UNITED EMPIRE L0YALIST - TORY DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
FAMILY
Joel Pringle, Jr., son of Joel & Jemima Benham Pringle, Sr., was born on January 16, 1725 at West Haven, Connecticut. He married Deborah Bigelow in 1745 at Albany, New York. They had 5 sons and 1 daughter:
Joel III (1747-1806), m. Mary Woodcock
William (1749-1835), m. Eunice Benedict
Timothy (1751-1793), m. Huldah Weldon
Joseph (1753-1833), m. Mary Springsteen
Dexter (1761-1839), m. Margaret Petersen
Lois (1766-1831), m. John Dafoe, Jr.
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Joel and his family, all married when they arrived at Kingston (Cataraqui) in June 1784 from Fort St. Johns, were members of the King's Rangers (N.Y.) Maj. James Rogers Corps. It had been stationed in Quebec from 1780 when they arrived from New York State to carry on the war with the Northern Command of the British Army after Gen. Burgoyne's defeat. Besides protecting the border, going on forays to the northern states, they also acted as couriers to the Atlantic Command at Boston and New York City.
By this time the family had been established in upper New York Province at Skenesborough and Kingsborough. When the Rebels learned that the men were with the British forces the men and children were forced to flee their homes with only what five families could put in one wagon and sought refuge at Fort Edward. It was not until July 1781 that they were able to join their men in Quebec and there they remained as refugees until after the Treaty of Separation was signed in 1783 and the troups were demoblized at Christmas time of that year. Gov. Haldimand, chief in command and govenor, located at Quebec City, had to quickly find places to settle the Provincial (Loyalist) and foreign (Brunswick and Hessian troops. The rank and file of the foreign troops were encouraged to stay and settle in Canada and all were given land along the St. Lawrence River and at Kingston where five townships were being surveyed from the virgin forest.
The King's Rangers had agreed to go to Cataraqui if they would all be settled in one township and not scattered among the other townships. When they arrived there was not enough land in the township assigned them - 3rd town Fredericksburgh, but Governor Haldimand insisted that his promise must be kept, so a strip of land was taken from the eastern border of Adoplhustown, stretching from lake Ontario to the Napanee River and so it was named Fredericksburgh Additional.
All the Pringle family received their 100 acre lot south of hay Bay in this area with the exception of the father Joel and his oldest son also named Joel. Their land was at the eastern end of the Bay where Wilton (Big ) Creek emptied into it. Since this area was swampy and very hard to reach as there were no roads, thet traded their location tickets for land across the water in Prince Edward County. After a disastrous fire shortly after they were established, Timothy left his oldest son Joseph on his holding and moved across to Prince Edward to land he already held there in 1790".
Joel received 100 acres in Fredericksburgh, Concession #5 lot #15
FAMILY
Joel Pringle, Jr., son of Joel & Jemima Benham Pringle, Sr., was born on January 16, 1725 at West Haven, Connecticut. He married Deborah Bigelow in 1745 at Albany, New York. They had 5 sons and 1 daughter:
Joel III (1747-1806), m. Mary Woodcock
William (1749-1835), m. Eunice Benedict
Timothy (1751-1793), m. Huldah Weldon
Joseph (1753-1833), m. Mary Springsteen
Dexter (1761-1839), m. Margaret Petersen
Lois (1766-1831), m. John Dafoe, Jr.
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Joel and his family, all married when they arrived at Kingston (Cataraqui) in June 1784 from Fort St. Johns, were members of the King's Rangers (N.Y.) Maj. James Rogers Corps. It had been stationed in Quebec from 1780 when they arrived from New York State to carry on the war with the Northern Command of the British Army after Gen. Burgoyne's defeat. Besides protecting the border, going on forays to the northern states, they also acted as couriers to the Atlantic Command at Boston and New York City.
By this time the family had been established in upper New York Province at Skenesborough and Kingsborough. When the Rebels learned that the men were with the British forces the men and children were forced to flee their homes with only what five families could put in one wagon and sought refuge at Fort Edward. It was not until July 1781 that they were able to join their men in Quebec and there they remained as refugees until after the Treaty of Separation was signed in 1783 and the troups were demoblized at Christmas time of that year. Gov. Haldimand, chief in command and govenor, located at Quebec City, had to quickly find places to settle the Provincial (Loyalist) and foreign (Brunswick and Hessian troops. The rank and file of the foreign troops were encouraged to stay and settle in Canada and all were given land along the St. Lawrence River and at Kingston where five townships were being surveyed from the virgin forest.
The King's Rangers had agreed to go to Cataraqui if they would all be settled in one township and not scattered among the other townships. When they arrived there was not enough land in the township assigned them - 3rd town Fredericksburgh, but Governor Haldimand insisted that his promise must be kept, so a strip of land was taken from the eastern border of Adoplhustown, stretching from lake Ontario to the Napanee River and so it was named Fredericksburgh Additional.
All the Pringle family received their 100 acre lot south of hay Bay in this area with the exception of the father Joel and his oldest son also named Joel. Their land was at the eastern end of the Bay where Wilton (Big ) Creek emptied into it. Since this area was swampy and very hard to reach as there were no roads, thet traded their location tickets for land across the water in Prince Edward County. After a disastrous fire shortly after they were established, Timothy left his oldest son Joseph on his holding and moved across to Prince Edward to land he already held there in 1790".
