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Note: New Jersey court house records; Snell, James P., Compiler, History of Sussex and Warren Counties New Jersey. Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1881 From http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=insure&id=I25932
Abigail "Abbe" CURRENT 1
* Sex: F
* Birth: 19 OCT 1772 in Sussex Co, NJ, USA 2
* Death: 17 JUL 1883 2
Father: William CURRENT b: ABT 1740 in IRELAND
Mother: Esther\Ester Elizabeth LEMON b: 1740 in Oxford Twp, Sussex Co, NJ
Marriage 1 Henry BALE , Jr. b: 07 JUL 1778 in Lafayette, Sussex, NJ, USA
* Married: 27 JUL 1794 in Sussex Co, NJ, USA by Daniel Predmore
Children
1. Ann BALE
2. Elizabeth BALE b: 04 MAR 1796
3. James BALE b: 04 MAR 1797 in Sussex Co., NJ, USA
4. Sarah or Susan BALE b: 04 JUL 1801
5. Abigail BALE b: DEC 1802
6. John BALE b: ABT 1805
7. Peter BALE b: 05 SEP 1807 in Sussex Co., NJ, USA
8. Mary BALE b: FEB 1810
Sources:
1. Title: William Current's will, Ontario Archives, Ref.: R.G. 22, series 235 Current Willliam Niagara North 29 Aug. 1839
Abbrev: William Current's will, Ontario Archives, Ref.: R.G. 22, series 235 Current Willliam Niagara North 29 Aug. 1839
2. Title: http://members.cox.net/alanjones10@@pafg06.htm
Abbrev: http://members.cox.net/alanjones10@@pafg06.htm
MarilynRuth51@@aol.com
Re: Lost William Current information
Date: November 28, 2006 8:58:31 PM EST
To: r_sexton@@bellsouth.net
Cc: iscott1@@insight.rr.com
Thanks Rupert. Here are my rebuilt notes for William Current, so far .(I think there were a couple more items, I hope to locate later):
Harry Long, (desc. of Wm. CURRENT's son JAMES in NJ), has been in contact with RICHARD NELSON CURRENT, Distinguished Prof. Emeritus, who lives in Maine (1995), but was a...professor of history at the University of N. Carolina. He has done extensive research on the CURRENT line. The professor has traced the family back to France where the name was spelled "COURANT". They left France and went to Eng. after WILLIAM the CONQUEROR. ....He says our Wm. CURRENT was b. in Ireland in 1740 and arrived in this country in 1745 as an orphan. (Marilyn's note: I believe it is more likely William was born bet. 1745-1747, based on the ages of his children, and the date of his death. That would alter the time he arrived in this country, as well. Maybe we haven't had success finding records of his arrival because we have been looking at the wrong time & place.)
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Ernie Wirdel's NOTES (wife desc. of Jms. CURRENT of NJ; EWirdel@@aol.com): There is evidence that Wm. CURRENT came to this country as a child in about (1745-1750). He probably was an "Indentured Servant". Since the common story in the CURRENT family is that the CURRENTs came from Ireland, and since Ireland is predominantly Catholic, and further, since no Catholic Currents were found in this research, it is presumed that the CURRENT roots are in Protestant Northern Ireland, not Scotland.
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The following from a desc. of ELISHA BARTON CURRENT, (grandson of Wm. CURRENT & ESTHER LEMON, named after the man who took Wm. CURRENT in when he arrived in NJ as an orphan.) ELISHA's family had special reason to retain details of Wm's early NJ years. (A photocopy of this report was passed on to me by Nancy Hastie):
"The first record of the CURRENT family dates from 1745. A family by the name of CURRENT which consisted of three men that could have been brothers, left Ireland on a ship bound for New Jersey, U.S.A.
"Due to the crowded and unsanitary conditions, the men were stricken with ship fever and only one son, or brother, WILLIAM CURRENT survived to reach our American shores, the promised land. He must have looked upon our friendly shores with some misgivings, as he was alone and probably had very few wordly goods. His day of gloom turned to sunshine when ELISHA BARTON and his good wife took him in."
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Was William's family with a group of Currents, and only his family died?:
Posted by: Aletha Current-Arnold, April 21, 1999
My ancestor James Current had a brother whose name we do not know, who immigrated with him to US. This may be who you are looking for. Except my ancestors were originally from Ireland, and I believe left from Monmouth, Wales.
