Family History of Elsie Oleaf Dorn

Loyalists arrive at Digby, Nova Scotia,1783

19. WILLIAM⁶ SAXTON (George, #23)

⁴⁹⁶^,⁴⁹⁷^,⁴⁹⁸ was born circa 1730 at White Plains, Westchester Co., NY.⁴⁹⁹ He married Jane Jones (see #20) circa 1755 in Westchester Co., NY.⁵⁰⁰ He died on 26 Nov 1791 at White Bay, Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.⁵⁰¹^,⁵⁰²
Before the American Revolution, most of this county, north of New York City, was owned by a few families in English-style manors. Rents were low and leases were long. He leased 313 acres from John DeLancey (prominent patriot) with a house and barn "for three lives, his was the third life" and was ran a grist mill in 1775 at White Plains, NY. The farmers were quite satisfied with the system and were unwilling to declare independence from England.

⁵⁰³ William was loyal to the King and he signed the Freeholders' Protest against the Declaration of Independence. When Loyalists were being arrested by the Rebels in February 1777, he fled to the safety of British lines. Later he was imprisoned by the Rebels and kept at his own expense. His property lay generally behind the American lines, but both American and British forces robbed him.⁵⁰⁴^,⁵⁰⁵^,⁵⁰⁶^,⁵⁰⁷^,⁵⁰⁸^,⁵⁰⁹^,⁵¹⁰^,⁵¹¹He and Jane Jones migrated to Nova Scotia in September 1783 from New York with the Loyalist Refugees by order of Sir Guy Carleton.⁵¹⁴^,⁵¹⁵ He filed a claim with the Crown for loss of his home and 313 acres in Westchester Co., NY on 31 Jan 1784 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁵¹⁶^,⁵¹⁷ Today the land in New York is called Saxon Woods Park.
Children of William⁶ Saxton and Jane Jones (see #20) were as follows:

17. i. JOHN⁵.
ii. GEORGE⁵¹⁸^,⁵¹⁹^,⁵²⁰ was born in 1766 at Montauk Pt., NY.⁵²¹ He died on 25 Dec 1860 at Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.⁵²²
He was granted 200 acres of land at Digby Twp, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, in 1801.⁵²³
iii. TIMOTHY.⁵²⁴^,⁵²⁵^,⁵²⁶
iv. MARY⁵²⁷^,⁵²⁸^,⁵²⁹ was born circa 1760 at Westchester Co., NY.⁵³⁰ She married John Dakin.⁵³¹
Her nick name was POLLY.⁵³²

20. JANE⁶ JONES⁵³³ was born circa 1730 at NY.⁵³⁴ She married William Saxton (see #19), son of George Saxton and (--?--) Ogden, circa 1755 at Westchester Co., NY.⁵³⁵ She died at Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.⁵³⁶
She and William Saxton migrated to Nova Scotia in Sep 1783 from New York with the Loyalist Refugees by order of Sir Guy Carleton.⁵³⁷^,⁵³⁸

21. ALEXANDER⁶ HAINES (Joseph Hains, #25)⁵³⁹^,⁵⁴⁰ was born in 1733 at Westchester Co., NY.⁵⁴¹^,⁵⁴² He married Clarine C. Purdy (see #22), daughter of Caleb Purdy and Hannah Brown, before 1765 at Westchester Co., NY.⁵⁴³^,⁵⁴⁴
He was a farmer in Harrison's Purchase, Westchester County, NY. His property was confiscated by the State of New York because of his loyalty to the King.⁵⁴⁵ "Grandfather Haines owned three hundred acres of land on Long Island. The property at the present time would be worth millions of dollars. He was a captain in the British army during the revolutionary war. Captured by the Americans, he was handcuffed and condemned to die, but owing to the smallness of his hands, he was able to throw off the handcuffs and escape to Boston. From there he made his way to Nova Scotia. His lands were confiscated, and his family followed him to Nova Scotia (Haggan Papers)."⁵⁴⁶^,⁵⁴⁷^,⁵⁴⁸ In jail as he could not pay his debts due to the fact that his property was confiscated.⁵⁴⁹ He and Clarine C. Purdy immigrated to Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, in May 1784 from New York aboard sloop Shoulderham.⁵⁵⁰^,⁵⁵¹ 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 made a will on 7 Jun 1811 at Digby Township, Nova Scotia, Canada, John Saxton named executor.⁵⁵²
Children of Alexander⁶ Haines and Clarine C. Purdy (see #22) were as follows:

i. ANNA⁵⁵⁵³^,⁵⁵⁴^,⁵⁵⁵ was born in 1765 at Westchester Co., NY.⁵⁵⁶ She died on 20 Sep 1850 at Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.⁵⁵⁷
ii. CALEB⁵⁵⁸^,⁵⁵⁹^,⁵⁶⁰ was born in 1766 at Westchester Co., NY.⁵⁶¹^,⁵⁶² He married Sarah McConnell before 1828.⁵⁶³ He died on 13 Sep 1828 at Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.⁵⁶⁴
He and Sarah McConnell moved in Aug 1828 to Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada, from Yarmouth Nova Scotia via New York, Albany, Erie Canal and Buffalo.⁵⁶⁵
18. iii. MARGARET.
iv. HANNAH⁵⁶⁶^,⁵⁶⁷^,⁵⁶⁸ was born in 1770.⁵⁶⁹ She died on 10 Sep 1850 at Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.⁵⁷⁰
v. ELIZABETH⁵⁷¹^,⁵⁷²^,⁵⁷³ was born in 1772.⁵⁷⁴ She married James Russell.⁵⁷⁵ She died on 9 Dec 1862 at Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.⁵⁷⁶

22. CLARINE C.⁶ PURDY (Caleb, #26)⁵⁷⁷^,⁵⁷⁸^,⁵⁷⁹^,⁵⁸⁰^,⁵⁸¹ was born on 7 Oct 1740 at Westchester Co., NY.⁵⁸²^,⁵⁸³ She died after 1785 at Weymouth, Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.⁵⁸⁴
She and Alexander Haines immigrated to Digby Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, in May 1784 from New York aboard sloop Shoulderham.⁵⁸⁵^,⁵⁸⁶