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Note: 1) LOYALIST PAPERS 150 YEARS OLD
The following is a copy of the Loyalist Papers of the great-grandfather of Aubrey L. Shaw, of Henderson Settlement, Queens County, New Brunswick It would be interesting to know how many Loyalist descendants can produce their Loyalist papers. The papers are dated March 29th., 1779.
By Order of His Excellency SIR HENRY CLINTON, K.B.
General and Commander in chief of all his majesty's Forces within the Colonies lying on the Atlantic Ocean from Nova-Scotia to West-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c.
Permission will be granted to Loyal Subjects, to inclose and cultivate for their own Benefit, Portions, of the cleared Wood Lands, and other uncultivated Lands of Persons not under the Protection of Government on Long-Island and Staten-Island, and to erect temporary Habitations thereon.
Certificates for the character of those that apply, are to produced at the Office of Police, and transmitted to the Commandant.
New York, March 6, 1779.
DANIEL JONES, Maj. Gen. Commandant By Order of His Excellency SIR HENRY CLINTON, K.B.
General and Commander in Chief of all his majesty's Forces within the Colonies lying on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to West-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c.
Permission and Protection is hereby Granted to John Shaw to inclose and cultivate for his own benefit till further Ordes, Fifty Acres of the Lands of John Wycoff at New Lotts in Kings County on Long Island. And also to occupy one half of the Dwelling House and Barn standing on the above mentioned lands (the said John Wycoff being in Rebellion) and to erect a temporary Habitation for himself and Family, and sufficient shelter for his Cattle. Upon Condition that the said John Shaw behaves himself, as becomes a Loyal Subject of the Crown of Great-Britain, and that the said Fifty Acres are properly inclosed and cultivated according to the intention of this Permit.
No Assignment of this Permit, or transfer of this land, &c. will be allowed but by application as for the original Permit.
The Fifty Acres alotted are to be as compact and contiguous as possible, so as not to intersect and prevent other Grants.
Given under my Hand, at New York the 29th Day of March 1779.
D. JONES, M. Gen. Comman. By Order of the Commandant, JOHN L.C. ROOME, Secty.
To all whom it may concern,
This Permit is not to dispossess any Person, who has cultivated or stocked the Farm or Lands within mentioned, provided the said Person on Sight of this Permit produces before the Police sufficient authority for so doing, with proper Certificates of their good Character.
New York, March 21, 1779, D. JONES, M. Gen. WHEREAS Mr. John Shaw with his family has for some years during the late Contest lived in the neighbourhood of us the subscribers, being Inhabitants of Kings County on Long Island and the said John Shaw during the time he lived amongst us, has with his family, behaved as a respectable and honest neighbour. We therefore think it our duty to recommend the said John Shaw as a worthy member of society. Witness our hands this fifteenth Day of April Anno Domini 1783.
JOHANNES J. LOTT HENDRICK LOTT NICHS SCHENCK EVERT SUYDAM SAMUEL RYDER JURRIEN LOTT THEUNIS BOGART JEREMIAH WILLIAMSEN JACOB COZINE JOHN BEDELL FREDERICK SIMONSON WILLIAM JONES CORNELIUS STRYKER
Source: The Kings County Record, Sussex, New Brunswick, Friday, March 7, 1930. (Dan Johnson, deceased)
2) Source:- R. Wallace Hale, Early New Brunswick Probate Records, 1785-1835, p. 403 - Shaw, John Senior / Parish of Wickham, Queens Co. Intestate. Administration granted / 7 April 1810 to John Shaw, son of the deceased, Mayse Case and Thomas Carpenter, Yeomen. Fellow Bondsmen Archelaus / Carpenter Jr. and Thomas Underhill, all of Queens County. / Inventory dated 4 April 1810, valued at 570 pounds by Thomas / Underhill, Jacob Day, and Archelaus Carpenter Jr.
3) Documentation was provided to prove that John Shaw Sr., d. 1810 was an United Empire Loyalists for Grand River U.E.L. Branch. The address for the United Empire Loyalists' Association Of Canada, Dominion Headquarters:- 23 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. M5R 1B2. The certificate contains some of the following information: "United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada. Registration:- # MC 8012-96, 15th. December 1996."
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