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Re: Wilson, Cinnamon

Posted: 20 May 2015 10:28PM GMT
Classification: Query
The Smith Wilson married to Jane Dickinson is a son of John H. Wilson and Clarissa of Norwich. Smith and Jane ended up in Gould City, Mackinac, MI.

It's been a challenge sorting out the Smith and Jane couples.

Thank you for the Boice information. I will go through it again this evening. Of course, I've looked at the Paul Comer and Phebe Boice marriage thinking they would be the logical couple, based on her first name and where they were living, to have a daughter named Phebe. So far, I've been unable to find her and most of their children were a generation before the Phebe I'm looking for.

Re: Wilson, Cinnamon

Posted: 20 May 2015 11:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

Paul Comer and Phebe Boice had a son William born December 10, 1880 in Ernesttown, Upper Canada

- you can also see that info on page two of Dr. Burleigh fonds fonds,

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No Phoebe listed as one of the children .....

http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/comer/1008/

I have a Paul Comer in my records, listed as a Loyalist. My Paul married Phoebe Boice, daughter of John Boice, on April 28, 1789, in Ernestown, Lennox and Addington Co., Ontario. (Witnesses: Philip Hortman, **Jacob Comar**, Elizabeth Charters) Paul and Phoebe had 7 children, born between circa 1790 and 1800: John, Mary, Margaret, Sarah, Jacob, Elizabeth, and William.

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Two lovalist Families named
Boice/Bovee/Bice

http://www.ogs.on.ca/membersonly/Families/F44-4p215-256.pdf

2) PHEBE BOYCE COMER

Femmetje Buys was born 24 September 1769 at Schaghticoke, Rensselaer
County, New York to Johannes Buys and Matty V. Campen." As Phebe Boice
she married Paul Comer, son of a Loyalist at Emestown, Lennox and
Addington County. Her petition of 15 January 1790 (C206/208 Misc.) at
Kingston resulted in an OC 09 September for Lot 24 Con 5 in Richmond,
Lennox and Addington which an honourable Colonel appears to have received
instead. A second petition (C31 0) forty-four years later, in which she referred
to her father as John Boyce, late sergeant in the Royal Yorkers, resulted in an
OC 04 September 1834. She apparently received no land.

Re: Wilson, Cinnamon

Posted: 21 May 2015 4:08PM GMT
Classification: Query
I went through the Comer material from the archives several times last night. (Thank you for that suggestion.) The one helpful bit of information is on page 5 (or 3 depending on how you're counting) that talks about the children of Paul Comer and Phebe Boice applying for land grants. John Comer is listed as applying on Oct. 31, 1821 and shown as "of Darlington Twp.". I assume that means he was living there at the time. I'm unclear as to whether he received land as a result of his petition.

I went through all the assessment rolls for Clarke-Durham but they don't go far enough into the 1820's to be useful and there were no Comer's listed in what was available.

So far, I've been unable to find much, if anything, more on this John Comer - b. 1790 but will keep looking.

Re: Wilson, Cinnamon

Posted: 21 May 2015 5:03PM GMT
Classification: Query

Land Petitions of Upper Canada, 1763-1865

John Comer, Darlington, 1821

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-petitions-up...;

Benjamin Wilson, Darlington, 1819

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-petitions-up...;

How to Obtain Copies

The documents have been digitized and are available online. Make sure to carefully note the microfilm, volume, bundle and page numbers in order to easily find the relevant digitized images.

The records for the Upper Canada Sundries have also been digitized and are available through the Heritage project.

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/00...

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From the Two Loyalist Families Named - see below .....

The children of John Boyce christened 05 September 1741, Fishkill, New
York and Mary Van Camp, eleven of them: John, Phebe Boyce Comer, Mary
Boyce Shaver, Nancy Boyce Hanes, Elizabeth Boyce Empey, Elijah, Lemuel,
Theophilus, William, Margaret Boyce Putney, and Jane Boyce Langhorn,

Re: Wilson, Cinnamon

Posted: 22 May 2015 12:15AM GMT
Classification: Query
The land petitions are a wealth of information. Thank you for suggesting them. The Benjamin Wilson with the 1819 petition is the Benjamin "of Oshawa". Petition says he's 86 years old. I remember reading that he had to wait to file his petition until the land was surveyed hence the late date on his petition.

I read through the petition for John Comer and it appears that he was living in the twp. at the approximate time that Phebe Comer would have been born, i.e. 1825-ish. Plus, she was married at Darlington in 1842 so John Comer is a good candidate for her father. Do you happen to know who John Comer married?

There are a couple of other Benjamin Wilson's and James Wilson's on the index for land petitions. I'll take a look at them later this evening or tomorrow.
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Re: Wilson, Cinnamon

Posted: 23 May 2015 4:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
Did the land petition for John Comer give a lot number, etc.?

Re: Wilson, Cinnamon

Posted: 23 May 2015 4:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/00...

The link to the page for John Comer. Hope it works. The land is referenced at the top of the page but I'm not able to understand the reference. :-(

Re: Wilson, Cinnamon

Posted: 23 May 2015 6:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
I think ?? Paul Comer (John's Father) married Phebe Boyce (Boice/Buis). What do you think? Sometimes taking another twig in a tree helps. Let me know and I will continue to search for John. Also, the Femmetje is Phebe.

On page 919 John Comer is the son of Paul Comer of Ernestown, John's land is in the Township of Darlingon, Newcastle District, Province of Upper Canada.

From Dr. Burleigh Fonds .....

https://archive.org/stream/hcbcomertr4#page/34/mode/2up

https://archive.org/stream/hcbcomertr4#page/42/mode/2up

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http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/langhorn.htm

30. Paul Comer, second; Phebe Buis, same, 28th April, 1789 Philip Hortman, Jacob Comar, Elizabeth Charters.

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In Volume one there is a mention of Paul and Phebe .....
Papers and Records - Ontario Historical Society

http://www.forgottenbooks.com/search?q=papers+and+records+on...

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http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/boyce/2003/

Phebe Boyce aka Femmetje Buys was born Sept 24, 1769 in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York to Johannes Buys (Boyce) and Mary Vancampen. Phebe married Paul Comer at Ernestown, Lennox and Addington County. She had a sister Elizabeth Boyce (Boice) born about 1791 or 92 who married Richard J. Empey, a blacksmith in Williamsburg, Dundas County.Phebe and Elizabeth's other siblings were William, Nancy Boyce hanes, Margaret Boice Putney, Elijah, Lemuel, Jane Boice Langhorn, William, Mary Boyce Shaver, and Theophilus.This is from research by Vera Currie.

Re: Wilson, Cinnamon

Posted: 23 May 2015 7:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
I agree that John Comer bca 1790 is the son of Paul Comer and Phebe. I was thinking that even though John was given land in Darlington, he's not on the census for 1842 or 1851. So I'm thinking he probably sold the land. If he did, then the name of his wife, if any, should be on the deed. I just had a quick look at the land sale resources for Ontario. Will have to go back and really work through them later today but that's my best "research guess" as to how to track ownership of that land. Of course, he may have died also but if he did in that 1820-1850 time frame, I can't find it, :-(
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