Family History of Elsie Oleaf Dorn

15. WILLIAM⁵ LOWNSBERRY³⁷¹ was born on 29 May 1749.³⁷²^,³⁷³^,³⁷⁴ He married Sarah (--?--) (see #16) circa 1776 in New York or Massachusetts.³⁷⁵ He died after 1840 at Fenner, Madison Co., NY.³⁷⁶ He was buried in Tommy Dwyer Farm, Madison Co., NY.³⁷⁷
He enlisted in 1777 in the Massachusetts Militia.³⁷⁸ He was granted 200 acres of land at Lot 32, 4th Concession at Sydney, Mecklenburgh District, Ontario, Canada, on 17 Feb 1790 after swearing that he was a Loyalist.³⁷⁹³⁸⁰ William Lownsberry and Sarah (--?--) sold property to Jacob Meyers at Sydney, Ontario, Canada, on 15 Mar 1816.³⁸¹ According to an affidavit in 1816 signed by four men, he remained loyal to the Crown through the War of 1812 when American forces invaded the area.³⁸² He and Sarah (--?--) resided in 1820 at Fenner, Madison Co., NY.³⁸³^,³⁸⁴ He applied for a pension in 1834 for Revolutionary War Service in the 2nd Connecticut Light Dragoons under Col. Sheldon. The application was denied because there was no record of service.³⁸⁵
Children of William⁵ Lownsberry and Sarah (--?--) (see #16) were as follows:

i. THOMAS⁴³⁸⁶^,³⁸⁷^,³⁸⁸ was born in 1770.³⁸⁹ He married Polly Rogers.³⁹⁰ He died on 15 May 1813 at Madison Co., NY.³⁹¹ He was buried in Tommy Dwyer Farm, Madison Co., NY, near the Fenner-Lincoln line.³⁹²^,³⁹³
He was also known as JAMES LOUNSBERRY.³⁹⁴
ii. JAMES³⁹⁵^,³⁹⁶^,³⁹⁷^,³⁹⁸^,³⁹⁹ was born before 1 Oct 1782.⁴⁰⁰^,⁴⁰¹ He married Sarah (--?--).⁴⁰² He died on 1 Oct 1868 at Madison Co., NY.⁴⁰³^,⁴⁰⁴^,⁴⁰⁵ He was buried in Wilson Cemetery, Fenner, NY.⁴⁰⁶
He was also known as JAMES LOWNSBERRY.⁴⁰⁷ He was a veteran of the War of 1812.⁴⁰⁸ Received $10 for killing a wolf during the winter.⁴⁰⁹
12. iii. ELIZABETH.

16. SARAH⁵ (--?--)⁴¹⁰ was born in 1756.⁴¹¹ She married William Lownsberry (see #15) circa 1776.⁴¹² She died between 1850 and 1855 at Madison Co., NY.⁴¹³
Her nick name was Sally.⁴¹⁴ William Lownsberry and Sarah (--?--) sold property to Jacob Meyers at Sydney, Ontario, Canada, on 15 Mar 1816.⁴¹⁵ She and William Lownsberry resided in 1820 at Fenner, Madison Co., NY.⁴¹⁶^,⁴¹⁷

John and Margaret Saxton, ca. 1845

17. REV. JOHN⁵ SAXTON (William, #19)⁴¹⁸^,⁴¹⁹^,⁴²⁰ was born on 4 Jul 1758 near Montauk Point, Long Island, NY.⁴²¹ He married Margaret Haines (see #18), daughter of Alexander Haines and Clarine C. Purdy, in 1786 at Weymouth, Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴²² He died on 11 Jun 1847 at Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 88.⁴²³^,⁴²⁴ He was buried in Port Burwell Baptist Cemetery.⁴²⁵
He was also known as John Saxon.⁴²⁶ When the American Revolution began, John remained loyal to the Crown. His father farmed land in Scarsdale Manor which was leased from the DeLancey family.⁴²⁷^,⁴²⁸^,⁴²⁹^,⁴³⁰^,⁴³¹ In September 1776 he fled the Rebels to Marineck, NY where he warned Col. Rogers (Rogers' Rangers of the French and Indian War) of an impending raid. He was credited with saving that unit from capture.⁴³²^,⁴³³ On 22 March 1777, as a member of the Westchester Volunteers, he participated in a British raid behind Rebel lines to capture Judge Thomas and William Miller, prominent Rebel leaders. In July 1778 he was taken prisoner by the Rebels who required him to pay the expenses of his confinement. After a year he escaped and reached British lines 110 miles away. He was wounded several times while serving with the Westchester Volunteers under Lt. Col. Isaac Hatfield. During the war, Westchester County was known as the Neutral Ground and was subject to frequent depredations by Rebel bands called "Skinners" and Loyalist bands called "Cowboys."⁴³⁴^,⁴³⁵ The Westchester Refugees numbered about 400 men and they were not formally enlisted in the British Army. They supported themselves and the British Army by foraging, that is, they took food and supplies from the local populace. The Refugees have been accused of the worst depredations against civilians in Westchester County during the War.⁴³⁶ He was part of the Loyalist exodus from New York in 1783 and he settled on St. Mary's Bay, Digby Twp., Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia. He was granted 100 acres of land by the Crown for his service.⁴³⁷ Alexander Haines sold property to Rev. John Saxton lot 83 on St. Mary's Bay, 112 acres at Annapolis (later Digby) County, NS, Canada, on 27 Nov 1787. He and Margaret Haines were members of the First Baptist Church of Christ, Digby Twp, on 9 Jun 1810 where he was a minister.⁴³⁸ He and Margaret Haines moved circa Jul 1810 to Malahide (later Bayham Twp.), Elgin Co., Ontario. The captain of their ship was John Edison who was the grandfather of inventor Thomas Alva Edison. The Edisons and the Saxtons were related by marriage.⁴³⁹^,⁴⁴⁰^,⁴⁴¹ He made a will on 10 Jun 1821 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada, which gave land to his sons and town lots to his daughter Jane.⁴⁴² A photograph of John and his wife exists which makes it one of the few photographic records of a veteran of the American Revolution.⁴⁴³

