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Date Ordering InformationRG 22-179 Honeywell, Rice, Leeds and Grenville County1 file of textual records1840 File is located on microfilm reel MS 638, Reel 27.RG 22-14 Honeywell, Rice - Assault1 file of textual records1805 Item is located in RG 22-14, barcode B288030.RG 22-14 Honeywell, Rice - Fraud1 file of textual records1809 Item is located in RG 22-14, barcode B288031.! <><http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/archival-records/interloan/surrogate-court-index-rg22hg.aspx>Surrogate Court Surname Index - 1793-1858RG 22, Appendix A25HONEYWELL, Rice Leeds and Grenville - 1840! <http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17739126>Birth: Mar., 1760Death: 1840 born Fredericksburg (Carmel), NY, died Prescott,Ontario - SGT, Revolutionary War MA, VT, NY- s/o David & Rebecca (Rice) Honeywell, h/o (1) Ruth Allen, (2) Catherine Fishback (3) Martha S. -Memorial marker at Plot 100. In 1773, the probable date of his father's death, Rice went to live with his oldest brother Isaiah at Lanesborough, Massachusetts. From there, whentwo months short of his sixteenth birthday, he enlisted in January 1776, along with Isaiah, in Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment. It was immediately marched to Montreal and on to Quebec to join General BenedictArnold's troops. His five months of service were up just after the Americans fell back on Montreal and he was returned to Lanesborough. Another enlistment of six months followed in General Poor's Brigade. He was at New York when it was takenbythe British, being in a "guard" that was led to safety through the British lines under cover of fog by General Israel Putnam. In 1777 he was called out on a tour of militia duty on the approach of General Burgoyne from the north, was woundedin the left arm in a skirmish at Wood Creek, but continued to fight with his arm in a sling. Although not fully recovered, heturned out soon thereafter to fight under Colonel Warner at Bennington, New York. Beginning in May 1778 he had anumber of periods of service in which he went as a substitute for others. One such period was for nine months with General Wayne's Brigade at Valley Forge. Both Isaiah andRice were numbered among the Green Mountain Boys. In March 1778 he moved from Lanesborough to "Old Hoosac on the Hoosac River" in New York State, "where he resided until March 1785 when he removed to Augusta in the County of Grenville, Upper Canada." One account has it that after the war Rice came back into Canadatosee it and fell in love with Ruth Allen, the daughter of a Tory, WestonAllen, U.E., who had brought his family to the Prescott area. The date of the marriage is not known, nor the place, although it is probably Prescott. In any case Ricetookhis bride Ruth back to his home in New York (probably Hoosac). When they returned to Canada in 1785 because Ruth wished to be near her ownfamily, it was with two children, a daughter and son Ira. On 10 June 1791 in Luneburg DistrictMinutes,Public Archives of Canada, Rice was listed as being examined, sworn, and admittedas asettler of Said District, with 200 acres. On April27, 1803, Rice deposed that he was a farmer of the District of Johnstown, born in the State of New York,hazel eyes, dark hair, five feet-nine inches high, forth-three years old, having taken the Oath of Allegiance and the other oaths prescribed by Law. This made Rice eligible to receive Crown land grants. (Pioneer Periods, P. 23) RiceHoneywellhasConcession 1, Lot 6, W1-2, 115 acres, June 10, 1801 granted by Crown, and Concession 6, lot 5, all of lot, 200 acres, 200 acres, May 17,1802. History of Leeds & Grenville.Family links:Children:Ira Honeywell(1784 - 1852) *Richard Honeywell (1802 - 1889) * *Burial: Maynard Cemetery Grenville County Ontario, CanadaCreated by: Parks Honeywell Record added: Jan 29, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 17739126! <http://www.ontariogenealogy.com/Northumberland/haldimandtownship1797.html>Original Settlers of Haldimand:Taken from the Report of the Department of PublicRecords and Archives of Ontario 1930and Report of the Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario 1931. Taken from the original reports ofAsa Danforth andAaron Greeley June 17, 1797 and Sept 1, 1797.LotConcessionRice Honeywell 14 1st ?! <http://www.honeywellfamily.com/newsletters/issue2-3.html>Rice Honeywell; patriot, speculatorRice Honeywell, was born March 1760 at Fredericksburg (nowCarmel), Westchester County, New York, according to his deposition for pension. He was a younger son of David (ca 1730-1772?) and Rebecca (Rice?) Honeywell of the same place. He was descended from Roger Hunnewell 's third son Israel Honeywell.REVOLUTIONARY WAR EXPLOITSIn 1773, the probable date of his father's death, Rice went to live with his oldest brother Isaiah atLanesborough,Massachusetts. From there, when two months short of his sixteenth birthday, he enlistedin January 1776,along with Isaiah, in Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment. They immediately marched to Montreal and on to Quebecto join General BenedictArnold's troops. His five months of service were up just after the Americans fell back on Montreal,and he was returned to Lanesborough. Another enlistment of six months followed in GeneralPoor's Brigade. He was at Long Island, New York when it wasoverrun bytheBritish, being in a "guard" that was led to safety through the British linesundercoverof fog by GeneralIsrael Putnam. In 1777 he was called out on a tour of militia duty on the approach of General Burgoyne from the north, was woundedin