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June 5, 2021

Finding Ancestors in Heir & Devisee Papers 1797-1854

H 1140 Edward Strickland Image 235

Home District Land Certificates 1787 to 1795 are useful genealogy records that many genealogists overlook.

Image 215 Index to Names Image 215, 216 Home District Land Certificates 1787 to 1795. Index of Names

Certificates
These can be viewed by going to film H 1140 and selecting the image numbers shown below for each claimant

Image 217 Elias Anderson 1795
Image 218 Patrick Bern born Ireland 1795
Image 219 Eli Cahoe age 18 born Pennsylvania 1795
Image 220, 221 George Campbell 1794
Image 222 Joshua Chamberlain age 63 born USA 1795
Image 223 Joshua Chamberlain age 18 born New Hampshire 1795
Image 224 Zekiel Chamberlain age 21 born Boston 1795
Image 225 Benjamin Davis Long island New York age 46, 1795
Image 226 Abraham Devans of New York age 33 1795
Image 227 Isaac Devans of New York age 24 1795
Image 228 Levi Devans of New York age 20 1795
Image 229 Joseph Dean age 44 of Pennsylvania 1795
Image 230 Sam Herron 1794
Image 231 John McHenry Born Antrim age 39 1795
Image 232 Patrick McKee age 26 born Ireland 1795
Image 233 Jacob Phillips born New York age 25 1795
Image 234 Samuel Street 1794
Image 235 Edward Strickland born Cumberland England age 34 1795
Image 236 petition of George Braytons
Image 237 two miscellaneous names James Hennessey and Andrew Herron 1808
Image 238, 239 James Hennessey 1808
Image 240 Andrew Heron 1808
Image 241 Samuel Leatch1795
Image 242, 243 Thomas Otway Page
Image 244 Samuel Stevenson 1816

December 9, 2018

Home District Land Certificates 1787 to 1795

H 1140 Edward Strickland Image 235

I have been going through Heir & Devisee Commission Papers (Heir & Devisee Commission papers 1797-1854 digitized records to create a working corrected Finding Aid. You may view the corrected content lists 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.

Image 217 Elias Anderson 1795
Image 218 Patrick Bern born Ireland 1795
Image 219 Eli Cahoe age 18 born Pennsylvania 1795
Image 220, 221 George Campbell 1794
Image 222 Joshua Chamberlain age 63 born USA 1795
Image 223 Joshua Chamberlain age 18 born New Hampshire 1795
Image 224 Zekiel Chamberlain age 21 born Boston 1795
Image 225 Benjamin Davis Long island New York age 46, 1795
Image 226 Abraham Devans of New York age 33 1795
Image 227 Isaac Devans of New York age 24 1795
Image 228 Levi Devans of New York age 20 1795
Image 229 Joseph Dean age 44 of Pennsylvania 1795
Image 230 Sam Herron 1794
Image 231 John McHenry Born Antrim age 39 1795
Image 232 Patrick McKee age 26 born Ireland 1795
Image 233 Jacob Phillips born New York age 25 1795
Image 234 Samuel Street 1794
Image 235 Edward Strickland born Cumberland England age 34 1795
Image 236 petition of George Braytons
Image 237 two miscellaneous names James Hennessey and Andrew Herron 1808
Image 238, 239 James Hennessey 1808
Image 240 Andrew Heron 1808
Image 241 Samuel Leatch1795
Image 242, 243 Thomas Otway Page
Image 244 Samuel Stevenson 1816

May 17, 2014

Home District Land Certificates 1787 to 1795

H 1140 Edward Strickland Image 235

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 at Heir & Devisee Commission

Image 215 Index to Names

Image 215, 216 Home District Land Certificates 1787 to 1795. Index of Names

Certificates
These can be viewed by going to film H 1140 and selecting the image numbers shown below for each claimant

