one years of age, and females on their marriage, be entitled to grants of 200 acres of land each free of all expense.'

This adherence of Peter Valleau and his fellow Loyalists to the Crown makes it of considerable interest to have some account of their settlement in the neighborhood of the Bay of Quinte. They were settled on a peninsula of land situated on the St. Lawrence River, and extending from the highest French settlement near Lake St. Francis, up to Ontario, and thence along that lake to and around the Bay of Quinte. This tract was divided into townships, and subdivided into concessions and lots. The British Government first located and surveyed for a town where Kingston† now lies, and the surrounding country was examined to ascertain what lands, if any, were fit for settlement, which were then divided into townships of six square miles each, and these into lots of one hundred and twenty acres each, one to go to each family; the townships to be seven concessions deep. Kingston and the four townships west of it were at first, and for years after, popularly known by the early settlers as First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth towns, though it is evident that from the beginning they were officially given the proper names by which they are now known. Their names and number of settlers are as follows:

"Township No. 1. [Kingston] Capt. Grass' party and those attached, 187

2. [Ernesttown] part of Major Jessup's and those attached, 434

3. [Fredericksburgh] Major Rogers Corps and those attached,

299

4. [Adolphustown] Major Van Alstine's party of Loyalists, 259

5. [Marysburgh] different detachments of disbanded regular regiments, 259

Rangers of the Six Nation department and Loyalists settled with the Mohawk Indians, 28."

On the sixteenth day of June, 1784, the first party of United Empire Loyalists who settled in Adolphustown (then called Fourth Town), on the Bay of Quinte, Province of Ontario, Upper Canada, landed on its shores with their flotilla of batteaux. They had left New York the previous October, in a number of sailing vessels accompanied by a British war vessel, sailed around the coast of New England and Nova Scotia, wintering at Sorel, a few miles east of Montreal. They left there at the opening of navigation in the spring, in small boats which they dragged by hand up the St. Lawrence rapids and river, a tiresome journey of two hundred and fifty miles, requiring over a month.

The Valleau family is on the list of this noble company of pioneers of Upper Canada. The family consisted of Peter Valleau, his wife, and their two sons, Hildebrand and Cornelius. In the United Empire List, inserted by order of the Honorable Executive Council, stands Lieutenant Peter Valleau, who was also on the List of those to whom the British Government furnished supplies in 1776.

In the Adolphustown township records of 1795, among the families mentioned as then resident there, was Peter Valleau with five in family. The fifth member was his daughter, Mary, born in Canada. In the printed list of settlers in this

*From Robt. J. Gourlay's "Upper Canada," Vol. I, p. 13.

+ Called Fort Frontenac during the French occupation of the territory. Quoted from "Early Surveys of the Province of Ontario," by Mr. Thomas W. Casey, in Napanee, Ontario, Beaver, November 17, 1899. Mr. Casey also contributed most of the above account of Peter Valleau.

township stands the name of Cornelius, second son of Peter Valleau, for the second farm, fourth Concession, north shore of Hay Bay, where he [Cornelius] lived, and died at the age of eighty years.

Peter Valleau lived in Adolphustown more than eleven years, after which he sold his farm, and permanently settled on the High Shore of the Bay of Quinte, Township of Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward County, where he had a large block of land. The old homestead contained three hundred acres. His son Hildebrand died before he did, leaving two sons, Peter and Hildebrand, to whom their grandfather gave one hundred and fifty acres, each, of his land. Peter sold his share at once, and it is now in the hands of strangers. He then moved to a small village, named Shannonville, Tyendenago Township, Hastings County, where he lived for years, removing later to the States, where he died. Hildebrand's half, with the buildings, came to his son Hildebrand, and was, in 1899, owned and occupied by George Edgar, a son of the latter. This farm has been occupied by five generations of the same family without any break.

