Certificate Application

The United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada 50 Baldwin Street, Suite 202, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1L4 Telephone (416) 591-1783 Fax (416) 591-7506 Email: [email protected]

CERTIFICATE APPLICATION

BRANCH: VANCOUVER

Applicant Title Date Name in full. Rebecca Berney Frances Gerrard FRASER Certificate 1986.11.17 Issued Maiden Name Phone Address Postal Code

E-Mail address Place of Birth Date Married at Date Husband/Wife Son or Full Name Dau of Place of Birth Date Place of Burial Date Children (Names in Full and Birth Dates)

Loyalist Ancestor Information

Loyalist Ancestor JONES, Ephraim

Military Service Loyal Rangers, under the command of Edward Jessup where he served until the (Rank & Regt. regiment was disbanded in December 1783 If known) Where Settled Western part of Quebec which later became Upper Canada (date & Location) One of the founders of Belleville, Ontario 2

Applicant Line of Descent From a Loyalist Ancestor

Loyalist Ancestor JONES, Ephraim

Military Service Loyal Rangers, under the command of Edward Jessup where he served until (rank & regt if known) the regiment was disbanded in December 1783 Where Settled Western part of Quebec which later became Born Married Died (date & Location) Upper Canada; a founder of Belleville, Ontario (year) (year) (year)

Father Private 2. Parents Mother Private Grand Father JONES, Jonas 1859 1905 3. Parents 1887

Mother BERNEY, Annie 1861 1927 1st Great Father JONES, David Ford 1818 1887 4. Grand 1857 Parents Mother ROEBUCK, Rebecca Ogden 1839 1910 2nd Great Father JONES, Jonas (Honourable, Judge) 1791 1848 5. Grand 1817 Parents Mother FORD, Mary Elizabeth 1797 1868 3rd Great Father JONES, Ephraim - LOYALIST 1750 1812 6. Grand 1779 Parents Mother COURSOL, Charlotte 1755 1805 4th Great Father JONES, Elisha (Colonel) - LOYALIST 1709 1775 7. Grand 1733 Parents Mother ALLEN, Mary 1714 1751

Grandparents 3. Father JONES, Jonas Son of JONES, David Ford ROEBUCK, Rebecca Ogden Place of Gananoque, ON Date Born: 20 Sep 1858 Birth Baptized: 19 Dec 1858 Married at Winnipeg, MB Date 01 Jan 1887 Residence Cowley, AB (formerly NWT) Occupation Rancher Place of Anglican Church cemetery, Pincher Creek, Death Date 28 Oct 1905 Burial AB & Place Mother BERNEY, Annie Daughter of BERNEY, Thomas Occupation

Place of Toronto, ON Date 10 Dec 1861 Birth Place of cremated; ashes scattered at Death Date 05 Apr 1927 Burial Clearwater Ranch, Cowley, AB (formerly & Place NWT)

st 3 1 Great Grandparents 4. Father JONES, David Ford Son of JONES, Jonas FORD, Mary Elizabeth (daughter of David Abraham FORD*) Place of Gananoque, ON Date 22 Aug 1818 Birth

Married at Date 04 Aug 1796 Residence Gananoque, ON Occupation Dunscombe & Beckwith; H. Jones & Co; MP South Leeds; Ensign, Queen‟s Rangers Place of Brockville, ON Death Date & 20 Feb 1887 Burial Place Gananoque, ON Mother ROEBUCK, Rebecca Ogden Daughter of ROEBUCK, William OGDEN, Susan Wallace Occupation Place of Date 1839 Birth Place of Brockville, ON Death Date & 09 Nov 1910 Burial Place Children Jonas (30 Sep 1859- 28 Oct 1905) & Annie BERNEY (10 Dec 1861-05 Apr 1927); and spouses Susan Wallace & Ludlow OGDEN; Gertrude Harrison & Francis Ludlow if known OGDEN; Rebecca Ogden & Ernest HOWARD; William (b: 1869; died young); David Ford (08 Feb 1870-26 Dec 1933) & Agnes E. JOHNSTON; Zippie (b: 1872; died young); Newbold Coursolles (b: 14 Nov 1877) & Zippie Millicent JONES.