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Anthony Whelan's NOTES: I was told the story of CURRENT entry into America (by a historian/genealogist in the American Midwest named CURRENT of our lineage.)
A ship left Ireland and among the passengers, MR. & MRS. CURRENT and 12 children. During the trip all but one died (probably smallpox). The survivor was 12 year old WILLIAM CURRENT and when the ship landed in 1747 in America, the boy was taken under wing by one ELISHA BARTON who raised him. -- the story is family lore.
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Fran Current, (mfcurre@@sandia.gov) Albuqueque, NM, 7/2/01:
My Grandmother, now deceased, took up geneology starting in the mid 70's and has gathered information that matches what you have. My lineage is from one of 2 Current brothers who homesteaded in the eastern Iowa county of Jackson after a harrowing journey from the Niagara area all the way through the Great Lakes region. My aunt has picked up the geneology material and is updating it now. She would be very interested in collaborating. Her name is LINDA CURRENT (presently in western Indiana) ...Grandma also shared the story of a family of CURRENTs who immigrated from Ireland prior to the revolutionary war. All died of ships fever except one boy who became an endentured servant. His offspring moved to Canada during the revolutionary war.
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1753 - Sussex Co., NJ was created from Morris Co., (Morris Co. was made earlier from Hunterdon Co.) Later, Warren Co. was made in 1824 from Sussex Co. Watch county lines to make sure you go to the right court house for records. Sussex Co. court house is in Newton, Warren Co. court house in Belvidere.
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3 July 1754- beginning of French & Indian War on this continent. (Dates vary)
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10 Feb. 1763- official end of French & Indian War. But peace didn't come to Sussex Co. even after the treaty was signed. Here is a transciption of a petition the residents sent to their governor. Source: Governor's Papers (SEDSL-006), 1749-1785, Box 1-01, Item #32 [NJ State Archives]:
Petition of Residents of Sussex Co. to Gov. Wm. FRANKLIN, Council & Assembly for Defense, 4 Nov. 1763.
To His Excellency WILLIAM FRANKLIN, Esqr, Capt Generale and Goverennor in Cheff in and over His Majestys Province of New Jersey...... We the subscribers in Habatants of Greenwich Oxford Mansfield Wood-House & Knowlton Townships in the Lower part of the County of Sussex Below the blew monton being now left exposed to the leag of assuall And Seveq (?) Enemy from CORNELE VANCAMPENS all most to Estown which is ni thortey miles which is becom fronters as the Inhabetors is Drove off in Pencelveney Sid of the Rover Dawleyer and our men being all most war out by freccount Alerems from the Enemy as they Have Done constently mordors ajoyning us and alsow his Killed Two femles on Our County fronters and being Dayly Seen or herd by Our Scoting Partes of men Wee think Our Selves and femles for Amedent Denshor of falling in to the hand of Our Enemys without wee geet Som Relive to Enebell Us to mack Astand Agenst the Enemey ---
Therefore wee Your Honners petishoners Hombly biges Your Releve by Reinforsing Us from C-- with men ....
November 4th, 1763 ..John AXFORD....Richard GREEN, John MORE, John LOWRY ....David CAMP, Andraw Phillip HOUSE, John HOLDEN...Thomas JEWELL...Abra AXFORD....Jonathan AXFORD, Abraham HOOEY....Jacob ROSE, Soloman LYON....John LADDOR, William BELLOS, James LADDOR...Henery BYGENER...Robert McMURTRIE
MRC NOTE: No LEMON or CURRENT among signers. Perhaps living in Hopewell, Hunterdon Co. at that time?: daughter CHARITY CURRENT b. 18 Feb. 1769 Hopewell, Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co., NJ, per descendants.
MRC NOTE: The Axford name was also spelled Oxford, and were the family who started Oxford Furnace, where the Lemons and Currents later lived.
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http://home.att.net/~williamgreenhouse/1.html
"...traveling north from the tidewater in the Delaware River, below the Trenton Falls... follow the Assunpink Creek up to where the Shubakunk branched off to the left...the Township of Hopewell..This area was in Burlington County then, but about 1713 it was included in the newly formed Hunterdon County. It remained in Hunterdon County for 125 years until it was made a part of the newly formed Mercer County." --From Ch. 1 of "The Land Along the Shabakunk", by Robert Reeder Green
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2 May 1772 - JOSEPH LEMON purchased lands from ISRAEL SWAYZE, "upon and near Beaver Brook" (description in an earlier deed of the same land), in Oxford (now White) Twp, Sussex (now Warren) Co., NJ. Did daughter ESTHER & husband Wm. CURRENT live with them at that time?:
From: Cathy DiPietro [mailto:vdpcom@@warwick.net), June 09, 2004
There is no mention of the surname Current, Kurrent or anything phonetically close in Sussex Co. deed books A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H or I, according to the abstracts and index done by Clyde Downing.
