Deborah WAY^[1]

1793 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Deborah WAY  [2, 3]
  Birth	28 Jul 1793	Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	4BE4BC3F61A54ED4861034B2E520B836C196
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I4561	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2016

  
  

  Family	John KOTCHAPAW,   b. New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1815	Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Reuben Robert KOTCHAPAW,   b. 26 Apr 1827, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Nov 1879, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 52 years)   2. Deborah Ann KOTCHAPAW,   b. 12 May 1830   d. 17 Nov 1898, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada (Age 68 years)   3. Matilda KOTCHAPAW,   b. 18 Jun 1835, Thurlow Twp., Hastings Co., ON, Canada d. 25 Nov 1909, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Jul 1793 - Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA Marriage - 1815 - Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Research): Deborah Way was born 23 Jul 1793 in Brunswick, New York. She married Johannes Kotchapaw in 1815 in Brunswick, New York. About ten children were born to them there. Then about 1826, John, Deborah and some of their children moved to a place near Belleville, Ontario. Deborah's brother, Reuben Bedell Way, and his family and Johannes' brother George Kotchapaw emigrated with them. They likely chose to come to Prince Edward County because they had relatives there. Jacob Ketchabaw, John's brother had moved to Hastings County in about 1813. Also, Deborah's Uncle, Daniel Way, and his sons Samuel, James and Benjamin had settled there in 1789 as United Empire Loyalists after the War of Independence. Although Deborah's grandfather had fought as a patriot during the War of Independence, his son Daniel and Daniel's three sons chose to adhere to the crown. Likely for this reason, Francis disinherited Daniel leaving him only a token amount of money – five pounds in his will. Many Loyalists abandoned their homes in the US and left for Upper Canada rather than live under the new regime. Numerous Loyalists were essentially run off in the aftermath of war. Some families were physically attacked, and their property destroyed or commandeered. The British settled Loyalists in places like Belleville, Prince Edward County, Ontario, because they wanted farmers to develop the land. Although the British government made some provision for limited supplies and assistance in the first years, the Loyalists had many difficult years starting again in Canada. In 1798, Deborah's uncle Daniel Way received a land grant of 200 acres at what became Northport, Sophiasburg Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario in accordance with the offer of Governor General Simcoe to give free lands to all residents of the former British Colonies who preferred to live under the British flag. John and Deborah Kotchapaw seem to have had 3 children born to them in Ontario. It was 13 Aug 1848 that John came in after a day's work on the farm to announce that he felt very sick. He died the next day. Deborah died a few months later. As four of their children - Hiram, Deborah Ann, Matilda and Reuben were too young to look after themselves, their uncle Reuben Bedell Way and aunt Phoebe took them in. Deborah was buried in the Robin Cemetery Plot at Fish Lake near Demorestville. [4]

  
  

• Sources

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