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William Crowder 3rd (abt. 1770 - abt. 1820)

William Crowder 3rd
Born about in New Yorkmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 22 Nov 1803 in Osnabruck, Stormont, Upper Canadamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 50 in York, Ontario, Canadamap
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William Crowder was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Bicentennial 2006-11-06

Contents

Biography

  • Some of the book "William Crowder, Loyalist" family are recorded here [1] along with other studies [1]


Timeline

  • 1770 William is born about this time, he is referred to as the 3rd to distinguish him from William Sr and his uncle William Jr in military records [2][3]
  • 1780 both William Jr and John enlisted, even James's 9 yr old son William 3rd as a drummer boy [4] [5].
  • 1781 in the first battalion of the Royal Yorkers (King's Royal Regiment of New York ) were James, Anthony and Isaac based near Montréal. In the second battalion of the Royal Yorkers were William Sr , William Jr, John and William 3rd based at Oswego, Carleton Island. [6] [7].
  • 1784 William was living in Osnabruck Twp with father James, as one of the two men who helped clear his land. [8] [9]
  • 1786 he is still in Osnabruck Twp [10]
  • 1788 about this time he marries, but no other information [11]
  • 1797 he applies for his Loyalist grant, and is awarded lot 3, concession 3, King Twp, York Co. [12] [13][14]
  • 1801 his first wife has died. Also he obtains the patent for his land. [15][16][17]
  • 1803 on 22 November, William marries Elizabeth Runions daughter of Benjamin Runions of Osnabruck Twp. [18][19]
  • 1834 he sells 100 acres of his land to Joseph Baldwin [20] [21]
  • William's chidren with first wife --
  • Margaret born about 1790. She married Charles Lasart of Williamsburgh Twp about 1810. Her Loyalist grant was lot 7, concession 3, Gwillimbury Twp. which they sold to John Bolton on 16 September 1823. [22] [23] [24] [25]Their children are -- William born about 1811[26], Elizabeth 19 October 1814, baptized 17 January 1815 [27], Joseph James born 28 April 1817, baptized 1 June 1817 [28], Charles born about 1819 [29], Mary Margaret 16 June 1822, baptized 3 January 1825 [30], Abraham 24 April 1824, baptized 3 January 1825 [31],
  • Charles born about 1795 [32], His Loyalist grant was approved 18 March 1818. [33]it was lot 5, concession 13, Cavan Twp, Durham Co. On 16 August 1818 he married Susan Wallis daughter of Christian Wallis(er) and Elizabeth Marcellus [34]. Their children are -- Margaret 10 August 1819 [35], Frederick about 1822, Jacob Hiram about 1825, Anthony 20 January 1827 [36], Joseph about 1829, William about 1831, George Ira about 1832, Emiline about 1835, John Gordon about 1836, Alonzo about 1838, Albert about 1840, Edward about 1842, James about 1843 and Mary Ann about 1848. [37] [38]
  • Elizabeth's children are --
  • William Henry 16 June 1806. He was referred to as William Crowder of York Twp in his sale of the Loyalist grant at lot 3, concession 5, King Twp on 3 July 1829[39] [40]. He is likely the William and Catherine(1811) Crowder in the 1851 census of Etobicoke Twp, York Co. with the children -- Jacob about 1838, Elizabeth about 1842 and Charles.[41] [42]

Research Notes

Elizabeth Runions married William Crowder III son of James Crowder, not William Crowder Jr. son of William Crowder. Elizabeth and William Crowder only had one known child William Henry Crowder


Surname suffix explained

  • These suffixes were used by the British Military to distinguish these family members and here as well. ( See Directory of Loyalists )

Directory of Loyalists

[40]

  • Crouder Anthony Eastern District UEL List (William's son)
  • Crouder Isaac Eastern District UEL List (William's son)
  • Crouder James Eastern District UEL List (William's son)
  • Crouder John 1 Eastern District UEL List (William's son)
  • Crouder John 2 Eastern District UEL List
  • Crouder William 3 Eastern District UEL List (William's grandson)
  • Crouder William Jr 2 Eastern District Expunged UEL List (William's son)
  • Crouder William Sr 1 Eastern District UEL List
  • Crowder Isaac Proven (Crouder Isaac) (William's son)
  • Crowder William Proven (Crouder William Jr 2) (William's son)
  • Crowder William Sr. Proven (Crouder William Sr 1)
  • Crowder III William Proven (Crouder William 3) (William's grandson)

