Introduction to Digital Version of this Book

What follows is a digital transcription of a 17 page book written by the late Dr. Walter C. Shier taken from microfilm M.S871 reel 18 from the Ontario Archives.. Every care has been taken to keep the document as original as possible and has been carefully proofread. This digital version was created and transcribed by Larry J. Shier in May of 2010. I am interested in the genealogy of the Shier family and would like to hear from others researching this family as well. Please feel free to contact [email protected] and please put the word Shier somewhere in the subject line.

The Shier Family, 1709 – 1850 Pioneers of Brock Township and Elsewhere in Ontario Genealogy compiled by the late Dr. Walter C. Shier Transcribed with additions and introductory note by Wallace E. McLeod. August 21, 1961

Middlesex 222 U.W.O., London (17 pages)

The Shier Family, 1709-1850 I. Introduction. During the nineteenth century thirteen adult male Shier's emigrated as the heads of families from co. Limerick, Ireland to upper Canada. Ten of them settled in the Township of Brock, Ontario County: John Shier I; came to Brock in 1826. See below, page 12. John Shier II; came to Brock in 1828. See below, page 7. John Shier III; came to Brock in 1831. See below, page 10. Richard Shier; Came to Brock in 1831. See below, page 8. Samuel Shier; Came to Brock in 1831. See below, page 9. George Shier; Came to Brock in 1832. See below, page15. William Shier; Came to Brock in 1833. See below, page13. Corneil Shier; Came to Brock in 1833. See below, page 13. Jacob Shier Jr.; Came to Brock in 1835. See below, page 15. William Shier; Came to Brock in 1858. See below, page 12. Three others settled elsewhere in the Province: John Shier; came to Ernestown or Camden. See below, page 14 Nicholas Shier; came to Camden. See below, page 14. Amos Shier; came to Blanshard about 1851. See below page 10 these men were all related. Although they came from Ireland, their family was neither Celtic nor English in origin. They were descended from a Palatine emigrant who settled in co. Limerick in 1709. The present paper gives a little background for the Palatine emigration' and traces the genealogy of the Shiers for six generations from the original immigrant. Page 1

II)Select bibliography of Palatines. Bittenger, Lucy Forney: The Germans in Colonial Times Philadelphia 1901. Cobb, Sandford H.: The Story of the Palatines. Boston(?) 1897 Crook, William: Ireland and the Centenary of American Methodism. London and Dublin, 1866 Diffenderffer, Frank Ried: The German Exodus to England in 1709. Lancaster PA., 1897 James, C. C.: “The Irish Palatines” The Methodist Magazine and Review, vol. 55, 1902, pp. 217-225, 291-303. Knittle, Walter Allen: The Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration. Dissertation, Philadelphia, 1936. Tucker, Rev. W. Bowman. The Romance of the Palatine Millers. Montreal, 1929. (Augmented edition of The Camden Colony. 1907.) Brief descriptions of the Irish Palatines can be found in the accounts of various travelers, such as: Carr, John. A Stranger in Ireland, or a Tour in the Southern and Western Parts of that Country in the Year 1805. p. 352 Hall, Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Ireland: it's Scenery, Character, &c. (no date; about 1843). vol. 1, pp. 346ff. Kohl, J. G. Travels in Ireland. (1842). p. 76 de Latocnaye, de B. Promenade d'un Francais dans l'Irlande, 1796-97 (translated by John Stevenson, 1917) pp. 118-119 Wesley, John. Journal. See the entries under the dates 1760, July 16; 1762, June 5; 1765, June 14; 1767, May 21; 1778, May 7, May 8; 1789, May 13. Young, Arthur. A Tour in Ireland, with General Observations on the Present State of that Kingdom made in 1776, 1777, 1778. See the entries for 1776, September 30, October 5, October 7; vol. 2, sec. 5 A note on sources: Most of the genealogical material herein presented was gathered before 1917 by Dr. Walter C. Shier M.D. of Uxbridge, who lived 1869-1944. According to his notes, “Mr William T. Renchy of Rathmines, co. Dublin, Ireland, whose mother is a Shier, very kindly consented to visit Limerick and make a search of the Rathkeale and Adare Anglican Church records. The rectors of these churches graciously assisted him, and it is from his report that the outline of the first three generations and part of the fourth has been prepared. Information necessary to the preparation of the balance of the outline has been obtained partly from family records available in Brock and partly from tradition through the oldest living members of the family with whom the writer has conversed.” To the information collected by Dr. Shier, the present compiler has been able to add a very few details, chiefly from further correspondence with the Limerick Shiers and from documents available from the Ontario Archives. Page 2

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The Palatine Emigration.