Joel received 100 acres in Fredericksburgh, Concession #5 lot #15
UNITED EMPIRE L0YALIST - TORY DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
FAMILY
Joel Pringle, Jr., son of Joel & Jemima Benham Pringle, Sr., was born on January 16, 1725 at West Haven, Connecticut. He married Deborah Bigelow in 1745 at Albany, New York. They had 5 sons and 1 daughter:
Joel III (1747-1806), m. Mary Woodcock
William (1749-1835), m. Eunice Benedict
Timothy (1751-1793), m. Huldah Weldon
Joseph (1753-1833), m. Mary Springsteen
Dexter (1761-1839), m. Margaret Petersen
Lois (1766-1831), m. John Dafoe, Jr.
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Joel and his family, all married when they arrived at Kingston (Cataraqui) in June 1784 from Fort St. Johns, were members of the King's Rangers (N.Y.) Maj. James Rogers Corps. It had been stationed in Quebec from 1780 when they arrived from New York State to carry on the war with the Northern Command of the British Army after Gen. Burgoyne's defeat. Besides protecting the border, going on forays to the northern states, they also acted as couriers to the Atlantic Command at Boston and New York City.
By this time the family had been established in upper New York Province at Skenesborough and Kingsborough. When the Rebels learned that the men were with the British forces the men and children were forced to flee their homes with only what five families could put in one wagon and sought refuge at Fort Edward. It was not until July 1781 that they were able to join their men in Quebec and there they remained as refugees until after the Treaty of Separation was signed in 1783 and the troups were demoblized at Christmas time of that year. Gov. Haldimand, chief in command and govenor, located at Quebec City, had to quickly find places to settle the Provincial (Loyalist) and foreign (Brunswick and Hessian troops. The rank and file of the foreign troops were encouraged to stay and settle in Canada and all were given land along the St. Lawrence River and at Kingston where five townships were being surveyed from the virgin forest.
The King's Rangers had agreed to go to Cataraqui if they would all be settled in one township and not scattered among the other townships. When they arrived there was not enough land in the township assigned them - 3rd town Fredericksburgh, but Governor Haldimand insisted that his promise must be kept, so a strip of land was taken from the eastern border of Adoplhustown, stretching from lake Ontario to the Napanee River and so it was named Fredericksburgh Additional.
All the Pringle family received their 100 acre lot south of hay Bay in this area with the exception of the father Joel and his oldest son also named Joel. Their land was at the eastern end of the Bay where Wilton (Big ) Creek emptied into it. Since this area was swampy and very hard to reach as there were no roads, thet traded their location tickets for land across the water in Prince Edward County. After a disastrous fire shortly after they were established, Timothy left his oldest son Joseph on his holding and moved across to Prince Edward to land he already held there in 1790".
Joel received 100 acres in Fredericksburgh, Concession #5 lot #15
FAMILY
Joel Pringle, Jr., son of Joel & Jemima Benham Pringle, Sr., was born on January 16, 1725 at West Haven, Connecticut. He married Deborah Bigelow in 1745 at Albany, New York. They had 5 sons and 1 daughter:
Joel III (1747-1806), m. Mary Woodcock
William (1749-1835), m. Eunice Benedict
Timothy (1751-1793), m. Huldah Weldon
Joseph (1753-1833), m. Mary Springsteen
Dexter (1761-1839), m. Margaret Petersen
Lois (1766-1831), m. John Dafoe, Jr.
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Joel and his family, all married when they arrived at Kingston (Cataraqui) in June 1784 from Fort St. Johns, were members of the King's Rangers (N.Y.) Maj. James Rogers Corps. It had been stationed in Quebec from 1780 when they arrived from New York State to carry on the war with the Northern Command of the British Army after Gen. Burgoyne's defeat. Besides protecting the border, going on forays to the northern states, they also acted as couriers to the Atlantic Command at Boston and New York City.
By this time the family had been established in upper New York Province at Skenesborough and Kingsborough. When the Rebels learned that the men were with the British forces the men and children were forced to flee their homes with only what five families could put in one wagon and sought refuge at Fort Edward. It was not until July 1781 that they were able to join their men in Quebec and there they remained as refugees until after the Treaty of Separation was signed in 1783 and the troups were demoblized at Christmas time of that year. Gov. Haldimand, chief in command and govenor, located at Quebec City, had to quickly find places to settle the Provincial (Loyalist) and foreign (Brunswick and Hessian troops. The rank and file of the foreign troops were encouraged to stay and settle in Canada and all were given land along the St. Lawrence River and at Kingston where five townships were being surveyed from the virgin forest.
The King's Rangers had agreed to go to Cataraqui if they would all be settled in one township and not scattered among the other townships. When they arrived there was not enough land in the township assigned them - 3rd town Fredericksburgh, but Governor Haldimand insisted that his promise must be kept, so a strip of land was taken from the eastern border of Adoplhustown, stretching from lake Ontario to the Napanee River and so it was named Fredericksburgh Additional.
All the Pringle family received their 100 acre lot south of hay Bay in this area with the exception of the father Joel and his oldest son also named Joel. Their land was at the eastern end of the Bay where Wilton (Big ) Creek emptied into it. Since this area was swampy and very hard to reach as there were no roads, thet traded their location tickets for land across the water in Prince Edward County. After a disastrous fire shortly after they were established, Timothy left his oldest son Joseph on his holding and moved across to Prince Edward to land he already held there in 1790".
Joel received 100 acres in Fredericksburgh, Concession #5 lot #15
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