It appears that there has been some confusion on these boards about David Bastedo. Hopefully this will clear some of it up.
David Tice Bastedo was born December 3, 1769 in Schenectady, New York. He was the son of Jacob Bastedo and Clara Jean “Clary†Van Slyke. David’s middle name came from his Uncle, Gilbert Tice, whom David was very close to. David’s mother’s sister, Christina Van Slyke was married to Gilbert Tice, a well known Loyalist Officer. He was in Butler’s Rangers, a well known Loyalist unit. He is officially listed on The Old United Empire Loyalists' List, Appendix B, Page 265 as Captain Gilbert Tice. He is listed also on Page 136 of the List as being the Uncle of David Bastedo. They came to Canada together in 1783-84. David was only 14 years old at the time.
Gilbert Tice, aka Geysbert Tyce was a Loyalist officer who came to Upper Canada with his brother-in-law, Jacob Bastedo during the American Revolution. He was an officer with the Indian Department at Niagara. In 1775 he was a guide for Joseph Brant, the Mohawk leader, on his trip to England.
In 1796, David Bastedo married Elizabeth McMicking. Elizabeth’s father, Peter McMicking is also listed on the Old United Empire Loyalist List Appendix B, Page 228-as a Captain in Butler's Rangers.
Jacob Bastedo (1743-1829) is buried at Waterdown Union Municipal Cemetery in Flamborough East. Ref.# HM-209. David Tice Bastedo, his son is also buried at the Waterdown Union Municipal Cemetery - Ref#HM-209. This makes sense because for many years, David had made his home in Flamborough East, Ontario, after moving from Stamford around 1830. I’ve heard that there is a David Bastedo buried at Blenheim, Ontario. If this is true, it is not the same David Tice Bastedo, who we have been discussing. It is not the David Bastedo son of Jacob Bastedo, Loyalist - originally from Schenectady, New York.
David Tice Bastedo and Elizabeth McMicking (Bastedo) had 9 children: They are as follows:
1. Peter Bastedo – b. Feb. 22, 1797 – married Margaret Galbraith June 27, 1820.
2. Clarissa Jane Bastedo – b. abt. 1799 – married Silas Burnham May 15, 1828 in York, Ontario. – (In the Loyalist -Newspaper of York, Ontario. – Marriage Notices for May 17, 1828: On 15th inst., Silas Burnham, merchant of this town to Clarissa Jane, second daughter of David Bastedo of Stamford. – Rev. Mr. Harris)
3. Gilbert Tice Bastedo – b. Oct. 12, 1800. Married Anne Rodgers abt. 1827 in Ontario.
4. Jacob Bastedo – b. 1803 – married Margarete Sinclar January 09, 1833 in Ancaster, Ontario.
5. John McMicking Bastedo b. 1805 in Stamford Twp., Ontario.- married Susan Lemon in Ontario.
6. Christina Bastedo b. abt. 1806 in Stamford. Married Joseph Rogers in Ontario.
7. Susannah Bastedo b. 1813 in Stamford, Ont. Married William Burnham of Port Hope, Ont. Oct. 15, 1836. (In the Toronto Advocate Marriage Notices for October 19, 1836: In this city on 15th inst., William Burnham, of Port Hope, to Susannah , third daughter of David Bastedo of Flamboro East, Ontario.
8. Catherine Bastedo b. 1815 in Stamford, Ontario. Married Thomas Stock.
9. Elizabeth Bastedo b. 1817 in Stamford, Ontario. Married John F. Davies September 16, 1844 in Port Hope, Ontario. ( In the Toronto Herald Marriage Notices for September 19, 1844: On 16th inst., at Port Hope, John F. Davies, of Toronto, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of David Bastedo, of Flamboro East. -Rev. J. Shortt)
I am a descendant of the Susannah Bastedo / William Burnham branch of this family. To honor the ancestors and family names in our Burnham branch, the middle names of Bastedo and McMicking can be found several times all the way up to the 1900s. In fact, I have a great uncle by the name of John Denton McMicking Bastedo Burnham who was born in 1877. Susannah Bastedo (Burnham) died November 22, 1871 in Port Hope, Ontario.