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om sale ow aie 4 ¥ Ég pú CHAPTER XXXV. LEEDS AND LANSDOWNE FRONT. THE SETTLEMENT of the Township of Leeds is intimately connected with that of Gananoque, the village being the centre from which the new settlers proceeded to carve out homes in the forest. One of the first settlers was Oliver Landon, a United Empire Loyalist, from Litchfield, Connecticut. From an account book which has been preserved, it is clear that Mr. Landon had settled in the Township as early as 1787. The following account of the Landon family is taken from the book above mentioned :— “On March roth, 1776, Oliver Landon is 21 years of age. On August 25th, 1775, Aner Watkins is 21 years of age. Oliver Landon married Aner Watkins May 2nd, 1776. Joseph, born April 9th, 1777; Benjamin, born November 13th, 1778; Oliver, Jr., born March sth, 1780; William Henry, born August 6th, 1782; Erastus, born October 7th, 1784; Luther, born June goth, 1787 ; Daniel John, born December 6th, 1792; Jessie, born February 22nd, 1796; and Simcoe, born August 30th, 1799. Oliver's wife, Aner, died March 18th, 1800. Onthe 13th of September, 1801, Mr. Landon married Mrs. Lois Loomis. Lois was the daughter of John Beech ; she was born at Goshen, Connecticut, May 27th, 1761.” The following note appears in the book :— “Arrived at twenty-one days’ travel with a wagon and span of horses, it being the first wagon that ever passed through the one hundred mile woods to Upper Canada.” Lansdowne November sth, after “Lois Landon, by second wife, born May 22nd, 1803. Oliver Landon, Sr., died January 29th, 1820. Lois Landon, died July 2oth, 1825.” Among the patents granted for land at an early date, were the following :— _—— — —_" es —= ar = a — oe EZ ESZZZ easy TETZNIT a üz — LANSDOWNE. | Lot Name of Grantee. = or Date of Patent. ÖÖ |Part of Lot. James Covill. .....0ssceceeess I | rand 2 April 13th, 1804 Oliver Landon......... ssel b. I | S 1-2 11 |Feb’ry toth, 1807 Joseph, Landon. déd s 4 eték a 2 fl Oe ee 1804 Stephen Baldwin. ............- Si 50+08 July 13th, 1803 Joseph Acton.... ..... ase VE 2 | E1-2 23 [April 24th, 1824 poling Gilberts beni vs boa éle 3 |S W 1-2 24/March 24th, 1830 emits LARGO. aa dessa éven és 4 6 March Ist, 1803 Benjamin Phillips............. 4 23 March Ist, 1803 EGÉR: da a old se éjet aie 4 | E 1-2 24 |April Igth, 1824" ella GAS, pi sek eeoccservel Sb Weta [Pep ry 26th, 1622 Sees) Taylors. Os dio eee 52+] 5 | Es-29 |Feb’ry 25th, 1822 samuel Bradley. o.6.60.sestss. 5 | W 1-2 14 |April 15th, 1830 ohn Bradley........... sík. 5 | E.t-2 14 /April 15th, 1830 ohn Armstrong...... eda asee 5 | Wi-221 (May 28th, 1824 William Howard............ wet, & 24 Feb’ry 16th, 1803 i Henry Latimer, Pe Wa a ee hae 9 May 24th, 1824 fé, t 2 = i ill La , 1488
