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Above is a copy of the original Society for the Propagation of the Gosphel in Foreign Parts document which appointed Reverend Robert Addison as a missionary to the Mohawks, stationed at Niagara, Upper Canada in 1791. Below is the story of his travel to Quebec and then on the Newark (Niagara on the Lake) were he established St. Mark's Church and ministered to the Indigenous people in the area.
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32. Robert BURRA (William BURRA7, Agnesse ADDISON6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in 1751 in Appleby, Westmorland, UK.
33. Agnes BURRA (William BURRA7, Agnesse ADDISON6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in 1754 in Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland, UK and was christened on 4 Nov 1754 in Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland, UK.
34. Mary BURRA (William BURRA7, Agnesse ADDISON6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in 1759 in Holesfoot, Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland, UK.
Mary married Living
35. William BURRA (William BURRA7, Agnesse ADDISON6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in 1764 in Holesfoot, Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland, UK.
36. Living (William BURRA7, Agnesse ADDISON6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1)
37. Robert PARKER 2 (Isabel ADDISON Parker7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in 1744.
38. James PARKER 2 (Isabel ADDISON Parker7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born on 27 Oct 1746 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK.13
39. Addison PARKER 14 (Isabel ADDISON Parker7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in 1747 in Kendal, Westmorland, UK.
General Notes: From Anne Marley: My great grandmother x 3 was Isabella Parker, born c 1776 at Beathwaite Green in Westmorland, and her parents were Addison Parker and Jane Simpson. Addison was born c1747 in Kendal (according to IGI – I haven’t checked this out in the actual parish records yet). He appears to have been the son of John Parker and Isabel Addison, who I discovered in your amazing family tree on Rootsweb. It all seems to fit, as the family seems to have handed down the maiden family name to various sons, and there is a Simpson Parker, brother to my Isabella, and of course, Addison Parker has been given his mother’s maiden name. I was puzzled as to why he was born in Kendal, rather than Heversham or Beathwaite Green, but I may discover more information about that on my next visit to Kendal.
Addison married Jane SIMPSON 2 in 1766 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 52 F i. Isabella PARKER 2 was born in 1777.
40. Elizabeth PARKER 2 (Isabel ADDISON Parker7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born on 8 Sep 1747 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK.13
41. Agnes PARKER 2 (Isabel ADDISON Parker7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in 1750.
42. Isabel PARKER 2 (Isabel ADDISON Parker7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in 1753.
43. John ADDISON 2 (John7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in Apr 1748 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 11 May 1748 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK, died on 3 Feb 1836 in Levens, Westmorland, UK aged 87, and was buried in Levens, Westmorland, UK.16
General Notes: John Addison is listed as a Shopkeeper in the 1829 Heversham Directory.
In the Church at Heversham, by Roger Bingham, it is stated that John Addison was listed as one of the churchwardens of St Peters Church in the Parish of Heversham in 1789. This reference could be to this John, or his father. This John's headstone is prominent in the church cemetery. The headstone reads, "Sacred memory of John Addison of Beathwaite Green, who died February 3rd, 1836 Aged 87 years. Also of Elizabeth Addison his Wife who died August 15th 1819 Aged 65 years. Erected by their Son-in-law William Crayston." He is often referred to in many documents as John Addison the younger.
John married Elizabeth DIXON Addison 2 on 7 Dec 1779 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK.8 Marriage status: married. Elizabeth was born in 1754 in Lancaster, UK,20 died on 15 Aug 1819 in Levens, Westmorland, UK aged 65, and was buried in Levens, Westmorland, UK.21
Children from this marriage were:
+ 53 M i. John ADDISON 2 was born in 1781 and was christened on 18 Feb 1781 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.
+ 54 F ii. Mary ADDISON Craystone 2 was born in 1783 and was christened on 20 May 1783 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.
+ 55 F iii. Ellin/Ellinor/Elenor ADDISON Stainton 2 was born on 23 Mar 1787 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK and was christened on 22 Apr 1787 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK.22
+ 56 F iv. Betty ADDISON 2 was born in 1789 and was christened on 6 Sep 1789 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.8
+ 57 F v. Nanny ADDISON 2 was born in 1791, was christened on 30 Oct 1791 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK,8 and died in 1793 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK15 aged 2.
+ 58 M vi. Thomas ADDISON 2 was born in 1793, was christened on 17 May 1793 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK,13 and died before 1849 in Levens, Westmorland, UK.
