Jonathan D GREENLAW

[1795] - [1834]

• Name	Jonathan D GREENLAW
  Born	[1795]	Charlotte, NB   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	29 Jun 1796	All Saints Anglican, St Andrews, Charlotte, NB   [2]
  	http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aek740a&id=I084256 1) Children of Daniel Grant and Thomas Greenlaw were baptized together on 27 Aug 1794 and on 29 Jun 1796. Samuel Andrews Anglican 29 Jun 1796 Greenlaw Jonathan s of Thomas Greenlaw 12
  Birth	NB
  	Census 1891: Christopher, John
  Petition	13 Mar 1821	for Waweig, St Andrews, Charlotte NB   [1]
  	Text: RS108 :: Index to Land Petitions: Original Series, 1783-1918 Name GREENLAW, EBINEZER Year 1821 County Charlotte Microfilm F4190 See petition of JOHNSTON, NICHOLAS CARLOW, BENJAMIN FORD, STEPHEN GREENLAW, EBINEZER GREENLAW, JAMES GREENLAW, JONATHAN JOHNSTON, NICHOLAS SHERMAN, DANIEL https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/78954?availability=Family%20History%20Library Land petitions, 1783-1857 Authors: New Brunswick. Crown Land Office 1821 Garcelon, William - 1821 Nevers, George Family History Library United States & Canada Film 1288486 8130797 https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008130797?cat=78954 [285/843] To His Excellency Major General George Strang Smyth Lieutenant and Commander in Chief of the Province of New Brunswick The Memorial of Nicholas Johnston, Nicholas Johnston Junior, Jonathan Greenlaw the third, James Greenlaw, Ebinezer Greenlaw, Daniel Sherman, Stephen Ford humbly Sheweth. That your Memorialist Nicholas Johnson was born in the Orkney Islands, and came to the County of Charlotte soon after the peace of 1783, where he has always resided since, He is fifty four years old, married and twelve children. Nicholas Johnson Junior, Son of the former, was born in and has always resided in the County of Charlotte, He will be twenty one years old in June next. Jonathan Greenlaw the third is twenty six years old and unmarried, James Greenlaw Junior is twenty six years old and married - they were born and have always resided in the County of Charlotte. Ebinezer Greenlaw was born in the British Provinces has always been a British Subject, and removed to the County of Charlotte with the other Loyalists in 1783, where He has constantly resided since - He is fifty five years old and has seven children. Daniel Sherman was born in Massachusetts and came to the County of Charlotte fifteen years since, where He has constantly resided, was drafted to do his Duty as a Militia Man, and has taken the Oath of Allegiance seven years ago. He is married to a British Subject and is thirty six years old. Stephen Ford was born in New Hampshire, but came to the County of Charlotte fifteen years since, where He has constantly resided- He took the Oath of Allegiance seven years since, and has always done his Duty in the Militia as a good Subject- He is forty years old and married to a British Subject. Your Memorialists, learning that there is a probability that the Hard wood reserved Lands in the County of Charlotte will be shortly laid open for application, beg that your Excellency will be pleased to grant to such of your Memorialists as are married, three hundred each, or such further Quantity as to your Excellency may seem meet; and to the unmarried Men two Hundred Acres each, situate on the South Eastern side of the road leading from Saint Andrews to Fredericton near the Mill privilege formerly granted to John Jones at the Head of the Waweig river, and adjoining and lying North Easterly of the Lands in the same reserve Number two, lately applied for by Samuel Connick and others, with such Front on said road as your Excellency may direct. Your Memorialists take the Liberty to suggest that more Applicants would be accommodated, and the Settlement of this County advanced by laying out a double Tier of Lots, and that they will be very glad to receive one half of the Land they now ask for, to front on the Fredericton road as aboved described, and the other half immediately in the rear thereof- Should the Land now applied for, be already memorialed for, they pray that they may receive their restriction Quotas in the next vacant Situation to the North East on the same side of the road - Your Memorialists have never received any Land from the Government- They have all the means and it is their Determination forthwith to improve their Land according to the roal Instructions should their application be complied with, and they have not agreed for the sale or Transfer of the same to any person or persons whatsoever. The Land is all in a Wilderness State unless it may include small fallings lately made by Tresspassers on this reserve - Your Memorialists humbly beg that your Excellency will take their Petition into favorable Consideration And as in Duty bound will ever pray - Saint Andrews 13th March 1821 Nicols Johnson Nicols Johnson Junr Jonathan Greenlaw 3d James Greenlaw Ebenezer Greenlaw Daniel Sherman Stephen Ford Personally appears before me Donald McLachlan Esquire one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Charlotte, on the Day and year above written, Nicholas Johnson, Nicholas Johnson Junior, Jonathan Greenlaw the third, James Greenlaw, Ebinezer Greenlaw, Daniel Sherman and Stephen Ford and made Oath to the Truth of the Facts Stated in their annexed Memorial Don McLachlan JP The Lands herein described is all included within the Reserve for the use of the Crown No 2 etc are ot otherwise applied for 1821 March 17 Nicholas Johnson and ither received 28th April 1821 28th March 1827 The married men 200 acs the single 100 acs each paying 1/- each per acres, except for Sherman and Ford woh may have 200 acs each of naturalized by the ? ? ? pay 1/- per acr each 17 March 1821 Paid We certify that we know all the Parties who have signed the Petition annexed and also know that the statements therein certained are substantially correct, that the Petitioners are men of industrious and sober habits and warmly attached to the British Constitution and Government we therefore have great ????ance in recommending them to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor and General Fredericton 17th Marh 1821 Hugh Mackay JP John Campbell Peter Stubs Joseph N Clarke
