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From: "T. Sylvester" <>
Subject: [UEL] Loyalists heading north
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 22:15:33 -0500
References: <3E7531A3.474C0180@earthlink.net>

I have numerous examples of individual families heading north on the Hudson,
swinging west up the Mohawk River, and descending to Fort Ontario (British
until 1796) a.k.a. Oswego on Lake Ontario enroute to Kingston and parts west
(1788-1812).

However, don't for a minute presume your kin traveled directly from NYC.
Particularly circa 1790, many Loyalist heads of households made the
intermediate stop-over in London, England to petition one last effort for
compensation for their losses and/or pension. The British Treasury
capitulated and sponsored a group migration of one hundred Loyalist families
from London to Kingston in 1792. The group sailed to Quebec and up the St
Lawrence. Others sailed to NYC first then to Kingston/Niagara via Fort
Ontario.

Thomas Sylvester



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Mckanna" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 9:23 PM
Subject: [UEL] Late Loyalists


> John,
> I have a question that I keep wondering about, part of the puzzle that
> I have been trying to solve regarding my loyalist ancestor. My ancestor
> appears in the 1790 census for Dutchess Co. I am assuming he and family
> leave within the next year or so for the Kingston, Ontario area. What
> would be a logical way of traveling to Kingston? Would the family go up
> the Hudson to Albany and then by boat /wagon north via Lake Champlain or
> would they go by boat and up the St. Lawrence River? In that time
> period what would they be most likely to do?
> Ellen
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• [UEL] Late Loyalists by Ellen Mckanna <>
  • Re: [UEL] Late Loyalists - going straight north. by "John H.Merz" <>

  • [UEL] Loyalists heading north by "T. Sylvester" <>