For Mike:
In the interest of completing the McNish info:
Township of Yonge-BROKEN FRONTS
Conc. 1, Lot 18 Hannah McNish NW PT on 1 May 1798
Same Conc., Lot 21 Hannah McNish NE PT on 1 May 1798

This entry may be of interest:
LEEDS
Concession 10, Lot 19 on 27 Nov 1815 to Allen CURTIS

There is a Rachel Barden in Litchfield CT c 1759 and an Asa Curtis who married a different person in Norfolk CT. Litchfield seems to be the starting point of the Bardens.

The following persons surname Curtis petitioned for land in Ontario:
CURTIS (DEPEAU) ELIZABETH .. WENTWORTH .. 1833

CURTIS (JOHNSTON) ISABELLA .. ADDINGTON .. 1797

CURTIS ALANSON .. NORFOLK .. 1840

CURTIS ALLAN .. LEEDS .. 1797 *

CURTIS DON C .. LEEDS .. 1843

CURTIS JOHN .. ONTARIO .. 1847

CURTIS MYRICK .. KENT .. 1845

CURTIS SILAS E .. MIDDLESEX .. 1839

CURTIS THOMAS .. DURHAM .. 1800

CURTIS THOMAS .. ELGIN .. 1816

CURTIS THOMAS .. ELGIN .. 1841

CURTIS THOMAS .. MIDDLESEX .. 1847

CURTIS WILLIAM .. KENT .. 1841

CURTIS WILLIAM .. LINCOLN .. 1836

CURTISS JOHN .. HASTINGS .. 1831

The following Barden's petitioned for land:
BARDEN JOB .. LEEDS .. 1822

BARDEN JOSEPH .. YORK .. 1797

BARDEN ROBERT .. WELLINGTON .. 1824

BARDIN(MCNEIL) ELIZABETH .. GRENVILLE .. 1818

BARDON JACOB .. NEWARK .. 1797
The following McNish persons petitioned for land:
MCNISH CHLOE .. LEEDS .. 1835

MCNISH JAMES .. LEEDS .. 1836

MCNISH JOHN .. LEEDS .. 1810

MCNISH JOSEPH .. LEEDS .. 1819

MCNISH SAMUEL JR. .. LEEDS .. 1798

MCNISH SARAH .. LEEDS .. 1805

MCNISH WILLIAM .. LEEDS .. 1811

MCNISH WILLIAM .. LEEDS .. 1839

Regards, Marilyn