James
Landon
Born in Litchfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Abner Landon
and Eunice (Gibbs) Landon
Husband of
Lavina (Unknown) Landon
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
James Landon and Lavina Landon
Died [date unknown]
in Edwardsburgh, Grenville, Upper Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2017
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Biography
James was the second child and first son of Abner & Eunice (Gibbs) Landon of Litchfield, Connecticut. His father was a millwright, and built several mills in Connecticut as well as developing at least one mill in Upper Canada in the early 1790s. He is mentioned to inherit the Canadian properties in his father's will, dated 1794:
- Secondly, I give unto my son, James Landon, all of my lands and buildings that I am possessed of or entitled to in the Province of Upper Canada, and also one-third part of the interest which I have in a grist mill at Blue Swamp in the Township of said Litchfield, and all of my wearing apparel except my best great coat and two pair of stockings, and also my smallest bay horse which is now in Upper Canada forever to be by him possessed and enjoyed and my son, James, is to pay all of my just debts in Upper Canada.
Research Notes
His father died at New Johnstown, Upper Canada, in 1795. It is not known at this point whether James remained in Canada, or whether James was married. Further research in this region might be helpful.
Sources
- CT Town Birth Records
- 1793 Upper Canada Land Petition
- James Landon, late from the State of Connecticut
- "That your Petitioner has ever sustained a good character and wishing to become a subject to His Majesty and a settler in this province, begs he may be indulged with 200 acres of land. And prays it may be granted him."
- Signed: James Landon
- Dated: August 20th, 1793 at County of Grenville
- Library and Archives Canada Film C-2138, Vol 306; Bundle LMisc 1788-1795; Petition 35 (image 176/1099)
- ..........
- 1794 Upper Canada Land Petition
- The Petition of Abner Landon, James Landon, William W___, James Kilburn Cloathier, Curtis Adams and Ezra Adams, all of the Town of New Johnston, Eastern District
- Asking for a sawmill, the one there refuses to grind for the inhabitants
- Library and Archives Canada Film C-2124, Vol 283, Bundle L1, Petition 34 (image 641/1082)
- ....
- Children of James Landon of Edwardsburg and Lavina his wife
- Son: James Landon born 13 April 1796
- Daughter: Lavina Landon born 5 May 1798
- Both baptized 8th June, 1798 at St Andrew's Church, Williamstown, Ontario, Canada
- Ontario Births
- .........
- April 2nd 1801, List of Inhabitants of the Township of Edwardsburgh
- Name: James Landon
- Men: 1
- Women: 1
- Boys: 1
- Girls: 2
- Total: 5
- ....... (next to a Sam Landon) ...
- 1803 Census Edwardsburg Twp, Grenville
- James Landon
- Men: 1
- Women: 1
- Male Children: 1
- Female Children: 2
- Total: 5
- Ontario GenWeb Census Project
- ........
- 1818, List of Inhabitants of Edwardsburgh
- Name: James Landon
- Men 16-60: 1
- Men under 16:
- Men over 60:
- Women: 1
- Total: 2
- ....... (next to a Samuel Landon) ...
- Landon Genealogy page 113
- James Landon, son of Abner Landon and Eunice Gibbs, born Jan 13, 1761. Mentioned in father's Will but nothing else about him in book.
- Maffett, Everett L., Henry Maffett of Loudoun Co. Virginia and Descendants, Eaton, OH, 1987. p. 64-66.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
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