  Assessed	15 Apr 1822	St Andrews, Charlotte, NB
  	Assessment of the Parish of Saint Andrews in the County of Charlotte in pursuance of the General Sessions of the peace for the said County to levy the sums of Three hundred and twenty pounds for Poor rates ated the 15th day of April 1822 Names of persons ratable: Jon D Greenlaw oll Tax: - 6 - mount at which each person is assessed: 250 Real Estate of Non-residents: ate thereon per cent: 0 3 6 otal Assessment: - 14 9
  Assessed	22 Apr 1831	St Andrews (Country), Charlotte, NB
  	Assessment of the Parish of Saint Andrews in the County of Charlotte in pursuance of Warrants of the General Sessions of the Peace in said County to levy the sum of one hundred and ninety three pounds fifteen shillings for the purpose of building a new Gaol and also the sum of one hundred pounds for the support of the Poor in said Parish dated the 22nd day of April 1831. Country Names: John D Greenlaw Poll Tax: - 1 3 Real Estate: 200 Personal Estate: Annual Income: Amount of Property at 20 per cent: 20 Rate to be Assessed: Total Assessment: - 5 5
  Inventory	14 Apr 1834
  	Wallace Hale's Early New Brunswick Probate, 1785-1835 Reference 8147 Family Name GREENLAW Given Names Jonathan Was there a Will? No Was an inventory completed? Yes Date of inventory 1834-04-14 Date administration granted 1834-04-02 County Charlotte Parish St. Andrews Probate is for a woman? No Abstract references a vessel? No Abstract Parish of St. Andrews, Charlotte County. (Appears as "Jonathan D. GREENLAW" in the probate records. Intestate. Administration granted 2 April 1834 to the widow Sarah GREENLAW. Fellow bondsmen Thomas GREENLAW and William MALLOCK, yeomen, St. Andrews. James MUIRHEAD, James McCORMIC (as "James McCORMICK" in Record Book C) and Thomas JOHNSON directed to appraise the estate. Inventory, dated 14 April 1834, valued at ?22. RS number 63
  Residence	[MAY 1824]	St Andrews, Charlotte, NB   [3]
  Residence	Lot 44, St Andrews, Charlotte, NB
  	Volume 19 Page 465 [468/606] No 354 19 September 1871 Elizabeth M D Greenlaw St Andrews spinster Thomas Beckerton St Andrews grandson of Thomas Johnson $160 near Johnson's Cove beginning at the east side of the road leading from St Andrews to St Stephen on the south line of land owned by John G Greenlaw thence east on the said line 102 rods thence south about 28 rods to the north line of Lot 43 owned by Thomas Johnson thence by his line west to the great road thence by the road northerly to the place of beginning 18 acres part of the southern half of Lot 44 owned by the late Jonathan D Greenlaw also land in rear of the above described land to run 1/3 the width of the land from Wiley's south line to Thomas Johnson's north line thence in an easterly direction until it strikes the back line of the farms in the rear also that piece of land commencing at the bridge on the St Stephen road crossing a brook thence running westerly following the course of said brook 50 rods thence about south until it strikes the cross road thence east until it comes to the highway comprising 2 acres also all right to beach shore or flats pertaining to any and all of these parcels Elizabeth M D Greenlaw Wit: H H H Hatch
  Died	[1834]
  Person ID	I43535	4 February 2018
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas S GREENLAW,   b. [1770],   d. 15 Jun 1847, St Andrews, Charlotte, NB
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane DAVIS,   b. 1774,   d. 1814-1827  (Age 53 years)
  Marriage License	19 Nov 1792	Fredericton, York, NB
  	Marriage date mentioned in several places. No source. Shirley O'Neil checked Anglican. http://genforum.genealogy.com/davis/messages/35702.html
  Family ID	F10936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane GREENLAW,   b. Bayside, St Andrews, Charlotte, NB ,   d. Bef 1860 CENSUS
  Married	[MAY 1824]	Robbinston, Washington, ME
  	Vital Records Eastport Sentinel p 59 Volume 6 # 42 5 June 1824 Marriages: In Robbinston, no date, by J Brewer, Jonathan D Greenlaw, of St Andrews, NB, to Sarah Greenlaw, of Plantation No 3 [Charlotte, Washington, ME]
  _MARRIED	N
  _MSTAT	Partners
  _NMR	13 Mar 1821  [1]
  Children	1. Elisha GREENLAW,   d. YOUNG   2. Christopher S GREENLAW,   b. [1825], St Andrews, Charlotte, NB ,   d. 21 Dec 1891, Bayside, St Croix, Charlotte, NB   3. Elizabeth M D GREENLAW,   b. [1827], NB ,   d. Bef 1881 CENSUS?   4. John Gay GREENLAW,   b. 25 Jan 1830, NB ,   d. Bef 1911 CENSUS?
  Family ID	F12978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  The Jonathan Greenlaw Problem

  
  

• Notes

  Assessment 1831: John D [or Jonn D] Jonathan Greenlaw 3d Petition 1821: Jonathan Greenlaw 3d Assessment 1822: Jonathan D Jonathan Davis Greenaw?

  
  

• Sources

  [S3982] Petition of Nicholas Johnson, Nicholas Johnson Jr, Jonathan Greenlaw 3rd, Ebenerzer Greenlaw, Stephen Ford, Daniel Sherm, Province of New Brunswick, (13 March 1821). [S3913] All Saints Angilcan Church Records, St Andrews, NB, Transcribed by Shirley O'Neill. [S572] Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, Maine, 1818-1900, Edited by Kenneth L Willey, (Picton Press, Camden, Maine, 1996).