McIntosh, Alexander

  • From Wiki Tree:
    • Alexander McIntosh served under his Majesty in the French and Indian War until 1763 with the Royal Rangers. He returned to Scotland. We think he returned to the Colonies on the ship “Pearl,” Richard Tucker, Captain on 4 Nov 1773, landing in New York.
    • Alexander was a tenant farmer in New York at Harper’s Field, Tryon County, where he had 150 acres of land. (Tryon County existed from 1772-1784. Harper’s Field is now in Delaware County, New York.)
    • In 1777 – or did he join up in 1778? – Alexander McIntosh was a soldier for the King in the county of Albany when the company was ordered to Oswego to fend off the enemy. The company then retired to Carleton island, Canada in 1779.
    • With a rank of private “In His Majesty’s Service at the time of the French and Indian War….a farmer in Tryon Co., New York from 1774, a true subject…. came along with me to this country (Canada) in 1779, and joined the army, and been in the province ever since (last statement by Duncan McKenzie)…. your petitioner served during the American (Revolutionary) war as a private soldier in the late Royal Rangers (aka Royal Americans), that about the year 1784 he settled with a wife and two children in the town of Edwardsburgh (Ontario) and received certification (as a United Empire Loyalist) for 500 acres of land in that town, in Grenville Co. According to later grants to his sons, they were:
    • John of York, carpenter, Order of the Council for land, June 18, 1799
    • Daniel (aka Donald) of Johnstown, Order of the Council, Nov. 12, 1811.
    • Alexander served in the Loyal Rangers under Col. Edward Jessup. Most of this unit settled in Leeds and Grenville Co, Canada. His sons also received land because of their father’s service.
    • 1093. Claim of Alexr. McIntosh, late of Tryon Co.
    • In Jessop’s affadavit for revolutionary war losses, claim was for £132 17s. 6d.
  • Proven United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=5470
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