In 1709 there was a mass flight of Germans from the Palatinate of the Rhine to England. The reasons for this exodus were three in number.

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Religion. No one questioned the validity of the axiom cujus regio. ejus religio; the religion of a ruler automatically determined the religion of his subjects. In 1690 the old Zimmern line of Electors Palatine became extinct, they had been protestant (Lutheran and Calvinist) for 144 years. The new monarchs, their distant cousins of the Neuburg line, were Roman Catholics. The Palatine peasantry was of course expected to change its religion to conform with the changing times. (2) War. Lois XIV aspired to make France extend as east as the Rhine. This led him to cast covetous eyes on the Palatinate, which lay in his way. The war of the League of Augsburg (1688-1697) and the war of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) both included campaigns which were waged through the Palatinate. French armies brought rapine and destruction in 1688 (General Montclas), 1692 ( sack of Heidelberg), and 1707 (Marshall Villars) (3) Influence of the agents of land speculators. The people of the Palatinate, their land desolated by twenty years of warfare and their religious beliefs attacked by their very ruler, were given the final impetus by to emigrate byirresponsible agents who promised them free land in America. Between May and October of 1709 a deluge of these German refugees descended upon England. Nearly 13,500 are recorded in official correspondence. “ The helpless foreigners arrived in London without a farthing of money and scarcely a rag to their backs. They encamped in open places near the capital in tents which, by the Queen's orders, were served out to them from the stores of the tower. . . . There was one large encampment on Blackheath, and another in the fields of Camberwell.” (F.W. The History of Great Britain During the Reign of Queen Anne, London, 1876, vol. 2, p. 157. Eventually this multitude was dispersed as follows: – died in England: estimates vary from 1500 to about 3000. – settled in England, or enlisted in the British army: several hundred, perhaps as many as 500. – deported back to Germany as Roman Catholics official records note more than 3500 settled in America: a few in Virginia, more than 600 in North Carolina, and more than 3000 in New York; perhaps as many as 3800 in all – settled in Ireland: 500 families, consisting of 3800 people were located in various areas. Page 3

– Settled in America: a few in Virginia, more than 600 in North Carolina, and more than 3000 in New York; perhaps as many as 3800 in all. – Settled in Ireland: 500 families, consisting of 3800 people were located in various areas.

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The Irish Palatines.

Of the 3800 odd Palatines sent to Ireland, some were settled in co. Carlow by Mr. Burton of Burton Hall at a place called Palantinetown; others in co. Tipperary on Sir Willis Barker's estate; others in co. Wexford, on the estate of Mr. Dogue of Wells; yet others in co. Kerry and co. Queens. But the largest group was settled on co. Limerick, near Rathkeale on the estates of Lord Southwell, M.P. For Limerick. Here twenty families were settled at Court Mattress (Court Matrix) twenty more at Killiheen, fifty at Balligarane, and twenty more at Pallaskenry (Newmarket). Travelers in Ireland pay frequent tribute to the industry and frugality of the Palatines. They introduced a number of improvements in farming (the wheel plough, a wheeled cart, drill husbandry). And they either initiated or greatly expanded the linen industry in Ireland. What purports to be a tolerably complete list of the Palatine families settled near Rathkeale is given by Crook, op.cit.; it is repeated by John O'Hart, Irish Pedigrees (Dublin 1888), vol. 2 p. 498; and by Tucker and Knittle in the works cited above. Excerpts from the same list are likewise given by Diffenderffer and James. We repeat the list here, with a few tacit corrections; bracketed forms are alternative spellings. Baker Barkman Barrabier Benner Bethel Bowen Bowman Bovinizer (Bobanizer) Brethower (Brethour) Cole Cooke Corneil (Corneille) Cronsberry Daube (Doupe) Delmage (Delmege) Embury Fitzle (Fitzell) ??

