Loyalist Freemasons from the State of New York Compiled by R.’.W.’. Gary L. Heinmiller Director, Onondaga & Oswego Masonic Districts Historical Societies (OMHDS) www.omdhs.syracusemasons.com August/September 2010 Ref. Transactions of The American Lodge of Research, Vol. XII, No. 2, 29 Jan 1973 to 27 Dec 1973. pages 208-236. For a companion paper to this see also the present writer’s compilation of “Freemasons in the Revolutionary War” [515 pages], and “Freemasons in the Revolutionary War,” Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York 1900, pages 294-316 http://books.google.com/books?id=QoBLAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:LCCN06007447&lr=#PPA301,M1 Contents References List of Lodges Who were the Loyalists? Alphabetical Index of Brothers Biographical Sketches of Masonic Loyalists Appendix I - New York Petition of 16 Oct 1776 to Lord Richard Howe and Gen. William Howe. Appendix II - The Frey Family Appendix III - Ryerse and Ryerson Family Appendix IV - Masonic Beginnings in Colonial New York Appendix V - Captain Edward Byrn(e) and Zion Lodge No. 10, Detroit Appendix VI - Charles Geddes - Watch and Clock Maker Appendix VII - Captain Thomas Robison – Estate Litigation - 1831 Appendix VIII - Robert Hamilton – the Founder of Queenston, Canada Appendix IX - John Askin Abbreviations Used (A) Ancient d. died I.C. Irish Constitution NS Nova Scotia AYM Ancient York Mason d/o daughter of m. married b. born E.R. English Registry NB New Brunswick Note: Names appearing inBold Type are, for the more part Brotther Freemasons. LIST OF LODGES. Sorted by Number The lodges in New York State during the War of the Revolution, say, from 1775 to 1783, were as follows: (note; This list is in the order in which Historian Ross had it printed; it has been place in columns to facilitate its reading and reference – g.l.h) Lodge Name No Notes Ineffable Lodge x Albany. 1767. This Lodge is inserted rather as a matter of sentiment than from any desire to suggest that in the years covered by this report it conferred any degrees below that of Secret Master, the Fourth Degree in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. CARSON emphatically asserts it did not (Gould, American reprint, vol. iv., p. 630). Things were rather loosely done in those days, however, and the Grand Lodge prerogative was not as clear cut as now. The old minute book of the Ineffable Lodge ends with December 4, 1774; and its history, so far as minutes are concerned, is a blank until 1821, when, according to CARSON, "its labors were revived by GILES FONDA YATES and others." King David's x New York City. 1769. Harrison. Existed until 1791. Moses M. HAYS, an eminent peddler of "higher degrees," was first Master. 1 Lodge Name No Notes Charter removed to Rhode Island, 1780. Lodge x 1743. Scotland. This Lodge never seems to have had any place on the Scottish roll. First military lodge in Grand Lodge of Scotland. In Colonel Lee's regiment, afterward 55th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. (See No. 7, N. Y. Prov., 1762.) Sion Lodge x New York City. 1773. Ancient. Existed at least until 1778. Nothing of its history known, except two newspaper notices of its attendance at church. St. John's Regimental x Traveling warrant, 1775. Johnson. Lodge. "First Military Lodge warranted by New York or any Provincial Masonic Power." —McClenachan, “History," vol. I, p. 310. McClenachan says: "Subsequent to the war and the disbandment of the troops the warrant for St. John's Regimental Lodge) was carried to Clark's Town, and little heed given to it until a new interest was revived in it by some of the officers in 1784, whereupon, at a Grand Lodge of emergency, New York, held on the 23d June, R.’.W .’