Lynn Phifer <HTHS57@aol.com>: > I am just getting to the Vermont loyalist part of my genealogy so this > comment is more of a footnote than substance. However I would be interested > in learning more about similar profiles. I have not found my family on > muster lists > > My ancestor, Jesse Irish, a Quaker with seven sons came to Danby when it was <.....snip.....> The Quakers were, of course, pacifists and for the most part simply neutral during the Revolution. I found mention of the fate of the Quakers in New Hampshire today. It wasn't wonderful, but it wasn't all that bad either. They were mostly tolerated. New Hampshire isn't Vermont (although the governor of New Hampshire certainly thought that it was), but if this is close enough I can go back to the library for the details I found tomorrow. It's in a book devoted to New Hampshire and only New Hampshire during the Revolution. Let me know. Lester Powers ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Hi Listers, I am a new member. I am researching my Hessian Soldier named Rhinehard/Rhinehardt, who remained here after the war and married an American Native. He changed his surname to Hart. His spouse's first name was polly. I have been able to get back to Adam Hart born in 1818 but hit a dead end there. Thanks, Mary Toomey

Robin <rogerene@snet.net>: > Only recently I discovered my ancestor William Stark > (brother of General John of Bennington fame) recruited > Loyalists for the New Hampshire Volunteers <...etc...> I had the opportunity to dabble with William Stark today. First stop at the library, as always in cases like this, was the "National Cyclopaedia of American Biography." Yep. He's there all right. I also found a few other brief references. For example, his estate was confiscated, and it never was released, except just enough of it to pay off some creditors. That was I think his New Hampshire property. He also had property in Maine, but that part is vague. And, he was at the Battle of Long Island, all right. Fell off his horse, too. And died in the fall. All true, too too true. That must have been one *TALL* horse!!! Either that, or the horse was standing next to a cliff at the time. William Stark was described by one source as serving the British as a dragoon, but by another source as a ranger. NO source I saw said anything about a specific unit for him, nor any commanding officer. I did notice in a historical atlas of the Revolution that Lt. Gen. Clinton (the Brit) had dragoons under him at the Battle of Long Island, but that was a tiny annotation, no details, and there certainly could have been dragoons elsewhere among the Redcoats, not to mention rangers, so this bit really amounts to nothing. No mention of any New Hampshire (Loyalist) Volunteers. So, I found no answers to the real questions. Let me know if you want the inconclusive bits. I assume you have those already. Lester Powers ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

William Stark's Biography (brother of Gen. John Stark) <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/or2/judithagennett/wmsta.htm">William Stark's Biography</A> http://www.angelfire.com/or2/judithagennett/wmsta.htm (if you cant access the website I have the file downloaded)

I have transcribed almost the entire book (Hist. or Charlestown, NH) and it is online at ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nh/sullivan/charlestown/history/ <A HREF="ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nh/sullivan/charlestown/history/"> Fort 4, Charlestown, N.H.</A>

=snip= > MAINE INDIANS IN THE REVOLUTION > > The following article signed "N. G." appeared in the > Eastport, Maine, Sentinel in its issue of June 2, 1897: Doubtless this was Nathan Goold, a noted ameteur historian of the day: > ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/me/war/arw/indians/sj6p105.txt > This story is greatly misleading about the involvement of Indians with Capt. John Lane's company. Lane was given the promise he would receive a Captain's commision if he raised a company from the Penobscot Indians. He was successful in recruiting a total of five Penobscot Indians; viz -- Eneos, Lonseir, Sabatis, Matagoso and Sowanocket (as spelled in muster roll). They were enrolled 17 July 1775, presumably for the balance of the year; however, all five were dismissed on 15 Sep 1775. The company comprised a mix of settlers primarily raised at Buxton and "Penobscot" (the latter term covering all settlements from the islands to the head of settlement above Bangor). Patriotic blood then ran hot as the recruitment was shortly after they had received the news of the events at Machias and Bunker's Hill. Following a few incidents involving HMS 'Falcon' and the people of Gloucester in Aug 1775, this company was deployed as Coastal Guards on Cape Ann. Unpaid and undersupplied, the town of Gloucester supplied them blankets, etc., from public stores. By 31 Dec 1775, their blood was a cold as the weather. Less than 10% of the men re-enlisted. Folllowing the evacuation of Boston in March 1776, the company was merged into the 9th Continental Regiment under Varnum. The Ninth was commonly called "Varnum's Rhode Islanders." Lane resigned shortly after this merger; however, the enlisted troops served through the New York campaign of 1776. The Penobscots were the only Indian nation in Maine to honor their 1748 peace treaty during the second French and Indian War of the mid-/late-1750s. Likewise, they managed to stay militarily unengaged during the Revolutionary War although under Col. John Allan they scouted, etc. The best book on the subject is the late 19th century book of Frederic Kidder with a title something like "Military Operstions in Eastern Maine." Bob Brooks

