New York Researcher, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol. 28, No. 4, Winter 2017. Pages 5-8.
This article is about the Thorne-Wilkins Burying Ground at Fort Totten on Willets Point in Bayside, New York.
This is of interest to me as I am a descendant of William Thorn(e) Sr. He is supposed to have landed at Boston about 1629. He was admitted as a freeman at Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony on May 2, 1638. He left Lynn early in 1643 for Long Island as one of the followers of Lady Deborah Moody (Gravesend, LI). He was one of the patentees at Flushing, LI in 1645. He was one of the signers of the Flushing Remonstrance of 1657.
I am descended through his son Joseph Thorne (cir. 1642-1727), who married Mary Bowne. Mary Bowne was a daughter of John Bowne (1627-1695) and Hannah Feake (1637-1677). Quakers or the Society of Friends.
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Thursday, February 4, 2016
Hannah Meed (Mead) one of my 2x Great Grandmothers
Hannah Meed (Mead) one of my 2x Great Grandmothers
Edward
Kipp
Hannah
Meed (Aug. 11, 1770 - Mar. 24, 1859) my 2 x Great grandmother
m. Isaac
Kipp on August 29, 1790, probably Nine Partners Patent, North East, Dutchess
County, New York.
The
family story is that Isaac Kipp (Nov. 1, 1764 - Aug. 6, 1846 - family bible)
(the elder), my gg grandfather, came from Dutchess County, New York. He settled in Upper Canada in October 1800. He may have come to Upper Canada because of
the offer of land made by Governor Simcoe in the early 1790's, as did many
prominent people such as Thomas Hornor, who founded Blenheim Township, Oxford
County, Ontario in 1793. He may also
have known about Hornor's Governor's Road Settlement (Princeton, Ontario) if he
was from N.Y. State, since Hornor was from the area of Princeton, N.J. The Hornor family was Quaker and had connections
with Long Island families.
The 1851
Census of Canada West, East Oxford Township, Oxford County has listings for two
of his sons, Isaac and David. Isaac said
he was born in N.Y. State. David said he
was born in the U.S.A. Isaac the elder
and three of his older children Jonathan, James and John were dead by then so
they are not on the Census.
The 1790
Census of the United States has an Isaac Kipp and wife (no children) living in
Northeast, Dutchess County, N.Y. They
were living next to Jonathan Meed and family. There is no Isaac Kipp and family there in the
1800 Census. There were many Quaker
families in this area.
The 1800
Census of the United States has an Isaac Kipp and wife living in Rensselaerville,
Albany County, N.Y. They have children:
3 males to 10 and 1 male 10 to 20. If
this is my family, there is one son missing.
It is
possible that Isaac and Hannah moved from Dutchess County sometime after 1790, crossed
the Hudson River by ferry, stopped in Albany County near Rensselaerville and
were recorded in 1800 US Census and then proceeded across New York State by
established routes to cross the Niagara River and then proceeded across Upper
Canada to Oxford County. They could also
have taken a lake boat and landed along Lake Erie and proceeded inland to
Oxford County.
Hannah
Meed
Hannah
Meed was living with her youngest son Daniel in Burford Township, Brant County,
Ontario in the 1851 Census for Canada West. She indicated she was born in the U.S.A.
The
family bible indicates that Isaac Kipp and Hannah Meed were married August 29,
1790. This Bible was the property of the
Richard Titus Kipp family (a son of Hannah and Isaac).
If they
did come from Dutchess County, Northeast Town, there are several Mead families
listed in the early records. In the 1790
Census, Nathaniel Mead is four above and his brother Jonathan Mead is next to
Isaac Kipp on the Census list.
The original
Mead family history is History and
Genealogy of the Mead Family of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Eastern New
York, Western Vermont and Western Pennsylvania from A.D. 1180 to 1900, by
Spencer P. Mead, 1901. There is a later book
written by Lucius Egbert Weaver, which was a supplement to the book by Spencer
Mead, Genealogy of a Branch of the Mead Family, with a history of the family
in England and in America and appendixes of the Rogers and Denton families, by Lucius Egbert Weaver. Rochester. NY. 1917.
P. 23. (Internet Archive).
In his book, Weaver indicates that Jonathan (b cir 1745 married Ruth
_____) had eight children including one daughter “Anna.” Some of the names of the children tended to be
nicknames so there is a possibility that Anna is Hannah.
