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Peel County Probate Records (still only a small number)
Ontario Archives microfilm GS 1-563
The first will probated in Peel County was in 1867.
The following wills are given in the order in which they were probated, which is also the order in which they appear on the microfilm.
#1
John MODELAND, farmer, Chinguacousy twp.,
Will written 4 Dec 1864; date of death 12 Jan 1866; will probated 28 Jan 1867
Executor: Isaac Anthony MODELAND, Value: $160 – 1 colt, 1 cow, 2 rams, 1 horse
Wife: Elizabeth
Daughters: Mary Ann (w/o Matthew PEARSON)
Jane Hutton (w/o John RAINES)
Elizabeth (w/o Frederick JOHNS)
Son: Isaac Anthony who inherits E ½ of lot 12 in 3rd con E of Hurontario St, Chinguacousy twp
Henry Thomas who inherits E ½ of lot 13 in 2nd con plus NW ¼ of lot 13 in 3rd con, both East of Hurontario St.
Joshua Waugh who inherits E ½ of lot 20 in 2nd con East of Hurontario St.
#2
Joseph FORSTER, yeoman, Caledon twp
Will written 25 April 1866; date of death 23 May 1866; will probated 29 Jan 1867
Wife: Charlotte Catherine
All real estate & personal belongings to Edward FORSTER and Henry CAESAR of Chinguacousy twp., plus Jacob CUNNINGHAM of Caledon twp, until youngest child reaches 21 years of age. Children not named.
Value: $2000
#3
John STANDING, yeoman, of Chinguacousy twp
Wife: Nancy
Oldest son: James, Second son: Thomas, Third son: Robert
Seven daughters: Elizabeth (w/o William WILKINSON); Agnes (w/o John McCOLLUM); Mary (w/o James HAMMOND); Ann (w/o George BABNER); Alice (w/o Malcolm McGREGOR): Margaret (w/o David SPENCER) & Ellen
Value: $1953
Also mentions two friends, George ROBINSON & John SHIPLEY
#4
Benjamin ROADHOUSE, yeoman, of Albion twp.
Will written 15 March 1865; death was 20 Jan 1867; will probated 28 Feb 1867
Value: $1105.36
Wife: Catherine
Adopted daughter: Elizabeth CAMPBELL
Sons (6): Jenkinson, Silas & William, plus
Jonathan who inherits lot 4 con 4 of Blanchard twp
James Bedford who inherits SE ¼, SW ¼ con 6, Albion twp
Harris who inherits lot 3 con 4 of Blanchard twp
Daughters: Betty RUSTAN, Mary DOABE? And Rachel
#5
James HOPKINS the elder, yeoman, Toronto twp.
Will written 11 April 1866; died 13 May 1866; probated 1 March 1867
Value: $55
Sons: James, Thomas Henry, Robert Edward, William & Nicholas (in lunatic asylum in Amherstburg)
Grandson: Nicholas GOODISON (less than 21 years old)
Granddaughter: Isabella Margaret HOPKINS, d/o James, & her sister Mary Ann (Isabella is less than 21)
Daughters: Susan (w/o John BLACKWELL) and Mary (d/o William GOODISON)
Mentions lot 20, 2nd con North of Dundas St. in Toronto twp.
#6
Ann JOHNSTON, of Chinguacousy twp., widow of John JOHNSTON
Died 28 Sept 1866 at Lunatic Asylum in Toronto
Will probated 5 March 1867, value: $3668
Brother: Dr. Thomas HENRY
Nephews: Dr. James HENRY, Samuel Michael HENRY, Kofsuth: Jarvis HENRY and William John HENRY, Stephen Henry LEIGHTON, Thomas BLAIR, Andrew BLAIR, Alfred BLAIR
Niece: Victoria Jane HENRY, Frances TAGGERT (sister of Stephen LEIGHTON)
#7
Joseph MARTIN, yeoman, of Chinguacousy
Will written 4 Oct 1866; died 6 Oct 1866; probate 9 March 1867
Value $694.75 (at least, may be more)
Wife: Jane
Daughters: Mary, Elizabeth, Ann Jane
Son: John who inherits N ½ of lot 13, 4th con West of Hurontario St., Chinguacousy twp
#8
Andrew ALLISON, yeoman, Toronto twp.
