Nathaniel Abbey
Nathaniel Abbey was born 1772, possibly in the Province of New York, and died 1825 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, at about age 53. He is the son of Isaac Abbey III of Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut, and Anne "Anna" Carter of the Province of New York.
Mary "Polly" Winters was born April 11, 1777, in the Province of New York, and died March 29, 1869, at the home of her daughter, Lurenda (Abbey) Henry, Port Oshawa, Whitby East Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 92. Buried Pioneer Cemetery, Whitby East Twp, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada.
Nathaniel Abbey and Mary "Polly" Winters were married Unknown in New York.
Nathaniel Abbey and Mary "Polly" (Winters) Abbey had nine children:
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The Province of New York (1664-1783) (Dutch: Provincie Nieuw-Nederland or Provincie New York) was a British colony which included most of the present U. S. State of New York. The province originally included the current states of New Jersey, Delaware and Vermont, along with inland portions of Massachusetts and Maine. The province was named for James, Duke of York and brother to Charles II in 1664, when the colony was won from the Dutch.
It is surmised that brothers Isaac Abbey III (age 28) and Nathaniel (age 27), along with their sister Dorcas Abbey (age 26), and their nephew Clement Neff (about age 1), came to Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, from Connecticut about 1798. They were some of the pioneering settlers of Durham Co., Ontario, Canada. If this connection is accurate, the Abbey ancestry can be connected through their father Isaac Abbey all the way back to John Abbey, born about 1587 in West Halton, Lincolnshire, England. His son, John Abbey Jr. of Norwich, Norfolk Co., England emigrated to the United States about 1635 and married Mary Loring in 1635 at Wenham, Essex Co., MA.
In 1798, the Parliament of Upper Canada passed a statute defining the boundaries of the counties. Durham was then defined to include that the townships of Hope, Clarke and Darlington, with all the tract of land hereafter to be laid out into townships, which lies to the southward of the small lakes above the Rice Lake, and the communication between them and between the eastern boundary of the township of Hope, and the western boundary of the township of Darlington, produced north, sixteen degrees west, until they intersect either of the said lakes, or the communication between them, shall constitute and form the County of Durham.
The original Mary "Polly" (Winters) Abbey Grave marker, now embedded in a memorial wall. Buried in Port Oshawa Pioneer Cemetery, Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.
Nathaniel Abner Abbey, Isaac Phineas Abbey, and Daniel David Altenburg Land Patent Records.
Miscellaneous 1840 Land Records for Nathaniel Abner Abbey, based upon his father never having received a Land Claim for his service.. Thanks to Kay Koslan for locating these records.
Mary Honeywell was born May 13, 1801, in Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.
Clement Neff V and Mary Honeywell were married about 1818 in Upper Canada.
Oliver Nathan Bradley and Dorcas Potts? Abbey were married 1803 in Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Upper Canada.
The 1803 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows
The 1804 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; and 1 Female age 16 - 60.
The 1804 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
The 1804 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows
The 1805 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; and 1 Female age 16 - 60.
The 1805 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
The 1805 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 2 Females under age 16.
The 1806 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Male under age 16; and 1 Female age 16 - 60.
The 1806 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 3 Females under 16.
The 1806 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
In 1806, the magistrates in Newcastle District fined Isaac Abbe 30 shillings, a very large sum for that period, for assaulting Clement Neff, "an infant."
The 1807 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
The 1807 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 3 Females under 16.
The 1807 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Male under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16.
The 1808 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female age 16 - 60.
The 1809 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16.
The 1809 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 4 Females under 16.
The 1809 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; and 1 Female age 16 and over.
The 1810 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16.
The 1810 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is assessed for 50 acres of cultivated land, and 100 acres of uncultivated land. The valuation is 118 £.
The 1811 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 4 Females under 16.
The 1811 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is assessed for 50 acres of cultivated land, and 125 acres of uncultivated land. The valuation is not legible £.
The 1812 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.
On September 21, 1812, Nathaniel Abbey petitioned for a lease on the broken front of Lot No. 25, in front of the 1st Concession of Hope Township, a Reserve.
The 1812 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; and 1 Female age 16 - 60. Isaac Abbee is assessed for 40 acres of cultivated land, and 60 acres of uncultivated land.
The 1813 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.
The 1813 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 3 Males under 16; and 5 Females under 16.
The 1813 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbey III is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; and 1 Male under age 15.
Isaac Abbey III died 1813 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, at about age 41.
The 1814 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.
The 1814 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.
The 1815 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16.
The 1815 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 3 Males under 16; and 6 Females under 16.
The 1816 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 4 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 2 Females under age 16.
The 1816 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 2 Males age 16 and over; 2 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 3 Females under 16.
The 1817 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 2 Males age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 3 Males under 16; and 6 Females under 16.
The 1817 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 5 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.
The 1818 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 2 Males under age 16. There is no Tax Assessment. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; and Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818.
The 1818 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 2 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 5 Females under 16.
The 1818 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 5 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.
The 1818 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.
The 1819 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 2 Males under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for no land, with an assessment of 4 £. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; and Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818.
On June 23, 1819, Isaac Phineas Abbey petitioned to be recognized as a Settler, and was assigned One Hundred Acres of Land in the North Half of Lot No. Eight, in the Third Concession of Smith Township, Newcastle District, Upper Canada. He stated that he was age 21, was born in the United States, and had been in this Province 20 years. The Final Settlement Date was November 27, 1824.
The 1819 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows, Isaac Phineas Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 4 Males age 16 and over, 1 Female 1 Female age 16 and over; 2 Males under age 16; and 5 Females under age 16. Leigh Larson Note: This would be Isaac Phineas Abbey.
The 1819 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 5 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 4 Females under age 16.
The 1820 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 6 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.
The 1820 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Female under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 100 acres Uncultivated, in Lot 27 of the 4th Concession land, with an assessment of 43 £.
The 1820 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 100 acres Uncultivated, in Lot 7 of the 2nd Concession land, with an assessment of 23 £. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.
The 1820 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.
The 1820 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 4 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 4 Females under 16.
The 1821 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Oliver Nathan Bradley is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 7 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 4 Females under age 16.
The 1821 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. There is no Tax Assessment. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.
The 1821 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
The 1821 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 1 Female age 16 and over; 1 Male under 16; and 3 Females under 16.
The 1822 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 6 Males under age 16; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Females under age 16.
Oliver Nathan Bradley died April, 1822, in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Newcastle District, Canada at about age 38.
The 1822 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. There is no Tax Assessment. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.
The 1822 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 3 Females under 16.
The 1822 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.
The 1823 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 4 Females under 16.
The 1823 Census for Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 1 Female under age 16. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821.
The 1823 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 18 acres of cultivated land, and 52 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.
The 1823 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Female age 16 and over; and 1 Male under age 16.
The 1823 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, is enumerated in one more census, that of April 1823, then she disappears from these census returns for Haldimand Township.