The farm at Sophiasburgh, belonging to Mary, the daughter of Peter Valleau, and deeded to her by her father, adjoined his grandson Peter's half, there being only a concession road between them. This farm descended to Mary's son, Peter Valleau Benson, and, in 1899, belonged to his son Caleb, an old bachelor, who then lived upon the place. In his old age Peter Valleau came to live with his daughter Mary and her husband, John Benson, and with them spent the remainder of his life. Peter Valleau and his two wives are buried in the old Conger Methodist Church* burying-ground, two miles east of the town of Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario. There also lie buried his son Hildebrand and his family, and his daughter Mary and her husband, John Benson, and several members of their family.

Children of Peter Valleau and Jannetie Zabriskie

I.

Hildebrand Valleau

Born, Bergen County, N. J., June 5, 1775. Baptised† July 6, 1775, witnesses: Jacobus Bogert and wife. He married Elizabeth Campbell, of Adolphustown, a United Empire Loyalist, August 25, 1800. He died April 13, 1837. She born April 2, 1782. Eleven children, all born at Sophiasburgh, Canada: Jane, Phoebe, Mary, Catharine, Sarah, Peter, Christine, Susannah, Hildebrand, Ann, and Eliza Mahala.

2. Cornelius Valleau

Born, Bergen County, N. J., March 17, 1777; baptised§ April 27, 1777; no witnesses. He married Ann Rowe, 1798. He died 1858; buried at Adolphustown. She born March 17, 1781. Eight children: Peter, William, Andrew Zabriskie, Catharine, Jane, Mary, Betsy Ann, and Charlotte Christiana.

Militia.

3. Mary Valleau

Born February 10, 1787; baptised || December 31, 1787; married John Benson,

* An account of this church is given in the Appendix.

† Baptism recorded at Reformed Dutch Church, Schraalenburgh, N. J.

A marble headstone over his grave in the "Conger Burial Ground," states that he was a Colonel of the

§ Baptism recorded at Reformed Dutch Church, Schraalenburgh, N. J.

Baptised at St. Paul's Church, Fredericksburgh, Ontario, Canada, by the Reverend John Laugheny, Church of England Missionary.

1801.* She died September, 1855. He born 1779; died May, 1864. Ten children: Mary, Jane, Elizabeth, Anna, Peter Valleau, Eve, Cornelius Valleau, Hildebrand Valleau, Richard, and Charity.

Children and Descendants of Hildebrand

[First Child of Peter Valleau and Jannetie Zabriskie

1. Jane Valleau

Born August 13, 1801; died July 21, 1898; unmarried.

2. Phoebe Valleau

Born February 25, 1803; married Isaac Saunders, 1827. She died January 22, 1875. He born February 21, 1800; died March 22, 1886. Four children: Adam, Maria, Hildebrand Valleau, and Elizabeth.

Adam Saunders, born July 18, 1829; married Sarah Jane Jones [née Cunningham], December, 1872. He died August 4, 1889. No children.

Maria Saunders, born January 26, 1831; married Walter Ruttan, January, 1853. She died October 4, 1895. He born 1828; died July 30, 1892. Three children: Sidney A., Gertrude and Edith.

SIDNEY A. RUTTAN, born December 23, 1853; married Mary E. Dainard, 1879. She born 1859. One child: Stella E., born 1888.

GERTRUDE RUTTAN, born August 10, 1858; married Robert Chapp, March 8, 1875. He born February 22, 1854. Two children: Nellie Antoinette, born December 17, 1875; Harry Saunders, born December 7, 1885.

EDITH RUTTAN, born July 24, 1861; married James De Mille, June 19, 1887. He born September, 1869. One child: Clarence Walter, born February 18, 1896. Hildebrand Valleau Saunders, born April 7, 1837; married Catharine M. Mercer, 1891. No children.

Elizabeth Saunders, born November 21, 1843; died May 21, 1887; unmarried.

