Hi Marilyn ---- Present day Niagara - on -the -Lake , Ontario Canada was first known as Butlersberg , and was incorporated in 1781 as The Town of Newark, when loyalists fled the United States during the American Revolution--- name was changedin 1792 to Niagara and later to Niagara - on the - Lake because it was being con fused with Niagara Falls ---- I think this is the NEWARK you are looking for and not Newark , New Jersey ---- regards -- Leslie Marilyn Current wrote: >Cathy, I left out a step of the process of Wm. Current's "limbo years", >following the revolution. As I said, he was prob. in Newton in 1793. In >Sept. 1796 he may have been in Newark, where he got a signed affidavit from >3 former Sussex Co. neighbors of his character and Loyalist activites, in >order to apply for Crown lands in Upper Can. Was Newark a last hold-out for >Loyalists? Why would they be congregating there when they couldn't return >to their former homes? Does anyone have any thoughts on this? > >Marilyn Current > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marilyn Current [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 4:51 PM >To: Cathy & Vin DiPietro >Subject: RE: Lemon deed > > >Kathy, > >Hmmm, -- I wonder, since Wm. Current's father-in-law, Joseph Lemon, had >purchased such a large tract of land in Oxford Twp., maybe William Current >just lived on his land with his family? William seems to have been 'in >limbo' after the war was over, prior to Joseph Lemon's death in 1792, and >may have even been prevented from returning to the county due to extreme >anti-loyalist sentiments. In those circumstances, there was no use in >Joseph Lemon bequething any of his land to his daughter, Esther, and her >husband, William. I found Esther and William's 18=year-old son, Joseph >Current, in New Town in 1793. His father was probably living there, too, >though perhaps unofficially. Maybe I need to do more research in Newton. >Thanks, > >Marilyn > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cathy & Vin DiPietro [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 4:32 PM >To: 'Marilyn Current' >Subject: RE: [NJSUSSEX-L] Lemon deed > > > >Marilyn, > >There is no mention of the surname Current, Kurrent or anything >phonetically close in Sussex county deed books A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H or >I according to the abstracts and index done by Clyde Downing. > >Sorry, >Cathy DiPietro > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marilyn Current [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:36 PM >To: Cathy & Vin DiPietro; [email protected] >Subject: RE: [NJSUSSEX-L] Lemon deed > >Thank you very much, Cathy! So now, from this, I know the Lemons moved >to >Oxford in May, 1772. Do you happen to find any mention of William >Current >in the deed books? He was already married to the Lemon's daughter, >Esther, >and I believed they moved to Oxford at the same time, but have no proof. >William may have forfeited his lands in Oxford sometime between 1783 and >1793, due to his Loyalist activities during the war. (In 1783 he was >character witness for his neighbor, Peter Appleman's Loyalist claim, so >must >have been living at that time still, in Oxford. In 1793 his son Joseph >was >listed on a tax list in Newtown. Wm. Current wasn't mentioned, but I >believe they were living in the same household, as Joseph didn't marry >until >1800. Then, in 1796 the family moved together to Niagara Dist., Ont.) I >would really like to find where his lands were, and in what year he >bought >them, and when he lost them. >thank you so much for your help > >Marilyn Current > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cathy & Vin DiPietro [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:56 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] Lemon deed > > >Sussex County Deed Book E page 302 dated 14 Dec 1796 Elizabeth SWAYZE >and Joshua SWAYZE, executors of the LWT (Last Will and Testament) of >Isreal SWAYZE, dec'd, of Oxford to John & Michael LEMON of Fishing Creek >Twp., Northumberland, PA Whereas Isreal SWAYZE by his bond datd 2 May >1772 bound himself to make deeds for lands in Oxford to the said Joseph >LEMON and he deceased and left a LWT dated 19 Dec 1792 wherein he >bequeathed to John & Michael LEMON equally between them the said lands. >Now for 180 pounds... 120 acres in Oxford adjoining lands formerly of >Peter BELLIS. Land Isreal SWAYZE purchased of John BURLING, Edward >BURLING Jun., Samuel BURLING, Edward BURLING, Phebe PELL & Sarah SMITH >on 14 May 1771. Part of a tract conveyed Jacob DOUGHTY to Edward >BURLING on 13 Sep 1729. Wit: James BISHOP & Rob't ALLISON who deposed >to John MAXWELL on 28 Feb 1797. > >Hope this helps, >Cathy DiPietro > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > > > > > >
