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PERCY L CUMO 6 Simmons St PERCY L CUMO 6 Simmons St. P. O. Box 299 tolborne, Ontario ~b1*3KOK lS0 By Percy . Climo mer Cramane Townshin resi ent, by telling a out some T e year 1984 has ':'en set of his naval exploits. The story a~ide for celebration. en orne is about Lieutenant Francis pans to commemorate and Brockwell Spilsbury, a son of a cell' rate its ast. The province naval surgeon. He was a of Ontario is promoting remem- Canadian hero. brance and encouraging various The Barbary Coast groups, organizations and off the s ores of Africa, municipalities to honor events was plagued by a fleet of and happenings of the past two privateers led by the notorious hundred years of our istory. Bar astro, nefarious ally of The federal and provincial ~apo eon BOila 1rte. L oyds of governments are ma ing grants Lon on was I S;.1g a fortune in of money available for i surant:e .•, r ~nts Le to the celebration. The year 1934 can 'tvoc Bar:,c stro i If icted on be made a very special one to British s. ·~p;ng. Prile InO'1ey remember. ','as on...H:d.. to RO;al . Tav? I•.cr- sonr,el for LIe <.:ai)ture of the The main thrust of the 1984 pirates. On an A ril e\ening, comrr,emora tion is the Bicen- 1812, H.~1 S. Hy::, i.t cwd t Tee tennial of the arrival of the other navy boats trapped Bar- United Empire Loyalists. At bastro's fleet, at ane or near that time, Kor.humberland the mole.!cad, Jy""q aga, under county was a total forest. The the guns of a for tified castle. first settlers came later. It was L'ci.:ter ant S lis Ui y and twen- in the early 1790's when ty-five others raided and cap- newcomers started to move into tured the boats of the pirates. 1\ urray Township from the During the encounter, Bar- Quinte area. Jose h Kee er was bastro escaped by jumping the first to come into this over oard. First officer, locality. By the ear 1795, ot ers L'E'l'~enant Spilsbury, and were movin~ into Cramahe others, were highly com- Township. That year, tlJe cen- mep":ed. The fol owing month tral government hurriedly or- Spilsbury again saw action dered two survey parties to with distinction at Almuncar mark out the township boun- and was promoted. Shortly af- daries. The following year, ter, he came to Canada and Aaron Greeley and his helpers again saw action at the Battle of laid out the township con- the Forty near Stoney Creek, in cessions and lots. More people thewar of 1812. came to Cramahe. Francis Brockell Spilsbury obtained post-rank, September Two hundred years ago, Up- 15, 1815, and a ension of 250 per Canada started out as a pounds per anum was granJ:ed military settlement. First to to him for wounds, on the come were the Loyalist November 4, that same year. veterans of the American Spilsbury settled in Cramahe Revolutionary War, and later, township on land just west of the British Army and Navy men present day Salem Church, bet- who received their discharge in ween No. 2 Highway and the Canada. Descen ents of the for- I.? .e. .-" : _. _... mer and some of the latter came . he '.« i 'bfis'! .. ~Other' into this area. Some of the later details on Spilsbury. He became generations of these families an active farmer. In 1830,he ap- are still with us. parently entered his farm in "FIDELITY" a United Em- competItion for prizes, under pire Loyalist pub ication, out of the auspices of the then Nor- Toronto. recently featured a for- thumb"rland County· 1 Agricultural Association. The between 'Wooler and Stockdale. farm was visited along with Here he carried on some far- others by the committee of ming along with his blacksmith judges, and the citation reads work, and lived in this locality "Found the farm in general for a number years. The names good order. The barns, stables of his children are: James, and yards are very cO]l1fortable Mary, lsaiah, Robert, and convenient The Judges Elizabeth, John, Amanda, were much pleased with them, Matora, Lorenzo and Sarah. In and recommended them to the time, the children married. ,notice of the farmers throughout Some remained in the area, the county. Captain S. has made others moved on to various numerous and valuable im- places. _-., provements to his farm and The Rusk families of to-day, raises good crops on it, con- living in Castleton, Colborne sidering the natural deficiency and Cramahe are descendents of the soil." of Isaiah, the grandson of the original Loyalist settler. There The above is a brief story are now many descendents of about a retired naval officer ihe Andrew Rusk who came to who came to this area. Our local Upper Canada two hUJ'dred bicentennial review would not years ago. They live in .nany 'be complete unless mention was Clreasof Canada and beyond our made of a United Empire I'orders. The writer has known Loyalist family. For this part, lamily members for many the writer has chosen the Rusk ':ears. family as representative of this group. The Spilsbury family, Andrew Rusk served in the representative of retired King's Royal Regiment of New military and naval personnel York. Following the close of the who came to Canada; the Rusk American Revoluntionary War, family group, representative of he, along w,ith many others .