Frederick Mabee b. 1734/1735 Yorktown, Westchester County, New York d. 1794 Turkey Point, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada: Cook Ancestry

1735 - 1794 (59 years)

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Name	Frederick Mabee
Born	1734/1735	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York [1]
Gender	Male
No Name	1760 [2, 3]
	1760 Muster Roll for 5th Company, Upper Battalion of the Westchester County Militia under Capt Annanias Rogers, includes the names: Jeremiah Maybie, Frederick Maybie, John Maybie, William Maybie, Jacob Maybe and Symon Maybe.
Anecdote	From 1773 to 1779	Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York [1]
	Frederick was taxed at Fishkill from 1773 to 1779.
Anecdote	10 Oct 1775	Rombout Precinct, Dutchess County, New York [4]
	A dispute between Frederick Mabee of Rombout Precinct, Dutchess County, and Francis Hasbrook is evidenced by a series of court documents beginning in September 1775, resulting in an indictment on 10/10/1775 by the Grand Jury against Frederick for assault.
Anecdote	25 Nov 1776	Rombout Precinct, Dutchess County, New York [5]
	On 1/14/1776, Frederick Mabee and Peter Montross, both of Rombout Precinct, Dutchess County, appeared before the Court in Poughkeepsie and acknowledge debts to the King of 10 Pounds and 5 Pounds, respectively. It appears that these debts might have been related to the dispute between Frederick and Francis Hasbrook noted in 1775 above.
No Name	25 Nov 1776	Rombout Precinct, Dutchess County, New York [5]
	On 1/14/1776, Frederick Mabee and Peter Montross, both of Rombout Precinct, Dutchess County, appeared before the Court in Poughkeepsie and acknowledge debts to the King of 10 Pounds and 5 Pounds, respectively. It appears that these debts might have been related to the dispute between Frederick and Francis Hasbrook noted in 1775 above.
No Name	Between 1781 and 1782	Saint John, , New Brunswick, Canada [1, 6]
	Between 1781 and 1782 Frederick Mabee immigrated to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Immigration	Between 1781 and 1782	Saint John, , New Brunswick, Canada [1, 6]
	He was a loyalist during the American rev. after the war ended he fled to New York City and with his family took a ship to New Brunswick Canada in 1783 His cousin Peter Secord came with the Mabee party
No Name	10 Jul 1784	Belle Hill in Beaver Harbour, , Ontario, Canada [7]
	Frederick Mabee and Lavinia Pelham appeared on the census of 10 Jul 1784 Belle Hill in Beaver Harbour, Ontario, CanadaRoll of Loyalists Settled at Belle Hill in Beaver Harbour has an entry: Frederick Maybee, wife Levina, children above 10: Lydia, Elizabeth, Oliver, children under 10: Mary, Sarah, Simon, Frederick.
Land	1 Mar 1785	Conway, Carleton Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada [8]
	Re-registered NS Grant for m10 acres of 1784/08/11
Land	20 May 1785	Carleton Township, , New Brunswick, Canada [9]
	granted 1.19 Acres, along with 325 other men
Land	6 Oct 1785	Oromocto, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada [10]
	Re-registered NS Grant of 1784/09/03 for 200 acres
Land	2 Jun 1787	Burton Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada [11]
	granted 195 acres
Land	14 Jan 1788	Queensbury Parish, York County, New Brunswick, Canada [12]
	granted 220 acres
Land	15 Mar 1788	Pennfield Parish, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada [13]
	granted land along with 110 other men
Relocating	1792 [6]
	The Mabee party, it is said, started for Upper Canada in the fall of 1792, but they wintered in Quebec and did not reach Turkey Point until some time in 1793. They drove twelve cows, rode horses, and employed an Indian guide to pilot the way through the wilderness Some members of the family claim that the settlement was made as early as 1791, while others say it was not made before 1794; but Mrs. Mabee and her family were living there in a comfortable log-house at the time of Governor Simcoe's visit in 1795. The grave of Frederick Mabee was there also, and a piece of ground known as the "Indian fields" had been cleared of its light growth of timber and cropped; all of which makes it appear quite reasonable that the family may have settled there, at least as early as 1793. The Mabee party consisted of Frederick Mabee and wife; Oliver Mabee, their eldest son, aged about nineteen; Simeon, the second son, aged about seventeen; Pellum, the youngest son, aged about twelve - at least, these were the ages of the sons at the time of the Governor's visit; two single daughters - Polly and Sally; and two married daughters - Nancy and Lydia, with their respective husbands - John Stone and Peter Teeple. It is said that Peter Secord, also, came with the Mabee family
Relocating	1793	Turkey Point, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada [14]
	1793 Frederick Mabee and Lavinia Pelham immigrated to Turkey Point, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