+ 59 M vii. Fredrick (Frank) Dixon ADDISON 2 was born in Jul 1794 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 7 Aug 1794 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK, and died in 1794 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.15
+ 60 M viii. Robert ADDISON 2 was born on 1 Feb 1796 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK23 and was christened on 2 Feb 1796 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.
+ 61 F ix. Margaret (Peggy) ADDISON 2 was born in Levens, Westmorland, UK and was christened on 7 Oct 1798 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK.13
44. Agnes ADDISON Taylor 2 (John7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in Jan 1750 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 4 Feb 1750,17 and was buried on 28 Jun 1831 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.15
General Notes: In her father's Will Agnes is referred to as Agnes Taylor. David Taylor also states that Agnes' Father was confirmed as John Addison in the baptism registration of Jenny Taylor.
Agnes married Thomas TAYLOR 2 on 28 Jul 1772 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK. Thomas was born in 1749, died in Aug 1824 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK aged 75, and was buried on 8 Aug 1824 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 62 M i. Richard TAYLOR 2 was born in 1772 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK and died in 1772 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.
+ 63 F ii. Jane TAYLOR 2 was born in 1773 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.
+ 64 F iii. Ellen (Ellinor) TAYLOR 2 was born in 1775 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK and died in 1844 aged 69.
+ 65 M iv. Richard TAYLOR 2 was born in 1777 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK and died in 1865 aged 88.
+ 66 F v. Jenny (Jane) TAYLOR Hey 2 was born on 2 Mar 1782 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK and died in 1841 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK25 aged 59.
45. Thomas ADDISON 2 (John7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in 1752 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 19 Jan 1752, died about 1824 in Hampstead, UK aged about 72, and was buried in 1824 in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex UK.
General Notes: From Diana Elias 29 Aug 2008: I was very interested recently to discover your website "Addisons of Westmorland" and the connection of the Addison famliy with the Plummers of Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire. My G G G grandfather was Thomas Addison who married Sarah Plummer of Whittlesey at St Leonards Shoreditch 6th June 1801. Sarah was born in 1771 Whittlesey and died in Lambeth aged 90 in 1861. I think she was the daughter of Robert Plummer and Mary Elsome. I do not know when Thomas was born or where but he died in about 1824. (Thomas has been a 'brick wall' for us for many years.)
Thomas wrote a will in 1812. He was living ar 4 Cowley St Westminster at that time, and was Acting Assignee for the Creditors to the Estate of William Hulls a Bankrupt. Williams Hulls was a cutler and had premises at 36 Leather Lane Clerkenwell. Thomas was in business at 36 Leather Lane some years later until about 1823. He and John Brumbley had steam grinding machines there (probably used by the cutler.). After Thomas died in 1823/4 his wife Sarah took over the business (in various directories as a cutler) followed by his sons Thomas Plummer Addison and Robert Addison. Thomas Plummer Addison migrated to South Australia in 1838. Our family is descended from him. Robert was a file cutter and in prison as a bankrupt in 1841. Later he became a surgeon. He died in 1863 and was described then as an Accoucheur.
I am wondering (considering the Plummer connection) if Thomas was by chance the brother of Rev Robert Addison. You mention in your website that Rev Robert stayed with his brother Thomas in 1788 at Hampstead. *(Thomas ADDISON* born in 1752 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK christened on 19 Jan 1752.) Do you know any more about this Thomas Addison?
We have not been able to connect our family yet to the Addisons of Westmorland and of course the family said we are descended from Joseph Addison who as far as I know had no children. The son of T P Addison (Arthur Richman Addison) used a coat of arms for Addisons but I strongly suspect he was not entitled to it.
Diana Comments 2011:
- I suspect the burial at St Leonards, Shoreditch in January 1824 is of my Thomas Addison as he worked and probably lived in Holborn and his will was proved in June 1824. Certainly his wife Sarah and his sons Thomas Plummer and Robert lived there later.
I have not been able to discover where Thomas lived, worked or his occupation before 1812. His son Robert was born in Middlesex St John (could be Hampstead or maybe Westminster). The marriage register 1801 says 'of this parish' (St Leonard Shoreditch).
I have the will of Sarah Plummer's sister Ann a spinster of Whittlesey written 1828. In it she mentions a sister Mary Hodges. There is a marriage of Mary Plummer and Richard Hodges at St Leonards Shoreditch 1810 where the witnesses are Thomas and Mary Addison. (If these are husband and wife they are not mine, but perhaps brother and sister???)
Rev Robert's first wife would be I think a second cousin of my Sarah Plummer.
