Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell - (PDF ... - Adkinshorton.net

It is hoped that the next Fletcher descendant who works on the genealogy ofthe family may discover some of the data lacking in the foregoing, and also maybe helped by what has been collected. One should bear in mind that living inScotland between 1700 and 1800 was as primitive as that in some parts of ourown unsettled country. And that while we had the Indians to contend with, Scotlandhas its own deep determination not to be controlled by England, whichresulted in the tragic "troubles" of 1715 and 1745. After August 1747 and aslate as 1750 the English had instructions to shoot on the spot anyone seenwearing Highland garb. "Between the years 1763 and 1775 over 20, 000 Highlandersleft their homes for America" (J.P. McLean p. 36 in Scotch Highlandersettlements)The names of Archibald's children living in Canada are found in both theFletcher Sketch and in papers in the Chisholm family into which a daughterCatharine married. The Fletcher list gives "from memory" Archibald, Alexander,Ann, Elizabeth, Duncan, James and "Flora who married a Chisholm";further that Canadian "relatives" were named MacDonald, MacQueen, MacNaband MacGlashan.The Chisholms list these children as John, Archibald, Catharine who mar.a Chisholm and three daughters who married into the MacQueen, MacGlashanand McNab families.The daught?" of Archibald who mar. a Chisholm in Canada was named Catharine.She married John Chisholm Sr. as his second wife; they lived nearNiagara Falls. Her stone states she died in 1825 in her 65th year. The compilerbelieves she is the Katharine baptised April 1759 at Glen Orchy. CatharineFletcher Chisholm reared John Chisholm's son William by his first wifeChristeen Stuart and three children of her own: Jane born 11 April 1791; Johnborn 25 May 1794 and Janet born 13 Nov. 1796. William and John were earlysettlers on Oakville, Ontario. Descendants are Hazel C. Mathews who wrote"Oakville and the Sixteen" and Miss Helen Bishop of Owen Sound, Ont. who hasa charming silhouette of Catharine Fletcher Chisholm and dishes that wereonce hers.As for Alexander Fletcher of Ontario, son of Archibald and Flora, manyinteresting facts have been gathered through the years. The old Land Booksof Ontario at Toronto show that Alexander's first land was at Newark (nowNiagara-on-the-Lake) a town lot. It was here that his son John was bornabout 1796 according to the Bowmanville, Ont. records where John died in1872. In 1802 Alexander was given a lease on the land described as Lot #1of the First Concession in Darlington Township, Durham County, Ontario.He was then but 31 years of age. He doubtless moved his family to this placevery soon as the township records show in 1802 he registered his cattlemark -- a crop off the left ear. The Ontario Archives Vol. 8 shows him asone of the petitioners for a school in that district in 1811 by which time hehad at least 3 children of school age. The 1802 first Concession land waswhere the village of Bowmanville is now located. In 1817 for services renderedin the War of 1812 he received a recommendation in Council for "more Crownland in addition to that in Lot 6 Gainsborough" already given to him; theMinutes read thus: "the Council being satisfied of the great merit of thepetitioner recommends a grant of 200 acres in addition to his former grant107