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Home My WebLink About688"Duotang bound book, 23 x 29 cm., 10 pages, undated, written by Eleanor Todd. " THE WARDS In 1797, 14 years after the American War of Independence, my mother's great great grandparents, John Ward and Rachel Henderson left Washington Co. New York and settled first inCramahe Township, just west of the May of Quints. The 1926 family tree states that Rachel's brother Rufus Henderson was with chem but they obviously dropped him off at Prescott where his wife's family had settled. It would seem however. that her brother, James Henderson Jr., and maybe even her father, James Henderson Sr., were with them. The only proof I have is that James Sr. isn't buried with his wife in Salem New York, and we know that James Jr. migrated to Canada somewhere. Also there were two James Hendersons with John Ward in the Cramahe assessment lists. If my guess is Correct,James Sr. died about the time that John Ward sold his lot and moved to Pickering. As to why he chase Pickering, I dare to speculate further. There already was a0Charles Ward who may have been a relative living in the township (Be gave his address as Pickering when he leased Lot 5 in Cons. 1 in 1802.) 'Sgt. John Ward who fought with Justus Sherward in The Queen's Loyal Rangers had a son Charles who first settled in Prescott. LE T1'ER TO THE LANG COMryISS IONERS FC44 JOHN WARD OF CRAMAHE March 9 1811 That your petitioner joined the British standard in the year 1777 and has been in the Provence of Upper Canada with his family for about 14 years as the annexed certificate will most amply demonstrate. Therefore your Excellency will be pleased to take his loyalty intonsiderotio nam and order his a to be installed upon the UE list that his poor family may equal enrolments of people of his description and duty bound w111 ever pray............ (some words unreadable) Letter referred to Executive council Recta in council Has received lana whim he sola - Not recommended. The Wards only stayed in Pickering a short time before moving on to Lake St. Clair, and finally to the Sarnia area where John Ward died in 1822, but it was long enough for John's oldest enme . Jas Henderson Ward, to meet and marry 15 year ala Sarah Runge z who is "famous" in the family for giving birth to 4 pairs of twine among her 16 children, all of which grew to adulthood and married to produce children of their own. * Sgt. John Ward was too old to be our John Ward and too young to be his father. A Chas ward and James Munger owned land at Salem, Charles Sold in 1856. 67 cana.6 Pi wl.e.i,.s also constructed the bridges at Harmony and Oshawa. But this must have been after the War of 1812-14. There really wasn't anything that could have been called a road before that. Most of the traffic moved to and fro in boats close to the Lakeshore. THE WAR OF 1812-14 The people of Pickering and Whitby no doubt saw plenty of British soldiers and naval transport during the war s the army moved back and forth between Niagara, York and Kingston, but not much in the way Of military action. The only recorded engagement with the Americans took place east of Oshawa Harbour when a brigade of boats carrying military supplies to York, was attacked by one American gunboat. The supply boats pulled into shore and same of the settlers in the area joined the soldiers guarding the boats in fighting off the Americana who attempted to land their small boats under cover of canonfire. The Americans finally gave up and