I would be very happy to hear from you again if you have any further information about the Thomas on your tree born 1752. I also wonder why you say he lived and died in Hampstead? I have found the birth of the daughter of Rev Robert born there but can find no mention of Thomas.
There seem to be too many coincidences (Plummer, Whittlesey, date & age at death etc) for them not to be the same person but it is frustrating not to have proof.
Thomas married Sarah PLUMMER, daughter of Robert PLUMMER and Mary ELSOME Plummer, on 6 Jun 1801 in Hackney, St. Leonard Parish Shoreditch, Middlesex UK. Sarah was born in Oct 1771 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK and died on 28 Dec 1861 in Lambeth, Middlesex, UK aged 90.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 67 M i. Living
+ 68 M ii. Thomas Plummer ADDISON was born in 1804 in Hampstead, UK.
46. Reverend Robert ADDISON 2 (John7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born on 6 Jun 1754 in Levens, Westmorland, UK,18 was christened on 6 Oct 1754 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK, died on 6 Oct 1829 in Niagara On The Lake, Ontario aged 75, and was buried on 9 Oct 1829 in St Marks Church, Niagara On The Lake, Ontario.
General Notes: Reverend Robert Addison was a Society for the Propagation of the Gosphel in Foreign Parts (SPGFP) missionary to the Mohawks, stationed at Niagara, Upper Canada (1791-1829). As well as his missionary duties, he founded churches throughout the Niagara region, including St. Mark's, Niagara-on-the-Lake, where he is buried. He's cited in both early and recent editions of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, and he and his work have been the subject of a number of articles and pamphlets.
Rev Robert was the third son of John and Ellinor (Parkinson) of Plumbtreebank. From a 1933 Newspaper article "he was born in the year 1754, probably in the old gray stone house of two storeys, named Moss-side, in the parish of Levens, Westmoreland". While the description of the family home appears accurate, it is believed that the name of the family home was Birk's Cotttage.
From his Biography by Habermehl and Combe, he entered Cambridge 17 June 1777 at the age of 23, relatively late in life for a scholar. He attended Trinity College (Cambridge), 1777-1781, where he completed his BA and was ordained a Deacon of the Church of England in Norwich, Norfolk 11 March 1781. Before completing his final year, he married Mary Atkinson on 24 October 1780 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Mary is believed to have been a descendant of Bishop Ridley by her mother.
Details of Robert's life from 1783 - 1791 are sketchy. In February 1781 he was licenced as curate of the parish of Upwell, Cambridgeshire, near Peterborough, at 45 pounds a year. Robert and Mary's first son William was born in Whittlesey in Sept 1781 but only lived for a month. A daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1784 and was christened at Whittlesey. It is believed that Robert left the ministry for a while and worked as a tutor while he continued his studies. He was awarded his MA in 1785.
By 1789 Robert was living in Hampstead, near London and possibly in the vicinity of his brother Thomas. Thomas had married Sarah Plummer of Whittlesey, possibly a cousin of Robert's wife Mary. It is known that Rev Robert lived in Shelford Lodge, a grand house in Hampstead, owned possibly by Edward Montagu, and a property held "under the church of Westminster" as there are records for "Occupant tax" payments as a tenant of the leaseholder, in 1789 and 1790. Robert also reportedly had an academy in Hampstead and tutored students for entrance into Cambridge. There are also records in the Hampstead Parish Register of Robert announcing Banns of marriage in 1789.
A second daughter Mary Eleanor, was born to Robert and Mary and was baptised in Hampstead in 1790. It is believed that Mary was born in 1788. It is not clear if the mother was his first wife Mary or a second wife; perhaps another Mary. Later, after Rev Robert arrived in Canada, a second son was born in January 1792. This child may have also been born by Addison's second wife.
In 1791 Rev Robert applied to the Church of England's SPGFP for missionary work and was accepted for a position in May of that year. He was only the second Protestant clergyman to venture into Upper Canada, the first being Anglican Rev John Stuart, who arrived in Cataraqui (Kingston) in 1786. Robert sailed for Canada in the summer of 1791 and arrived in Quebec in September. Apparrently he was seasick for most of the crossing and for that reason never did return to England, although he requested permission of the Society to return to visit family several times.
It appears Rev Robert travelled to Canada alone. His (second) wife Mary, who was pregnant when he left for Canada, remained in England and is believed to have suffered from depression. She died, likely in the 1788 to 1792 time frame and possibly in childbirth. However, there is a record for a death of Mary Addison, "wife of Rev Robert Addison" in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire in 1809. The second son, Robert died of smallpox while living with Rev Robert's family in Heversham 12 Jan 1797.
