Jennifer Smith's Genealogy Files

Generation Eight

132. ROBERT DEMPSTER (Andrew, #264);⁹⁸ b. 6 Jun 1772 at Clachan of Tongland, Kirkudbrightshire, Scotland;⁹⁸ m. Margaret Purdie (see #133), daughter of Andrew Purdie and Isabel Shaw, 20 Nov 1803 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland;⁹⁸ d. 15 Oct 1855 at Balquidder, Perthshire, Scotland.⁹⁸

He was a mason.

Known children of Robert Dempster and Margaret Purdie (see #133) all b. at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland, were as follows:

i. ISOBEL DEMPSTER;⁹⁸ b. 4 Aug 1804.⁹⁸
ii. JANET DEMPSTER;⁹⁸ b. 4 Aug 1804;⁹⁸ m. William Buchanan 3 Jun 1836 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland;⁹⁸ d. 20 Aug 1889 at Balquidder, Perthshire, Scotland.⁹⁸
iii. REBECCA DEMPSTER;⁹⁸ b. 18 Sep 1806;⁹⁸ m. James Stewart 22 Feb 1833 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland;⁹⁸ d. 4 Jul 1890 at Pollockshields East, Scotland.⁹⁸
iv. ANDREW DEMPSTER;⁹⁸ b. 30 Sep 1808;⁹⁸ m. Alice Silverlock 29 Jan 1845 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England.⁹⁸

He was a mason.
66 v. ROBERT DEMPSTER.

133. MARGARET PURDIE (Andrew, #266);⁹⁸ b. 8 Jul 1769 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland;⁹⁸ m. Robert Dempster (see #132), son of Andrew Dempster and Janet McTaggart, 20 Nov 1803 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland;⁹⁸ d. 20 Nov 1841 at Currie, Mid Lothian, Scotland.⁹⁸

148. ROBERT NEWCOMEN GORE-BOOTH (Booth Gore, #296);¹²⁸ b. 1752;⁶³ m. Hannah Irwin (see #149), daughter of Henry Irwin and Anne Stewart, 19 Nov 1804; d. 23 Oct 1814.

He was the 3rd Baronet of Lissadell.

Known children of Robert Newcomen Gore-Booth and Hannah Irwin (see #149) were as follows:

i. ANNE GORE;¹²⁸ m. Robert ? 7 Dec 1829; d. 14 Jun 1883.
ii. ROBERT GORE-BOOTH;¹²⁸ b. 25 Aug 1805; m. Caroline King, daughter of Robert Edward King, 23 Mar 1827; m. Caroline Susan Goold, daughter of Thomas Goold, 2 Apr 1830 at Dublin, Ireland; d. 21 Dec 1876.

He was a M.P. for Co. Sligo. He was the 4th Baronet of Lissadell.
74 iii. HENRY GORE-BOOTH.

149. HANNAH IRWIN (Henry, #298); b. circa 1781 at Streamstown, Co. Donegal, Ireland; m. Robert Newcomen Gore-Booth (see #148), son of Booth Gore and Emily Newcomen, 19 Nov 1804.

152. JOHN FITZ STEWART (? Stewart, #304);¹¹ b. circa 1787 at New Brunswick; m. Elizabeth ? (see #153) circa 1813; m. Catherine ? circa 1845; d. after 1851 at Ontario.

He operated a roadhouse near the Village of Smithville between 1821 and 1844.

Known children of John Fitz Stewart and Elizabeth ? (see #153) were as follows:

i. HARVEY STEWART;¹¹ d. at Waterford, ON.
ii. RUTH STEWART.¹¹
iii. THOMAS STEWART.¹¹
76 iv. GEORGE ANGUS STEWART.

153. ELIZABETH ?;¹¹ b. circa 1793; m. John Fitz Stewart (see #152), son of ? Stewart and Ruth ?, circa 1813; d. 12 Mar 1845; bur. at Tapleytown Cemetery, Saltfleet Twp.

154. LEVINESS VANDUSEN (Wysand, #308);¹¹ b. 19 Jun 1798 at Green Co., NY; m. Lydia Jones (see #155), daughter of Joseph B. Jones and Mary Needham, 30 Mar 1818 at Canada; d. 13 Jun 1878.

He was also known as Levinus Vandusen.

Known children of Leviness Vandusen and Lydia Jones (see #155) were as follows:

i. SARAH VANDUSEN;¹¹ b. 19 Apr 1820.
77 ii. ELIZABETH JONES VANDUSEN.
iii. JOSEPH VANDUSEN;¹¹ b. circa 1825; d. 26 Jan 1907.
iv. LYDIA ANN VANDUSEN;¹¹ b. 16 Oct 1826 at Lockport, NY; d. 31 Jan 1920.

