John Bond Esq. (abt. 1758 - 1814)

Born about 1758 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1814 at about age 56 in Centre Rawdon, Hants, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Capt John Bond Esq. served with United Empire Loyalists during the American Revolution.

John Bond was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: TBD

A United Empire Loyalist who settled in Nova Scotia. He is the brother of Captain George Bond. Both brothers were born in Baltimore County, Maryland and later moved to South Carolina. They were Southern Baptists. John farmed for 11 years outside of Ninety-six, North Carolina. With the American Revolution he and his brother joined the Loyalists around the time of the Seige of Charleston.

He was originally a Private but rose in the ranks, eventually becoming Captain of Militia at Star Fort, Ninety-Six, South Carolina. He was one of 550 Loyalist Militia there in May and June of 1781 during a seige which lasted 28 days until they were relieved by British troops commanded by Lord Rawdon. They were evacuated to Charleston.

Most of these Loyalists went to Nova Scotia, many settling in what would be named Rawdon Township. Both John and his brother received large tracts of land. Captain John Bond was recognized as a leader in the Loyalist settlement there. He owned and operated a grist mill, saw mill and blacksmith shop. Near the end of his life Captain George Bond lived near his his brotherin Rawdon - George's wife Sarah Jan Withrow was buried there in 1815^[1] - but Captain George later moved to other parts of Canada.^[2]

John bond died in Rawdon in 1814:

"In Rawdon, on Tuesday last, after a short illness, John Bond, Esquire, one of the first settlers of that Township."

-Acadian Recorder (Halifax), 22 January 1814 (Note that "Tuesday last" from Saturday, January 22, 1814, would be January 18, 1814, rather than the January 20 date displayed on his gravestone.)

A land document in Rawdon mentions children of Captain John Bond:

1. John Jr.
2. Samuel
3. Charles
4. Thomas
5. Elizabeth
6. Maria

Notes

Name: Capt John Bond. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Born 1758 Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. ^[4]

Died 20 Jan 1814. Centre Rawdon, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ^[4]

Residence South Carolina. ^[5] Baltimore, South Carolina. ^[3]

Buried Centre Rawdon, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ^[4]

File File: http:/trees.ancestry.comrd?f=document&guid=096aadf9-ce5c-4e2c-958a-b7a965cdb6b6&tid=113428500&pid=28. Format: htm. Capt. John Bond. File: http:/trees.ancestry.comrd?f=document&guid=972f6026-c4f1-4e23-b8ad-9337c1f13093&tid=113428500&pid=28. Format: pdf. 11853-16035-1-PB BOND.

Sources

1. ↑ Wife's headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118903135
2. ↑ Caroline W. Troxler, "A Loyalist's Life: John Bond of South Carolina and Nova Scotia" in Acadiensis, Vol 19, No, 2., Spring, 1990, pp. 72-91 Link to .pdf
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: #S612653474 The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series II; Class: AO 13; Piece: 138 Ancestry Record 3712 #19148
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Source: #S612653487 Ancestry Record 60527 #2570691
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #S612653474 The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; American Loyalist Claims, Series I; Class: AO 12; Piece: 68 Ancestry Record 3712 #32126

• John Bond, Loyalist: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=671
• Memorial (headstone): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118861033/john-bond
• Troxler, C.W. 1990. "A loyalist life: John Bond of South Carolina and Nova Scotia," Acadiensis: Journal of the history of the Atlantic Region: vol. XIX, No. 2, https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Acadiensis/article/view/11853
• Source: S612123829 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 113428500
• Source: S612653474 UK, American Loyalist Claims, 1776-1835 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 3712
• Source: S612653487 Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60527