Hi John, My Thomas Edghill went instead to Jamaica, from which place he attempted to regain his property on Little River which was confiscated and sold out from under him, as it were, or to be reimbursed. I was graciously given a copy of his Memorial by a kind relative. The strange thing is that we have not been able to find out where he went after his seven year's free rent of a little farm in Jamaica were up. There are Edghill names in that island and some Thomas Edghills, but all are black, if I recall correctly. My relative in Olympia, WA, was doing the research in Canada but had tons of other things take her away from it. She found a little something in Nova Scotia but I don't recall now what it was--not conclusive. I have been so tied up with my Grandmother Viola Roberson McConkie's ancestral history (including the Davenports) that I haven't been able to give any time to pursuing Thomas further. Hopefully next year. Maybe you are right about Nova Scotia being the place to look. Thank you again for your insightful comments. Pauline McConkie Derhak p.s.--can you imagine my shock in learning from your research that I had OTHER Loyalist ancestors in the same neighborhood besides the Edghills and Burnsides? They must have known one another! JSDDOC@aol.com wrote: > > Pauline: > > If you're a descendant of Colonel Thomas Edghill, your Tory credentials > are impeccable. Colonel Edghill, you know, was one of the most vocal of the > Backcountry Tories, refugeed to Charleston, and was one of the three Tory > Colonels placed in charge of King's Loyal Militia refugees pending their > disposition. After the British left Charleston in December 1782, some of the > Loyalists went back home and subjected themselves to the retribution of the > victorious Patriots, and soon received a State Degree of Amnesty which > excused them from War guilt--but not from being shunned by Patriot zealots. > Some followed the British Army to its initial evacuation base at St. > Augustine, East Florida, and then remained there as Spanish subjects. The > most diehard Royalists went on to Nova Scotia, where they began all over > again, but still subjects of King George III. I've wondered what happened to > Colonel Edghill. Which of the three options did he take? > > John Scott Davenport > Holmdel, NJ > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Visit the Davenport Genealogy Page at > http://Jack.Ralph.org/davnport > > ============================== > FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! > Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! Get your Freepages account today: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi