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16. Hon. Jonas JONES,⁵⁶ son of Ephraim JONES J.P. [Augusta, near Prescott, Upper Canada] and Charlotte COURSOL/COURSOLLES, was born on 19 May 1791 and died on 8 Jul 1848 aged 57.

Jonas married Mary Elizabeth FORD.⁵⁶

Children from this marriage were:

8         i.  Clarkson JONES [Barrister-at-Law, Toronto] (born on 28 Aug 1833). Clarkson married Zippie Simpson ROEBUCK, daughter of William ROEBUCK and Susan Wallace OGDEN, in Jun 1861.

         ii.  David Ford JONES was born on 22 Aug 1818 and died on 20 Feb 1887 aged 68. David married Rebecca Ogden ROEBUCK, daughter of William ROEBUCK and Susan Wallace OGDEN,.

        iii.  Edward Coursolles JONES was born on 13 Oct 1823 and died in 1885 aged 62. Edward married Margaret Innis GORDON.

         iv.  Frank JONES was born in Mar 1828 and died on 11 Mar 1887 aged 59. Frank married Sophia WARREN.

          v.  Jonas Ap. JONES was born on 31 Aug 1830. Jonas married Marion BROWN, daughter of George BROWN [Goderich] and Unknown,.

         vi.  Chilion JONES was born on 10 Oct 1835. Chilion married Eliza HARVEY, daughter of Robert HARVEY [Maitland] and Unknown, in 1860.

        vii.  William JONES was born on 13 Oct 1838.

       viii.  Charles JONES was born on 13 May 1840. Charles married Mary ROSS, daughter of Hon. John ROSS and Unknown, on 8 Apr 1874.

         ix.  Margaret Anne JONES was born on 10 Nov 1819 and died on 29 Jan 1894 aged 74. Margaret married John STRACHAN.

          x.  Emily JONES was born on 9 Apr 1821. Emily married John McCAUL [President of University College, Toronto].

         xi.  Mary Elizabeth JONES was born on 13 Feb 1825 and died on 14 May 1887 aged 62. Mary married Lieut.-Genl. Charles Wright YOUNGHUSBAND.

17. Mary Elizabeth FORD,⁵⁶ daughter of Col. David FORD [Pioneer of Morristown, N.Y.] and Anastasia COOKE/COOK,.

Mary married Hon. Jonas JONES.⁵⁶ Jonas was born on 19 May 1791 and died on 8 Jul 1848 aged 57.

18. William ROEBUCK .

William married Susan Wallace OGDEN. Susan was born on 8 Mar 1810 and died on 13 Jan 1892 aged 81.

Children from this marriage were:

9         i.  Zippie Simpson ROEBUCK. Zippie married Clarkson JONES [Barrister-at-Law, Toronto], son of Hon. Jonas JONES and Mary Elizabeth FORD, in Jun 1861. Clarkson was born on 28 Aug 1833.

         ii.  David Ogden ROEBUCK

        iii.  Rebecca Ogden ROEBUCK. Rebecca married David Ford JONES, son of Hon. Jonas JONES and Mary Elizabeth FORD,. David was born on 22 Aug 1818 and died on 20 Feb 1887 aged 68.

         iv.  Henry ROEBUCK

          v.  Sarah C. ROEBUCK

         vi.  Mary N. ROEBUCK was born on 4 Jul 1855. Mary married William Seton GORDON.

        vii.  Herman N. ROEBUCK

19. Susan Wallace OGDEN, daughter of Judge David A. OGDEN and Rebecca Cornell EDWARDS, was born on 8 Mar 1810 and died on 13 Jan 1892 aged 81.

Susan married William ROEBUCK.

20. Rev. Elijah Griswold PLUMB,⁵⁷ son of Ebenezer PLUMB and Deborah GRISWOLD, was born on 26 Mar 1780.

Elijah married Grace Hubbard/Hubbell BURR.⁵⁷ Grace was born on 2 Jul 1788.⁵⁸

The child from this marriage was:

10        i.  Hon. Josiah Burr PLUMB M.P. [Canadian Senator] ³² (born on 25 Mar 1816 in East Haven, Connecticut - died on 12 Mar 1888 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada). Josiah married Elizabeth STREET,³² daughter of Col. Samuel STREET J.P. [United Empire Loyalist, Niagara Falls, Ont.] and Abigail Hyde RANSOM, 30-31 May 1849 in Drummondville, Connecticut, U.S.A..³² Elizabeth was born on 9 Oct 1828,³² died from 20 Dec 1865 to 20 Dec 1868 in Niagara Falls, Ontario³² aged 37, and was buried in St. Mark's Anglican Cemetery, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.³²

21. Grace Hubbard/Hubbell BURR,⁵⁷ daughter of Josiah BURR [New Haven, Conn.] and Mary BURR, was born on 2 Jul 1788.⁵⁸

Grace married Rev. Elijah Griswold PLUMB.⁵⁷ Elijah was born on 26 Mar 1780.