After wintering in Quebec City, Rev Robert arrived in Niagara-on-the-Lake, or Newark as it was then called, in 1792. When Robert arrived in Niagara he settled in a house on Lot 8 on Front Street. His name remained associated with this property until 1808. Later in 1795 he moved about three miles outside town near an old mill where he built a home, Lake Lodge, on the shore of Lake Ontario. This house still stands today, having been restored by its present owner. Minister's salaries were small in those days and Robert farmed as well as tended to his clerical duties. He travelled by boat along the lakeshore or by horseback along the forest trails to reach his parishoners between Niagara and Dundas. In his first year in Newark he opened a school and then set about establishing St Mark's Church.
By the fall of 1792, Rev Robert had been joined in Newark by his sister Mary Addison, daughters Elizabeth, then about 8, daughter Mary, about 5 and a possible governess for the girls named Rebecca Plummer, age about twenty. The fact that this young lady was a Plummer suggests that she was likely related to Rev Robert's mother in Law and namesake, Rebecca Plummer Atkinson. When Rev Robert arrived in Newark in 1792 the government of Upper Canada was located at Newark, until it was moved to York in 1796. As a young missionary he became Chaplain of the Legislature. He was the only resident Anglican clergyman, in fact the only clergy man west of Kingston and built the first church in Upper Canada to have regular services, St. Marks, at Niagara-on-the-Lake. This church was completed in 1809. During the War of 1812 it was burned, and restored finally in 1826, as it is to-day.
In 1794 Rev Robert was discouraged with the lack of financial assistance provided to him and considered moving to Nova Scotia as it was a more established community. In 1796 he was the Chaplain of the House of Assembly (the provincial legislature) for which he recieved $100 a year and by 1798 was being provided 100 pounds per annum for his missionary work.
Before 1809, Rev Robert had preached in the Masonic Hall and other places. He ministered to Indians and whites from Fort Erie to the Grand River, preaching at intervals to the Mohawks in their church near Brantford, built in 1786. His Niagara congregation included Col. and Mrs. John Butler, Hon. William Dickson, General Brock, Hon. Robert Hamilton Secord, the Jarvis Family and others. During the War of 1812 he was chaplain of the British and Canadian forces, and, it is said, during his imprisonment by American troops, he ministered to them. In October 1813 he conducted General Sir Isaac Brock's funeral services in Fort George.
As stated above there Robert may have taken a second wife, possibly during his time in Hampstead, England although this is, as yet, unconfirmed. It is known that he did marry again once in Upper Canada, to the governess, Rebecca Plummer in 1811 in Toronto. She was a spinster cousin of his first wife and had also accompanied Robert's sister Mary and his daughters and stayed on to look after the family in Niagara, when sister Mary returned to Westmorland, eventually to marry John Moon in 1815.
Rev Robert, as well as being a clergyman, was an entrepreneur. When the church could not pay him wages for his services rendered to the province he accepted grants of land in the Niagara area. He petitioned for other land grants in lieu of salary and eventualy owned substantial land holdings across the province including lots in the township of Niagara, Stamford, East Flamborough, Dereham, Walsingham, Wawanosm and Deer Park in Toronto. On his death in 1829 he had some 6000 acres of Norwich land in his name. He left the management of this property to his widow, Rebecca.
Rev Robert brought the first library or collection of books of any significance to Canada when he landed in Niagara in 1791. The books were believed to have originally been the property of his father in law, Richard Atkinson (father of first wife Mary) who was the curate of Whittlesey and died in Oct 1781. They were housed in the rectory for many years and then became property of Brock University. They were recently repatriated to St Mark's Church, Niagara on the Lake where they will be housed in a Library to be built in the Church hall which will be named Addison Hall in his memory.
Rev Robert's Grave site is at St. Mark's Church, Niagara (formerly Newark). Info from their pamphlet (about 1965) 'On entering the Church, note the Addison Tablet, and the case of historical items on the left, and the Creen Tablet on the right.' 'The first Rector's remains are interred under the stone tablet on the west side of the north transept outside, having been placed there when the basement was excavated. It is believed that he was first buried under the Altar when he died in 1829, but was moved when the church was renovated and a large addition added in 1834. The precise location of his remains has become a bit of a mystery and the subject of some debate.