A search of the census and assessment rolls for Hope Township, an area a little to the west of Haldimand, for the year 1824 reveals and indication that Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, re-located to Hope Township. The census information did not survive but the assessment rolls are available at the NA. In this roll Dorcas is enumerated in both the years 1824 and 1825. From this roll we know that she did not own land but that she did own 1 horse, 0 oxen, 3 milch cows and 3 horned livestock --- probably goats. A very interesting aspect emerges from this roll. There has been some controversy as to what was Dorcas’ maiden family name. Some researchers have indicated Potts; some have suggested Brown; still others have suggested Abbey. Well, on this role in both years she appears, her name is adjacent to a Ann Abbey, who does own property - 20 acres on Lot 26 in Concession 1.
The 1824 Census for Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 2 Males under age 16; 1 Male over 16; 2 Females under age 16, and 1 Female over age 16. Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821; and Margaret M. Altenburg, born March 28, 1823.
The 1824 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 2 Males under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 25 acres of cultivated land, and 43 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.
The 1824 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under 16; and 3 Females under 16.
The 1824 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over, 5 Males under age 16; and 2 Females Under age 16.
The 1824 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, did not survive, but Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, is shown in the assessment rolls at the National Archives. In this roll Dorcas is enumerated in both the years 1824 and 1825. From this roll we know that she did not own land but that she did own 1 horse, 0 oxen, 3 milch cows and 3 horned livestock --- probably goats.
Isaac Phineas Abbey and Lucinda B. "Sandy" Bradley were married by Banns, August 21, 1825, by Joseph Thompson of the St. John's Anglican Church, Ida, Cavan Twp., Peterborough Co., Upper Canada, in the presence of Mary Abbey and Elizabeth Bradley, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.
The 1825 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley, widow of Oliver Nathan Bradley, is the Head of Household. There are: 2 Females age 16 and over; 5 Males under age 16; and 3 Females under age 16.
The 1825 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Phineas Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 2 Males age 16 and over, and 1 Female age 16 and over.
The 1825 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 3 Males age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 3 Males under age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 35 acres of cultivated land, and 35 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.
The 1825 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; 2 Males under age 16; and 2 Females under age 16.
Dorcas (Abbey) Bradley died about 1825 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle District, Upper Canada.
Nathaniel Abbey died about 1826 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, at about age 51.
The 1826 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Mary "Polly" (Winters) Abbey, widow of Nathaniel Abbey, is the Head of Household. There are: 1 Male age 16 and over; 4 Females age 16 and over; and 2 Males age under 16.
The 1826 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Anne (King) Abbey, widow of Isaac Abbey III, is the Head of Household. There is: 1 Female age 16 and over.
The 1826 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Males age 16 - 60; and 3 Males under age 16; and 1 Female over age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 50 acres of cultivated land, and 20 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.
Anne (King) Abbey died about 1826, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.
The 1827 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Phineas Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 5 Females age 16 and over; 3 Males under age 16; and 1 Female age under age 16.
The 1827 Census for Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Daniel David Altenburg is the Head of Household. There are 3 Males over 15; 3 Males under age 15; 3 Female over age 15, and 2 Females under age 15 . Daniel David Altenburg, born about 1788; Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg, born 1793; Jonathan William Altenburg, born June 14, 1815; Ephraim Fancher Altenburg, born 1818; and Mary Ann Altenburg, born June 10, 1821. There are 115 acres of land uncultivated; 85 acres of land cultivated, in Lot 31, Concession 1.
The 1827 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Clement Neff V is the Head of Household. There are 1 Males age 16 - 60; and 4 Males under age 16; and 1 Female over age 16. There is also a Tax Assessment for 55 acres of cultivated land, and 13 acres Uncultivated, in the south part of Lot 27 of the 4th Concession.
The 1828 Census for Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Phineas Abbey is the Head of Household. There are: 3 Males age 16 and over; 3 Females age 16 and over; and 2 Males under age 16.
Isaac Phineas Abbey died about 1828, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada, at about age 32.
On February 25, 1831, Daniel David Altenburg made a Land Lease Petition for Lot. No. 8, 5th Concession, Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada..
On November 9, 1831, Phineas Winters Abbey petitioned for a lease in the Clergy Reserve, Lot No. 25, 7th Concession, in Darlington Twp., Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada.
John Taaffe Irwin and Lucinda B. "Sandy" (Bradley) Abbey were married April 15, 1833, in Hope Twp.,
Phineas Winters Abbey (about age 32), a bachelor, and Elizabeth (Fancher) Altenburg (about age 41), a widow, were married about 1834 in Port Hope, Durham Co., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada.
Nathaniel Abner Abbey and Mary Louisa "Polly" Nugent were married August 5, 1833, in St. John's Anglican Church, Port Hope, Durham Co., Upper Canada.
On April 17, 1840, Nathaniel Abner Abbey petitioned to Locate or sell the Militia Right of lands due him for the Military service of his deceased father, Nathaniel Abbey, for services During the Late American War, he being a Private in Capt. John Burns Company.
The 1842 Census for Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abner Abbey is the head of Household. The 5 people in the household are all natives of English Canada. There are: 1 male ages 6 - 13; 2 single males ages 14 - 17; 1 married male ages 30 - 59; and 1 married female ages 14 - 44. a total of 3 have Church of England affiliation. There are 100 acres owned, and 40 acres are cultivated in Wheat, Oats, Pease, Indian Corn, and Potatoes. Leigh Larson note: These two Abby farms are adjacent to each other.
The 1842 Census for Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, shows Orrin Abbey is the head of Household. The 2 people in the household are all natives of English Canada. There are: 1 married male ages 30 - 59; and 1 married female ages 14 - 44. No religious affiliation is listed. There are 30 acres owned, and 20 acres are cultivated in Oats, Indian Corn, and Potatoes. Leigh Larson note: These two Abbey farms are adjacent to each other.
In 1844, Barney Etcher is living at Lot 31 3rd Concession, Hamilton Twp.
In 1848, Nathaniel Abner Abbey was living in Concession 5 Lot 2 in Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada.
Nathaniel Abner Abbey died March, 1849, in Clarke Twp., Newcastle Dist., Durham Co., Canada West, at about age 52. Buried in the old cemetery near where he resided.
After Nathaniel Abner Abbey died, Mary Louisa "Polly" (Nugent) Abbey married Barnabas "Barney" Etcher.
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Nathaniel Abbey was born 1772 in Dutchess Co., Province of New York.
Mary "Polly" Winters was born April 11, 1777, in the Province of New York.
Isaac Phineas Abbey was born 1796 in Dutchess Co., NY.
Nathaniel Abner Abbey was born about 1797 in Dutchess Co., NY.
It is surmised that brothers Nathaniel (age 28) and Isaac Phineas Abbey (age 27), along with their sister Dorcas Abbey (age 26), and their nephew Clement Neff (age 1), came to Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, from New York or Connecticut about 1798. They were some of the pioneering settlers of Durham Co., Ontario, Canada. If this connection is accurate, the Abbey ancestry can be connected through their father Isaac Abbe all the way back to John Abbe, born about 1587 in West Halton, Lincolnshire, England. His son, John Abbe, Jr. of Norwich, Norfolk Co., England emigrated to the United States about 1635 and married Mary Loring in 1635 at Wenham, Essex Co., MA.