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Aug. 1773 tax list, (Rev. Militia census) Oxford Twp., Sussex (now Warren) Co., NJ (formed from Greenwich Twp. in 1754). (Oxford same Twp. where Charles Green & Tho. Barton, s/o Elisha, lived.)
New Jersey Rateables, Oxford Township, July 1773, p. 140
WILLIAM CURRENT, 50; 6c
CURRENT, WILLIAM, p. 002
Anthony Whelan notes: W.C...would be 38 yrs old, within reportable ages for list.
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9/5/1774 - First Continental Congress meets
4/19/1775 - Battle of Lexington
7/4/1776 - Declaration of Independence signed (Rev. War officially starts)
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Dec 1776-Jan 1777 - WM CURRENT enlists in NJ Volunteers (UE):
(Ernie Wirdel): Wm. CURRENT joined a Loyalist British unit mustered in area of present Sussex/Warren Co.'s by ROBERT ELLISON, Esq. (Loyalist) "The American Volunteers", Col. SAMUEL RYERSON, commanding. (COL. SAMUEL RYERSON later settled in Pt. Ryerse in Canada, near where the Currents also came to roost.) NOTE: a similiar regiment raised in nearby Orange Co., NY in Aug. 1777 was named "The Orange Rangers", Col. BAYARD COMLANDER, commanding. In August 1777, a JOHN LeMONT (JOHN LEMON?) was listed as a Pvt in "BARCLAY's Company" of Orange Rangers. NOTE: WM CURRENT served in a Tory unit that apparently conducted operations as a "Terrorist Type Unit". Did "Sons of Liberty", a similiar unit on Rebel side possibly led by COL. ISAAC CARY (of North Church, Sussex Co., NJ) harrass the Current family in retaliation? This senario would allow for such activity to have taken place in 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783. Further, it has been noted that such harrasments in fact did take place as late as early 19th century -- esp. as another war with Great Britain was on horizon near 1812.
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E-MAIL from: Todd W. Braisted, www.royalprovincial.com, IVBNNJV@@aol.com, July 22, 2004
"ROBERT ELLISON was one of three Sussex County Loyalists empowered to raise a Loyalist unit. ELLISON himself enlisted but few people and was apprehended by the Rebel authorities. The unit was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel JOSEPH BARTON and became the 5th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers.....I do not see WILLIAM CURRENT as a member of that or any other Loyalist unit. ROBERT ELLISON only enlisted men in the period December 1776 - January 1777 before being captured. Sounds like your fellow was also taken prisoner in that period and sent home after paying a fine. I'll try and look at some state Committee of Safety proceedings to see if there is any mention of him there."
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Ernie Wirdel's timeline:
6/20/1778 - Inquisitions filed against following persons acused of having joined & aided & assisted the army of the King of Great Britain in the present war against the American States (Many named including) MICHAEL LEMON of Oxford, WILLIAM CURRENT, and JAMES MOODY--- which inquisitions were returned at the last session held in Sussex County via proclamation made in open court according to law. Now therefore if the persons against whom inquisitions have been so found, or some person in their behalf, will not appear at the next court in the said county to traverse the inquisitions, final judgement will thereupon be enterd in favor of the State.
8/26/1778 - Council of Safety meeting in Morristown: Agreed to pay JOHN SMITH for services rendered in the provisions for a group of Tories captured in and around Sussex County. Said group included a man named WILLIAM CURRENT who was being held in the jail in Newton.
1778 - From NJ Archives: Notice is given to all persons who have any claim, interest, or demand to, in or against the estate of (amomg others) JAMES MOODY ( Lt. In the American Volunteers regiment of British Empire Loyalists who led many raids against Rebel sympathizers in Sussex Co. area of NJ) & Wm CURRENT. The fact that JAMES MOODY & Wm CURRENT were captured and indicted at approximately same time leads to assumption that Wm. CURRENT served under command of JAMES MOODY. It appears Wm. CURRENT was pardoned under certain specified terms. It should also be noted that some individuals held in this instance were sentenced to be hanged in the square at Morristown.
