Joseph Ryerson (1761 - 1854)

Born 28 Feb 1761 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitable (Stickney) Ryerson — married 18 Nov 1784 in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1854 at age 93 in Vittoria, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada West [uncertain]

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Biography

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Lt. Col. Joseph Ryerson served in the Canadian Norfolk Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: 1812
Unit(s): 1st Regiment
Service ended: 1814

Lt. Col. Joseph Ryerson was a United Empire Loyalist in the American Revolution.

Joseph Ryerson was born on February 28, 1761 to Lucas Ryerson and his wife, Johanna Vander Hoff. He married Mehetable Sarah Stickney on November 18, 1784. They had nine children in 23 years. He died on August 9, 1854, in Ontario, Canada, at the impressive age of 93.

At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Joseph with his brother Samuel espoused the British cause and entered the army as a cadet at the age of fifteen years. Despite his extreme youth he won rapid promotion. Col. Sabine, in his history of the U. E. Loyalists mentions him as one of the eighty-six who returned safely from the siege of Charleston when the British force was completely cut to pieces and nearly all either killed or taken prisoners. At the close of the war he went to New Brunswick, where he married and remained until 1799. In that year he moved to the shores of Lake Erie and settled near his brother, Samuel, between Vittoria and Port Ryerse on a land grant from the British government comprising some 2500 acres. Here he lived for over 50 years.

He was a member of the first commission of magistrates; for many years chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions; treasurer of the London District; and was a colonel in the Canadian Militia. At the outbreak of hostilities between the U. S. and England he, and his sons George, William and John immediately took the field and remained in active service throughout the war, 1812-15. He was master of the first Masonic Lodge in Upper Canada. Of his six sons, five became ministers of the Gospel and prominent in the affairs of the Dominion.

Birth

• Col. Joseph Ryerson was born in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey on February 28, 1761, to Johanna VanderHoff, age 55, and Judge Lucas (Luijkas) Ryerson, age 56.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Military

• Joseph and his brother Samuel joined the British Loyalists in the 4th Company, New Jersey Volunteers during the Revolutionary War. Be was promoted to a Lieutenant in the Prince of Wales Regiment. After the war, he went to New Brunswick, Canada where he became a Colonel of the Militia.^{[7][8][3][4][5][9]}
• Col. Joseph Ryerson again served his country (Canada), defending it against the Americans in the War of 1812 when he was 51 years old. He commanded the 1st Norfolk Regiment of Militia, British Forces.^{[10][8][3][4][5][9]}

Marriage

• Col. Joseph Ryerson married Mehetable Sarah Stickney in Marysville, Sheffield, New Brunswick, Canada on November 18, 1784, when he was 23 years old.^{[11][1][3][4][5][6]}

Death

• Col. Joseph Ryerson died on August 9, 1854, in Vittoria, Ontario, Canada, after a long life of 93 years.^{[8][2][3][4][5][6][9]}

Burial

• Col. Ryerson is buried in the Woodhouse United Church Cemetery in Halfway House Corner, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.^[12][2]

Offices Held

• He was a member of the first commission of magistrates; for many years chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions; treasurer of the London District^[4][5]

Member of

• First Masonic Lodge in Upper Canada^[4][5]

Children

• Joseph and Mehetable had the following issue:^[4]
  1. REV. GEORGE, b. Mar. 17, 1791 or 2; d. Dec. 19, 1882; m. three times.
  2. SAMUEL, b. about 1794; d. about 1830; m. Eliza McMichael.
  3. MARY (Polly), at Mangerville, N. B.; d. June 13, 1821, at Port Stanley, Ont.; m. Col. John Bostwick, of Port Stanley, Dec. 11, 1808.
  4. MEHETABLE, m. John Williams; both d. circa 1850.
  5. REV. WILLIAM, b. 1798; d. Sept. 13, 1873; m. Mary Griffin.
  6. REV. JOHN, b. June 12, 1800; d. Oct. 9, 1878; m. Mary Lewis.
  7. REV. ADOLPHUS EGERTON, b. Mar. 24, 1803; d. Feb. 19, 1882; m. twice.
  8. ELIZABETH, b. circa 180S; m. Judge James Mitchell.
  9. REV. EDWAY M., b. iSii; d. circa, 1858; m. twice.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Reid, William D. The Loyalists in Ontario: The Sons and Daughters of the American Loyalists of Upper Canada. Lambertville, NJ, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1973. Page 273-274.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 June 2019), memorial page for Col Joseph Ryerson (28 Feb 1761–9 Aug 1854), Find A Grave Memorial no. 40716032, citing Woodhouse United Church Cemetery, Halfway House Corner, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Glen E. Carter (contributor 47152120) .
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Ryerson, Louis Johnes. The Genealogy of the Ryerson Family in America, 16461902. New York: Jenkins & McCowan, 1902. Call Number: CS71-R903. Page 46-47.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} Ryerson, Albert Winslow. The Ryerson Genealogy: Genealogy and History of the Knickerbocker Families of Ryerson, Ryerse, Ryerss ; Also Adriance and Martense Families ; All Descendants of Martin and Adriaen Reyersz (Reyerszen), of Amsterdam, Holland. Privately Printed 1916. Page 54.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Wikipedia entry for Joseph Ryerson.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada, Directory: Joeph Ryerse (Ryerson); http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=r&line=393
7. ↑ Online Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies, Loyalist Directory, http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/Loyalist-Info.php
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Canniff, William,. History of the settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario) : with special reference to the bay Quinté. Toronto: Dudley & Burns, printers, 1869. Page 119.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Sabine, Lorenzo. Biographical sketches of loyalists of the American Revolution : with an historical essay, Vol II. Little, Brown and Company; Boston; 1864. Page 250. https://archive.org/details/biosketchloyal01sabirich
10. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, RG 9 1B7, Mikan Number: 183676, Microform: t-10387, pg. 752.
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
12. ↑ CanadianHeadstones.com. CanadianHeadstones.com. http://canadianheadstones.com/ accessed 9 June 2019.. https://canadianheadstones.com/search-item.html?psid=103290

• Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pg. 233.
• Gray, W. M. Soldiers of the King: The Upper Canadian Militia 1812-1815. Erin, Ont.: Boston Mills Press, 1995. Page 39.
• Chadwick, Edward Marion Ontarian Families – Genealogies of United Empire Loyalist and other Pioneer Families Of Upper Canada, Volume 2, page 17-18. Rolph, Smith & Co., Publishers; Toronto; 1894 https://archive.org/details/ontarianfamilie00chadgoog/page/n5/mode/1up

See also:

• Joseph Ryerson, U. E. L., by Thomas A. Ryerson. The Long Point Settlers. https://sites.google.com/site/longpointsettlers/pioneer-lives/joseph-ryerson-u-e