22. Col. Samuel STREET J.P. [United Empire Loyalist, Niagara Falls, Ont.], son of Nehemiah STREET [United Empire Loyalist, Niagara Falls, Ont.] and Thankful MOODY, was born on 14 Mar 1775 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on 21 Aug 1844 in Port Robinson, Ontario aged 69.

Samuel married Abigail Hyde RANSOM from 0005 to 15 Sep 1811 in Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. Abigail was born on 10 Aug 1793 in Sheffield, Massachusetts and died on 12 Sep 1872 in Clark Hill, Ontario aged 79.

The child from this marriage was:

11        i.  Elizabeth STREET ³² (born on 9 Oct 1828 - died on 20 Dec 1865-20 Dec 1868 in Niagara Falls, Ontario). Elizabeth married Hon. Josiah Burr PLUMB M.P. [Canadian Senator],³² son of Rev. Elijah Griswold PLUMB and Grace Hubbard/Hubbell BURR, 30-31 May 1849 in Drummondville, Connecticut, U.S.A..³² Josiah was born on 25 Mar 1816 in East Haven, Connecticut and died on 12 Mar 1888 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada aged 71.

23. Abigail Hyde RANSOM, daughter of Elias RANSOM and Sally GAY, was born on 10 Aug 1793 in Sheffield, Massachusetts and died on 12 Sep 1872 in Clark Hill, Ontario aged 79.

Abigail married Col. Samuel STREET J.P. [United Empire Loyalist, Niagara Falls, Ont.] from 0005 to 15 Sep 1811 in Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. Samuel was born on 14 Mar 1775 in Farmington, Connecticut and died on 21 Aug 1844 in Port Robinson, Ontario aged 69.

24. Mr. _____ DENTON [England - father of two Emigrants to Ontario] .

Mr. married someone.

His children were:

12        i.  William DENTON J.P. [Emigrated from England to Ontario c.1850] ³³ (born about 1831 in England). William married Mary LUCAS,³⁴ daughter of _____ LUCAS [Ireland/Scotland] and Jane BROWN [Born in Ireland; Emigrated to Ontario c.1842], about 1853. Mary was born from about 1832 to 1833 in Ireland.

         ii.  Brown DENTON [Emigrated from England to Ontario] ⁵⁹

26. _____ LUCAS [Ireland/Scotland] .⁵⁹

_____ married Jane BROWN [Born in Ireland; Emigrated to Ontario c.1842].⁵⁹ Jane was born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The child from this marriage was:

13        i.  Mary LUCAS ³⁴ (born about 1832-1833 in Ireland). Mary married William DENTON J.P. [Emigrated from England to Ontario c.1850],³³ son of Mr. _____ DENTON [England - father of two Emigrants to Ontario] and Unknown, about 1853. William was born about 1831 in England.

27. Jane BROWN [Born in Ireland; Emigrated to Ontario c.1842],,⁵⁹ daughter of Robert BROWN [Weaver of linen - Tyrone, Northern Ireland] and Margaret CARMICHAEL [of Scottish descent; Emigrated - Que/Ont. c.1832] was born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Jane married _____ LUCAS [Ireland/Scotland].⁵⁹

28. Rev. William GUNDY [Emigrated from Ireland via NY to Ontario c.1842],⁶⁰ son of William GUNDY [Farmer, Kings County, Ireland] and Eliza MATHEWS, was born on 10 May 1795 in Kings County, Ireland, died on 21 Jun 1870 in Milton, Ontario, Canada aged 75, and was buried in Churchville Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

Research Notes: Census Information:

1851 - Age 55, Preacher, (wife Eliza), Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West (Ontario).

Other notes:
(i) Rev. William & Eliza were ancestors (Grandparents) of James Henry Gundy (1880-1951) - Co-Founder of Wood, Gundy & Company (now part of CIBC - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce).

(ii) For more background information on the life of Rev. William Gundy - check the book "Biography of the Rev. William Gundy, for twenty years a minister of the Methodist New Connexion Church in Canada" (1871) by John Kay.