Guier Heck Hoffman Hifle (Hiffle) Heavener (Hervaner) Glozier (Glazier) Lawrence Lowes Ledwick (Lodwick) Long Miller Mich (Mick) Modler Neizer Piper Rhineheart (Rynard) Rose Rodenbucher

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Ruckle (Ruttle) Switzer Sparling Stark St. John St. Ledger Strangle Sleeper (Sleep) Shoemaker Shier Smeltzer Shoultace Shanewise Teskey Tettler (Detlor) Urshelbaugh Williams Young

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Shier Genealogy, Generations 1-4

Adam Scheier (Shier), born somewhere in the Rhenish Palatinate, perhaps about 1680/1690. Emigrated to England in 1709; in August, 1709,. was settled at Court Mattress, co. Limerick, on the estate of of Sir Thomas Southwell, 2nd Baronet Southwell of Castle Mattress. Adam Scheier (Shier) died at Court Mattress on January 4, 1758. Four sons of Adam Shier are recorded; order of their birth is not known. 1) Henry, born probably at Court Mattress, perhaps about 1720. His first wife was Margaret; his second, Catherine. He had two sons. (a) Adam, born and died in 1743 (b) Henry II born 1746. Emigrated to America. He is recorded as New York customs officer in 1776. After the Revolution he went as a U.E. Loyalist to Halifax, where he died. His son, Henry III (born 1768), returned to New York after his father's death, and left descendants. 2) Adam II, born probably at Court Mattress, perhaps about 1720: died 1792. His first wife was Anne Eve; his second Elizabeth. He had two sons. (a) Nicholas, born at Court Mattress in 1744; lived all his life there. He had three sons. I) Jacob Sr., born in 1767(?) see below, page 6. II) John, died in 1822 III) Nicholas Jr., born 1771. see below page 9. (b) Adam III, born at Court Mattress in 1749. Sometime about 1770/1775 he moved north in co. Limerick to Robertstown. His home there seems to have been known as Prospect House, Barrigone. He had at least one son. I) Adam IV, born about 1770? See below page 10. 3) Charles, born probably at Court Mattress, perhaps about 1725; died in 1798 (or 1788). his wife's name was Danty (or Darity?). They had two sons.

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(a) Christopher, born at Court Mattress in 1749. Lived his whole life there. Married Bridget, with two sons. I) Charles, born 1774, See below page 12. II) Henry, born 1775? or 1777? See below page 12. (b) Charles Jr., born at Court Mattress in 1755. Moved to Robertstown, co. Limerick, sometime after 1775. Died unmarried 1797. 4) Nicholas, born probably at Court Mattress, perhaps about 1725. His wife was Anne. They had three sons. a) Adam, born at Court Mattress in 1749. he had one son. I) Martin, born perhaps about 1770. See below page 14. b) Jacob, born at Court Mattress in 1752. Lived there all his life he had one son. I) Jacob Jr., born March 5, 1775. See below page 15. c) Charles, born at Court Mattress in 1755. Lived there all his life. Married Catherine. They had one daughter, Mary, born in 1776.

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Shier Genealogy, Generations 4-6.

