1812 History

Pay Roll- William Nelles Company

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1812 History
Department of Canadian Heritage This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.
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Text
Item Type
Documents
Description
A handwritten list of men who acknowledged receiving payment in full from Captain William Nelles (1769-1850) for their services in the militia. Although unstated, it can be assumed that the muster roll is from the 4th Regiment of the Lincoln Militia as William Nelles was a Captain in this Regiment during the War of 1812.

The 4th Lincoln was involved in the Battles of Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane.

Names included on the Muster roll are:

Book, Joseph
Boughner, Christopher
Boughner, Mathias
Bridgman, William Sr.
Brown, Benjamin
Bush, John
Clark, James
Clendennan, Frederick
Cornwall, Joseph
Cornwall, Robert
Cornwell, Joseph
Dean, Andrew
Dean, David
Fuller, David
Garner, Thomas
Gee, David
Gee, Henry
Hagarman, Joseph
Hagerman, Joseph
Heaslip, Samuel
Hill, Benoni
Hill, Solomon
Hodges, Edmund
Horn, Jacob
House, Harmon
Howey, John
Johnson, Jeremiah
Kennedy, Charles
Kennedy, Morris
Kenny, George
Lane, Gilbert
Lane, Jeremiah
Lane, Nathan
Lymburner, Matthew Sr.
Lyon, Daniel
Lyon, Nathan
Marridath, John
McCollom, Joseph
McGaw, Hugh
McGaw, Wm.
Merrideth, John
Merritt, Elijah
Merritt, Isaac
Merritt, Moses
Miller, Robert John
Myers, James
Nelles, William
Dills (Dils), Adam
Nelles, William
Robins, Thomas
Zimmerman, Adam
Zimmerman, Philip
Snyder, Adam Jr.
Snyder, John
Snyder, Philip
Smith, John
Stevenson, James
Swayze, Andrew Sr.
Tallman, Daniel
Taylor, William H.
Tice, John
Trembley, Joseph
Vaughn, Jacob (Capt.)
Wade, Bryant
Clendennin, John
Clendennan, Daniel
Elis, John
Galleno, Joseph
Lindaberry, John
Merrill, Jacob
Book, Conrad (2)
Stephenson, Johnathan
Date of Original
c.1812
Subject(s)
Local identifier
993.23.1
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.1949146927023 Longitude: -79.5621299743652
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