1799 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) appears May 1st 1799 on Lot 6, Concession 1, Hamilton Twp, Northumberland County. Appointed Constable for Hamilton Twp on Apr 12 1803. From 1806 he appears on the tax rolls of Hope Twp, Durham County. Present Jun 4 1812 for the Roll Call of the 1st Regiment, Durham Militia. In 1819 he made a Prince Regent's claim for land for services rendered during the War of 1812-15.
Haldimand, 1802: Nathan Bradley; Lemuel Bradley
Haldimand, 1803: Nathan Bradley; William Bradley; Lemuel Bradley
Haldimand, 1804: Nathaniel Abee; Isaac Abbee; Lemuel Bradlee; Nathan Bradley; Oliver Bradlee; William Bradlee
Haldimand, 1805: Nathaniel Abbe; Isaac Abbe; Nathan Bradley; William Bradley; Lemuel Bradley; Oliver Bradley
Haldimand, 1806: Nathaniel Abbe; Isaac Abbe; Nathan Bradley; William Bradley; Lemuel Bradley; Olever Bradley
Haldimand, 1807: Isaac Abbee; Daniel Massey; Lemuel Bradlee; Olever Bradley; Lemuel Bradlee; Nathan Bradlee; William Bradlee; Oliver Bradlee
Haldimand, 1811: Isaac Abbey; Wm. Bradley; Olaver Bradley; Samuel H. Bradley; Nathan Bradley
Phineas Winters Abbey was born about 1802, in Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.
The 1803 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbee is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 2 Females age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
The 1804 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbee is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
The 1804 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbee is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 2 Females under age 16.
The 1805 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbee is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
The 1805 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbee is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 2 Females under age 16.
The 1806 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbee is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
The 1806 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Nathaniel Abbee is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; 2 Males under age 16; and 3 Females under 16.
The 1807 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbee is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; 1 Female age 16 - 60; and 1 Male under age 16.
Census Returns for Hope Township, Canada West
1809 Isaac Abbey 1 1
1813 Isaac Abbey 1 1 1
1814 Anne (Widow/Isaac) Abbey 1
1818 Ann Abbey 1
1819 Isaac Abbey 4 1 2 5
1820 Ann Abbey 1
1822 Ann Abbey 1
1823 Ann Abbey 1 1
1824 Ann Abbey 1 3 5 2
1825 Isaac Abbey 2 1
1826 Anna Abbey 1
1826 Isaac Abbey 2 1 1
1827 Isaac Abbey 3 5 3 1
1828 Isaac Abbey 3 3 2
Census Year Household Head Males 16+ Females 16+ Males 0-15 Females 0-15
1807 Nathaniel Abbey 1 1 2 3
1809 Nathaniel Abbey 1 1 2 4
1811 Nathaniel Abbey 1 1 2 4
1813 Nathaniel Abbey 1 1 3 5
1815 Nathaniel Abbey 1 1 3 6
1816 Nathaniel Abbey 2 2 2 3
1817 Nathaniel Abbey 2 1 3 6
1818 Nathaniel Abbey 3 2 2 5
1820 Nathaniel Abbey 4 3 2 4
1821 Nathaniel Abbey, Jr. 3 1 1 3
1822 Nathaniel Abbey 3 3 2 3
1823 Nathaniel Abbey 3 3 2 4
1824 Nathaniel Abbey 3 3 2 3
1825 Nathaniel Abbey 1 3 2 2
1826 Mary (Wd/Nathaniel) Abbey 1 4 2
Lurenda Abbey was born May 24, 1808, in Hope Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.
Ann Abbey was born 1810 in Hope Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.
The 1810 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbee is assessed for 50 acres of cultivated land, and 100 acres of uncultivated land. The valuation is 118 £.
The 1811 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbee is assessed for 50 acres of cultivated land, and 125 acres of uncultivated land. The valuation is not legible £.
The 1812 Census for Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, shows Isaac Abbee is the Head of Household. There are 1 Male age 16 - 60; and 1 Female age 16 - 60. Isaac Abbee is assessed for 40 acres of cultivated land, and 60 acres of uncultivated land.
Dorcas Abbey was born April 12, 1812, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.
Nathaniel Abbey petitioned for a lease on the broken front of Lot No. 25, in front of the 1st Concession of Hope Township, a Reserve.
To His Honor Isaac Brock Esquire President Administer the Government of the Province of Upper Canada & Major General Commanding His Majesty’s Forces therein ….
In Council
The Petition if Nathaniel Abbe of the Township of Hope Yeoman, a Private in the 1st Durham Militia, and now doing Duty in the Garrison of York
Humbly Sheweth,
That your Petitioner was born in the late Province of New York and is about 37 years of age. That he has a Wife and 8 Children; has resided in this Province upward of 14 years and has taken the Oath of Allegiance. That he is desirous of obtaining a Lease of the Broken Front of Lot No. 25 in front of the 1st Concession of the said Township of Hope a Reserve - That he is prepared to comply with the Regulations of the 4th of April 1811 – and humbly offers Stephen Bedford – of that Township, Yeoman as a Surety for the regular payment of the Rent –
Wherefore your Petitioner humbly prays that Your Honor would be pleased to grant him a lease of the said Lot
And your Petitioner write … pray.
Nathaniel Abbe
York 21st September 1812
I Nathaniel Abbe do sincerely promise and swear that I will be faithful and has said Allegiance to His Majesty King George and he will defend to the utmost of my power against all Traitorous Conspiracies and attempts … which shall be made against His … Crown or Security, and I will do my utmost endeavor to … & make known to His Majesty His King George … all … and Traitorous Conspiracies and attempts which I shall know to be against Him or them: So Help Me God.
Sworn before me at York in the Province of Upper Canada this 21st Day of September 1812
XXXX
Nathan Ab.
No. 40 Lease E
Portion of
Presidents office
22 Sept. 1812
Nathaniel Abbe for a lease of the broken front of Lot No. 25, in front of the 1st Con. Hope.
Recd. 21st September 1812
To Thomas Ridout Esq Surveyor General
Be pleased to report upon this Petition
John Beikie Deputy Clerk
I do certify that I have known the written Petitioner about Six Years and that he is a good inhabitant & a Loyal & industrious Man – York 21st Sept. 1812
John Barn Capt. York
1st Regt. Durham Militia
Jane Abbey was born in 1814 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.
Orrin Abner Abbey was born January 14, 1815, in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada.
Isaac Phineas Abbey Settler Land Petition dated June 23, 1819.
Nathaniel Abbey died in 1825 or 1826 in Hope Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada, at about age 51.
The 1861 Canadian Census shown Mary Abby (age 80) born in the United States is a widow, and is living in the Henry household, South Waterloo, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Canada West.