Leslie, that would make so much more sense! One question, though. You say the name was changed from Newark to Niagara in 1792. But this letter was written in Sept. 1796 - 4 years after the name was changed. Did the old name just hold on for awhile? thanks Marilyn C. -----Original Message----- From: Leslie Post [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 10:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NJSUSSEX-L] RE: Wm CURRENT after Rev. Hi Marilyn ---- Present day Niagara - on -the -Lake , Ontario Canada was first known as Butlersberg , and was incorporated in 1781 as The Town of Newark, when loyalists fled the United States during the American Revolution--- name was changedin 1792 to Niagara and later to Niagara - on the - Lake because it was being con fused with Niagara Falls ---- I think this is the NEWARK you are looking for and not Newark , New Jersey ---- regards -- Leslie Marilyn Current wrote: >Cathy, I left out a step of the process of Wm. Current's "limbo years", >following the revolution. As I said, he was prob. in Newton in 1793. In >Sept. 1796 he may have been in Newark, where he got a signed affidavit from >3 former Sussex Co. neighbors of his character and Loyalist activites, in >order to apply for Crown lands in Upper Can. Was Newark a last hold-out for >Loyalists? Why would they be congregating there when they couldn't return >to their former homes? Does anyone have any thoughts on this? > >Marilyn Current > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marilyn Current [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 4:51 PM >To: Cathy & Vin DiPietro >Subject: RE: Lemon deed > > >Kathy, > >Hmmm, -- I wonder, since Wm. Current's father-in-law, Joseph Lemon, had >purchased such a large tract of land in Oxford Twp., maybe William Current >just lived on his land with his family? William seems to have been 'in >limbo' after the war was over, prior to Joseph Lemon's death in 1792, and >may have even been prevented from returning to the county due to extreme >anti-loyalist sentiments. In those circumstances, there was no use in >Joseph Lemon bequething any of his land to his daughter, Esther, and her >husband, William. I found Esther and William's 18=year-old son, Joseph >Current, in New Town in 1793. His father was probably living there, too, >though perhaps unofficially. Maybe I need to do more research in Newton. >Thanks, > >Marilyn > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cathy & Vin DiPietro [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 4:32 PM >To: 'Marilyn Current' >Subject: RE: [NJSUSSEX-L] Lemon deed > > > >Marilyn, > >There is no mention of the surname Current, Kurrent or anything >phonetically close in Sussex county deed books A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H or >I according to the abstracts and index done by Clyde Downing. > >Sorry, >Cathy DiPietro > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marilyn Current [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:36 PM >To: Cathy & Vin DiPietro; [email protected] >Subject: RE: [NJSUSSEX-L] Lemon deed > >Thank you very much, Cathy! So now, from this, I know the Lemons moved >to >Oxford in May, 1772. Do you happen to find any mention of William >Current >in the deed books? He was already married to the Lemon's daughter, >Esther, >and I believed they moved to Oxford at the same time, but have no proof. >William may have forfeited his lands in Oxford sometime between 1783 and >1793, due to his Loyalist activities during the war. (In 1783 he was >character witness for his neighbor, Peter Appleman's Loyalist claim, so >must >have been living at that time still, in Oxford. In 1793 his son Joseph >was >listed on a tax list in Newtown. Wm. Current wasn't mentioned, but I >believe they were living in the same household, as Joseph didn't marry >until >1800. Then, in 1796 the family moved together to Niagara Dist., Ont.) I >would really like to find where his lands were, and in what year he >bought >them, and when he lost them. >thank you so much for your help > >Marilyn Current > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cathy & Vin DiPietro [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:56 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] Lemon deed > > >Sussex County Deed Book E page 302 dated 14 Dec 1796 Elizabeth SWAYZE >and Joshua SWAYZE, executors of the LWT (Last Will and Testament) of >Isreal SWAYZE, dec'd, of Oxford to John & Michael LEMON of Fishing Creek >Twp., Northumberland, PA Whereas Isreal SWAYZE by his bond datd 2 May >1772 bound himself to make deeds for lands in Oxford to the said Joseph >LEMON and he deceased and left a LWT dated 19 Dec 1792 wherein he >bequeathed to John & Michael LEMON equally between them the said lands. >Now for 180 pounds... 120 acres in Oxford adjoining lands formerly of >Peter BELLIS. Land Isreal SWAYZE purchased of John BURLING, Edward >BURLING Jun., Samuel BURLING, Edward BURLING, Phebe PELL & Sarah SMITH >on 14 May 1771. Part of a tract conveyed Jacob DOUGHTY to Edward >BURLING on 13 Sep 1729. Wit: James BISHOP & Rob't ALLISON who deposed >to John MAXWELL on 28 Feb 1797. > >Hope this helps, >Cathy DiPietro > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/2004 > > > > > > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. 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