http://www.colonialct.uconn.edu/ This is an interesting site. Regards, Margaret

Hello, Does anyone on this list have access to North Carolina State Records, Clark, Vol.XVI, 1782-1783 or any other information concerning this soldier Hardy Pierce. On page 152 - Name and Rank: Pierce, Hardy, Pt. Occurrences: ttt Mustd June '78, Died Oct '78 APPENDIX page 607 Name and Rank: 58, Hardy Pierce tttOrderly at the Valley Forge Are these references to one man or two Hardy Pierces? Any information on Hardy would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Martha in Virginia

It is very enjoyable to read transcriptions regarding Fort # 4 in Charlestown, NH My ancestors also (Willards, Putnams, Walkers) all came up to help settle the Fort. Some of them ended up in Langdon where I grew up and settled that town. I have the two Langdon histories if anyone needs me to check on ancestors. Marcia Huntley Maloney Tustin, CA

I am new to the list and have been following the topic of "Loyalists"and "Rebels" with great interest. Only recently I discovered my ancestor William Stark (brother of General John of Bennington fame) recruited Loyalists for the New Hampshire Volunteers, mostly comprised of enlistments from New York and New Jersey. He was a Major at that time, but if I understand correctly, he was later given the rank of Colonel, heading a British Dragoon (Unit, Regiment, Battalion?). Members of this group seem to have extensively studied events of the War and I am hoping for more info on The New Hampshire Volunteers, William Stark, or the Dragoon Unit he was attached to. I found a lead that indicated he died from a fall off his horse at the Battle of Long Island. Does anyone have any insight on any of this? I have found nothing of his participation at Long Island or anything else other that a few tidbits on the New Hampshire Volunteers. Thanks, Robin