The Settlers
of the Beekman Patent, by Frank Doherty lists what appears to be the same
Jonathan Mead (b cir 1736 and married to Sarah (Alling) Thompson. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Vol.1-8 (Online
database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society,
2013), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY.) Vol. 8. pp. 697-738. Doherty lists nine children all of whom are
mentioned in Jonathan's will. Hannah is
not mentioned. However, there is a break
between John b. 1765 (married to Rhoda Titus) and Samuel b. 1774, of 9
years. Hannah could fit into this time
slot.
Jonathan’s
brother Nathaniel Mead’s eighth child, a son, was named Richard Titus (b 1787).
Nathaniel was born in 1750 and married
first Hannah Lamb born Feb. 1, 1753 daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Dillis)
Lamb. We do not have a marriage date for
this couple but they could have married as early as 1770.
Hannah
and Isaac Kipp named their first son born in Upper Canada in 1808 Richard Titus
Kipp (their ninth child). Note that
there are two references to the Titus surname in the families of Jonathan and
Nathaniel.
There is
much confusion about the various Jonathan Meads in published books and on the
internet. While some circumstantial
evidence is provided above, proof is still required as to who is the father of
Hannah Meed born Aug. 11, 1770.
1. Edward
Kipp
2. Lorne
Bernice Kipp (b Sept. 3, 1901) - Gobles, Oxford Co. ON, Canada (m Phyllis Link)
3.
William Henry Kipp (b Oct. 1, 1862) - Burford Twp, Brant Co., Canada West (m
Ida Caroline W Schultz)
4.
Benjamin Kipp (b Mar. 26, 1811) - Burford Twp, Brant Co., Upper Canada (m
Elizabeth Force)
5. Hannah
Meed (b Aug. 11, 1770) - New York (m Isaac Kipp)
6.
Jonathan Mead (cir 1736) – Milan, Dutchess Co., NY (m Sarah Thompson)
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Noah Force (Cir 1768 - Bef 1851) - a 3 x Great-grandfather
Noah Force (Cir 1768 - Bef 1851)
I posted most of this item on August 22, 2014, but decided to post again with some additional information.
1. Edward Kipp
2. Lorne Bernice Kipp (b Sept. 3, 1901) - Gobles, Oxford Co. ON, Canada
3. William Henry Kipp (b Oct. 1, 1862) - Burford Twp, Brant Co., Canada West
4. Elizabeth Force (b Mar. 19, 1818) - Burford Twp, Brant Co., Upper Canada (m Benjamin Kipp)
5. Resiah Force (b Feb. 12, 1788) - Sussex County, New Jersey (m Elizabeth Schramm)
6. Noah Force (b cir 1768) - Sussex County, New Jersey (m Mary Beamer)
[Manning Force is a possible father of Noah, but proof is required.]
7. Manning Force (b cir 1730) - Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey (m Lucretia Winchell)
8. Obadiah Force (b cir 1691) - Gravesend, Long Island, New York (m Joanna Manning)
9. Thomas Force (b cir 1670) - Gravesend, Long Island, New York (m Hannah Smith?)
10. Matthew Force (b cir 1645) - Europe (m Elizabeth Palmer)
I have decided to include the parents of Noah Force as Manning Force and Lucretia Winchell. I am doing this for several reasons. They all came from New Jersey. Noah and Mary (Beamer) Force named one of their sons William Manning Force. Also, Obadiah Manning Force a son of Manning Force ended up settling in the same general area of Michigan as some of the descendants of Noah Force.
Please note that this still requires some proof.
The first mention we find of Noah Force is in New Jersey, where he is found on a 1793 tax list, Sussex County, Wantage Township. He is also listed on a militia list in 1793, same location. After discussion with local historians at the Mayholme Foundation, in St. Catharines, we may conclude that Noah came from New Jersey to Upper Canada between 1800 and 1813.
He probably travelled overland by wagon in New Jersey with his family, to the Hudson River, and then New York, where they took shipping on a boat up the Hudson River to Albany. They probably went overland from Albany by wagon to Schenectady, where they would have taken shipping on a boat along the Mohawk River. They would have proceeded by boat to the Carrying Place near Fort Stanwix, crossed along Wood Creek to Oneida Lake and then across the lake to Oswego on Lake Ontario. Here they would have hired another boat to take them to the Niagara River or further west to where the Beamers were settled near 20 mile Creek, west of present day St. Catharines. This trip would have taken them about 6 weeks.
