From the book 'Lunenburgh, or the Old Eastern District'
By J. F. Pringle, Judge County Court. Published in 1890.
APPENDIX A.
EXTRACTS FROM CANADIAN ARCHIVES
HALDIMAND PAPERS,
SERIES B., VOL. 158, P. 128.
ST. JOHNS, 3rd June, 1780.
SIR,-I have the honor to report to your Excellency the arrival
of the troops and Indians under my command at this place. We
arrived at the settlement, within five miles of Johnson Hall, on
the 21st of last month, in the evening, previous to which I had
made known to the Indians the plan I wished to pursue, and I
thought I had little reason to doubt their joining heartily in
it, but upon assembling them to obtain their final answer, I was
not a little mortified to find them totally averse to it, or
even to a division of their body. I therefore found myself
under the disagreeable necessity of adopting their plan, which
was for them to proceed to Tripe's Hill, within a mile and a
half of Fort Johnson, while the troops under my command were to
march by Johnstown to Caghnawaga, where the whole were to join
and proceed up the river to the nose, and from thence to Stone
Arabia. We accordingly proceeded, and met at the house of
Dow Fouda, at Caghnawaga, destroying all before us as we marched
along. From thence we proceeded to within a mile of the nose,
where a halt was found absolutely necessary, the troops and Indians
being much fatigued and in want of refreshment, having marched
from six in the morning of the 21st till ten in the morning the
day following. Some of the Indians and Rangers continued burning
and laying waste everything before them, till they got above the
nose. Most of the inhabitants fled to the opposite shore with
their best effects, securing their boats, which prevented their
crossing the river. After the men were sufficiently rested and
refreshed, I proposed moving on to Stone Arabia, to which the
Indians objected, alleging that the troops, as well as
themselves, were too much fatigued to proceed any further, and
that the inhabitants were all fled into their forts with their
effects, and that there was nothing left but empty houses, which
were not worth the trouble of going to burn; indeed, many of
them moved off with their plunder, with which they were all
loaded before I knew their intention. I therefore found myself
under the necessity of following them. We burned several houses
on our return to Johnstown, where we arrived about one o'clock
the same day. Affer providing provisions, etc., we marched back
by the same route we came to the Scotch settlement. The number
of houses, barns, mills, etc., burnt, amounts to about one
hundred and twenty. The Indians, contrary to my expectation
killed only eleven men among them Colonel Fisher, Captain
Fisher, and another brother, of what rank I know not. The
prisoners taken amounted to twenty-seven. Fourteen of them I
suffered to return, being either too old or too young to march,
and I was induced by the earnest desire of the loyal families
left behind to set at liberty two of the principal prisoners we
had taken, in order to protect them from the violence of the
people, which they most solemnly promised to do and in order to
make them pay the utmost attention to their engagements, I
assured them that the rest of the prisoners should be detained
as hostages for the performance of this promise. I also sent a
Capt. Veeder back in exchange for Lieut. Singleton, of my
regiment, which I hope will meet with your Excellency's approbation.
Vast quantities of flour, bread, Indian corn, and other
provisions, were burnt in the houses and mills, and a great
number of arms, cash, etc.; many cattle were killed; and about seventy
horses brought off. One hundred and forty-three Loyalists, and
a number of women and children, with about thirty blacks (male
and female), came off with us. Seventeen of the latter belong
to Colon Claus, Johnson and myself. Some are claimed by white
men and Indians, who are endeavoring to dispose of them; I
should therefore be glad to have your Excellency's directions
concerning them. I enclose your Excellency the only papers I
could procure, with sundry letters, which will shew the early
intelligence they had of our approach. I must beg leave to
refer your Excellency to Captain Scott for further particulars,
and beg you will excuse this imperfect account of our
proceedings. I shall transmit exact returns of the Loyalists
and Indians from the Mohawk village, who have come in, by the
next post. I beg leave to recommend my cousin, Ensign Johnson,
to your Excellency for the vacancy in the 47th, if not
pre-engaged, as he was of great service in preventing the
Indians from committing many irregularities, which I was very
apprehensive of; and he has been promised the first vacancy. I
must also beg your Excellency will be pleased to grant a flag
for the relief of the families left in Tryon County who may
choose to come into this Province, which is most earnestly
wished for by their husbands and parents. I have the honor to
be, with great respect,
Your Excellency's
Most obedient and
Most humble servant,
John Johnson.