Mary "Polly" (Winters) Abbey died March 29, 1869, in Port Oshawa, Whitby East Twp., Durham Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 91.
The Oshawa Vindicator, Port Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday, March 30, 1869
Died, at Port Oshawa, on the evening of the 29th. inst. Polly Abby, in the 92nd year of her age. The deceased was one of the first settlers of the township of Hope. She has left two sons and four daughters, and a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock this (Wednesday) afternoon, at the residence of Elder Thomas Henry, where a sermon will be delivered by Elder J.P. Nelson or the Rev. A. Hunt. The deceased was the mother of Elder Henry.
Leigh Larson note: Mary "Polly" (Winters) Abbey is the mother-in-law of Elder Thomas Henry.
The following nine pages of recollections and thoughts were compiled by Rowena Jane Bragg, who died in the early 1990s at age 103. Some mention is made of the Abbey branch. This information was forwarded by Eleanor Whyley, a descendant of Lucinda Bradley.
Click here for the PDF file for Nathaniel Abbey's birth data based upon his leasing of land dated September 21, 1812.
Page 294, The Valley of the Trent, by Edwin Clarence Guillet - Trent River Valley (Ont.) - 1957 - 474 pages
Nathaniel Abbey born in the State of New York, aged Forty five years, came into this Province twenty one years ago, and having declared that he never drew any Land in this Province, and having produced proof that he did his duty during the late War, and having taken the Oath of Allegiance is allowed to locate the North part of Lot No 7 in the third Concession of the township of Smith.
Durham County (area 376,397 acres) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was named from the English County and city.
Durham County was created in 1792. It was comprised of the townships of Cartwright, Manvers, Cavan, Darlington, Clarke and Hope, and portions of what is now Peterborough County, created in 1838. It was united administratively with Northumberland County as the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham from 1800 until Durham County was dissolved on January 1, 1974. Effective January 1, 1974, about half of Durham County was merged with Ontario County to create the Regional Municipality of Durham. The township of Manvers was transferred to Victoria County, which is now the city of Kawartha Lakes, Cavan was transferred to Peterborough County, where it is now part of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan, and Hope was transferred to Northumberland County, where it is now part of the town of Port Hope. The townships of Darlington and Clarke were amalgamated into the Town of Newcastle, renamed Clarington in 1993, and the township of Cartwright was combined with the Ontario County townships of Scugog and Reach to create a new Township of Scugog. Historic townships Cartwright - Area 37,600 acres. Located in the northwest portion of Durham County, touching Lake Scugog. The Township was opened in 1816. The name is in honour of Richard Cartwright. Mostly settled between 1850 to 1858 by Irish immigrants. Community centres: Purple Hill, Caesarea, Scugog. This Township is now in Scugog Township. Cavan - Area 62,296 acres. Settled in 1816. Community centres : Millbrook, Cavan and Carmel. This Township is now in Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan Township in Peterborough County . Clarke - Area, 68,500 acres. Was opened in 1792 and named in honour of General Alured Clarke. Community centres: Newcastle, Orono, Kendall, Leskard. This Township is now in Clarington Municipality. Darlington - Area, 68,907 acres. Opened in 1792 and named after the ancient English town. Community centres, Bowmanville, Enniskillen, Tyrone, Courtice. (the settlement was mostly Irish). This Township is now in Clarington Municipality. Hope - Area, 62,959 acres. First settlement was in the town of Port Hope. The Township as opened in 1792 and named in honour Colonel Henry Hope, a member of the Legislative Council of Canada. The Township is now the Town of Port Hope in Northumberland County.
Manvers - Area 69,923 acres. Opened in 1816. Named in honour of Charles Pierrepont, 1st Earl Manvers. Community centres: Pontypool, Nanvers, Yelverton, Bethany, Brunswick. Now in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s
It is surmised that brothers Nathaniel (age 28) and Isaac Abbey (age 27) and, along with their sister Dorcas Abbey (age 26) and their nephew Clement Neff (age 10?) came to Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada West from New York about 1798. They were some of the pioneering settlers of Durham Co., Ontario, Canada. If this connection is accurate, the Abbey ancestry can be connected through their father Isaac Abbe all the way back to John Abbe, born about 1587 in West Halton, Lincolnshire, England. His son, John Abbe, Jr. of Norwich, Norfolk Co., England emigrated to the United States about 1635 and married Mary Loring in 1635 at Wenham, Essex Co., MA.
Leslie Wilson of Canada has provided the following information.
The 1851 Charles and Oliver were sons of Isaac Abbey & Lucinda Bradley, and grandsons of Nathaniel Abbey b 1773/74 NY d 1825/26 Hope & Mary____ b Apr 11 1777 d Mar 29 1869. If you recall, Lucinda Bradley was the daughter of Dorcas Abbey (believed to be a sister of Nathaniel #1 and his brother Isaac) and Oliver Bradley. Isaac Abbey, brother of the 1773/74 - 1825/26 Nathaniel Abbey, had no surviving issue. Lucinda & her husband Isaac did not help matters because they named the boys, Charles Oliver Abbey and Oliver Nathaniel Abbey!!!
It has been argued that Isaac Abbey, husband of Anne, was the father of Dorcas Abbey-Bradley and Nathaniel Abbey #1. This is possible, but there are many circumstantial factors that argue equally that he was their brother.
1) The Abbey men were not long lived - average age of death (and yes, I removed the ones who were killed in the Civil War to come up with this) - about 50.
2) In the 1790s, very few men over the age of 50, without a housefull of strong sons and daughters between the ages of 14 and 21, took up homesteading in Upper Canada.
3) When Isaac died sometime between March of 1813 and March of 1814, it seems he died intestate - and the property did not pass to Nathaniel Abbey Sr. but rather to David King Bradley and Nathaniel Abbey Jr. If Nathaniel #1 had been Isaac's son, by British law it would have passed to the son. But Isaac died - without heirs it seems - so it passed to the two eldest male heirs of Dorcas Abbey-Bradley and Nathaniel Abbey, they being David King Bradley and Nathaniel Abbey Jr.
4) I suspect Isaac died of a disease that entered local lore as the Spotted Plague. It seems to have affected only those in the prime of life - two teenage boys died, everybody else was in their forties and fifties. Most were male.
This was not small pox - that had swept through the area in 1811, the people were familiar with it and of those who remained, most had acquired an immunity to it. This disease was especially virulent - death occured within 7 days of contact, the victim remained lucid until the end - the body swelled and large purple spots, like bruises, appeared all over the body within 24 hrs of death. Believe it or not, I was able to find a specialist in weird epidemic diseases (he once worked for the Atlanta Centre for Disease Control) who agreed to take on the project of finding out what this plague was. It only affected those living in Hope Twp, the only exception was a man from Hamilton Twp who had been called to the death bed of one of the victims to notarize the will. I expected Mr Lamb would take at least a month or two to work out a possible cause - he came back in less than 48 hours with the answer - a disease endemic to flying squirrels, carried from them to humans by lice. The first case appeared in early February - by the end of April, it had petered out. When I asked him how certain he was about this being the cause, his reply was: "99 percent, and you can quote me".
