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| Notes for William McKAGUE | ||||||||||||||
| William McKeage, who may have been from the US, lived in Ernesttown Township, Lennox & Addington Cos. near Kingston ON in the 1790s and later (about 1808) settled on Cherry Hill Farm near Baltimore ON. His wife Mary Parr was listed in the Vermont census of 1790. William and Mary are believed to have had a great many children, about whom we have virtually no information.30 The Order in Council for the Free Grant of Cherry Hill Farm to William McKeage of Ernestown was dated Sep 1, 1797. It was awarded on the basis of "settler".205 Our evidence that John and William were brothers is from the land records of Northumberland County, District of Newcastle. William transferred Cherry Hill Farm to his son John on Dec 15, 1819 for �25, and John then transferred it to his uncle John on Dec 1, 1827 for �62 10s.104 CHERRY HILL FARM: Northeast of Baltimore, Hamilton Twp, Northumberland Co. ON Canada Lot 3, Concession 1, Hamilton Township, Northumberland County ON.6 It was farmed in turn by William McKeage, his son John, William's brother John & Jane McKague, William & Elizabeth McKague, John & Margaret McKague, Roy & Hazel McKague. | ||||||||||||||
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| NAME: William's last name is also given as McKAGE655 and as McKEAGE.30 BIRTH: William's parentage (i.e., that he was John's brother) is confirmed with no place given. "My conclusion that William McKeage and John McKague are brothers is taken from the land records of two transactions. The first one by William to his son John and the second one by John to his uncle John. Here is a transcription of the first part of the two deeds: "'To the Registrar of the County of Northumberland in the District of NewCastle - A Memorial of an Indenture of Bargain and Sale dated the fifteenth day of December in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Nineteen. Between William McKeage of the Township of Hamilton County of Northumberland District of NewCastle and Province of Upper Canada Yeoman of the one part and John McKeage Son of the aforesaid William McKeage for and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty five pounds.... "'To the Registrar of the County of ... A memorial to be registered pursuant to the Statute in such case made and provide of an Indenture of bargain and Sale bearing date on the first day of December and in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven and made between John McKeague of the Township of Haldimand County of Northumberland District of Newcastle and Province of Upper Canada Yeoman of the first part and John McKeague Senr uncle of the aforesaid John McKeage Yeoman of the second part whereon and whereby the said John McKeage for and in consideration of the sum of sixty two pounds ten shilling...'"104 | ||||||||||||||
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