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McMichael, Edward (c. 1750-1802/3) lived in New Jersey during colonial times. In the American Revolution, he served in the King’s Royal Regiment of New York then raised his own company called The Associated Loyalists. He married Elizabeth McAlister and in 1788 settled in Niagara Township, Lincoln County then in 1795 in Walsingham Township, Norfolk County. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk and Brant Counties and in Colorado. Descendant surnames included: Dresser, Ellis, McGill, McIntyre, Whitmore, Whitman, Frey, Ball

McMichael, James (1772-1821) emigrated from Muirkirk, Ayreshire, Scotland to Pennsylvania in 1797 and married Rosanah H. Demott. James came to Townsend Township, Norfolk County in 1804 then returned to Pennsylvania. He brought his family to Townsend Township shortly before his death. Includes four generations of descendants in Norfolk and Brant Counties, and in Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: McKerlie, Smith, Hutchison, Hooker, Lutes, Moore, Squire

McMicking, Peter (1731-1823) and his stepbrother Thomas McMicking (1749-1830) were born near Kirkhill Castle in Colmonell, a small village on the River Stinchar about 18 kilometres from the town of Girvan. This part of the historical county of Wigtownshire is now in South Ayrshire. A family tradition states that Peter McMicking’s father-in-law James Robertson of Kirkcudbrightshire was a wealthy builder of vessels that sailed from the Town of Wigtown. Peter began working with him and made many business trips to Port Port Patrick and Stranraer where he saw many depart to the New World. In 1770, he took his family to America and settled in the town of Schenectady, Albany County. He was later joined by his widowed sister Janet Cooper, his stepbrothers Thomas and John and his stepmother Janet Milwean McMicking.

During the American Revolution, Peter, Thomas and John McMicking were loyal to the British cause. Leaving a considerable property in New York in 1778, they went to Fort Niagara, a British post at the confluence of the Niagara River and Lake Ontario and joined Butler’s Rangers, a loyalist militia regiment that campaigned in northwestern, New York.  With them were their widowed sister Janet Cooper and his Janet Mulwain McMicking, mother of Thomas and John.

Following the war, Peter McMicking settled initially in what would become the town of Newark (present Niagara-on-the-Lake) where his daughter Catherine was born. He was granted 300 acres of land in Lots 35, 45 and 54 Stamford Township, Welland County in the north part of present-day city of Niagara Falls. This was located between Dorchester Road in the east and Montrose Road in the west, Oxford Street in the south and Woodgate Street in the north. The village of Stamford grew up along the east side of the property and over time the farm was subdivided and developed for residential and commercial lots in the City of Niagara Falls. The Queen Elizabeth Way runs through the west part of the lots.

Thomas McMicking received a crown grant of 220 acres being all of Lots 1 and 2, Stamford Township, Welland County, Upper Canada located today in the northeast corner of the City of Niagara Falls between the Niagara River and Stanley Avenue. The Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens are located in the east part of Lot 1. Portage Road runs diagonally through Lot 2. Thompson Road is along its southern boundary and Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Station Reservoir takes up part of its north part.

The genealogy includes six generations in Ontario, western Canada and coast to coast in the United States. Descendant surnames mentioned: Cooper, Bastedo, McKerlie, Robinson, McClellan, Keefer, McGlashan, Rowe, Johnston, Robertson, Johnson, English, Sears, Wright, Parker, Haggert, Mitchell, Dennis, Nielson, Henry, Marshall and many more.

McQueen, Alexander (c. 1710-1804) came to America with the 42nd Highland Regiment during the Seven Years War then settled in Sussex County, New Jersey then in 1787 settled in Bertie Township, Welland County then in 1804 moved to Port Dover, Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County. Includes four generations of descendants in Norfolk, Elgin and Brant Counties, and in Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Young, Smith, Hall, Wardell, Jenkins, Penwarden, Catamole, Sinclair, Golding, Muth

Mead, Richard (1751-1837) was a son of Samuel and Margaret Mead and born in Loudoun County Virginia southwest of Frederick, Maryland. He moved with his parents as a youth about 1765 to Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey in the southern part of the state in the area of the city of Vineland where he married Parneal Sutton (1749-  ).