The scenario is that the men were out cutting down trees (this still is winter time work in southern Ontario), the boys found a downed tree with a litter of young flying squirrels, took them home and divided them up amongst their friends. The lice on the squirrels spread from person to person.
The disease cannot be passed by sputum or touching feces or urine of an infected person or squirrel - it must be introduced into the blood stream by an infected louse, and only a louse, not a flea or mosquito.
Anyway - I digress, although that is the sort of stuff my book is about, not the genealogy. The genealogies are needed to discover the whys and wherefores of the movements and interactions of this 1793-1813 group of people.
Leslie
The United Empire Loyalists
When peace was established in 1783, many thousands of Loyalists, who were referred to as Tories by their fellow countrymen, left the newly created United States. They started their lives afresh under the British flag in Nova Scotia and in the unsettled lands above the St. Lawrence rapids and north of Lake Ontario.
This huge influx of settlers, who were known in Canada and England as the United Empire Loyalists, marked the first major wave of immigration by English-speaking settlers since the days of New France. Their arrival had two immediate consequences for the British colonies. Both the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia and the inland colony of Quebec had to be reorganized.
The previously unsettled forests to the west of the Bay of Fundy, once part of French Acadia, had been included in Nova Scotia. In 1784 this area was established as a separate colony known as New Brunswick. Cape Breton Island was simultaneously separated from Nova Scotia (a division that was ended in 1820). In all, some 35,000 Loyalist immigrants are believed to have settled in the Maritimes.
The settlement of the more inaccessible lands north and west of Lake Ontario and along the north shore of the upper St. Lawrence proceeded somewhat more slowly. About 5,000 Loyalists came to this area.
Upper and Lower Canada
It was clear that these United Empire Loyalists who had come to the western wilderness of what was still part of Quebec would not long be satisfied with the limited rights and French laws established by the Quebec Act. Accordingly, in 1791 the British Parliament enacted the Constitutional Act, whereby Quebec was split into the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. Each of these was to be governed by a legislative council appointed for life and a legislative assembly elected by the people.
The right to be represented in a lawmaking assembly was something new for the French-speaking inhabitants of the lower province. Legislative assemblies had been in existence in Nova Scotia since 1758, in Prince Edward Island since 1773, and in New Brunswick since 1786. Representative government, however, was not responsible government, as was to be demonstrated before another 50 years had passed.
CANADA WEST DISTRICTS, COUNTIES & TOWNSHIPS OF 1846
In 1842 Upper and Lower Canada united to form the Province of Canada. Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) became known as Canada West while Lower Canada (present day Quebec) became known as Canada East.
Canada West was divided into twenty districts, which are then subdivided into counties, ridings and townships. The districts varied greatly in size, with the Western District containing 29 townships and the Prince Edward District containing 6.
As large districts were settled, and populations grew, smaller districts were formed from one large one. Colborne District was formed from Newcastle District; Simcoe District was formed from Home District and Huron District was formed from London District.
Townships also varied in size, with some as large as 90,000 acres and others as small as 20,000. Most townships were laid out in square blocks but some were not - and their divisions are beyond description. The townships are divided into concessions, generally running east to west, and north to south. However when a river ran through a township, the lots were laid out to face the river, no matter what direction that was. Concessions were generally divided into lots of 200 acres each, and half lots of 100 acres each.
Almost half the surveyed lands of Upper Canada were purchased after 1818 from native tribes.
Census Returns – 1803 to 1850 Haldimand Township, Northumberland County (cont’d).
Male
Female
Total
1803
< 60
16-60
>16
<60
Nathan Bradley
0
2
3
1
9
William Harden Bradley
Lemuel H. Bradley
The first census we have is the 1803 census. At this time the population of Haldimand is 312 persons and there are three Bradley households enumerated. The households are those of Nathan Bradley with 9 family members, William Harden Bradley with 3 family members and Lemuel H. Bradley with 3 family members. We know from other research that Nathan Bradley is married to Elizabeth Harden, William Bradley is married to Deborah Tripp and Lemuel Bradley is married to Catherine Waite. Both the Tripp and Waite families were prominent families in Haldimand who also came to Canada from the USA after the American Revolution. Furthermore, we know from this census that Nathan and Elizabeth have 3 male children less than 16 years of age (likely Hamilton; Nathan and an unknown male child), 3 female children under 16 years of age (likely Susanna; Hannah and Mary) and one male child over 16 years of age (likely Oliver). We also know that William and Deborah have only one child, a female under 16 years of age (likely Lucinda or Lucina), whereas, Lemuel and Catherine have one child, male under 16 years of age (likely Sisson).
The format of succeeding census follows this same pattern.
Year
Name
1804
Apr. 9, 1804 Pop. = 356
4
8
William H. Bradley
Oliver Bradley
The 1804 census adds an Oliver Bradley family consisting only of Oliver and his wife. It can also be noted that the Nathan Bradley family decreases by one in the category of males over 16 years of age in this census. Therefore, it stands to reason that Oliver was the son of Nathan enumerated as the male child over 16 years of age that was listed in the 1803 census. The number of male children increases by one and I have assumed this represents the birth of Hiram. We can further make an educated guess at the birth year of Oliver. Assuming he was 18-20 years of age when he married, his birth year would be 1786-1788. What was the name of Oliver’s wife? It will be shown later (1822 census) that a Bradley widow – named Dorcas Bradley is enumerated and Oliver no longer appears in any later census returns. I have assumed that Oliver’s wife’s name is Dorcas Abbey and not Brown as reported in the family Bible of Irene Price of Kentucky.
1805
Apr. 9 Pop. = 376
In the 1805 census we can see that there is a shift in category on the female side. I believe this represents the capture of the age of Hannah who was reported to have been born 1790. The remaining female is I believe Mary who was born in 1791. We can also see the families of William and Lemuel increase. In the case of William’s family the additional male child probably represents the birth of Abraham or Abram. In the case of Lemuel’s family we cannot identify the name of the additional female child.
1806
Apr. Pop. = 448
7
Examination of the 1806 census reveals that Oliver and Dorcas now have a son less than 16 years of age. I take this to represent the birth of Levi Bradley and to have occurred between April of 1805 and April of 1806. We also see the reduction of one female in the adult category from Nathan’s family. This could mean that a marriage took place since the last census --- possibly the marriage of Hannah.
1807
Apr. Pop. = 479
Nathan
5
William
Lemuel
Oliver
1808
Apr. 11 Pop. = 530
6
The 1807 census shows an increase of a male child in Nathan’s family. This is likely the birth of Sylvanus, which is recorded as Apr. 1807.
The April 1807 census shows us that Oliver now has another child, a female under the age of 16 years of age. Unfortunately, we do not know the name of this child.
The 1808 census shows us another male child born to Oliver and Dorcas. We might assume this child is Isaac. We can note also that by the 1808 census the infant female child no longer appears raising the possibility that she died in infancy. We also see Lemuel’s family increase by one male under 16 years of age.
