U.E. Loyalist History

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...

Greetings!  My maternal 5th great grandfather was  James Humphrey, a Private in Jessup's Loyal Rangers during the American Revolution who afterward, in 1784, settled with his family near Johnstown, Ontario. He is my earliest identifed ancestor to live in what later became the country  of Canada. I am a retired lawyer,  genealogist, and historian who has authored 14 books, seven about United Empire Loyalists. As well I have been a volunteer with the  United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada  and several other heritage groups.  Monument to James Humphrey at  Johnstown There is a monument, pictured above,  in a small park at Johnstown,  Edwardsburgh / Cardinal  Township, Ontario with a plaque listing the names of United Empire Loyalists who settled in the area including my ancestor James Humphrey.  Here I share some of what I have learned relating to the history of the United Empire Loyalists  in the hope it is of inter...