Image 217 Elias Anderson 1795
Image 218 Patrick Bern born Ireland 1795
Image 219 Eli Cahoe age 18 born Pennsylvania 1795
Image 220, 221 George Campbell 1794
Image 222 Joshua Chamberlain age 63 born USA 1795
Image 223 Joshua Chamberlain age 18 born New Hampshire 1795
Image 224 Zekiel Chamberlain age 21 born Boston 1795
Image 225 Benjamin Davis Long island New York age 46, 1795
Image 226 Abraham Devans of New York age 33 1795
Image 227 Isaac Devans of New York age 24 1795
Image 228 Levi Devans of New York age 20 1795
Image 229 Joseph Dean age 44 of Pennsylvania 1795
Image 230 Sam Herron 1794
Image 231 John McHenry Born Antrim age 39 1795
Image 232 Patrick McKee age 26 born Ireland 1795
Image 233 Jacob Phillips born New York age 25 1795
Image 234 Samuel Street 1794
Image 235 Edward Strickland born Cumberland England age 34 1795
Image 236 petition of George Braytons
Image 237 two miscellaneous names James Hennessey and Andrew Herron 1808
Image 238, 239 James Hennessey 1808
Image 240 Andrew Heron 1808
Image 241 Samuel Leatch1795
Image 242, 243 Thomas Otway Page
Image 244 Samuel Stevenson 1816

May 16, 2014

An index to Niagara area Loyalists and their Land Certificates

Image 160 Index of names H 1140

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. I have begun to publish my full set of corrections for the digitized records on Olive Tree Genealogy website at Heir & Devisee Commission

Image 174 Jonas Larroway Certificate

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 Nassau District. Nassau District was known by this name until 1792 and consisted of western Lake Ontario and Niagara areas. Most, if not all, of the men listed were Loyalists. In fact my 5th great grandfather Jonas Larroway is on this list and his Land Certificate is found on images 174 and 175.

Since the Heir & Devisee Commision records have not been indexed I decided to take the time to copy the names and provide the image number of each claim and the name of the individual. This means that if you spot a name of interest you can go directly to the film (HD 1140) and then directly to the image number for your ancestor.

I will also be publishing an index to 150 claims by individuals living in the Home District (In 1792 Nassau District was renamed Home District). See History of Ontario and Districts of Upper Canada in 1846 for a list of the original Districts and information on name and boundary changes.

H 1140 Volume 41 Land Location Certificates

Image 159 TITLE: Nassau District land certificates #1-15 1790–1792

Image 160 Index of Claimant names:

Bradt, Aaron 1790
Brown, Joseph 1791
Butler Sheehan, Walter 1790
Clench lieut. Rolfe 1792
Cunningham, Archibald 1792
Fanning, John 1791
Fisher, William 1792
Haslip, James 1791
Larraway, Jonas 1792
Lottridge Capt. Robert 1792
Lutes, Sampson 1790
Murray, Lieutenant Duncan 1791
Palmer, Joseph 1791
Petri, Joseph 1791
Reynolds, Lieutenant Caleb 1792
Robison, James 1790
Ropp, Andrew 1833

Actual certificates and receipts. Image Numbers and Claimant Names

Image 161 Aaron Bradt certificate

Image 162-163 Joseph Brown certificate

Image 164 Walter Butler Sheehan certificate

Image 165-167 lieut. Rolfe clench certificate

Image 168-169 John Henry Chrysler, Aaron Young, Philip Young

Image 170-171 John Fanning certificate

Image 172–173 James Haslip certificate

Image 174-175 Jonas Laraway certificate

Image 176-179 Capt. Robert Lottridge certificate

Image 180-182 Sampson Lutes certificate

Image 183-184 lieut. Duncan Murray certificate

Image 185-187 Joseph Palmer certificate

Image 188-189 Joseph Petri certificate

Image 190-195 lieut. Caleb Reynolds certificate

Image 196-198 Archibald Cunningham certificate

Image 199 William Fisher certificate

Image 200 James Robison certificate

Image 201-209 Joseph Robison certificate

Image 210-211 Andrew Ropp, Jacob Erb 1833

For Olive Tree Genealogy's list of corrected volumes please see Heir & Devisee Commission

June 5, 2021

Finding Ancestors in Heir & Devisee Papers 1797-1854

December 9, 2018

Home District Land Certificates 1787 to 1795

May 17, 2014

Home District Land Certificates 1787 to 1795

May 16, 2014

An index to Niagara area Loyalists and their Land Certificates

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