Malcolm Wright (abt. 1755 - 1817)

Born about 1755 in Scotland

Died 11 Sep 1817 at about age 62 in Scarborough, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Malcolm, fought in the American Revolutionary war for the English as a Sergeant in the King's American Regiment under the command of Edmund Fanning, Esquire per a Canada land request. After the war he resettled in Nova Scotia and possibly later in New Brunswick before moving to Upper Canada in 1795. He died on September 11th, 1817 and had no children.

In 1800 Malcolm was elected for one year the overseer of highway and fence along Yonge street from Big Creek Bridge to lot 25. On May 17, 1802 Malcolm was shown to also have ownership to Lot 17 (5 acres) on the south side of Duke street which was four blocks west of Yonge street and one mile north of the York harbor in Toronto. Malcolm of the Township of York filed another land petition on June 18, 1806 which stated: "Petitioner is a reduced Sergeant of the King's American Rangers and has resided in this Province since 1795 and has received no lands except Lot No. 24, west side of Yonge Street, confirmed to him on 24 June 1803. Requests 300 acres to complete the 500 acres allowed to a Military Claimant". - Approved: Warrant Issued 19 June 1806.

Sources

• Canada Census - 1799 in York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Lot 24 Con I west York, served as a sgt. in the Kings American Regt and at the end of the war went to Nova Scotia. .

• 1817 Estate Papers for Malcolm Wright York County Surrogate Court estate files 1811-1864