3. Mary Valleau

Born December 16, 1804; married William B. Steele, January 16, 1841. She died July 26, 1883. He died January 9, 1883. Two children: Mary J. and Allen D. Mary J. Steele, born October 21, 1841; married John Lee, of Ernesttown, February 13, 1877. Two children: Harry Cartwright, born December 27, 1877, unmarried; Frank D., born April 10, 1883, unmarried.

Allen D. Steele, born June 11, 1842; unmarried.

4. Catharine Valleau

Born July 27, 1807; married Gilbert Miller (Reverend). She died November 23, 1883. No children.

5. Sarah Valleau

Born July 2, 1809; married Amos Pearsall, 1831. She died October 7, 1885. He born December 4, 1803; died January 29, 1879. Eight children: William Emery, Hildebrand Valleau, Catharine Blanche, Saunders Isaac, James Lycurgus, Peter Valleau, Emma Sara, and Edward Charles.

William Emery Pearsall, born August 1, 1833; married Jane Soby, December 4, 1872. She born July 1, 1841. Two children: Blanche Kate and Eva May.

*An account of the Benson Family is given in the Appendix.

BLANCHE KATE PEARSALL, born July 25, 1874.

EVA MAY PEARSALL, born May 13, 1877; married Marcus D. Taylor, of Shannonville, February 5, 1896. One child: Vera May, born March 19, 1897.

1863.

Hildebrand Valleau Pearsall, born January 11, 1836; died November 7,

Catharine Blanche Pearsall, born February 17, 1838.

Saunders Isaac Pearsall, born April 20, 1840.

James Lycurgus Pearsall, born May 27, 1842; married. Two sons. Peter Valleau Pearsall, born November 2, 1844; married Lodema Etta La Roy, July 24, 1872. She born May 19, 1854. Six children: Herbert Leslie, born April 4, 1876; Ernest Willard, born April 13, 1878; Edith Louise, born September 17, 1880; Franklin, born December 25, 1882; Ella, born June 22, 1886, died September 7, 1886; Raymond Whitmore, born October 27, 1888.

Emma Sara Pearsall, born June 15, 1848; married Stallham La Dulong, July 10, 1872. He born December 1, 1847; died August 16, 1893. Three children: Florence Bell, born May 30, 1873; Berthana Kathleen, born April 3, 1883; Jeremiah, born November 16, 1885.

Edward Charles Pearsall, born September 24, 1851.

6. Peter Valleau

Born February 12, 1812; married Mary Webster, January, 1841. He died October 9, 1892. She born, London, England, September 7, 1818; died December 22, 1891. Six children: George Zabriskie, Jane Ann, Hortense, Agnes, Rosealthea, and Edith.

George Zabriskie Valleau, M.D., born November 1, 1841; died, Carson City, Mich., September 17, 1906. Married Anna Clark, December 23, 1870. She born April 7, 1842; died March 16, 1901. One child: Vinal B.

VINAL B. VALLEAU, born October 11, 1871; married Grace Anderson, August 1, 1894. She born September 11, 1872. One child: Louise, born May 23, 1900.

Jane Ann Valleau, born January 18, 1843; married Albert Rinaldo Dingman, January 14, 1863. He born August 26, 1836. Four children: Lillian Hortense; Frederick Valleau, born November 2, 1865; Carl, born January 24, 1874, died December 11, 1875; Robert Dickens, born May 16, 1875.

LILLIAN HORTENSE DINGMAN, born November 5, 1863; married George Edward Mitchell, January 28, 1883. He born August 17, 1860; died May 18, 1898. One child: Ethel May, born March 8, 1885.

Hortense Valleau, born November 1, 1844; married David Millar, July 13, 1871. He born September 30, 1842. Four children: Agnes, born August 20, 1872; Ralph, born January 28, 1876, died December 24, 1881; Roger Alexander, born March 31, 1878; Edith Valleau, born May 16, 1880.

