I was at the Archives last week, and have pulled together another batch of research for you: Attached to this email, you will find: -the first part of the Lake surname from the Biography & Genealogy index at the Archives. (Bio & Genealogy Lake pt 2) --------------------------------- the 2nd part of the Lakes from the biography and genealogy index (Bio & Genealogy Lake pt 2) --------------------------------- the Ward entries from the biographical and genealogical file. (Bio & Genealogy files Ward) --------------------------------- the abstract deed for lot 44, concession 5 of Camden Twp., Lennox & Addington Co. the township papers for the same lot the abstract deed for lot 51, concession 5 of Camden Twp. the township papers for the same lot --------------------------------- Some deeds from Ernestown Township, after the township began to keep its own deeds separately instead of having them lumped in with Addington Co. --------------------------------- -More deeds from the Ernestown deed books -a Loyalty petition from Ernestown, signed by John Lake and James Lake. There was unrest in the province at this time, spearheaded by a man named Robert Gourlay, and the settlers were anxious to confirm their loyalty and distance themselves from Gourlay and his policies. -the account of D.M. Lake, dated 1845, from the collection of ledgers owned by the L&A Historical Society. There are no names on this collection of ledgers, so we don't know which merchant or business man owned them. The Dr. at the top on the left is not "Doctor". It's Debit, and the Cr on the other side is Credit. --------------------------------- -the Lake entries from the Crown Land index on microfiche at the Archives -the Crown Land petitions of George Ward & William Lake. Although Upper Canada Land Petitions are available online, Crown Land petitions are not. -the abstract deed for lot 16, conc. 4, Ernestown Twp. --------------------------------- -the township papers for lot 16, conc. 4, Ernestown Twp. -the township papers for lot 19, conc. 4, Ernestown Twp. -the Crown Land petition of Benjamin Lake -an Excel file from the Court of Requests. This is like small claims court. I did a complete index many years ago. Recently, I requested the original again, and was told that it was withdrawn from circulation due to its condition. There was a typewritten copy of it in the possession of one of the Archivists, which took me a long time to discover. Since I can't get at the original, the page numbers are not of much value. But at least you can see who was involved in these lawsuits. --------------------------------- more from Benjamin Lake of Oso, again from the Crown Land petition file. --------------------------------- -the abstract deed for lot 24, conc. 4 of Ernestown Twp. -the township papers for the same lot -the township papers for lot 25, conc. 7 of Ernestown Twp. -the township papers for lot 28, conc. 7 of Ernestown Twp. --------------------------------- -an index of patent holders for Ernestown Township -some militia lists from Hastings County -the abstract deed for lot 10, concession 5 of Hungerford Township (Hastings County) -the township papers for that lot which relate to the Lake family (and were filed in with Darlington Township) -the abstracts for lot 6, concessions 11 & 12 of Hungerford Township -the township papers for the above 2 lots in Hungerford Twp. -the account for James Lake from the ledgers in the collection of the Lennox & Addington Historical Society -an original memorial of sale by John Lake from the L&A Historical Society collection. --------------------------------- -the marriage of William Ward and Susannah Dell from the Kingston Chronicle -a sale notice for the farm of Moses Ward, also from the Kingston Chronicle -an article on the Lake family from am issue of the 1914 Napanee Beaver -an index of Lake mentions in the Belleville newspaper -the abstract deed of lot 10, conc. 8, Madoc Twp. (Hastings Co.) BTW, I just realized that the info on the 2 lot 6's in the previous email was for Huntingdon Twp., not Hungerford Twp., also in Hastings Co. I think the file name is correct, I just mislabelled it in the email text. -the abstract for lot 16, conc. 9 of Mariposa Twp. -the township papers for the Mariposa lot. --------------------------------- -the abstract for lot 20, conc. 4, Marmora Twp. (Hastings Co.) -the Crown Lake petition of Moses Lake for a lot in Sheffield Twp., L&A Co. -the abstract deed for lot 19, conc. 8 of Reach Twp. East, which was patented to Aaron Lake -the Ontario Archives Land Record index for Robert Harrison -an account for Samuel Lake from the ledger collection of the L&A Historical Society -the abstract for lot 28, conc. 9, Sidney Twp. (Hastings Co.) -the abstract for lot 36, conc. 5, Sidney Twp. -the township papers for lot 28, conc. 9, Sidney Twp. --------------------------------- -the township papers for lot 36, conc. 5, Sidney Twp. -the Crown land petition of Stephen Lake, for land in Sheffield Twp. -the Ontario Archives Land Record Index for the Ward surname -the will of James Parker Lake. --------------------------------- - 2 items for William Ward, a land fiat and his signature on a grievance letter from 1818 in Ernestown Twp. ---------------------------------