Children of Susan Wallace & Alfred (b. 25 Jan 1886) Ludlow OGDEN

Children of Gertrude Harrison John Doughty; Clement Moore; Margaret van

& Francis Ludlow OGDEN Courtland; Children of Rebecca Ogden & Helen Roebuck; Ernest Ford; Ruth.

Ernest HOWARD Grandchildren

* Lineage from David Abraham FORD to Edward III, King of England

Ford, David Abraham Cooke, Annastasia Ford, John Raynor, Martha Ford, Jacob Baldwin, Hannah Ford, John Freeman, Elizabeth Ford, James Dingley, Sarah (??) Ford, Andrew Lovell, Ellinor Lovell, Robert Silvester, Elizabeth Lovell, John Lovewife, Elinor Lovell, John Thorne, Anne Lovell, William Millium, Jan Lovell, Francis Fitzhugh, Anne Fitzhugh, Henry Neville, Alice Neville, Richard Montagu, Alice Neville, Ralph Beaufort, Joan Plantagenet, John "of Gault" de Roet, Katherine Plantagenet, Edward III de Hainault, Philippe 4 2nd Great Grandparents 5. Father JONES, Jonas Son of JONES, Ephraim COURSOL, Charlotte Place of Birth Gananoque, Augusta Twp., ON Date 19 May 1791 Married at York (Toronto), ON Date 10 Aug 1817 Residence 1782: East Hoosack, MA Occupation Lt Cavalry War 1812; MP Augusta, ON; Brockville, ON; Toronto, ON Leeds; Judge, District Court, Bathurst and Johnstown Districts. Place of St James Cathedral (Anglican) Cemetery, Death Date & 30 Jul 1848 Burial Toronto, ON Place Mother FORD, Mary Elizabeth Daughter of FORD, David Abraham COOKE, Annastasia Place of Birth Morristown, NY Date 06 May 1797 Place of Toronto, ON Death Date & 23 Aug 1868 Burial Place Children David Ford m. Rebecca Ogden ROEBUCK; Margaret Anne m. John STRACHAN, son of Rev. and spouses John STRACHAN (1st Bishop of Toronto); Emily Augusta m Rev. John McCAUL; John if known Beverley Robinson (b: Nov 1822) died infancy; Edward Coursolles m m. Margaret Innes GORDON; Mary Elizabeth m Charles Wright YOUNGHUSBAND (General); Beverly (b: 29 Oct 1826; d: Sep 1827); Francis ‘Frank’ m Sophia WARREN; Jones Ap „Jonas’ m Marion BROWN; William (b: 14 Nov 1831; d: 19 Jan 1837); Clarkson m. Zippie Simpson ROEBUCK; Chilion m Eliza Maria HERVEY; William (b: 13 Oct 1838); Charles m. Mary J. ROSS. Children of David Ford & Susan Wallace & Ludlow OGDEN; Gertrude Harrison & Frank Rebecca Ogden ROEBUCK Ludlow OGDEN; Rebecca Ogden & Ernest HOWARD; William; David Ford; Zippie; Newbold Coursolles. Children of Margaret Anne & George G; Agnes & Edward FFOLKES; Mary Elizabeth John STRACHAN Children of Emily Augusta & Rev. George Lefroy & Katherine May WEBSTER; John Alexander; John McCALL Charles Coursolles & Frances GREENWOOD; Mary Edith & Thomas Moore BENSON; Emily Augusta & Alan MacDOUGALL; Helen; Margaret Annie & Maurice HUTTON and; a son who died young. Children of Edward Coursolles & James Gordon (b. 9 Jul 1852); Edward C. (b. 22 Jul 1854); Margaret Innes GORDON Albert Edward (b. 1860); Mary Louisa & Gamble GEDDES. Children of Mary Elizabeth & Charles E.S.; Mary Morris & Capt. O‟MALLEY; Frank C. & Charles Wright Younghusband Florence PURVIS. Children of Francis & Sophia Mary Elizabeth & Mowat McGILL; Rebecca; Clara & William WARREN INCE