Sources

  1. "Hornibrook Hamilton Crowder." RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Hornibrook Hamilton Crowder. May 10, 2015. Accessed February 10, 2018. https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=melkennedy4&id=I01167.
  2. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, -p-17, paragraph 5
  3. Fryer and Smy, "Roll of the Provincial ( Loyalist ) Corps", P.-43
  4. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, -p-23, paragraph 2
  5. Fryer and Smy, Rolls, p.-45,43
  6. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, -p-23, paragraph 3
  7. Fryer, "King's Men", p.-126
  8. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 67, paragraph 1
  9. Public Archives of Canada, Haldimand Papers, B168, p.-61
  10. Public Archives of Canada, RG 19 C35 vol 1, Loyalist Victualling Lists
  11. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 67, paragraph 3
  12. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 67, paragraph 2
  13. Public Archives of Canada, Upper Canada Land Petitions and Papers 1798 C4/83 microfilm C1648
  14. Archives of Ontario, Computerized Land Records Index
  15. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 67, paragraph 2
  16. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 68, paragraph 4
  17. Archives of Ontario, MS627, reel 15, folio 503, Letter from the Crown Land Dept, 5 October 1866
  18. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 68, paragraph 4
  19. Public Archives of Canada, United Anglican Missions A/210 microfilm M1496, Marriage Registers of the Parishes of Williamsburg, Matilda, Osnabruck and Edwardsburg, http://bowergenealogy.ca/resources/lutheran/A/210.jpg
  20. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 69, paragraph 1
  21. Archives of Ontario, GS5840, King Twp Land Records
  22. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 67, paragraph 4
  23. Reid , "Loyalists", p.-77
  24. Archives of Ontario, Computerized Land Records Index
  25. Archives of Ontario, GS5397, West Gwillimbury Twp Land Records
  26. Information from Miss Katherine Paterson of Toronto Ontario
  27. Public Archives of Canada, United Anglican Missions A/87 microfilm M1496
  28. Public Archives of Canada, United Anglican Missions A/99 microfilm M1496
  29. Public Archives of Canada, 185 Census of Matilda Twp microfilm C1171, p.-171, line 33
  30. Public Archives of Canada, United Anglican Missions C/19 microfilm M1496
  31. Public Archives of Canada, United Anglican Missions C/19 microfilm M1496
  32. Public Archives of Canada, Upper Canada Land Petitions and Papers, 1816 C11/122 microfilm C1652
  33. Public Archives of Canada, Upper Canada Land Petitions and Papers, 1816 C11/122 microfilm C1652
  34. Public Archives of Canada, United Anglican Missions B/88 microfilm M1496
  35. Public Archives of Canada, United Anglican Missions B/21 microfilm M1496
  36. Public Archives of Canada, United Anglican Missions B/50 microfilm M1496
  37. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 68, paragraph 2
  38. births estimated from census reports of Mountain Twp.
  39. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 69, paragraph 1
  40. Archives of Ontario, GS5840 King Twp Land Records
  41. Crowder, Norman Kenneth, and Ruth Eileen Crowder. "William Crowder, Loyalist". Nepean, Ont.: Crowder Enterprises, 1984, - p 69, paragraph 2
  42. Public Archives of Canada, 1851 Census of Etobicoke Twp microfilm C11761, p.-1, lines 20-24

Acknowledgement

  • With a Thank You this "Timeline" is sourced from the book "Willam Crowder, Loyalist", and the sources cited by Norman K Crowder and his wife Ruth Eileen Crowder. He was a member of the Ontario Genealogical Society, a founding member of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa. And a genealogists of Canadian , Crowder and British History.(1926-2009)




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Research Note

Elizabeth Runions married William Crowder III son of James Crowder, not William Crowder Jr. son of William Crowder. Elizabeth and William Crowder only had one known child William Henry Crowder

posted by Dee (Perkins) Bekman