David Kilborn (1767 - 1846)

Born 21 Feb 1767 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut

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Died 11 Feb 1846 at age 78 in New Haven, Oswego, New York, United States

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Biography

David married Hannah White (daughter of Joseph White a United Empire Loyalist) and settled in Elizabethtown, Leeds County, Ontario. Land patents granted to United Empire Loyalist in the Township of Elizabethtown list David Kilborn as receiving 200 acres of Concession 9, Lot 23, December 1, 1797. David was a Republican at heart, even though he resided on the King's soil. During the War of 1812, he engaged in secret services of the United States, under the direction of General James Wilkinson. As a result, his entire estate in Canada was confiscated by the British Government. He moved to Scriba, New York, where he resided until his death in 1847. His services were acknowledged by the American Government and appropriations were made to reward him for his services.

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Find a Grave

The Clothier Chronicles by Ken Dempsey.

Barbour Collection; Town vital records for Litchfield, CT 1719-1854. Compiled by Debra Wilmes

The History and Genealogy of the Kilborn Family by Bruce W Kilborn

Biographical Sketch by John Kilborn of Newboro and other residents.

Thomas Kilborn, the progenitor of all the Kilborns in America, emigrated with his family from Cambridge, England in the year 1635, and settled in the County of Litchfield, Colony of Connecticut. ...

Benjamin Kilborn, my grandfater was born at Litchfield, in the colony of Connecticut, and remained there during the Revolutionary War; but retaining his love for British rule, he emigrated with his family to Canada in the year 1780, and settled on the bank of the St Lawrance, in Elizabethtown, where he lived and died in the year 1805, being between 80 and 90 years of age.

My father, David Kilborn, his third son, settled near him, about two miles below the present town of Brockville; married Hannah White, daughter of Joseph White, a UE Loyalist, who ...(lots more on Joseph White)

I am the third son of David Kilborn, born 27th June 1794; ... (lots on his involvement in The War of 1812) ... In the month of June 1816, I was married, being then 21 years of age, by the late Rev. William Smart, to Elizabeth Baldwin ( a sister of the wife of the late Sheriff Sherwood, and the wife of the late Roderick Easton) ... We have had born to us eight sons and one daughter. Five of our sons are buried.

Son, Horace Kilborn, the eldest now resides at Newboro; is Clerk of the Division Court and keeps a drug store.

2nd Son, Roderick, is settled in Australia.

Youngest son, Edward Burritt Kilborn is in Nevada, US.

Daughter was married to Benjamin Chaffey. She resides at Hastings, Ontario and has a family of six children.

Mrs Kilborn, after a married life of sixty-two years, died in October 1877.

Book - History of Leeds and Grenville Chapter XX, Page 68

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Acknowledgments

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Death Date Verified in "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," digital images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : accessed 18 March 2023), Surrogate Court Records David Kilborn; Oswego Minutes 1834-1848 vol 1, page 199, Image 509 of 580.