William married Eliza BRADLEY. Eliza was born on 3 Apr 1800 in Kilkenney County, Ireland, died on 6 Nov 1866 aged 66, and was buried in Churchville Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

Children from this marriage were:

14        i.  Rev. Samuel Bradley GUNDY ⁴⁵ (born about 1827 in Ireland - died on 12 Nov 1873, buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada). Samuel married Susannah/Susan Catherine PEARSON,⁴⁸ daughter of Nathaniel PEARSON and Martha WATSON,. Susannah/Susan was born about 1836 in Ontario,⁴⁹ died on 4 Dec 1928 in York, Ontario, Canada⁵⁰ aged about 92, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.⁵¹

         ii.  Rev. James GUNDY

        iii.  Rev. Joseph R. GUNDY ⁶¹ was born in 1838 in Mountmelick, Ireland.⁶² Joseph married Isabella EVELEIGH,⁶¹ daughter of William EVELEIGH [Cote St. Leonard, near Montreal] and Unknown, on 26 Sep 1865.⁶²

         iv.  Rev. John GUNDY

          v.  William GUNDY

         vi.  Ellen GUNDY. Ellen married _____ PEARSON.

29. Eliza BRADLEY, daughter of John BRADLEY [Kilkenney County, Ireland] and Ellen ODLUM, was born on 3 Apr 1800 in Kilkenney County, Ireland, died on 6 Nov 1866 aged 66, and was buried in Churchville Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

Eliza married Rev. William GUNDY [Emigrated from Ireland via NY to Ontario c.1842].⁶⁰ William was born on 10 May 1795 in Kings County, Ireland, died on 21 Jun 1870 in Milton, Ontario, Canada aged 75, and was buried in Churchville Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

30. Nathaniel PEARSON,⁶³ son of Benjamin PEARSON [Emigrated - Penn. to York, Ont. c.1797/1802] and Susannah PENZ, was born on 22 Dec 1803 in Yonge St., King Township, York County, Ontario⁶⁴ and died from 1880 to 1882 aged 77.

Research Notes: Census Information:

1851 - Age 49, Yeoman, (wife Martha), King Township, York County, Canada West (Ontario).
1861 - Age 57, Married (wife Martha), King, York, Ontario.

Nathaniel married Martha WATSON ⁶⁵ in 1825. Martha was born in 1802 in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.⁶⁶ and died from 1867 to 1869 aged 65.

Children from this marriage were:

15        i.  Susannah/Susan Catherine PEARSON ⁴⁸ (born about 1836 in Ontario - died on 4 Dec 1928 in York, Ontario, Canada). Susannah/Susan married Rev. Samuel Bradley GUNDY,⁴⁵ son of Rev. William GUNDY [Emigrated from Ireland via NY to Ontario c.1842] and Eliza BRADLEY,. Samuel was born about 1827 in Ireland,⁴⁶ died on 12 Nov 1873⁴⁷ aged about 46, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.⁴⁷

         ii.  Hiram PEARSON [Emigrated from Ontario to Osceola, Iowa] was born about 1828 in Ontario. Hiram married _____ ASHTON.

        iii.  Thomas PEARSON was born from about 1827 to 1829 in Ontario and died in 1866 aged about 39. Thomas married _____ PHELPS.

         iv.  Elizabeth W. PEARSON was born about 1830 in Ontario and died before 1907. Elizabeth married Rev. James CASWELL. James died before 1907.

          v.  William PEARSON was born about 1832 in Ontario.

         vi.  Charles PEARSON

        vii.  Dr. Benjamin F. PEARSON [Queensville, Gwillimbury, Ont.] was born on 22 Aug 1839 in Lot. 86, King Township, York County, Ontario. Benjamin married Mary WILLSON, daughter of William H. WILLSON and Sarah HARRISON,. Mary was born in 1849 and died in 1896 aged 47.

       viii.  Jennie/Jane PEARSON was born from about 1841 to 1842 in Ontario.

31. Martha WATSON,⁶⁵ daughter of William WATSON [Emigrated from Pennsylvania to Aurora, Ont.] and Unknown, was born in 1802 in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.⁶⁶ and died from 1867 to 1869 aged 65.

Martha married Nathaniel PEARSON ⁶³ in 1825. Nathaniel was born on 22 Dec 1803 in Yonge St., King Township, York County, Ontario⁶⁴ and died from 1880 to 1882 aged 77.