Sergt. Philip Hierlihy I (b. Bet. 1750 - 1755, d. Bet. 1802 - 1841)
Philip Hierlihy I (son of Cornelius Hierlihy)57 was born Bet. 1750 - 1755 in Mallow, Ireland, and died Bet. 1802 - 1841. He married Charlotte Taylor on 11 September 1787 in Newcastle, New Brunswick; Phillip Hierlihy and Charlotte Blake58, daughter of Howe Taylor and Ann ?.
One source records Philip's dates as: "Bef 1766, Mallow, Ireland-Abt 1802, Bartibog Catholic Cemetery, New Brunswick." (DH) It is believed that this Philip Hierlihy was a brother or adopted son of Lieut-Colonel Timothy William Hierlihy, an immigrant who settled in Middletown, Connecticut (later emigrated to Antigonish, Nova Scotia and became one of the founding fathers of that area). (CS/JAF) "When Philip and Timothy arrived in Nova Scotia, about 1784, they parted ways, and Philip apparently went on to PEI. Problem, not one single record is recorded anywhere stating he had arrived in PEI. We do know he married in New Brunswick 1787." (DH)
"It is said that Timothy Hierlihy had won both military rank and social standing during the Seven Years War, gaining his militia commission after marrying the colonel's daughter and then raising to major by long and dangerous service on the battlefields as diverse as Ticonderoga and Havanna. In 1776, when he fled to New York, Hierlihy felt his military rank and experience entitled him to command a new corps called the Prince of Wales American Regiment, but a rival who brought in more recruits displaced him and Hierlihy angrily resigned, to spend much of the rest of the war struggling to bring enough recruits into Hierlihy's Independent Companies to justify the rank and pay he claimed."*
Author's Note: The following is taken from the source listed below. It gives further insight into the life and times of Timothy Hierlihy (also spelled Hirolhy). (CS) "Proceedings of Loyalist Commissioners; Halifax, 1786, Vol. IV, Before Commissioner Dundas- 1786, 5th June. Evidence on the Claim of Lt.-Col. Timothy Hirolyhy, Late of Middleton, Connecticut.
Claimt. Sworn. He is a native of Ireland. He came to America in 1753. He served the War before the last in the Provincial Troops. In 1775 he was settled at Middleton, in Connecticut, living on his Property. Says he had formed his opinion on the dispute twixt Gt. Britain & her Colonies early in 1775 & although he could not openly declare his sentiments for fear of immediate imprisonment yet he had many opportunities of being of service to British Prisoners, particularly to Govr. Franklyn, Govr. Brown & Col. French, 22 Regt. In Septr., 1776, he joined the British Army on Yorke Island & received a Warrant as Lt. Col. of the Prince of Wales' Regt. & served as Major until 1778 with that Regt. In 1782 he was apptd. Lt. Col. of the Nova Scotia Volunteers. Says his Son & he raised 44 men for the Prince of Wales' Volunteers & 72 men as an Independent Company which, with 4 other Companys, were added to the Nova Scotia Volunteers. Produces Commission of Major of the Independent Companys, signed Wm. Howe, dated April, 1778, and Commission of Lt. Col., Commandant of the N. Scotia Volunteers, dated May, 1782, signed Guy Carleton. He enjoys half pay as Lt.-Coll. Produces Orders from Sir Hy. Clinton to proceed with the Troops under his Command to the Island of St. John's [Prince Edward Island], Gulph (sic) of St. Lawrence, dated 17th March, 1778. Claimt. now resides at Antigonish. All his Deeds were taken from his family after he joined the British Army.