During the American Revolution, Richard Mead was loyal to the British Crown and took up arms against the Patriots. Mead joined Captain Jacob Dubois’ Company, 1st Battalion of the New Jersey Volunteers in which he was listed on a Muster Roll of 1 Feb 1777. He then enlisted in the 2nd Company Corps on 1 Mar 1778. Captain Nathan Barnum also served in this regiment and the two continued their friendship following the war. Mead was discharged as a Sergeant at the Corps’ reduction in 1783. He was among the Loyalists listed in an Act passed by the New Jersey Legislature confiscating their estates in 1778. Others listed included his brother-in-law Hugh Cowperthwaite and his father-in-law Thomas Sutton. Richard Mead’s estate was valued in excess of £191.

Following the conclusion of the American Revolution in 1783, Richard Mead sailed with his family among thousands of other Loyalist soldiers and sympathizers in the mass exodus from New York organized by the British Government. Those who left were rewarded with Crown grants of land in the British colony of Nova Scotia. He settled in Digby Township, Digby County, New Brunswick then crossed the Bay of Fundy to live in Beaver Harbour, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, followed by Maugerville, Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

In 1793 Mead travelled to Upper Canada (Ontario) with Captain Nathan Barnum and met with Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe who promised him a grant of lands if he was to remove there with his family. Mead returned to New Brunswick then came to Upper Canada with his family in 1799, settling in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County near present Port Dover.

Includes five generations of descendants in Norfolk, Haldimand and Kent Counties and elsewhere in Ontario and in western Canada. In the United States descendants settled in Iowa, Michigan, New York and elsewhere.

Descendant surnames include Maynard, Pickering, Newcomb, Ford, Bryant, Train, Morgan, Hughson, Lewthwaite, Tisdale, Bartlett, Thorne, Campbell, Stennett, McColl, Brace, Buck, Trumper, Dyer, Shaw, Rogers, Lumley, Holcomb, Ludwig, Schuler, Greene, Couser, Petty, Hubbard, Iliff, Carpenter, Wetherald, Lowes, Simmons, McFarland, Walker, Reiter, Howarth, Smith, Jordan, Jenner, Lesch, Shannon, Reding, Waterman

Medcalf, Henry (c. 1770) settled in Woodhouse Township and married Elizabeth Culver. During the War of 1812 he was a Captain in the 2nd Regiment of Norfolk Militia. Henry and Elizabeth had no issue. One page biography

Merrill, William (c. 1750-) with his wife and family went in the 1783 Loyalist exodus from New York to New Brunswick, then settled in Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County by 1806. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk, Elgin and Oxford Counties, and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Monk, Pelton, Baldwin. Samuel Merrill (1758-1833) and his wife Catherine Beam lived in Mansfield Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, then about 1790 settled in Beamsville, Lincoln County. Includes three generations of descendants in Lincoln and Norfolk Counties, and in Illinois and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Sumner, Walker, Freed, Zimmerman, Cornwall, McDiarmid

Merritt, Joseph (1742-1813) and his wife Mary Parker during colonial times farmed in Rye and North Castle, Westchester County, then in Dutchess County, New York. They moved their family to Upper Canada in 1793 and settled in Grimsby Township, Lincoln County. Includes four generations of descendants in Lincoln, Norfolk and Elgin Counties, and in Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Shaw, Travis, Lymburner, Ismond, Bigelow, Blais, Bridgeman, Morgan, Wilson, McCollum, Killins, Felker, Patterson, Cosby, Hannigan, Chase, Wilcox, Roszel, Moore, Bowman, Coon, Burkholder, Lane, Farr, Tice, Jones, Battram, Erb, Awrey, Dennet, Marshall, Cook, Hildreth, Williams, McMullen, Althouse, Irvin, Bouslaugh, Appleford, Tunison, Boss, Jones, Curtis, Popple, Coulthard

Michener, Amos (1767-  ) and his wife Leah (c. 1769-1855) lived in Plumstead Township, Bucks County. The township runs southwest from the Delaware River and the New Jersey state line to a southerly point north of the town of Doylestown. State Route 611 runs through the township and villages include Plumsteadville, Fountainville and Point Pleasant. The town of Buckingham is located a short distance west of Doylestown.Amos Michener’s great-grandfather John Michener was Quaker, and among the early settlers brought from England to Pennsylvania by colonial founder William Penn. The ancestral generations are included in the genealogy.

