"To Their Heirs Forever." Eula C. Lapp, Global Heritage Press (Ontario), 2000. (Fourth Printing) A story of the Loyalists of the American Revolution who left Camden Valley, Charlotte Co., New York Province, to join the British in 1776. Some of the surnames involved were: Bininger, Carscallen, Detlor, Dulmage, Embury, Heck, Hoffman, Lawrence, Miller, Sparling and Switzer. FROM EDWARD SCOTT, 01OCT02: George Lawrence, Private. ["Larence", "laurence"] Born 26Mar1757, in County Limerick, Ireland. Emigrated to Vermont with his parents when he was ten years old. Married Sarah [BECROFT/BEACRAFT/ETCof Schoharie, N.Y.]. Drawing rations at Niagara in Bradt's company in Nov 1783; twenty-six years olf. His wife, Sary, and son, William, eight months old, were not yet at Niagara. Took the oath of allegiance at Niagara sometime between Nov1784 and Jun1785. Wife and one child in 1786. Settled at Lawrenceville (Virgil), Niagara Township, Upper Canada. Land entitlement in the district of Nassau in 1792 totaled 550 acres. On the UE list, 1797. Captain 1st Regiment, Lincoln Militia, in 1812. Seven children. Died 5Aug1848, aged 91. buried in the Virgil Methodist Cemetery. //A(16)B; C(2)B; C(2); D(1)A; E(2)D; E(50); E(54); E(73). ---HE DID NOT GIVE THE SOURCE OF THIS RECORD, but most of this comes from An Annotated Nominal Roll of Butler's Rangers 1777-1784 With Documentary Sources as compiled and arranged by Lieutenant Colonel William A. Smy, OMM, CD, UE; also, William A. Sym called "An Annotated Nomial Roll of Butler's Rangers 1777-1784 With Documentary Sources" It is from page 118. . . FOLLOW UP: This information is taken from An annotated Nominal Roll of Butler's Rangers 1777-1784 With Documentary Sources as mentioned in the email earlier. The codes at the bottom identify the original source of the records. Since we are selling this book as a fund-raiser for the Friends of The Loyalist Collection at Brock University I would hope that you would invest in the purchase of the book, and thereby have the all the information available. The book may be purchased on line through our website www.brockloyalisthistorycollection.ca or by mail with a cheque or money order for $50.00 CDN from The Friends of the Loyalist Collection at Brock University, P.O. Box 23041, RPO Seaway Mall 800 Niagara Street, Welland, ON Canada L3C 7E7 Loyally Ed Scott UE Peter Lawrence, s/o Loyalist Captain George LAWRENCE, Sr., Butlers Rangers, Fort Niagara, and The War of 1812, founder of Lawrenceville, aka "Virgil, Methodist teacher, resided in Thorold in 1815. UCLP L11/13 C2126 Upper Canada Land Records: Of Thorold, yeoman, son of Captain George Laurence of the Township of Niagara, a U.E. Loyalist, is 24 years of age, born in the Township of Niagara, asks for 200 acres. Has taken the Oath of allegiance. His idenity is testified to by George Laurance, 1812. Granted 20 May1817. VIRGIL & VICINITY "The early inhabitants called it the Four Mile Creek Settlement where the Four Mile Creek Road met the Black Swamp Road. The community slowly grew and consisted of a few farm houses. Later Mills were built on the Four Mile Creek and George Lawrence and John C. Ball laid out the Village and its first name was "Crossroads'. In the very early days, the Church of England, the Baptists and the Methodists all had a strong religious following in the Village. George Lawrence, a Methodist, stood out as an outstanding leader in the Methodist Church and the Community decided to name their village "Lawrenceville". VIRGIL METHODIST CHURCH "In this small graveyard is a stone to one who is called in Carroll's Case (the history of Canadian Methodism) a saint; he was a prisoner at the capture of Niagara and was long a class leader in the village named after him. GEORGE LAWRENCE, born Mar. 26, 1757 died Aug.5, 1848, age 91 yrs. Other Lawrence Family Members buried in this Church yard: LAWRENCE, Catherine, 1816-1844 Wife of George B. LAWRENCE, Eliza Ann, 1798 - 1851, wife of Benjamin.