Residents of Loughborough Twp. and Portland Twp. in 1819

Date: 1819
Location: Frontenac, Upper Canada
Surname/tag: upper_canada

An 1819 land petition by Michael Sloot, UEL of Loughborough is a goldmine for those with United Empire Loyalist ancestry in Loughborough Twp. and Portland Twp. in Frontenac County. It contains a "Return of Inhabitants of the Township of Loughborough and Portland," essentially a census, for the year 1819. It lists names of men, women and children who resided in these townships at the time, 572 residents in all.

This list of residents in Sloot's 1819 petition can be found in the Upper Canada Land Petitions, housed by the Library and Archives Canada^[1]:

Males, 60 to 16	Males, under 16	Females
Michael Sloot	Wm Hiller	Mary Hiller
Jacob Hiller	Jacob Hiller	Betsey Hiller
Wm Boice	Peter Hiller	Peggy Boice
John Cronk	Michael Hiller	Christien Boice
John Vanluven	F Hiller	Betsey Boice
Michael Youngs	Isaac Hiller	Mary Boice
John Reddin	Wm Boice	Peggy Boice
John Barret	Sol Cronk	Sally Cronk
James Barret	John Vanluven	Mary Cronk
Peter Vannart	Cornelius Vanluven	Delilah Cronk
Jacob Polun	Fred Vanluven	Anne Cronk
Michael Vanart	Ranson Vanluven	Eliza Cronk
Ebenezer R Barret	David Vanluven	Mary Vanluven
Daniel Balke	Calvin Vanluven	Betsey Vanluven
Sol Joiner	Michael Youngs	Betsey Youngs
Peter Switzer	Thos Youngs	Betsey Youngs
John Cartte	James Youngs	Cathrine Youngs
Henry Wood	Daniel Reddin	Mary Youngs
Hosea Purdy	Ivey Barret	Mary Reddin
Babtis Voyau	John Vanart	Nelly Barret
Jacob Shibley	Nathan Vanart	Debby Barret
John Shibley	Russel Barret	Darius Barret
Henry Shibley	John Blake	Polly Barret
Sam Peters	Daniel Blake	Rachal Potun
James Burley	Chas Goiner	Sally Vannert
Wm Babcock	Wm Goiner	Hanna Vannart
David Richmond	Sam Switzer	Sarah Barret
Wm Martin	David Wood	Elmira Barret
John Brown	Henry Wood	Hanna Blake
Nathaniel D. Yoe	Abraham Wood	Patty Blake
Matthew Germain	James Wood	Serah Blake
Wm Germain	Barny Purdy	Mary Joiner
Robert Stuart	Joseph Voyau	Mercy Switzer
Thos Comer	Edward Voyau	Hanna Cummins
Ephraim Ash	Homer Voyau	Anne Cartte
Thos Comer	Alexander Voyau	July Cartte
Brian Spike	Lewis Voyau	Peggy Cartte
John Switzer	Babtis Voyau	Betsey Freeman
Wm Vermilyea	Peter Shibley	Christian Wood
Abraham Collard	John Shibley	Mary Wood
John Grunison	Charles Shibley	Serah Wood
Peter Rattan	Edwin Shibley	Betsey Wood
John Freeman	Ivy Shibley	Betsey Wood
Francis Lattimore	James Peters	Mary Purdy
Thos Draper	John Peters	Jane Purdy
John Coknet	Sam Peters	Mary Shibley
Moses Spafford	Hen Peters	Emily Shibley
Horace Spafford	Wm Peters	Jane Shibley
Thos Spairham	Sol Peters	Cathrine Shibley
Clarke Nickls	John Burley	Cath Shibley
Thos Freeman	Wm Babcock	Cath Clement
Simeon Freeman	James Babcock	Charlote Shibley
Ben Boice	John R[ichmond]	Rhodea Shibley
Lawr Sills	Richd R[ichmond]	Mercy Peters
Henry Paddleford	Daniel R[ichmond]	Hanna Peters
Wm McFarlin	James Martin	Betsey Peters
Luke Barret	Peter Brown	Betsey Peters
Michael Rattan	Martin Brown	Holdey Burley
Wm Simpkins	Sam D You	Mary Burley
