John Haviland Jr. (1781 - 1845)

Born 15 Nov 1781 in New York, NY, USA

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Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1845 at age 63 in Canada West

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Biography

When John Haviland was born on November 15, 1781, in Manhattan, New York, his father, John, was 30 and his mother, Sarah, was 23. He married Esther Fairchild on July 16, 1816, in Norfolk, Ontario. They had nine children in 23 years. He died on June 6, 1845, at the age of 63.

John Haviland, eldest son of John, married Esther, daughter of Rev. Peter Fairchild, and settled on part of the Haviland estate. In this branch were two sons — Benjamin, and John; and three daughters — Sarah, Mary Loamy and Ruth. The younger of these sons, John, died since the data embodied in this sketch were gathered, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. He settled in the south half of Lot 12 when a young man, clearing and improving it until it became one of the finest and most valuable farms for its size in the country. For sixty-seven years this grandson of the old " Ranger " was a leading and a shining light in the old Boston Baptist church, and one of the most exemplary citizens, ranking among the solid yeomanry of old Townsend. He was twice married. By his first wife. Amy Johnston, he had four, and by his second, Harriet Malcolm, nine, children. Source: Pioneer Sketches of Long Point Settlement

Background

When the colonies threw off' their allegiance to the English king, in 1776, John Haviland, junior, owned two hundred acres of land lying within nine miles of the then city limits of New York. To-day, the great city covers this land and extends twelve miles beyond. When the war had reached a point where reconciliation was no longer possible, John Haviland sold this two hundred acres for what he could get and secreted the proceeds. His loyalty to the British Crown was his religion, and when the rebellious colonies declared themselves free and independent of the Mother Country, he viewed the act as the vilest of treason, and swore vengeance on all who sup- ported or sympathized with it in any way. He was a man of strong passions, and being actuated by impulse, he did nothing deliberately. His zeal for the Loyalist cause blinded his eyes and seared his conscience, and led him into cruel excesses. He allied himself with that notorious troop known as " General Butler's Rangers." I have no apology to make for the acts which this guerilla band of "irregulars " may have committed. Let us remember that it was not an unusual incident of cruel war, and that the American accounts of the part played by General Butler and his men during the war are, no doubt, highly colored and greatly exaggerated. Guerilla movements are contingencies of war ; and when nations lay down the implements of peaceful industry and take up the sword and the torch for the purpose of destroying human life and the accumulated fruits of industry, there will always be found an element of hot-headed fanatics who will not, because they cannot, submit to cool, calculating, military discipline. In war times, when the demons of destruction are turned loose, these men lose their heads and plunge into excesses that shock the nerves of that portion of the civilized world which is at peace with all mankind.

In 1803 John Haviland came to Long Point with his family, consisting of three sons — John, Benjamin and Daniel; and five daughters -- Elizabeth, Mary, Eaner, Fanny and Loamy. He purchased six hundred acres of land in Townsend, comprising Lots 11 and 12 in the 1st concession, and Lot 12 in the 2nd concession. On these lots his sons settled, and the homes they made are classed among the best in Norfolk today.^[1]

Birth

Date: 15 NOV 1781

Place: New York, NY, USA

Marriage

John Haviland Jr. of Townsend O.C. and Esther Fairchild were married 16 July 1816.

Source: 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.

Death

Date: 6 JUN 1845

Place: ON, Canada

Burial

Greenwood Cemetery, Waterford, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

Capt. John Haviland (1751 - 1839) Find A Grave: Memorial #38225049

Sarah (Birdsill) Haviland (1758 - 1822) Find A Grave: Memorial #38224431

Capt. Benjamin H. Haviland (1791 - 1881) Find A Grave: Memorial #129669748

Lucy (Craw) Haviland (1801 - 1844) Find A Grave: Memorial #129669761

John Haviland Jr (1781 - 1845) Find A Grave: Memorial #83620507

Esther (Fairchild) Haviland (1788 - 1873) Find A Grave: Memorial #83620700

John David Haviland (1810 - 1896) Find A Grave: Memorial #129669759

Harriet (Malcolm) Haviland (1824 - 1901) Find A Grave: Memorial #129669756

Benjamin Haviland (1811 - 1886) Find A Grave: Memorial #83618898

Obedience Haviland (1813 - 1844) Find A Grave: Memorial #83619694

Ira Haviland (abt. 1812 - 1815) Find A Grave: Memorial #129669758

Eli Haviland (1835 - 1914) Find A Grave: Memorial #139708331

Walter Josiah Haviland (1860 - 1914) Find A Grave: Memorial #139708213

Arthur Henry Haviland (1867 - 1950) Find A Grave: Memorial #139712409

Willis Haviland (abt. 1839 - 1918) Find A Grave: Memorial #161281493

Maria Jane (Edy) Haviland (1838 - 1916) Find A Grave: Memorial #161281664

Mary Jane Haviland Woodley (abt. 1855 - 1907) Find A Grave: Memorial #45339938

Abram Woodley (1839 - 1904) Find A Grave: Memorial #116831962

Ethel June (Woodley) Phelps (1881 - 1957) Find A Grave: Memorial #116818707

Ewart Gladstone Woodley (1888 - 1932) Find A Grave: Memorial #45339996

Sources

1. ↑ Source: http://www.archive.org/stream/pioneersketcheso00owenuoft#page/176/mode/2up

• Find A Grave: Memorial #83620507
• MyHeritage website: Haviland, Miller, Melton and Williams Family Tree managed by Elizabeth Williams.
• Family sources and details supplied in part by Melissa McKay

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Haviland-71 created through the import of Haviland-Descendants.ged on Feb 10, 2012 by Graeme MacKay (Ahnentafel GM-124).
• Thank you to Stacy Norsworthy for creating WikiTree profile Haviland-231 through the import of Norsworthy Fam Tree.ged on May 22, 2013.