Noah was settled in Louth Township, Upper Canada by mid 1813. He was listed on two Upper Canada Militia lists in Jacob Ball's 1st Regiment Lincoln Militia, dated April 20 to May 29, 1813 and Sept. 19 to 24, 1813. His name appears on a map of Grantham and Louth Township dated December 24, 1814. Checking the land records indicates that Noah did not own the land (Louth Township, conc. 8 lot 14). It was owned by Henry Beamer, his father-in-law.
The Burning of Newark (Niagara-on-the Lake) by the American forces took place on December 10, 1813. It could be that Noah was somehow connected to Joseph Willcocks and his Canadian Volunteers, who wrecked vengeance on the people of the Niagara area in 1813. In November and December of 1813 Canadian militia took prisoners of many suspected traitors in the province. Noah was taken prisoner on December 11, 1813, by Ensign Lewis. All prisoners were sent to the York Gaol to be tried in the court.
He appears on two Petitions of Confined Prisoners dated January 9, 1814 and February 14, 1814. He then appears on a List of Prisoners at York dated March 13, 1814. On all three of these lists he appears along with another prisoner named Levi Lawrence from Burford.
The Bloody Assize trial of 1814 took place starting May 23, 1814 in Ancaster, Upper Canada. The trial lasted until June 21, 1814. Of those held, 19 were found guilty and 8 were hanged. Noah Force and Levi Lawrence were not on the lists of those found guilty or who specifically had there lands confiscated. The remaining prisoners were probably let go. I could not find a reference as to when all prisoners were discharged, but it was probably after the trial in 1814 and maybe even early 1815.
Noah Force appears on an 1824 voters list for Burford Township, Upper Canada, along with Levi Lawrence, Beamers and Kipps. So when he was in Gaol at York, he must have had discussions with Levi who persuaded him to move his family to Burford Township, Brant County, Upper Canada. The Forces were considered to be among the first settlers of Force's Corners or Woodbury, Ontario. [Just south of my hometown of Princeton, Ontario.]
The next interesting item about Noah is found in the War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, RG 19 E5A, Library and Archives Canada. Noah is claiming for the loss of 8 large hogs 3 goats and one bee hive. Date of Affidavits was January 11, 1816. Two claim summaries are found in the American Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835 on Ancestry.com. The National Archives of the UK; Kew, England. Noah appears along with Henry Beamer Sr. and Levi Lawrence. They all made claims for losses that took place during the War of 1812. They all received some payment. For Noah the amount recommended was 22 12 6 33 1/3 p Cont. Currency paid out was 7 10 10 on March 7, 1834 to G W Whitehead attorney for Noah Force.
Noah appears in the Historical Atlas of Oxford & Brant Counties, 1875. Burford Township. Force, Noah, Con 3 lot 13. Settlement date 1845. Farmer. [This is where Woodbury is located!]
We do not know exactly when Noah was born. Since he was on a tax list in 1793 he must have been at least 21, so he was probably born before 1772. We do not know when he died either, but we can suggest it was after 1845 and before 1851. He does not appear on the 1851 Census of Upper Canada.
I need to look at the land records (copy books) for Burford Township. They are located in Brantford, Ontario.
I do know the following:
Henry Beamer had a Crown Patent on Burford, conc 3 lot 12 dated May 13, 1805;
Levi Lawrence had a Crown Patent on Burford, conc 4 lot 12 dated April 24, 1805.
Both of these lots are on the east side of the Burford Township middle town line right at Forces Corners.
William Force (William Manning son of Noah) appears on Burford, conc 3 lot 14 in a land transfer dated Aug. 31, 1839.
Thomas L Force (Thomas Lamport son of Noah) appears on Burford conc 4 lot 13 in a land transfer dated Nov. 23, 1872.
Sources:
1) New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890.
Noah Force, Wantage Twp., Sussex County, NJ. 1793 June Tax list.
2) New Jersey in 1793. An Abstract and Index to the 1793 Militia Census of the State of New Jersey, by James S Norton. Preface by Kenneth Richards. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1973.
Township of Wantage. A Noah Force is listed on page 296.
3) Atlas of Early Pioneers of Niagara Peninsula. Corlene D Taylor. 2002. P. 30.
Library and Archives Canada, National Map Collection. No. 14700/H3/340/...1814. Plan of the Townships of Grantham and Louth Dec. 24, 1814. R. Hamm.
Noah Force is listed on Conc 8 Lot 14. Photostat of map in the Brock University map library.