Robert married Mary ATKINSON Addison,2 daughter of Rev Richard ATKINSON 2 and Rebecca (RIDLEY) PLUMMER Atkinson,2 on 24 Oct 1780 in Cambridge All Saints, Whittlesey, Cambridge, UK.27 Mary was born in 1761, was christened on 17 Sep 1762 in St Mary's Church, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK,28 died in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK, and was buried on 17 Feb 1809 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 69 M i. William ADDISON 2 was born in Sep 1781 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK, was christened on 15 Oct 1781 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK, and died on 7 Nov 1781 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK.
+ 70 F ii. Elizabeth Plummer ADDISON Connolly 2 was born in Mar 1784, was christened on 31 Mar 1784 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, UK, and died on 23 Jan 1849 in Newark (Niagara On The Lake), Ont aged 64.
+ 71 F iii. Mary Eleanor Rebecca ADDISON Stevenson 2 was born in 1788 in Upwell, Norfolk, UK, was christened on 15 Apr 1790 in St. John at Hampstead, Middlesex, UK, and died on 11 May 1854 in Niagara On The Lake, Ontario aged 66.
+ 72 M iv. Robert ADDISON 2 was born in Jan 1792 in Beathwaitegreen, Westmorland, UK,29 died on 9 Jan 1797 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK aged 5, and was buried on 12 Jan 1797 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK.
Robert next married Rebecca PLUMMER Addison,2 daughter of Robert PLUMMER and Mary ELSOME Plummer, on 25 Jun 1811 in St James Church, Toronto, ON, Canada.30 Rebecca was born about 1770 and died on 5 Feb 1856 in Niagara On The Lake, Ontario31 aged about 86.
47. William ADDISON 2 (John7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born about 1757 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 14 Nov 1757 in Beathwaitegreen, Westmorland, UK, died in Feb 1842 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK aged about 85, and was buried on 6 Feb 1842 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK.
General Notes: William Addisons will, of which Marjorie Pearce has a copy, reads as follows:
(page 1)
" In the name of God, Amen. I William Addison of Levens in the Parish of Heversham and County of Westmorland, Yeoman, do make this my last will and testament in form and manner following, that is to say,
First I give and bequeath unto my nephew Peter Moon of Lythe and William Caton of Stainton, both in the parish and county aforesaid, Yeomen, their Executors, Administrators or Assigns, all my real and personal estate, upon Trust, and for the ends intents and purposes hereinafter mentioned expressed of and concerning the same that is to say upon trust that they the said Peter Moon and William Caton their executors, administrators or assigns to pay out of my real estate, in ther first place all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses. And as to the residue of my real and personal estate and effects...I will order and direct that my beloved wife Eleanor Addison do and shall enjoy the use and interest of the same during the rest of her natural life.
And at the end of twelve months after the decease of my said wife, then I further will, order and direct and hereby give and bequeath unto my son, Peter Addison all of my personal estate whatsoever, together with all that plot, parcel or parcels of land or peat moss lying and being ont he south side and adjoining the Turnpike road leading from Beathwaite Green to the Bridge Inn and bounded on the east by an allotment belonging to Mrs Braithwaite and onto the west by one belonging to Miles Bains, together with the dwelling house working shop and outhouses there upon lately built, chargable with the payment of 300 pounds which said sum to be equally divided amongst my children (Peter included) share and share alike.
And as for the residue of my real estate I will, order and direct that they the said Peter Moon and William Caton their executors Administrators or assigns do and shall sell the same in public sale and shall distribute and divide the purchase money (deducting the expenses) in the manner following, that is to say,
To my grandson Thomas Philipson Addison, the illegitimate son of my daughter Mary Philipson the sum or legacy of Twenty Pounds
And again I will, order and direct that the remainder of the trust money be equally distributed and divided amongst my nine children, namely William, John, Thomas Robert, Peter, Eleanor, Mary, Jane, and Elizabeth.
And if it shall so happen that any of my said children die before their legacies or sums of money become due as aforesaid, (leaving lawful issue) that such issue child or children of him, her or them, so dying shall be entitled to their respective deceased parents share, and in equal shares and portions of more than one.
And again I will, order and direct that the said Peter Moon and William Caton their executors Administrators or assigns shall retain out of the monies which shall come to their hands the sum of two pounds each for their trouble together with all costs, charges and expenses, which they or either of them may expend, pay or be put into in or about the executor of this my Will and that they should not be answerable or accountable for each others acts, deeds or wilful Defaults but each of them for his own respective acts, deeds or willful defaults only, nor for any loss which may happen oof my effects or the said Trust money, provided such loss happen without their respective willful defaults.........
