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May 15, 2015

Corrected List of Contents on Heir & Devisee Commission H1140

Canadiana.Org has digitized 21 films of the Heir & Devisee Commission Papers (Heir & Devisee Commission papers 1797-1854, found in their Heritage Collection), and that's a good thing for genealogists. These records have valuable and informative genealogical documents.

But as mentioned in a previous blog post I wrote called Heir & Devisee Commission 1797-1854 on Canadiana.org - Listing Errors and a Workaround, the index and description of what is in each film, as provided on Canadiana.org, is incorrect.
I have been slowly going through each film and noting the correct contents in detail. My first set of detailed listings of the contents of film H1133 can be viewed at No Response from Canadiana.org so here are the Heir & Devisee Commission Film Details

A complete and correct list of contents of film H1135 can be found on Olive Tree Genealogy website at Finding Aid for Heir & Devisee Commission Online Films

H1140 Image 160

Here is a corrected list of contents for film H 1140

Does not contain what Canadiana.org has listed Image 24 V 38 1804 Commissioners Reports. I have not completed this film but here is the corrected list of contents from Image 14 to Image 431:

14 starts the documents 9 June 1809 survey report
15 to 19 List of claimants. Markham, York, Whitchurch, East Gwillumbury. Plus details
20 Home District May 1804 survey generalâ€™s report
24 minutes and reports to the executive Council volume 38 home district 1804
25-27 list of claimants and details of claim 13 June 1804
29-38 list of claimants and details of claim July 1804
40-42 ditto
44 ditto
49-61 ditto
62-93 1803 and four
97-105 miscellaneous documents volume 39 home district 1816; 1821 to 1823 claimants
106 notices with names and details 1812
108-111 documents dated 1818
112-114 documents dated 1817
115-119 1821-1823
120-121 large legal document
122 Detroit 1787 petition of Jacob Arnes
123 certificate re Daniel A----- dated 1797
124 Malcolm Tulley 1802 land title search
128 volume 40 Orders in Council 1797 - 1802 home district
129 Conrad Hotrum Niagara October 1800 also Thomas Paige, Thomas Dickson and David Heron
130 names and locations, 1803
132-134 claims 1803
135 claims 1804
140-142 Gen. Benedict Arnold of the city of London England deceased and his widow Margaret also Sarah Fitch and Ann Fitch of Devonshire
143-144 Eastern District claims 1799 heard in 1804
145 claims Markham and Pickering
146-147 claims Markham 1804
148â€“154 claims home district 1804
158 volume 41 location certificates alphabetical for home district
159 Nassau District land certificates 1-15 1790 â€“ 1792
160 List of names Nassau District Land Certificates
161â€“ 211 land certificates for each person listed. Please see complete list of names and image numbers for their Land Certificates at An index to Niagara area Loyalists and their Land Certificates
215-216 Home District land certificates 1 â€“ 17, 1787 â€“ 1795. List of names. Note that I will be adding the complete list of names and image numbers
415â€“ 416 Peter Robinson son of the late Christopher Robinson
417 Solomon Ball, Pickering 1803
418-419 Peter Robinson
420 Angus McDonald of York
421-424 Basil Rossiton of Elizabethtown, Samuel Heron of York
425 George Cutter of town of York, Shoemaker. Basil Rossiton
426 Duncan Cameron
427 John Schmeltzer of Markham
428 John Nicholas Steffens Markham Township
429-430 John Daniel Frederick Bush of Kingston in Frontenac County in Midland District baker, brother to delete John Christian William Bush of the town of York
431 Birth Certificate written in German for Johann Christian Wilhelm 1767. There are other names and the year 1773 and a name Johann Daniel Friedrich but I cannot translate the rest

July 15, 2014

Index of Claimants Found in Commissioners Reports 1836-1845 Ontario

Canadiana.Org has digitized 21 films of the Heir & Devisee Commission Papers (Heir & Devisee Commission papers 1797-1854, found in their Heritage Collection), and that's a good thing for genealogists. These records have valuable and informative genealogical documents.

But as mentioned in a previous blog post I wrote called Heir & Devisee Commission 1797-1854 on Canadiana.org - Listing Errors and a Workaround, the index and description of what is in each film, as provided on Canadiana.org, is incorrect.