Immigration	1793	Turkey Point, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada [14]
	Frederick Mabee was a United Empire Loyalist, whose home had at the British evacuation of New York, been confiscated, and himself and family subjected to indignity by many of his former neighbours because he declined to swear allegiance to the "New Republic", holding as he no doubt conscientiously did, that the grievances of the colonists should be settled by constitutional means rather than by the sword. Having heard of the wonderful fertility and natural advantage of the Long Point (or as it was first called, the Turkey Point) country in Upper Canada from his cousin. Peter Secord, a U.E. Loyalist who had accompanied him to Saint John from New York and who, being an old hunter, had already penetrated the wilds of Upper Canada with one George Ramsay, and Englishman, on a hunting and exploring trip, he resolved to form a small colonization party to open a permanent party at Turkey Point. Gathering many of his relatives together, including his son-in-law, Capt. Teeple, the "Mabee Party" as they were afterwards called, set out in the fall of 1792, but they wintered at Quebec and did not reach Turkey Point until some time in 1793. They brought some household goods, drove several cows, rode horses and employed an Indian guide to pilot the way through the wilderness. The men drove the animals along the shore, the women came in boats, going ashore at night to camp. During the journey through the wilds they sustained themselves largely on cornmeal and milk from the cows. The party consisted of Frederick Mabee and Lavinia (nee Pelham or Pellum), Oliver Mabee, their eldest son, aged about 19; Simon, the second son, aged 17; Pollum, the youngest son, aged about 5; three single daughters, Polly, Betsy and Sally, and two married daughters, Nancy, with her husband, John Stone and Lydia, with her husband, Capt. Peter Teeple, and their four children. His cousin, Peter Secord and Thomas Welch, also came with the Mabee party. Frederick Mabee at once erected the first log cabin ever built at the new settlement, at the foot of the hill overlooking Turkey Point. Their corn was pounded in the stump of a walnut tree, the beetle being attached to a "sweep" like the "Old Oaken Bucket". One year after the arrival of the party he died of apoplexy, and was buried in a hollowed-out walnut log coffin. He was the first white man buried in the new settlement, and a large boulder marks his tomb near Turkey Point. His widow subsequently married Lieut. William B. Hilton, a New York Loyalist of the Kings American Dragoons, but he died three years after the marriage. Large numbers of other Loyalists poured into the settlement shortly after, but the "Mabee Party" came in advance of the rest and became "squatters" until the lands were apportioned by the Crown to all the Loyalists. Polly and Sally Mabee, two daughters who came to Turkey Point, single, married respectively Capt. David Secord, of Butler's Rangers, and Silas Montross, both U.E. Loyalists. The former was a miller at Niagara, but later settled on Catfish creek, west of Orwell; the latter lived at Turkey Point. The Mabee, Teeple, Secord, Montross and Stone families became prominent factors in the early days of settlement, but now their descendants are very widely scattered. More than a hundred years have come and gone since Frederick Mabee and his sons and sons-in-law made the acquaintance of the wild, painted and befeathered savages of the north shore of Lake Erie, and where they were surprised and startled by the bedlam of discordant sounds, which daily rent the air, from the throats of the myriads of wild turkeys, geese and duck, as these sturdy pioneers staked out their new homes at Turkey Point. Today their great grandsons are found in the ranks of busy men, scattered all over the American continent, and their great-great grandchildren occupy seats in nearly every school house in the land. In fact, these descendants have become so numerous, and so widely dispersed, that they meet as strangers, never dreaming that the old pioneer mother who pounded corn in the hollow of a walnut stump more than a hundred years ago, was their common maternal ancestor.
Land	2 Jun 1793	Saint John River, Island Rights, York County, New Brunswick, Canada [15]
	granted one lot containing 4 Acres & 3 Roods
Died	1794	Turkey Point, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada [14]
Buried	Turkey Point, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada [14]
	died of apoplexy, and was buried in a hollowed-out walnut log coffin. He was the first white man buried in the new settlement, and a large boulder marks his tomb near Turkey Point
Notes	From the Maybee Society files.
Person ID	I39223	Glenn Cook Family
Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