4) Library and Archives Canada (LAC) mf T-10385. Available on the Heritage website of Canadiana.org. No Index. 1st Regiment Lincoln Militia Captain Jacob A Ball.
Muster Roll P. 697 (153) 20th April to 29th May 1813 [Noah Force and Rosiah Force]
Muster Roll P. 698 (154) 19th Sept. to 24th Sept. 1813 [Rosiah Force]
Force, Noah - Jas Ball's Co. - 47 in 1812 - Present Fort George (action).
He is not listed on the War of 1812 Lincoln Militia document prepared by David F Hemmings. Niagara Historical Society. 2012.
5) Register of Persons Connected with High Treason During the War of 1812-14, by Angela Files and Tess (Moore) Rowe. Brant County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. 1985. Publication #76-85-1.20. Original records in the Archives of Ontario. Christopher Beamer, Noah Force and Levi Lawrence are listed. [I could not find the original source in the Archives of Ontario.]
In November and December of 1813 Canadian militia took prisoners of many suspected traitors in the province. All prisoners were sent to York to be tried in the court.
6) Upper Canada Sundries
LAC mf C-4543. V 19. Images 746 & 747. Pages 7747 & 7748. Petition of Confined Prisoners. January 9th, 1814. Noah Force and Levi Lawrence are listed.
7) Upper Canada Sundries
LAC mf C-4508. V 16. Images 537 & 538. Pages 6736 & 6737. Petition of Confined Prisoners. February 14, 1814. Noah Force and Levi Lawrence are listed.
8) Upper Canada Sundries
LAC mf C-4543. V 19. Images 1059 & 1060. Pages 8056 & 8057. List of Prisoners at York, March 13, 1814.
Names Residence Where taken ? When By Whom & by Whose Authority
Noah Force Louth Louth 11 Dec [1813] Ens Lewis
Levi Lawrence Burford Burford 2 Nov [1813] Col Bostwick
9) The Bloody Assize of 1814. On May 23, 1814 in Ancaster, Upper Canada the trial of 19 men charged with treason began. The trail lasted until June 21, 1814. Of these, 19 were found guilty and 8 were hanged. The remainder of the men were exiled. The other men in the list of Prisoners at York were probably let go. (Assize is an historical term referring to courts that periodically administered civil and criminal law)
10) Noah was discharged from the York Gaol July 15, 1814 or 15 - lack of evidence.
[Cannot find this reference.]
We did some searching in the Archives of Ontario but found no references to Noah.
Assize Minute Books RG 22-134 mf MS530 reel 2.
Court of Kings Bench Records of High Treason Trial of 1814. RG 22-143 mf MS7237.
11) War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, RG 19 E5A. Library and Archives Canada. mf T-1122. p. 83. Claim # 476.
Noah Force (Burford Township, London District) was claiming of the loss of 8 large hogs & 3 Goats Pds 22-5 one bee hive pds 1-10 Total claim pds 23-5-0.
Written documents: An Affidavite of Claimant (11 Jany 1816) that his claim is just and true for which he has never received and remuneration. 2. An Affidavit of Resiah and Noah Force (11 Jany 1816) that claim is fair and the charges moderate. Allowed pds 22 12 6.
12) War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, RG 19 E5A. Library and Archives Canada. mf T-1123. p. 113. Board Minutes. Claim # 476. Noah Force.
13) War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, RG 19 E5A. Library and Archives Canada. mf T-1126. p. 48. Amount. Claim # 476. Noah Force.
14) Canada, Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835. Ancestry.com
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series II, Claims. Miscellaneous. 1801-1835; Class: AO 13; Piece: 140. P. 17.
Noah Force. Residence year 1801-1835. May 7, 1824. Account of Losses.
Amt claimed Amt Allowed Twenty-Five %
Lawrence, Levi 11 4 3 5 10 5 1 7 6
Beamer, Henry Sr 20 10 3 15 10 6 3 15 6
Force, Noah 23 15 10 22 12 6 5 13 1 1/2
15) Canada, Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835. Ancestry.com
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series II, Claims. Miscellaneous. 1801-1835; Class: AO 13; Piece: 140. P. 62.
Noah Force Date of payment July 5, 1824. Amt cled by Commissioners 22 12 6. 25 percent 5 13 1/2. No of claim 476. No of ? 509.
16) Canada, Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835. Ancestry.com
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series II, Claims. Miscellaneous. 1801-1835; Class: AO 13; Piece: 140. P. 129.