Jacob Sr., son of Nicholas; born at Court Mattress in 1767(?). About 1790 he moved to the estate of Lord Dunraven at Adare, co. Limerick. His farm there was in the vicinity known as Reinroe. At Adare he was known as Jacob Sr., to distinguish him from his cousin Jacob Jr. of Adare. Jacob became a cavalry officer in Limerick co. He was a tall, strong man, and quite clever in horsemanship. He was known to dash full speed, alone and unaided, into a mob of native Irishmen, grab a miscreant in each hand and gallop back unscathed, with a captive dangling on each side of his charger. His wife was Elizabeth. They had nine children. 1) John, born at Reinroe, Adare, May 25 1792. He farmed, first at Reinroe. In 1828 he came to Canada with his wife and six children. On his way from Limerick he stayed over at the home of his brother Richard, in La Prairie, Quebec, intending first to settle there. He did not however fancy the soil, and came on to Brock by way of Yonge St. He settled in lots 1 and 2 in the fifth concession of Brock. His deed to v: 2 is dated September 4, 1846: to iv: 1 N ½ 1849; and to v: 1 S ½, 1863. After his arrival in Brock, John Shier was known variously as John Shier II, “Little Gray John” (in irony; he was more than six feet tall), and Rooster Shier.” His wife was Catherine Piper, a pure-bred Irish Palatine. He died August 17. 1874, and is buried in St. John Cemetery, Brock. 8 sons 6 daughters. I) Eliza, born December 9, 1819; married Henry White. II) Jane, born August 5, 1821; married John Acton. III) Martha, born March 3, 1823 married Wm. Vallentyne. IV) Richard, born February 19, 1825; married (1) Margaret Dawson (2) Jane Clauston McKay. V) Robert, born October 9, 1826; married Susan Cronsberry VI) John, born August 24 1828, on the boat coming from Ireland married Dora Sparling. VII) James, born December 4, 1830; married Mary Ann Mooney VIII) Sophia, born October 13, 1832; married Frank Cronsberry. IX) Dinah, born October 13, 1832; married Joseph Thompson. X) Windham, born August 23, 1836; married Eliza Long. XI) Caleb, born July 2, 1838; never married. XII) Edwin, born April 10, 1840; married Ann St. John. XIII) Wellington, born September 12, 1842; married Eliza A. Dixon. XIX) Catherine, born November 3, 1845; married Daniel Conboy.

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(2) Richard, born at Reinroe, Adare, April 4, 1796. In 1822 he came to Canada with his wife, and settled near Odelltown, La Prairie Co., Quebec. In 1831 they came on and settled in Brock, lot 4 in the fifth concession. His deed to v: 4 N ½, is dated February 13, 1836; he acquired the S ½ in 1855. After his arrival in Brock, Richard Shier was known as “Leather Lip Dick” a nickname founded upon a slight prominence in his lower lip, the result of a surgical procedure. He married his cousin Catherine Shier, the daughter of Nicholas Shier Jr. Richard died September 6, 1877, and is buried in St. John Cemetery, Brock. 7 sons 3 daughters. I) Wesley, born December 9, 1821; died an infant 1822. II) Jacob, born November 17, 1824; married (1) Phoebe Vrooman (2) Catherine Rynard. III) Elizabeth, born December 21, 1826; married Brethour. IV) Henry, born November 7, 1828; married Mary Anne Switzer. V) Richard Loftus, born April 16, 1831; married Mary Anne Speiran. VI) Julius, born April 22, 1833; married Mary Doble. VII) Jonathan, born March 10, 1835; married Ann Ryan. VIII) Rebecca, born March 7, 1837; married George Sparling. IX) Mary Jane, born August 1, 1839; married Wm. Rynard. X) George, born August 15, 1841; married Samantha Vrooman. (3) Anne, born 1797; married --- St. John. Lived in Limerick. (4) Mary, born 1799; married John Moore; her husband was Governor of Limerick City Prison. (5) Elizabeth, born 1800; married --- Johnston. Lived in Limerick. (6) Martha, born 1802; married John Coe. Lived in Toronto. (7) Letitia, born 1803; married --- Highfield. Lived in Limerick. (8) Rebecca, born 1805; married - - - Barkman. Lived in Limerick. (9) Jacob, born August 31, 1806. Lived on the family homestead at Reinroe, Adare. Died December 17, 1871; buried at Adare, co. Limerick. Had a family of thirteen. (not traced)