She was also known as LOUISA VANDUSEN.
v. LEVINESS WELLINGTON VANDUSEN;¹¹ b. 12 Jun 1832 at Saltfleet Twp., ON; d. 4 Jun 1912 at Spokane, WA.
vi. JOHN HUMPHREY VANDUSEN;¹¹ b. 30 Jan 1835; d. 5 Jul 1920 at Poplar, MT.
vii. DANIEL NIRUM VANDUSEN;¹¹ b. circa 1845.

155. LYDIA JONES (Joseph, #310);¹¹ b. 1802 at Ontario; m. Leviness Vandusen (see #154), son of Wysand Levinus Vandusen and Sarah Humphrey, 30 Mar 1818 at Canada; d. 31 Jan 1860; bur. at Ker Churchyard.

192. RICHARD HOLDING (John, #384);⁶⁸ b. 12 Jul 1761 at Newport, Shropshire; m. Rhoda Hopwood (see #193) 12 Oct 1790 at Whitmore, Staffordshire; bur. 27 Jun 1827 at Newport, Shropshire.

Known children of Richard Holding and Rhoda Hopwood (see #193) were as follows:

i. JOHN HOLDING;⁶⁸ b. 4 Dec 1791 at Edgmond, Shropshire, England.
96 ii. RICHARD HOLDING.
iii. THOMAS HOLDING;⁶⁸ baptized 11 Sep 1796 at Newport, Shropshire, England; m. Ann Powell 28 Oct 1818 at Newport, Shropshire.
iv. JEREMIAH HOLDING;⁶⁸ b. 25 Dec 1799 at Newport, Shropshire.
v. JANE HOLDING;⁶⁸ b. 19 Apr 1801 at Newport, Shropshire, England; m. William Webb 8 Mar 1824.
vi. MARY HOLDING;⁶⁸ b. 17 Jun 1804 at Newport, Shropshire, England.
vii. WILLIAM HOLDING;⁶⁸ b. 7 Feb 1806 at Newport, Shropshire.
viii. RHODA HOLDING;⁶⁸ b. 11 Oct 1807 at Newport, Shropshire, England.
ix. JOSEPH HOLDING;⁶⁸ b. circa 1817 at Newport, Shropshire; m. Mary ?; d. 15 Nov 1892; bur. at West Bromwich, Staffordshire.

193. RHODA HOPWOOD;⁶⁸ m. Richard Holding (see #192), son of John Holding and Mary ?, 12 Oct 1790 at Whitmore, Staffordshire.

196. JAMES GARDNER;¹⁰¹ m. Elizabeth ? (see #197).

Known children of James Gardner and Elizabeth ? (see #197) were:

98 i. THOMAS HARDYMAN GARDNER.

197. ELIZABETH ?;¹⁰¹ m. James Gardner (see #196).

208. ABRAHAM JACOBSE TRUAX (Jacob, #416); b. 4 Apr 1737 at Schenectady, NY; m. Elizabeth Van Antwerp (see #209), daughter of Harmanus Janse Van Antwerp and Neeltje Van Antwerp, 27 Mar 1761 at Schenectady, NY.

He served as Pvt. 2nd Regiment, Albany Co. Militia, but this may have been a different Abraham J. Truax (Jellis?).
Abraham J. Truax and the Loyalist Connection

Known children of Abraham Jacobse Truax and Elizabeth Van Antwerp (see #209) were as follows:

i. JACOB TRUAX; b. 10 Apr 1762 at Schenectady, NY;¹²⁹ m. Mary Archer.

He began military service on 1 Apr 1781 Enlisted Col. Willett's NY Regiment.
ii. HARMANUS TRUAX; b. circa 19 Aug 1764 at Schenectady, NY; m. Dorothea Larroway 16 Feb 1785 at Schenectady, NY; d. 10 May 1841 at Schenectady, NY.¹³⁰

He immigrated circa 1795; moved to Canada.
iii. ISAAC TRUAX; b. 1 Dec 1765 at Schenectady, NY; m. Magdalen Williams; m. Helena Marselis 11 Feb 1793 at Schenectady, NY.