Albert Finch	Jacob D You	Peggy B[urley]
Isaac Finch	Christy Germain	Mary B[urley]
Jeremy Earl	Wm G[ermain]	Mary B[urley]
Abraham Woodcock	Henry G[ermain]	Mary Babcock
John W[oodcock]	George G[ermain]	Mary B[abcock]
Nicholas W[oodcock]	Alexander Spike	Cathrine B[abcock]
Abraham W[oodcock]	Bryan Spike	Mercy Richmond
Lawrence Raile	Moses Spike	Jane R[ichmond]
Francis Guess	Aaron Spike	Anne R[ichmond]
George Wood	Christy Switzer	Rub R[ichmond]
Joel Pringle	Lorenzo Switzer	Nancy Martin
Martin Clement	Philip Switzer	Dolly Brown
John Geller	Peter Vermilyea	Diana B[rown]
Ben Randel	Wm Vermilyea	Polly B[rown]
John Campbell	John Grunison	Debly B[rown]
John Randell	Peter Rattan	Thankful Martin
James Blackaby	Henry Rattan	Anne D You
Wm Gomer	John Rattan	Margret Germanin
Wm Ash	Thos Freeman	Eliza G[ermanin]
Wm Ferguson	Barny Freeman	Cathrine G[ermanin]
Cornelius Williams	George Vanluven	Eliza G[ermanin]
Isaac Orser	Ben Vanluven	Mary Spike
Isaac Bond	Thos Vanluven	Serah Spike
Wm Geller	Wm Draper	Betsey S[pike]
Ace Pickeley	Thos Draper	Emily S[pike]
Thos Conklin	Ben Cocknet	Rachael S[pike]
Wm Ransier	George Cocknet	Anne S[pike]
Thos Segriff	Wm Cocknet	Cathrine S[pike]
Daniel Lyons	Adolfus Spairham	Miriam S[pike]
Francis Lattimore	George Spairham	Mary Switzer
John Teachout	Hirum Spairham	Agnes S[witzer]
Thos Hawkins	Wm Spairham	Sophia S[witzer]
Orey Darling	John Nickls	Peggy Vanart
Samuel Akroyd	Joseph Nickls	Rachel Vermilyea
Isaac Orsor	Wm Nickls	Jemimy V[ermilyea]
David Huston	Matthew Freeman	Mary V[ermilyea]
Cornelius Huston	Henry Freeman	Jemimy Grunison
John Warner	Ive F[reeman]	Hanna Collard
John Peters	Peter Boice	Rebica C[ollard]
James Right	Martin Boice	Hanna C[ollard]
John Lake	John Boice	Jemimy Rattan
Aron Lake	Every Paddleford	Serah R[attan]
A Lake	Andrew Paddleford	Fany R[attan]
James Shaw	Hiram McFarlin	Anne R[attan]
John Hiller	John Freel	Jenny Freeman
Philip Snider	Aaron Freel	Jemimy Freeman
Benjamin Vanluven	Ben Barret	Hanna Lattimore
John Youngs	Jesse Barret	Amerrilyea Lattimore
Richd Youngs	Ab. Rattan	Mary Voyau
Oliver Barret	Christy Rattan	Margret Voyau
Erastus Barret	Merrit Simpkins	Ariol Voyau
Israel Blake	Stephen S[impkins]	Mary V[oyau]
Edy Vanluven	David S[impkins]	Joset V[oyau]
Wm Wood	Robert Finch	Magdelin V[oyau]
Daniel Wood	Danford Earl	Jenny V[oyau]
Henry Atkinson	David Woodcock	Hanna Draper
John Vanluven	Jacob W[oodcock]	Viny D[raper]
Bablis Voyau	Edward W[oodcock]	Mary D[raper]
John Spike	John Wood	Ruth D[raper]
John Switzer	Christy Wood	Anne D[raper]
Ambrose Rossel	Wm Teachout	Cathrine Cocknet
Abraham Collard	Jacob T[eachout]	Rosomond Spairham
Isaac Collard	Alexander Blackaby	Anne S[pairham]
Edward Freeman	Wm Ash	Margret Murphy
Cie Boice	Sol Orsor	Merin Nickls
John Silis	Gabril Orsor	Margery Nickls
Luke Barret	Wm Bond	Lorey Nickls
Michael Mooney	Hiram Bond	Polly Freeman
James Earl	Francis Bond	Mary Freeman
Thos Raile	Simen Picksley	Hanna F[reeman]
Paul Woodcock	Samuel Conklin	Margret Boice
Christopher Wood[cock?]	George Ransier	Betsey Boice