Property: No. 1. 70 acres of Land in Middleton, Connecticut, he purchased about 1767 from Thomas Legmour & paid £8 or 9 Lawful per acre for it. After he bought it he made very Considerable imrovts. on it, & built a House & Barn & thinks he laid out about £200 Lawful. Believes that the Land & Buildings would have sold in 1775 for £12 per acre. £840. He has been informed that this is sold to one Lt. Lyman, an American officer. No. 2. 100 Acres at Hartwood in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He bought it in 1767 from Mr. Ball for 20 sh. Lawful per acre. He had Cleared 30 acres at the expense of 40 sh. per acre, & had Built a farm House & Barn. He let it for £18 or 19 Lawful per acre. Thinks in 1775 it would have sold for above --- Lawful. Does not know whether or not this is sold. A Pew in Christ Church, Middleton, Cost him £13.10.6 Lawful. States Debts due him, £6,064, Lawful. Three Articles of these Debts Amount to £6,000, Lawful, & are Bonds for Lands in reward for services done to the Proprietors of Certain Townships in New England. The remainder of Lt.-Col. Hirolyhy's Claim is for Property in Florida. Produces an Affidavit Sworn at Antigonish by Tim McKeoughs & James Brown, of his being possessed of the Farm No. 1, & that it is sold to Lt. Lyman."#
Author's Note: There is one further reference to a Lt. Col. Timothy Hierlihy in the Muster Rolls, dated 21st July 1784; listing him as being disbanded in Antigonish, Nova Scotia with 6 children over the age of 10, plus 3 servants, and at the age of 50 years. This would put his birth date circa 1834. Also on this same Muster is a Timothy William Hierlihy listed as a Capt., with 3 servants, and at the age of 28; and Ensign John Hierlihy, 2 servants, and at the age of 16. (CS)
Sources. *"The Loyalists", Christopher Moore. #"Fort Havoc, Vol. I", R. Wallace Hale, Woodstock, New Brunswick. "Loggieville...on the Miramichi", J. A. Fraser & C. W. W. Stymiest, Miramichi Press, 1964. "Acadiensis: History of Tabusintac", W. F. Ganong, Vol. 7, #4, Nov. 1907, pp.314-334.
Author's Note: Philip Hierlihy was a retired Sergeant in the Prince of Wales American Regiment, a corps less well known than others. He applied for Lot #9 (Black Brook, now Loggieville) which was granted to him on May 4, 1798. On August 15, 1811, Philip Hierlihy sold one acre of Lot # 8 to Hugh MacDonald who acquired the remainder of the property from Philip's heirs on October 4th, the same year for 350 pounds sterling.(CS/JAF)
In Kimberley Branch's research on Charlotte Taylor she writes: "He was the original grantee in the parish of Chatham of Lot #9 as well as 157 acres on the coast of Bay du Vin, in Glenelg parish (Lot E). Together, they decided in 1787 to move to the Tabusintac River area and became the first white settlers there. Micmac Indians already populated the land. Added to her four children from her previous marriage (including the child she emigrated with), were her five children with Hierlihy; Philip, James, Charlotte Mary, Helen (or Eleanor), and Honnor.* From the available material, William Wishart was her third husband. Wishart did not own land in the Miramichi area and there is no mention of him in correspondence. She probably married him after her move to Tabusintac. Unfortunately, both children to him were not living at the time the 1851 Census of New Brunswick was taken, so their birth years are unknown."(KAB)
Philip Hierlihy also received Lot #16 (140 acres) in Tabusintac, N.B. as we find once again, Charlotte petitioning the government on 26 October, 1809.(CS) "...Written by a lawyer or some official, in it Charlotte Hierlihy (formerly Taylor, married Blake, and once again no mention of Wishart) requested the use of a glebe lot in Tabusintac for the purpose of growing hay. At this point in her life, Charlotte was again widowed. Her late husband, Philip Hierlihy was credited in this petition with the decision to leave the Upper Miramichi and move to River Tabisintack, "for want of Hay Lands". Family history claims that Charlotte Hierlihy was the first white woman on the Tabusintac River and this petition substantiated this fact. It also named her as an early settler on the Miramichi River. (It is my suspicion that her appearance before O'Dell mentioned in this petition is the legendary trip to Frederick Town made by foot with the aid of Indian guides (a distance of 240 km)".(KAB)