Amos Michener was listed in the 1793 Tax Rolls for Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. About 1817, his widow Leah Michener moved to Humberstone Township, Welland County with her sons Joseph (1793-1886), Charles (C. 1797-), Jonas (1796-1868), Benjamin (1798-1886) and William (1804-1886). Joseph and his brother Benjamin farmed in the area of Tintern and Campden, Clinton Township, Lincoln County. Charles and his brothers Jonas and William lived east of the present city of Port Colborne in Humberstone Township, Welland County.

Includes five generations of descendants in Ontario and the western provinces of Canada, and from coast to coast in the United States. A descendant of note was Roland Michener, a former Governor General of Canada.

Descendant surnames include Dolan, Carter, Haun, Houser, Matthews, Lint, Beckett, Fry, Werner, Trimble, Sheard, Stewart, Marshall, Peone, Cook, Olson, Hjalmer, Reinecke, Potter, Kirkland, Macdonald, Lasher, Bracht, Hulschch; Richter, Holmes, Minor, Neff, Kinnard, Bauer, Markle, Clough, Cassel, House, Acker, Shoup, Smith, McKeighan, Hannah, Corbett, Oliver, Moore, Winters, Thomson, Evans, Park, Walles, Farr, Burkett, McGregor, Cook, Putman, Cochrane, Pfennig, Speck, Heintz, Randall, Barrow, Dickhout, Chalmers, Mann, St. Pierre, Quirt, Pfaler, Croucher, Teal, Rose, Hewitt, Montague, Roach, Lee, George, Lambert, Deavu, Nelson, Paperoni, Cosby, Gaetz, Page, Rustock, Dockstader, Gordenier, Dennis, Groh, Rowe, Pringle, Russell, Comfort, Mast, Lucht, Schultz, McIntyre, Brigham, Spencer, Churchill, Wilton, Jones, Schwarzentraub, Nine, Harrington, Bitterling, Cole, Murphy, McPherson, Pretznow, Arnold, Kipp, McLean, Cronander, Knittle, Whiteman, Kilmer, Bearss, Springer, Flagg, Shisler, Reaker, Chambers, Eastman, McGuire, Dohn, Crumb, Burd, Sibbet, Biederman, Gothard, Somerville, Herdman, McDonald, Kappler, Leppert, Karle, Ludecker, Phillip, Michael, Snyder, Ross, Skuse, Nettle

Millard, Thomas (1728-after 1796) lived during colonial times in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut then settled on the Susquehanna River below Wyboosink, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution, Thomas Millard took his family to Fort Niagara and three of his sons served in Butler's Rangers. Following the war, he settled in Stamford Township and then in Crowland Township, Welland County. Includes five generations of descendants in Welland, Norfolk and Elgin Counties, and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Baker, Hunt, Adams, Montross, Roloson, Acomb, Gardham, Nix, Sutton, Ironside, Kelly, Cook, Nickerson, McKenzie, Cole

Miller, Joseph (c. 1774- c. 1826) came from Morris County, New Jersey to Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County in 1798 and married Phoebe. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk, Oxford and Essex Counties, and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Streeter, Stitt, Fletcher, Paulding

Miller, Samuel S. (1812-1886) and his wife Mary Scott came from Ancaster Township, Wentworth County to Windham Township, Norfolk County by 1837, settling north of the village of Vanessa. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk County and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Nickerson, McAlister, Bates, Russell, Bloomfield. Stephen Miller (1809-1877), unrelated, came with his father from New York State to Mount Pleasant, Brant County. He married Eunice Boomer and in 1837 settled in Windham Township, Norfolk County east of the village of Teeterville. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Dale, Beam, Macklem, Lawrence