Nelson Williams	Thos Segriff	Margaret B[oice]
Wil Ransier	Henry Lyons	Nelly B[oice]
Oliver Lyons	Jacob Teachout	Nancy B[oice]
Seth Lyons	John Darling	Hanna B[oice]
Wm Lattimore	Jacob Darling	Rachael B[oice]
Sam Lattimore	Wm Darling	Lundy B[oice]
Sam Akroyd	Thos Darling	Margery Sills
Wm Sherman	Stephen Ackroyd	Mary S[ills]
Thos Peroe	George A[ckroyd]	Rachael S[ills]
Dan Switzer	Hiram A[ckroyd]	Nancy Paddleford
Sam Peters	Henry A[ckroyd]	Rosanna P[addleford]
John Guess	Slome Warner	July P[addleford]
	John Geller	Deney McFarlin
	Wm Geller	Mary McFarlin
	Chaney Warner	Milly Barret
	Alexander Lake	Polly Barret
	Nathan Lake	Nancy B[arret]
	James Lake	Sally B[arret]
	Christy Lake	Ann Freel
	John Lake	Serah Simpkins
	Wm Lake	Rebecca S[impkins]
	Isaac Lake	Lucindy S[impkins]
	Caleb Huston	Mary S[impkins]
	George Huston	Cathrine Woodstock
	Cornelius H[uston]	Kitty W[oodstock]
	John Warner	Caty W[oodstock]
	George Peters	Hanna W[oodstock]
	Ben Peters	Polly W[oodstock]
	Wm Teeple	Eliza W[oodstock]
	John Teeple	Hanna W[oodstock]
	George Teeple	Marlow Sloot
	Ben Peters	Betsey Finch
	George Peters	Olive Earl
	Thos Guess	Unis Earl
	Wm Guess	Cathrine Wood
		Hanna W[ood]
		Polly W[ood]
		Serah W[ood]
		Mary Pringle
		Hanna Burges
		Critty Wood
		Susanna W[ood]
		Serah W[ood]
		Betsey Guess
		Jenny Clement
		Polly Clement
		Mary Geller
		Liddy G[eller]
		Liddy Randel
		Hanna Campbell
		Serah Campbell
		Sally Blackaby
		Emily B[lackaby]
		Jane B[lackaby]
		Mary B[lackaby]
		Mary Ash
		Ann Ash
		Jane Williams
		Sally Williams
		Eliza W[illiams]
		Ann W[illiams]
		Zilphy Orsor
		Ann Orsor
		Rebecca O[rsor]
		Rhodea O[rsor]
		Jane O[rsor]
		Nancy O[rsor]
		Elizabeth Bond
		Jane B[ond]
		Giddy B[ond]
		Polly B[ond]
		Mary Picksley
		Olive Picksley
		Carline Picksley
		Susanna P[icksley]
		Nancy Conklin
		Mary Conklin
		Sally Conklin
		Ann Conklin
		Tiney C[onklin]
		Clarey Ackroyd
		Cathrine Ransier
		Elizabeth R[ansier]
		Mary Segriff
		Polly S[egriff]
		Jane S[egriff]
		Polly S[egriff]
		Nancy Segriff
		Gift Lyons
		Nancy Lyons
		Betsey L[yons]
		Gitty L[yons]
		Polly L[yons]
		Gitty L[yons]
		Anne Teachout
		Mary Teachout
		Merilla T[eachout]
		Mary T[eachout]
		Sebry T[eachout]
		Mary Darling
		Clary Akroyd
		Ariol Akroyd
		Cathrine Huston
		Hariot H[uston]
		Margret Warner
		Slon Warner
		Liddy Warner
		Mary Peters
		Cartin P[eters]
		Mary P[eters]
		Cartin P[eters]
		Mary P[eters]
		Susanna Lake
		Hanna Teeple
		Polly Teeple
		Rachael Teeple
		Christun T[eeple]
		Liddy Geller
		Peggy Geller
		Tiney Geller
		Mary G[eller]
		Mary Lake
		Deborah Lake
		Sury Lake
		Elizabeth Lake
		Hanna Lake
		Sury Lake
		Elizabeth Lake
		Nancy Guess
		Mary Guess
		Elizabeth Peters
		Carline Peters

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Upper Canada Land Petitions, RG 1 L3, V 461, S 13/42, C-2813, pg. 1104, 42e in petitions. https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=29&q3=2617&sqn=1104&tt=1247&PHPSESSID=c5r8uq1a90ovgna74n28sclaktnllhjfjdrgpqg0jrv52jaurp01 Accessed 31 January 2022.