"The term "Loyalist" is generally applied to those colonists who sided with the British during the Revolutionary War. Also called "Tories," Loyalists came from all social classes and occupations and by some estimates made up as much as one-third of the colonial population. The Loyalist cause was strongest in the southern colonies, in Georgia and the Carolinas, especially, and in the mid-Atlantic colonies, particularly New York and Pennsylvania. Sentiment against the Loyalists led to various proscriptions and restrictions, but it was the confiscation of their land and property that led to the creation--unintentionally, of course--of some of the most useful Revolutionary War-era genealogical records available today." "Loyalists" during and after the US Revolutionary War is a marvelous topic to research. Some did move to Canada, as you stated. Loyalists, for those who haven't heard this term before, are the folks that chose to remain true to the British Crown. They did not favor the cause of freedom espoused by the colonists in America who were frustrated by a number of things including taxation without representation in the British Parliament. They did not support the development of a new nation. Sometimes they were called "Tories." The term "Loyalists to Canada" speaks of the emigration of loyal British citizens from the rebellious colonies, to British soil in the north. From Dictionary.com we find our word for today: To•ry ( P ) Pronunciation Key (tôr, tr) n. pl. To•ries 1. A member of a British political party, founded in 1689, that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832. 2. A member of a Conservative Party, as in Canada. 3. An American who, during the period of the American Revolution, favored the British side. Also called Loyalist. 4. (often tory) A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of democratization or reform; a political conservative. Some additional information: -- BUTLER'S RANGERS www.iaw.on.ca/~awoolley/brang/brang.html This site which includes an annotated roll of members of the rangers. -- CANADA RESEARCH OUTLINE (from the folks at the Family History Library in Salt Lake.) www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp -- NOVA SCOTIA RESEARCH OUTLINE (from the folks at the Family History Library in Salt Lake.) www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp -- PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RESEARCH OUTLINE (from the folks at the Family History Library in Salt Lake.) www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp -- CANADA GENWEB www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/html/e-index.html <C:\PROGRA~1\IncrediMail\Data\Runtime\Letter\151F76FB-5A8F-4DE5096AB-EDFD30A 4F9F9\MarcDoyle_warpeace_KH.gif>