Beginnings

by Cleadie B. Barnett

Anthony Allaire (Capt.) York Co / none / Church of England
(although in the Graves Papers, he was not a member of the government)

    Anthony Allaire was b. 22 Feb 1755, Westchester Co, NY / New Rochelle; d. age 84 yrs, 24 June or 9 June 1838, res. Douglas, York Co, NB; bur Old Cemetery, Fredericton, NB.
    Located at Westchester Co. NY. On the outbreak of the Rev. War, he sided with the Crown, and was gazetted a Lieut. in the Loyal American Regt., raised and commanded by Col. Beverley Robinson, Sr. in 1776. He saw much active service during the War, and during Lord Cornwallis' campaign in the South, Capt. Allaire kept a diary of the events, particularly an account of the Battle of King's Mountain, 7 Oct 1780, in which he participated.
    At the close of the War, he came to Nova Scotia with his Regt., where it was disbanded and the officers retired on half-pay.
    He obtained a grant of land at Douglas, York Co, and settled there. He took an active interest in the affairs of the day, and in 1801, was appointed a Captain of one of the four Companies forming the King's NB Regiment.
    King's NB Regt. 28 July 1794 Comm. by His Excellency, Major Gen. Thomas Carleton Colonel - Beverley Robinson, Jr. (qv), 1754-1816
Major - Daniel Murray, 1751-1832
Adjutant - Joseph Allen
Chaplain - Rev. John Beardsley
Paymaster - William Hazen, Jr., 18 June 1768 - 11 Feb 1816
Captain - Joseph Lee, 1738-1812
Captain - James French, 1745 - 18 Aug 1820
" - Gerhardus Clowes
" - Peter Clinch (qv), 1753 - 31 July 1816
" - John (63-1851 / Col. / Farmer); b. 18 July 1788; d. 7 Dec 1866; s/o Beverley Robinson, Jr. (Col.) & Anna (Nancy) Dorothea Barclay 1851 Douglas Par. Lt.-Col., 10th Foot
    Anthony m. 1794, Mary Simonds; b. 1773; d. 9 June 1827, in her 55th yr; bur in the Old Cemetery, Fredericton, NB. She was the eldest d/o James Simonds, Merchant & MLA, St. John Co, 1795-1802

1 dau.
01: Eliza Maria; b. 17 May 1795, 56-1851; d. 25 July 1874; m. John Robinson, Esq., 31 Dec 1818, 7th s/o Beverley & Anna Dorothea Barclay, grand s/o Beverley Robinson, Jr. & Susannah Philipse

Ref: - see source list for more proper citation names

01: Graves Papers XII - p. 17
02: The Old Burying Ground, F'ton., NB / I.L. Hill
03: Some Loyalists and Others / I.L. Hill
      Was in receipt of Captain's 1/2 pay for 36 years (until death in 1838).
04: 1851 Census, Douglas Par. York County
05: MC-1 / Scovil - at PANB
      (Of Pine Grove, near Fredericton)
      His only dau., Mary Eliza, m. Samuel James Scovil. They were parents of Elizabeth Robinson Scovil, who was 84 years old in 1933. Her address was 12 Kirkless Rd., Thorton Heath, London, England (Miss). She was b. ca. 1849.
      As a girl of 11-12, she was taken by her mother to see her mother's great aunt, Miss Nancy Simonds. She lived on the corner of Orange & Carmarthen Streets. Eliza Maria had a son Wm. Beverley (Major), lived in the old Simonds house at Portland Pt. at one time.
06: York Co Probate Records
      Late Capt., King's NB Regt. / will 22 Feb 1836 / proven 17 July 1838.

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