His EXCELLENCY,
GENERAL HALDIMAND.
Endorsed from A. 1780, Sir John Johnson, of the 3rd June. Rec'd the 5th.
The following extract from the "Andover Review" for May, 1889,
is taken from the "Montreal Star" of June, 1889, and is given
here to show the ill-treatment the Loyalists received from the
Rebels, and the provocation which led the former to inflict such
heavy punishment upon their persecutors:
"There was naturally persecution of Loyalists during the eight
years of strife. Measures were adopted in citizens' private
committees and Acts in Legislative bodies for punishment of the
adherents of the Crown. Tar and feathers were the usual decree
of the mob, and the committees varied it by house-breaking,
smoking out, cattle maiming, and poisoning, way-laying,
insulting, plundering, and driving the owner from his estate, or
shutting him up-a prisoner in his neighbor's house, or even in
gaol. Legislative penalties were more dignified, but also more
severe. Prescription, confiscation, banishment, imprisonment,
transportation with prohibition of returning, attainting of
treason, were the usual awards."
It is probable that there was not a white man in the expedition
mentioned in Sir John Johnson's report, from the colonel
commanding to the private soldier, who had not suffered one or
more of the injuries and indignities mentioned in the foregoing extract.
2.
FROM CANADIAN ARCHIVES-HALDIMAND PAPERS,
SERIES B., VOL. 158, P. 351.
To His Excellency General Haldimand, General and Commander-in-Chief of
all His Majesty's Forces in Canada and the Frontiers thereof, &c., &C., &c.
The memorial of John and Alexander McDonell, Captains in the
King's Royal Regiment, of New York, humbly sheweth,-That your
memorialist, John McDonell's family, are at present detained
by the rebels in the County of Tryon within the Province of New York,
destitute of every support but such as they may receive from
the few friends to Government in said quarters, in which situation
they have been since the year 1777.
And your memoralist, Alexander McDonell, in behalf of his
brother, Captain Allen McDonell, of the 84th Regiment, that the
family of his said brother have been detained by the Rebels in
and about Albany since the year 1775,and that unless it were for
the assistance they have met with from Mr. James Ellice, of
Schenectady, merchant, they must have perished.
Your memoralists therefore humbly pray your Excellency
will be graciously pleased to take the distressed situation of
said families into consideration, and to grant that a flag be
sent to demand them in exchange or otherwise direct towards
obtaining their releasement, as your Excellency in your wisdom
shall see fit, and your memorialists will ever pray as in duty bound.
Endorsed.-Memorial of John and Allan McDonell, Captain in the
King's Royal Regiment, New York, 13th February (the year is not
given, probably 1779 or 1780.)
3.
SERIES B., VOL. 158, PP. 352-353.
To the Honourable Sir John Johnson, Lieutenant-Colonel Commander
of the King's Royal Regiment of New York.
The humble petition of sundry soldiers of said regiment
sheweth,-That your humble petitioners, whose names are hereunto
subscribed, have families in different places of the Counties of
Albany and Tryon, who have been and are daily ill-treated by the
enemies of Government.
Therefore we do humbly pray that your Honour would be pleased to
procure permission for them to come to Canada.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
JOHN MCGLENNY ALEX. FERGUSON
THOMAS ROSS THOMAS TAYLOR
ALEXANDER CAMERON WILLIAM CAMERON
FREDERICK GOOSE GEORGE MURDOFF
WM. URGHAD* WILLIAM CHESSIM**
DUNCAN McINTIRE JOHN CHRISTY
ANDREW McCARTER DONALD ROSS
ALLEN GRANT DONALD CHISSEM**
HUGH CHISHOLM RODERICK McDONALD
ANGUS GRANT ALEXANDER GRANT
JOHN McDONALD
*Probably Urquhart
**Probably Chisholm
4.
