William Jarvis UE (1756 - 1817)

Born 11 Sep 1756 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Owens (Peters) Jarvis — married 12 Dec 1785 in London, England

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1817 at age 60 in York, Upper Canada

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Biography

Captain William Jarvis UE served in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 3rd Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:

Captain William Jarvis UE served with Queen's Rangers during the American Revolution.

William Jarvis UE is/was a significant Ontarian .

Born in Stamford Connecticut, he was the son of the town clerk.

The family was Loyalist in the American Revolution and William joined John Graves Simcoe’s Queen’s Rangers in 1777. He was wounded at the Battle of Spencer’s Tavern in Virginia on 26 June 1781. The following year he received a commission as cornet. ^[1]

After the war, he tried to resume his life in Connecticut, but his Loyalist sympathies made that impossible, so he travelled to England where Simcoe agreed to be his patron. While in England he married Hannah Peters, daughter of the Rev. Samuel Peters.

When Simcoe was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, William and his wife accompanied Simcoe on his journey to Upper Canada in 1792, where William took up duties as the provincial secretary and registrar. Shortly before leaving England, William was appointed as the provincial grand master of the newly formed Masonic Lodge of Upper Canada. ^[2]

During the War of 1812, William Jarvis served as a lieutenant and captain in the 3rd York Militia. He also served as the Assistant Quarter Master General. On most 3rd York documents, his surname was recorded as Jarvie. His son, Samuel Peter Jarvis, was always recorded as Jarvis.

In 1812, William “Jarvie” served as a lieutenant in Capt. Duncan Cameron’s 1st Flank Company. ^[3]

In 1812, he served as a lieutenant at the Capture of Detroit in August and at the Battle of Queenston Heights in October. ^[4]

From Nov. 25 to Dec. 24, 1812, he served in Capt. Cameron’s Co. ^[5]

On Dec. 25, 1812, he was promoted to captain. ^[6]

From Mar. 19 to 24, 1813, he served as the Assistant Quarter Master General at York. ^[7]

On Apr. 27, 1813, he was taken prisoner as a 3rd York captain at the Capture of York. ^[8]

There was a discrepancy in the 3rd York documents as on Dec. 24, 1814, it was reported that Capt. William Jarvie had been wounded while serving with the Incorporated Militia at York and had gone to Scotland. Other histories confirmed that he had joined the Incorporated Militia earlier in 1813. ^[9]

On June 5, 1815, it was reported that he had been disabled and was pensioned from the 3rd York. ^[10]

He served as a captain in the Incorporated Militia. On July 13, 1816, he resigned his militia commission. He died in Scotland. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Cornet William Jarvis, in List of Officers of the Queen’s American Rangers or 1st American Regt. Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Simcoe: http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/rhist/qar/qarofficers.htm
2. ↑ Robert J. Burns, “JARVIS, WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 21, 2016, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/jarvis_william_5E.html.
3. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10379, pages 100-104
4. ↑ L. Homfray Irving, Honorary Librarian, Officers of the British Forces in Canada during the War of 1812-15, Canadian Military Institute, Welland Tribune Print, 1908, pages 67-69
5. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 427-429
6. ↑ L. Homfray Irving, Honorary Librarian, Officers of the British Forces in Canada during the War of 1812-15, Canadian Military Institute, Welland Tribune Print, 1908, pages 67-69
7. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 350-352
8. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10383, pages 1142-1144
9. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 248-249
10. ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 260-261
11. ↑ L. Homfray Irving, Honorary Librarian, Officers of the British Forces in Canada during the War of 1812-15, Canadian Military Institute, Welland Tribune Print, 1908, pages 67-69

See also:

• Wikipedia entry for William Jarvis.
• Find A Grave Memorial #59577555. and Find A Grave Memorial #60333728.
• Huntington, E.B., Stamford Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths ( Wm. W. Gillespie & Co., Stamford, Conn., 1874) Page 57
• The War of 1812 Militia Rolls and Payrolls can be accessed online.