George was christened in 1772. He was the third eldest son of Alexander Mustard and Ann Munro.He likely lived in Farness on the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty as a child because his father lived there in 1795.
According to at least two credible sources he was one of three Mustard brothers who left Scotland and settled in Canada. Some family researchers have confused memories of George’s son William (b. 1811 in Canada) with his long dead Scottish brother William (b. 1765) and mistakenly concluded that there were four brothers who emigrated.
George left Scotland in 1800 en route to join his brother James who was then living in Pennsylvania but was about to petition for land in Canada. In 1801 his brother paid a promissory note for his passage of 12 pounds sterling, which George had signed when leaving Cromarty.
Unfortunately for George, he was on a ship whose eligible male passengers were press-ganged by His Majesty’s Navy to assist with the Napoleonic war effort. There is an extant note from Halifax that George wrote to his brother James in Sep 1800, letting him know that he was well but had no idea where he was going. He asked him to notify their parents in Scotland what had become of him.
He was employed by the Royal Navy for about five or six years but on a layover in the West Indies, he was able to leave the ship without permission in order to make his way to Canada to join his brother. It must have been a difficult time for both of them as it ruined and delayed their plans to begin farming together.
It is unclear when George finally arrived at the destination he had been headed for in 1800. His brother seems to have sent a petition for a land grant for George in 1802, anticipating his arrival. In George’s own petition for the deed to Con.5, Lot 29, Markham Township in 1839 he stated that he had been in Canada upwards of 30 years. This would make sense as his brother James erected a barn on his own property in 1809 and would have needed help doing it in this then sparsely populated region. As well, George appears to have married his wife Sarah some time before 1810 as their second child was born late in in 1811.
Both George and brother James served with the York Militia and were on active duty during the War of 1812. They were at the bombardment of the Western Battery in Fort York and were taken prisoner by the American forces after signing the capitulation document in April 1813. A good contemporary description of this event mentioning them is Lieutenant George and Captain James Mustard were marched to Pittsfield, Massachusetts and imprisoned for two years. They were marched back to their home base in the spring of 1815.
During the War of 1812, George Mustard served as an ensign and lieutenant in the 1st York Militia. From Sept. 9 to 15, 1812, he served as an ensign in Capt. John Willson’s Co.
From Oct. 17 to Nov. 24, 1812, he was on command for deserters as an ensign from Capt. John Willson’s Co.
On Dec. 25, 1812, he was commissioned as a lieutenant.
From Dec. 25, 1812 to Jan. 16, 1813, he served as an ensign in Capt. Willson’s Co.
For the remainder of the war, he served as a lieutenant. From Mar. 25 to Apr. 24, 1813, he served in Capt. Reuben Richardson’s Co.
From Apr. 25 to 27, 1813, he was stationed at York and was taken prisoner on the 27th.
From Sept. 25 to Oct. 3, 1813, he served in Capt. James Mustard’s Co.
From Jan. 25 to Feb. 24, 1814, he was employed in public service at York in Capt. Reuben Richardson’s Co.
From Feb. 25 to Mar. 5, 1814, he served in a detachment employed in public service at York.
From July 8 to 27, 1814, he served in Capt. James Fenwick’s Co.
From Oct. 10 to 12, 1814, he was collecting wheat for the commissariat.
George and Sarah farmed at Con. 5, Lot 29 in Markham township. Son William recounted that he was the second son in a family of 12 children but only 8 seem to have survived according to the records available. Birth records may be non-existent for this early period, but his surviving family can be reconstructed from stories, census records and death records of some children. George’s 1854 estate record at Archives of Ontario in Toronto may also yield new information about his children that is currently not available.
George Mustard was a staunch Presbyterian and attended the nearby St. Helen’s Church. In 1848 he donated a plot of land on his farm for a new Free Presbyterian church which was called Melville. George died Nov. 8, 1853 and was buried at Cashel Cemetery on the former site of St. Helen’s Church.
According to at least two credible sources he was one of three Mustard brothers who left Scotland and settled in Canada. Some family researchers have confused memories of George’s son William (b. 1811 in Canada) with his long dead Scottish brother William (b. 1765) and mistakenly concluded that there were four brothers who emigrated.
George left Scotland in 1800 en route to join his brother James who was then living in Pennsylvania but was about to petition for land in Canada. In 1801 his brother paid a promissory note for his passage of 12 pounds sterling, which George had signed when leaving Cromarty.
Unfortunately for George, he was on a ship whose eligible male passengers were press-ganged by His Majesty’s Navy to assist with the Napoleonic war effort. There is an extant note from Halifax that George wrote to his brother James in Sep 1800, letting him know that he was well but had no idea where he was going. He asked him to notify their parents in Scotland what had become of him.
He was employed by the Royal Navy for about five or six years but on a layover in the West Indies, he was able to leave the ship without permission in order to make his way to Canada to join his brother. It must have been a difficult time for both of them as it ruined and delayed their plans to begin farming together.