. WILLIAM COCK, Past Grand Master, in the Chair, Brothers PIE. Past Master, and KNOX, Senior Warden, of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, appeared, and on behalf of that Lodge acknowledged the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge and look their seats accordingly." In 1789 some of the members living at Warwick petitioned that (cid:602) new warrant be issued for the brethren there. This was done March 26, 1790, the name being the same — St. John's — and in 1815 it received the number, 19, previously held by Erin Lodge, New York City. In 1819 this number was changed to 18. The Lodge became defunct prior to 1825. What became of the warrant held at Clark's Town is not very clear. Union Lodge x New York City. Modern Provincial (?) Hon. R. R. Livingston was Master in 1771, according to minutes of Solomon’s Lodge No. 1, Poughkeepsie. Washington Lodge x 1779. Massachusetts. Ancient. A military lodge, GEN. John PATERSON (Master). COL. BENJAMIN TUPPER and MAJOR WILLIAM HULL (Gen. in War of 1812), Wardens, organized at New Windsor, near Newburg, N. Y. "Capt. Moses Greenleaf of the Eleventh Massachusetts Regiment afterward became Master of this Lodge. His son, Simon Greenleaf, late Past Grand Master of Masons, said he had often heard his father mention Washington's visit to this Lodge while Commander-in-Chief, and the high gratification they gave to the officers and members, especially as he went without ceremony, as a private brother." —W. Hayden's "Washington and his Masonic Compeers." Military Union No. 1 1 1776. Johnson. Originally warranted as American Union Lodge by Massachusetts, confirmed in New York City by Dr. MIDDLETON as Military Union Lodge, No. 1. Solomon's, No. 1 1 Poughkeepsie. 1771. Harrison. Became No. 5 In 1800, No. 6 in 1819; defunct about 1827. St. John's Lodge, No. 1 1 Clark's Town, Orange Co. (See St. John's Regimental Lodge.) Union, No. 1. Albany 1 (now Mount Vernon, No. 3). 1705. Harrison. Independent Royal 2 (now No. 2) New York City (Provincial). (1760?). Harrison. Arch, No. 8 Masters', No. 2 2 Albany. 1768. Harrison. St. John's, No. 2 2 New York City (English Registry). No. 273. 1757. Harrison. Removed warrant from city from 1776 to 1783. Sion Lodge, No. 3 3 In 57th Regiment. 1780. New York Provincial. Ancient. At meeting of Grand Lodge, December 5, 1782, under dispensation from Lodge No. 210, Ancient, warrant (traveling) granted January 2, 1783. St. John's, No. 4 4 New York City. 1783. Provincial. Ancient. Composed of members of St. John's, No. 2 (No. 1), who remained in New York during the British occupation and presumably favored the mother country. They described themselves as Modern Masons and were healed. Afterward No. 6 and No. 9. Warrant surrendered 1825, the brethren then organizing (cid:572)olivar Lodge, No. 386', and Montgomery Lodge, No. 387, the latter still existing and flourishing as No. 68. St. Patrick's, No. 8 4 (now No. 4). Johnstown, N. Y. 1706. Harrison. [In Vol. I of the GL Proceedings it is listed as No. 9; Restyled No. 11 in 1819. Lodge Hiram, No. 5 5 Regiment de Knyphausen. 1783. Provincial. A traveling warrant. See Lodge No. 213. Concordia, No. 6 6 New York City. 1783. Provincial. Ancient. Made up of Ancient brethren, members of various lodges In New York, probably initiates of army lodges. St. George's No. 1 1, 6 Schenectady. 1774. Johnson. Not represented In Grand Lodge until 1792; No. 7 in 1800; No. 8 in 1819; No. 6 since 1839. Lodge No. 7 7 In (60th) Loyal American Regiment. 1783. Provincial. A traveling warrant. COL. JOHN YOUNG, Deputy Grand Master of Scotland, was its commander in 1758. The subsequent history of this warrant is unknown. Lodge Union, No. 8 8 November 29, 1783. Provincial. Ancient. JAMES SAIDLER, the first Master, a merchant, up to the time the warrant was granted was a member of Lodge No. 169. In 1783 he was elected Junior Grand Warden. Declared extinct 1819. Lodge No. 9 9 a lodge in the 4th Battery of the Royal Artillery, first warranted when the battery was in New York, 3rd July, 1781, as No. 213 [q.v.] on the register of the Ancient Grand Lodge. 