Noah Force Date of payment March 7, 1834 Commissioners Award Currency 22 12 6
33 1/3 P Cont. Currency 7 10 10 Signed Noah Force Attorney G W Whitehead [Burford area]
17) 1824 Voters List Burford Township
Beamer, Henry Burford Farmer Lot 12 Con 3 Acres 200 Voted for Horner, Racey
Beamer, George Burford Farmer Lot 20 Con 1 Acres 200 Voted for Horner, Racey
Beamer, Christopher Burford Farmer Lot 9 Con 1 Acres 200 Voted for Horner, Racey
Beamer, Jacob Burford Farmer Lot 9 Con 1 Acres 1 Voted for Horner, Racey
Force Noah Burford Farmer Lot 13 Con 4 Acres 20 Voted for Ingersoll
Force Henry Burford Farmer Lot 12 Con 4 Acres 50 Voted for Ingersoll
Kipp, James Burford Farmer Lot 13 Con 1 Acres 98 Voted for Racey
Kipp, Isaac Jr Burford Farmer Lot 24 Con 1 Acres 50 Voted for Horner, Racey
Kipp, Isaac Sr Burford Farmer Lot 23 Con 2 Acres 50 Voted for Horner, Racey
Lawrence, Levi Burford Farmer Lot 13 Con 4 Acres 120 Voted for Horner, Ingersoll
18) Historical Atlas of Oxford & Brant Counties. Published by Walker & Miles/Page & Smith. Toronto. 1876. 1875. P. 73. Burford Township. Force. Noah, Con 3 lot 13. Settlement date 1845. Farmer. [This is where Woodbury is located!]
19) Rockway, Louth Twp., Con 8 lot 1/2. Beamer/Beemer. Cemetery where many early settlers were buried. Rockway, Louth Twp., Con 8 lot 1/2. Beamer/Beemer.
20) Elizabeth Force who married Benjamin Kipp
I have been thinking about Elizabeth Force for a while and considering who was her father.
As far as I knew there was nothing documenting who her father was. However, if we look at the children of Resiah Force we find there is a time slot between the birth of Charlotte in 1816 and John H in 1820 where Elizabeth Force would fit.
The birth date I have for her, March 19, 1818, came from the tombstone in the Princeton, Ontario Cemetery. I found a copy of a document I have on file, which came from Phyllis Davidge.
It is titled Birth Record of Resiah Force and Elizabeth Force and their children. Elizabeth is listed there.
21) Mayholme Foundation, 525 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, ON L2N 6P3. www.mayholme.ca
Additional sources:
Descendants of Matthew Force. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Vols. 1-7 [Dutchess Co., NY] Pp.305-330.
Force Family Clippings [1 folder; APT-F (Force)]. New York Public Library. Images 08OCT10 - 0424-0434.
Force Genealogy. Descendants of Mathew Force (b. ca. 1640-45) of Gravesend, Long Island. New York Public Library NYGB AZ Fam 09-139. EKImages 07OCT10 - 5626,5651-5685.
Additional research is still ongoing into the land records of Lots 11, 12 and 13 concessions 3 and 4 of Burford Township, Brant County, Ontario, around Forces Corners or Woodbury.
I posted most of this item on August 22, 2014, but decided to post again with some additional information.
1. Edward Kipp
2. Lorne Bernice Kipp (b Sept. 3, 1901) - Gobles, Oxford Co. ON, Canada
3. William Henry Kipp (b Oct. 1, 1862) - Burford Twp, Brant Co., Canada West
4. Elizabeth Force (b Mar. 19, 1818) - Burford Twp, Brant Co., Upper Canada (m Benjamin Kipp)
5. Resiah Force (b Feb. 12, 1788) - Sussex County, New Jersey (m Elizabeth Schramm)
6. Noah Force (b cir 1768) - Sussex County, New Jersey (m Mary Beamer)
[Manning Force is a possible father of Noah, but proof is required.]
7. Manning Force (b cir 1730) - Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey (m Lucretia Winchell)
8. Obadiah Force (b cir 1691) - Gravesend, Long Island, New York (m Joanna Manning)
9. Thomas Force (b cir 1670) - Gravesend, Long Island, New York (m Hannah Smith?)
10. Matthew Force (b cir 1645) - Europe (m Elizabeth Palmer)
I have decided to include the parents of Noah Force as Manning Force and Lucretia Winchell. I am doing this for several reasons. They all came from New Jersey. Noah and Mary (Beamer) Force named one of their sons William Manning Force. Also, Obadiah Manning Force a son of Manning Force ended up settling in the same general area of Michigan as some of the descendants of Noah Force.