The names and number of each family intended in the within petition:
Name of Family Consisting of Number
1. Duncan McIntyre's Wife, sister and child 3
2. John Christy's Wife and 3 children 4
3. George Mordoff's do 6 do 7
4. Daniel Campbell's do 5 do 6
5. Andrew Milross' Wife 1
6. William Urghad's Wife and 3 Children 4
7. Donald McCarter's do 3 do 4
8. Donald Ross' do 1 child 2
9. Allan Grant's do 1 do 2
10. William Chissim's do 1 do 2
11. Donald Chissim's do 2 Children 3
12. Hugh Chissim's do 5 do 6
13. Roderick McDonald's do 4 do 5
14. Angus Grant's do 5 do 6
15. Alex. Grant's do 4 do 5
16. Donald Grant's do 4 do 5
17. John McDonald's Wife 1
18. John McGlenny's Wife and 2 Children 3
19. Alex Ferguson do 5 do 6
20. Thomas Ross' Wife and 4 Children 5
21. Thos. Taylors' Wife and 1 Child 2
22. Alexander Cameron's Wife and 3 Children 4
23. William Cameron's do 3 do 4
24. Frederick Goose's do 4 do 5
Endorsed-Memorial from several soldiers of Sir John Johnson's Corps,
received 27th July. (The year is not given, it was probably 1779 or 1780.)
5.
SERIES B., VOL. 158, P. 355.
List of the prisoners with the Rebels of the
King's Royal Regiment of New York:
Major's-Simon Swart, John Weaver, Alexander Cameron, Isaac Awson,
Henry Harris, John Lussly.
Captain Angus McDonell's-Hugh McMillan, Duncan McDonell, Thos. Kooman,
James Lockwood, Peter Lockwood, John Lewis.
Captain Monro's-John Cayden, Robert Turnbull, John Maddoch, Jno. Freeland.
Captain Daly's-Charles Johnson, Frederick Rice, William Empey.
Captain Duncan's-Corporal Philip Cook, Adam Shades, Dennis Sullivan,
John Martell, Adam Hobber.
Captain Alexander McDonell's-Peter McDougall, Nathaniel Crossley,
Richard Freeman.
Captain J. Anderson's-John Dingwall, George Smith, Peter Cross.
(Signed), J. Valentine, Adjutant.
Hazelton Spencer, volunteer, now at Skeenesborough.
Endorsed-List of prisoners with the rebels of the King's Royal Regiment,
New York. (The date is not given, probably 1778 or 1779.)
6.
SERIES B. VOL. 158, P. 356.
List of prisoners inlisted by Mr. Halbert for the 2nd Battalion
of the King's Royal Regiment of New York:
John Gibson,
Martin Ammon. Taken while Hunting, and were ever called friends.
Ass Debol,
Jabiel Hulbert,
George Wright,
Ezra Wood,
Zachias Granger. Last spring, attempting to make their escape
at Fort George, were taken prisoners.
David Brown,
Elias Lent,
Calvin Hinds. Have no knowledge of them further than their
friends say they were forced into the militia.
7.
SERIES B., VOL. 158, PP. 357-358.
A list of men lately come in from Tryon County, and now at Yamaska,
desirous of joining the King's Royal Regiment of New York:
Patrick Fitzpatrick ? Pettingale
? Phillipse ? Bodgardus
? Magra One more name forgot.
Samuel Hurissan, lately brought in, has a brother in the above
regiment. Sent in his name desiring to join it, but could not
be got out of confinement; since released, and engaged by
promises of three guineas' bounty and permission to work in
the King's works at 3s. per day, and to have his brother
exchanged by persons recruiting for Major Rogers.
List of men of the late Major McAlpine's corps desirous of
serving under the command of Sir John Johnson in the Royal
Regiment of New York:
James VanCamp Jacob VanCamp
Stephen Boiro John Conkling
Daniel Robertson John Lane
Joseph Emry Ebenezer Perkins
Duncan Cameron James McCara
John Eurhart Abram Hilliker
8.
SERIES B., VOL. 158, P. 365.
A list of men in listed by order of the late Mr. Hewetson for
Sir John Johnson's (Bart) Brigade, and joined Colonel Butler's
Rangers of their own accord:
Casper Towsick Urbanus Hains
Tunis Slingerland Derrick Slingerland
George Rauzier Aaron Hogtealing
Isaac Van Volkenburgh John Bratt
Jacob Quant
A list of men inlisted by orders of the late Mr. Hewetson
for Sir John Johnson's (Bart.) Brigade, and joined Joseph Brant's
Volunteers of their own accord:
Peter Chant Christian Plats
Nicholas Kerkner Aaron Hollenbeck
Anthony Bratt John Emmerick Plass
Christopher Hawk Philip Moake
Wilham May ? Rudley
SERIES B., VOL. 158, P. 366.