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NJ Archives, Vol. 33, Calendar of Wills 1761-1770, p. 604 -
1780, Sept. 13. YOUNG, David, of Oxford, Sussex Co., blacksmith. Int. Adm'x - Eleanor YOUNG. Fellowbondsman - Robert THOMPSON; both of said place.
1780, Aug. 31. Inventory, L79.16.2, made by William CURRANT and Thomas PARRY; both of said place. Lib. M, p. 88.
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10/19/1782 - Battle at Yorktown, Cornwallis capitulates
11/1782 - Cornwallis officially surrenders at Yorktown
2/1783 - Truce negotiated, Rev. War unofficially ends
9/1783 - Peace at Versailles signed, Rev. War over
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1783 - Wm CURRENT's Loyalist neighbors seek asylum in Canada:
"American Migrations 1765-1799", by Peter Wilson Coldham, Surrey, Eng.; pub. by Gen. Pub. Co. Inc.; 101 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD, p. 378
New Jersey - APPLEMAN, PETER of Oxford, Sussex Co. Memorial by attorney, London, 1784
"Because of his loyalty in joining the army in 1776, he has been reduced to Distress Claim for a farm near Delaware River. Supporting affidavits 1783 by WILLIAM LOUDER & WILLIAM CURRENT, former, near neighbours."
MRC NOTE: I don't believe there should be a comma after "former". PETER APPLEMAN was on the May 1787 list of those in Sussex Co., NJ whose property was confiscated for joining the King's Army. Wm. LOUDER is probably Wm.LODER, who executed will of JOSEPH LEMON.
(MRC NOTE: in New Jersey Rateables, Oxford Township, July 1773, p. 140, same page as William Current, is -
Peter Appelman 100; 9c)
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From: Scott Kletke [mailto:scottkletke@@rogers.com], Jan. 13, 2004
The main loyalist migration to Niagara started around 1787. They were called 'late loyalists' because the Brits held the NY/NJ area for longer than other parts, so the loyalists were able to stay in their homes longer before they were forced out.
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NJ Archives, Vol. 36, Calendar of Wills 1786-1790, p. 183 -
1789, Dec. 3. QUICK, Thomas, of Newtown, Sussex Co. Int. Adm'rs - Clara
QUICK and Peter SMITH. Fellowbondsman - William KERR; all of said place.
1789, Nov. 17. Inventory, L50.9.3, made by William CURRENT and Peter SIMONS
Lob. 30, p. 199.
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June 1793 - Wm CURRENT prob. in Newton, Sussex Co., NJ - not listed in NJ tax list, but his son, JOSEPH CURRENT, was:
1793 June tax list, New Town, Sussex Co., NJ - CURRENT, JOSEPH
Anthony Whelan's NOTES: The rolls called for free white men between ages 18-45. JOSEPH son of Wm., SR., would be just 18 in 1793, so could be same. (Marilyn's NOTE: Wm would have been over 45 in 1793, so that must be why he wasn't listed. Joseph was not married yet, and migrated later with his parents to Ont., so was prob. still living in same household with them in 1793. From this, I gather Wm & Esther may also have been living in Newton in 1793.)
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Sept. 1796 - Wm. CURRENT relocates to Canada:
LOYALIST DOCUMENT transcriptions for Wm CURRENT:
This certifies that we the subscribers were well acquainted with the bearer of this WILLIAM CURRENT before and during the late Rebellion and that he behaved himself as a honest man and a good neighbor and a good British Subject and that he joined a core mustered by ROBT. ELLISON Esq. about 1780[?] in consequence of which he was taken prisoner and fined in seventy pound CY [currency]
Newark 22th September DAVID J. KAMP
1796 JACOB LEMON
ROBERT CAMP
Marilyn's NOTE: The name was changed from Newark to Niagara in 1792. But this document was written in 1796 - 4 years after the name change:
Leslie Post [genealogist@@penaguin.com], June 09-10, 2004:
Present day Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., Can. was first known as Butlersberg , and was incorporated in 1781 as The Town of Newark, when loyalists fled the United States during the American Revolution. Name was changed in 1792 to Niagara and later to Niagara-on-the-Lake because it was being confused with Niagara Falls -- I think this is the NEWARK you are looking for and not Newark, NJ....Name changes take a long time to be accepted... this was especially true 200 years ago, when news traveled much much slower...people who had lived in an area for a number of years would be apt to use the old name.
