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With the Secord’s, I sort of knew where it was going. With the Linington’s, I can only look around a bit. In my last posting we apparently had:
BENJAMIN CORNELIUS LINNINGTON (LININGTON) b. 1875, d. 1955, m. HARRIET EMILY MISENER (b. 1871, d. 15MAR1937), d/o Francis and Fanny (Hawley) Misener.
In Dumfries Twp. South, Wentworth & Brant Counties North, Ontario, in the 1901 census, is the family:
Ben C. Lennington b. 31AUG1873
Harriett E. Lennington b. 3MAR1871
Norman Lennington b. 18MAR1891
Walter S. Lennington b. 16FEB1894
‘Hazle’ M. Lennington b. 12OCT1896
Sarah E. Lennington b. 26NOV1898
Also, ‘next door’ (that is, just before Ben and his family) were:
John? Lennington b. 16FEB1842
Mary Lennington b. 16JUL1845
which may be Ben’s parents. In the same area was:
Albert Lennington b. 15OCT1846
working for Eliza J. Clump. Also, in Beverly Twp.
William Linnington b. 19DEC(1891?, age 10)
boarding with Joseph and Sarah J. Harfeer.
While finding Ben’s parents may be tricky, they could be the John and Mary in 1901; but, in Walsingham Twp., Norfolk Co. North, ONT in 1881, there was a family:
Lemuel Lennington b. ca. 1841, b. ONT, farmer, C. Methodist
Elizabeth Lennington b. ca. 1851
Hiram J. Lennington b. ca. 1871
Benjamin Lennington b. ca. 1875
Earnest Lennington b. ca. 1877
Arthur Lennington b. ca. 1880
which is interesting, as Norfolk Co. is one place I would expect to find Secord’s in Ontario. I don’t find Ben in Brant Co. in 1881, however, in Dumfries Twp. South, Brant Co., North, are John Lenington, b. ca. 1843, carpenter, German, b. ONT, C. Methodist; with a wife, Mary, b. USA ca. 1844, also C. Methodist. Perhaps Lemuel and Elizabeth are Ben’s parents, and John an uncle?
At:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~births/Le_Ln_Surnames.htm
is:
#006599-98 (Bruce Co) LENNINGTON, Sarah Elizabeth, f, b. 22 Nov.1898, father- Benjamin Cornelius LENNINGTON, labourer; mother - Harriet Emily MISENER, infm – G.W. Barber MD, South Dumfries twp
Note that this differs slightly with Sarah’s birth-date in the 1901 census. This is not uncommon, and I have found the 1901 census often has discrepancies like this; usually being off by one year. At a series of postings on the history of Brant Co., especially at:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/UPPER-CANADA/1999-05/0926190364
is:
con't United Empire Loyalist settlers in Burford and Oakland Townships
Those who received grants as Loyalists, as appears by the Crown Lands records, included Eliakim Malcolm & his brothers James, Hugh, Charles and Duncan ,all sons of Finlay Malcolm; Eleanor Doyle, dau of Benjamin Doyle; Lavina Sage, wife of Allan Sage & dau of John File; Elizabeth Lennington of Dumfries wife of William L & dau of David VanEvery; Eleanor Ellis wife of Henry & dau of Ed.McMichael of Walsingham; Anna Mudge, Dumfries, wife of Ed. M & dau of Stephen Middaugh; Abraham Nelles, son of Robert Nelles of Grimsby; Jesse Millard of Oakland, son of Dan M; Asa Secord, Oakland, son of John S; Sarah Baker, Oakland, wife of Elias B & dau of Dan'l Millard; Rebecca Beamer, wife of George B & dau of Benj. Doyle; Charlotte Hawley, wife of Henry H & dau of John Files (her grant was 200A in Twp of Enniskillen)
Hugh Clark, Burford; Sam Doyle son of Benj.; Matthias Woodley, Oakland, son of Geo. W; Richard Boulsby, Buck's Company Volunteers; Thomas Boulsby, volunteer in Cap't Thomas' company; Martha Baker, wife of John B and dau of Chas Burtch of Burford Gore; Delia Fowler, dau & Thos and Wm Fowler, sons of John Fowler; Jane Corlis, late of Jane Mount, Burford Gore, wife of Swain C & dau of Chas Burtch; Sarah Eddy, Burford Gore, wife of Chas E & dau of Finlay Malcolm; Abraham DeCou, Burford, son of Jacob DeC; Dan Secord jr, Grand River, son of Daniel Secord; Hannah Olmstead, Burford Gore,wife of Jonas O & dau of George Woodley. These were all recipients of grants of 100 or 200 acres each.
to be con't with a listing of those from the area who received grants for service during the War of 1812.
John Overholt, Kingston upon Thames,Eng
Some interesting features here. We have:
Elizabeth Lennington of Dumfries wife of William L & dau of David VanEvery
where William and Elizabeth (Van Every) Lennington may be the ancestors of Benjamin Cornelius Lennington, and likely Loyalists, and the Van Every’s are very distant cousins of mine; so your husband and I may be related through the Jaycocks (multiple variations in spelling) of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England; Stratford, Connecticut (ca. 1641) and of Hempstead, Long Island, New York (1650’s-1660’s.) Also, note:
Dan Secord jr, Grand River, son of Daniel Secord
and:
Asa Secord, Oakland, son of John S
Actually, Hempstead, Long Island, NY may be where the Linnington/Lennington/etc. family is from; see:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/ODTs/LINNINGTON.shtml#LINN112
especially:
LENINGTON, William C. b: 25 Dec 1792 _, Dutchess, NY d: 10 Oct 1856 _, ON, CAN m. VAN EVERY, Elizabeth Ann b: 1795 Dumfries, ON, CAN d: 12 Jul 1870 Aurora, Kane, IL
children:
LENNINGTON, Catherine E. b: 19 Jul 1814 d: 1851 Quincy, Michigan m. 04 Jul 1833 RICE, Halbert b: 1801 d: 1877 Quincy, Michigan
LININGTON, Mary b: 24 Feb 1824 d: 1838-1918 m. HARE, Samuel b: 1807-1827 d: 1841-1913
LININGTON, Jane b: 01 May 1826 d: 1840-1920 m. DAVIS, Robert b: 1809-1829 d: 1843-1915
LININGTON, Sarah b: 24 Mar 1828 d: Dec 1909 m. YOUNG, John b: 1802-1828 d: 1852-1916
LININGTON, John VanEvery b: 22 Feb 1830 Black Rock, Erie, NY d: 17 Jun 1919 Yale, Payne, OK m. Caledonia, ON, CAN BUNDY, Agnes Caroline b: 1820-1847 d: <1919
So, not much conclusive, but some hints.
Thomas
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