Militia Rolls of Upper Canada
Roll of Captain Jeremiah French's Company
April 3, 1790
We are grateful to the National Archives of Canada
for providing copies of the original lists.
N.A.C. Reference M.G. 19 F 35 Series 2, Lot 679, Pages 18 - 21.
The following listing of militia officers and enlisted men is a transcription of the original Roll of Jeremiah French's Company of Militia of the Battalion of Cornwall & Osnabruck, in the District of Lunenburg.
The original is on file at the National Archives of Canada. N.A.C Reference: M.G. 19 F 35 Series 2, Lot 679, Pages 18 - 21. This Muster Roll only recently came into the custody of the NAC and is scheduled to be microfilmed sometime in the late spring or summer of 1998. Reference photo-copies have been taken and are on file at the NAC.
Legend:
First number on the left side of the page denotes age
Then follows name and rank
Then Regiment
The series of five numbers at the end of each line indicate the following:
First number indicates if the man was married,
Second number indicates if the man was single
Third number indicates if the man was absent during roll taking
Fouth number indicates if the man was infirm
Last number indicates "Fusils"
("1" means yes, "0" means it was left blank.)
The hand writing is very difficult to transcribe so allow for potential transcription errors.
"Those Loyalists who have adhered to the Unity of the empire and joined the Royal Standard before the Treaty of Separation, in the year 1783 and all their children, and their Descendants by either sex, are to be distinguished by the following Capitals, affixed to the names: U.E., alluding to their great principles - The Unity of the Empire. "
(age not recorded) Jeremiah French, Captain, (no further details listed)
(age not recorded) Ashel Wright, Ensign, (no further details listed)
26, George Johnston, Serg't Major, Royal Regiment of New York. 0,1,0,0,0.
22, John Millross, Serg't, U.E., 0,1,0,0,0.
26, Stephen Brownell, Serg't, 0,1,0,0,0.
From this point on, there is no rank listed for the men...
20, Jacob Barnhart, Royal Regiment of New York. 0,1,0,0,1.
21, Adam Martin, Butler's Rangers, 0,1,0,0,0.
24, George Werner, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
25, George Gallinger, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,1.
24, William Wood, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
31, Henry Renyon (?..could be Kenyen or Benyen), Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,1.
28, John McDonel, U.E., 1,0,0,0,0.
42, John McNarn, 1,0,0,0,0.
33, Abraham Marsh, 84th Regiment, 1,0,0,0,1.
30, James Forseythe, (no other information shown)
28, William Sheets, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,1.
27, John Hartle, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
25, Adam Hartle, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,1.
28, James Johnson, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
30, John Millroy, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
43 Levy (??) Baly, served at N. York, 1,0,0,0,0.
31, Benjamin Eastman, Jessup's Corps., 1,0,0,0,0.
28, John Hilmer, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
25, Henry Empey, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
24, Jacob Honsbrner (?), Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
26, Jacob Sheets, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
28, Jacob Smith, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
26, Conrade Smith, Royal Regiment of New York, 01,0,0,1.
23, John Smith, U.E. 0,1,0,0,0.
19, Daniel Smith, U.E. 0,1,0,0,0.
23, David Wright, U.E., 0,1,0,0,0.
24, Harmonias Horn, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
20, John Honsbunner, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
18, Thos (?) Millross, U.E., 0,1,0,0,0.
17, David Pefeod (?), U.E., 0,1,0,0,0.
20, Joseph Brownell, 0,1,0,0,0.
17, Conrade Werner, U. E., 01,0,0,0.
25, George Sheets, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
19, David Sheets, U.E., 0,1,0,0,0.
32, Robert Parks, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
20, Nathan Parks, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
22, Robert Johnson, U.E., 1,0,0,0,0.
30, John Campble (Campbell), Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
34, Edward Perss (??), 8th (?) Regiment, 0,1,0,0,1.
28, Armharst (?) Eastman, U.E., 0,0,1,0,0.
35, Robart Chambers, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,1.
17, John Baly, U.E., 0,1,0,0,0.
26, John Wood, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
19, Barney Hare, U.E., 0,1,0,0,0.
36, james Lezaur (?), 1,0,0,0,0.
23, Samuel Lezare (?), 0,1,0,0,0.
37, William McLoughlin, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,1.
68, Michel Gallinger, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,0,0,1,0.
44, John Dickson, Jessup's Corps, 1,0,0,0,0.
66, Ebenezer Wright, 84th Regiment, 0,0,0,1,1.
68, Andrew Millross, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,0,0,1,0.
45, Joseph Brownell, 1,0,0,0,0.
56 Michel Werner, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
68, Fred Goos (??), Royal Regiment of New York, 0,0,0,0,1.
50, Nathan Parks, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
62, Henry Horn, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,0,0,0,1.
53, William Fargoson (Ferguson?), Jessup's Corps, 1,0,0,0,1.
42, Luke Brady, Royal Regiment of New York, 1,0,0,0,0.
65, Nicholas Mattice (?), Royal Regiment of New York, 0,0,0,1,0.
61, Thomas Hatter, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,0,0,1,0.
75, Jacob Sheets, U.E., 0,0,0,1,0.
42, Benjamin Knight, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
30, Barnhart Dunger, Cob'g Crsburg Regiment (??), 0,1,0,0,0.
21, John Grove (?), 60th Regiiment, 0,1,0,0,0.
46, David Robinson, 60th Regiment, 0,0,0,1,0.
22, John Hu__ (?), 0,1,0,0,0.
26, David Wayd, 0,1,0,0,0.
36, Michel Loughlin, (there is a notation which I cannot make out on my copy), 0,1,0,0,0.
30, William Sheffield, 0,1,0,0,0.
28, Benjamin Wood, Butler's Rangers, 1,0,0,0,0.
63, Evan (or Euen) Royce, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,0,0,1,0.
35 Nicholas (?) Parsser (??), Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
17, (cannot make out first name) Barnhart, Royal Regiment of New York, 0,1,0,0,0.