2 Lodge Name No Notes Lodge No. 24 24 1734. Ireland. In Twenty-seventh Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 35 35 1734. Ireland. In Twenty-eighth Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 41 41 1755. Ancient. In 57th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. (See Sion Lodge, No. 3, N. Y. Prov.) Lodge No. 42 42 No date. Ancient. In Fortieth Infantry. Battle of Brooklyn, 1776. St. Patrick's No. 43 43 1769. Ireland. In 43d Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776; in camp on outskirts of Brooklyn, 1780. Lodge No. 52 52 In H. M. Thirty-seventh Foot. 1756. Ancient. Left the country after July 2, 1783, when it last appeared in Provincial Grand Lodge. Battle of Brooklyn; occupation of New York. In camp at Bedford, Brooklyn, July to November, 1778. Lodge No. 63 63 1751. Scotland. Lodge No. 137 1767. Scotland. Both warrants held in Twenty-third Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 86 86 1738. Ireland. In the Fifth Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776; occupation of New York. Lodge No. 90 90 In Thirty-third Regiment. 1761. Ancient. Acknowledged by Provincial Grand Lodge, August 5, 1783. Lord Cornwallis's Division, battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 106 106 1761. Scotland. In 64th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Moriah Lodge, No. 132 132 In H. M. Twenty-second Foot. 1767. Scotland. Present December 5, 1782, at opening of Provincial Grand Lodge, and on January 23, 1781, united in formation of the body of which REV. DR. WALTER became Grand Master. Left at evacuation. Lodge No. 134 134 In 1st Battery Royal Artillery. 1764. Scotland. Lodge No. 147 147 1769. Scottish. In the Fourth Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776; occupation of New York. Lodge No. 168 168 In Seventeenth Foot. 1771. Scotland. "Lodge Unity, in the Seventeenth Foot, was originally chartered by the Grand Lodge of Scotland as No. 168, in 1771. The Lodge landed at Boston in 1776, and was at Philadelphia in 1777 and 1778. During the latter period the Lodge (which remained on the Scottish roll until 1816) accepted a warrant (1779) from the Provincial Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, under the Ancients, with the local No. 18."—Gould. Warrant 237, Ancient, was also held in the Seventeenth. Its constitution and regalia were lost in a skirmish, and returned in 1779 by Colonel Parsons of American Union Lodge. Lodge No. 169 169 New York City. 1771. Ancient (Mass. ?). Afterward St. Andrew's Lodge No. 3 and No. 7; abandoned 1827. Lodge No. 195 195 1749. Ireland. In 42d Highlanders (Black Watch). At Staten Island, 1776 ; battle of Brooklyn, 1776 ; landed In New York, September 11, 1776; battle of White Plains; capture of Fort Lee ; in camp at Bedford, Brooklyn, July to November, 1778; removed to Pennsylvania; returned to New York, 1780, and remained until close of hostilities. Had previously landed in New York, in June, 1756, and marched to Albany; left, 1761; returned, 1762, and was stationed at Albany till summer, 1763; then it removed to Pennsylvania, embarking for Ireland in 1767. Lodge No. 205 205 1749. Ireland. In Thirty-fifth Infantry. In battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 210 210 New York City. 1779. Ancient. Afterward, 1789, Temple Lodge, No. 4; and, 1789, Jerusalem Lodge, No. 4. "From its ashes presumably arose Trinity, No. 10, and Phoenix, No. 11, the former holding under warrant of March 23, and the latter under warrant of March 30, 1795."—McClenachan. Lodge No. 212 212 New York City. 1780. Ancient. M.’.W.'. WILLIAM COCK, second (Ancient) Provincial Grand Master, was a member of this Lodge. Afterward became Solomon's Lodge, No. 212, and St. Patrick's Lodge, No. 212; defunct about 1789. Lodge No. 213 213 Fourth Royal Artillery. 1781. Ancient. Members who remained in New York after 1783 were granted a warrant by Grand Lodge to form Hiram Lodge, No. 5; which see. Lodge No. 215 215 Second Brandenburg Anspach. 1781. Ancient. Only attended meeting at Prov. Grand Lodge, December 5, 1782. Lodge No. 227 227 1752. Ireland. In 46th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn; in camp at Bedford, Brooklyn, July to November, 1778. "Lodge of Social and Military Virtues," now Antiquity, No. 1, Quebec. First came to America in 1761. “The Masonic chest of the 46th, by chances of war, fell into the hands of the Americans. The circumstance was reported to General Washington, who directed that a guard of honor should take charge of the chest, with other articles of value belonging to the 46th, and return them to the regiment."