JosH Pearson
Michael Wilson
Chs Clarke
X Wm Addison
(page 2)
I nominate constitute and appoint the said Peter Moon and William Caton Executors in trust of this my last Will and Testament....
And lastly I do hereby revoke, make void and of none effect all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made, and I declare this only to be my last will and testament.
In Witness whereof the said William Addison the testator have to this my Will cxontained in two sheets of paper, to the first subscribed my name and to this set my hand and seal this twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Wm Addison (signature and seal)
This writing contained in two sheets of paper was signed, sealed, and published and declared by the Testator William Addison as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us
(there is another line and perhaps signatures on this page but they were overlooked in the copying.)
His will written 28 Feb 1839, is signed in a very shaky hand. He would have been 82 at the time. According to David Taylor, in the 1841 Census he and wife Eleanor were listed as living with his youngest son, Peter, at Birk's Cottage. Verified correct with Robert Philipson also living there as an Apprentice.
William married Eleanor (Ellin) MOON Addison,2 daughter of John MOON 2 and Agnes GILPIN,32 on 14 Jun 1784 in Crosthwaite, Westmorland, UK. Marriage status: married. Eleanor was born about 1764 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 24 Mar 1864, and died in Apr 1845 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK aged about 81.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 73 M i. William Moon ADDISON 2 was born on 11 Apr 1785 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 15 May 1785 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK,13 and died after 1861 in Levens, Westmorland, UK.
+ 74 M ii. John ADDISON 2 was born in 1787 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 11 Mar 1787 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK, and died about 1848 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK aged about 61.
+ 75 M iii. Thomas ADDISON 2 was born on 11 Mar 1789 in Levens, Westmorland, UK,33 was christened on 12 Apr 1789 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK, died on 18 Oct 1859 in Dereham, Ontario34 aged 70, and was buried in Oct 1859 in Old Delmer Cemetery, Dereham, Ont.
+ 76 F iv. Eleanor (Ellin) ADDISON Brownrigg 35 was born in May 1791 in Levens, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 12 Jun 1791 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK,36 and died in 1876 aged 85.
+ 77 M v. Robert ADDISON 2 was born on 18 Feb 1794 in Beathwaitegreen, Westmorland, UK,37 died on 19 Jul 1879 in Norwich, Ontario38 aged 85, and was buried in Norwich Cemetery.
+ 78 F vi. Elizabeth ADDISON 2 was born in 1796 in Levens, Westmorland, UK and was christened on 31 Jul 1796 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK.
+ 79 F vii. Mary ADDISON Philipson 2 was born on 4 Apr 1799 in Levens, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 5 May 1799 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK,39 and died in 1865 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK aged 66.
+ 80 F viii. Jane (Jennie) ADDISON Caton 40 was born on 21 Jul 1802 in Levens, Westmorland, UK,41 was christened on 15 Aug 1802 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK, and died in Dec 1860 in Woodchurch, Wirral, Cheshire, UK aged 58.
+ 81 M ix. Peter ADDISON 2 was born on 2 Dec 1804 in Levens, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 30 Dec 1804 in Heversham Church, Westmorland, UK, and died on 22 Jan 1871 in Willsworthy, Kenton, Devon aged 66.
48. Mary ADDISON Moon 2 (John7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born in Jun 1761 in Heversham, Westmorland, UK, was christened on 19 Jul 1761, and died in 1847 in Westmorland, UK aged 86.
General Notes: Mary Addison Moon journeyed to Upper Canada with her brother Rev Robert Addison in 1791. She was housekeeper to him and his two daughters during their early years in Newark (NOTL). It appears she returned to the UK before the war of 1812 as she was home in August 1814 at the time of death of her father John Addison. She was named executor of his will. Mary later married John Moon who was the brotther of Eleanor Moon who had married her brother William Addison in 1784.
Mary married John MOON,2 son of John MOON 2 and Agnes GILPIN,32 on 7 Feb 1815 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK.42 John was born about 1761 in Crosthwaite, Westmorland, UK.43
49. Agnes ADDISON 2 (Thomas7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born on 26 Nov 1755 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK.13
50. Ellen ADDISON 2 (Thomas7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born on 7 May 1757 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK.13
51. John ADDISON 2 (Thomas7, John6, Robart5, Christopher4, John3, John2, Robert1) was born on 2 Nov 1759 in Crosthwaite And Lyth, Westmorland, UK.13
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