Children of Rev. John⁵ Saxton and Margaret Haines (see #18) were as follows:

i. JANE⁴⁴⁴⁴^,⁴⁴⁵^,⁴⁴⁶^,⁴⁴⁷ was born on 6 May 1787 at Weymouth, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴⁴⁸ She married Moses Edison, son of John Edison, circa 1810 at Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴⁴⁹
She and Moses Edison moved after 1842 to Michigan.⁴⁵⁰
ii. WILLIAM⁴⁵¹^,⁴⁵²^,⁴⁵³^,⁴⁵⁴^,⁴⁵⁵ was born on 25 Apr 1789 at Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴⁵⁶ He married Margaret Edison, daughter of John Edison and Sarah Ogden, circa 1815 at Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴⁵⁷ He died on 19 Mar 1879 at Carradoc, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 89.⁴⁵⁸^,⁴⁵⁹ He was buried in Strathroy Cemetery.⁴⁶⁰
He enlisted in the 2nd Regiment, Middlesex Militia, on 25 Mar 1823 commissioned Captain.⁴⁶¹ He and Margaret Edison moved in 1843 to Caradoc Twp, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.⁴⁶² He was in military service in 1846 in the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Militia, Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada, and was made Lieut. Colonel.⁴⁶³
iii. JOHN HAINS⁴⁶⁴^,⁴⁶⁵^,⁴⁶⁶^,⁴⁶⁷ was born on 6 Jul 1796 at Weymouth, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴⁶⁸
13. iv. ALEXANDER.
v. ISSAC H⁴⁶⁹^,⁴⁷⁰ was born on 18 Oct 1802 at Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴⁷¹ He married Elizabeth Edison circa 1830 at Bayham Twp, Elgin Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴⁷² He died in 1881 at Bayham Twp, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.⁴⁷³
He was also known as Isaac Hatfield Saxton.⁴⁷⁴ He was named after Lt. Col. Isaac Hatfield, his father's commanding officer in the Westchester Refugees during the Revolution an unknown person.⁴⁷⁵
vi. ELIJAH⁴⁷⁶^,⁴⁷⁷^,⁴⁷⁸ was born on 4 May 1807 at Weymouth, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴⁷⁹ He married Margaret Hains circa 1830 at Bayham Twp, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.⁴⁸⁰ He died on 2 Nov 1884 at Bayham Twp, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 77.⁴⁸¹

18. MARGARET⁵ HAINES (Alexander, #21)⁴⁸²^,⁴⁸³^,⁴⁸⁴ was born on 4 Nov 1768 at Westchester Co., NY.⁴⁸⁵^,⁴⁸⁶^,⁴⁸⁷ She married Rev. John Saxton (see #17), son of William Saxton and Jane Jones, in 1786 at Weymouth, Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.⁴⁸⁸ She died on 4 Jun 1855 at Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 86.⁴⁸⁹^,⁴⁹⁰ She was buried in Port Burwell Baptist Cemetery.⁴⁹¹
She and Rev. John Saxton were members of the First Baptist Church of Christ, Digby Twp, on 9 Jun 1810 where he was a minister.⁴⁹² She and Rev. John Saxton moved circa Jul 1810 to Malahide (later Bayham Twp.), Elgin Co., Ontario. The captain of their ship was John Edison who was the grandfather of inventor Thomas Alva Edison. The Edisons and the Saxtons were related by marriage.⁴⁹³^,⁴⁹⁴^,⁴⁹⁵