|
|
Flip-Pal
Mobile Scanner
Compact, lightweight, cordless mobile scanner empowers you to scan big or small originals in full colour... More information >>
|
|
|
BOOK - Kingston and the "Loyalists of the Spring Fleet" of 1783
By Walter Bates
Originally published by Barnes and Company, Saint John, 1889
This edition by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2010
The original title page of this book includes a lengthy title and attribution, as was common when this history was written:
Kingston and the "Loyalists of the Spring Fleet" of A.D. 1783. With Reminiscences of Early Days in Connecticut: A Narrative. By Walter Bates, ESQ., Sometime High Sheriff of the County of Kings. To Which is Appended a Diary Written by Sarah Frost on Her Voyage to St. John, N.B. with the Loyalists of 1783. Edited with Notes by W. O. Raymond, A.B. Rector of St. Mary's Church, St. John, N.B.
Contents include:
- Map of the original land grants for the Kingston Grant (includes names of owners on their lots)
- Introduction
- The Narrative of Walter Bates - Early days of the Revolution wih some account of the sufferings of the Loyalists
- Personal adventures of the narrator during the war
- The voyage of the First Fleet on 1783 and the settlement of Kingston by a band of Loyalists
- Return [list] of the families, etc, embarked on board the [ship] Union Transport, Consett Wilson, Master, Huntington Bay April 11th, and completed April 16th, 1783. Includes:
- List of Passengers (adult males - head of household
)
- Number of signers [each adult male - adult males only]
- Number of Women [with each adult male]
- Number of children above 10 years old [with each adult male]
- Number of children under 10 years old [with each adult male]
- Former place of abode [town and state]
- Occupation [ adult males]
- Trinity Church - Its History and its Rectors
- Incidents in the early days of Connecticut
- The diary of Sarah Frost: Written on board the ship "Two Sisters" during her voyage to Saint John's River Nova Scotia, in the spring of A.D. 1783
Book review by Sandra Devlin:
"A verbatim narrative by Bates entitled Kingston and the Loyalists of
the 'Spring Fleet' of 1783 together with the Diary of Sarah (Schofield)
Frost, written aboard the ship Two Sisters during her voyage from New
York to Saint John in 1783 form a 32-page booklet available through
GlobalGenealogy.com that every Loyalist descendant should read.
One of the Frost diary entries reads, in part: "Sunday, June 15. -
Our people seem cross and quarrelsome today, but I will not differ with
any one if I can help it. At half-past twelve our ship is getting under
way -- I suppose for Nova Scotia."
While modesty prevented specific reference to her condition, Frost was
very pregnant during the voyage. One month after Two Sisters arrived in
Saint John, Hannah was born to Sarah and William Frost.
The Frost family settled at Norton, N.B. on the banks of the
Kennebecasis River.
Not only does this booklet put into human context the real-life
experience of Loyalist forebears, it also reminds us all of the
importance of preserving our own lives and times for future historians,
our descendants.
The booklet is not indexed, but that is less of a problem than in most
books because it is a compelling read, easily finished in one evening.
There are other treats throughout. The 65 heads of households aboard
the Union Transport bound for Saint John in 1783 includes surnames:
Bates, Dibblee, Fowler, Holcomb, Lane, Nichols, Marvin, Seaman, Seely
and Wade. Early wardens of the Loyalist church at Kingston included:
Ketchum, Lyon, Moore, Scribner and Sumner.
Footnotes and introductory context by editor W. O. Raymond are also
delightful and provide insights of historic and genealogical interest.
Reproduced tinplate likeness of clergy and the original Kingston Grant
surveyed by Frederick Hauser in 1783 compliment the text."
32 Pages
8.5" X 11"
Illustrations
Coilbound
Originally published by Barnes and Company, Saint John, 1889
This edition by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2010
ISBN 9781926797434 (Softcover)
More Genealogy & History Resources from Global Genealogy:
History & Genealogy Books, Maps, & CDs...
History and genealogy books, maps, CDs from a wide selection of publishers, including Global Heritage Press. Browse resources listed by country, location or topic.
|
|
GHP eBooks & Vital Records on CD
Searchable, electronic versions of Global Heritage Press books and vital records provided on CD Rom for both PC and Mac users. A cost-effective way to grow your personal research library while saving shelf-space.
|
Software & Technology
for the Family Historian
Genealogy & family tree software, hardware, scanning, digital imaging including Family Tree Maker, Reunion Family Tree, Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner, Digital Imaging Essentials |
|
Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner
A compact cordless stand-alone portable scanner that doesn't need to be attached to a computer. Scans images both big and small using its automated stitching feature.
|
Acid-Free Document & Artifact Preservation Products
Acid-free storage and display products to preserve and safely store your family heirloom documents and artifacts.
|
|
Family Tree Charts & Census Forms
Poster-size blank family tree charts, plus a variety of free blank letter-size charts and census forms
|
O R D E R D E S K
1-800-361-5168( 9-5 Monday to Friday )
|
|
|
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Father of the Canadian Crown Exiled from the court of his father, and accompanied by his long-time mistress Julie de St. Laurent, the 24-year-old Prince and future father of Queen Victoria arrived in Quebec City in 1791....
Read on...
Edwardsburgh Family Histories
[Grenville County, Ontario] Includes family histories of more than 70 families in Edwardsburgh Township and...
Read on...
Abbey pH Testing Pen A fast, easy, inexpensive and dependable way to determine the acidity of paper, documents, storage boxes, packing tissue and....
Read on...
Prisons, Asylums, and the Public:
Institutional Visiting in the Nineteenth Century sheds new light on popular nineteenth-century attitudes towards the insane and the criminal......
Read on...
Household Counts:
Canadian Households and Families in 1901 This collection not only makes an important contribution to family history, but also to the widening intellectual exploration of historical censuses......
Read on...
The Trail of the Black Walnut Starting soon after the outbreak of the American Revolution numerous Pennsylvania-German families and so-called "Plain Folk" (i.e. Mennonnites, Dunkards, Moravians, Amish, Hutterites, etc) migrated north to Canada in successive waves. Together, in cultural and religious and kinship groups they settled.....
Read on...
Catherine Tekakwitha: Her Life
"Lily of the Mohawks" The story is told by an eye-witness -- her spiritual director -- of the events in her life from the time she arrived at the Jesuit mission just outside of Montreal, known at that time as.......
Read on...
How Our Ancestors Died,
A Guide For Family & Local Historians
[United Kingdom & elswhere] In addition to describing causes of death and setting them in the context of the times, his book shows readers how to find and interpret patient records, death certificates and other documents in order to gain an accurate impression of how their ancestors died......
Read on...
Dictionary of Glengarry Biography
[Glengarry County, Ontario] BACK IN PRINT: A comprehensive history of Glengarry county told through the lives of pioneers, fur traders, soldiers, farmers, railway barons, politicians, criminals, anybody and everyone who helped make Glengarry one of Canada's most storied and celebrated counties. This thick book includes 1600 biographical sketches, with more than...
Read on...
|
|
|
| |
United Empire Loyalists 