David Williams Ichabod Hawley
David Crawfoot Daniel Walker
Benjamin Reynolds Andrew French
William Willoughby William Reynolds
Benegar Benedict John Curtis
Seth Cook Thomas Graiss
Ayer Northrop Francis Redding
Peter Beebe Calib Henderson
Daniel Scott Nathan Brown
Timothy Hill
I do hereby certify that the above named men were inlisted
by me, and have served under my command in and since the year 1777.
JED. FRENCH.
9.
The following list of officers, recommended to His Excellency
General Haldimand for promotion in the 2nd Batt. of the
Royal Regiment of New York, is compiled from three
returns given in Series B., Vol.158, pages 360, 361 and 362.
It is not considered necessary to give the three returns, as
several of the names appear in each of them:
RETURNS IN
WHICH THE
NAME APPEARS
Lieutenant Colonel 1 2 3
Major John Ross 2
CAPTAINS
Stephen Watts, Captain, 8th Regiment 1
Richard Brown, Lieut., 31st Regiment 1 2 3
James Kirkman, Lieut.-Adjt. 29th Regiment 1
Richard Haughton, Lieut., 53rd Regiment 1
Geo. Singleton, Lieut., K.R.R., N.Y. 1 2 3
Wm. Johnson, Lieut., 47th Regiment 1
Wm. Morrison, Lieut., K.R.R., N.Y. 1 2 3
Robert Laeke, cammanding a corps of Loyalists 1 2 3
Thos. Gomersall, Capt.-Lieut.,
1st Batt., K.R.R., N.Y. 2 3
Jacob Maurer, Lieut., do do 2 3
James McDonell, Lieut., do do 2 3
Wm. Redford Crawford, (13th July, 1778),
as Capt.-Lieut. 1
Lieutenants.
Alex. Saunders, Ensign and Quartermaster,
29th Regt. 1
Isaac Mann, Lieut. in Leake's 1 2 3
Wm. McKay, do 1779 1 2 3
Neil Robertson, Lieut. in McAlpin's, 1777 1 2 3
Alex. Campbell, do do 1 2 3
Christian Weire, Lieut. in Jessup's 1 2 3
John Howard, Lieut. in Leake's, 1777 1 2 3
Jeremiah French, Lieut. in Peters'. (Served as
Captain, paid as Lieut., 1777) 1 2
Gershom French, Lieut. in Peters' 1
Humphrey Arden, Ensign, 34th Regiment 2
Patrick Langan, Ensign, 1st Batt.,
K.R.R., N.Y., 4th Oct., 1779. 2 3
William Fraser, Lieut. in Leakes,
4th Oct., 1777 2 3
Henry Young, do do July, 1777 2 3
?? Coffin, 2
Philip P. Lansingh,
High Sheriff of Charlotte Cnty 2
Allen McDonell, 3
Henry Young 3
ENSIGNS.
Walter Sutherland, Volunteer, K.R.R., N.Y. 1
Philo Hurlbut, Lieutenant in Peters' corps 1 2 3
Oliver Church, Ensign, K.R.R., N.Y. 1 2 3
Hazelton Spencer, Ensign, K.R.R., N.Y. 1 2 3
James McAlpin, do do 1
Jacob Farrand, do do 1 3
William Fraser, Recruiting Ensign 1
William Mann, Volunteer, K.R.R., N.Y. 1
Ronnell McDonell, taken as hostage in 1776,
paid £11.0.0 per muster 2 3
Samuel McKay, son of late Captain McKay 2 3
Timothy Thompson, pensioner at £11.0.0
per muster 2
?? Clinch, 2nd Lieut. in Butler's Rangers 2
Chaplain-John Stewart 1 2
Adjutant-Walter Sutherland 1
Humphry Arden 2
Quartermaster-Alex. Saunders, Ensign 24th Regt. 1
Matthew Dies 2
Surgeon-Williamson, Surgeon's Mate 31st Regt. 1
? Carr 2
10.
SERIES B., VOL. 167, P. 322.
List of the officers of different corps of Royalists in Canada,
specifying the time they joined the King's troops, in what rank
they commenced pay, and to what corps they belong, with remarks,
&c., &C., 15th May, 1781.