1809
Apr. Pop. = Un-stated
Oliver (son of Nathan Sr.)
1810
Apr. Pop. = 627
In the 1809 census we note that William’s family increases by 1 female child and Lemuel’s family increases by 1 female child but drops 1 male child. This may be the case of another infant or child death. In the 1810 census we see that one of Nathan’s female children moves into the category age 16 to 60 years. We do not know the name of this child but it may be Mary.
1812
Apr. Pop. Un-stated
1813
1814
Apr. Pop. = 752
1815
George (son of Nathan Sr.)
The census of 1815 shows an addition of a George Bradley family consisting of 3 persons. George Bradley, his wife and a female child under the age of 16. Also note that the family of Nathan Bradley decreases by one male over the age of 16 years in this census. It is reasonable to assume then that George is a son of Nathan and Elizabeth.
1816
Apr. Pop. = 844
Note that the April 1816 census reports that the Nathan Bradley family has one male over the age of 60. This would be Nathan himself and thus we can place his birth year at 1754 or 1755.
1817
Apr. Pop. = 886
10
Note that in the 1817 census his wife Elizabeth becomes over 60 years of age. Therefore, her birth year is calculated as 1756 or 1757. Other sources have indicated that Elizabeth was born in 1760. I have assumed that 1760 is the correct year and this recording of the census data is an error.
1818
Apr. Pop. = 1046
The census for the year 1818 misses accounting for the Nathan Bradley family.
1819
Apr. Pop. = 1112
11
George (data illegible)
If we now examine the 1819 census we see that the Nathan Bradley family has only one person over the age of 60 years. This changes to two persons over the age of 60 in the year 1821. This is likely a simple error in recording of the 1819 and 1820 data. I have assumed that Elizabeth’s birth occurred in 1760 and therefore, she would have turned 60 years of age in the year 1820. The 1821 census would therefore capture her as a female over 60 years of age.
1820
Apr. Pop. = 1180
1821
Apr. Pop. = 1222
14
Hamilton (son of Nathan Sr.)
The census of 1821 indicates the first enumeration of a Hamilton Bradley family. Again the family of Nathan decreases by two males and we can assume that this Hamilton is the son of Nathan and Elizabeth.
1822
Apr. Pop. = 1285
12
Dorcas Bradley (widow)
The 1822 census records the listing of a Dorcas Bradley (widow) with a family size of 11 persons. This is the census year in which Oliver disappears and a look at 1821 indicates Oliver’s family to consist of 14 persons. We could hypothesize that possibly two of the infant children died along with Oliver or that one male child moved to his uncle William’s home. In any event there is a decrease of 3 persons. Dorcas Bradley is enumerated in one more census, that of April 1823, then she disappears from these census returns for Haldimand Township. A search of the census and assessment rolls for Hope Township, an area a little to the west of Haldimand, for the year 1824 reveals and indication that Dorcas Bradley re-located to Hope Township. The census information did not survive but the assessment rolls are available at the NA. In this roll Dorcas is enumerated in both the years 1824 and 1825. From this roll we know that she did not own land but that she did own 1 horse, 0 oxen, 3 milch cows and 3 horned livestock --- probably goats. A very interesting aspect emerges from this roll. There has been some controversy as to what was Dorcas’ maiden family name. Some researchers have indicated Potts; some have suggested Brown; still others have suggested Abbey. Well, on this role in both years she appears, her name is adjacent to a Ann Abbey, who does own property --- 20 acres on Lot 26 in Concession 1. We notice also that the family of Lemuel Bradley does not appear in this or following census returns for Haldimand.
1824
< 16
> 16
13
1825
Apr. Pop. = 1516
Hamilton (data illegible)
Abraham (son of William)
1839
Sylvanus (son of Nathan Sr.)
Levi (son of Oliver)
If we move forward to the April 1839 census we now have the introduction of the Levi Bradley family. At this time the family consists of 5 persons, Levi his wife and three children, two boys and one girl. Since the census returns for the years 1826 to 1838 did not survive, we must assume that Levi probably married around the year 1835. If this were the case he would have been 29 years of age. For the times 29 years of age for a first marriage is an unlikely age, thus it is quite possible that he was married earlier as family folklore indicates. Furthermore, who are these three children? No names are evident – Richard one of the oldest children of Levi and Mary Ann is not born until May of 1839.
1840
1841
William (son of Nathan Sr.)
Daniel (son of William)
William (son of William)
The census of 1848 is similar in format but includes an agricultural schedule. This schedule exemplifies the nature of farming in Ontario at this time. The pursuit of farming was not taken up as a commercial enterprise but as a method of employment to support one’s family. In this census Levi is shown to own a farm of 50 acres on lot 16 in concession 5. This particular property may not be the only property owned by Levi, as the census did not attempt to enumerate all properties owned by an individual. The family consisted of 9 persons. Levi and his wife plus 2 male children under 5 years of age and 3 male children over 5 years and under 14 years as well as 2 female children over 5 years and under 14 years. Analysis of later census returns allows us to identify these children as Hiram and Levi (Jr.) as the two boys under 5 years of age, Oliver, Isaac and Richard as the 3 boys over 5 years of age but under 14 years of age. We have no information on the names of the 2 girls over 5 years of age but less than 14 years of age. It is too early for the birth of Olive Emaline and Dorcas. Three of the children are attending school. The agricultural schedule indicates that the farm consists of 18 acres of tilled land, 10 of which is in pasture. Another 22 acres is bush or wooded. Crops consisted of 3 acres of wheat with a yield of 25 bushels, 11/2 acres of barley with a yield of 40 bushels, 3 acres of oats with a yield of 100 bushels, 11/2 acres of corn with a yield of 30 bushels and 1 acre of potatoes with a yield of 100 bushels. The farm also produced 150 pounds of maple syrup, 20 pounds of wool, 6 pounds of fulled cloth, 10 pounds of flannel and 1 barrel of pork. Livestock consisted of 2 milk cows, 2 horses and 2 hogs
The 1850 census is incomplete but a breakdown of property owned does survive. The Bradley families have expanded greatly in 50 years and own a significant amount of property in the township as the following list indicates.
William (Jr. or Sr.?) Conc. 8 Lot 3 200 acres
William (Jr. or Sr.?) Conc. 2 Lot 17 750 acres
Jonathan Conc. 5 Lot 13 100 acres
Hiram Conc. 5 Lot 14 25 acres
Oliver Conc. 5 Lot 14 75 acres
Silas Conc. 5 Lot 14 75 acres
Levi Conc. 5 Lot 16 200 acres
Lorenzo Conc. 4 Lot 16 100 acres
Nathan Conc. 5 Lot 11 200 acres
Ancestors of Nathan Bradley:
The known ancestors of Nathan Bradley are listed in Appendix A. It has been shown that they originated in the colony of Massachusetts and that sometime in the 17th. or 18th. century some members migrated to the colony of New York.