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Nicholas Jr., son of Nicholas; born at Court Mattress on the old homestead, in 1771. Lived all his life there. His first wife was Catherine Cronsberry; his second, Anne Fitch (or Filch). They are remembered as being completely bilingual, speaking English and German with equal fluency. He and his first wife had five children. 1) Samuel, born at Court Mattress, October, 1796. In 1822 he came from his father's home, and settled near Odelltown, La Prairie Co., Quebec, on the farm adjacent to that of his brother-in-law, Richard Shier. In 1831 he and his family came on and settled in Brock, lot 5 in the fifth concession. His deed (crown patent) to v: 5 is dsated September 17, 1842. Samuel was made an Ensign in the 2nd Division of the Beauharnois Militia in 1824; he was made a lieutenant in the 9th Regiment of North York in 1838, and Captain in the same in 1841. He married Anne Smith at Odelltown in 1825. He died March 9,1878, and is buried in the St. John Cemetery, Brock. Ten sons, four daughters. I) Adam, born December 24, 1825; married Charlotte Switzer II)John, born February 28, 1827; married Agnes Patterson. III)Nicholas, born July25, 1828; married Jemima Switzer. IV)Samuel, born April 21, 1830; married Eliza Fines. V) Mary, born February 27, 1832; married John Harris. VI) Lucinda, born February 4 1834; married John Johnston. VII)Reuben, born October 17, 1835; married Mary Ann Armstrong. VIII)Josiah, born April 3, 1837 married Eliza Ryan. IX) Jesse, born October 30, 1838; married Frances Lyttle. X) Albert, born April 14, 1840; married Alice Bell. XI) Anne, borns September 26, 1842 married George Thompson. XII) Nathan, born September 27, 1842; married Sarah Veitch Card. XIII)William, born September 24, 1844; married Hannah Barker. XIV) Catherine, born May 18, 1846; married Henry Barker. 2) Mary, born 1798; married her cousin, John Shier III, son of Adam Shier IV. 3) Catharine, born May 18, 1800, married her cousin, Richard Shier, son of Jacob Shier Sr. Died February 18,1882; buried in the St. John Cemetery, Brock. 4) Adam; lived in Court Mattress. Had at least seven children. I)Henry, lived in co. Limerick.

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II)Adam Jr.; lived in co. Limerick. III)Samuel; lived in co. Limerick. IV)Mary; lived in co. Limerick. V)Matilda; lived in co. Limerick. VI)Margaret Jane; married John Watson; lived in Toronto. VII)Amos, born February 12, 1831; married Susan Teskey. Came from Court Mattress to Canada about 1851. Settled in Blanshard TWP. , Perth co. 5)Anne; married Jacob Teskey. Lived and died in co. Limerick. Adam IV, son of Adam III; born apparently at Robertstown about 1770. He seems to have lived at Prospect House, Barrigone, all his life. He was twice married. His first wife's name is unknown; they had a family of nine children, of whom no further details are available. He married secondly Mary Switzer. She is remembered as a large woman, weighing 21 stone (294 pounds) An outsize armchair, made especially for her is preserved in Prospect House. They had at least seven children. 1)Nicholas, born 1798; never married. Lived in Ireland. 2)Adam V; married Frances Teskey in 1822; lived and died in co. Limerick. 3) John Switzer, born February 4, 1805. In 1831 he came from Robertstown to Canada, and settled first in Brock Township, his deed to v: 4 S ½ is dated March 2, 1836; and to vi: 5 SE ¼, January 12, 1837. In 1848 he moved from Brock to the township of Blanshard, Perth co.; in 1856 he moved again, and settled at Purple Grove, Huron Township., Bruce co. After his arrival in Brock, John Switzer Shier was known as John III and “Big John.” Like a number of other Shiers in Limerick, he had taken part in military activities, always on the side of law and order. When the Canadian Rebellion broke out in 1837, he had a share in quieting the disturbance. He married his cousin Mary Shier, the daughter of Nicholas Shier Jr. He died February 25, 1892, and is buried at Kincardine. Five sons and three daughters.

