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164. Katherine BOWLBY (3)(5) (6)(7) (8) (974) was born in 1758 in Sussex County, New Jersey. (975) Bowlby Families indicates her birth about 1763, but Gene Pool records on Ancestry.com indicates 1758 in Mansfield, Warren County, NJ. She was born about 1758 in Mansfield Twp., Sussex Co., New Jersey. (976) She Land Petition on 25 Apr 1797 in William Francis petitioned for land for his wife in Upper Canada, however she never left Nova Scotia. (976) She died in 1856. She was buried on 22 Apr 1856 in Wilmot Church.(977) She was buried on 22 Apr 1856 in Trinity Church Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia.(976) She Misc. in daughter of a UEL.(976) Descendant researcher Kathy Rogers-Hartley Katherine, although various spellings for her given name may be found.

Married Solomon Simpson in Nova Scotia. There is record of a land grant to Solomon Bowlby in Annapolis County Land Grants - Map 21 (The maps are available from the Nova Scotia Natural Resources, Library at P.O. Box 698, Suite 301, 1701 Hollis Street, Halifax B3J 2T9. At $5.00 each they are a deal. )

However, I cannot find any trace of a Trinity Church Cemetery.

She was married to Solomon SIMPSON.(368) (978) Solomon SIMPSON (3)(5) (6)(7) (8) was buried on 6 Feb 1857 in Trinity Church, Wilmot. (979) He was also known as Coleman. (980)

William FRANCIS Captain (974) was born in 1750 in England. He resided in 1775 in Sussex County, New Jersey.(981) He Tax in 1792 in Pole Tax- occupation: none listed, location: Annapolis, Twp: none listed, livestock: none listed, ta.(982) He immigrated in 1793 to Upper Canada.(976) He Land Grant in 1795 in 10, 000 acres.(976) (983) He Land Petition on 9 Jul 1796 in 2000 acres out of the reserved 10, 000.(976) He Court Appearanc on 8 Sep 1801 in London District Court. (976) He Court Appearanc on 9 Jun 1802 in London District Court. (976) He Juror on 11 Sep 1804 in Grand Juror. (976) He Court Appearanc on 10 Sep 1805 in London District Court.(976) He died on 28 Aug 1814 in Woodhouse Twp., Norfolk Co., Upper Canada. (976) He signed a will on 27 Jun 1815 in Thomas Francis applied for Letters of Administration over the estate of his Father, William Francis. (976) He resided in Francis' homestead was located at present Port Dover south of the town of Simcoe. During the first. (976) He Misc. in UEL. (984)(985) He Politics in an avid supporter of Samuel Ryerse and rean into trouble with the opposing faction at Port Dover. O.(976) He Travelled in returned to England with the 16th regiment when Disbanded, then came back to America to join the Ame.(981) I have searched the Nova Scotia archives on-line for divorces and marriages during the time that they seem to have seperated and when she would have remarried. I can find nothing. http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/gene/index.htm#online
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William Francis was busy with his many acres of land in Longpoint. "The Bowlby of Woodhouse Twp". by R. Mutrie lists that he contested property ownership with Henry Walker, and sold numerous pieces of his land to Alexander McQueen, John Misner, Frederick Steinhoff, Jacob Potts, James Clendenning, Henry Van Allen, Thomas Bowlby, Partick Long, John Bowlby, John Dunham, Partick Long, James Mitchell, and Daniel McQueen.
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There are considerable resources available about the King's American Dragoons, but none of them contain muster lists. I have found descriptions of their Guidon or Standard (http://www.gov.nb.ca/0130/english/industrialhist.html), colours and uniforms, proposal to raise a regiment, recruiting notice, Instructions on Bounty Money, Thanks of the Commander in Chief, the orders to relocate and the orders to disband.
http://www.royalprovincial.com/military/rhist/kad/kadlist.htm
There are also the writtings of by Rev. William Odbur Raymond, which appeared as a series of columns in the old Woodstock 'Dispatch' between 1894 and 1896. They include at least 2 articles of interest on the King's American Dragoons.
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/halew/Ray_Index.html
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During the American Revolution, there was a William Francis living in Mass. But he does not appear to be our William Francis.
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King's American Dragoons were started in 1780 and disbanded in 1783.
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Governor Simcoe used William as a messenger to send private communications to the British Minister Hon. George Hammond in New York. William made the trip disguised as a horse-trader. His mission was so sucessful that Simcoe employed him on others trips to Detroit, and again to New York in 1796.
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Early in October, 1814, John Dixon, Henry Dochstader and John Robinson came late at night to the home occupied by the Dennis family, who were working the Francis farm. The inquired for Captain Francis, but the family, suspicious of the purpose of the visitors, told them to look in the old house which had been previously occupied. While they were still talking, Francis who was sleeping upstairs, heard the voices and went to the window to see what was going on. He asked what they wanted, and thy replied that they intended to kill him. He offered to surender if they would spare his life. Then one of the gang raised his musket and shot him in the head. The bandits then set fire to the house and would not allow the body of Captian Francis to be removed. (sic) A reward was appaarently offered for the men later in the Gazette. Katherine BOWLBY and William FRANCIS Captain had the following children:

child+290 i. Thomas FRANCIS.