THE LOYALIST TOWNSHIPS
My ancestor James Humphrey who served with Jessup's Rangers during the American Revolution was granted land after the conflict to settle in Edwardsburgh Township. There is a monument to him and other United Empire Loyalists at Johnstown within the township, which I visited as appears in a YouTube video near the bottom of this page. Other Rangers received lands in Augusta , Elizabethtown , and Ernestown Townships. These were four of the initial thirteen Loyalist Townships created in Upper Canada, now Ontario. The Loyalist townships in Ontario The original Loyalist townships created in Ontario for Loyalists were established beside the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. The first survey marker was placed on 27 October 1783. Eight of the townships were along the upper St. Lawrence River and five along the Bay of Quinte. They were given names associated with King George III and his childr...