Upper Canada Land Petitions
Upper Canada Land Petition of Peter O’Karr [sic], gunner in the Marine Department of this Province dated at Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) on 23 Jul 1795
“Humbly sheweth, That your Petitioner has served His majesty upwards of nineteen years, Four years on board the Royal Navy, & 15 Years in the Marine Department of this Province…”
Upper Canada Land Petition of Peter OCar [sic] dated on 7 Feb 1797
“Most Humbly Sheweth That your petitioner has served His Majesty faithfully Twenty two Years, Sixteen of which he has served on Lake Ontario – That your petitioner did the duty of Master on board the Sophia for upwards of Twelve Months, but only received pay as a Gunner, and was last Summer discharged as per the inclosed discharge…”
Revolutionary War Records
Thomas O’Connelly was listed as a Private in Captain Peter TenBroeck’s Company of Butler’s Rangers and paid £8.10 at the rate of 2 shillings per day for 86 days of service from 1 Aug 1778 to 24 Oct 1778. (Pay Rolls of Butler’s Rangers 1777-1778)
Revolutionary War Records
John Oldin—belonging to the 24th Regiment was on a list of men who joined Colonel Butler’s Rangers in the summer of 1779 (Butler’s Rangers Enlistees 1779)
In a Muster Roll compiled for Butler’s Rangers, John Olden served as a private in Butler’s Rangers. Previous service in 9th Foot.
Revolutionary War Records
Michael O’Neal was listed as a Private in Captain John McDonell’s Company of Butler’s Rangers and paid £17.4 at the rate of 2 shillings per day for 177 days of service from 1 May 1778 to 24 Oct 1778. (Pay Rolls of Butler’s Rangers 1777-1778)
Revolutionary War Records
In “Return of Persons under the Description of Loyalists, Specifying the nomber age, & sexes of Each Family in Lieutt Colo Butler’s Company in the Corps of Rangers, Niagara 30th November 1783” Joseph Page was listed aged 48, issued 1 ration, with Mrs Page 39, Jesse Page 12 years 4 months, Benjn Page 6 Years 9 months, and Mary Page 10 years 2 months.
Upper Canada Land Petition
Upper Canada Land Petition of James Osborn [signed Orzburn] dated at York (Toronto) on 2 Oct 1798
“Humbly sheweth—That your Petitioner is a native of Maryland, & afterwards lived in North Carolina, where he remained nearly 27 years – that [in] January 1776 he Joined the Kings Standard, and having raised a Company, was honoured with a Captain’s Commission by Lord Cornwallis – that during the war he was taken prisoner and exchanged as p the annexed material Copy of a Certificate…”
Certificate of Thomas Ridout dated at York (Toronto) on 2 Oct 1798 attached to the Upper Canada Land Petition of James Osborn
“This Certifies that Capt James Osborn – a Captain in the British Service, is legally exchanged for Capt Richard Chrismas of the North Carolina Militia – Given at mount Pleasant the 2d day of Jun 1782 [Signed] John Butler B Gel Hillsbo District – I do certify that the above is a true Copy of the original Certificate taken by me this second Day of October 1798 – at York U. C. [Signed] T Ridout N. P.” [Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “O” Bundle 4, Petition Number 7b]
Upper Canada Land Petition
Upper Canada Land Petition of William Osterhout dated at Niagara on 21 May 1796 [using a pre-printed form with fill-ins]
“Petition of William Osterhout – late of Butlers Rangers – (as p his Discharge)…”
Upper Canada Land Petitions
Certificate of John Small dated on 23 Jan 1797 attached to the Upper Canada Land Petition of Jenny & Liddy Ostrander
“I do solemnly swear that Andrew Ostrander served in Captn Brants Volunteers, Indian Department, in the last war with America, and was twice taken Prisoner – and that he was a very active good Soldier— Sworn before me this 23d Jany 1797 [Signed] John Small” James Houghdelan made his mark. [Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “N” Bundle 3, Petition Number 20b]
Claims for Revolutionary War Losses
His Father, John Obenholt was a native of America lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he aided the British all he could, joined them at New York in the year 1780, he had been active in assisting British officers to get cross the Delaware, this being known he was obliged to Fly, he had been committed for high Treason, broke Goal and got to New York. Died there in 1780, made no Will.
Claimant lived with his Father when the Rebellion broke out. – He staid till his Father went to New York. – Claimant had been active in carrying some of the Soldiers who were taken Prisoners under Burgoyne. – He went to New York once or twice on this Business to carry in Prisoners, on no other occasion. – Continued in the States till last Fall –