I have been slowly going through each film and noting the correct contents in detail. My first set of detailed listings of the contents of film H1133 can be viewed at No Response from Canadiana.org so here are the Heir & Devisee Commission Film Details

A complete and correct list of contents of many of the films can be found on Olive Tree Genealogy website at Finding Aid for Heir & Devisee Commission Online Films

As I continue in my corrections, I happened upon this wonderful index of names for Commissioners Reports 1836-1845 on film H1151. The Canadiana.org description stating that H1151 contains V. 90-98 is incorrect. This film contains V. 86-89 Below is the index for Names A-C for Volume 86 of microfilm H1151 Heir & Devisee Commission. You may save these images to your computer then enlarge them in your graphic program to read. There are 32 pages of names total and I will continue publishing them here on Olive Tree Genealogy blog.

Volume 86 consists of Commissioners Reports 1836-1845 on images 49-319. Using the index below, you see that Robert Brown is indexed as page 168. We can then go directly to the Heir & Devisee Commission online microfilm and hunt for this page in order to view Robert's claim.

Robert Brown's name mentioned on page 168

....to be continued

June 27, 2014

Faulty Content List for Home District Land Claims 1803 & 1804 - Corrections Part 3

HD 1140 Image 403 WAIT

Canadiana.Org has digitized 21 films of the Heir & Devisee Commission Papers (Heir & Devisee Commission papers 1797-1854, found in their Heritage Collection), and that's a good thing for genealogists. These records have valuable and informative genealogical documents.

But as mentioned in a previous blog post Heir & Devisee Commission 1797-1854 on Canadiana.org - Listing Errors and a Workaround, the index and description of what is in each film, as provided on Canadiana.org, is incorrect.

I have been going through those digitized records to create a working corrected Finding Aid. Since I have been unable, despite repeated attempts, to get any response from Canadiana.org to my emails offering my correct content lists, I am publishing these lists on my website and this blog in order to help other genealogists.

You may view the corrected content lists on Olive Tree Genealogy website at Heir & Devisee Commission

While scrolling through microfilm H 1140 in order to correct Canadiana.org's flawed content description, I came across a set of Land Certificates and other documents from individuals living in what was called the Home District. This consisted of land along Lake Ontario and the Niagara region of Ontario.

Continuing on from Home District Land Certificates 1787 to 1795 and An index to Niagara area Loyalists and their Land Certificates here is the second set of my list of names of claimants for land in the Home District from 1803-1804. Each name has an image number beside it so that you can easily click through to that image to view the claims and any supporting documents. The start of these names can be viewed at Home District Land Claims 1803 & 1804 - Corrections to Canadiana.org Faulty Content List

The following images from film H 1140 are the actual certificates, claims and other documents

HD 1140 Image 431

Image 399 Thomas Humbertstone, York Township
Image 400 Samuel wait
image 401 Jonathan Wait
Image 402 Elisha Annot?
Image 403 Jeremiah Wait, Hannah Wait in Bennington County Vermont Re Samuel Wait of New York is deceased. Re Jonathan Wait of New York is our son and brother of Samuel who was not married
Image 405– 406 Reunben Wait, Bastard Twp, Leeds Co. & Thomas Humberstone, Samuel Wait
Image 407-408 Thomas Humberstone, Jacob Fisher the elder, of Vaughan, Eve Fisher, Elisabeth Fisher, Catherine Fisher daughter of John Fisher, deceased
Image 409 Jacob Fisher the elder, administrator of John Fisher deceased, son and daughters of John Fisher deceased - Jacob, Eve, Catherine, Elisabeth
Image 410-411 Elijah Husen York Twp
Image 412 William Hollinshead, money paid. Abraham Johnson Power of Attorney. Signed Elijah Husen. Home District Land Claims 1803 & 1804
Image 413-414 ditto. 1803
Image 415-416 Peter Robinson son of Christopher Robinson, deceased
Image 417 Solomon Ball, Pickering
Image 418-419 Peter Robinson son of Christopher Robinson deceased
Image 420 Angus Martendale of York
Image 421-424 Indenture Basil Rorrison? of Elizabethtown and Samuel Heron
Image 425 George Cutter of York, shoemaker
Image 426 Duncan Cameron of York, merchant
Image 427 John Schmeltzer of Markham in York County
Image 428 John Nicholas Steffens of Markham
Image 429-430 John Daniel Frederick Bush of Kingston in Frontenac County
Image 431-432 birth certificate in German for sons of Joachim Willem Busch and Christina Elisabeth Rusahen? . Sons are named as Johann Christian Wilhelm (1767), Johann Daniel Frederick (1773)
Image 433 John Daniel Frederick Bush of Kingston in Frontenac County
Image 434 Hugh McPhie of York, tailor
Image 435 John Everson, earlier claim dated 1797
Image 436 John Cameron of York
Image 437 James Roger of Whitchurch
Image 438-439 John Hendrick of York

