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Family of Robert Hubbs, Prince Edward County Family of Robert Hubbs, Prince Edward County compiled by John A. Brebner for the Friends of Sandbanks 25th June 2020 Generation One 1. John Hubbs #168688, b. c. 1646 in Newport County, Rhode Island, d. c. 1697 in New York. He married Susannah Linnington #168689. Children: 2. i. Robert Hubbs #168682. Generation Two 2. Robert Hubbs #168682, b. in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, d. 1737 in New York. He married Susannah Forman #168683, c. 1716, b. c. 1662 in Long Island City, Queens County, New York (daughter of Aaron Forman #168684 and Susannah Townsend #168685), d. in New York? Children: 3. i. Robert Hubbs #119773 b. c. 1727. Generation Three 3. Robert Hubbs #119773, b. c. 1727 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York state. He married (unidentified) #119774.1 Children: 4. i. Robert Hubbs #72467 b. 10 May 1753. Generation Four 4. Robert Hubbs #72467, b. 10 May 1753 in Hempstead, Long Island New York,2 d. 15 June 1828 in Prince Edward County, Ontario,3 buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario.3 . 1828: Death date appears on gravestone as 15 JUN 1828, but Gordon Smith suggests 15 MAR 1827. 15 MAY 1799: 1 "To the Monthly Meeting of Friends at Ninepartners... Robert Hubbs and his wife Jane being about to remove with their family to Upper Canada within the Compass of your meeting... we recommend them with their Children namely, Benjamin, Robert, Mary, Jemima , Havaland (sic), Adam and Amos - they being young to your Christian Care... Signed in and on behalf of our Monthly Meeting held at Westbury the 15 of 5 month 1799..." From the "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte, 1904": "The pioneer of the family in Prince Edward County was Robert Hubbs. He was a Friend and an United Empire Loyalist who came from Long Island in 1797. The original deed of his property is still in the possession of his great- grandson, Richard H. Hubbs, barrister, Picton. "When Robert Hubbs landed on December 27, 1797, in that little cove in Picton Bay, by which the True Blue Orphanage has since been built, he was accompanied by his wife and eight children: the youngest, Amos, being an infant at the time. His wife was Jane Haviland, a member of the family from whom has since descended the well- known Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. Haviland, like Robert and Benjamin, is found as a family name in the genealogy of the Hubbs family. In a very old Bible, now in the possession of Mrs. David B. Bowerman, it is recorded that Jane Haviland had a brother Benjamin, and that the Havilands were of Dutch origin. About the time that the Hubbs came to Canada, a John Haviland received a grant of land in Cramahe, which he afterwards sold to the pioneer, Hubbs. When our pioneer left the States, he travelled by what has since come to be known as the overland route; but as land alongside the river banks and bay shores had been previously settled by the disbanded military, he had to make his way further West than most of the pioneers of his day. Eventually reaching the head of Picton Bay, his first act on landing from his batteau was to cut down a tree for a canoe. It was round the spot where hewed the tree that he decided to clear and make his homestead. That clearing has since attained local interest. Soon a log cabin, snugly nestled in the silence of the water-girt forest; it was replaced in time by a red frame house which Amos Hubbs disposed of to the Hill family, who sold it to the Hon. James McQuaig, M.P.; and from his proprietorship, it passed into the ownership of the True Blue Orphanage Society. "The demands of increasing communication and the needs of military occupation led to the construction of the Danforth Road, leading from the Stone Mills at Glenora to the Murray Carrying Place, and passing by the old Hubbs place. Along this road the soldiers marched on their way to Toronto during the war of 1812; and many a brave heart enjoyed the genial hospitality of the old pioneer. His house was also a rendezvous point for the travelling ministers of the time; in 1799 his kindly welcome was particularly referred to by High Judge, a Friend preacher of note in the old days; and again in 1808 by Elias Hicks, the preacher founder of the Hicksites. "Robert Hubbs was twice married before he migrated to Canada. His first wife's name is unknown, but she bore him one son, William Hubbs, who settled on the east half of lot thirteen in the first concession of Hillier, at what is now known as Hubbsville. This son married Phoebe Bull, a daughter of the old pioneer Josiah Bull, and had a daughter Matura who married Stephen Haight and settled in Norwich. William Hubbs eventually joined his daughter at Norwich. "Robert Hubbs worked for Corey Spencer on the north High shore for a wage of flour, with