James EVERINGHAM U.E.L.*
1st & 5th N.J. Volunteers, Am. Revolution
under Steven DeLancy & Joseph Barton |
b.1755 to 1760 in Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ
died abt Sept. 1795 at Chippewa, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada
see death notes -(mouseover)-
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In the 1700's Everingham's came to North America and lived in the New Jersey and New York area. One such person "James Everingham" was born about 1760 in New Jersey. James married Chole DELL in 1780 and had four children with her. Their son's were named William, Adoram, and James. Chloe, "the daughter of Basnett DELL (b.1720) and Hannah BURRIS (b.1724)" was born in 1759 in New Jersey.
Research & speculation of Kevin Everingham, of MI 1999-2017
James fought in the Revolutionary war as a private in Captain Joseph Barton's Jersey volunteers. Other records show he also served for Lt. Col Steven DeLancy. Two generations later, James' grandson George (b.1815) named his 4th child Joseph Barton Everingham in memory of the man his grandfather fought for in the Revolutionary war. It is likely that there must have been grand war stories about Mr. Barton, lost over time. After migrating to Canada in 1786, James and Chloe also had a daughter they named Anna in early 1788. James' wife Chloe died by 1791 in Ontario. At that time, the widowed James Everingham's oldest child was 10 or less. As records below show, he took the children to live with "John Burch." (reasons currently unknown). April 2, 1793, James who was 33, married 17 year old Catherine LEMON in Canada. Catherine was only 4 years old when James married his first wife "Chloe". James and Catherine had two children; Charity, who married Adoram DELL in 1822, and Jacob (b.1795) who married Margaret DELL in 1817. Because of his service to England, James' widow Catherine Lemon - Everingham was granted 200 acres of land in Upper Canada, 1810 by King George III.
According to Upper Canada Land Petition of Catherine Everingham, widow of James Everingham received at the Executive Council Office on 1 Jul 1796, she stated that "her husband (James Everingham) by former wife, had 4 children, presently living with John Burch Esq." AND "James died about 10 months ago."
Certificate of John Burch dated at Fall Mills on 9 Jan 1797 "This is to Certify that the Certificate below (Catherine Everingham) is True & that the said James Everingham came into this province in the year 1786 & that he brought with him a wife & three children & had one more child after he came. Upon death of his first wife he brought the said four children & delivered them to my care & support which I have done near seven years. To Whome it may Concern [Signed] John Burch" So the first 4 children were raised by a Mr. John Burch at Chippewa, Welland, Ontario.
John Burch was a land-wealthy Mill operator & later Magistrate at Chippewa Creek, north of Niagara. He married Martha Ramsey and they had one son. It is unknown why James Everingham left his 4 young children with Mr. Burch. Were they friends? Did James work for Burch?... June 2017, family historian; Tom Phillips suggested - maybe they were indentured servants of Mr. Burch. Although Burch's statement doesn't suggest servants, he states they had been "under his care," and they were quite young. As a single widower, James Everingham would have had no way to take care of them and still work. He may have seen this as a way for his children to be taken care of. Until the late 18th century indentured servitude was very common in British North America. There is no proof of any of this, other than Burch taking care of the Everingham kids, which I believe he did without indentured servitude. Indentured servitude wasn't outlawed in the Americas until 1917, so it isn't impossible. Servants or not, John & Martha Burch must have taken good care of the Everingham children since William Everingham named a daughter "Martha Burch Everingham," and a son "John B." Eliza Everingham had a son "John" and a daughter "Martha".
see additional info on this family in the book: The Everingham Family of MI, (c)2006
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