Service to the Crown ~ Widow Havens' Land Grant

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: 2020 Week 19 (SERVICE)



Climbing the Vannatter branch of this Bramble Bush in search of someone who had a story to tell about service, I found the perfect tale.


In 1836, 54 year old, Elizabeth (nee Schram) Havens became a widow. 


I haven't found her husband William's will, but I have read enough old wills to know that Elizabeth would likely have been able to continue residing at her home for the rest of her natural life. She wouldn't actually own her residence. Likely the family of the son who inherited the land and residence from William would move in with Elizabeth. She would be a guest in the home that she had shared with her husband.


I'm thinking that didn't sit well for Elizabeth.
She was the daughter of a Loyalist. 

Elizabeth can be found in this book 1

Her father had fought in the American Revolution for Britain.  In 1840 she filed for, and received, a 200 acre land grant. 

John Schram U.E.L. and his children 2

The Loyalists, and their children, were offered land in Canada as a token of Britain's appreciation for their service.

As compensation for her father's service to the crown Elizabeth received 200 acres of land in Ontario. She was a landowner, in her own right, at the age of 58. 

Elizabeth's Land Grant 3

I haven't yet found Elizabeth's death date or who inherited her land.

My husband's 5th great grandparants:
Elizabeth Schram
BIRTH 28 FEB 1782 • New York, USA
DEATH Sometime after 1840 • Ontario, Canada
and 
William Havens
BIRTH 20 MAY 1764 • Jefferson, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA

DEATH 20 DEC 1836 • Gore, Erin, Ontario, Canada
They had 9 children: 5 daughters & 4 sons.

My husband descends through their daughter Mary (4th born child) who married Benjamin Vannatter.



Putting flesh & bones to the names of our ancestors!







This is why I search - 



Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
















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Footnotes:

1 Livingston, Mildred R. Upper Canada sons and daughters of United Empire Loyalists, M.R. Livingston; 1st edition (1981), front cover

2 Livingston, Mildred R. Upper Canada sons and daughters of United Empire Loyalists, M.R. Livingston; 1st edition (1981), Page 276.

3 Livingston, Mildred R. Upper Canada sons and daughters of United Empire Loyalists, M.R. Livingston; 1st edition (1981), Page 276.



Sources:

Canadian Encyclopedia, Loyalists in Canada, Wilson, Bruce G. Last edited December 4th 2019. Retrieved May 11th 2020 from
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loyalists

From Germany to North America Our Schram Family Genealogy, Schram, John A. rivately Published in Canada, March 2016. Retrieved May 11th 2020 from
http://www.nornet.on.ca/~jcardiff/submissions/!_!/schram/Schram%20Family%20History.pdf

United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada, Loyalist Directory, S, Schram, John (Johannis on his father's will in 1784), Detail, Retrieved May 10th 2020 from
http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=s&line=115





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Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/

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