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I) Ann, born January 24, 1832. Died unmarried. II) Switzer, born October 26, 1833; married Mary J. Renchey. III) Joseph, born November 29, 1835; married Esther Renchey. IV) Matilda, born November 1, 1837; married John Miller. V) Amos, born September 7, 1839; married Mary J. Renchey (Shier) VI) Gideon, born July 3, 1841; died young. VII) James, born January 3, 1844; married Charlotte Hildred. VIII) Mary Jane, born November 12, 1849; unmarried. 4) Amos; lived at Beigh, near Pallaskenry, co Limerick. He had six children, all of whom remained in Limerick. I) Henry; married P. Downes. II) Anne; married Albert Teskey. III) John; unmarried. IV) Maggie Jane; Married William Barkman. V) Mary; married Adam Teskey. VI) Elizabeth; married Henry Doupe. 5) Martin; never married 6) Mary Anne; married Garret Teskey. 7) Joseph, born 1811 at Prospect House. Lived there all his life. Married Catherine Corneille. Died in 1887. They had eight childrenm, all of whom remained in Irelasnd. I) Jane, born 1848; married John Corneille. II) Adam, born 1849; married Jane Smyth. III) Rev. Henry, born 1850; married Jemima Barker. IV) Elizabeth, born 1853; married George Smith. V) Joseph , born 1855; married Esther Barker. VI) John, born 1856; unmarried. VII) Anna Maria, born 1860; married Robert Fitzgerald. VIII) George, born 1863; unmarried.

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Charles son of Christopher; born at Court Mattress in 1774. He lost his farm through the extravagance of his second wife, an Irish woman, and moved to the Celtic village of Shanagolden. He had one son. 1) James; lived in Shanagolden. He did not hold land, but worked as a farm laborer with the neighboring farmers. He married an Irish Roman Catholic named Mary Hastings. They had at least 5 children. I) James; emigrated to Oklahoma U.S.A II) Nicholas; emigrated to Illinois, about 60 miles west of Chicago. III) Charles; lived in Limerick; served in the Crimean War. IV) John; lived in Limerick. V) William, born in 1830. in 1854 he went out to Illinois where his brother Nicholas had located.. In 1858 he came on to Brock, where he was known as “Yankee Bill”. He never took up land as a farmer in the township. Married Jane Waters.

Henry, son of Christopher; born at Court Mattress in 1775? or 1777? As a young man he settled at Adare, on the estate of Lord Dunraven. His wife may have been a Corneille. They had eleven children. 1) John, born at Adare 1n 1798? in 1826 he came from Adare to Canada, settling on lots 2 and 3 of the fourth concession of Brock. His Crown Patent to iv: 2 E ½ is dated April 20, 1840. About 1848 he moved from Brock to the township of Mariposa. After his arrival in Brock he was known as John Shier I. He married firstly, before emigrating from Ireland, Mary Sparling; secondly on March 19, 1838, Mary Jane Osburn. He died in 1870? and is buried in Eden Cemetery, Mariposa. Four sons, five daughters. I) Caroline; unmarried. II) Clara; married Robert Towns. III) Mary Anne; unmarried IV) Charlotte; married William Davies. V) Eliza Jane; married Joseph Sparling. VI) William, born 1832; unmarried. VII) Frank. VIII) Augustus. IX) John.

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2) Henry; emigrared to South Africa. 3) Sarah, born 1801; married Edward Switzer; died March 3, 18; buried Bagshaw Cemetery, Brock. 4) Eliza, born 1803?; married Capt. John Brethour; died December 21, 1861; buried St. John Cemetery, Brock. 5) William, born at Adare in 1803. Came from Adare to Canada with his brother Corneil in 1833, and settled lot 8 of the ninth concession of Brock. His deed to ix: 8 E ½ is dated January 17, 1844. (This land had been bought by Mary Shier, September 10, 1833. Query: his mother? A Mary Shier, otherwise unspecified, born June 5, 1771, died December 27, 1861, is buried in the Brethour plot of the St. John Cemetery. Four sons, two daughters. I) Benjamin; unmarried II) Richard, born August 7, 1840; married Ann Jane Phair. III) Henry Adam; unmarried IV) Joseph V) Lizzie; married Hiram Snodden. VI) Sarah; married John Brethour. 6) Christopher; died in Limerick. 7) Barbara, born 1805; married John Pangman. 8) Adam, died in Limerick. 9) Corneil, born at Adare, October 14, 1808. Came from Adare to Canada with his brother William in 1833, and settled on lot 8 of the ninth concession; his deed to ix: 8 W ½ is dated April 20, 1842. (This land had been bought by Mary Shier, September 10, 1833). About 1862 he moved to Ulby, Huron County, Michigan. Married Helen Hutchison (or Henderson?) February 6, 1837. He died June 10, 1893, and is buried at Ulby, Michigan. Three sons, five daughters. I) Henry, born June 8, 1838; married Jane Millen. II) Eliza, born February 1, 1840; married Wm. Sparling.

