Served in DeLauncey’s Corp in the Revolutionary War.
Settled in CT#2 in 1784.
Joshua Booth died on the 30 Oct 1813 ( conflicting dates of death 27 and 30 in 1813 ) after trying to rescue a private near the Windmill which served as a watch station and housed a 68 pound British carronade.
Booth installed as a Captain of the 1st Addington Militia in 1811.
Booth Family Memorial Stone bares his name and was placed by the family at the Lutheran Union Cemetery, 1506 Ham Road, Loyalist Township.
Buried at his home at 4423 Bath Road ( know as Stone watch ), Loyalist Township, originally the Purdy House.
Enlisted in the King’s Royal Yorkers in July of 1780 following his father Simon. Both arrive in Ernestown in 1784, John as a single man and Simon with the remainder of the family.
He serves as a Private in the 1st Addington Militia during the War of 1812.
Colin MacKenzie was the son of Colin MacKenzie Sr, a sergeant with Jessup’s Loyal Rangers and Sarah Powers. Colin Jr. was born at Crown Point, New York and he is listed as a drummer on Jessup’s Muster Roll of 1783 in Captain Peter Drummond’s Coy.
Colin marries Mary Howard on 15 Apr 1794 on Amherst Island on a ceremony performed by Rev. John Langhorn. Mary was the daughter of Lt. John Howard of the King’s Royal Yorkers.
Colin takes the rank of Lieutenant on 22 Feb 1813 in the Addington Militia and served throughout the war, appearing on the 1815 Muster Roll.
David Lockwood was born in Manchester, Vermont. He was the son of Sjt. Joseph Lockwood ( b.1730 ) who served under General Burgoyne. After the capture of Burgoyne, his father went to New York where he died. David and his widowed mother Rachel Mallory came to Sorel, Quebec. His mother married Captain Jeptha Hawley and made their way to Ernesttown ( Bath ) in 1784. Their house still stands at the west end of the village.
David married Hannah Fraser on 1 Jul 1792. They were married by Rev. John Langhorn. He takes the rank of Ensign on 19 Oct 1809 in the 1st Regiment Addington Militia and serves during the War of 1812.
Norris ( Nathan ) Brisco arrived from the Green Mountain state of Vermont. His parents Isaac Brisco and Ruth Hawley. Norris was from New Milford Connecticut and was married to Elizabeth ( Elizabeth was from Saratoga Co, New York ) on 19 Jan 1795. They had seven children.
He takes a commission as the Captain of the 1st Addington Regiment Militia on 14 Oct 1809 and holds that rank until the end of the war ( Muster List for the 1st Regiment Addinton Militia 1815). Norris and Elizabeth are buried at St. John’s Cemetery in Bath.
