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Phillips, John (1753-1844) lived in New Jersey during colonial times. In the American Revolution, John served as a Corporal in the New Jersey Volunteers and married Isabella Finney in New York City. Following the war he took his family in the 1783 Loyalist exodus from New York to New Brunswick. They arrived in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County by 1800 then about 1815 settled in Ekfrid Township, Middlesex County. Includes three generations of descendants in Elgin, Kent and Middlesex Counties, in Nebraska and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Pettit, Horton, Sutton, Daugherty, McBride, Claris, Wilkie, Marr, Bateman, Partridge, Kelley, Hawkins, Gowan, Bassett, Babcock, McDonald. 

Phillips, Nicholas (1784-1862), of Bayham Township, Elgin County This is a genealogy of Nicholas Phillips (1784-1862) of Bayham Township, Elgin County. There is a controversy as to the parentage of this Nicholas Phillips. Some family genealogies place him as a son of Nicholas Phillips who married Mary Warden in Weymouth, Massachusetts on 2 Jul 1781. They state the couple’s son Nicholas Phillips of Bayham was born in Schoharie County, New York on 12 Feb 1784. Another group of family trees place Nicholas Phillips of Bayham Township as a son of Lewis Lodewyck Phillips, born in Florida Township, Montgomery County, New York on 26 May 1741. Lewis married Margaret Hatkok on 13 Dec 1768 and died in Florida Township on 5 Mar 1820. Margaret (Hatkok) Phillips was born in Montgomery County, New York on 15 Apr 1739 and died in Florida Township on 16 Jul 1811. These genealogies also place as one of their children Nicholas Phillips of Bayham born in Schoharie on 12 Feb 1784. Nicholas Phillips (1784-1862) was born in the United States in 1784 and with his first wife Hannah McKay settled for a time in Ancaster Township, Wentworth County. About 1818 they moved to a farm west of Guysboro in Bayham Township, Elgin County. Hannah died around 1824 and Nicholas married his second wife Effie Agnes Alward, a daughter of Daniel and Jemima Alward of Bertie Township, Welland County. Nicholas and Effie continued on their farm until their passing in 1862 and 1886 respectively and were buried in Guysboro Cemetery. Includes six generations of descendants in Elgin, Norfolk and Peterborough Counties, and in Michigan, Nebraska and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Davis, Anderson, Gilbert, Garnham, Staley, Wiley, Wilson, House, Dean, Lane, Holcomb, Broadway, Kinsley, Knowlton, Leach, Mudge, Smith, Porter, Bradley, Mitchell, Cable, Strron, Martin, Millard, Elliot, Lee, Sanders. 

Pickard, William (c. 1727-1804) and his wife Mary Elizabeth Wintermute during colonial times lived in Stone Arabia, Albany County, New York. He also had 3 acres of land chiefly on Islands in the Mohawk River. William Pickard next settled on 300 acres of land on the Susquehannah River near Wilkes Barr in northeastern Pennsylvania. He built a house and barn on the property. A later claim for losses stated he had “Cattle & Goods on Susquehannah 5 Milk Cows, 2 young Creatures, Grain, 24 Bushels and 16 Bushels, two Horses, 8 Hogs, Furniture, utensils.

During the American Revolution in 1778, William Pickard was loyal to the British cause and went with his sons James and Benjamin to the British outpost at Fort Niagara where they joined Captain Peter Hare’s Company in Butler’s Rangers, William and James serving as privates and young Benjamin was a drummer boy.

Following the war, William Pickard and his sons James and Benjamin were granted 90 acres of land in Lot 193, Niagara Township running west and northwest from Four Mile Creek and extending north from East & West Line and southwest of the Town of Niagara (present Niagara-on-the-Lake). Today, Niagara Wine Tour Guides is located in the south part of the property.

The genealogy includes six generations coast to coast in Canada and the United States. Descendant surnames mentioned: Markle, Dettrick, Rowe, Ostehout, Curtis, Darby, McBride, Murphy, McIlroy, Patterson, Cramer, Campbell, Gilleland, Wilson, Wilkins, Gark, McLean, Oliver, Toombes, Shackleton, Lambert and many more.