left. But the trail between York and Kingston soon developed into a cad with all the military traffic using it, and all the despatches being sent back and forth, especially in May of 1813 when the Americans captured York and the British garrison escaped and retreated overland to Kingston. The few tavern keepers on the route did a thriving business. But tMt'n about the time that Samuel Munger probably went out of the tavern business. Ruth gave birth to her youngest child in November of 1812 and died lees than three months later. His two teenage daughters must have had their hands full looking after their eight younger brothers and sisters. The Hungers' neighbour, Noadiah Woodruff, kept a tavern during the war and one of the MOOdruffs was used as a despatch carrier. Samuel, with a young family to raise, remarried in 1817 and his new wife, Lydia, was the widow of William Groat. But Lydia dl d not INN long after the marriage and Samuel himself died on Sept. 13, 1826 leaving a third wife, Elisabeth. Si near Artillery Patent nme, FortAnn Wustiin tun Co. NY fa Cemnahe.,P,ekerin9, 51. Clare fl., N. Doecheeter, To wa ZSrne� .Seg ar .SQI1ttl21 ^h^ J les M. Ralfas 3omuef $etteea Benjamin E&6 t, Almon �d14 Marchi Mnyy'IS�Ir21 May1 J41 1837 1817 1822. 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NY Noerehe5he FI v' Midd sex Co. c ^h^ J les M. Ralfas 3omuef $etteea Benjamin E&6 t, Almon �d14 Marchi Mnyy'IS�Ir21 May1 J41 1837 1817 1822. Mneah/8 Dee. 16 1832, i 6 ie 'Mareml Nov.30 Set 6 Oct /0 1905 1898 1883 �' July 23 1921 1917 E nice §d"`s Jane81 Ii55 m Eun�ee m Naney 18'16 m:Marq.L m. Elly. s rah Varoun Grout .(w,as m sarahF V C n Grant nemgmr ftae el EIIza6eth �ineP^t AIMira Hiram, Mary March $ara'j.Ac"a`l,v Jane. Feb. IG 1816 ppr Oee.19 Au 2'3 429 $C t5 May3 19412a 8852 J ^23 a1824o 1896 Jul; I AT34Meek 31 IWO m'El6elt m I9r11 111 m 1885 eejamm AP,a.lIY4o m "''Sneak il. m FmfAersnn Demo Yt pemam Abram I%nrnum John Ann Paxt; mAnderson Me Kenney i McIlmeil SYaee Ae Kenney Fn From Surrey for poss;kly eejn` ) son of Frances, vilfe of daughter of William +o New Hauenl }hen Gullforci Conn Henry Go Idam and Estber Hall N1 pen opps w16 P rGr-Fs who Ie# Eng. lchala6 Munger M. 50.Ya �1 Ha I M IHoy 1639 46rr,.nd July la New Haven b. co 1630 Eng. Jane 1, d. Oct 16, 1668 E. Fsrlsh 1654 J. Jan.31, 1689 Gudford,Conn. m.1nd Bennis Crampton became a ;reeman 1652. farm en Nec6 R. -new Mnd�snn 1651 _ ember f daugAta.r of Conyrcya�Ionol Joseph Hand 4dme WJ.v elakn b. April 16, 166o d. Nay.3 1731 M. June.?, 1694 Mary Evarts Samuel Joseph $nra.h Morchianoe. b. Fe6.7,164a b.�ex 11 JOS 6. IIarcH 16,1695 b. Maee611,16Pt nvflal.rt�.+) Jr. 1710 m.1. 1116 Oar tt.y Sarah In 6nm (Ieh71d) Evarts. n. rvinm n ' 1716 (4ehildren) she in. Ind CKas. Waae AlaiLanied James Ann lone bs;:L16,/609 6. May1,1701 6.Fe.6.1,1703 Ulh.171 11a5 d.Jan.10,1791 d0ct.I1,I751 An. 17131717 man,u! M. II g Susannah Calcla peyer Calton woodwar+A Samuel M Sarah Dennis There are,several Lonertrqoral+mesons is.�j—� volvinq Samuel 9fatHM.rlose.ph but E.Poaa66u114rd Oct11734 widow of ejam,n Akavly wnI proven, ' Huntington, Lan97a. pxyl_zIn ManSel- 6ee p. W. Boo k Ntekolas and Sarah Mun96r 2' Samuel and Sarah Mun96r doscpk and Sarah Munger Jelin'n" a. spam9 Co.uv bap by 1168 then wesicbesfe. en. 6 m16+a In so and ' o.an9e Co.ltrtin almn dui,png E. Paitsh revou+ion aenjamin John James b.— I"13l Lang r'' draea.a.ankyad. Flihklll N.Y.8lau119s Co.aloon,ucMy.. 1 „,. Milliccot CF - m I13 - uy18�181a per6npe UrM6nyA? F'abkal Demnis .JamllC Benjamin 6.eJan . Y, 1764 y x:. uv b. duly �4 Il6P Lona ii. Mv. d. SeVVt. 