1784 Return. (Letters to the Editor).Regarding the book review in the Spring 2001 issue on American Migrations 1765-1799, Frederick Baxter of Westchester drew my attention. There is a Frederick Baxter listed with no dependents on the Westchester (NS) Loyalists Loyalists, in the American Revolution, colonials who adhered to the British cause. The patriots referred to them as Tories. Although Loyalists were found in all social classes and occupations, a disproportionately large number were engaged in commerce and the , 15 October 1784 Return along with a John Baxter with wife. A complete list of Loyalists' names on this Return can be located at this website: http:/www.rootsweb.com/~nscumder/loyalist.html. Most of these were members of Col. James Delancy's Corps of Westchester Refugees and Light Infantry infantry soldiers selected and trained for rapid evolutions. See also: Light in Westchester County NY. My Loyalist loyalist American colonist loyal to Britain in the American Revolution. About one-third of American colonists were loyalists, including officeholders who served the British crown, large landholders, wealthy merchants, Anglican clergy and their parishioners, and Quakers. ancestor was Sgt. Gabriel Purdy via his granddaughter Jane Smith Purdy who married my great-grandfather Thomas Giles Thomas Monroe Giles Jr. (born August 28, 1983 in Vero Beach, Florida) is an outfielder in Minor League Baseball who plays for the Jacksonville Suns in the Double-A Southern League. Giles attended Vero Beach High School in Florida and Central Florida Community College. (Jr.). Edwin Glennie Giles UE, Edwin_Glennie_Giles@hotmail.com |
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