Pierce, Thomas (c. 1808-1894), son of Peter Pierce who is said in family lore to have been the English ancestor of the Canadian family. His son Thomas was born in Cuckfield, Sussex County, England, a village on Highway B2036 at the junction of Brook Street west of Haywards Heath. Peter Pierce died near Lindfield, Sussex County, England about 1849. This is a village at the junction of Highways B2028 and B2112 in west Sussex County north of Haywards Heath. The port of Brighton is located to the south. Peter Pierce had six sons and six daughters. One son was an artist who painted pictures of horses and other animals.

Thomas Pierce apprenticed as a finishing carpenter in England then came to Canada on the Elizabeth Firth at the age of 19 in 1827. The voyage lasted nine weeks. He travelled to Buffalo then walked to Port Rowan carrying his belongings in a nap sack on his back. An accomplished carpenter, he built many of the houses in and around Port Rowan, Walsingham Township then in the hamlet of Clear Creek in Houghton Township where he settled later. He built a shop and made furniture. Thomas built the pulpit and chair for the Anglican Church at Jacksonburg, Houghton Township. Thomas married Agnes Ellis (1815-1878), daughter of Norfolk County pioneer Cornwall Ellis.

Includes five generations of descendants in Norfolk and Elgin Counties in Ontario and in Michigan, Illinois and California in the United States. Descendant surnames include: Parker, Chamberlain, Winder, Frain, Cunningham, Fick, Keenan, Franklin, Saxton, Harris, Wright, Paterson, Thayer, Lorenz, Motzi. 

Pitman, Francis (1806-1886) and his wife Ann Fiveash lived in Alveston and Bristol, Gloucester County, England then emigrated with their family to Canada by 1850. They settled on a farm in Walsingham Township near the village of Port Rowan. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Church, Butcher, Curtis, Mussell, Miller, Bowyer. 

Ponting, George (c. 1823-1896) and his wife Elizabeth came from England to Walsingham Township, Norfolk County by 1844 and settled on a farm near Walsingham Centre. Mark Ponting (1825-1884) and his wife Harriet Clifford came from Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, England to Walsingham Township about 1852 and settled on a farm north of the village of Port Rowan. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk and Essex Counties, and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Nash, Boyington. 

Post, Abraham (c. 1770) brought his family from Albany, New York to Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County after 1818. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Shepherd, Ebercaiser, Wilson, Fisher. 

Potts, Reynard (c. 1725-1799) and his wife Catherine lived in Harford County, Maryland. In 1789 Reynard removed with his family to Canada and settled in Willoughby Township, Welland County. His son Jacob Potts (1761-1838) and his wife Susannah Coard brought their family from Maryland to Upper Canada in 1789 and lived at Willoughby Township until 1800 when they settled in Woodhouse Township. Includes five generations of descendants in Norfolk County and in Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Powers, Yonson, Cowan, Hepburn, Wilson, Shaw, Myers. 

Pow, John (1810/16-1888) and Robert Pow (c. 1821-1889) came from England to Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County during the 1860s. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk and Oxford Counties. Descendant surnames included: Johnson, Sherk, Davis. 

Powell, Abraham (1763- aft. 1826) during colonial times lived at Fishkill Precinct, Dutchess County, New York. In the American Revolution he served in the Loyalist forces and then went in the 1783 Loyalist exodus from New York to New Brunswick where he married Ruth Wood. They came to Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County in 1796, and afterwards settled in Charlotteville Township near the village of Vittoria, and finally in Windham Township. Includes ancestry and four generations of descendants in Norfolk and Carleton Counties, and in Michigan and British Columbia and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Sheldon, Tune, Bell, Jones, Youngs. 

Powell, Thomas and his wife Mary (c. 1798-) brought their family from Kerry County, Ireland to Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County in 1841. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Smith, Terry. 

