDFrom The History of Brant County, page 188:
Francis is a native of Oakland Township. His father and mother both emigrated from the United States. Francis was born on the 11th of April, 1820. He married Pricilla J. Harris on the 16th of June 1842, the children of this union being Melissa, Helen M., James H., Francis A., Isaac E., Ruby A., and Alberta, all living. His wife dying April 27th 1862, he married a second time, in 1867, his wife's former name being Eliza Margins [Marquis]. There are no children by this marriage. Mr. Fairchild is a farmer, has held a commission as first lieutenant in the Canadian Militia, and for fifteen years filled the office of deacon of the Baptist Church, of which both his wifes were members.
Death Notice - A.N. Baldwin
Dec 1873 , Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, USA
Death of A.N. Baldwin, age 51, of consumption, at home on his farm between Berwick and Greenbush
Mr. Newton Baldwin, who lately purchased and has since occupied the Conger property on Mulberry Street, died at his farm between Berwick and Greenbush, Warren County, at an early hour on Tuesday morning. Mr. Baldwin died of Consumption, from which he has suffered for years. He went down to his farm last week, to attend to some business, and was there compelled to take to his bed, from which he never arose.
95. Phoebe Ann LEWIS
She died at 91 years old.
The 1910 US Census for Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, shows Ida Fairchild as head of household, Widow, living with her son Charles N. and her mother, Phoebe A. Baldwin, Widow.
Formal portrait of three daughters of Eliphalet Lewis and Mary Ann Mills - Mary Amanda Lewis Phelps b. 1838, Susan Elizabeth Lewis Chaplin b. 1841, and Phebe Ann Lewis Baldwin b. 1826
98. John McKEAND
John's wife, Helen (Ellen), was a widow when she died in 1867. John probably died before 26 Sep 1832, when his wife, Ellen McKeand, was granted 200 acres of land.
All John's seven children's IGI records say their parents are John McKeand and Helen Taylor, and they are all born in Scotland.
This John is probably the John McKeand in the Family Search IGI, Batch C119012, christened 13 Mar 1771 in Wigtown, Wigtown, Scotland, son of William McKeand and Grizel Thompson. All John's children were in the same Batch, C119012.
The IGI shows a John McKeand, son of John McKeand and Helen Taylor, christened 6 Jul 1802, in Wigtown, Penninghame, Scotland, on Film 7334713, not Batch C119012.
In the 1861 Nova Scotia Personal Census by Ages, she is listed next to Samuel McCan as: Ellen McCan, with 2 males and 1 female. Her husband, John McKeand, was dead.
There are several "McKeands" buried in the Wentworth Cemetery, which could be related to Jessie:
Ellen (Helen) 1777 - 1867 Wife of John? - probably Jessie's mother
(Ref: LDS Tape 1294778 and NS Vital Stats, Death - Helen McKeand - Widow - died August 21, 1867 at 91 years at Wentworth, of old age - Informant - John Henderson; probably Jessie's husband, Helen's Son-in-Law.)Vital Stats, Death, Cumberland County, NS, Register No. 573, 21 Aug 1867, says her maiden name was Taylor and she was born in Ireland.
26 Sep 1832, (Grant: Old No. 1879, Bk. R, P. 6.) Ellen Mckeand of Wallace was granted 200 acres of land situate in Wallace, for one Peppercorn (a very small payment used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract) of yearly rent.
100. Jacob Griffin PURDY
Jacob Griffin is the sixth generation of Francis1 Purdy.
Jacob Griffin made a trip from Westchester, NS to White Plains, NY in 1810 to visit his uncle Jacob. While there, he fell in love with his first cousin, Sarah. They travelled to NS with luggage and her stove. Henry Purdy came from Ft. Lawrence NS to marry them. The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. Thomas G. Smith, of Londonderry. Sarah was always known as the American lady with the stove. Jacob and Sarah lived near Gabriel and Esther, at a place they named Greenville after one of their hymns, later changed to Westchester, NS
In the 1868/9 Directory of NS he is listed as a farmer and Justice of the Peace. Jacob is in Schoolmaster Brown's book 1831 for contributing lumber for the schoolhouse. He was a Wesleyan Methodist. He operated a saw mill. His farm was later known as the James Meikle place. (200 acres, Little Remsheg, 1821, book K, page 8, NS Archives)Jacob died of "softening of the brain" at age 82.
Both Jacob and Sarah are buried in the cemetery at Rose, NS.
101. Sarah S. PURDY
Sarah S. is the sixth generation of Francis1 Purdy.
Jacob came to visit his relatives in White Plains, and took Sarah and her stove home to Nova Scotia, She was known as the American Lady with the stove.
Sarah died 11 Mar 1870 at the age of 78 of stomach tumor (Ref. LDS Tape124778 - Cumberland County Deaths).
Both Jacob and Sarah are buried in the cemetery at Rose, NS.