Nathan’s wife, Elizabeth Harden is listed as being born in Washington County, New York. It is possible and likely that some of their children were also born in New York.
Descendants of Nathan Bradley and Elizabeth Harden:
Cynthia Bradley married George Ash
William H. Bradley married Deborah Tripp
Lemuel H. Bradley married Catherine Wait
Oliver Bradley married Dorcas Abbey
Susanna Bradley married William Carter
Hannah Bradley married Moses Hinman
Mary “Polly” Bradley married Jonathan Russ
Hamilton Bradley married Betsy Abba
Nathan Bradley married Polly Brown
Hiram Bradley married Nancy Stovel
Sylvanus Bradley married Sally Tucker
George K. Bradley married Patty Moore
Assessment Rolls:
1807 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 1 1 2 3
Nathaniel Abbey (1771)
Mary (Winters) Abbey (1777)
Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797)
Isaac Abbey (1798)
Unknown
1809 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 1 1 2 4
Lurenda Abbey (1808)
1809 Isaac Abbey (1772) 1 1 0 0
Isaac Abbey (1772)
Ann Abbey (17XX)
1811 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 1 1 2 4
Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797), Isaac Abbey (1798)
Lurenda Abbey (1808), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
1811 Isaac Abbey ( ) Haldimand Twp.
1813 Isaac Abbey (1772) 1 1 1 0
1813 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 1 1 3 5
Unknown, Isaac Abbey (1798), Orrin Abbey (1811)
Lurenda Abbey (1808), Dorcas Abbey (1812), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
1814 Ann (Widow/Isaac 1772) Abbey 1
1815 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 1 1 3 6
Unknown, Unknown, Orrin Abbey (1811)
Lurenda Abbey (1808), Dorcas Abbey (1812), Jane Abbey (1814), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
1816 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 2 2 2 3
Nathaniel Abbey (1771), Isaac Abbey (1798)
Mary (Winters) Abbey (1777), Unknown
Unknown, Orrin Abbey (1811)
Lurenda Abbey (1808), Dorcas Abbey (1812), Jane Abbey (1814)
1817 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 2 1 3 6
Orrin Abbey (1811), Unknown, Unknown
1818 Ann (Widow/Isaac 1772) Abbey 1
1818 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 3 2 2 5
Nathaniel Abbey (1771), Unknown, Unknown
Orrin Abbey (1811), Unknown
Lurenda Abbey (1808), Dorcas Abbey (1812), Jane Abbey (1814), Unknown, Unknown
1819 Isaac Abbey (1798) 4 1 2 5
Isaac Abbey (1798), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
Dorcas Abbey (1812), Jane Abbey (1814), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
1820 Ann (Widow/Isaac 1772) Abbey 1
1820 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 4 3 2 4
Nathaniel Abbey (1771), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
Mary (Winters) Abbey (1777), Unknown, Unknown
Lurenda (1808), Dorcas (1812), Jane Abbey (1814), Unknown
Nathaniel Abbey, Jr. (1771?), Unknown, Unknown
Orrin Abbey (1811)
Lurenda (1808), Dorcas (1812), Jane Abbey (1814)
1822 Ann (Widow/Isaac 1772) Abbey 1
1822 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 3 3 2 3
1823 Ann (Widow/Isaac 1772) Abbey 1 1
1823 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 3 3 2 4
1824 Ann (Widow/Isaac 1772) Abbey1 3 5 2
Ann Abbey (17XX), Unknown, Unknown
Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
Unknown, Unknown
1824 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 3 3 2 3
1825 Nathaniel Abbey (1771) 1 3 2 2
Mary (Winters) Abbey (1777), Lurenda (1808), Unknown
Dorcas (1812), Jane Abbey (1814)
1825 Isaac Abbey (1798) 2 1
Isaac Abbey (1798), Unknown - Possibly Isaac Abbey (1772?)
Ann (King?) Abbey (17XX)
Mary (Winters) Abbey (1777), Lurenda (1808), Unknown, Unknown
1826 Ann (Widow/Isaac 1772) Abbey 1
1826 Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797) 1
1826 Isaac Abbey (1798) 2 1 1
Isaac Abbe (1798), Unknown
Lucinda (Bradley) Abbey (1806)
Charles Oliver Abbey (1825)
1827 Isaac Abbey (1798) 3 5 3 1
Isaac Abbey (1798), Unknown, Unknown
Lucinda (Bradley) Abbey (1806), Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
Charles Oliver Abbey (1825), Unknown, Unknown
1828 Isaac Abbey (1798) 3 3 2
Lucinda (Bradley) Abbey (1806), Unknown, Unknown
Charles Oliver Abbey (1825), Oliver Nathaniel Abbey,
1830 Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797) 3 4 4
Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797), Unknown, Unknown
Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
Unknown , Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
1831 Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797) 3 4 4
1832 Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797) 1 3 4
Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
1833 Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797) 1 2 4
1834 Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797) 2 2
Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797), Unknown
Mary (Nuget) Abbey (1810?), Unknown
1835 Nathaniel Abner Abbey (1797) 2 1
Mary (Nuget) Abbey (1810?)
1850 Charles Oliver Abbey (1825) Total of three in family
1851 Charles Oliver Abbey (1825) Total of four in family
1851 Oliver Nathaniel Abbey (1825) Total of two in family
1850 William Searle (1901) Total of five in family: William Searle (1801), Alice Searle (1834), William Searle (1849)
1851 Alice Sarl (1834) Total of two in family: Alice Sarl (1834), George Sarl (1850)
For some of you the William Searle/Sorrell information is not pertinent, but I'll let you make that decision.
As I mentioned in our phone conversation Leigh, many people from Cornwall England came to Durham County in the 1830s, the census records would seem to support that time frame as a date of arrival for William Searle/Sorrell. He first appears on the census in 1836 (ie as a property holder - he was undoubtedly here a year or two prior to that time.)
Hope Twp Census/Assessments 1836 to 1851
Searle William 2m 1f 2mc 5fc = 10 - 1836
Surrel William 2m 1f 2mc 5fc = 10 - 1837
Surrel William 2m 1f 1mc 4fc = 8 - 1838
Surrel William 2m 1f 2mc 3fc = 8 - 1839
Surrel William 2m 2f 2mc 5fc = 11 - 1840
Surrel William 1m 2f 2mc 5fc = 10 - 1841
Sorrel William Farmer 10 in household
Lot 32 Hope Twp - 1848
(This was a Crown Grant in 1808 to Sarah Smith-Shuter, d/o one of the three 1793 Patentees of Hope Twp, Capt Elias Smith Sr, U.E. Sarah married a landed gentry gentleman by the name of John Shuter of England and they lived in England at Hocumb House, the Shuter ancestral home, until her death in 1854.)