It is unclear when George finally arrived at the destination he had been headed for in 1800. His brother seems to have sent a petition for a land grant for George in 1802, anticipating his arrival. In George’s own petition for the deed to Con.5, Lot 29, Markham Township in 1839 he stated that he had been in Canada upwards of 30 years. This would make sense as his brother James erected a barn on his own property in 1809 and would have needed help doing it in this then sparsely populated region. As well, George appears to have married his wife Sarah some time before 1810 as their second child was born late in in 1811.
Both George and brother James served with the York Militia and were on active duty during the War of 1812. They were at the bombardment of the Western Battery in Fort York and were taken prisoner by the American forces after signing the capitulation document in April 1813. A good contemporary description of this event mentioning them is Lieutenant George and Captain James Mustard were marched to Pittsfield, Massachusetts and imprisoned for two years. They were marched back to their home base in the spring of 1815.
During the War of 1812, George Mustard served as an ensign and lieutenant in the 1st York Militia. From Sept. 9 to 15, 1812, he served as an ensign in Capt. John Willson’s Co.
From Oct. 17 to Nov. 24, 1812, he was on command for deserters as an ensign from Capt. John Willson’s Co.
On Dec. 25, 1812, he was commissioned as a lieutenant.
From Dec. 25, 1812 to Jan. 16, 1813, he served as an ensign in Capt. Willson’s Co.
For the remainder of the war, he served as a lieutenant. From Mar. 25 to Apr. 24, 1813, he served in Capt. Reuben Richardson’s Co.
From Apr. 25 to 27, 1813, he was stationed at York and was taken prisoner on the 27th.
From Sept. 25 to Oct. 3, 1813, he served in Capt. James Mustard’s Co.
From Jan. 25 to Feb. 24, 1814, he was employed in public service at York in Capt. Reuben Richardson’s Co.
From Feb. 25 to Mar. 5, 1814, he served in a detachment employed in public service at York.
From July 8 to 27, 1814, he served in Capt. James Fenwick’s Co.
From Oct. 10 to 12, 1814, he was collecting wheat for the commissariat.
George and Sarah farmed at Con. 5, Lot 29 in Markham township. Son William recounted that he was the second son in a family of 12 children but only 8 seem to have survived according to the records available. Birth records may be non-existent for this early period, but his surviving family can be reconstructed from stories, census records and death records of some children. George’s 1854 estate record at Archives of Ontario in Toronto may also yield new information about his children that is currently not available.
George Mustard was a staunch Presbyterian and attended the nearby St. Helen’s Church. In 1848 he donated a plot of land on his farm for a new Free Presbyterian church which was called Melville. George died Nov. 8, 1853 and was buried at Cashel Cemetery on the former site of St. Helen’s Church.
George was christened in 1772. He was the third eldest son of Alexander Mustard and Ann Munro.He likely lived in Farness on the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty as a child because his father lived there in 1795.
According to at least two credible sources he was one of three Mustard brothers who left Scotland and settled in Canada. Some family researchers have confused memories of George’s son William (b. 1811 in Canada) with his long dead Scottish brother William (b. 1765) and mistakenly concluded that there were four brothers who emigrated.
George left Scotland in 1800 en route to join his brother James who was then living in Pennsylvania but was about to petition for land in Canada. In 1801 his brother paid a promissory note for his passage of 12 pounds sterling, which George had signed when leaving Cromarty.
Unfortunately for George, he was on a ship whose eligible male passengers were press-ganged by His Majesty’s Navy to assist with the Napoleonic war effort. There is an extant note from Halifax that George wrote to his brother James in Sep 1800, letting him know that he was well but had no idea where he was going. He asked him to notify their parents in Scotland what had become of him.
He was employed by the Royal Navy for about five or six years but on a layover in the West Indies, he was able to leave the ship without permission in order to make his way to Canada to join his brother. It must have been a difficult time for both of them as it ruined and delayed their plans to begin farming together.
It is unclear when George finally arrived at the destination he had been headed for in 1800. His brother seems to have sent a petition for a land grant for George in 1802, anticipating his arrival. In George’s own petition for the deed to Con.5, Lot 29, Markham Township in 1839 he stated that he had been in Canada upwards of 30 years. This would make sense as his brother James erected a barn on his own property in 1809 and would have needed help doing it in this then sparsely populated region. As well, George appears to have married his wife Sarah some time before 1810 as their second child was born late in in 1811.
Both George and brother James served with the York Militia and were on active duty during the War of 1812. They were at the bombardment of the Western Battery in Fort York and were taken prisoner by the American forces after signing the capitulation document in April 1813. A good contemporary description of this event mentioning them is Lieutenant George and Captain James Mustard were marched to Pittsfield, Massachusetts and imprisoned for two years. They were marched back to their home base in the spring of 1815.
During the War of 1812, George Mustard served as an ensign and lieutenant in the 1st York Militia. From Sept. 9 to 15, 1812, he served as an ensign in Capt. John Willson’s Co.
From Oct. 17 to Nov. 24, 1812, he was on command for deserters as an ensign from Capt. John Willson’s Co.
On Dec. 25, 1812, he was commissioned as a lieutenant.
From Dec. 25, 1812 to Jan. 16, 1813, he served as an ensign in Capt. Willson’s Co.
