- From: The On Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies: https://www.royalprovincial.com/military/rhist/qar/qarcav1.htm
- BIRTH1758
- DEATH1830 (aged 71–72)BURIAL
- Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada
- Allan MacNab married Anne Napier (daughter of Captain Peter William Napier, R.N., the commissioner of the port and harbour of Quebec). Allan MacNabb was a lieutenant in the 71st Regiment and the Queen’s Rangers under Lt-Col. John Graves Simcoe. After the Queen’s Rangers were disbanded, the family moved around the country in search of work and eventually settled in York (now Toronto).
- Served as a Lieutenant from October 1777 to February 1778 in Captain James Dunlop’s Queens Ranger Infantry Company. Transferred to Captain Francis Stephenson’s Infantry Company. Served there from February 1778 to February 1779 when he transferred to Captain Alexander Wickham’s Huzzar Troop.
- Participated in the cavalry raid on Hoppertown, N. J. on April 15, 1780.
- Assumed field command of the Hussars after Wickham’s resignation. The Captaincy remained open until 1782 when it was filled by a Captain William Sutherland who never joined.
Analysis of the Muster Rolls. - Not at Yorktown surrender.
- Rank made permanent in the Army, December 25, 1782.
1783 Army List. - Settled in Upper Canada (Ontario) after signing of the peace treaty. Appointed Sergeant at Arms in the House of Assembly. He held this office for many years. Married Anne, daughter of Peter William Napier, Captain, Royal Navy, Commissioner of the Port and Harbor of Quebec. Died June 6, 1830. His son, Sir Allan McNab, became Premier of Upper Canada from 1854 to 1856.
- United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=15855
- Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103669181/allan-macnab
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