Grandchildren Children of Jonas ap Jones & Maria Elizabeth & Maj Harold ETESON; George Herbert & Marion BROWN Louisa Frances MURRAY; Constance Maude; Melville; Percy

Leonard. Children of Clarkson & Zipporah David Ogden R. & Maria Emily MORRIS & Annie Isobel Barr Simpson ROEBUCK PLUMB; William Wallace & Marjorie Frederica CAMPBELL; Charlotte Coursolles; Thomas Harrison; Josephine; Margaret C.; Gladys N.; Millicent; Mary Elizabeth & John Alexander BEALL. Children of Chilion & Eliza Maria Efa & Arthur HEWARD; Elsie (b. 4 Jul 1865); Ford & Jessie HERVEY BROOKS; Frank Percey; Irene & Dr. R.E. WEBSTER. Children of Charles & Mary J. Ethel Coursolles (b. 11 Jan 1875); Lillian Mary Coursolles (b. 13 ROSS Dec 1875); Hilda Coursolles (b. 4 Apr 1877); Charles Edward (Lt, RN) b. 20 Mar 1882; Margaret Gwendolin Coursolles (b. 16 Dec 1887); Emily Beatrice Coursolles (b. 15 Apr 1893). 5 3rd Great Grandparents 6. Father JONES, Ephraim Son of JONES, Elisha ALLEN, Mary Place of Birth Weston, Massachusetts Date 17 Apr 1750 Married at Chapel of Ursaline Sisters, (now Christ Date 24 Mar 1779 Church), old Montreal, PQ Residence 1781: East Hoosack, Berkshire Co., MA; Occupation 1786: JP; Mbr Land 1792: Augusta, (then Johnstown District); Board Grenville & Leeds; 1796: Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Mbr of the 1st Legislature Leeds and Grenville of Upper Canada, 1792-96 Place of Blue Church Burying Ground, Lot 15, Conc Death Date 24 Jan 1812 Burial 1, Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., ON & Place Mother 1st: COURSOL / COURSOLLES, Charlotte Daughter of COURSOLLES, Michel 2nd: BECK, Margaret Sherburne (no issue) GUYON-DION, Marie-Joseph Place of Birth Vercheres, Quebec Date 1745 Place of Blue Church Burying Ground, Lot 15, Conc Death Date 26 Sep 1805 Burial 1, Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., ON & Place Children Charles m 1st Mary STUART dau of Loyalist Rev. John STUART (a missionary to the and spouses Mohawk Indians and friend of Sir William JOHNSON (their daughter Mary STUART m. if known Sir Allan Napier MacNAB of Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, Ontario) m 2nd Florella SMITH; William m. Amelia MacDONELL; Sophia m. John STUART son of Loyalist Rev. John STUART ; Charlotte m. Livius Peters SHERWOOD; Lucy m. Elnathan HUBELL; Alpheus m. Frances JONES & Mary Little DICKINSON; Eliza m. Henry John BOULTON; Daniel (b: 16 Dec 1797, died 1798); Jonas (enlisted in the 20th Regiment, moved to London, England). Children of Charles & Mary Stuart (11 Apr 1808-1839) & Maria DONNELLY; Okill (bap 24 STUART Jun 1810 d: 15 Jan 1845); Ormond (b: 7 Nov 1811-Feb 1882) & Eliza JESSUP Children of Charles & 3 sons and 2 daughters Florella SMITH Children of William m. None noted Amelia MacDONELL

Children of Sophia m. John John & Elizabeth Van Rensellaer POWELL; Charlotte Jones (7 STUART. May 1806-6 Sep 1806); Andrew & Mary Jean HAMILTON; Sophia & David Archibald MacNAB; William Jones; Henry Boulton; James; Eliza (1823-1829); Mary Elizabeth m Sir Allan Napier MacNAB (the g-g grandparents of Camilla Shand, Duchess of Cornwall)