"The petition revealed that the lot Charlotte Hierlihy was cultivating was the land granted to her late husband Philip Hierlihy (Lot #16, Map 53, 140 acres,...with an accompanying 20 acre marsh lot in Black Lands. She declared that her land left her 'wholely Destitute of the means of keeping any Stock," however enclosures to the petition contradicted her statement. The first, a note by G. Sproule, clearly stated that the lot included a large area of marshland and was "reckoned one of the best Lots." In the second enclosure, William Tobin, another early settler of Tabusintac, certified that he has successfully drained Charlotte Hierlihy's marsh. The reasons for her request to use the glebe lot are unknown, considering she seemed to have already owned a marsh for growing hay. The Council agreed that this demand was unwarranted; the petition was endorsed with "Cannot be complied with."(KAB) Sources: "Charlotte: Mother of Tabusintac", Kimberley A. Branch, 1995. "Memorial of Charlotte Hierlihy: October 26, 1809", Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
Author's Note: Kimberley Branch says, "Some sources would argue with this chronology of marriages. Avery, Fraser and Stymiest, and Armstrong contend that William Wishart was her second husband. However, her youngest son to Captain Blake was born in 1782 and her oldest son to Philip Hierlihy was born in 1785. The period between these births do not realistically allow for two deaths, two marriages and the birth of two sons. Of Charlotte's three husbands, William Wishart was the most elusive in research. He was not mentioned in any document relating to her. The only sign of his existence was that he was the original grantee on November 1, 1810 of 141 acres in Tabusintac (Lot 14). Her two sons with Wishart, William and James, bring the total number of children to eleven. By all accounts, this marriage was very brief, lasting two years at most before Wishart's subsequent death. The number of children, combined with the confusing relations of half-relatives, cousins, and grandchildren created the situation whereby almost every person with family roots in Tabusintac is able to trace their family tree back to the 'Mother of Tabusintac,' and not necessarily only once." (KAB)
Sources: "Charlotte: Mother of Tabusintac", Kimberley A. Branch, 1995. *Adapted from various sources, including Elva Avery, "A History of Tabusintac,N. B.", Chatham, N. B., Walco Press, 1978.
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Name: Philip Hierlihy Place: Canada Source Publication Code: 6407 Primary Immigrant: Hierlihy, Philip Source Bibliography: OLSON, VIRGINIA H. "Notes and Sources: Connecticut Loyalists Who Went to Canada." In Connecticut Ancestry, vol. 17:1 (Sept. 1974), pp. 18-25; vol. 17:2 (Nov. 1974), pp. 51-59. Page: 25 Source: Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Filby, P. William, edit. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 2003.
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Phillip Hierlihy On August 1777 Muster Roll. Sick in October 1777 Muster Roll. On Piquet in February 1778 Inspection Roll and February 1778 Muster Roll. Transferred from Cardin's Company sometime after February 1778 Muster Roll. Shown as On Command in Bowen's Company on November 1779 Muster Roll. On Command in November 1779 Inspection Roll. On Command in April 1781 Muster Roll. On Command in June 1781 Muster Roll. Promoted from Private to Sergeant sometime after December 1781 Muster Roll. Transferred from Bowen's Company sometime after December 1781 Muster Roll. Shown as Sergeant in Hoalland's Company on June 1782 Muster Roll. From Connecticut, settled in the Miramichi, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. Son of Timothy Hierlihy. Source: Michael S. Mallery 387 Route 845, Kingston New Brunswick, Canada E5N 1L7
More About Philip Hierlihy I: Appointments: 25 September 1790, Assessor of Rates, and Surveyor of Roads, Middle District, South.59 Court Listing: 1796, Conviction: Northumberland Co., NB.60 Death Date # 2: Bet. 1800 - 180461 Individual Note: 1798, arrived at Tabusintac, NB.62 Jury Duty: January 1790, selected as a Grand Juror in case of "King vs James Walsh & John Willson (sic), Jr.63 Occupation: 1790, appointed Surveyor of Roads in South District; Nelson to Black River, NB. Parish Officer: 1791, Parish Officer Officer in Tabusintac, NB. Residence: Bet. 1787 - 1790, moved to Tabusintac, NB. Residence 2: Abt. 1798, Wisharts Point (Tabusintac), NB.64 Tax Register: 22 September 1791, appeared before Justices to complain about his tax assessment.65
More About Philip Hierlihy I and Charlotte Taylor: Certificate Filed: 04 August 1796, Northumberland Co. General Sessions. Marriage: 11 September 1787, Newcastle, New Brunswick; Phillip Hierlihy and Charlotte Blake.66
Marriage Notes for Philip Hierlihy I and Charlotte Taylor: James Horton, Esq.
Children of Philip Hierlihy I and Charlotte Taylor are:
+Charlotte Mary Hierlihy, b. Abt. 1796, Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick67, d. 28 October 1874, Tabusintac, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick68.
Sergt. Philip Hierlihy I (b. Bet. 1750 - 1755, d. Bet. 1802 - 1841)
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