Agnes Valleau, born, Shannonville, Ontario, Canada, July 15, 1849; married William Richardson, M.D., November 12, 1873. He born, Guelph, Ontario, August 9, 1844. One child: Carl V., born, Carson City, Mich., December 5, 1876.

Rosealthea Valleau, born February 5, 1855; married Francis A. Rockafellow, January 14, 1897. He born September 14, 1848. No children.

Edith Valleau, born, Shannonville, Ontario, Canada, August 13, 1860; married James Richardson, January 1, 1883. He born, Guelph, Ontario, August 8,

1848. Two children: Margaret Althea, born Sault St. Marie, Mich., December 21, 1883; George Ellerby, born same place, December 22, 1884.

7. Christine Valleau

Born March 8, 1814; married William Wood,* 1832. She died June 21, 1841. He born June 4, 1806; died December 29, 1888. Three children: George W., Eliza Mahala and Albert Smith.

George W. Wood, born January 7, 1834; married Elizabeth Sallons, of Picton, Ontario, Canada, 1856.

No children.

Eliza Mahala Wood, born November 7, 1836; married Joseph Rightmeyer, April 23, 1856. He born July 26, 1836. Six children: Stanley Dalton, Isabella Christine, Willet Corey, Harrison, Frances Louisa, and Emma Alberta.

STANLEY DALTON RightmEYER, born July 31, 1858; married Annie Ellis, September 15, 1885. Three children: Clinton, Gordon and Grant.

ISABELLA CHRISTINE RIGHTMEYER, born January 6, 1860; married Lewis Edgar Sharpe, September 15, 1876. She died April 27, 1890. Four children: Charles, Edgar, Gertrude, and Muriel.

WILLET COREY RIGHTMEYER, born January 16, 1864.

HARRISON RIGHTMEYER, born March 22, 1866; married Sophie Barnard, December 1, 1897. One child: Joseph Hector.

FRANCES LOUISA RIGHTMEYER, born August 11, 1867.

EMMA ALBERta RightmeyER, born March 3, 1880.

Albert Smith Wood, born June 15, 1841; married Deborah Washburn Rightmeyer, April 21, 1861. He died July 24, 1868. She born July 28, 1843. Three children: Victoria Elizabeth, Albert Edgar and Netta Ethel.

VICTORIA ELIZABETH WOOD, born April 8, 1863.

ALBERT EDGAR WOOD, born July 12, 1865; married Mary Ann Wood, February 18, 1891. She born May 9, 1868. Four children: Leslie Vernon, born February 5, 1892; Reginald Roy, born October 10, 1893, died May 4, 1894; Lela Mabel, born July 20, 1895; Sarah Elizabeth, born July 18, 1898.

NETTA Ethel WOOD, born June 5, 1867; married Philip Perry, November 17, 1886. He born March 25, 1863. Three children: Herbert Clifford, born April 29, 1890; Edith Hazel May, born April 25, 1894, died March 22, 1897; Philip Leighton Blake, born September 28, 1898.

8. Susannah Valleau

Born August 8, 1817; married John Fletcher Sexmith, February 6, 1838. She died November 1, 1867. He born July 7, 1811; died November 22, 1897. Ten children: Rodman Francis, Charles Wesley, Stillman Noris, Sanford, Kate Loretta, Adam Henry, Millard Fillmore, David, Anna Elizabeth, and Ida Jane.

Rodman Francis Sexmith, born March 7, 1839; married Jessie A. Stafford, June 2, 1872. She born April 29, 1845. Three children: Lyman S., born December 1, 1874; Blanche C., born January 2, 1881; Jessie L., born August 8, 1882.

Charles Wesley Sexmith, born February 27, 1841; married Emily Henrietta Newman, August 8, 1865. One child: Lottie Ermina, born November 17, 1869. Stillman Noris Sexmith, born March 20, 1843; died August 14, 1880.

* He was married four times, and had, altogether, fourteen children. He married, second, Ann Valleau, a sister of his wife.