Johannes Asselstine UE (1748)

Born 31 Jan 1748 in Albany County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Suzette (Langlois) Asselstine — married 3 Apr 1784 in Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Adolphustown, Prince Edward, Upper Canada

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Biography

John Asselstine was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

A great write-up for John Eselstine was written by Jim Long in 2005^[1]

"Johannes Esselstein and Catherine had:

1. Abraham, bp. July 13, 1771. Sponsors: Abraham Esselstein and Margaret Weis.

2. Isak, bp. April 1, 1777. Sponsors: Andries Cool and Christina Cool. (Hillsdale Reformed Church, N. Y.)" ^[2]

Loyalist Activity

John Asselstine and Peter Asselstine were in the group "of 27 Loyalist men and officers who set out from Claverack, New York on 16 August 1777 under the command of Lieut. Henry Simmons to join General Burgoyne who was then moving south towards Albany and the Hudson valley. On 27 August they reached Batten Kill and were mustered and joined Jessup's corps in the King's Loyal American Regiment, commanded by Lt. Col. Ebenezer Jessup."^[3]

”John Sr. and Peter Sr. served with the British Forces from 1777 to 1786. It is thought they enlisted in the British service when the Test Law came in force in the U. S. A. in 1777, compelling all to sign allegiance to the new U. S. Constitution. Tradition in this family is “he refused to fight against the British.” ^[4]

Land Grants in Upper Canada

”The Dominion Government records of Land Grants to “Loyalists” revealed that Peter and John were each granted land in Ernstown township—Peter 300 acres of land, and John—350 acres of land.

Thru these land grant records we find: Peter, Sr., with sons Isaac, Peter, and John; and of John Sr. with children Abraham, Isaac, Elizabeth and Peter received each 200 acres of land, and by searching the deed of the original land granted to Isaac, recorded as son of John by government records, we found the Isaac who married Mary Barbara Fraleigh was the son of John Sr. as Mary Barbara and Isaac’s names appeared in first deed transfer of same land in 1840, the first deed following original Government grant. Thus we assume that all other children born to Peter and John Sr. were born after 1789, as there is no record of land grants to others than those mentioned, or perhaps the others did not settle or arrive early in Canada to receive grants.

John Sr.’s will filed in Ontario Archives names all children except Abraham, whom it is thought was aided financially, previously: PETER, ANDREW, ELIZABETH, JENNY, MARIA, CHRISTINE, and ISAAC.

John Sr. died in the spring of 1822 according to his will on file with the Bureau of Archives at Ottawa. He married three times, 1st wife, Catherine, 2nd wife Mary (Langlois) and 3rd wife Susannah who survived him. John Sr. was born Jan. 31, 1748 Columbia Go., N. Y. Elizabeth and Peter were children of Mary and John Sr. Peter married Barbara Carr and had Daniel and John. Abraham was son of John and Catherine, descendants are unknown." ^[5]

Family Background

"The Asseltynes came to Vermont from New York, where they lived in the vicinity of Claverack which is situated near the Hudson river. There were six of this one family, namely: Petrus, Conradt, Johannes, Andries, Abraham, and one sister Olive. This information comes to us from a letter written many years ago by a grandson of Conrad’s, which is still in the Aseltine family.

Peter and John settled near Swanton and Highgate, supposing they were in the United States but when the international boundary was established they (Peter and John) discovered that the new boundary placed them in Lower Canada. (Peter and John were Loyalists, so this may have been intentional.) Abraham and Olive settled in Highgate and Conrad and Andries settled in Swanton.

Abraham, Conrad, and Andries were enlisted in the 8th Regiment, Albany Co. They did not come to Vermont until after the Revolutionary War. (From Perry and Barney, History of Swanton)" ^[6]

"The Loyalists in Canada and the brothers in Vermont, apparently lived close enough so that frequent visits were made among relatives." ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ John Eselstine Biography, Kingston Branch UEL Members' Stories, by Jim Long UE, first appeared in Cataraqui Loyalist Town Crier, January, 2005, 24(1):3-4. Posted on website of Kingston & District Branch, United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada (https://www.uelac.org/Kingston-Branch/).
2. ↑ Coenradt Esseltyne (Asselstine): Ancestry and descendants of Conrad Esseltine, some allied families and other Asseltynes. Author Johnson, Inez Fowler. [1]
3. ↑ http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~russmcgillivray/genealogy/baker/page1.html
4. ↑ Coenradt Esseltyne (Asselstine): Ancestry and descendants of Conrad Esseltine, some allied families and other Asseltynes. Author Johnson, Inez Fowler. [2]
5. ↑ Coenradt Esseltyne (Asselstine): Ancestry and descendants of Conrad Esseltine, some allied families and other Asseltynes. Author Johnson, Inez Fowler. [3]
6. ↑ Coenradt Esseltyne (Asselstine): Ancestry and descendents of Conrad Esseltine, some allied families and other Asseltynes. Author Johnson, Inez Fowler.[4]
7. ↑ Coenradt Esseltyne (Asselstine): Ancestry and descendants of Conrad Esseltine, some allied families and other Asseltynes. Author Johnson, Inez Fowler. [5]

• UELAC listing for John Asselstine
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 August 2018), memorial page for John “Johannes Esselstein” Asselstine (31 Jan 1748–unknown), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #144021337, ; Maintained by mark south (contributor 48440876), burial location unknown. Includes copy of Will.