It is my understanding that the Simcoe Proclaimation was specifically targeting "disgruntled" Americans (particulalrly in the Northeast states) who were unhappy with the newly established Federal government with an offer of "cheap land" for settlers to Canada who were willing to improve the land they were given. Sheila > [Original Message] > From: Bill Smith <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/4/2010 10:43:45 AM > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live > > Hello, > A little bit of research often shows that the "so called" Loyalists were > anything but. My 5th great grandfather, Baltus Harris, came to > Northumberland after serving in the Patriot forces. Yet he is in > "Loyalists in Ontario"? A good indicator to me is when they came, right > after the war or ten or more years later. Simcoe very openly recruited > settlers prior to 1800 and I think that is the key. Many were > opportunists, plain and simple. I have many more instances of my > families whose members served on opposing sides. > > Bill Smith > Sarnia, Ont > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Now that's something I didn't know! Thanks, Sheila. It gives me something more to research. Nancy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 9:51 am Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live It is my understanding that the Simcoe Proclaimation was specifically targeting "disgruntled" Americans (particulalrly in the Northeast states) who were unhappy with the newly established Federal government with an offer of "cheap land" for settlers to Canada who were willing to improve the land they were given. Sheila > [Original Message] > From: Bill Smith <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/4/2010 10:43:45 AM > Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] How might a Rev War vet have come to live > > Hello, > A little bit of research often shows that the "so called" Loyalists were > anything but. My 5th great grandfather, Baltus Harris, came to > Northumberland after serving in the Patriot forces. Yet he is in > "Loyalists in Ontario"? A good indicator to me is when they came, right > after the war or ten or more years later. Simcoe very openly recruited > settlers prior to 1800 and I think that is the key. Many were > opportunists, plain and simple. I have many more instances of my > families whose members served on opposing sides. > > Bill Smith > Sarnia, Ont > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message