376 37T largely granted to and settled by United Empire Loyalists under who married Reuben B. Scott, and settled at Colborne. Their Captain Michael Grass. children and grandchildren are now quite widely scattered, some The second township, called Ernesttown, was settled mainly of them being in the United States, others in Toronto, while a few by the officers and soldiers of Sir John Johnson's regiment, also are in the neighborhood of Colborne and the Bay district. His known as the King's New York Eoyal Eangers. The third town- son, James P. Scott, married M. Agatha Ives; they reside in ship, or Fredericksburg, was granted mainly to the soldiers of a Toronto and have four children, namely, Susannah Ives, Luella particular regiment while the fourth township, or Adolphus- Isabel, Agatha J. and Helen A. The two last named are twins, town, was granted to and settled by some of the best people who born September 17, 1904. * made up the United Empire Loyalist movement. They had served in the Eevolutionary War, and they were nearly all of them peo- LIEUT. JOHN HUYCK. ple of property, and their average intelligence and education was THE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN: remarkably high. Hence we find that while Adolphustown is the I. John Huyck, m. Jemima Clapp; set. Adolphustown. Issue: smallest township in Ontario in area, it has occupied for many (1) John, (2) Benjamin, (3) William H., (4) Burger, (5) years a commanding place in the province, and from its founda- Thomas, (6) Henry, (7) Jane, (8) Anne, (9) Phoebe, and tion to this time has contributed many men to public life. (10) Nancy. Lieut. John Huyck came with the YanAlstine expedition; he II. Burger Huyck, m. Phoebe Clapp; set. on his father's homestead, left New York September 8, 1783, and arrived at Quebec in the Adolphustown. following October. Of the people making up this expedition, the III. Jane Huyck, m. Samuel Borland; set. Adolphustown. majority spent the winter at Sorel, but in the following spring IV. Euth Huyck, m. Larey Lewis; set. Napanee. they all came, in batteaux, to Adolphustown. The expedition was V. Edward Huyck, m. Elizabeth German, dau. of Christopher under the command of Major VanAlstine, and his authority was German; set. on his father's homestead, Adolphustown. Issue: disputed, if not divided by Ruttan, who had been an officer in the (1) Christopher, (2) Euth A., (3) Catharine J., (4) Edward regular army; but it is certain that our pioneer, Lieut. John Huyck, N., (5) Elizabeth A., (6) Peter G., and (7) Maria. The stood next to them in authority, and, in every record of that time, father d. 1831, aged 33 yrs.; the mother 1840, aged 44 yrs. the name recurs repeatedly. We know that he landed at Adolphus- THE GRANDCHILDREN AND ISSUE: town June 16, 1784, and that he drew lands and settled there. He See V. The Edward Huyck Branch: participated in the town meetings, and was an officer of Adolphus- (1) Christopher Huyck, m. Sarah Holcomb; set. Norwood. town in 1793. We(find him and his family enumerated in the town- (2) Euth A. Huyck, m. David Satchell; set. Plainfield. No is- ship records of 1794, and indeed, it appears that he took an active sue. and honorable part in promoting the growth of the township. (3) Catharine J. Huyck, m. 1st, Andrew Gould, and 2nd Eli- His son, Burger Huyck, married Pheobe Clapp, and settled on jah Morrison; set. Michigan. the family homestead at Adolphustown. His eldest son, John (4) Edward N. Huyck, m. Esther Huggins; set. Newburg. Huyck, married Jemima Clapp, and settled in the same township. (5) Elizabeth A. Huyck, m. William Deline; set. Michigan. Jane Huyck married Samuel Dorland. Euth Huyck married Larey (6) Peter G. Huyck, m. Deborah Garrison; set. Selby. Lewis, and Edward Huyck married Elizabeth, daughter of the well- (7) Maria A. Huyck, m. Eeuben B. Scott; set. Colborne. Is- known pioneer, Christopher German. He was an officer in the sue (a) Elizabeth A. Scott, m. N. T. Lowe; set. Colborne. militia and one of the adventurous men who took rafts to Quebec (b) Walter W. Scott, m. Nancy J. Eeynolds;-set. Ottawa; in the early days. He is said to have built the first stone house in Issue: Addie (m. F. Young; set. Deseronto) ; Bertha M. Adolphustown. (m. Ei'chard Turner; set. Brockville) ; Ida L. Ethel and Among his descendants should be mentioned Maria A. Huyck, Eva L. (c) Jane L. Scott, m. E. H. Lapp; set. Montana.