43, 1846 Rins d. Det. 10,186* D oe&k Fer9as,4141inoRn G.. M.1]95 1. Ru+h Ray ontt. May MeO ya ld z.Lyd;o.Hantlnytnn Gnat 3. El;z"etk see P- 31 734 wldoa. of rienJomin Akerly Long, Ss. Lemuel Sarah Hannah M. nankFul— James John William d. Aug. 26�1931 d. Apr. 4, 1843 ifkona.,N.y New 6an96, N Y. in m. 1. ElhabeA'Qaeers Catherina, Devine. 1. Margaret beim Samuel Mun eY rn. ,U— Ro. 6. Jan. k, 1169 1745 6. Nov. 1, 177 Lonq is. NY ,1 d. Feb. 14, 1813 d. Sept. 11, 1826 I Oul4md Creek on1. Millicent James Ray sept 1151996 6. 0ee.7, I Hoo d. Apr1119,1H64 Wnhrleo,rowa auy.aa 1Hix Mary 5'Feele• +e o@r midd IF3830s b. May 9,IBok .S QY Q. k rown. John c. IeEo 6. OcT.31,IB02 6. epT. ix, 1]45 N.Y. d. DuYcFesRq OnT. m.Jnn.l4 1HIN Pickewny Ont. James Henderson Wafci Hee P.96 Q in IB 17 6ytiia^nfinge'nlslgat nomad in sen.ueli will Rhoda Louisa bJuly 121809 6.$ept. 2s,1810 Samuel b. Feb.1118o6 DuFFink Creek d. Oct. 28, 1856 Waterloo, Iowa on. 0ec.11,1730 flckehny Ont. Mercy Gibbs 6enj. Rush WeIIH 13en aurin Eli 'alk b.July �,18D9 b. Nov.2�1812 Nlc6olas and 5ava4 Munger Samuel and Sarah Munger Josepk and Sarah Munger Samuel and $arab Munger Jo%n and Millicent Munger Samuel Mun eY rn. ,U— Ro. 6. Jan. k, 1169 1745 6. Nov. 1, 177 Lonq is. NY ,1 d. Feb. 14, 1813 d. Sept. 11, 1826 I Oul4md Creek on1. Millicent James Ray sept 1151996 6. 0ee.7, I Hoo d. Apr1119,1H64 Wnhrleo,rowa auy.aa 1Hix Mary 5'Feele• +e o@r midd IF3830s b. May 9,IBok .S QY Q. k rown. John c. IeEo 6. OcT.31,IB02 6. epT. ix, 1]45 N.Y. d. DuYcFesRq OnT. m.Jnn.l4 1HIN Pickewny Ont. James Henderson Wafci Hee P.96 Q in IB 17 6ytiia^nfinge'nlslgat nomad in sen.ueli will Rhoda Louisa bJuly 121809 6.$ept. 2s,1810 Samuel b. Feb.1118o6 DuFFink Creek d. Oct. 28, 1856 Waterloo, Iowa on. 0ec.11,1730 flckehny Ont. Mercy Gibbs 6enj. Rush WeIIH 13en aurin Eli 'alk b.July �,18D9 b. Nov.2�1812 THE HUNGERS Nana's Munger ancestors Can be traced all the Way back to Nicholas Munger who arrived in North America probably in the 16405, although oral tradition would have him part of the original group of Connecticutt Puritans who founded Guilford in 1639. There is no evidence that he was ever on their ship. The writer of the Munger Book thinks that Nicholas arrived in Guilford a few years later as a 16 year old with his mother, Frances, who had married Henry Gallon. Henry left Nicholas some land in his will. Nicholas had previously been working that land on the Neck River, East Guilford know Madison) from about 1651. He took the Oath of Fidelity to the Congregational Church and became a Freeman in 1652 and shortly afterward he was ordered before the court, along with another young man and six young women, charged with 'night meetings, unnecessary ary familiarity, and unfit company keeping'. They were pronounced guilty and ordered to make 'a public acknowledgement of their evils'. Obviously he wasa typical teenager. Nicholas settled down in 1659 when he married Sarah Hall and became the father of two sons, but life was not kind to him. He was dead less than ten years later, having suffered for some time with swellings that burst into running sores. The doctor was at a loss as to how to cur him. If one sore healed, he got another. Apparently the Indians tried their cures too without success. Nicholas' two sons continued at East Guilford and Samuel (Nana's ancestor) built a Congregational Church on his property when there was sufficient population to warrant a