(MRC NOTE: in New Jersey Rateables, Oxford Township, July 1773, p. 140, 3 entries below William Current, is -
David Compe 200; 8c)
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I do hereby certify that WILLIAM CURRANT of Sussex County, Jersey, appeared before me William Dukson Esquire, one of His Majesty's _?_ of the _?_ in and for the Home District, this 22nd day of September and took the oath of allegiance & signed the declaration.
WILLIAM DUKSON J.P.
WILLIAM CURRANT is recommended as a proper person to settle at Long Point by me--
SAMUEL RYENOR [?]
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Administration of the Province of Upper Canada
pr. pr. pr..[means "etc. etc. etc."] In Council
The Petition of WILLIAM CURRANT, Loyalist, Respectfully [shews?]
That you petitioner is lately arrived in the province with a wife and nine children. That you honor having been pleased, during the recess of the honorable [Cources?] to allow him a location at Long Point Settlement. Your petitioner prays your honor would be pleased to confirm that same to him and to grant him 800 acres, or such other quantity in addition as to your Honor shall seem meet and your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray
Niagara
23 Sept. 1796
I do hereby certify that WILLIAM CURRENT personally applied to me for the above petition
[signature?]
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_?_ governor's [?] office[8?] November 1809
WILLIAM CURRENT has paid into this office three pounds five shillings and two pence Pro: (Provincial) Currency the patent from under Regulation [acted?] upon 9th July 1796 on 200[?] acres of land ordering him for _?_ 8th October 1796
L3.5.2 Pro:Curncy.
J. SELBY[?]
[Signature?]
_?_ of the _?_ Council
WM. CURRENT
No. 53 [crossed out]
2
received after
w/:
1 July '96
Received 8 October 1796
location for 200 acres confirmed
No. 55
him [before/taken?] the [Boast?] of Nov. 1800_?_ and its [this/His?] opinion that a warrant
sh_?_ _?_ under the O.R.[?] for 200 a.! of land J.S.[?] a Grant issued [?] _?_ [Dec.?]
(on Nov. 2 1809) by Petition_
Entered page 152_?
_?_ 33.
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Millie Wilson, Local Hist. Dept., Niagara Falls Public Lib., writes:
"With regard to land records on microfiche so far I have found only one entry, a free grant by the government of the day in early 1796 to a WILLIAM CURRENT."
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From Ont. Archives Land Record Index, Alphabetical Listings by Name of Locatee, Run date Feb. 26, 1979, p. 2878 C14, and preceeding page (hard to read); (provided by Reference Librarian, Chatham Public Library):
CURRANT, WILLIAM, residence Crowland, date 8, 10-8-1796, FG, OR, Archival Ref. Reg 01 Series C13 Vol 015 pg 522
CURRANT, WILLIAM, Wainfleet, Lot 19 Conc. 5, date 8, 10-8-1796, 11-9-1809, FG, Archival Ref. Reg 01 Series C14 Vol 003 pg 047
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Ron Dale [ron.dale@@sympatico.ca], 6/14/04 "An interesting little note written...by AJ Whelan for the Niagara Branch of the OGS...'Just west of Ridge and Montrose Roads was the Current Settlement.'"
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Wm Current seems to have still spent time, and conducted business, in NJ, even after relocating to Canada:
NJ Archives, Vol. 38, Calendar of Wills 1796-1800 -
p. 211 -
1799, Nov. 20. KIMBLE, Isaac, of Newton Twsp., Sussex Co. Int. Adm'x - Elizabeth KIMBLE. Fellowbondsmen - John BRODRICK and Isaac VANOYE; all of said Co.
Lib. 38, p. 510
1799, Nov. 19. Inventory, $1,321.82; made by Peter SIMMONS and William CURRENT. File 823S.
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"History of Crowland Township - Centennial Yearbook, 1967"
1803 Town Meeting Election,... WILLIAM CURRENT, Collector; WILLIAM CURRENT, Sr., Road Master
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"A Century of Municipal History 1792-1892, part1, Welland Ontario" by Earnest Alexander Cruikshank: Under Willoughby Twp. section (adjacent to Crowland), there is an "Account of Sales of the late HENRY WEISHUHN's effects ... " at Public sale on Saturday, April 21, 1804." Listing includes following item:
"WM. CURRANT, Mohawk Testament, 3 shillings"
Wm. Arnold Current's NOTE: "Mohawk Testament" is all that was indicated...A cursory review of the landowners of Willoughby Tsp., of 1876 does not reveal any of that name (Weishuhn).