Please note that this still requires some proof.
The first mention we find of Noah Force is in New Jersey, where he is found on a 1793 tax list, Sussex County, Wantage Township. He is also listed on a militia list in 1793, same location. After discussion with local historians at the Mayholme Foundation, in St. Catharines, we may conclude that Noah came from New Jersey to Upper Canada between 1800 and 1813.
He probably travelled overland by wagon in New Jersey with his family, to the Hudson River, and then New York, where they took shipping on a boat up the Hudson River to Albany. They probably went overland from Albany by wagon to Schenectady, where they would have taken shipping on a boat along the Mohawk River. They would have proceeded by boat to the Carrying Place near Fort Stanwix, crossed along Wood Creek to Oneida Lake and then across the lake to Oswego on Lake Ontario. Here they would have hired another boat to take them to the Niagara River or further west to where the Beamers were settled near 20 mile Creek, west of present day St. Catharines. This trip would have taken them about 6 weeks.
Noah was settled in Louth Township, Upper Canada by mid 1813. He was listed on two Upper Canada Militia lists in Jacob Ball's 1st Regiment Lincoln Militia, dated April 20 to May 29, 1813 and Sept. 19 to 24, 1813. His name appears on a map of Grantham and Louth Township dated December 24, 1814. Checking the land records indicates that Noah did not own the land (Louth Township, conc. 8 lot 14). It was owned by Henry Beamer, his father-in-law.
The Burning of Newark (Niagara-on-the Lake) by the American forces took place on December 10, 1813. It could be that Noah was somehow connected to Joseph Willcocks and his Canadian Volunteers, who wrecked vengeance on the people of the Niagara area in 1813. In November and December of 1813 Canadian militia took prisoners of many suspected traitors in the province. Noah was taken prisoner on December 11, 1813, by Ensign Lewis. All prisoners were sent to the York Gaol to be tried in the court.
He appears on two Petitions of Confined Prisoners dated January 9, 1814 and February 14, 1814. He then appears on a List of Prisoners at York dated March 13, 1814. On all three of these lists he appears along with another prisoner named Levi Lawrence from Burford.
The Bloody Assize trial of 1814 took place starting May 23, 1814 in Ancaster, Upper Canada. The trial lasted until June 21, 1814. Of those held, 19 were found guilty and 8 were hanged. Noah Force and Levi Lawrence were not on the lists of those found guilty or who specifically had there lands confiscated. The remaining prisoners were probably let go. I could not find a reference as to when all prisoners were discharged, but it was probably after the trial in 1814 and maybe even early 1815.
Noah Force appears on an 1824 voters list for Burford Township, Upper Canada, along with Levi Lawrence, Beamers and Kipps. So when he was in Gaol at York, he must have had discussions with Levi who persuaded him to move his family to Burford Township, Brant County, Upper Canada. The Forces were considered to be among the first settlers of Force's Corners or Woodbury, Ontario. [Just south of my hometown of Princeton, Ontario.]
The next interesting item about Noah is found in the War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, RG 19 E5A, Library and Archives Canada. Noah is claiming for the loss of 8 large hogs 3 goats and one bee hive. Date of Affidavits was January 11, 1816. Two claim summaries are found in the American Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835 on Ancestry.com. The National Archives of the UK; Kew, England. Noah appears along with Henry Beamer Sr. and Levi Lawrence. They all made claims for losses that took place during the War of 1812. They all received some payment. For Noah the amount recommended was 22 12 6 33 1/3 p Cont. Currency paid out was 7 10 10 on March 7, 1834 to G W Whitehead attorney for Noah Force.
Noah appears in the Historical Atlas of Oxford & Brant Counties, 1875. Burford Township. Force, Noah, Con 3 lot 13. Settlement date 1845. Farmer. [This is where Woodbury is located!]
We do not know exactly when Noah was born. Since he was on a tax list in 1793 he must have been at least 21, so he was probably born before 1772. We do not know when he died either, but we can suggest it was after 1845 and before 1851. He does not appear on the 1851 Census of Upper Canada.
I need to look at the land records (copy books) for Burford Township. They are located in Brantford, Ontario.
I do know the following:
Henry Beamer had a Crown Patent on Burford, conc 3 lot 12 dated May 13, 1805;
Levi Lawrence had a Crown Patent on Burford, conc 4 lot 12 dated April 24, 1805.