second one. Samuel's son Joseph married twice. His first wife, Sarah Ingham, died leaving a small son named Samuel after his grandfather. This Samuel left here early, probably didn't feel as though he was part of his father's large second family, and married a widow, Sarah Bennis Ackerly, on Long Is. N.Y. when he was just 17 years old. And that is where Nana's third great grandfather, Jahn Munger, was born. John's brother Benj amen se s to have got the family property on Long Is. and John moved to Goshen in Orange Co. NY where Samuel was probably born. Both men spent a lot of time in the county militias both before and during the War of Independence. While Benjamin was off 0 THC Mt1NGERS Sarah was the second daughter of Samuel Mabee i and his wife, Ruth Ray. When she was four months old the Hungers left New York (Samuel's father had flied at Fishkill about two years earlier and arrived in Upper Canada on Feb. 16, 1799. They stopped in Hamilton Township west of Cremate at Cobourg, and petitioned for land, but apparently Samuel was turned down because they arrived in Pickering Township in November of that year and Samuel was petitioning for the Clergy Reserve at lot 16 Conc. 2 at puffin's Creek. Thomas Ray was with them. Thomas' brother, God, stayed in Hamilton Twp. until 1808 when he came t0 Pickering and petitioned to lease a Reserve lot on the lakeshore. It is thought that Samuel and Ruth were proprietors of a tavern in those days. This makes good sense because there were a lot of people travelling back and forth between Kingston and York looking for land and there weren't that many places along the lake where they could stop and spend the night. puffin's Creek was navigable right up to their doorstep at that point in time. Also,the first township meeting for the combined townships of Whitby and Pickering was held in 1803 lone source says 1801) at Samuel Munger's place, and those early meetings were nearly always held in taverns, they being the only buildings large enough to shelter a crowd. Ruth probably served a lot Of fish at the tavern because they could catch salmon in Baffin's Creek by the bucketful. It was originally called to Riviera Sharon. And of course there was bear meat. HEROIC ACTION OF AN UPPER CANADA WOMAN - York Gazette Sat., Aug. 10, 1805 Mrs Munger of muffin's Creek, in the Township of Pitcairn 23 miles from York, hearing her nelghbOUr, Mrs. Woodruff, hollow out for help, immediately took down her husband's gun and ran to her assistance. When she arrived she was informed that a very large bear had taken off a sow into the bush; his route being shown to her, this heroine immediately pursued, and found the destroyer in the act of devouring the sow, upon which she rested her gun on a stump and shot Bruin through the head; on weighing the bear it proved the largest that had been killed in that township. The salmon disappeared from Baffin's Creek after the Quaker, Timothy Rogers, built dams for his grist and sawmills and the first bridge over the creek is said to have been built by the Demarays who fighting, the British overran the farm taking whatever wag useful, and when he came home he sold out and moved his family to DutchesB Co. John also moved to Dutcbesa CO. and eventually settled at Fishkill where hews living when he died in 1797. His son Samuel married Ruth Ray in 1795 and was chopping trees and building a tavern at Ouffin's Creek on the north shore of Lake Ontario five years later. 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