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1808 Wm. LEMON's land in Crowland, conc. 6 lot 3, transferred to Wm. CURRENT Sr.
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1815-1816 - "Notes from Niagara" (newsletter of Ontario Genealogical Society, Niagara Branch). [Vol XIII No 1, Feb 1993 pg 8] Names mentioned in a ledger book of JAMES MACKLEM, a merchant in Chippawa, 1815-1816 ... JOHN CURRENT ... WM CURRENT JR. ... WM. CURRENT SR.
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Diane Sargins, (dsargins@@mb.sympatico.ca), 9/26/2002:
I...tripped over a memorial, C6858 made 4 Nov 1824, registered 11th July 1826 (Niagara District Registrar of Deeds v. K, LDS 0170153), whereby Wm.CURRENT SR of Crowland passed some land (S end Lot 4 & SW corner lot 5, conc. 7, Crowland) to his dau ELIZABETH FLETCHER, widow, witnessed by JOSEPH & JACOB CURRENT, both of Crowland.
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1830 Wm. CURRENT also owned Conc. 7 Lots 2 & 3 - 126 acres.
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"History of Crowland Township", p. 40, Apr. 20, 1833: "Jacob Current, Path Master, Sugar Loaf Road to Michael Lemons. William Current, Sr., 8.... (Number indicates number of days he was to work on road.)
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(Ont. Archives, Ref: R.G.22, Series 235 CURRENT WILLIAM Niagara North 29 Aug. 1839)
The last will and Testament of WILLIAM CURRENT SENIOR deceased of the Township of Crowland
Proved & Recorded the 29th day of August 1839
[--?-- --?--] Registrar
(signed)
Province of Upper Canada
in the Surrogate Court, District of Niagara
Be it remembered, That on the twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally came and appeared in the office of the Surrogate Court, and before the Surrogate for the District of Niagara, in the Province of Upper Canada aforesaid, JAMES CURRENT of the township of Crowland in said District of Niagara, Yeoman, who being duly sworn, on oath deposeth and saith, that he was personally present, when WILLIAM CURRENT SENIOR the Testator, named in the Last Will and Testament hereunto annexed, signed and subscribed said Last Will and Testament, and heard him the said Testator declare and pronounce the said written instrument to be his Last Will and Testament. And deponent also swears, that STEPHEN SKINNER and SAMUEL GLOVER...were likewise present, and saw said WILLIAM CURRENT SENIOR the Testator sign and subscribe said annexed written instrument, and heard said Testator declare and pronounce it to be his Last Will and Testament. And deponent further swears, that the subscribing witnesses signed as witnesses to said Last Will and Testament, in the presence of the Testator, WILLIAM CURRENT SENIOR and of each other. And further the deponent saith not.
JAMES CURRENT (signed)
In Surrogat Court office Yeoman at Niagara in Niagara District the day and year first above written before me
[--?-- --?--}
(signed)
Registrar
In the name of God Amen, I WILLIAM CURRENT Senior, of the Township of Crowland, in the District of Niagara and Province of Upper Canada, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this to be my last will and Testament, in manner following. First and principally I resign my soul to the Great and merciful God who gave it, and my body I desire to be decently buried, and as to my worldly estate with which God has helped me with, I dispose of in the following manner, that is to say; First I will and direct that all my just debts that I may be owing at the time of my decease be first paid out of my present estate by my Executors herein after named. To my grandson WILLIAM CURRENT son of JOSEPH CURRENT deceased I give and bequeath one pound five shillings, To my grandson ELISHA CURRENT son of the above named JOSEPH CURRENT I give one pound five shillings. I also give and bequeath to my second son JAMES Seven pounds and ten shillings. I also bequeath unto my daughters ANN, ABIGAIL, and SARAH, and JARED, the eldest son of my daughter CHARITY, deceased, the sum of five shillings each. I also bequeath to my third son WILLIAM the sum of five shillings. I also give and bequeath to the whole and sole use, and benefit and occupancy of my youngest daughter ELIZABETH and her child for and during her lifetime a log house sixteen by twenty, now occupied as a weavers shop (standing near the house in which I now live) with the loom and all the tackling belonging to the same; and also my old log barn and barn yard, and also the log house wherein I now live, with the use of the well and brook and the garden spot which I now occupy. I also give and bequeath to my youngest daughter ELIZABETH forever all the household furniture which I now possess, a one horse waggen, three cows, the choice of my stock, one two year old heifer from my stock of cattle, and ten sheep, the choice