Both of these lots are on the east side of the Burford Township middle town line right at Forces Corners.
William Force (William Manning son of Noah) appears on Burford, conc 3 lot 14 in a land transfer dated Aug. 31, 1839.
Thomas L Force (Thomas Lamport son of Noah) appears on Burford conc 4 lot 13 in a land transfer dated Nov. 23, 1872.
Sources:
1) New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890.
Noah Force, Wantage Twp., Sussex County, NJ. 1793 June Tax list.
2) New Jersey in 1793. An Abstract and Index to the 1793 Militia Census of the State of New Jersey, by James S Norton. Preface by Kenneth Richards. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1973.
Township of Wantage. A Noah Force is listed on page 296.
3) Atlas of Early Pioneers of Niagara Peninsula. Corlene D Taylor. 2002. P. 30.
Library and Archives Canada, National Map Collection. No. 14700/H3/340/...1814. Plan of the Townships of Grantham and Louth Dec. 24, 1814. R. Hamm.
Noah Force is listed on Conc 8 Lot 14. Photostat of map in the Brock University map library.
4) Library and Archives Canada (LAC) mf T-10385. Available on the Heritage website of Canadiana.org. No Index. 1st Regiment Lincoln Militia Captain Jacob A Ball.
Muster Roll P. 697 (153) 20th April to 29th May 1813 [Noah Force and Rosiah Force]
Muster Roll P. 698 (154) 19th Sept. to 24th Sept. 1813 [Rosiah Force]
Force, Noah - Jas Ball's Co. - 47 in 1812 - Present Fort George (action).
He is not listed on the War of 1812 Lincoln Militia document prepared by David F Hemmings. Niagara Historical Society. 2012.
5) Register of Persons Connected with High Treason During the War of 1812-14, by Angela Files and Tess (Moore) Rowe. Brant County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. 1985. Publication #76-85-1.20. Original records in the Archives of Ontario. Christopher Beamer, Noah Force and Levi Lawrence are listed. [I could not find the original source in the Archives of Ontario.]
In November and December of 1813 Canadian militia took prisoners of many suspected traitors in the province. All prisoners were sent to York to be tried in the court.
6) Upper Canada Sundries
LAC mf C-4543. V 19. Images 746 & 747. Pages 7747 & 7748. Petition of Confined Prisoners. January 9th, 1814. Noah Force and Levi Lawrence are listed.
7) Upper Canada Sundries
LAC mf C-4508. V 16. Images 537 & 538. Pages 6736 & 6737. Petition of Confined Prisoners. February 14, 1814. Noah Force and Levi Lawrence are listed.
8) Upper Canada Sundries
LAC mf C-4543. V 19. Images 1059 & 1060. Pages 8056 & 8057. List of Prisoners at York, March 13, 1814.
Names Residence Where taken ? When By Whom & by Whose Authority
Noah Force Louth Louth 11 Dec [1813] Ens Lewis
Levi Lawrence Burford Burford 2 Nov [1813] Col Bostwick
9) The Bloody Assize of 1814. On May 23, 1814 in Ancaster, Upper Canada the trial of 19 men charged with treason began. The trail lasted until June 21, 1814. Of these, 19 were found guilty and 8 were hanged. The remainder of the men were exiled. The other men in the list of Prisoners at York were probably let go. (Assize is an historical term referring to courts that periodically administered civil and criminal law)
10) Noah was discharged from the York Gaol July 15, 1814 or 15 - lack of evidence.
[Cannot find this reference.]
We did some searching in the Archives of Ontario but found no references to Noah.
Assize Minute Books RG 22-134 mf MS530 reel 2.
Court of Kings Bench Records of High Treason Trial of 1814. RG 22-143 mf MS7237.
11) War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, RG 19 E5A. Library and Archives Canada. mf T-1122. p. 83. Claim # 476.
Noah Force (Burford Township, London District) was claiming of the loss of 8 large hogs & 3 Goats Pds 22-5 one bee hive pds 1-10 Total claim pds 23-5-0.
Written documents: An Affidavite of Claimant (11 Jany 1816) that his claim is just and true for which he has never received and remuneration. 2. An Affidavit of Resiah and Noah Force (11 Jany 1816) that claim is fair and the charges moderate. Allowed pds 22 12 6.