Pratt, John (c. 1799-) and his wife Margaret Gould came from Ireland to Quebec by 1838 then Upper Canada about 1840 and settled in Ancaster Township. Wentworth County then in Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County, and finally in Walsingham Township north of the village of Langton. Includes children and grandchildren. A grandson, Lt. Col. Arthur C. Pratt, was instrumental in the establishment of the St. Williams Reforestry Station. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk and York Counties, and in Michigan. Descendant surname included: Cassady. 

Preffer, Jacob (1767-) and his wife Betsey settled in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County by the time of the 1812 Census then seems to have left Norfolk County soon after. Includes children. One page genealogy. 

Pretty, Thomas c. 1793-) and his wife Sarah Reynolds lived in Downton, Wiltshire, England then in 1836 emigrated to Walsingham Township, Norfolk County and settled west of the village of St. Williams. Includes four generations of descendants in Norfolk County and on Manitoulin Island. Descendant surnames included: Cronk, Brandow, Black, McKinnon, Blackburn, McVey.

Price, Thomas (1777-1836) came from Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey to Walsingham Township as a young man with the 1796 McCall party and married Frances Montross. The couple settled north of the village of St. Williams. His brother Stephen Price (1788-1839) followed by 1813 and settled in Charlotteville Township south of St. Williams. Another brother James Price (1795-1863) joined Thomas and Stephen then married Mary Rohrer. They settled in Walsingham Township north of St. Williams. Includes their ancestry and four generations of descendants in Norfolk, Elgin and Middlesex Counties, and in Wisconsin and Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Kennedy, Smith, Hutchison, Fry, Hunter, Provan, Hammond, Unger. 

Pritchard, James (1818-1884) was born in England and came to Upper Canada (Ontario) by 1844 when he married Mary Ann Shaw (1818-1863). Mary Ann was a daughter of Vincent Shaw and his wife Elizabeth Martin and a granddaughter of pioneer Michael Shaw. She grew up on the family family farm in Lot 10 Concession 13, Townsend Township, Norfolk County northeast of the town of Simcoe.Following their marriage, James and Mary Ann Pritchard farmed 50 acres of land in the southwest quarter of Lot 13, Concession 12, Townsend Township. This was located in the village of Tyrrell at the intersection of Cockshutt Road and Concession 12 Road and raised a family of nine children.

Includes four generations of descendants in Norfolk County, Ontario and in New York and Michigan in the United States. Descendant surnames include Mayo, Stuart, Wilson, Anderson, Sahrow, Cool, Keller, Shearer, Earl, Gee, Moyer, Van Wagner, Vagiates, martin, Smith, Mason, Bell, Marvin, Kiser, LaFave, Stanton, Durnell, Denson, Blumreich, Peters, Bays, Wiles, Winslow, McIntosh, Monroe, Robinson, Cook, Brooks. 

Procunier, Peter (1764-1847) and his wife Elizabeth came from Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland to Walsingham Township, Norfolk County by 1803 and settled on a farm in the village of St. Williams. Includes ancestry and four generations of descendants in Norfolk, Elgin and Lambton Counties, and in Michigan and Iowa and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Emerick, Tremblay, LaChapelle, Hutchins, Wyse, Wilson, Ramsdell, McConkey, Dunning, Benson, Welch, Dewey, Parks, Dillard, Woodward, Bentley. 

Pullen, John (c. 1806-1888) and his wife Susannah Daniels came from England about 1842 and settled in Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County west of the town of Simcoe. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk and Elgin Counties, and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Wilson, Smith, Leask, Bigcraft. 

Purdy, Daniel (c. 1766-1847) and his first wife Mary Peet and second wife Mary Jane Burns lived in Digby Township, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. In 1818 Daniel removed his family to Upper Canada and settled in Bayham Township, Elgin County. Includes children and grandchildren in Elgin County and in Michigan. Descendant surname included: Dawe. 

Pursell, Jonathan (c. 1793-1865) and his wife Joanna lived in Dannville, Columbia County, Pennsylvania then in 1838 moved to Windham Township, Norfolk County and in Pennsylvania. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk County. Descendant surname included:  Macklem. 

Pursley, Jonathan (c. 1798-) came to Canada by 1830 and with his wife Catharine lived in Townsend Township, Norfolk County. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk County. Descendant surname included: Culver.