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III) Rebecca, born June 22, 1841; married Andy Lowes. IV) John, born December 18, 1842; married Lucy Ruddy. V) William H., born October 14, 1844; married Jane Legg VI) Mary Ann, born January 14, 1847; married Archie Smith. VII) Barbara, born April 27, 1849; married Archie Currie VIII) Ellen, born February 22, 1851; unmarried. 10) Mary Ann; died in Limerick. 11) Dora; died in Limerick. Martin, son of Adam; born at Court Mattress, perhaps about 1770. As a young man he took up land on the estate of Lord Dunraven, at Adare. He had at least three sons. 1) John; emigrated from Adare to Canada, settling either in the township of Ernestown or in Camden, co Addington. After his arrival in Canada he was known as “Kingston John” to his Shier cousins in Brock. A son of his, John Jr., went to Michigan. 2) Nicholas; emigrated from Adare to Canada, settling on the eighth concession of Camden Township. His Crown Patent to Camden viii: 20 is dated October 17, 1848. He had at least one son, Martin. 3) Jacob; lived in Ireland.

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Jacob Jr., son of Jacob; born at Court Mattress, March 5, 1775. about 1805 he took up land on on the estate of Lord Dunraven at Adare. His wife was Anne Sparling. In 1835 he and his wife and family left Ireland and came to Canada; they were met at Montreal by their oldest son George, who had come out three years previouslyand taken up land in Brock. From muddy York they travelled up Yonge Street, carrying their family and goods in carts. They reached Brock by way of the south shore of Lake Simcoe. Jacob lived on the farm of his son George (Brock xiv: 5 S ½), where a house was built for him and his unmarried sons and daughters. George's own house was a few rods eastward. Jacob's second son, Phillip located on the N ½ of the same lot. The locality became known as the Brock Shier settlement, or for brevity “The Settlement”. Jacob Sr. died September 8, 1845, and was buried in the Settlement Cemetery. He and his wife had six sons and five daughters. 1) William, born February 15,1805; died in infancy ; buried at Adare, Limerick co. 2) George, born November 28, 1806. Came out to Canada in 1832 as prospector for his father's family. His deed to Brock xiv: 5 is dated January 24, 1845. He was familiarily known as “Long George”. On December 26, 1836 he married Jane Norton. He died December 14, 1890, and is buried at The Settlement Cemetery. Six sons, two daughters I) Rachel, born November 13, 1837 married Hugh McKinnon. II)Theophilus, born June 10, 1840; married Sophia Tyrell. III) James, born January 6, 1842; married (1) Susan Taylor (2) Mrs. Ashman IV) Augustus, born August 28, 1845; married Martha Hern. V) George, born July 25, 1847; married Jane Martin. VI) Henry, born September 24, 1849 married Rebecca Shier. VII) Mary Jane, born February 11, 1852; married Wm. Gordon. VIII) Wesley, born April 4 1854; married Maggie Dukelon. 3) Phillip, born August 9, 1809. Came to Canada with his parents in 1835. His deed to Brock xiv: 5 NE ¼ is dated April 19, 1845. In Limerick he had belonged to the Irish constabulary. In 1837 on the occasion of the Canadian Rebellion he was made an ensign by the Lieutenant Governor and authorized to muster a company. He gathered a hundred men, and with them proceeded to York; on his arrival he found the rebellion already subdued. He married Mary Dawson on January 17, 1839. He died October 21, 1880, and is buried at Cannington Necropolis. Seven sons, six daughters.

