James McNutt (abt. 1773 - aft. 1820)

Born about 1773 in New York, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Dingman) McNutt — married 12 Mar 1793 in Fredericksburg,Ontario,Canada

Descendants

Died after 1820 after about age 47 in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

James was born around 1773, according to a 1783 list.

His father died in 1779 at the Machiche refugee camp (Yamachiche, Quebec). His mother Eva remarried to John Pencil, and they initially settled in the Niagara area with John's fellow Butler’s Rangers. The family is listed (under the name Pensell) on the 1783 Niagara return: John (45), Mrs. Pensell (31), James (10), Gradus (6), Catherine (14), Sarah (12), and Margrate (4)^[1] By 1784 John Pencil and family were in Fredericksburgh Township, near Eva's relatives.^[2]

James married Sarah Dingman on 12 Mar 1793 in Fredericksburgh.^[3] They moved from Fredericksburgh to Adolphustown by 1803, when Samuel was baptized. An 1803 census records James McNutt living in Adolphustown with a wife and three sons.^[4] James is listed in census records for Percy Township from 1804 to 1820.^[5] From 1815 to 1818, he was the town clerk. He disappears from the census records after 1820.

Possible death date

An earlier version of this profile had James dying on 7 Sep 1859 in Fredericksburgh. This date comes from the gravestone of a James McNutt (b 20 Sep 1771-d 7 Sep 1859) and Martha Ross (1792-1876) in Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Clinton County, Indiana.^[6] It is unclear if this is the same James McNutt.

Family

According to Arthur Dennis Stark, James and Sarah had at least 14 children: "Garrett bp. 1795; James bp. 1797; Sarah and Catherine bp. Nov. 20, 1798, Gerrard bp. about 1799; Daniel bp. about 1800; John bp. about 1802; Samuel bp. 1803; unidentified female (possibly named Harriet) born about 1804; unidentified male born in 1805; Alexander b. about 1807, William J. b. about 1810; Sarah bp. 1812; Jeremiah b. about 1815."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Early Ontario Settlers, page 20, "1783 Niagara Return": "Early Ontario Settlers"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 48451 #352651 (accessed 26 November 2023)
2. ↑ Early Ontario Settlers: "Early Ontario Settlers"
   1784 Provisioning Lists: Fredericksburgh
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 26 November 2023)
3. ↑ Bill Martin, "Rev. John Langhorn"
4. ↑ Burleigh Papers, "McNut"
5. ↑ Percy Township History
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #126441554 (accessed 26 November 2023)
   Memorial page for James McNutt (20 Sep 1771-7 Sep 1859), citing Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Clinton County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Bonnie Schermer (contributor 47666049).
7. ↑ Arthur Dennis Stark, "McNutts in Canada", March 03, 2008 at 06:56:26, Genealogy.com, https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/mcnutt/1149/

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• *"Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N36W-GJF : 10 March 2018), James Mc Nut in entry for Alaxender Mcnutt, 13 Jun 1871; citing p 222 rn 1316, Riley, St Clair, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,450.
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMFJ-N2T : 11 March 2018), James Mcnutt in entry for Jeremiah Mcnutt and Mary Ward, 17 Nov 1869; citing registration , Cobourg, Northumberland And Durham, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,473.