12) War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, RG 19 E5A. Library and Archives Canada. mf T-1123. p. 113. Board Minutes. Claim # 476. Noah Force.
13) War of 1812: Board of Claims for Losses, 1813-1848, RG 19 E5A. Library and Archives Canada. mf T-1126. p. 48. Amount. Claim # 476. Noah Force.
14) Canada, Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835. Ancestry.com
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series II, Claims. Miscellaneous. 1801-1835; Class: AO 13; Piece: 140. P. 17.
Noah Force. Residence year 1801-1835. May 7, 1824. Account of Losses.
Amt claimed Amt Allowed Twenty-Five %
Lawrence, Levi 11 4 3 5 10 5 1 7 6
Beamer, Henry Sr 20 10 3 15 10 6 3 15 6
Force, Noah 23 15 10 22 12 6 5 13 1 1/2
15) Canada, Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835. Ancestry.com
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series II, Claims. Miscellaneous. 1801-1835; Class: AO 13; Piece: 140. P. 62.
Noah Force Date of payment July 5, 1824. Amt cled by Commissioners 22 12 6. 25 percent 5 13 1/2. No of claim 476. No of ? 509.
16) Canada, Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835. Ancestry.com
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series II, Claims. Miscellaneous. 1801-1835; Class: AO 13; Piece: 140. P. 129.
Noah Force Date of payment March 7, 1834 Commissioners Award Currency 22 12 6
33 1/3 P Cont. Currency 7 10 10 Signed Noah Force Attorney G W Whitehead [Burford area]
17) 1824 Voters List Burford Township
Beamer, Henry Burford Farmer Lot 12 Con 3 Acres 200 Voted for Horner, Racey
Beamer, George Burford Farmer Lot 20 Con 1 Acres 200 Voted for Horner, Racey
Beamer, Christopher Burford Farmer Lot 9 Con 1 Acres 200 Voted for Horner, Racey
Beamer, Jacob Burford Farmer Lot 9 Con 1 Acres 1 Voted for Horner, Racey
Force Noah Burford Farmer Lot 13 Con 4 Acres 20 Voted for Ingersoll
Force Henry Burford Farmer Lot 12 Con 4 Acres 50 Voted for Ingersoll
Kipp, James Burford Farmer Lot 13 Con 1 Acres 98 Voted for Racey
Kipp, Isaac Jr Burford Farmer Lot 24 Con 1 Acres 50 Voted for Horner, Racey
Kipp, Isaac Sr Burford Farmer Lot 23 Con 2 Acres 50 Voted for Horner, Racey
Lawrence, Levi Burford Farmer Lot 13 Con 4 Acres 120 Voted for Horner, Ingersoll
18) Historical Atlas of Oxford & Brant Counties. Published by Walker & Miles/Page & Smith. Toronto. 1876. 1875. P. 73. Burford Township. Force. Noah, Con 3 lot 13. Settlement date 1845. Farmer. [This is where Woodbury is located!]
19) Rockway, Louth Twp., Con 8 lot 1/2. Beamer/Beemer. Cemetery where many early settlers were buried. Rockway, Louth Twp., Con 8 lot 1/2. Beamer/Beemer.
20) Elizabeth Force who married Benjamin Kipp
I have been thinking about Elizabeth Force for a while and considering who was her father.
As far as I knew there was nothing documenting who her father was. However, if we look at the children of Resiah Force we find there is a time slot between the birth of Charlotte in 1816 and John H in 1820 where Elizabeth Force would fit.
The birth date I have for her, March 19, 1818, came from the tombstone in the Princeton, Ontario Cemetery. I found a copy of a document I have on file, which came from Phyllis Davidge.
It is titled Birth Record of Resiah Force and Elizabeth Force and their children. Elizabeth is listed there.
21) Mayholme Foundation, 525 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, ON L2N 6P3. www.mayholme.ca
Additional sources:
Descendants of Matthew Force. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Vols. 1-7 [Dutchess Co., NY] Pp.305-330.
Force Family Clippings [1 folder; APT-F (Force)]. New York Public Library. Images 08OCT10 - 0424-0434.
Force Genealogy. Descendants of Mathew Force (b. ca. 1640-45) of Gravesend, Long Island. New York Public Library NYGB AZ Fam 09-139. EKImages 07OCT10 - 5626,5651-5685.
Additional research is still ongoing into the land records of Lots 11, 12 and 13 concessions 3 and 4 of Burford Township, Brant County, Ontario, around Forces Corners or Woodbury.
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