Children of Charlotte m. Henry & Mary Graham SMITH; Samuel & Emily Grandchildren Livius Peters SHERWOOD RICHARDSON; George & Marion KEEGAN; Edward & Isabella Penlope TURNER; Charlotte & John ELMSLEY; Amelia & George KING; Helen & John CRAWFORD Children of Lucy m. Elnathan Ephriam Jones; Charlotte & Mr FOOTE; Nancy & Mr. HUBELL WELTON; Caroline Amelia. Children of Alpheus m. Mary Albert; Allan; Charles J.; Eliza F.; Fanny A.; Louisa D.; Lucy Little DICKENSON M.; Mary; Sophia D.; William A.; Charlotte Coursolles & (no known children by JONES) Albert WHITNEY Children of Eliza m. Henry Clara Louisa & John CAYLEY; George D’Arcy & Juliana Mary John BOULTON RIDOUT; 6

4th Great Grandparents 7. Father JONES, Elisha - Loyalist Son of JONES, Josiah BARNES, Abigail Place of Birth Watertown, West Precinct, Massachusetts Date 17 Nov 1709 Married at Weston, Middlesex Co., MA Date 24 Jan 1733 Residence Weston, Massachusetts Occupation Justice of the Peace; see JONES, Ephraim for details of his Loyalist services Burial Place Trinity Church Burying Ground, Boston, MA Date of Death Feb 1776 Mother ALLEN, Mary Daughter of ALLEN, Nathaniel ALLEN, Lydia Place of Birth Of Weston, Massachusetts Date 17 Nov 1709 Children Nathan m. Mary SEVERNS; Elisha m. Mehitable UPHAM; Israel m. Alithea TODD; Daniel m. and spouses Martha SMITH; Elias m. Elizabeth BALDWIN; Josiah; Silas (b: 07 Nov 1746, died young); if known Ephraim m. Charlotte COURSOL; Simeon m. Sally WILLIAMS; Stephen m. Sarah GOLDSBURY; Jonas; Philemon; Charles; Mary (11 Jul 1748-2 Aug 1830) m. 1st 22 Oct 1772 Asa DUNBAR m. 2nd 23 Jun 1798, Capt. Jonas MINOT; Matthew. Children of Nathan Sarah & W.R.E. BOYD & John SHAW; Pamelia ‘Anna’ (b: 23 May & Mary SEVERNS 1763) & Jacob FOSTER; Nahum (b: 6 Aug 1757-d: Mar 1793); Susannah & Moses GOODWIN; Theodore (b: 1 Mar 1760); Louisa (b: 6 May 1761); Abijah (b: :22 Apr 1765); Nathan (b: 7 Jan 1767); Daniel (b: 1769); Eunice (16 Jan 1770-02 Jul 1862) & Samuel Baron McKAY; Elisha (b: 1771); Susan (b: 1771); Mary (b: 1773). Children of Elisha & Elisha (20 Feb 1761-24 Mar 1840) & Catherine WINDERS; Cereno Mehitable UPHAM Upham (27 Jul 1767-17 Jun 1851) & Margaret Ann STERNS & Ann HUSTON; Alpheus (23 Jul 1765-13 Apr 1793); Mehitable & John VAN ZANDT; Arseneth & Samuel MARSH; Eunice & Judge SNODGRASS; Robert. Children of Israel Marshall & Sophia DEWEY; Israel & Philena FOOTE; Daniel (1780-

& Alithea TODD Nov 1807); Charles (1782-Oct 1808) & Jane SWAN; Henry Todd (14 Aug 1787-14 Aug 1823); Elizabeth & Peter STARR; Cynthia & Amasa JONES Jr.; Juliana. Children of Daniel & Martha SMITH

Grandchildren Children of Elias & Jonas (of Cobourg, ON); Elias & Margaret HARRIS; Elisha (1771-29 Feb Elizabeth BALDWIN 1832); Josiah; Stephen; Mary; Harriet; Electa & Walter KING