According to a book I have titled "State of Vermont; Biennial Directory for the use of the General Assembly Contain the Rule and Orders of the Senate and House, together with The Constitution of the State and that of the United States and A List of the Executive, Legislature and Judicial Departments of the State, State Institutions, Their Locality and Officers, and other Historical and Statistical Information. Prepared pursuant to Acts of the General Assemlby by Geo. Nichols, Secretary of State. Montpelier: Journal Printing Establishment, 1876. Under the title Counties, this is what it says: previous to the Declaration of the Independence of Vermont in 1777, the State was included within the limits of four counties. The County of Cumberland, embracing that potion of the State lying east of the Green Mountains and extending as far north as the south line of oragne County, was established by the Colonial Legislature of New York, in 1766. This act was annulled by virture of a royal decree in 1766, but was renwed in 1768, and the couty was incorporated in March of the same year. The first shire town was Chester, but the county seat was removed to Westminster in 1772. The county of Gloucester, embracing all of the State lying east of the Green Mountains and north of Cumberland county, was established in 1770. the shire town was Newbury. The County of Charlotte, embarcing a portion of the State of New York and that portion of Vermont lying west of the Green Mountains and north of the towns of Arlington and Sunderland, was constitued in 1772, with its shire located at Skeenesborough, (now Whitehall, N.Y.) The remainder of the State, lying west of the Green Mountains and south of the county of Charlotte, was embraced in the county of Albany, in the State of New York. (Then the counties are listed and when incorporated.) Addison county - Incorporated , 1787 shire Town, Middlebury Bennington County - Incorporated, 1779 Shire Towns, Bennington and Manchester Caledonia County - Incorporated, 1792 Shire Town, St. Johnsbury Chittenden County - Incorporated, 1787 Shire Town, Burlington Essex County - Incorporated, 1792 Shire Town, Guildhall Franklin county - Incorporated, 1792 Shire Town, St. Albans Grand Isle county - Incorporated, 1802 Shire Town,North Hero Lamoille County - Incorporated, 1835 Shire Town, Hydepark Orange County - Incorporated, 1781 Shire Town, Chelsea Orleans county - Incorporated, 1792 shire Town, Irasburgh Rutland County - Incorporated, 1781 Shire Town, Rutland Washington county - Incorporated, 1810* Shire Town- Montpelier (noted down at the bottom of the page is the note that Washington County was incorporated in 1810 under the name of Jefferson County. The name was changed to "Washington" in 1814.) Windham County - Incorporated, 1768 * Shire Town, Newfane (noted under the note about Washington County note, is Windham County was incorporated in 1768, under the name of Cumberland County. The name was changed to "Windham" in 1779. Windsor County - Incorporated, 1781 Shire Town, Woodstock This book lists all of the names of Vermont's county officials, executive officers, legislatures sessions, colleges, names of who sat on the councils of censors, state supreme court judges, state senators, auditors of accounts, members of the house of representatives, different committees and joint ones, board of education, what bills passed and when, military officers of the government, state libraries, colleges, gives biographical and political notes on the members of the executive department, senate and house of representatives from which town/county since 1778 to 1876. Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Farns10th@aol.com [mailto:Farns10th@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 11:29 AM To: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [A-REV] The Vermont Controversy Subject: The Vermont Controversy Source: History of Charlestown, NH by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson Chapter VIII, p.120 The State of Vermont, originally the New-Hampshire grants, adopted its Constitution and set up an independent government in 1778. Previous to 1749 no township had been chartered in the territory which it embraced. I transcribed the text from the History of Charlestown, NH ... It is a file of abt 70 kbs and is freely shared on request. (sent as a WordPad text attachment) ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