Will written 30 Nov 1866; died 3 Dec 1866; probated 15 March 1867
Value: $4838.40
Wife: Sarah
Sons: Thomas, James, Andrew, Henry, Samuel
Daughter: Mary Ann ADAMS
Executors: James ALLISON, carpenter in New York state plus James ADAMS clergyman in King twp.
Son Samuel inherits 100 acres in lot 13, 1st con South of Dundas in Toronto twp
Also mentioned is lot 10, 2nd con North of Dundas – 50 acres
#9
James LEARY, Toronto twp
Will written 16 April 1864; died 12 Oct 1866; probated 19 March 1867
Wife: Rosanna
Only son: John
Eldest daughter: Ann, w/o John AIKENS
Other daughters: Essa, Ellen, & Margaret (all unmarried) plus Eliza Jane (w/o Jesse WATSON)
Nephew: Alexander McCABE
Nephew of his wife: John HILLOCK & Francis HILLOCK
Mentions W ½ of lot 4 in 1st con E of Hurontario St. in Toronto twp + land in Euphrasia twp + land in Gore of Downie
Value: $6602
#10
Isaac PARSONS, yeoman, Albion twp
Will written: 11 Jan 1867; died 14 Jan 1867; probated 21 March 1867
Wife: Susan
Sons: Thomas, William, James, John, Isaac
Daughters: Ann, Susan, Elizabeth, Sarah & Margaret
Value: $503
#11
William CALDWELL, yeoman, Albion twp.,
Will written January 1865, died 26 Jan 1867; probated 27 March 1867
(very difficult will to read)
Daughters: Mary Jane, Eliza, Sarah, Catherine
Sons: William, John and Charles
Value: $856?
#12
Samuel SWANTON, laborer, either of Etobicoke twp (will) or Toronto Gore twp (probate records)
Will written 2 Feb 1867, died 3 March 1867; probated 11 April 1867
executors: William PORTER of Toronto Gore twp and John LINTON, merchant, of Etobicoke twp
sole beneficiary: John Joseph PORTER, s/o William PORTER mentioned above
value: $432 in cash & notes
#13
John VERNON, yeoman, of Chinguacousy twp
Will written 24 Aug 1864; probated 18 April 1867
Wife: Elizabeth
Sons: William of Caledon twp & James (who inherits 100 acres on lot 10, con 5 of Chinguacousy twp)
Daughters: Jane HESSEY & Rachel HESSEY (deceased)
Rachel's children: John James, Mary Jane, William, and Mark Vernon HESSEY
friend: Matthias HOLTBY Jr., yeoman, of Chinguacousy twp
#14
William WATTERHOUSE Sr., yeoman, Toronto twp
Will written 18 April 1865; died 14 Jan 1867; probated 3 May 1867
Wife: Sarah
Daughters: Charlotte HARRIS, Belinda COCHRANE
Son: Isaac (inherits 40 acres on lot 14, 1st con of Toronto twp)
Son: Asa (inherits 41 acres on lot 13, 1st con N of Dundas St., Toronto twp)
Sons: John, William, Josiah and George
Executors: John C. PRICE and William FISHER, both of Toronto twp
#15
John LEFLAR, widower, yeoman, Chinguacousy twp
died intestate, 4 Oct 1856
letters of administration by eldest son, William Dilse LEFLAR on 20 May 1867
#16
Margaret McGILL, widow, of Streetsville
Will dated 18 April 1867; died 30 April 1867; probated 22 May 1867
Value: $3174
sister: Mary CONNOR and her son, William CONNOR
brother: William KERR
nieces: Margaret RATHRAY, Christina SHIRRA, Margaret TIFFNEY, Margaret KERR (younger d/o brother John KERR, deceased)
grand-daughter of brother John KERR is Margaret GRAY, who was born blind
grand-niece: Janet SHIRRA
Executors: John S. BEATY, William CUNNINGHAM & Sophia GRAHAM
#17
Jabez LEWIS, shoe maker, of Streetsville
Died intestate 6 Oct 1865
Letters of administration by wife, Elizabeth and eldest son, Richard Hale LEWIS carriage maker of Streetsville, 28 May 1867
Value: $116
Leander LEWIS also mentioned, but no relationship given
#18
John H. LEFLAR, merchant, of Elizabethtown, Harin Co., Illinois
Will dated 20 June 1865; died: 10 Sept 1865
daughter: Augusta R.L. BARTER
wife: Emily Ann Crawford LEFLAR
will mentions "interest in my Father's Estate in Canada"
letters from lawyers, as brother William Dilse LEFLAR is filing letters of administration for the portion of his younger brother's estate that is in Upper Canada, as their father had died intestate (see #15 above).