the left arm in a skirmish at Wood Creek near Fort Ann, but he continued to fight with hisarm in a sling. Although not fully recovered, he turned out soon thereafter to fight under Colonel Warner at Bennington, New York, but suffered from hisneglected wound.Beginning in May 1778 he had a number of periods of service in which he went as a substitute for others. One such period was for nine months with General Wayne's Brigade at Valley Forge. Both Isaiah and Sergeant Rice Honeywell werenumbered amongthe Green Mountain Boys.In March 1778he moved from Lanesborough to"Old Hoosac on the Hoosac River" in New York State, "where he resided until March 1785 when he removed to Augusta in the County of Grenvelle, Upper Canada."One account has it that after thewar Rice came back into Canada to see it and fell in lovewith Ruth Allen, the daughter of a Tory, Weston Allen, U.E., who had brought his family to the Prescott area. The date of the marriage is not known, nor the place, although it is probablyPrescott, Ontario. In any case, Rice tookhis bride Ruthback to his home in New York (probably Hoosac). When they returned to Canada in 1785 because Ruth wished to be near herown family, it was with two children, a daughter and son, Ira. Source:Pensionapplication. LIFE IN CANADAThere is evidence that he took an interest in the community and people around. He was on the list of subscribers in 1790 for the Blue Church, Prescott, which was to be erected in 1791. His namehasappeared as a witness atsuch functions as weddings.A number of letters are extant, to John Small at the Executive CouncilOffice at York, which he wrote on behalf of other settlers.The census of 1806 for Augusta showed Rice in a household ofthree,including one son Richard; bythat time Irawas the head of his own family. It is likely that Ruth died about 1800, because his second son Richard was born in 1802 to Rice and Catherine (Fishback) Honeywell. In the 1823 census Rice's familyconsistedofhimself, his wife, two sons, one daughter, four male servants and one female servant.His will of 1839, probated 19 August 1840, probably named only his surviving children: Ira, Richard, John, Mariah Obrien and Israel Putnam Honeywell (likely namedafter the hero ofhis youthlyescape from Long Island). Israel, a minor at thetime, was no doubt the son of his third wife and widow, Martha Honeywell.Richard went back to New York State, to St. Lawrence County, and left many descendantsthere. John andMariah are asyet untraced.It is very possible that the Israel Putnam (or Putman) Honeywell of South Crosby, in 1854 and the one being married in Camden in 1858, later settling at a blacksmith shop in the 5th Concession of Thurlow Township,HastingsCounty,Ontarioareone and the same. The corner is still known as Honeywell's Corners.Source: Miss Doris Honeywell notes.LAND GRANTS AND MILLSIn 1785, 1791,and 1793, Rice and Ruth received land grants in Maitland and Augusta Township. In1795 they were allowed Town lotNo.19 atJohnstown on the north side of First Street and a park lot on condition that they build aframe house,which they did.Under an Order in Council of the 3 July 1797 he was granted a special lot,No. 14, Concession 1inHaldimand Township,North CumberlandCounty, as the site of a sawmill. In April of that year his brother Isaiah had moved his family from the U. S. to Concession 3, Haldimand. Leaving his own family of four (his wife,one boy and twogirls)settledinAugusta, Rice built the mill within the required year. He obtained its patent in April 1801 and sold the mill and the land in August1802 for ?325 pounds current money? to the Honourable Richard Cartwright ofKingston.Byvarious early patents Ricehadland in Younge, LeedsCounty;Augusta, Edwardsburg, and Wolford Townships in Grenville; and Matilda and Mountain in Dundas County. These lots he held for varying lengths of time and disposedof them in differentways. Rice improvedhissituation with each transaction.Perhaps as the result ofa petition by eight settlers in the Wolford/Montague area that Rice be granted a site for a grist mill, he petitioned in February 1799 for the grantof Lot 2, Front of Wolford Township as a mill site forwhatis now Merrickville. Not beingsuccessful,he petitioned for a lease of it in June 1801, but by that time four other claimants were waiting in line for it. Although no other petition was so early as Rice's first one,Lee(?) Merrick won out,or that place might now be called Honeywell. Withinliving memory a road leading from that lot across the country of "The Great Swamp" to Carleton Place was known as Honeywell's Road. Source: Miss Doris Honeywell notes, Ottawa, 10 August 1978.TREASONABLE TALK?It must have galled certainLoyalists tosee American Rice Honeywell in their midst, enjoying the fruits of Crown grants in Upper Canada. In his biography,Justus Sherwood, a Justice of the Peace in Prescott, apprehended andadmittedto bailRice Honeywell and Thirby Cromwell for "treasonable talk." Rice wasalleged to have said "G_ D_ King George, I have served the Congress." Rice denied the charge, which could have led to serious consequences, if convicted. Rice was not a Loyalist, had served as a Congressional soldier, and hadreceived 100 acres of free land through Sherwood himself against the protest of others. Cromwell was a young man of indifferentcharacter,who had taken the oath of allegiance, but hadnotreceived any land.Charges were dropped after community residents testified on Rice's behalf. Source: Jackson, Harold McGill, Justice Sherwood; soldier, loyalist and negotiator. Aylmer, P. Q., 1958.
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