http://www.middlebury.edu/~lib/genealogy.html#sh1 No state censuses are known to exist for Vermont, but an early listing of heads of families living in parts of New York, now in Vermont, was made in 1771 and published as the Vermont 1771 Census (Vt. Coll. F48 H7 1982). Published lists of land grantees and petitioners are substitutes for censuses in the pre-statehood period. Court Records Very early court matters may have been taken either to Boston, MA, Portsmouth, NH or to Albany, NY. After 1768, when Cumberland County was created, legal matters could be settled at Chester, VT, where there were courts of common pleas and of quarter sessions. Matters involving higher court jurisdiction were taken to Portsmouth or Albany depending on the allegiance of the parties to New Hampshire or New York. Gloucester County was created 16 March 1770. The Gloucester court records for 1770-1774 were published in The Upper Connecticut (Vt. Coll. F46 V53 v. 2) by the Vermont Historical Society. Cumberland and Gloucester counties were discontinued, and the present-day Vermont counties were established from them: Land and Property Records Township and other land records before 1791: For grants by Massachusetts, 1671-1744, see Massachusetts Land Grants in Vermont. (Vt. Coll. HD184 V4 D56 1920) Grants made by New York, 1688-1736 are listed in State Papers of Vermont, v. 7 (Vt. Coll. HD184 V4 A5 1939) The New Hampshire grants are in New Hampshire Grants (Vt. Coll. F31 N42 v. 26) Vermont also granted land, 1777-1811. These are listed in the State Papers of Vermont, v. 5 (Vt. Coll. HD184 V4 A5 1947) Deeds since statehood have generally been filed with the town clerk, though there are also some county records. The town clerks have records of deeds recorded in the 1780's but drawn up in the 1760-1780 period while Vermont was part of Cumberland and Gloucester counties of New York. Inventories of some town records are included in the Inventory of the Town, Village and City Archives of Vermont (Vt. Coll. CD3550 H47). French and Indian War - 1755-1763 During this period Vermont was under the jurisdiction of New Hampshire and New York. Records of these states may have information. No single listing of Vermonters involved in this conflict is known. Revolutionary War - 1776-1783 Goodrich, John E., ed. Rolls of Soldiers in the Revolution, 1775-1783. Rutland: Tuttle, 1904. (Vt. Coll. E263 V5 V5) Fisher, Carleton E. and Sue G. Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War: Vermont. Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1992. (Vt. Coll. E263 V5 F58 1992) War of 1812 Clark, Byron N., ed. A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969. (Vt. Coll. E359.4 C62 1969) Johnson, Herbert T. Roster of Soldiers in the War of 1812-1814. St. Albans: The Adjutant-General, 1933. (Vt. Coll. C359.5 V3 1969) Civil War - 1861-1865 Peck, Theodore S. Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers and Lists of Vermonters who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States during the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866. Montpelier: Watchman Publishing Co., 1892. (Vt. Coll. E533.3 V53 1892a) Militia records for some years are on file at town clerk's offices. Newspapers Dates of first issue of early newspapers: Bennington 1783 Brattleboro 1797 Burlington 1796 Middlebury 1801 Montpelier 1806 Newbury 1796 Peacham 1798 Putney 1797 Randolph 1800 Rutland 1792 St. Albans 1802 Vergennes 1798 Westminster 1730 Windsor 1783 Woodstock 1805 Starr Library has microfilm copies of more than 20 early Vermont newspapers and both the Sheldon Museum and Ilsley Library in Middlebury have runs of additional newspapers on microfilm. Details of these holdings are given on our pathfinder, Newspapers and Related Material: A Library Guide. http://www.middlebury.edu/~lib/newspapers.html Bibliography Bassett, T. D. S. Vermont: A Bibliography of Its History. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1981. (Ref. F49 A1 V4) Burgess, Michael, et al. State and Province Vital Records Guide. San Berardino, CA: Borgo Press, 1993. (Ref. HA38 A2114 1993) Carleton, Hiram. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of her People. New York: Lewis Publishing Co., 1903. (Vt. Coll. F48 C28) Dodge, Prentiss C. Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. Burlington: Ullery Publishing Co., 1912. (Vt. Coll. F48 D64) Gilman, Marcus D. Bibliography of Vermont: Or a List of Books and Pamphlets Relating in any Way to the State. Burlington: Free Press Association, 1897. (Vt. Coll. F48 G5) Hemenway, Abby M. Vermont Historical Gazetteer. 5 vols. Burlington: The Author, 1867-1891. (Vt. Coll. F46 V51) Kemp, Thomas Jay. Virtual Roots; A Guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide Web Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1997. (Ref. CS21 K46 1997) National Archives Trust Fund Board. Genealogical & Biographical Research; A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1996. (Ref. CS47 A1 U64 1996) New England Library Association. A Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research. New England Library Association, 1980. (Vt. Coll. CS44 N4) Ullery, Jacob G. Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont. Brattleboro: Transcript Publishing Co., 1894. (Vt. Coll. F48 F41) Vermont. Secretary of State. Basic Sources for Vermont Historical Research. Montpelier: Secretary of State, 1981. (Vt. Coll. F49 A1 B3 1981) Adapted from information provided by the Genealogical Society of Utah, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. With an email address with which you could inquire about the governor of New York! Raum@middlebury.edu. Rhonda Houston -----Original Message----- From: Lester M Powers [mailto:lesterps@juno.com] Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 9:16 PM To: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [A-REV] quotes, vermont (NY GOV. DUNMORE) David Armstrong <ermstring@meer.net> asked: >>>>> JOHN MURRAY, EARL OF DUNMORE WAS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK IN 1772 AND WAS TRANSFERED TO VIRGINIA AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO GRAB LAND IN (NOW) WEST VIRGINIA. CAN ANYONE COMMENT ON DUNMORE'S ACTIVITIES AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK AND WHETHER HE WAS INVOLVED IN LAND GRABBING IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS WHILE GOVERNOR THERE? <<<<< I think John Murray/Dunmore was only governor of New York from 1770 into the first part of 1771. He was succeded by Governor Tryon (???) in New York in 1771. So, he really didn't have time to grab anything, unless it was the silver plate on his way out the door. He is of interest to us (ancestral) Vermonters because he caused a census to be taken in at least parts of Vermont in early 1771. The part I know about is Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, rather close to the Connecticut River in the east. Thus, whatever the Vermonters thought of him at the time, which no doubt wasn't anything good, Gov. Dunmore was a pal to us modern researchers. But, this is all way off-topic. Wellllll, then on the other hand it is a lazy Sunday evening, and there isn't much else to do around here now that the crises have (I hope) waned. Lester Powers ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Interestingly, to bring everyone up to speed to today for these tribes, take a look at the inevitable evolvement when avalible Indian lands occur and what unity of a group effort can accomplish. Rhonda Houston http://www.mpbc.org/mpbcsite/television/hometsom/timelines/natamtimeline.htm l Here's a timeline of the evolution of these Indian tribes within Maine's boarders. The state of Maine finally "did keep its trust with them" after these four tribes took both the federal government and state of Maine to court twenty-one years ago. According to the Present "Atlas of the North American Indian" (ISBN # 0816039747) and the "Encyclopiedia of Native American Tribes" by Carl Waldman have to say (ISBN #081603963) about those four tribes besides having remained alive and well today. Although the Passamaquoddys'lands in 1669, did not prove as valuable at that time, the white man still took their land overtime, and in 1980, the Passamaquoddy,the Penobscot, The Houlton Band of Malisee Indians (who live in Maine who are associated with those in Canada), and the Micmac (also of Maine who are related to these other tribes) won a judgement against the federal government and state of Maine in the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act. The judgement was that both federal and state governments were to grant them $81.5 million as repayment for lands unfairly taken away from them by early settlers. With their share, the Passamaquoddy Tribe have since purchased land and invested in tribal businesses, such as the Waponahki Resource Center and Sipaik Museum on the Pleasant Point Reservation. Those of the Penobscot Tribe still live on their ancestral homeland at Indian Island, the Penobscot reservation on the Penobscot River, next to Old Town, Maine. The Maliseet who were close relative of the Passamaquoddy, who helped the French fight the British in the French and Indian War, they frequently intermarried with French settlers. The Seven Maliseet bands who presently live in Maine, hold reserve lands in both New Brunswick and Quebec. Some descendants of this Houlton Band of Maliseer still live in Maine. The Jay Treaty of 1794 give the Maliseet special crossing rights from the United States across the Canadian border, who were also part of the 1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act. (1) Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians Headquarters: Preque Isle, Maine Tribe: Micmac (2) Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maine Headquarters: Houlton, Maine Tribe: Maliseet (3) Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine Lands: Indian Township and Pleasant Point Reservations Headquarters: priceton; Perry, Maine Tribe: Passmaquoddy (4) Penobscot Nation Lands: Penobscot nation Reservation Heaquarters: Old Town, Maine Tribe: Penobscot -----Original Message----- From: Farns10th@aol.com [mailto:Farns10th@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 7:06 PM To: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [A-REV] Maine Indians in the Revolution MAINE INDIANS IN THE REVOLUTION The following article signed "N. G." appeared in the Eastport, Maine, Sentinel in its issue of June 2, 1897: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/me/war/arw/indians/sj6p105.txt ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