Father	Simon Mabie, b. 1700/1701, Harlem, , New York , bur. Saint Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
Mother	Marie Landrin, b. 1705/1706, New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York , d. Bef 1750, Westchester County, New York (Age 43 years)
Married	New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York [3, 16]
Family ID	F551603994	Group Sheet

Family Lavinia Pelham, b. 1740, New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, USA , d. Aft 1823 (Age 84 years)

Married 1765 [17]

Census 10 Jul 1784 Belle Hill in Beaver Harbour, , Ontario, Canada [7]

Roll of Loyalists Settled at Belle Hill in Beaver Harbour has
an entry: Frederick Maybee, wife Levina, children above 10:
Lydia, Elizabeth, Oliver, children under 10: Mary, Sarah,
Simon, Frederick.

Anecdote 1792 [6]

The Mabee party, it is said, started for Upper Canada in the
fall of 1792, but they wintered in Quebec and did not reach
Turkey Point until some time in 1793. They drove twelve cows,
rode horses, and employed an Indian guide to pilot the way
through the wilderness
Some members of the family claim that the settlement was made
as early as 1791, while others say it was not made before 1794;
but Mrs. Mabee and her family were living there in a
comfortable log-house at the time of Governor Simcoe's visit in
1795. The grave of Frederick Mabee was there also, and a piece
of ground known as the "Indian fields" had been cleared of its
light growth of timber and cropped; all of which makes it
appear quite reasonable that the family may have settled there,
at least as early as 1793.
The Mabee party consisted of Frederick Mabee and wife; Oliver
Mabee, their eldest son, aged about nineteen; Simeon, the
second son, aged about seventeen; Pellum, the youngest son,
aged about twelve - at least, these were the ages of the sons
at the time of the Governor's visit; two single daughters -
Polly and Sally; and two married daughters - Nancy and Lydia,
with their respective husbands - John Stone and Peter Teeple.
It is said that Peter Secord, also, came with the Mabee family

Children

	1. Elizabeth Mabee, b. 1769, New York , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Lydia Mabee, b. 6 Jun 1770, Dutchess County, New York , d. 16 Feb 1845, Oxford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)
	3. Mary Mabie, b. 27 Sep 1771, Beekman, Dutchess County, New York , d. Abt Apr 1845, Southwold, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years)
	4. Ann Mabee, b. 25 May 1772, Westchester County, New York , d. 20 Apr 1854 (Age 81 years)
	5. Oliver Mabee, b. 10 Jan 1774, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York , d. 2 Jul 1854 (Age 80 years)
	6. Simon Mabee, b. 1776, Rombout Precinct, Dutchess County, New York , d. 3 Jan 1843, Oxford West Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)
	7. Sarah Mabee, b. 1 Jan 1779, Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York , d. 11 Dec 1818 (Age 39 years)
	8. Frederick Mabee, Jr, b. 1781, New York
	9. Pelham Mabee, b. 19 Jan 1787, Turkey Point, Charlotteville Township, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada , d. 1861 (Age 73 years)

Last Modified 19 Jun 2013

Family ID F551604063 Group Sheet

Sources

[S1257] MS 325 - Thurlow.
[S1251] Steve Mabie, A Chronology of Mabie Records in NY and NJ, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smabie/caspar/caspar.htm), PAGE 12 (Reliability: 3).
[S1259] MS 287 - Lori DuBois, Lori Jean DUBOIS, (2 April 2001).
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[S1269] Book - Pioneer Sketches LongPo, E. A. Owen, (William Briggs, Toronto, 1986, Original Date, 1898 from Helen Bingleman, [email protected]), SKETCH 5 (Reliability: 3).
[S1268] Steve Mabie, Chronology of Ontario Canada, "ROLL OF LOYALISTS SETTLED AT BELLE HILL IN BEAVER HARBOUR - 10TH JULY, 1784" (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Millar, Barbara Miller, MICROFILM: F16301, NEW BRUNSWICK LAND GRANTS, VOLUME: NS-A PAGE: 18, GRANT: 66 (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Millar, Barbara Miller, MICROFILM: F16302, NEW BRUNSWICK LAND GRANTS, VOLUME: A PAGE: 5, GRANT: 3 (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Millar, Barbara Miller, MICROFILM: F16300, NEW BRUNSWICK LAND GRANTS, VOLUME: NS-2 PAGE: 36, GRANT: 50 (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Millar, Barbara Miller, MICROFILM: F16302, NEW BRUNSWICK LAND GRANTS, VOLUME: B, PAGE: 12, GRANT: 103 (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Millar, Barbara Miller, MICROFILM: F16302, NEW BRUNSWICK LAND GRANTS, VOLUME: B, PAGE: 185, GRANT: 126 (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Millar, Barbara Miller, MICROFILM: F16302, NEW BRUNSWICK LAND GRANTS, VOLUME: B PAGE: 321, GRANT: 144 (Reliability: 3).
[S1233] Barbara Millar, Barbara Miller, A SKETCH BY W.B. WATERBURY, PUBLISHED IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES JOURNAL, ST. THOMAS, IN 1899, (Reliability: 3).
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[S1252] Westchester Patriots, Norman Davis, (Heritage Books, Inc, Bowie, Maryland, 1988), NY 107.
[S1248] Royal A Mabee's notebook, Royal A. Mabee Royal's information was principally based on interviews with descendants. There is a significant chance for error in his dates for early generations The original of Royal's notebook is at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Soc.