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From: "Lorine McGinnis Schulze" <>
Subject: Re: [ONT] Thaddeus Davis and Sarah Clark
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 08:27:50 -0400
In-Reply-To: <9d.62e78482.2ff61cf2@aol.com>


On 1 Jul 2005 at 0:13, wrote:

> Seeking birth information for Thaddeus Davis, b. 1775-1777
> Ontario and Sarah Clark b.ca. 1781 NY or Ontario.
>

Hi Janet

I'm copying this to Upper Canada mailing list because
Ontario list is for queries/discussion after 1867, UC is
for queries/discussion before 1867.

It seems unlikely that your Thaddeus was born in Ontario
1775/1777 because Ontario was not settled until the
American Revolution

What is your source for his birth location?

Have you contacted the webmaster of this site?

<http://members.tripod.com/~pg_genealogy_society/brenda_davi
s.htm>

I think these are your Thaddeus' parents graves in
Allanburg Ontario:

"Deborah Davis, wife of Thaddeus Davis, died in 1818, aged
82, and Captain Davis, 1830, aged 55. "

http://www.sandycline.com/history/grave2.html

If this is a Loyalist family, you can find out more by
researching their land petitions and grants.

The first place you should look for a possible Loyalist
ancestor is in the land records, for Loyalists and their
families were granted land in accordance with their
military
rank and dependants.

You can read more about this and how to search in the UCLP
(Upper Canada Land Petitions) for your ancestor(s) at

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml

There were lists of approved Loyalists, but there was more
than one, they are all different in varying ways, and no
one
list is considered the final word.

For example the Crown Lands Department created lists of
Loyalists based on various sources. This is the Crown Lands
(aka Old UEL List). It contains approximately 6,000 names
but only about half are qualified UEL.

The Executive Council devised a different list from various
district rolls. This lists is called the Executive Council
UE List. This list, considered more accurate than the Old
UEL List, contains about 3,000 names but is *not* complete.

*Both* these lists, which were first drawn up in the
1790s, have been altered since they were written. The
important thing to remember is that when/if you consult
these lists, a negative result (your ancestor's name does
not appear) does not necessarily mean he is not a qualified
Loyalist!

That is why you must search other records, such as the UCLP
which I spoke of above. You can also consult the following

- Haldimand Papers - papers and correspondence of
Haldimand,
Sir Frederick from 1758-1784

- Loyalist Claims and Conversion List, 1790-1837 - Audit
Office 12 and 13

- The Loyalists in Ontario: The Sons & Daughters of the
American Loyalists

- District Loyalist Rolls

- United Empire Loyalist Lists

All of these sources (plus the UCLP) are fully explained on
my page at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml

You will also find the microfilm reel numbers (if
applicable) and location of each source.

I always start with the UCLP because it is indexed (UCLP
Index) *and* if your ancestor is found, you may be lucky
enough to find a wealth of genealogical information in
his/her petition(s) for land grants.

After thoroughly searching the UCLP (and being very
creative with spellling!!), I move on to the other sources,
leaving no stone unturned.

For more info on Loyalists and resources online, you can
consult

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loylinks.shtml

I have dozens of links to online sources of information
although I see I have missed a few excellent source
websites, namely

http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/halew/Loyalist-Claims.html

http://www.tbaytel.net/bmartin/loyal1.htm

Also check the right hand nav bar on my page for links to
articles and online databases

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loylinks.shtml

Lorine






-- Lorine McGinnis Schulze

* Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists)
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
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http://naturalizationrecords.com/
* Images of Ships Lists
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/

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