He immigrated circa 1805; moved to Dunham Flats, QC.
iv. NEELTJE TRUAX; b. circa 14 May 1769; m. Nicholas Larroway 17 May 1786.
v. JOHANNES TRUAX; b. circa 13 Sep 1772; m. Althea Snyder 13 Jun 1803; d. 1 Apr 1832 at Middletown, NJ.
vi. ELIZABETH TRUAX; b. circa 29 Jan 1775; m. Johannes Marselis.
vii. REBECCA TRUAX; b. circa 21 Sep 1777.
104 viii. ABRAHAM TRUAX.

209. ELIZABETH VAN ANTWERP (Harmanus, #418); b. 3 May 1741 at Schenectady, NY; m. Abraham Jacobse Truax (see #208), son of Jacob Truax and Lysbet de la Grange, 27 Mar 1761 at Schenectady, NY.

She was also known as Elizabeth van Antwerpen.

210. JOHN SCOTT (Walter, #420);¹³¹ b. before 1760 at Ireland?; m. Dorcas Freeman (see #211), daughter of John Freeman and Effelanah (--?--), 28 Aug 1784 at Montreal, QC;¹³² d. Oct 1796 at Quebec.

Known children of John Scott and Dorcas Freeman (see #211) all b. at Quebec were as follows:

105 i. JANE SCOTT.
ii. JOHN SCOTT;¹⁰⁸ b. 1790;¹⁰⁸ m. Mary Buck 10 Jun 1812; d. 3 Apr 1860.
iii. RICHARD SCOTT;¹⁰⁸ b. circa 1794.¹⁰⁸

211. DORCAS FREEMAN (John, #422); b. before 1768 at New York;¹³³ m. John Scott (see #210), son of Walter Scott and Mary ?, 28 Aug 1784 at Montreal, QC;¹³² m. Joseph Higgins 21 Feb 1799 at Montreal, QC; d. after 1801.

She was also known as Dorcus Freeman.

212. THOMAS GOWMAN;⁸⁰ b. circa 1770 at England.

Known children of Thomas Gowman and an unknown spouse were:

106 i. GEORGE GOWMAN.

Christopher Jaques
(probably from a drawing)

216. CHRISTOPHER JAQUES (Thomas, #432); b. circa 14 Oct 1750 at Kendal, Westmorland, England;⁶³ m. Hanna Bellas (see #217), daughter of William Bellas and Sarah Brown, 24 May 1779 at Murton, Westmorland, England;¹¹⁷^,¹³⁴ d. 3 Dec 1834 at Murton, Westmorland, England (Bongate).¹¹⁷

He was a weaver. He immigrated in 1830; came to Canada (?).
The Jaques Fortune

Known children of Christopher Jaques and Hanna Bellas (see #217) were as follows:

i. CHRISTOPHER JAQUES; b. at Murton, Westmorland, England.
ii. MARGARET JAQUES; b. at Murton, Westmorland, England.
iii. WILLIAM JAQUES; b. circa 1786 at Murton, Westmorland, England; m. Mary Hudson, daughter of William Hudson and Margaret Lancaster, 29 Apr 1807 at Long Marton Church, Westmorland, England; d. killed in a gravel pit.

He immigrated; came to Virginia, stayed in Knoxville, TN for a time. He was a railway builder, lead miner.
iv. ELIZABETH JAQUES; b. before 1787 at Murton, Westmorland, England; m. ? Golden.

She was also known as BETTY JAQUES.
v. MARY JAQUES; b. before 1787 at Murton, Westmorland, England, originally given as b. 1791, but she's on the 1787 census; m. John Parker; d. at Durham, England.¹²¹
vi. ANN JAQUES; b. circa 1789 at Murton, Westmorland, England; m. John Smith at Duffton, Westmorland, England.
vii. JOSEPH JAQUES; b. 1791 at Murton, Westmorland, England;¹²¹ baptized 1797 at Stanwix, Cumberland, England;⁶³ d. at Cumerland, England.¹²¹
viii. JANE JAQUES; b. circa 29 Jul 1792 at Murton, Westmorland, England;⁶³ m. John Alton before 1840 at England; d. 1865 at Oakville, ON.

