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2. William CURRENT1,2
was born about 1733 in Northern Ireland.2,3 He died on 10 Feb 1839 in Crowland
Twp., Welland, Ontario, Canada.2
He was buried at Doan's Ridge Cemetery, Crowland Twp., Welland.2 [NOTICE: I've placed William here so I can upload
this line along with the other Current lines. The Current researches believe
that William is a brother of James 1 but so far there is no evidence of that
whatsoever. IT IS MERELY A BELIEF. - PLO]
(This history was passed on to me by Nancy Hastie. It was written by a descendant
of the Iowa Currents, who in turn descended from Loyalists, William Current and
Esther Lemon, of Welland County, Ontario.)
The first record of the Current family dates from 1745. A family by the name
of Current which consisted of three men that could have been brothers, left Ireland
on a ship bound for New Jersey, U.S.A.
Due to the crowded and unsanitary conditions, the men were stricken with ship
fever and only one son, or brother, William Current survived to reach our American
shores, the promised land. He must have looked upon our friendly shores with
some misgivings, as he was alone and probably had very few wordly goods. His
day of gloom turned to sunshine when Elisah (Elijah?) Barton and his good wife
took him in.
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Loyalist Documents transcriptions for Wm Current:
This certifies that we the subscribers were well acquainted with the bearer of
this William Current before and during the late Rebellion and that he behaved
himself as a honest man and a good neighbor and a good British Subject and that
he joined a core mustered by Robt. Ellison Esq. about 1780[?] in consequence
of which he was taken prisoner and fined in seventy pound CY [currency]
Newark 22th September David J. Kamp
1796 Jacob Lemon
Robert Camp
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I do hereby certify that William Currant of Sussex County, Jersey, appeared before
me William Dukson Esquire, one of His Majesty's _?_ of the _?_ in and for the
Home District, this 22nd day of September and took the oath of allegiance &
signed the declaration.
William Dukson J.P.
William Currant is recommended as a proper person to settle at Long Point by
me--
Samuel Ryenor [?]
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Administration of the Province of Upper Canada
pr. pr. pr..[means "etc. etc. etc."] In Council
The Petition of William Currant
Loyalist
Respectfully [shews?]
That you petitioner is lately arrived in the province with a wife
and nine children. That you honor having been pleased, during the recess of
the honorable [Cources?] to allow him a location at Long Point Settlement.
Your petitioner prays your honor would be pleased to confirm that same to him
and to grant him 800 acres, or such other quantity in addition as to your Honor
shall seem meet and your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray
Niagara
23 Sept. 1796
I do hereby certify that William Current personally
applied to me for the above petition
[signature?]
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_?_ governor's [?] office[8?] November 1809
William Currant has paid into this office three pounds five shillings and two
pence Pro: Currency the patent from under Regulation [acted?] upon 9th July 1796
on 200[?] acres of land ordering him for _?_ 8th October 1796
L3.5.2 Pro:Curncy.
J. Selby[?]
[Signature?]
_?_ of the _?_ Council
Wm Current
No. 53 [crossed out]
2
received after
w/:
1 July '96
Received 8 October 1796
location for 200 acres confirmed
No. 55
him [before/taken?] the [Boast?]
of Nov. 1800_?_ and its [this/His?]
opinion that a warrant
sh_?_ _?_ under the O.R.[?]
for 200 a.! of land J.S.[?]
a Grant issued [?] _?_ [Dec.?]
(on Nov. 2 1809) by Petition_
Entered page 152_?
_?_ 33.
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"History of Crowland Township - Centennial Yearbook, 1967" (local histories
were published by local groups in celebration of Canada's 100th birthday in 1867)
1803 Town Meeting Election,... William Current, Collector; William Current Sr.,
Road Master. 1803 Animal Earmarks: ... Wm. Current Sr. to William N. Current
May 29 1849. William Current 3rd. 4 Jan 1830.
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In 1808 William Lemon's land in Crowland, concession 6 lot 3, was transferred
to William Current Sr. In 1830 William also owned concession 7 lots 2 and 3
- 126 acres.
(The following document among the holdings of the Ontario Archives, Ref: R.G.22,
Series 235 Current William Niagara North 29 Aug. 1839)
The last will and Testament of William Current Senior deceased of the Township
of Crowland
Proved & Recorded the 29th day of August 1839
[--?-- --?--] Registrar
(signed)
Province of Upper Canada
in the Surrogate Court, District of Niagara
Be it remembered, That on the twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally came and appeared in the
office of the Surrogate Court, and before the Surrogate for the District of Niagara,
in the Province of Upper Canada aforesaid, James Current of the township of Crowland
in said District of Niagara, Yeoman, who being duly sworn, on oath deposeth and
saith, that he was personally present, when William Current Senior the Testator,
named in the Last Will and Testament hereunto annexed, signed and subscribed
said Last Will and Testament, and heard him the said Testator declare and pronounce
the said written instrument to be his Last Will and Testament. And deponent also
swears, that Stephen Skinner and Samuel Grover...were likewise present, and saw
said William Current Senior the Testator sign and subscribe said annexed written
instrument, and heard said Testator declare and pronounce it to be his Last Will
and Testament. And deponent further swears, that the subscribing witnesses
signed as witnesses to said Last Will and Testament, in the presence of the Testator,
William Current Senior and of each other. And further the deponent saith not.
In Surrogat Court office
Yeoman at Niagara in
William CURRENT and Esther (Ester/ Elizabeth) LEMON were married about 1768.2 Esther
(Ester/ Elizabeth) LEMON1,2 (daughter of Joseph LEMON and Prudence
(LEMON)) was born in 1740 in Oxford Twp., Sussex, New Jersey.2 She died before 1835 in Crowland Twp., Welland, Ontario,
Canada.2 She was buried at
Doan's Ridge Cemetery, Crowland Twp., Welland.2
William CURRENT and Esther (Ester/ Elizabeth) LEMON had the following children:
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