THE TORIES OF CONNECTICUT Published in the Connecticut Quarterly Vol. 1 No. 2 April, May and June, 1895 BY JAMES SHEPARD http://www.100megswebhosting.com/ <A HREF="http://www.100megspop3.com/connecticut/tories-of-ct-pt-1.htm">THE TORIES OF CONNECTICUT </A>

MAINE INDIANS IN THE REVOLUTION The following article signed "N. G." appeared in the Eastport, Maine, Sentinel in its issue of June 2, 1897: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/me/war/arw/indians/sj6p105.txt

David Armstrong <ermstring@meer.net> asked: >>>>> JOHN MURRAY, EARL OF DUNMORE WAS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK IN 1772 AND WAS TRANSFERED TO VIRGINIA AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO GRAB LAND IN (NOW) WEST VIRGINIA. CAN ANYONE COMMENT ON DUNMORE'S ACTIVITIES AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK AND WHETHER HE WAS INVOLVED IN LAND GRABBING IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS WHILE GOVERNOR THERE? <<<<< I think John Murray/Dunmore was only governor of New York from 1770 into the first part of 1771. He was succeded by Governor Tryon (???) in New York in 1771. So, he really didn't have time to grab anything, unless it was the silver plate on his way out the door. He is of interest to us (ancestral) Vermonters because he caused a census to be taken in at least parts of Vermont in early 1771. The part I know about is Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, rather close to the Connecticut River in the east. Thus, whatever the Vermonters thought of him at the time, which no doubt wasn't anything good, Gov. Dunmore was a pal to us modern researchers. But, this is all way off-topic. Wellllll, then on the other hand it is a lazy Sunday evening, and there isn't much else to do around here now that the crises have (I hope) waned. Lester Powers ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Subject: May 1, 1775 Source: History of Harvard College etext book online http://hbook.harvard.edu/navigation.html <A HREF="http://hbook.harvard.edu/navigation.html">Enter the Harvard Book</A> "May 1, 1775, the Massachusetts Committee of Safety ordered the students to be removed in order to provide barracks for the gathering militia; and on June 15 the Massachusetts Provincial Congress at Watertown voted that the library and apparatus should be transported to Andover. In the evening of the 16th twelve hundred men, under William Prescott of Pepperell, formed on Cambridge Common and thither came President Langdon of the College to pray for Divine blessing on the march to Bunker Hill. It was not till September that the students were gathered at Concord, where they remained until the following June and then returned to Cambridge. They were driven out again in the autumn of 1777 to make room for the troops surrendered by Burgoyne; but the college buildings were saved from this occupation and the students came back in February 1778.

For long long lists of Loyalists to Ontario regions (Vermont is mentioned) http://www.tbaytel.net/bmartin/quinte.htm <A HREF="http://www.tbaytel.net/bmartin/quinte.htm">The Quinte Loyalists of 1784.</A>

Subject: United Empire Loyalists Source: Encyclopedia Americana Vol. 27 p.437 1969 p.437 UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS In Canadian history, those who left the United States during and after the American Revolutionary War, and who sought homes in Canada in order to remain under the British flag. Originally, the term was applied particularly to the Loyalists and their descendants who settled in what is now the Province of Ontario, but later it came to designate people of Loyalist descent in all parts of Canada. The term has often been used rather loosely, but when used correctly it should refer to those who were living in the American colonies before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775, who joined the British standard before the peace treaty between the United States and Great Britain in 1783, who emigrated to the British North American provinces before 1798, and whose names were duly enrolled on the Loyalist Register. Some confusion arose later because this register was not always kept with strict accuracy. There were two main streams of Loyalist emigration to Canada. By far the larger was that to Nova Scotia, which then included the present province of New Brunswick in 1783. This group consisted of refugees who had collected in New York City, which had been under British military occupation during the greater part of the Revolutionary War. Under the supervision of the British military commander, Sir Guy Carle- ton (1st Baron Dorchester), a fleet of ships was assembled that took some 30,000 of the refugees to Nova Scotia. Since the best land had already been taken up in peninsular Nova Scotia, (that is, the present province of that name), most of the Loyalists congregated in the largely unsettled region of the north of the Bay of Fundy. There, at the mouth of the Saint John River and in contiguous areas, they camped until they were assigned farm or town lots on which to build new homes. As the Loyalist communities began to take form, it was soon clear that the leading men among them chafed at the prospect of being governed from Halifax, the Nova Scotia capital, and in response to this feeling the British government in 1784 designated the region north of the Bay of Fundy as a separate province, New Brunswick. Meanwhile other and much smaller parties of Loyalists had been moving northward and westward toward the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario to cross into what was then the old Province of Quebec. These migrations had begun early in the Revolutionary War but they swelled in number after the treaty of 1783. Most of these refugees assembled at Sorel, at the mouth of the Richelieu River, and in 1784 they were placed on lands along the St. Lawrence River, southwest of Montreal, and at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Other Loyalists settled in the peninsula west of the Niagara River. Altogether, the Loyalists who came to the old Province of Quebec numbered about 7,000. Forming the first English-speaking communities of any size in the province, they were soon disatisfied with a system of government that provided for French law, including seigneurial tenure and had no representative element. Again the British government met the wishes of the Loyalists in 1791, by dividing the Province of Quebec into the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada. The former (now the Province of Ontario) was given English law, and each was given a representative assembly. The British government also provided material assistance to the Loyalists to enable them to establish themselves in their new homes in the British North American provinces. Of greatest importance, they, and their sons and daughters, were given free grants of land. In addition, they were given seed, implements and farm stock, and were provided with government rations until they were able to feed themselves. Further, when it became apparent that the Loyalists would not be able to secure recompense from American authorities for property losses suffered during the Revolutionary War, the British government set up a commission to hear claims and made awards totaling several millions of dollars. Loyalists came into the Canadian provinces from all the American states but the great bulk of them came from New York, with New Jersey and Pennsylvania also providing considerable numbers. Although they were drawn from all social classes and occupations, the great majority of them had been people of modest means, mainly small farmers. Many suffered severe hardships during the Revolutionary War and in the first stages of pioneer life in their new homes, but in a few years, with government help and the advantage of good land, most of them were at least as well off as they had been before they were exiled. - Some drifted back to their old homes - Some, drawn by homesickness and family ties, drifted back to their old homes. Most, however, never swerved in their determination to remain loyal to the British connection. In this regard it is interesting to note that the Loyalists were not predominantly British in origin: a large proportion were of Dutch, German, Scots and Huguenot stock, nor should the loyal Indians, of the Six Nations, led by Joseph Brant, be forgotten. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

