Willoughby Township Papers "P-R"

Potts, Jacob

On 15 Feb 1799 Acting Surveyor General D. W. Smith prepared a surveyor’s assignment for Jacob Potts for 200 acres of land in Lots 14 and 15 Concession 5 Willoughby Twp. (Willoughby Township Papers 0292)

On 10 Nov 1800 the Executive Council of Upper Canada gave a grant to Jacob Potts of Walsingham Twp., Norfolk Co. yeoman for 200 acres of land in Lots 14 and 15 Concession 5 Willoughby Twp. as per Order in Council dated 21 Jul 1797. (Willoughby Township Papers 0290)

Price, Joseph

On 24 Jun 1804 Attorney General Thomas Scott gave a grant to Joseph Price of Willoughby Twp., yeoman for 200 acres of land in Lot 18 in front of Concession 1 Willoughby Twp. on the River Niagara nearly opposite the north end of Grand Island as per 9th Claim Niagara Commissioners 1804. (Willoughby Township Papers 0181)

On 28 Jun 1804 Acting Surveyors General Chewett and Ridout prepared a surveyor’s assignment for Joseph Price of Willoughby Twp., yeoman for 128 acres of land in Lot 18 in front of Concession 1 Willoughby Twp. on the River Niagara nearly opposite the north end of Grand Island as per 9 Claim Niagara Commission. (Willoughby Township Papers 0183)

Prout, Simon

Acting Surveyor General D. W. Smith prepared an undated surveyor’s assignment for Sherman Prout for 300 acres of land in Lots 27, 28 and 29 in the south west quarter of Willoughby Twp. as per an Order in Council of 15 Jun 1798. (Willoughby Township Papers 0085)

Richardson, Edward

On 1 Aug 1797 the Executive Council of Upper Canada gave a grant to Edward Richardson of Willoughby Twp., farmer for 200 acres of land in Lot 15 Front Concession and Concession 1 Willoughby Twp. (Willoughby Township Papers 0173)

Roe, Richard

Record of the Kings Bench District of Niagara dated 15 Jun 1827: Richard Roe was attached to and [….] to John Doe of a plea wherefore he the said Richard Roe with force and arms entered into Lots number fourteen and fifteen in the fifth concession of the Township of Willoughby… four messages, four cottages, four barns, four gardens, four orchards, four hundred acres of arable land, four hundred acres of meadow land, four hundred acres of pasture and four hundred acres of wood land and four hundred acres of other land situate and being in the Township of Willoughby which Samuel Street and James Cummings heir at law of Thomas Cummings deceased had demised to the said John Doe… other wrongs to the said John Doe then and there did the great damage of the said John Doe and against the peace of our Lord the King and thereupon the said John Doe by Robert Dickson his attorney complains that whereas the said Samuel Street and James Cummings on the first day of March in the eighth year of the reign of our Lord the King had demised the said tenements with the appurtenances to the said John Doe for the term of ten years and being so possessed the said Richard Roe afterwards on the second day of March in the year aforesaid with force and arms entered into the said premises and ejected the said John Doe from his said farm… damage to the amount of two hundred pounds and therefore he brings his suit. (Willoughby Township Papers 0295)

Rowe, John

On 13 Oct 1803 Acting Surveyors General Chewett and Ridout prepared an undated surveyor’s assignment for John Rowe of Stamford Twp., yeoman for 116 acres of land in Lot 6 on the River Welland Willoughby Twp. as per Order in Council 25 Apr 1797 for 500 acres including former grants, to complete his lands as a reduced Serjeant. (Willoughby Township Papers 0029)