For the remainder of the war, he served as a lieutenant. From Mar. 25 to Apr. 24, 1813, he served in Capt. Reuben Richardson’s Co.
From Apr. 25 to 27, 1813, he was stationed at York and was taken prisoner on the 27th.
From Sept. 25 to Oct. 3, 1813, he served in Capt. James Mustard’s Co.
From Jan. 25 to Feb. 24, 1814, he was employed in public service at York in Capt. Reuben Richardson’s Co.
From Feb. 25 to Mar. 5, 1814, he served in a detachment employed in public service at York.
From July 8 to 27, 1814, he served in Capt. James Fenwick’s Co.
From Oct. 10 to 12, 1814, he was collecting wheat for the commissariat.
George and Sarah farmed at Con. 5, Lot 29 in Markham township. Son William recounted that he was the second son in a family of 12 children but only 8 seem to have survived according to the records available. Birth records may be non-existent for this early period, but his surviving family can be reconstructed from stories, census records and death records of some children. George’s 1854 estate record at Archives of Ontario in Toronto may also yield new information about his children that is currently not available.
George Mustard was a staunch Presbyterian and attended the nearby St. Helen’s Church. In 1848 he donated a plot of land on his farm for a new Free Presbyterian church which was called Melville. George died Nov. 8, 1853 and was buried at Cashel Cemetery on the former site of St. Helen’s Church.
According to at least two credible sources he was one of three Mustard brothers who left Scotland and settled in Canada. Some family researchers have confused memories of George’s son William (b. 1811 in Canada) with his long dead Scottish brother William (b. 1765) and mistakenly concluded that there were four brothers who emigrated.
George left Scotland in 1800 en route to join his brother James who was then living in Pennsylvania but was about to petition for land in Canada. In 1801 his brother paid a promissory note for his passage of 12 pounds sterling, which George had signed when leaving Cromarty.
Unfortunately for George, he was on a ship whose eligible male passengers were press-ganged by His Majesty’s Navy to assist with the Napoleonic war effort. There is an extant note from Halifax that George wrote to his brother James in Sep 1800, letting him know that he was well but had no idea where he was going. He asked him to notify their parents in Scotland what had become of him.
He was employed by the Royal Navy for about five or six years but on a layover in the West Indies, he was able to leave the ship without permission in order to make his way to Canada to join his brother. It must have been a difficult time for both of them as it ruined and delayed their plans to begin farming together.
It is unclear when George finally arrived at the destination he had been headed for in 1800. His brother seems to have sent a petition for a land grant for George in 1802, anticipating his arrival. In George’s own petition for the deed to Con.5, Lot 29, Markham Township in 1839 he stated that he had been in Canada upwards of 30 years. This would make sense as his brother James erected a barn on his own property in 1809 and would have needed help doing it in this then sparsely populated region. As well, George appears to have married his wife Sarah some time before 1810 as their second child was born late in in 1811.
Both George and brother James served with the York Militia and were on active duty during the War of 1812. They were at the bombardment of the Western Battery in Fort York and were taken prisoner by the American forces after signing the capitulation document in April 1813. A good contemporary description of this event mentioning them is Lieutenant George and Captain James Mustard were marched to Pittsfield, Massachusetts and imprisoned for two years. They were marched back to their home base in the spring of 1815.
During the War of 1812, George Mustard served as an ensign and lieutenant in the 1st York Militia. From Sept. 9 to 15, 1812, he served as an ensign in Capt. John Willson’s Co.
From Oct. 17 to Nov. 24, 1812, he was on command for deserters as an ensign from Capt. John Willson’s Co.
On Dec. 25, 1812, he was commissioned as a lieutenant.
From Dec. 25, 1812 to Jan. 16, 1813, he served as an ensign in Capt. Willson’s Co.
For the remainder of the war, he served as a lieutenant. From Mar. 25 to Apr. 24, 1813, he served in Capt. Reuben Richardson’s Co.
From Apr. 25 to 27, 1813, he was stationed at York and was taken prisoner on the 27th.
From Sept. 25 to Oct. 3, 1813, he served in Capt. James Mustard’s Co.
From Jan. 25 to Feb. 24, 1814, he was employed in public service at York in Capt. Reuben Richardson’s Co.
From Feb. 25 to Mar. 5, 1814, he served in a detachment employed in public service at York.
From July 8 to 27, 1814, he served in Capt. James Fenwick’s Co.
From Oct. 10 to 12, 1814, he was collecting wheat for the commissariat.
George and Sarah farmed at Con. 5, Lot 29 in Markham township. Son William recounted that he was the second son in a family of 12 children but only 8 seem to have survived according to the records available. Birth records may be non-existent for this early period, but his surviving family can be reconstructed from stories, census records and death records of some children. George’s 1854 estate record at Archives of Ontario in Toronto may also yield new information about his children that is currently not available.
George Mustard was a staunch Presbyterian and attended the nearby St. Helen’s Church. In 1848 he donated a plot of land on his farm for a new Free Presbyterian church which was called Melville. George died Nov. 8, 1853 and was buried at Cashel Cemetery on the former site of St. Helen’s Church.
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