~ho the many United Empire remained loyal to the BntIsh Loyalist who chose Canada as Crown, was given a grant of a place to live under the British land in township Number Two, Crown, they and their descen- later named Ernestown, on the dents were the main thrust of Bay of Quinte. In the year 1790, pioneers of days gone by, who Andrew married Elizabeth cut down the forest, created far- Cook. To this union, four ms, made improvements, and children were born namely laid the foundation for a great Samantha, Elizabeth, Andrew nation. The Bicentennial Year and Sarah. Samantha married should be people-oriented. Hammel Madden of Ernestown. These are the people to recall Elizabeth married David John- and to remember. ston of Ernestown. Sarah The year 1984 has been set, married John Sansburn of Cam- aside for celebration. We can do den East. ' this in many ways. Families can search out their roots, hold re- The Rusk family look up unions, and family picnics. residence at Camden East, Groups and organizations can located to the north {)f Er- take on some speCial project in 'nestown: The son,- Andrew;.- th¢1; , :.....~.. community. became a blacksmith and MuniCIpalities can promote married perhap3 before 1830. He special celebrations, review had a family of ten children. their history and stage special Before 1850, Andrew and his events. We, in Canada, have a family moved west into Murray lot to celebrate and to be thank- Tnwnship taking up resdence ful for in 1984. The Colborne Chronicle, Wednesday~ December 28: 1983 Early in the year 1966, a new book was published under the name of " NIAGARA" , by Philip D. Mason, and printed in Toronto. Some statements in the book proved offensive to some Canadian historians, particularly United Empire Loyalist descendents living in the Niagara Peninsula. The accompanying letter of February 17, 1966, written by the St. Catharines and Lincoln Historical Society, and The United Empire Loyalist View of the U.S.Revolution, with notes arranged by Mr. Vernon C. Jones (deceased) of St. Catharines, is re-produced here. The year 1984 has been set aside for celebration in Ontario and Canada, to commemorate the Bicentennial of the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists in Canada. The above ~etter and notes should be of special interest at this time. Percy L. Climo, Colborne, Ontario. December 26, 198J. 35 Rivercrest Drive, St. Catharines, Ont., February 17, 1966. MR. J. A. C. AULD,MINISTER, "j:-:?J\RT ••ENT OF TOURISM~ INFORMATION, Pdrliament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario. THEEDITOR, ONTARIOHISTORY, DEPART~ENTOF HISTORY, UNIVERSITYOFWATERLOO,WATERLOO,ONT. MR. CH"RLES DALEY,CHAIRMAN, NIA~~.· PARKSCOMMISSION, Box 150, Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls, Onto He object to the publication of "NIAGARA"by Philip D. Mason, printed in Toronto, p.46 which purports to give the Canadian view of the history of the Niagara Peninsula. In p.48 this book British (Canadians) are accused of acts they did not commit and Americans are p.4S excused from atrocities they did commit. Please note the following strange statements p.49 for a Canadian history. p.G8 1. People are asked to visit the Stoney Creek battlefield "for chuckles". (Canadians died there saving Canada for us.) The monument is described as "ugly". Iroquois Indians fighting to defend their homes from American invaders are described as "vicious" 0 "0 •• women, children and aged were slaughtered or made captive by Butler's Rangers and the Indian auxiliaries ••• 0" This refers to the capture of Ft. Albion by the Indians. Col. Butler was not thefle. See - "The Truth About John Butler" in the St. Catharines Standard, November 12, 1965, referring to an American lecturer Col. C. B. Briggs of N.Y. "It was a long time before the British gave up their prized possession." (Fort Niagara). No mention is made of any reason. Egerton Ryerson says the British were (see waiting for United States to carry out their peace terms of payi~g the United Empire more) Loyalists for property taken from them. This they never paid but Britain gave up the forts .• "Bri tish animosity to the new republic took the form of emigrant stealing •••••• Bri tish government was actually giving (land) away in 5000 acre lots".
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