#19
John SCOTT, yeoman, Chinguacousy twp (lot 110 on south side of Alexander St. in Brampton)
Will written 15 Feb 1867; died 17 May 1867; probated 19 June 1867
wife: Grace
sons: George, Robert, Alexander Paul and James
daughters: Eliza & Ellen Harriet (both unmarried)
grandson: John Scott ROBINSON, s/o Margaret
granddaughter: Eliza TWEDDLE, d/o Mary
also real estate: lot 3 in 1st con E of Hurontario St. divided between Robert (75 acres) & Alexander Paul (5 acres)
Executors: Joseph TWEDDLE of Esquesing & Andrew Brown SCOTT of Brampton
Value: #2131
#20
John McDOUGALL, yeoman, Albion twp
Will written 18 May 1867; died 18 May 1867; probated 29 June 1867
refers to "my young family" in the will
wife: Mary
sons: John (inherits lot 11 in 4th con of Albion) and Thomas Alexander (inherits lot 11 in 5th con)
daughters: Catherine, Jane, Louisa, and Mary Emma
#21
Elizabeth GARDHARE (or Gardham), widow
Will written 15 April 1867; died 17 June 1867; probated 29 June 1867
everything to grandson John DAVIS Jr. of Toronto twp
value: $75 which is balance of annuity due her from Walton GARDHARE of Toronto Gore
#22 & #24
Neil HUNTER, single, of Caledon twp
Died intestate 17 July 1866. No parents alive
Letters of administration filed on 11 July 1867 by brother Lachlan HUNTER, farmer of Caledon twp and sister, Jane McFARLANE. Letters from lawyers. Contested by sister Flora GRAVES.
Letters of administration filed by sister Flora GRAVES and her husband William GRAVE of York twp., toll collector on the Danforth Road., and sister Christena AITKEN, widow, of Toronto.
Value $500
Both Flora and Jane are referred to as the eldest sister.
#23
James SHARP, yeoman, of Caledon twp
Will written 19 May 1867; died 20 May 1867; probated 29 July1867
wife: Elizabeth (also one of the executors)
west 1/2 of lot 5 in 6th con west of Hurontario St.
other executor: George SHARP, yeoman, of Caledon (no relationship given)
value of goods & chattels: $2440
#25
J. William ARNOT, Toronto twp, about 85 years old
Will written 19 Aug 1867; died 21 Aug 1867; probated 29 Aug 1867
brother: Henry, whose youngest son was William John
sister: Mary
brother: James
25 acres in 5th con west of Toronto twp
Executor: Samuel McCLURE of Chinguacousy
value of goods & chattels: #334
#26
Charles DYER,
Will written 20 Jan 1864; died 7 May 1867; probated 3 Sept 1867
sons: Ephraim & Edmund (by Sept 1867 was in Michigan USA)
mentions: Elizabeth Ann KEFFER, Fanny DICKHOUT, C. Henry DYER and Josiah Edmond DYER
Executors: Joseph KEFFER and Henry DICKHOUT, both of Vaughan twp., and Henry DYER of Chinguacousy twp
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1869
Microfilm GS 1-564
#81 - Letters of Administration, filed 8 Jan 1869
John GRIFFITH of Toronto twp,
widow - Alice - insane, with medical report from Dr. Thomas BEATTY of Lambton, Etobicoke twp to say that she’d been mentally deranged for 3 years
eldest son - Alexander H., 6 children in total, all of age
$1809-76
#82, estate of Robert JONES, hotel keeper of Brampton, died 3 Dec 1868
previous letters of administration to widow, Ann
petition now (11 Jan 1869) by brother James JONES of Heat House, parish of Checkley in Co. of Stafford, England
and other brother - Thomas, of Ballynagee, Co. Wicklow Ireland
$2400
#83, probate for Thomas HART of Toronto Gore, 21 Jan 1869
date of death - 7 June 1869
will was written - 1865 (when residence was Albion twp)
wife Mary & "my young family"
eldest - Robert (inherits rifle)
2nd son - John
eldest daughter - Elizabeth (inherits family bible)
daughter - Hannah
+ unborn child
father is Robert HART
$1090
#84, letters of administration filed 3 Feb 1869
William HESP of Albion twp., widow - Alice
died 28 Sept 1868
$250
#85, estate of Francis Orpeth WINTER of Toronto twp
probated 10 Feb 1869
date of death was 31 Jan 1869