She emigrated before 1840; accompanied brothers Thomas and William to America.
ix. THOMAS JAQUES; b. circa 5 Oct 1794 at Murton, Westmorland, England;¹³⁵ baptized 5 Oct 1794 at Appleby, Westmorland, England.⁶³

He was a preacher. He immigrated before 1840; came to Virginia with brother William.
108 x. JOHN JAQUES.
xi. ANTHONY JAQUES; b. circa 7 Mar 1799 at Murton, Westmorland, England;¹³⁵ baptized 7 Mar 1799 at Appleby, Westmorland, England; m. Hannah Hudson; d. circa 1830 killed in a premature powder blast at the mine.
xii. SARAH JAQUES; b. 17 Aug 1800 at Appleby, Westmorland, England; baptized 15 Nov 1801 at Murton, Westmorland, England;⁶³ m. Thomas Ion 22 Mar 1825 at Appleby, Westmorland, England;⁶³ d. 8 Oct 1873 at Ontario.¹²¹

She moved to Oakville, ON.
xiii. ISABELLA JAQUES; b. circa 16 May 1804 at Murton, Westmorland, England.⁶³

217. HANNA BELLAS (William, #434); b. 30 Dec 1760 at Knock, Westmorland, England;¹¹⁷ m. Christopher Jaques (see #216), son of Thomas Jaques and Mary ?, 24 May 1779 at Murton, Westmorland, England.¹¹⁷^,¹³⁴

She was also known as Ann Bellas.

220. JOHN ATKINSON (John, #440);¹³⁶ b. 24 Apr 1765 at Westmorland, England; m. Margaret Rudd (see #221), daughter of Thomas Rudd and Margaret Raine, 11 Dec 1797 at St. Michael's, Appleby, Westmorland, England; d. 27 Jun 1809 at Appleby, Westmorland, England.

Known children of John Atkinson and Margaret Rudd (see #221) were as follows:

110 i. JAMES ATKINSON.
ii. JOHN ATKINSON; b. 20 Feb 1800 at Hilton, Westmorland, England;¹³⁷^,¹³⁶ m. Hannah Rudd, daughter of Joseph Rudd and Frances Cragg, 27 Feb 1822 at Bongate, Westmorland, England;¹³⁶ d. 19 Mar 1874 at Cheapside, Haldimand Co., ON.¹³⁷

221. MARGARET RUDD (Thomas, #442);¹³⁶ b. circa 27 May 1776 at Brackenbur, Westmorland, England; m. John Atkinson (see #220), son of John Atkinson and Margaret Winskill, 11 Dec 1797 at St. Michael's, Appleby, Westmorland, England.

224. WILLIAM TOM (John, #448);¹²⁵ b. 5 Sep 1753 at St. Ervan, Cornwall; m. Mary ? (see #225) before 1770.

Known children of William Tom and Mary ? (see #225) were as follows:

i. MARY TOM;¹²⁵ b. 14 Nov 1770.
ii. JANE TOM;¹²⁵ b. 11 Oct 1772 at St. Ervan, Cornwall.
iii. WILLIAM TOM;¹²⁵ b. 4 Oct 1775 at St. Ervan, Cornwall, England; m. Mary Hellyar 7 Oct 1799 at St. Eval, Cornwall, England.
112 iv. JOHN TOM.
v. GREGORY TOM;¹²⁵ b. 29 Apr 1777 at St. Ervan, Cornwall, England; m. Elizabeth Hawks 5 Jun 1805 at St. Ervan, Cornwall, England.

225. MARY ?;¹²⁵ m. William Tom (see #224), son of John Tom and Mary ?, before 1770.

She was also known as Mary Endyvean?

226. JOHN BALL; m. Jennifer Hicks (see #227) 22 Jan 1785 at St. Ervan, Cornwall, England.⁶³

Known children of John Ball and Jennifer Hicks (see #227) were:

113 i. NANCY BALL.

227. JENNIFER HICKS;¹²⁶ m. John Ball (see #226) 22 Jan 1785 at St. Ervan, Cornwall, England.⁶³

240. WILLIAM MEARS;⁴⁷ m. Martha ? (see #241).⁴⁷

He lived at Weymouth, Dorset Co., England.⁴⁷

Known children of William Mears and Martha ? (see #241) all b. at Dorset Co., England, were as follows:

i. JANE MEARS;⁴⁷ b. 1778.⁴⁷
ii. ROBERT MEARS;⁴⁷ b. 1779.⁴⁷
iii. RICHARD MEARS;⁴⁷ b. 1780.⁴⁷
iv. WILLIAM MEARS;⁴⁷ b. 1784.⁴⁷
v. THOMAS MEARS;⁴⁷ b. 1784.⁴⁷
120 vi. JOHN MEARS.
vii. ELIZABETH MEARS;⁴⁷ b. 1792.⁴⁷
viii. ELIAS MEARS;⁴⁷ b. 1800;⁴⁷ m. Millicent Day.⁴⁷

241. MARTHA ?;⁴⁷ m. William Mears (see #240).⁴⁷

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