which he returned, carrying it upon his back; and when pursuing his way from his log cabin to the Spencer homestead he had to walk round the head of the Bay, cross the swamp and pass through the wooded site of the present Glenwood Cemetery. As food was scarce the settlers depended largely on the fish they caught and the game they shot. Fishing was conducted as another of those makeshifts of necessity. Standing on a light raft, the fisher would use a two-pronged steel fork with which to spear the plentiful fish. Having impaled one he directed the raft shoreward, pushing the fish along the bottom until the beach was reached. The steel fork was the only one possessed by the Hubbs for many years. For harvesting purposes they used a crotched stick with two prongs; but the same steel fork was serviceable in other sporting enterprises and served as a weapon of attack and defence against the wolves. 2 "A friend of fine character and commanding presence, pioneer Robert Hubbs has left many descendants in the county of Prince Edward and the Bay of Quinte district, who invariably have been noted as big and solid men, blessed with strong minds and loyal Sentiments, imbued by much common sense, and regarded as useful and valuable members of the community." Another source of Hubbs information for these genealogies was the research done by Gordon V. Smith of Smiths Falls in 1981. That document may be found at the Marilyn Adams Genealogy Research Centre (MAGRC) in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County. "The first record of the Hubbs Family was written more than fifty years ago for "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte :, by my great uncle, Richard Henry Hubbs of Picton.... "In the 1930's a very thorough genealogy of the Benjamin Hubbs and Sarah Way branch was printed by Glenn C. Way, of Niagara Falls, N.Y. , as part of the Way family history. A few years ago, Mrs. Mary E. Young, of Santa Rosa, Calif., published a book about the William Hubbs and Phoebe Bull branch, and of their only child, Matura, who married Stephen Haight; and of their many descendants. Hubbs Creek, west of Wellington, is names after William, who had a Mill at "Hubbsville". Mary Young's book shows the line of Hubbs descent from Rev. Christopher Hawkhurst of Shrewsbury, England in 1558. A really tremendous work, and the result of a great deal of correspondence and travel. Several other members of the "Family" have contributed generously with needed information; notably Mrs. Ruth Law of Uxbridge, who has compiles a beautiful Genealogy of the Van Cleaf family. Gordon V. Smith July 1981". He married (1) Mary Fowler #73321, 20 April 1778 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York,4 b. 1758 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York state,1 (daughter of William Fowler #119769 and Keziah Hall #119770). Children: 5. i. William Hubbs #73322 b. 07 October 1779. He married (2) Jane Haviland #72468, c. 1782 in Queens, New York,2 b. 02 November 1766? in Hempstead, New York State,2 (daughter of (unidentified) Haviland #73318 and (unidentified) #73319), d. 24 December 1851 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario,2,5 buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario.5 Jane: Verify birth/marriage dates, was she really married at 12? Children: 6. ii. Benjamin Hubbs #73317 b. 27 October 1783. 7. iii. Robert Hubbs #72366 b. 03 February 1786. 8. iv. Mary (Polly) Hubbs #73333 b. 07/27 March 1788. 9. v. Jemima Hubbs #73335 b. 16 October 1790. 10. vi. Haviland Hubbs #73337 b. 07 April 1793. 3 11. vii. Adam H. Hubbs #73339 b. 1795. 12. viii. Amos Hubbs #73342 b. 1797. 13. ix. Hannah Hubbs #73344 b. 05 November 1800. 14. x. Annie Hubbs #73346 b. 1805. 15. xi. Sarah Hubbs #73347 b. 27 April 1808. Generation Five 5. William Hubbs #73322, b. 07 October 1779 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York,1 d. 22 November 1860 in Sparta, Elgin County, Ontario,1 buried in Plains Burial Ground, Yarmouth Township, Elgin County, Ontario.1 . Settled on the east half of Lot 13, Concession 1, Hillier Township, (known as Hubbsville) on Hubbs Creek. In 1846, he sold the farm to his nephew Abraham Hubbs, and moved with his second wife and daughter to Elgin County. He married Phoebe Bull #73323, b. 18 August 1781 in Dutchess County, New York state,6 (daughter of Josiah Bull #72347 and Mehitabel Thomas #117530), d. 16 November 1817 in Hubbsville, Prince Edward County, Ontario,1 buried in Montfort Farm?.1 Phoebe: Did Phoebe have an illegitimate child in 1823? (Adolphustown Women's Monthly Meeting Minutes (Quaker), 1808 - 1824) According to research from Gordon Smith, Phoebe was possibly buried in the nearest Quaker Cemetery to Hubbsville, located on the old Montfort farm, 1 1/2 miles South-east of Rose Hall, east side of the road behind the barn, last building.
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