June 14, 2014

Home District Land Claims 1803 & 1804 - Corrections to Canadiana.org Faulty Content List Part 2

HD 1140 Image 392

Canadiana.Org has digitized 21 films of the Heir & Devisee Commission Papers (Heir & Devisee Commission papers 1797-1854, found in their Heritage Collection), and that's a good thing for genealogists. These records have valuable and informative genealogical documents.

But as mentioned in a previous blog post Heir & Devisee Commission 1797-1854 on Canadiana.org - Listing Errors and a Workaround, the index and description of what is in each film, as provided on Canadiana.org, is incorrect.

I have been going through those digitized records to create a working corrected Finding Aid. You may view the corrected content lists on Olive Tree Genealogy website at Heir & Devisee Commission

While scrolling through microfilm H 1140 in order to correct Canadiana.org's flawed content description, I came across a set of Land Certificates and other documents from individuals living in what was called the Home District. This consisted of land along Lake Ontario and the Niagara region of Ontario.

HD 1140 Image 396

Continuing on from Home District Land Certificates 1787 to 1795 and An index to Niagara area Loyalists and their Land Certificates here is the second set of my list of names of claimants for land in the Home District from 1803-1804. Each name has an image number beside it so that you can easily click through to that image to view the claims and any supporting documents. The start of these names can be viewed at Home District Land Claims 1803 & 1804 - Corrections to Canadiana.org Faulty Content List

Images 250–253 is the index to claimant names. These images have lists of names of claimants. Note that often it is the attorney's name on the index and not the petitioner or claimant. The claimants' names can be viewed in my list below. Please also note that I cannot guarantee my interpretation of the names in these documents. The writing is often difficult to read or the image is blurry.

The following images are the actual certificates, claims and other documents

Image 342-344 James Clark, Niagara Town, William Cooper
Image 345 William Cooper
Image 346 Isaac Dey Gray, York
Image 347-348 John Haacke, Markham
Image 349 William Hollingshead 1803
Image 350-352 Michael Herts/Kerts/Kock, Vaughan Township
Image 353 Andrew Sabine? Whitchurch
Image 354-358 George Lubick of Markham, Henry Femmerfelt, Anna Margaretha Dingel nee Tinem named as mother-in-law of George Lubick, Heinrich Fummerfelt 1804, Anna Margaretha Dingel of Markham, George Labick
Image 359 Miscellaneous letter
Image 360 James Macaulay, York Twp 1802
Image 361 Sophia Temple nee Kahman of Markham, 1804
Image 362 Ann Hahman, late Ann Tempel wife of John Henry Kahman of York Town
Image 363-372 William Gillespie, Elisha Dextor, Abraham Orr
Image 373-379 John Peter Ernest of Markham 1803
Image 380 John Rum-h-
Image 381 Eli Kayter
Image 382 Parshall Terry, York twp
Image 383-385 Peter Miller, York Twp
Image 386 John Henry Bulger of Markham, Peter Miller
Image387 Michael? Walker, Addington Midland District
Image 388 Michael Grass
Image 389-390 William Walker, U.E.
Image 391-392 William Walker, George ___ Stuart
Image 393-394 John Perry? Addington
Image 395 John Perry, Pickering Twp, 1803
Image 396-397 Peter Robinson 1803
Image 398 Christopher Robinson, Peter Robinson