DANCY
According to Irish Records the spelling should be Pockrich
DANCEY.He came to Canada at age 12 with two elder brothers
Edward and Thomas. They came from County Armagh Ireland.
This was in 1824. He first worked for Squire Delong near
Elgin Ontario. When the Rideau Canal was being built he
drew blocks of stone from Elgin Quarries, which was used
to build the locks and horshoe dam at Jones Falls. His pay
was two shillings sixpence per day - it is presumed that this
money also included pay for the oxen as well. He settled on
Lot 9, Con. 4 South Crosby Tp. Leeds Co. This was the
birthplace of his son John, John's daughter Ardella (my
Mother), my brother Don and myself.
The farm was in the Dancy name for 88 years. Pockrage deeded
land for the Dancy Schoolhouse which is now used as a
residence. Many of the Dancy line are buried in the
Halladay Cemetery in Elgin Ontario.
Dancy photos
Dancy Schoolhouse - Deed and Notice
Jim Dancy's great homepage for other
Dancy/Dancey Families and researchers.
(Most of the above information
copied from the compilation files of Stuart Norman Hagerman U.E.
1907-1995)
FERGUSON
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James Ferguson (b. c 1782) and his wife Jennet came from Scotland. Their son Andrew settled on Lot 24, con. 6 Escott Tp. Leeds Co. The area is known as Junetown. Andrew and Sarah are buried in Caintown Cemetery. Caroline, Janet and possibly Willilam Henry are buried in Caintown. Mary and Henry lived in Athens - they are buried in Manhard Cemetery. Richard, DebAnn, Andrew Barnet and Alice are buried in Ballycanoe Cemetery. Ben, Ethel and son Bill are buried at Youngs Mills. John and Mary are buried at Lansdowne Union. Andrew Ferguson Hagerman and wife Ardella and sons Ivan and Donald are buried in Halladay Cemetery Elgin Ontario. |
Credits for assistance:
Mrs. Edythe Green - Ont.
Mrs. H.G. Reid - Alta
Mrs. Lois Schroeder - Ont.
(since 1995)
Ross Ferguson - B.C.
Descendants D.C. Mansell photo
Ferguson Photos
List of some Fergusons - Grenville County
Bob Ferguson's site
(Most of the above information copied from the compilation files of Stuart Norman Hagerman U.E. 1907-1995)
FRIZZELL (FRASER)
It has been family tradition that Frasers of our line were
It appears that Elisha Torry Fraser came to Canada about
HENDERSON
Jonathan died about 1860 and is buried in the cemetery on
HORSLEY
MANHARD
James settled in Roxbury Mass. (Woodstock) in 1652
Lot 35. Family tradition is that James arrived in New
England with the Political Prisoners who had engaged in
the disastrous battles against Cromwell forces and was
one of the clan Fraser prominent as adherents of Charles
11. It is believed he was taken prisoner with his brother
William and may have been one of the prisoners sent to
Barbados and then came to New England. After the battle
of Worcester many Frasers were sold as slaves by their
captors and were sent there for a period of time. It
apparently seemed prudent to change their name to Frizzell
(an ancient form of the name Fraser and a sept of the Clan
Fraser,in order to protect their families left in Britain.
James Frizzell had ten children, among whom was Captain
James - he was sent on expedition to Canada in 1696. In
1705 he petitioned the council to return with his family
to Roxbury to take care of his parents. Petition was
granted. He bought Lot 14 Woodstock Conn. Among his
children was son Isaac. Isaac Frizzell was admitted to
full communion in First Church. He bought property for
130 pounds from Daniel Bacon in Woodstock (78 acres).
Isaac had four children - the oldest being Elisha who
married Eizabeth French. They had ten children - the
third being Elisha Torry born in Montague Mass. November
8, 1775. (From the vital records of Montague Mass.
Birth and History of Sunderland Vol 1.) Elisha Torry
married Clarissa Welch and had thirteen children.
