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Leonard Slipp and Elizabeth Ryson were among the first Loyalist settlers to arrive by first ship from New York in the Spring of 1783. The scene was captured by Adam Sherriff Scott in this painting of the Loyalists arriving onshore at the mouth of the Saint John River.
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The Last Will & Testament of Robert Connel
In the name of God. Amen
I, Robert Connel in the township of Yonge County of leeds, District of Johnston and Province of Upper Canada being by the blessing of God in health of body and soundness of mind do make my last will and testament as follows.
In the first place I leave my soul to the mercy of God in Christ and my body to be decently burried according to the custom of the place where I have resided in hopes of its glorius ressurection. It is my last will and pleasure that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my property and the remainder I will bequeath as follows.
This 1880 Carte-de-Viste of The Peer Family was handed down from Clarissa Peer through the family to her grand-daughter Julie Hinton who supplied this photo.
Back Row – William James, Hannah Jane, Lucy Adeline, Margaret Anne
Middle Row – Reuben Sr., Margaret, Reuben Jr., Mary Lilly
Front Row – Katherine Matilda, Clarissa
| 1881 Census | ||||
| Names | Age | Birthplaces | Religion | Origin |
| Peer, Reuben | 59 | Canada | Eng. Meth | French |
| Peer, Margrate | 49 | “ | “ | “ |
| Peer, Reuben | 27 | “ | “ | “ |
| Peer, William | 21 | “ | “ | “ |
| Peer, Mary | 23 | “ | “ | ” |
| Peer, Hannah | 18 | “ | “ | ” |
| Peer, Lucy | 15 | “ | “ | ” |
| Peer, Margrath | 13 | “ | “ | ” |
| Peer, Katie | 10 | “ | “ | ” |
| Peer, Clarissa | 8 | “ | “ | ” |
| Names | Occupation | Birthplaces | Religion | Age | M.S. | House Type |
| William Hinton | Farmer | Ireland | W.M. | 54 | M | Shanty 1 story 1 family |
| Charity Hinton | “ | “ | “ | 50 | M | |
| Richard T. Hinton | “ | U.C. | “ | 18 | S | |
| Jane Hinton | “ | “ | “ | 15 | S | |
| Martha Hinton | “ | “ | “ | 14 | S | |
| Elizabeth Hinton | “ | “ | “ | 12 | S | |
| William S. Hinton | “ | “ | “ | 9 | S |
The 1851 census of William and Charity Hinton is the earliest hard data I have on the Hinton family and the only direct record I have of William Hinton who according to his gravestone, died just five years later at age 40. His wife Charity lived on as a widow for another 37 years.