Name: John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario

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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Abraham Willson: Birth: 6 MAR 1783 in Richmond, Staten Island, New York. Death: by 26 Apr 1793 in Miramichi, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick

  2. John Willson: Birth: 18 APR 1785 in Miramichi, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick. Death: 24 JAN 1865 in Willowdale (Toronto), York Twp., Ontario

  3. Rebekah Willson: Birth: 31 MAR 1789 in Miramichi, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick. Death: 23 FEB 1853 in Agincourt (Scarborough, York Co., Ontario

  4. Stillwell Willson: Birth: 2 JUN 1793 in Miramichi, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick. Death: 23 MAY 1862 in Glen Meyer, Houghton Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario


Notes
a. Note:   N30 Sarah is the daughter of Elizabeth Hillyer & Abraham Lakerman.IV & U.E., of Richmond on Staten Isl., NYC.
 * 1762, Mar 25, Abraham Lakerman & Elizabeth his wife, Daughter, Sarah.
 * 1782 Mar 9, Marriage License, issued by Secretary of the Province of New York to:
 John Willson & Sarah Lakerman. The actual marriage:
 * 1782 Apr 23, at St. Andrew's Church, Richmond, NY.
  . The Willson's arrived in the May Fleet group of 20 vessels bring 30,000 Loyalist at St. John's harbour the 10th & 18th May, 1783. The names of the vessels were:
 The Camel, Union, Aurora, Hope, Otta, Spencer, Tempest?, Thames, Spring, Bridgewater, Favorite, Ann, Commerce, William, Lord Townsend, Sovereign, Sally, Cyrus, Britain, King George.
 Ref: History of St. John. D R Jack.
 Two other vessel were The Two Asters, commanded by Capt. Brown & the Bridgewater. Ref: Ripples on the St. John River in Loyalist Days.
  . To Peter Russell, Upper Canada (Ontario):
 The petitioner Sarah Wilson, Daughter of Abraham Lakerman late is His Majestry's Services as Captain of a Troop of Militia Horse. That your Petitioner Loyalists lands as a daughter to the above, he was being a firm friend & servant to Gov. She having been in this county for 3 years. [ c 1793 Oct.] & in duty bound will ever pray,
 John Willson, Jur.
  . Richard Lawrence maketh Oath & says that he knew the wife of John Wilson Jur. - (Sarah Lakerman) & that she was actually within the British lines last American war at New York, & that her father died within the British lines in the year 1776.
 Signed, Richd. Lawrence.
 Ref: Willson, Sarah Lakerman, DUE, UCLP W Bundle 4 1797-1799 Petition 2. Microfliche C2951.
 Note1: Undated letter, but the above letter was received on 27 June, 1797 & marked read 26 May, 1798, eleven months later!
 Richard Lawrence is Sarah Lakerman Willson's brother-in-law. - PJ Ahlberg.
  . House of Uncle of Sarah Lakerman
 . Richmond, NY, 1791 Jun 24, NY East Ward Assessment of Real & Personal Property:
 The house of Isaac Van Tuyl. The small size & amount of its windows is characteristic of an early period. The large section is original unit, covered by a gambrel roof of New England type, has been restored & considerable altered.
  . Recorded for further research: William Lakerman, died 16 Oct, 1805 & buried in Saint Andrews Church Cemetery, Richmondtown, New York.
 Note2: that is, the same church that Sarah married John Lawrence. - - -
b. Note:   Alt Spellings: Lacreman, Lackman, Lockman, Lakeman, however, the original Lacqueman.
c. Note:   Alt Date 2 Mar 1782, Licenses issued to John Willson and Sarah Lackerman, Staten Isl., New York Vol XXXV, p 83

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