Sarl Alic 2 in household - 1851
By 1860 William is Wisconsin, married to a lady 9 yrs older than he was, and she said she was born in Connecticut. Alice in 1851 is still in Hope Twp, no other Searle's, Surrels, Sorrels or Sarls recorded between 1799 to 1851, just William and Alice - so there's no doubt that this is the family of Phoebe Searle/Sorrell. As William was not in Hope Twp in 1851, he may already have made the move to the western territories of the USA - searching the 1850 census for him might be worthwhile.
Nathaniel Abbey lived on Lot 27 Con 2 of Hope Twp from about 1806 until his death in 1825/26 and his family continued to live there until about 1848 or so. As you can see, only four farms (about a mile) separated the Abbey and Searle/Sorrell homes.
Additonal Abbey Census records
ABBEY, ABNER (aka Nathaniel Jr?)
1M 2F 1MC 2FC = 6 - 1825 Hope Twp
1M 0F 0MC 0FC = 1 - 1826
?not recorded in 1827 & 1828
no records available for 1829
3M 4F 4MC 0FC = 11 - 1830
3M 4F 4MC 0FC = 11 - 1831
1M 3F 4MC 0FC = 8 - 1832
1M 2F 4MC 0FC = 7 - 1833
2M 2F 0MC 0FC = 4 - 1834
2M 1F 0MC 0FC = 3 - 1835
first 18 names are missing from the 1836 list, all beginning with A = 3 - 1842 Clarke Twp
ABBEY, ISAAC & ANNE _____
1M 1F 0MC 0FC = 2 - 1809 Hope Twp
?not recorded 1810 thru 1812
1M 1F 1MC 0FC = 3 - 1813
ABBEY, ANNE(widow of Isaac)
0M 1F 0MC 0FC = 1 - 1814
?not recorded in 1815, 1816 & 1817
0M 1F 0MC 0FC = 1 - 1818
?not recorded in 1819
0M 1F 0MC 0FC = 1 - 1820
?not recorded in 1821
0M 1F 0MC 0FC = 1 - 1822
1M 0F 1MC 0FC = 2 - 1823*
*Puzzling, was Anne out of the county, but still head of the household, or did the transcriber make an error? Also, why does she flit in and out of the assessment; did she fit the criterion as a householder for some assessors but didn't for others?
1M 1F 3MC 5FC = 10 - 1824
Anne Abbey not recorded in 1825, however - was the following living with her and recorded as head of the household that year?
BRADLEY, DARIUS (?Dorcas, nee Abbey? Mother of Lucinda)
0M 2F 5MC 3FC = 10 - 1825
ABBEY, ANNE
0M 1F 0MC 0FC = 1 - 1826
ABBEY, ISAAC (s/oNathaniel Sr) & LUCINDA BRADLEY
2M 1F 0MC 0FC = 3 - 1825 Hope
2M 1F 1MC 0FC = 4 - 1826
3M 5F 3MC 1FC = 12 - 1827
3M 3F 2MC 0FC = 8 - 1828
ABBEY, NATHANIEL & MARY ____
1M 1F 2MC 3FC = 7 - 1807 Hope
no records available for 1808
1M 1F 4MC 2FC = 8 - 1809* *s/b 2MC, 4FC
1M 1F 2MC 4FC = 8 - 1810
1M 1F 2MC 4FC = 8 - 1811
1M 1F 3MC 5FC = 10 - 1812
1M 1F 3MC 5FC = 10 - 1813
1M 1F 3MC 5FC = 10 - 1814
1M 1F 3MC 6FC = 11 - 1815
2M 2F 2MC 3FC = 9 - 1816
2M 1F 3MC 6FC = 12 - 1817
3M 2F 2MC 5FC = 12 - 1818
ABBEY, ISAAC (s/o Nathaniel Sr)
4M 1F 2MC 5FC = 12 - 1819
ABBEY, NATHANIEL
4M 3F 2MC 4FC = 13 - 1820
ABBEY, NATHANIEL Jr
3M 1F 1MC 1FC = 5 - 1821
3M 3F 2MC 3FC = 11 - 1822
3M 3F 2MC 4FC = 12 - 1823
3M 3F 2MC 5FC = 13 - 1824
1M 3F 2MC 2FC = 8 - 1825
ABBY, ORIN = 7 - 1842 Clarke Twp
ID: I0914
Name: Mary WINTERS
Sex: F
ALIA: Polly /Abbey/
Birth: 1776 in United States
Death: 29 MAR 1869 in Port Oshawa, Waterloo Twp., Ontario, Canada
Note:
December 8, 1993: William Henry Biography by Rosemary Ambrose. 1861 Census of Waterloo Twp.: "Dorcas Abby, born U. States, age 85 (b.c. 1776); mother of Dorcas Abbey Henry)." DOD Source: Above; "The Christian Magazine" Spring 1869. August 2000: Winters surname (maiden) for Mary provided by Phyllis Van Etten. I believe she is descended from the William Henry/Dorcas Abbey daughter, Jane Henry. September 2000: Information via e-mail from Shirley Aabjerg and Phyliss Van Etten. Shirley said she had just received the obit for Polly Abby and Thomas Henry. From the Oshawa Vindicator, March 30, 1869: "Died, at Port Oshawa, on the evening of the 29th. inst. Polly Abby, in the 92nd. year of her age. The deceased was one of the first settlers of the Township of Hope. She has left two sons and four daughters, and a large number of grandchildren. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock this (Wednesday) afternoon, at the residence of Elder Thomas Henry, where a sermon will be delivered by Elder J.P. Nelson or the Rev. A. Hunt. The deceased was the mother (in-law) of Elder Henry." Port Hope Guide, October 3, 1879: "On Saturday, 20th. ultimo, Elder Thomas Henry died at his residence, Post Oshawa. The Vindicator says: Elder Henry was born in Drumless in the County of Cavan, Ireland, on the 2nd. of February, 1798. He came to America with his parents in 1811. From New York, the family came to Toronto, then Little York. During the War of 1812, he volunteered and served to its close. At the close of the war, he came with his parents to Port Oshawa, settling on the same farm on which he died. The country was then a wilderness and he had to go to Port Hope to get a grist ground. At the age of 18, he married Elizabeth Davis(sic), and bought the farm on which his son, J.G. Henry, now lives, paying therefor $400 which he saved while in the army. He built a log cabin and afterwards helped to saw the lumber to build the first frame house built in this vicinity. He lost his first wife in 1829 and was married to Miss Laurinda(sic) Abby, of Port Hope, his present wife in 1830. He has been an active member and Elder of the Christian Church during his life."
Rosanna Wooster "Rosa" Abbey was born December 12, 1822, in Saranac, Clinton Co., NY, and died March 29, 1904, in Janesville, Waseca Co., MN, at age 81. Buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Elysian, Le Sueur Co., MN. She is the daughter of Samuel Abbey (Born March 27, 1796, in Clarendon, Rutland Co., VT; Died April 16, 1883, in Home for Disabled Soldiers, Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., WI, and Anna Wooster (Born about 1794 in Keene, Cheshire Co., NH; Died March 27, 1851, in Mokena, Will Co., IL). The parents were married January 14, 1818, in Rumney, NH.