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Muster Roll of Captain Joseph CROWELL’s Company 1st Battalion New Jersey Volunteers Commanded by Lieut. Colonel Joseph BARTON- Staten Island 11th September 1780
Captain Joseph CROWELL
Lieutenant Samuel LEONARD Prisoner, Ensign Xenophon JOUETT on Command at Deckers ferry,Sgt Reuben GREEN, Sgt William SPROULS Recruiting in New York, Sgt John STINE, Cpl Christopher SHEAK With Col. FERGUSON, Cpl Roulan BUNTIN, Cpl John USTICE Invalid’d, Drummer Philip DAIR 5 Augt. 1780, Joel CLARK, William BRITTON, Henry DILL Sick in Quarters, Allen WAGER Sick in Quarters, Jonas JONSTON, Cornelius BOGART, Coonrod RICKMIRE, Francis LOVELET, Andrew RYON, John PARKS, James DAVISON, George BOYLS, William PEPPER, On board the Crane Galley, William DONMEADS, William SILK On board the Philadelphia Galley, James LINSEY on guard, Thomas COYN, John McCOWN At the Cattle Guard, Patrick WELSH, John BURK, William SIPPLE,
Robert SLYE On board the Philadelphia Galley, Thomas McCORMICK, John HUGHEY,Emanuel EVANS, Isaac PRATT, Robert THOMPSON Ret’d from Desertion 20 July 1780,James EVERINGEM, 5 Augt. 1780, Elijah QUICK On Command with Col. FERGUSON,Robert ERWIN, Daniel McCOY, Henry BURGHER, William FLANAGAN Sick in Quarters, Anthony PAYN Sick in ye General Hospital, Arthur HAZEN Lame in Quarters, William OWENS Dead 10 Augt. 1780, John INSLEY Was taken Prisoner 18 Feby. 1777 & Return’d 1 Sept. 1780- gone to join the 3rd Battn. N.J. Volunteers, John ERWIN 7 Sept. 1780, Homes THROGMORTON Prisoner, John TAYLOR Prisoner, Stout HOLMES Prisoner, John JONES Prisoner, William HIND Prisoner, James LANE Prisoner, William ALLEN Prisoner, John JOHNS Prisoner, Edward GITTINGS Prisoner
National Archives of Canada, RG 8, “C” Series, Volume 1852, page 83.
United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada UELAC
Lists James Evringham resettled at home district, no further info.
Upper Canada Land Petition of Catherine Everingham dated at Niagara on 4 Jun 1796
[Using a pre-printed form with fill-ins]
“The Petition of Catharine Everingham- widow of James Everingham, late of the Jersey Volunteers Respectfully shows- That your Petitioners Husband died about ten months ago & left her two small children—that he was settled on two Hundred acres in the Township of Willoughby but never received any certificate for it & that your Petitioner resides thereon Prays your Excellency, would be pleased to grant her 400 acres of land upon the terms and conditions expressed in your Excellency’s proclamation bearing date the 7th day of February, 1792, or such other quantity of land as to your Excellency in your wisdom may think meet. And your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray.”
[Unsigned]
Read in the Executive Council on 17 Jul.
Ordered recommended that one hundred Acres be granted to the heirs of James Everingham.
[Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “D” Bundle 2, Petition Number 12]
Certificate of Parshall Terry, J. P., Henry Bughner, Jacob Wilson and James Matthews
attached to the Upper Canada Land Petition of Catherine Everingham
“This is to Certify that James Everingham who is now diseast served in the first Battion of Colo Delancys Regt. of the Jersey Volunteers as a Private man and has Left a widow and two small children. Given under my hand this 3d Day of June 1796
[Signed] Parshall Terry J. P., Henry Bughner, Jacob Wilson, James Matthews”
[Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “D” Bundle 2, Petition Number 12a]
Undated Upper Canada Land Petition of Catherine Everingham, Widow of James Everingham
received at the Executive Council Office on 1 Jul 1796
“Respectfully shows That your Petitioners Husband died about fifteen months ago, & left her with two children, having never drawn any Land—That she some time since applied for Land to the heirs of James Everingham, but that her Husband having had four children (who are at present with John Burch Esq: by a former wife – presumes the one Hundred Acres granted, will become theirs—That the two Hundred acres she lives upon in the Township of Willoughby, were improved by her said Husband, and since his death continued to be so by your petitioner who therefore prays your Honor would be pleased to grant her the said two Hundred acres, for the support of Herself & family & your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray – ” [Unsigned]
Added notation of Thomas Ridout, N.P.: “Applied for by the Petitioner’s father Jacob Lemon in behalf of his Daughter—[Signed] Thos Ridout NP”
Received at the Executive Council Office on 1 Jul 1796. Read in Council on 8 Oct 1796.
Ordered referred to further inquiry. Read again on 10 Jan 1797.
Brought the enclosed certificate.
Read again on 7 Apr 1797.
Ordered to lie over for further discussion etc.
Read again on 16 May 1797.
Ordered referred to the Surveyor General and if Numbers 13 and 14 in Willoughby have not been appropriated ordered that they be granted to the Petitioner.
[Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “E” Bundle 3, Petition Number 19]
Certificate of John Burch dated at Fall Mills on 9 Jan 1797
attached to the Upper Canada Land Petition of Catherine Everingham
“This is to Certify that the Certificate below is True & that the said James Everingham came into this province in year 1786 & that he Brought with him a Wife & three children & had one more after he came. on 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”
[Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “E” Bundle 3, Petition Number 19b]
John Burch was one of the first settlers at upstream Niagra falls. He immigrated in 1772 from London to New York area. Burch served the British as keeper of the stores from 1779 to 1783. He was rewarded for his loyal service to the Crown with a large tract of land along the shore of the Niagara River, from Chippawa Creek to the Upper Rapids, and also was appointed over time to several positions of local importance. He died March 7, 1797 at age 55.
Certificate of Henry Buchner and James Mathews dated on 3 Jan 1797
under the Certificate of John Burch
“We do sertify that James Everingham did serve in the 1st Battn New Jersey Vollenteers commanded by Lt Col. Steven Delancy at New yourk [….] in the Late Contest between Grate Briton and America and came to this provence in the year 1786 with a wife and three children [Signed] Henry Buchner, James Mathews”
[Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “E” Bundle 3, Petition Number 19b]
Dell, Henry Upper Canada Land Petition 1797
This is the same Henry Dell that served in the New Jersey Volunteers with James Everingham. No connection to his children but a proof of his brother and the probable beginning of the ADORAM name in the Everingham family.
Undated Upper Canada Land Petition of Henry Dell received at the Executive Council Office on 18 Jan 1797 “Most Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioner and his brother served in the first Battn New jersey Volunteers. That Your Petitioners Brother Adoram Dell Died in May 1778 and was Buried on Staten Island…”
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