wife Elizabeth
sons, Emra Orpeth (eldest), Francis Vannorman & George Brooks
$1646.71
#86, estate of William CRAIG of Alloa, Chinguacousy
probated 13 Feb 1869
date of death was 29 Jan 1869
wife & daughter are both named Matilda
son is Stephen
mentions James DRINKWATER, tanner
and John CLARK and David LAWRENCE (inn keeper)
#87, estate of James MAYRATH of Toronto twp
probated 19 Feb 1869
date of death was 6 June 1868 and will was written was 13 March 1863
2 brothers - Charles & William
sister Anna
cousin Maria Alley
$1800
#88, estate of John LINDSAY of Caledon twp, yeoman
date of death was 25 Feb 1869
grandsons: Samuel, John, William, Edward & Nathaniel CLARK
grandson: John LINDSAY
son: Samuel
daughter Mary CLARK
grandaughters: Susan, married to William EAKINS
Jane, married to John ROWEN
and Letitia married to Johnson UNGAR
$2533
#89, estate of Joseph COOK, farmer
date of death was 24 Jan 1869
probated 8 March 1869
wife is Sarah Elizabeth
son is George Albert "when he becomes of age"
brother is John, farmer, Etobicoke twp
#90, estate of James ELGIE of Toronto twp., probated 8 March 1869
date of death was 14 Feb 1869 and will was written was 8 Dec 1867
wife - Christena
daughter Henrietta
sons Herbert & William James
$720
#91, estate of Joseph GRAHAM, yeoman of Toronto twp, probated 15 March 1869
date of death was 7 Feb 1869 and will was written was 7 Nov 1867
sons, John Hamilton GRAHAM, James, and Joseph of Brampton, grocer
$1257
#92, estate of Charles O’HARA, cottier? of Toronto Gore, probated 24 March 1869
date of death was 14 March 1869 and will was written was 11 March 1869
to youngest brother John with statement: "I was bound in the Bond between Daniel O’HARA to Mary O’HARA"
#93, estate of William Beckwith REEVE of Toronto twp
probated 7 April 1869
date of death was 4 Jan 1869
wife - Diana
sons - John Ferlin, Thomas Houston, Samuel Houston
son-in-law Joseph Gardner
4 daughters - Elizabeth Houston, Sarah Unwin, and Sophia & Caroline
#94, re-opening letters of administration in estate of Andrew MAWHIRTER
date of death was 3 July 1857
original letters of administration to wife Ann who subsequently remarried, to Robert BEATTY
filing petition in 1869 (15 April) is son Thomas on behalf of himself and siblings William, John, James, and Eliza
large file
#95, estate of Patrick DOUGHERTY of Toronto Gore, probated 19 April 1869
date of death was 12 April 1869
wife - Bridget
sons Bernard & Hugh each get 50 cents
son William is "unsteady in his habits & in my opinion is not fit to be intrusted with the management of land" [William still seems to inherit quite a bit]
other sons - Charles [land in Ellice twp] and Michael [land in Toronto Gore]
5 daughters are: Lavinia McMONAGLE, Bridget SMYTH, Catherine MURRAY, Margaret CORCORAN and Jane McCARROW
granddaughter - Ann McGIRRELL
grandson - James Edward JONES
daughter Hannah JONES is in Provincial Lunatic Asylum and is believed to be incurable
$1949
#96, estate of William ROACH, yeoman of Albion twp., probated 22 April 1869
date of death was 16 March 1869
wife Fanny, & 2 children
brother Thomas
$490
#97, administration papers for Louisa Adelaide LAMONT by her husband John, filed 21 April 1869
date of death was 23 Feb 1869
$566
#98, letter of administration for estate of Charles IRWIN, yeoman of Toronto twp
filed by wife Harriet
date of death was 21 April 1869
$709
#99, estate of Sarah PHILLIPS, date of death was 14 Nov 1868
She had inherited $400 from her father - her will for that is in file
also letters of administration by husband Thomas for the rest of her estate not covered by her will
son - Michael Husher
daughter Elizabeth J. GAMBLE. w/o Robert of Maryborough twp
daughter Hannah WATKINS, w/o William of Esquesing
granddaughter Sarah WATKINS, d/o Benjamin & Mary Ann of Esquesing