Mills, John (c. 1733-c. 1826) and his wife Rebecca Smith lived in Sussex County, New Jersey. A Loyalist during the American Revolution, John brought his family to Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Upper Canada in 1794. Includes three generations of descendants in Lincoln, Wentworth and Norfolk Counties, and in Michigan and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: McLeod, McClentic, Burton, Burnham. William Mills (1814-1880), unrelated, came from England to Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County by 1834 when he married Rebecca Ann Pierce. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Abraham Mills (c. 1808-1881), unrelated, came to Charlotteville Township by 1833 when he married Elizabeth Loucks. Includes children and grandchildren in Norfolk County. Descendant surname included: Young

Misner, John (c. 1755-1813) was a son of Adam and Jane Misener of Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. He brought his family to Upper Canada by 1789 and settled on 200 acres of land in Lots 1 and 2 Concession 1 Crowland Township, Welland County. This was located along west side of Montrose Road between Biggar and Carl Roads southwest of Niagara Falls.

On 11 Jan 1798, John Misner was settled in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County, where he hosted Thomas Welch during his survey of the third to sixth concessions of Woodhouse Township. On 16 Jun 1800, John purchased from William Francis 200 acres in Lot 1, Concession 4, Woodhouse Twp. which he made his homestead.15 This is situated between the DeCou and Lynn Valley Roads, running along the east side of present Highway 24 on the southern fringe of the present town of Simcoe. In the early period, this served as the road from the northern townships to the District Capitals at Charlotteville and Vittoria.

The genealogy includes ancestry, biographies, and five generations in Norfolk County, Ontario, and coast to coast in the United States. Descendant surnames mentioned: Sharp, Austin, Deming, Lemon, McNally/McInally, Smith, Stringer, Kniffen, Slocomb, Sharpe, Weston, Taggart, Franklin, Corkings, Bennett, Harding, Witmer, Mentor, Deter, Bolley, Reid, Lloyd; Jacques, Brott, Groff, Kinney, Seebold, Newman, Welder and Many more.

Misener, Leonard (c. 1744-1806) was born in Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey to Heinrich and Mary Misener. In colonial times Leonard and Barbara Misener lived in Knowlton Township, Sussex County, New Jersey southeast of the county seat in Newton. According to a certificate of Judge Nathaniel Pettit, during the American Revolution Leonard and Barbara Misener lived near the Sussex County courthouse.

During the American Revolution (1776-1783), Leonard Misener was loyal to the British cause and had his name enrolled and entered under the authority of a certain commission directed to Joseph Barton, Nathaniel Pettit, and Robert Alleson for the purpose of setting up his Majestie's standard in the County of Sussex about the year 1777. However, with a family of young children at home, Leonard stayed at home and paid a fine on account of his loyalty. This was attested to in 1797 by Nathaniel Pettit, a former Justice of the Peace in Sussex County who came to Canada and settled in Grimsby Township, Lincoln County after the war.

Leonard Misener brought his wife and nine children to Upper Canada in 1785 and located a 170 acre property in Lot 10, Concession 1 and Broken Front, Crowland Township, Welland County. This ran south from Chippawa Creek. Today, Grassy Brook Road runs through the north part of the lot along the creek, Biggar Road through the centre and Carl Road through on the south end. It is located east of Moyer Road and the village of Port Robinson. This was followed by a 230 acre grant of Lots 196, 197 and 180 in Thorold Township, Welland County. This was located further up and on the north side of Chippawa Creek about two miles east of Port Robinson and west of Thorold Townline Road. Leonard Misener made his home at this location.

The genealogy includes ancestry, biographies, and five generations in Welland, Haldimand and Norfolk Counties in Ontario, and coast to coast in the United States. Descedant surnames mentioned: Carl, Heaslip, Mathews, Cook, Slater, Dickson, Lemon, Moulton, Vanderburgh, Kinnard, Silverthorn, Nunn, Benson, Yokom, Gergory, Current, Learn, Elliott, Askins, Everett, Hutchison, Buck, Foster, Dunkin and many more.