U.E. Loyalists. However they did not come directly to
Canada after the American Revolution. It is thought that
because they were Loyalists they may have been persecuted
after the war for their loyalty to the British and because
of this harassment may have been forced to give up their
land and settle in Canada. Hence they reverted to the
original name. (Incidentally at the same time Hepziba
changed her name to Elizabeth about 1779). This is pure
speculation.
1808 and settled on 60 acres Lot 7 Con. 4 East Whitby near
Brooklyn Ontario. From here they moved to Haldimand Tp.
East of Baltimore, Elisha Torry and his wife are buried in
Academy Hill Cemetery, Massie Family Cemetery - north of
Grafton Ontario. Their fifth child Isaac married Janet
Muirhead in 1830. She was born 1807 Vermont, came to
Lower Canada at age 2, moved to Upper Canada with family
and settled in Haldimand Tp. About 1820. Both Isaac and
Janet are buried in the Academy Hill Cemetery. Their
daughter Esther married Solon Massie.
Descendants
Photo
(Most of the above information
copied from the compilation files of Stuart Norman Hagerman U.E.
1907-1995)
Jonathan was the son of David Henderson U.E. of Bastard
Twp. Leeds County. From the Ontario Register we learn
the following (Vol 2 Page 5) "Jonathan Henderson 18 born
in Conecticut farmer approved by J. Breckenridge J.P.
County of Leeds 8th April 1796 was granted Lot
24 Con. 8 Bastard Twp. But as this proved unsatisfactory,
he was granted another." This first grant was about half
covered by water (Lower Beverly Lake). The "other" grant
was Lot 11, Con. 4 South Crosby, Leeds County Ont. This
is presently owned by Earl Powell (1984). Jonathan worked
for a time clearing the land and returned to Vermont where
he married Clarissa Bullard. They then returned to live on
their farm. From Clare Churchill's book "Rideau Reflections"
we learn that their first child was a girl Speda who died
in childhood. Utarpe was next and Parthena was the youngest.
Utarpe lived to 84, she was born in 1807. Jonathan was a
Quaker by faith yet he served in the Militia during the war
of 1812. He operated a nursery on his farm, and many of
the early orchards got their start from here. Some of the
trees I remember were: St. Lawrence, Sam apple, Nursery
apple. He produced Potash which which was sold to Billa
Flint of Brockville and in addition grew HEMP which was used
to bind sheaves of flax during the retting process to make
flax into linen. The Government of the time paid a subsidy
for growing this plant which is now illegal to possess or
grow "Marijuana". The Hemp fibres being tougher than flax
took long to rot so they held the sheaf together while the
flax broke down.
the farm he once owned. The graves herein are unmarked
except for field stones. The records for this cemetery
have disappeared over the years - they were last known to
be in possession of Lew Halliday in the States. Tradition
has it that there are 28 persons buried there.
Descendants
Photo of Eutarpe (Henderson)Coon
and Mary E. Coon - Wife of Jonathan Coon
Some Henderson Homestead burials
(Most of the above information
copied from the compilation files of Stuart Norman Hagerman U.E.
1907-1995)
William Horsley was of English descent. He settled on the
north � Lot 15 Con. 3 Murray Tp. Near Wooler Ontario.
L.H. Horsley settled on Con.5 Brighton Tp. West of the
Quaker church - which he helped to build. He and his wife
and daughter Florence are buried in the Quaker Cemetery.
Daughters Mabel Bertha and Margaret Esther are buried in
Welcome Cemetery. Daughters Minnie and Edith are buried
in Auburn NY.
Descendants
(Most of the above information
copied from the compilation files of Stuart Norman Hagerman U.E.
1907-1995)
David Manhard (UE) was born about 1751 Germantown, Columbia
County, New York. He married Elizabeth Blass about 1774 in
Germantown and had thirteen issue. Many of David's
descendants are buried in the Manhard Cemetery - Concession
five lot seven, Elizabethtown Twp. Leeds County, Ontario.
Manhard Cemetery photos
Manhard photos
including Maria (Manhard)Hagerman and her sister
Elizabeth (Eliza Ann Manhard) Johns
Credits for assistance
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(Most of the above information
copied from the compilation files of Stuart Norman Hagerman U.E.
1907-1995)
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