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HISTORY OF LEEDS AND GRENVILLE. 79 "u — — a = — A ENE —— ——— — —— — — zar E] | ies . —- | disposed of them to a Joint Stock Company; they TOWNSHIP OF YONGE.—( Continued. ) 3 i are now in a state of ruin. 4 ; Ig s] Lot. ] Name of Grantee. Part of Lot. E Date of Patent. Walsingham Moore, came to Canada from the U s K | | County of Wexford, Ireland, in 1817, and settled on 6 [John Whitney........ All 200/May 17th, 1802 ' köt Sy | SIR as a Pt Mar. 26th, 1798 Lot No. 17, in the 8th Concession of Yonge. Mr. 15 |Ashell Wright. ...... All 200/April 5th, 1797 | Moore died June 18th, 1872, at the ripe age of 103 20 |Levy Comstock...... E 1-2 too} Aug. toth, 1801 i 21 Hannah McNish. .... E 1-2 100 May Ist, 1798 years. His remains are interred at New Dublin. 23 |David Wright........ W I-2 100}Dec. Ist, 1797 : . 24 |Amos Wright........ All 200] April 14th, 1798 Mr. PROCES 7 ‘ACCOM on his Si ee :ós to 2} 1 |John McDougall...... b I-2 _|100/April 21st, 1797 | America by the original members of the Morris and Sz 1Shi Pius I-2 100} April 19th, 1798 PP F : eggs he Úgy MAT Wa e hag Pest “a oo. Jacobs families, who settled in the Township at the 8 John Cole ae ey oe ae All 200 April 6th, 1795 same time 9 |David Hunter........ All 200]May 17th, 1802 I 23 |Thomas Fraser....... All 200|May 17th, 1802 , j MOTE a Sl neda Tattle... . 2 All 200|Mar. 12th, 1797 The following are inscriptions taken from monu| 7 \John Woolly........, All 200|Mar. 26th, 1798 | ments in the cemetery of the M. E. Church, Farmersie ea eee All 200|May 17th, 1802 5} 2 |David Hutchinson.... All 200|Mar. 6th, 1798 | Ville, and will recal many well known but now half ő |Elizabeth Ewighous... All 200] Mar. 23rd, 17938 > ee oS licack Beowdt All ote tak ia forgotten residents of the Township : 6 |Hannah Phillips...... All 200|May 17th, 1802 | : 4 IS LjJosepn’ Avery... sose. All 200|June Ioth, 1801 James Wiltse, died in 1870 ; aged 84 years. We h ; PROGR RMSE & Or. Co oooh All 178|May 17th, 1802 Philip Wing, died in 1863: aged 59 years. 3 Martin Hewett... ... All 162! Feb. roth, 1797 Phoebe Wing, died in 1874; aged 66 years. Wm. H. Giles, died in 1876 ; aged 56 years. The first settlers in the Township were Captain Benoni. Wiltse. and: William Parish : the late Adiel || :,,,2°9° Po, olack, died ín 1873 5 apes Bo yedrs: Aichibald Kincaid, died in 1864 ; aged 84 years. Comfort M. Wiltse, died in 1872; aged 81 years. Rev. Peter Bullis, died in 1871 ; aged 52 years. Sherwood giving Mr. Wiltse as the first settler, while, on the other hand, Mr. Arza Parish informs us that he has heard his father state that he came into the Township in the winter, Mr. Wiltse not arriving until the following spring. Both settlers endured Daniel Phillips, died in 1873 ; aged 79 years. Peter Brown, died in 1864; aged 62 years. Joseph Wiltse, died in 1874 ; aged$2 years. David Wiltse, died in 1874 ; aged 73 years. James Wiltse, died in 1870, aged 84 years. Christian Wiltse, died in 1869 ; aged 77 years. Edward Parish, died in 1856; aged 64 years. Chas. Blancher, died in 1868 ; aged 57 years. many privations, the nearest mill being situated at Kingston. At one time Wm. Parish and George Bates left home with a grist, which they carried to Cole's Ferry ; at that point it was placed in a canoe and transported to Kingston. On their return to the Ferry, the flour was carried on home. The entire trip occupied a period of two weeks. The following is the inscription on the tomb of h H. Bell _— Among the original settlers, was Joseph Slack, ia bent tes ae | originally from the vicinity of Albany, New York. Mr. Slack came to Canada with an ox team, with which he transported his wife and six children to Montreal, the journey occupying six weeks. As a United Empire Loyalist, he drew Lot No. 10, in the “in the 76 year of his age. gth Concession of Yonge ; at that time no road had " He was emphatically a man of industry and toil, been cut from Brockville to Farmersville. He put | “a friend to the poor, a kind and affectionate up a shanty on the spot now occupied by the barn | "husband and father ; his memory will be cherished on the farm of the late Philip Wing. Mr. Slack | “by those who knew him best.” killed upon the farm, known as the Flint farm, one “Chauncey Bellamy—Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, “27th May, 1790. Came to Canada, January “1816. Settledin Yonge in 1830. Erected mills. “Did an extensive business. Died March 1866, The following is a summary of the Assessment mile east of Farmersville, 192 deer, 34 bears and 46 | poy of the Township for the year 1877 :— wolves ; in fact, he was in early days the Nimrod of the Township. Joseph Slack built the mill now owned by the Messrs. Saunders. He also engaged in the manufacture of bull ploughs and ox carts ; he i | bought half of Lot No. 9, for acart and plough; : ey Wie: | Value of taxable income, $400. ae cy, recently the farm was sold for $9,750. I Value of personal property, $43,860. $33 At one time Temperance Mills, at Temperance Amount of real and personal property, $714,802. > - Lake, was an important centre of business. The Taxes imposed by Municipality, $900. mills were built by Rathiel Judson, who subsequently Taxes imposed by Counties, $1,144. Number of persons assessed, 535. Number of acres, assessed, 29,106. Number of acres cleared, 12,500. | Value of real property, $670,972. Sane