Misener, Nicholas (c. 1760-1849) was a son of Adam and Jane Misener of Hardwick Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. Nicholas Misener brought his wife and children to Upper Canada from New Jersey in 1793. He received a grant of Lots 3 and 4 Concession 2, Crowland Township, Welland County.  This was located between Carl Road in the north and Young Road in the south. Misener Road named for this family ran along the east side and Crowland Avenue was on the west side. Nicholas built his home in Lot 3 on Misener Road south of Carl Road.

Includes ancestors and five generations in Welland, Wentworth and Norfolk Counties in Ontario, western Canada and coast to coast in the United States. Descendant surnames mentioned: Young, Sharon, Bender, Lawton, Miller, Harper, Hobbs, Bentley, Wynn, Wells, McBride, Leonard, Baker, Jackson, Clark, Bryan, Vanderweel, Frybarger, Barner, Sellers, Reese, Massman, Brunson, Wee, Metzner, , Blakeney, Chadbourne, Goldstein, Taborsky, Clinton, Morton and many more

Mitchell, James (1779-1852) came from Aberdeen, Scotland to Queenston, Niagara Township, Lincoln County about 1803 and served as a private tutor to the Robert Hamilton family. In 1807 he moved to Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County and established the London District Grammar School. James married Elizabeth Ryerson and the couple made their home south of Vittoria, Charlotteville Township. Includes three generations of descendants in Norfolk, York and Carleton Counties, and in Michigan. Descendant surnames included: Macdonald, Gordon, Lunt, Spencer

Mitchell, Ephraim Cole (1786-1872) was brought from Maryland to Upper Canada by his grandmother Hannah Mitchell and his uncle Thomas Welch. Ephraim grew up in Thorold Township, Welland County then in Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County. He married Mary Ann McCall and settled in Bayham Township, Elgin County in 1815. Includes ancestors and three generations of descendants in Elgin and Norfolk Counties, and in Manitoba and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Stansell, Maguire, Vincent, Spore, Mack, McKoy

Monro Robert (c. 1716-1804) was born in Scotland and joined the 42nd Highland Regiment during the Seven Years War (1757-1763). Following the war he settled in Flanders, Morris County, New Jersey. Includes five generations in Norfolk County and elsewhere descending from the following: three of Robert’s sons settled in Norfolk County, Ontario. John Monro (1756-1828) was a Lieutenant in the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolution. He and his wife Sarah Hatheway settled first in Grimsby Township, Lincoln County then in St. Williams, Walsingham Township, Norfolk County. Robert Monro (1769-1845), a physician, and his wife Mary lived in Charlotteville Township near Turkey Point. James Monro (1771/2-1806) married Catherine McCall, daughter of Long Point Settler Donald McCall and operated the tavern known at “Fort Monro” in Charlotteville Township. William Monro (1762-1854) remained in Flanders, New Jersey where he was a Judge of the Common Pleas. William’s daughter Elizabeth married Levi Douglass and settled in Woodhouse Township, Norfolk County. Descendant surnames included: Marshall, Moore

Montross, Peter (1742-1833) and his wife Leah Mabee lived in colonial times in Philipstown, Dutchess County, New York. During the American Revolution Peter served in the Loyal American Regiment. Afterwards, they went in the 1783 exodus of New York to New Brunswick. In 1797, they moved to Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County and settled near the village of St. Williams. Includes five generations of descendants in Norfolk and Elgin Counties, and in Michigan, California and elsewhere. Descendant surnames included: Taylor, Lefevre, Wade, Storey, Kelly, Perrin, Onsk, Travis, Ward, Roberts, Olds, Clark, Geer, Taggart, Barnes, Bentley, Charlton, Stonehouse, Brockway, Bentley, Kinney, Trenaman, Palmer, Minthorn, Walton, Maloney, Achard, Armstrong, Welsh