| There were several members of the Udall family to come to North America in the early years. These include Phillip Udall who came to the USA in the mid 17th century; Lionel Udall from Exeter in the early 18th century and Mathew who came to Canada in 1787. I am researching the Udall family and its variant spellings. My direct ancestor, Mathew Udell came to Canada as a soldier with the 26th or Cameronian Regiment in 1787. Mathew was from Ellastone, Staffordshire. I am just not sure which of two cousins he was, but given the evidence at hand he was likely the older one born in 1743, the other was born in 1748. His family had lived there for at least 100 years. His great-great grandfather John Udall had married Elizabeth Bull on 9 November 1640 in Ellastone. Mathew is recorded on two extant muster rolls, one in 1783 at Tynemouth Barracks in England, and another at Quebec City a few years later. Mathew was discharged in Halifax in 1800, due to age and infirmity. He applied for land in Quebec. Mathew's petition for land in Quebec was denied in 1802. In his petition it is noted he had served for 21 years with the Cameronians and 14 years with the 19th or Green Howards before that. His name is spelt Udell in the petition, but Udale in earlier muster rolls. Mathew's son John, who had also served 5 years with the 26th regiment, was more fortunate in receiving land in the Niagara peninsula. He petitioned the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe, and was granted land in Beverley Township in 1795. John's wife Margaret Brown's family also moved into the same area from Niagara. Her family had moved up from Pennslyvania where her father had been black listed due to his service with the British Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Their first two children James and Catherine were born baptized at St. Mark's church in Niagara-on-the-Lake on the 21st of May May 1804. The family moved up to the Markham and Pickering in the second decade of the 1800's. Several family members were involved in the rebellion of 1837/38. Joseph was one of the men thrown in jail after the event at Mongomery's Tavern on Yonge Street. Mathew Udell, another brother was reported to be one of the "Markham Gang" and was tried in the infamous spring assize of 1846. He died in jail. These events caused most of the family to move to Michigan and Wisconsin. Most of John's descendants have subsequently spread over the USA and Canada. I am currently researching the broader family with variances such as Udell, Udall, Udale, and earlier variants such as Uvedale and Yewdale. The common name would seem to be Udall. The early records of the Uvedales show the family was living in Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and the general southwest, as well as East Anglia and Staffordshire. There was no distinction between U and V until the last couple of hundred years therefore there was no difference between Uuedale and Uvedale. I believe the name was likely pronounced Oohdale or Oohdall, eventually changing in pronounciation to Udale or Udall. The most famous member of the family in the early years was Nicholas Udall who was headmaster of Eton and Westminster in the mid 16th century and wrote "Ralph Roister Doister". His predeccesors were knights who fought in a lot of the Wars over a 300 hundred year history including Falkirk, the Hundred Years War in France, Bosworth and other battles. Another member, an early "Puritan", John Udall was imprisoned in 1592 for heresy. He died in prison. He is creditted as establishing the precedent that a person does not have to incriminate himself before the court. |
Mathew Udell - Late a Soldier in the 26th Regiment
Updated September 7, 2007 |
Gordon Walter Udell |
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