Names. Of What When Entered How Paid Having
Corps. Service. Families
Ebenezer Jessup, Esq. Jessup's Corps
4th Nov., 1776 As Captain A Family
Edward Jessup, Esq. do do do do
Jonathan Jones, Esq. do do do do
Joseph Jessup do do As Lieutenant None
Christian Weher do In Aug.,1777 do None here
David Jones do 4th Nov., 1776 do None
James O'Neil do In Aug., 1777 do None here
Henry Simonds do do do do
Guysbert Sharpe do do do do
Wm. Lamson. (Paid do 4th Nov., 1776 As Ensign None
as Lieut. since Oct., 1777.
John Man do In July 1777 As Lieutenant A Family
William Snyder do 4th Nov., 1776 As Ensign do
John Dusenburg do In Aug., 1777 do None
Christian Haver do do do do
(Taken prisoner in Sept., 1777,
came to this Province in July, 1780.)
Thomas Man do In March, 1777 do do
Solomon Jones do 4th Nov., 1776 As Surg's Mate do
The Rev. John Bryant do In Oct., 1780 As Chaplain A Family
Peter Drummond Late Major McAlpine's
4th Nov. 1776 As Lieutenant None
(Taken prisoner 19 Sept., 1777,
rescued and came into this Province, Aug. 20, 1780.)
Neil Robertson do do do do
(Appointed a Lieut. by Major McAlpine
in a corps he began to raise in Sept. 1776.
William Fraser do In Aug., 1777 As Lieutenant A Family
Thomas Fraser do In July, 1777 do do
Gideon Adams do 4th Nov., 1776 None
(Commenced pay as an officer in Oct. 1777)
Daniel Fraser do In July, As Ensign do
James McAlpine do In Oct., 1777 do do
James Campbell do In July, 1777 do A Family
Jacob Millor do
John Peters, Esq.
Justus Sherwood Peters' Corps
In Nov., 1776 A Family
Francis Hogle do In July, 1777 do
James Parrott do In Nov., 1776 do
Gershom French do In Aug., 1777 As Lieutenant do
John Dulmage do In Nov., 1776 do
(Messrs. Sherwood, Parrott and Dulmage, commenced
pay the first as Capt. the others as Lieutenants
in the summer of 1777. They were paid as privates before.)
Philip Hullibert do do
Titus Simons do In Aug., 1777 As Lieutenant do
David McFall do From 26th Regt. do None
(First attached to Jessup's, joined Peters'
in 1777, taken prisoner 16th Aug. following.)
John Peters, junior do In Aug., 1777 As Ensign None
Hugh Munro, Esq. Leake's Corps
In July, 1777 As Capt. batteau
(Capt. Leake never considered him None here
as belonging to his corps)
William McKay In Aug., 1777, As Lieutenant None
from 21st Regt.
Henry Young do 17th Aug., 1777 do None here
Isaac Man, junior do In July, 1777 As Adjutant None
(Belonged to Jessup's, and joined Capt. Leake
by order of Sir John Johnson in '79, as Lieut)
William Fraser, junior do 17th Aug., 1777 As Ensign do
(Received pay as Lieut. from 25th Oct. 1777.)
John Ruyter do 17th Aug., 1777 As Capt. A Family
to 24th Oct., 1777
(Commenced pay as Lieut. in Canada, 25th Oct. 1777.)
Henry Ruyter do do do do
(Commenced pay as Lieut. in Canada,
25th Oct., 1777.)
Conradt Best do do As Lieutenant None
John Howard do In Aug., 1777 do A Family
(Taken prisoner in Sept., 1777, came
to this Province in Feb., 1778.)
Anthony La Climet do
(A Canadian. A bad character put on the list and
recommended by Capt. Sam'l McKay, deceased.)
Edward Carscallim do Nov., 1776 do
(Paid as a private to 24th. June, 1777;
made Lieut. by Mr. Peters.)
Duncan Cameron do 17th Aug., 1777 do
(Served the whole of the last war*, and an honest man.)
John Wilson do In Nov., 1776 do
(Employed in the Engineer's service; a very good man.)
Hermanus Best do In Aug., 1777 As Ensign None
NEIL ROBERTSON,
Acting Adjutant to the Royalists.
*"Served the whole of the last war," meaning the war with the
French from 1756 to 1763.
Bill Martin, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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