This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WizenedWizard Surnames: Hoag Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9706.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Dutchess County Quaker ancestors were some of the many exiled to "Upper Canada" after the Revolution. They first settled in what is now Prince Edward County, then some migrated slightly north and west into what eventually became Northumberland County. There is a great deal of information on line regarding these folks. Another group of Loyalists were shipped out of New York to Nova Scotia/New Brunswick in 1783 on what is known as "The Spring Fleet". Thousands of people - some of them Quakers from up the Hudson River who had sought refuge in New York during the fighting - were among those exiled, so you might want to look at that part of Canada if you don't find your Hoag family in Ontario. A fact that seems to have been omitted from our US history lessons is that approximately 1/3 of the American colonists were pro-British during the war. Many of these were Friends (Quakers) who opposed war on moral/religious grounds or were just not "boat-rockers". When the British were defeated, these folks lost their farms. It was these exiled Loyalists who made up the vast majority of the first permanent settlers in what is now Ontario, Canada. In the 1800s, many descendants of these exiled folks began migrating west and south, back into the U.S. For those of us who descend from them, this is a fascinating piece of history. Of course the problem with researching anyone born or married around the time of the Revolution is that there was enough upheaval and unrest that few records were kept. It may be that your Hoags were just too busy providing for their own well-being, and the recordable facts of their lives just weren't written down anywhere. Best of luck in your search. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.