Children of Simeon Louisa (b. 3 Jun 1788, Prince William, NS) m James Thorpe HANFORD; & Sally WILLIAMS Richard Williams (Dec 1792-29 Nov 1873) m. Cynthia JONES, his

cousin; Lydia (16 Dec 1797- 26 May 1865) m. Alpheus JONES; Thomas

(b. 04 Oct 1789) m. Jane CAVERHILL & Isabella CARRUTHERS; Elizabeth (b. 18 Sep 1791); Anna (b. 04 May 1794-Oct 1871) m. William DAVIDSON; Mary (b. 06 May 1796); Charlotte (b. 16 Sep 1800-17 Oct 1816); Margarette (b. 10 Aug 1802). Children of Stephen Guy Carleton & Frances Mehitable JONES & Jane BONSALL; George & Sarah GOLDSBURY Goldsbury; Cynthia & Richard Williams JONES, her cousin); Abigail (bap. 29 Dec 1793); Celinda (bap. 29 Dec 1793); Sophia & Alexander Dixon HOYT; Charles & Eleanor LESLIE; Mary Marcy (bap. 5 Feb 1805). Children of Mary Polly (b: 24 Nov 1772); William (b: 28 Sep 1776); Charles Jones (b: 24 & Asa DUNBAR Feb 1780); Sophia (19 Jul 1781-06 Jul 1868); Louisa (b: 11 May 1785); Cynthia (22 May 1787-12 Mar 1872) & John THOREAU (parents of Henry David THOREAU; 7

PROOFS OF LINEAL DESCENT

1. Applicant Privacy Proof Privacy 2. Parent JONES, Annie Berney, the DAUGHTER of Jonas JONES Proof 2a. Certificate of Baptism 2b. newspaper (marriage) announcement 2c. marriage certificate of parents 3. Grandparent JONES, Jonas, the SON of David Ford JONES Proof 3. baptismal record, church archives 4. 1st Great JONES, David Ford, the SON of Jonas JONES Grandparent Proof 4a. family bible, front page 4b. family bible, marriage record 4c. family bible, children‟s birth records 5. 2nd Great JONES, Jonas, the SON of Ephraim JONES Grandparent Proof 5a. Last Will and Testament of Father (3 pages); "Will of Prominent Men in Public Affairs" publication of Ontario Historical Society; original will held in National Archives, Canada. 5b. parents marriage record; Montreal (Christ Church) Registry, 1779 5c. Canadian Dictionary of Biography (3 pages) 6. 3rd Great JONES, Ephraim, the SON of Colonel Elisha JONES Grandparent Proof 6a. 12 Oct 1784, Return of Disbanded Troops and Loyalists; 12 Oct 1784, settled in Township No. 7; Early Ontario Settlers: A Source Book by Crowder, Norman K, Baltimore, MD, 1993. 6b. 1785: Settlers at Twp. No. 7, Muster Roll 10; Early Ontario Settlers: A Source Book by Crowder, Norman K, Baltimore, MD, 1993. 6c. Compensation Claim, Second Report of the Bureau of Archives, Province of Ontario; by FRASER, Alexander, 1904, King's Printer, Toronto, ON. 6d. transcription of family correspondence; copy of original found in the Solomon Jones fonds, Fonds 521, 1787-1843, 1926; Archives of Ontario. 6e. 09 Dec 1791: recommendation by Land Board Committee for 1,300 acre land grant; Report of the Department Public Records and Archives, Ontario, 1928. 7. 4th Great Colonel Elisha JONES - Loyalist Grandparent Proof 7a. Compensation Claim (by sons) for Military Service; Second Report of the Bureau of Archives, Province of Ontario; by FRASER, Alexander, 1904, Toronto, ON. 7b. Compensation Claim, 2nd Report Bureau of Archives, Ontario (Memorial presented to Lords Commrs. of HMS Treasury, presented 1791, accompanied with copies of Certificates from Genl. Gage, Lord Percy, Gen. Burgoyne, Sir W. How, Govr. Wentworth, Genl. Ruggles, Col. Small, to the Loyality & services of Col. Jones & of his Family & their sufferings. 7c. Compensation Claim by son; “Loyalist Settlements, 1783-1789, New Evidence of Canadian Loyalist Claims” transcribed by Antliff, W. Bruce, Ministry of Citzenship & Culture, Ontario.