Have you discovered you have a Loyalist ancestor? A
Loyalist is any person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in
times of revolt). During the American Revolution in what was to become
the United States of America, a Loyalist (also called UEL - United
Empire Loyalist) was anyone who remained loyal to the King of England.
They were called Tories in their own country but Loyalists elsewhere.
Most fled to Canada and helped settle that country, particularly Ontario
and Nova Scotia
Guide to Finding a Loyalist Ancestor in Upper Canada (Ontario) is available in paperback or as an e-book on Amazon.com and on Amazon.ca
Here are some Loyalist resources to help you in your hunt:
- Haldimand, Sir Frederick : The Haldimand Papers - his papers and correspondence from 1758-1784.
- United Empire Loyalist Lists [NA RG 1, L7 vol 52a] on C-2222 from the Ontario Archives
- District Loyalist Rolls - transcript on MS803 at the Ontario Archives
- Early Ontario Settlers
- The Old UEL List
- Burning of the Valleys : Daring Raids from Canada... by Gavin Watt
- Reid, W.D.:The Loyalists in Ontario: The Sons & Daughters of the American Loyalists
- New York, U.S., Sales of Loyalist Land, 1762-1830
- Upper Canada Land Petitions and Land Boards 1793-1826
- Land Boards 1765-1804 [NA RG 1, L3 and RG1, E1] or indexes on C-10810 to C10836 on microfilm at the Ontario Archives or NAC.
- Upper Canada Land Books
- Loyalist Claims and Conversion List [NA MG14] 1790-1837 - Audit Office 12 and 13 compensation claims for land and goods lost during the American Revolution - 178 reels of microfilm
- Fryer, Mary Beacock: King's Men: the soldier founders of Ontario
- Watt, Gavin: The King's Royal Regiment of New York
- Watt, Gavin: Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley: The St. Leger Expedition of 1777
- Research Guide To Loyalist Ancestors: : A Directory To Archives, Manuscripts, Published and Electronic Sources (Updated and Revised) by Paul J. Bunnell
- Fraser, J.: Looking For A Loyalist, in Families, Vol. 23, #1, 1984
- Allen, Robert S.: Loyalist Literature
- A Bibliography of Loyalist Source Material in Canada. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, Index, Vol. 82, 1972
- A Bibliography of Loyalist Source Material in the United States, Canada and Great Britain ed by Gregory Palmer
- The Mohawk Valley in the Revolution: Committee of Safety Papers..... ed by Maryly B. Penrose
More resources can be found at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/