from my stock. To my four grandsons, JOBE LODER, JOHN WELLS, WILLIAM NELSON, and DAVID MITTON, (sons of my youngest son JOHN) I give and bequeath to them and their heirs and assigns forever, one hundred acres of land, bounded south by twenty acres of land which I deeded to my daughter Elizabeth, and north by the north ends of lots number four and five in the seventh concession of the Township of Crowland where I now live, to be equally divided between them, enjoining whom(?) them my last named four grandsons to maintain and support their father JOHN CURRENT, and their mother HULDAH, in a manner suitable to their condition, age and infirmities, during their natural lives, with good descent apparal, boarding and lodging and all things necessary for their comfort. If either of my four grandsons, Vis. JOBE LODER, JOHN WELLS, WILLIAM NELSON, and DAVID MITTON, should die under the age of twentyone his or her portions of my estate shall be equally divided among such of the survivors of these my said grandsons in fee simple. To my youngest Son JOHN I give and bequeath the residue of my present estate.
To my youngest daughter ELIZABETH I make a further bequest of twelve bushels of wheat, one ton of hay, and one hundred weights of pork, to be paid to her yearly and ever year as long as she remains a widow, which payment is to be made off of my farm whereon I now live, and must be made by whomsoever has the benefit of the said farm. Lastly I do hereby make constitute(?) and appoint my son WILLIAM CURRENT, JOHN LEMON, and JOHN W. BYRON[?], Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hunderd and thirty four. (Signed by William an "X")
Signed, sealed published and declared by the Testator to be his last will and Testament, in the presence of us, who by the desire and in the presence of the testator and of each other have hereunto set our names. NB the inserting of the word (among) between the
twenty third and twenty fourth lines in the second page of the aboveTestament was done before the signing & sealing of the same
STEPHEN SKINNER
SAMUEL GLOVER
JAMES CURRENT
(NOTE: A STEPHEN SKINNER was on the May 1787 list of those of Hunterdon Co., NJ whose property was confiscated for joining the King's Army. )
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A true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods chattels Rights and credits of WILLIAM CURRANT late of the Township of Crowland County of Lincoln District of Niagara Deceased made by us whose names are hereunto subscribed the twenty sixth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Thirty Seven.
horse......................................L. 4 15 0
Horned Cattle...........................27 0 0
Sheep.......................................21 2 6
Double wagon............................9 0 0
Single wagon.............................4 10 .
Farming Mills.............................6 5 .
Double Harness.........................2 . .
Sleigh.........................................7 10
Plow and Implements of husb
=andry........................................4 10 .
Weavers Loom and Tacklen......2 10 .
House hold goods....................19 5 .
Carpenter tools...........................1 . .
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Total 92 7 6
Appraised by us the day and year above written
JACOB STROHM
JAMES CURRENT
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Upper Canada-District of Niagara
In the Surrogate Court.
I JOHN LEMON of Willoughby, in the said District, Yeoman, and one of the Executors of the Last Will and Testament of WILLIAM CURRENT late of Crowland in said District, Yeoman deceased, duly nominated and appointed, do swear that the Writing hereunto annexed (to the best of knowledge and belief) contains the true Last Will and Testament of the said WILLIAM CURRENT deceased; and that I will well and faithfully administer the same, by paying, first, the Testator's Debts, and then the Legacies therein contained, as far as the chattels, and credits will thereto extend, and the Law charge, and that I will a true and perfect Inventory make of all and singular the said goods and chattels, Rights and credits, which shall come into my hands, possession, or knowledge, and exhibit the same into the Surrogate Court for this District in six calendar months from the date hereof; and that I will render a just and true account of my Administration, when thereunto required. And farther, that (to the best of my knowledge and belief) that said Deceased,at the time of his death, had not Goods, Chattels, or Credits, in the amount of Five Pounds, in any other than this District.
JOHN LEMON (signed)
At this Surrogate Court Office Yeom.- before me at Niagara aforesaid this 23 day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine-
[--?--] (signed) Registrar
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