Vermont Genealogy which is available and can be obtained via interlibrary loan at your local library! Rhonda Houston (1) VERMONT: HEADS OF FAMILIES At the Second Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1800: U. S. by Bureau of the Census ISBN # 0806305037 The records in this publication are grouped under the counties of Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Orange, Rutland, Windham, and Windsor, and therunder by towns. Names of the heads of households are given in full and for each there is given, in tabular form, the number of free white males and females, by five agae groups, and the number of other associated persons except untaxed Indians. Altogether over 25,000 families are listed with a 1796, state map. (2) STATE OF VERMONT: Roster of Soldiers in the War of 1812 by Herbert T. Johnson ISBN # 0806345969 This book purposts to identify all persons from Vermont who signed up to participate in various campaigns of War of 1812. The soldier's names are arranged alphabetically in all cases, and identifed by compay name and the source of information and in the majority of instances, by campaign(s) and length of service. In those cases where the soldier was KIA, the circumstances of his death is given as well as frequently given is if his pension was applied for with the name of his widow. There are more than 12,000 officers and enlisted references. (3) A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812 (VERMONT CLAIMANTS) by Byron N. Clark ISBN # 0806300744 Although there wasn't legistation for keeping public vital records until 1840, town clerks in Vermont keep this record of pensioners and soldierf of Vermont in the War of 1812. This volume begins with an alphabetical arranged series of abstracts of evidence presented by the claimants to a pension agent where in most cases indicated the veteran's unit, dates and places of service and relationship to the claimant. This is followed by lists of some 20 Bermonters who voluntered to serve at Plattsburgh. And further on within the book, The Appendix consists of other lists and various accournts of the conflict, which sheds further light on the role of Vermonters. (4) SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR BURIED IN VERMONT And Ancedotes and Incidents Relating to Some of Them by Walter H. Crockett ISBN # 0806305347 Excepted by permission from the Proceedings of "the Vermont Historical Society," this unusual work contains lists comprising the names of nearly 6,000 Revolutionary soldiers buried in Vermont, many of the soldiers having emigrated from other states into Vermont during the years immediately following the Revolution. Supplementing the lists is a section devoted to anecdotes and incidents of some of the Vermont soldiers in the various campaigns. The soldiers are listed alphabetically by county or town of interment. (5) GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonweath and the Founding of a Nation In Two Volumes by Hiram Carleton ISBN # 00806347945 This collecton is of an illustrated biographical/genealogical essays of noted Vermonters and their families. The work as a whole contains up of 30,000 references from kith and kin, with the names all indexed found at the front of the two volumes which identify nearly 1,200 principal descendants of the main families. Many of these lineages go back to 16th-century England, with still others brimming with connections to Massachusetts and the other New England states, yet on the whole, all constituing a totally unique assemblage of Vermont families.