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I) William, born April 8, 1840; married Nancy Till. II) Thomas, born November 17, 1841; married Marjorie Campbell. III) Rev. Richard, born September 5, 1843; married Maria Mabel Ball. IV) James D., born July 10, 1845; married Elizabeth Jackson. V) Mary Anne, born September 15, 1847; married Philip Dawson. VI) Philip, born January 27, 1850; twice married. VII) Margaret Rachel, born March 3, 1852; married Robert Dawson. VIII) Sarah, born February 21, 1854; married William Kelly IX) Emma, born January 28, 1856; married Richard Dukelow. X) Rebecca, born September 21, 1857; married John King. XI) John Adam, born July 1, 1859; married Mary Anne Dukelow. XII) Martha, born December 31, 1861; died in childhood. XIII) Samuel, born January 29, 1864; married Susan Shier. 4) Elizabeth, born January 15, 1812; married Robert Bennett; died 1878; buried Settlement Cemetery, Brock. 5) Rachel, born June 25, 1844;married Daniel King; died March 5, 1882; buried Cedarvale, Cannington, Ontario. 6) Adam, born June 25, 1816. Came to Canada with his parents in 1835. Took up land on the 13 th concession of Brock, on “The Island” which was a higher patch of ground surrounded by marsh; his deed to xiii: 8 is dated March 26, 1847. He married Maria Conway. He died August 25, 1895, and is buried at Cedarvale, Cannington. Eight sons, eight daughters. I) Robert, born March 9 1844; married Martha Francis. II) Joshua, born July 24, 1845; married (1) Margaret Francis (2) Marjorie Smith McDermott. III) Annie, born June 15, 1847; married Wm. Burgess. IV) Martha, born May 31, 1845; (1) Tobias Hodgin (2) Thomas Hutchison. V) William, born July 12, 1849; married Susie McLean. VII) Rachel, born October 23, 1853; married William Hern. VIII) Adam, born June 30, 1855, married Delia Cruess. IX) George, born 1857; died in infancy. X) Mary Jane, born April 3, 1859; married James Hern. XI) Phoebe, born July 14, 1863; married Thomas Churnsides. XII) John, born March 25, 1865; married Mary Shaw. XIII) Rev. Wesley, born November 1, 1866; married Florence Johnston. XIV)Dr. Daniel W., born July 17, 1868; married _ _ _ Workman XV) Maggie, born September 24, 1871; married Albert West. XVI) Bertha, born February 1, 1873; unmarried. Page 16

7) Mary Anne, born November 13, 1818; married George (Jacob) St. John; died August 20, 1902; buried St. John Cemetery, Brock. 8) Margaret, born May 5, 1821; married William Dawson; died November 1, 1917; buried Canningtom Necropolis. 9) Martha, born November 31, 1824; married John Gibson; died July 19, 1903; buried Settlement Cemetery.

10) Joseph, born August 26, 1830 ( Canada twin). Came towith his parents in 1835. In 1855 he settled at Armow, Bruce co. His Crown Patent to lot 16 in the seventh concessioin of Kincardine Twp. Is dated July 29, 1863. Married Mary Took. He died April 14, 1891, and is buried at Kincardine. Five sons, two daughters. I) William A., born August 6, 1860; married Mary Ann Carpenter. II) George, born August 12, 1862; married Bella Wright. III) J. Joseph, born June 3, 1865; married Sarah J. Wiles. IV) Angelina, born March 16, 1867, married David Dolman. V) Herbert, born July 23, 1871; married Carrie Tisdale. VI) Bertha, born December 30, 1871; died in childhood. VII) Robert, born July 20, 1876; married Mary Ellen Collins.

11) John, born August 26, 1830 (twin). Came to Canada with his parents in 1835. in1855 he settled in Armow Bruce co. His Crown Patent to lot 16 in the eighth concession of Kincardine Twp. Is dated July 3, 1863. He also purchased viii: 17, August 23, 1862. Married Susan Doble. He died in 1896, and is buried at Kincardine. Seven sons three daughters. I) Henry, born 1855; married Sarah Cole. II) William Nassau, born 1857; unmarried. III) Annie Louisa, born 1859; married (1) James Graham (2) Adam Rubble. IV) James Wesley, born 1861; married Emma Anderson V) Mary Elizabeth, born 1863; married Rev. J.W. Churchill. VI) George Clark, born 1866; unmarried. VII) Morley, born 1867; married Minnie Hall. VIII) Francis Ellis, born 1870; died an infant. IX) Susan R., born 1874; married Robert Taylor. X) John E., born 1876; married Marie Cole.