In 1790, Nathaniel Mallory and Abiah Beardsley and their children, some already young men, emigrated from Vermont to Upper Canada. In the same year, Nathaniel petitioned for land and swore a loyalist oath. The family settled in the area that came to be known as Mallorytown and Nathaniel is generally regarded as the founder of the community. According to his gravestone in the Mallorytown Cemetery, Nathaniel died March 8, 1808 at the age of 56.
However, as any Mallory family researcher soon learns, even information written in stone must be viewed with caution. Nathaniel's birthdate of 1752, as indicated by the gravestone, immediately raises some red flags. Was Nathaniel really 6 years younger than Abiah and 15 years old at the birth of his first child? Other puzzles soon follow. Who were Nathaniel's parents? Was Nathaniel a United Empire Loyalist? Were Nathaniel and Abiah really the founders of Mallorytown? Although we may never know the answers to these questions, the search is still fascinating. My grandfather, Arleigh Deane Mallory (1892-1952), was born into the 6th generation descended from Nathaniel and Abiah. This website will focus mainly on those 6 generations. Mallory Burton, 2015 |
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to all the online and offline researchers who have provided assistance. A special thanks to Shirley Hackett, Marilyn Sapienza, and the staff at the Leeds and Grenville Genealogy Centre in Brockville. A special thanks to the Morrisons for making a special trip to open the Mallory Coach House and to Dave Wells who literally risked life and limb to show me around Mallorytown.
Many thanks to all the online and offline researchers who have provided assistance. A special thanks to Shirley Hackett, Marilyn Sapienza, and the staff at the Leeds and Grenville Genealogy Centre in Brockville. A special thanks to the Morrisons for making a special trip to open the Mallory Coach House and to Dave Wells who literally risked life and limb to show me around Mallorytown.
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The information and photos on this website, excluding those otherwise credited, are provided under the Creative Commons license Attribution, Non-commercial, Share-alike. This means you are welcome to use them in your own not-for-profit research, provided you credit the original source and re-share under the same terms. To contact me, please reply to any blog post. Mallory Burton, 2015.
The information and photos on this website, excluding those otherwise credited, are provided under the Creative Commons license Attribution, Non-commercial, Share-alike. This means you are welcome to use them in your own not-for-profit research, provided you credit the original source and re-share under the same terms. To contact me, please reply to any blog post. Mallory Burton, 2015.