—Gould's "Military Lodges," p. 139. "During the Revolution its (40th Regiment) lodge chest fell into the hands of the Americans. They reported the circumstance to GENERAL WASHINGTON, who embraced the opportunity of testifying his estimation of Masonry in the most marked and gratifying manner by directing that a guard of honor under a distinguished officer should take charge of the chest, with many articles of value, and return them to the regiment. The surprise, the feelings, of both officers and men, may be imagined when they perceived the flag of truce that announced this elegant compliment from their noble opponent, but still more noble brother. The guard of honor, their flutes playing a sacred march, the chest containing the constitution and implements of the Craft borne aloft, like another Ark of the Covenant, equally by Englishmen and Americans who lately engaged in the strife of war, 3 Lodge Name No Notes now inarched through the enfiladed ranks of the gallant regiment that, with presented arms and colors, hailed the glorious act by cheers which the sentiment rendered sacred as the hallelujahs of an angel's song." — "London Freemason's Magazine." Lodge No. 245 245 1754. Ireland. ln the Fifteenth Infantry. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776; occupation of New York. Lodge No. 299 299 1758. Ireland. Lodge No. 354 354 1760. Ireland. In 49th Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 370 370 1761. Ireland; 1762. England; Both in 52d Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. Lodge No. 226 Lodge No. 378 378 1763. Both warrants in the 10th Regt. Fought at battle of Brooklyn, 1776; occupation of New York. Lodge No. 399 399 1763. Ireland. It, is on record that this Lodge was warranted for New York in the year above given, but all trace of it appears to have been lost. The brethren to whom it was issued, however, must have found out some other lodge, if they did not work under the warrant, thus issued. Lodge No. 441 441 Thirty-eighth Foot. 1765. Ireland. Left with the regiment in 1783. R.’.W.'. JOHN BROWNING , S.'. W.'. of Provincial Grand Lodge, belonged to this body and left the city with It. Lodge No. 445 446 1765. Ireland. In 45th Infantry ; battle of Brooklyn, 1766. Lodge No. 478 478 Seventeenth Dragoons. 1769. Ireland. Lodge No. 512 512 1774. Ireland. In 63d Infantry; battle of Brooklyn, 1776. To this list may be added, based upon findings during compilation of this present paper, The following additional Lodges, mostly in Canada Lodge Name No. Notes Parr 3 Nova Scotia, was instituted by the Rev. William Walter, Provincial Grand Master of New York in 1784. It was composed largely of members of Lodge No. 169, of New York. Select Surveyors’ 9 Warrant between 22 Apr and 8 May 1793, Quebec City; removed 1795-96 to Missisquoi Bay, Lake Champlain, “somewhat north of the International Boundary Line , 45o N. L., at or near the site of the present Village of Phillipsburg, which was doubtless for a considerable period made the ‘headquarters’ of those ‘Select Surveyors’ sent about that time to ‘survey’ the forest ‘public lands’ of that portion of the Province, under the superintendence of ‘Bro. Jno. Fredk. Holland, who was, no doubt, the first Master of ‘No. 9 A.F.M’ (or A.Y.M.) L.C. Lodge No. 9 9 No. 9, E.R. was a lodge in the 4th Battery of the Royal Artillery, first warranted when the battery was in New York, 3 Jul 1781, as No. 213 on the register of the Ancient Grand Lodge. After the peace in 1783 the battery was stationed in Newfoundland, returning to England in 1787, when No. 213 purchased the vacant warrant No. 9, which had been originally issued 12 Jun 1752, as No. 11. The battery returned to Quebec in 1790 and held its first meeting 4 Nov 1790. Is now No. 2, G.R.Q. New Oswegatchie 14 Fort de la Presentation (Ogdensburg), New York; Warranted 7 May 1783 as No. 7, Grand Lodge of New York; in another list it is also given as No. 520 on the register of the Grand Lodge of England Lodge No. 14 met in Cataraqui [later named Kingston] and Elizabethtown [Brockville], Ontario. A 23 page paper on this Lodge by the present writer may be read at http://www.omdhs.syracusemasons.com/sites/default/files/history/Oswegatchie%20Lodge%20No. %207.pdf . Cornwallis 15 Warrant 1786; ceased working 1802; Halifax, NS Hiram 17 Petition 6 Mar 1784; Warrant 6 Dec 1786; Warrant recalled 7 Sep 1796; Halifax, Nova Scotia St. George’s 19 Warrant 7 Aug 1789, Halifax, NS; met at Maugerville, New Brunswich; ceased labor ca 1827. Sion 21 Warrant 15 Aug 1792; Kingston and Sussex Vale, Nova Scotia; last return 1823. Solomon’s 22 Warrant 15 Aug 1792, Halifax, NS; met at Fredericton, New Brunswick; last recorded minutes 25 Nov 1828. Hiram York 23 Warrant 6 Mar 1793; Fredericton, NB; last report 9 Aug 1800. St. John’s 29 First Warrant 18 Dec 1801; PGL NS Alphabetical Index of Brothers Name No. Lodge Name Notes Ackerman, Cornelius 2 St. George NY 19 St. George NB Adamson, _____ 3 Sion NY Alexander, Thomas 169 E.R. NY Allaire, Anthony 7 New Oswegatchie NY 210 E.R. NY 19 St. George NB 23 Hiram York NS Allaire, Peter Alexander 210 E.R. NY Anderson, Robert 169 E.R. NY Arnold, Benedict 1 Solomon’s NY 1771, visitor in Poughkeepsie Arnott, Capt. David 3 Sion NY Auld, William 3 Sion NY Baddely, Capt. Thomas 210 E.R. NY 4 Name No. Lodge Name Notes Barron, Andrew 169 E.R. 1791 Treasurer; d. 1803 8 Holland NY Visitor 1789 Bassewich, Henry 169 E.R. NY Hessian Corps; 1783 Initiated Baxter, Samuel 169 E.R. NY 1783 Shelburne, NS (?) Beach, Rev. Abraham GL NY Grand Chaplain Beardsley, Rev. John 210 E.R. NY 1781-83 Junior Grand Warden, GL New York 169 E.R. NY 17 Hiram NB 2 St. George NY 19 St. George NB St. John, NB 23 Hiram York Bell, James 169 E.R. NY 17 Hiram NB Betts, Dr. Azor 3 Sion NY 1777 SW 210 E.R. NY 1779 SW 21 Sion NS 17 Hiram NB Betts, Ephraim 2 St. George NY 22 Solomon’s NB 1792 Master; Fredericton, NB Black, William 169 E.R. NY 3 Parr NS Blair, James 169 E.R. NY Blaskowitz, Charles 210 E.R. NY 211 E.R. NS Bloomer, Joshua 2 St. John’s NY Booth, John 213 E.R. NY 1782 Bottum, Elijah 14 New Oswegatchie PGL Quebec Bourdett, Oliver 210 E.R. NY 1782 Grand Steward 17 Hiram NB 1783 Master; 1791 Secretary; JW; 1798 Expelled 29 St. John’s NB Bowden, Rev. John 210 E.R. NY Bower, Nathaniel 169 E.R. NY 3 Parr NB Brant, Joseph 13 Hudson NY 1805 Visitor Brannon, Charles John 2 St. John’s NY 1780 Briggs, Ebenezer 2 St. George NY 19 St. George NB Brown, Samuel 210 E.R. NY 1782; d. Halifax, NS (?) Brownrigg, John 169 E.R. NY 1781-83 SGW, GL NY; 1783 Deputy Grand Master, GL NY Studholme 210 E.R. NY 211 E.R. NS Brownrigg, Richard 169 E.R. NY 1781 SGW, GL NY (?); Fleetwood 210 E.R. NY 8 Hiram NS 1784 Visitor, Sheet Harbor, NS Bruce, Robert 169 E.R. NY 1793 Treasurer; 1794 Master 8 Holland NY 1788 Visitor Buchanan, John 169 E.R. NY Buell, William 14 St. James’ PGL Quebec in King’s Rangers 14 New Oswegatchie PGL Quebec; 1787 SW Burnham, John 210 E.R. NY 1780; 1783, Shelburne, NS Burns, John 210 E.R. NY 211 E.R. NS 1784 Visitor, Halifax, NS Burritt, Stephen 14 New Oswegatchie 1788 Visitor, PGL Quebec Butler, Col. John 1 Union NY 1766, Initiated 4 St. Patricks NY 1766 Charter Member and Secretary 19 St. John’s Charter Member, PGL Quebec, Niagara 1795 SGW, PGL Upper Canada 2 Friendship 1795 Charter Member, PGL Upper Canada Byrne, Capt. Edward 213 E.R. NY 1781-82; rejoined 1797 10 Zion 1794 Charter Member, PGL Upper Canada (Detroit) Campbell, Daniel 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1767 Campbell, Donald 169 E.R. NY 1783 Campbell, George 14 New Oswegatchie PGL Quebec; Charter Member Campbell, Peter 2 St. George NY 1789 Campbell, William 169 E.R. NY 211 E.R. NS 1784 17 Hiram NB 1786 ; rejoined 1789; 1790 Master 5 Name No. Lodge Name Notes 15 Cornwallis NS 1786 1784-97 Deputy Grand Master for New Brunswick 29 St. John’s NS 1792-1800 Senior Grand Warden NB Halifax, NS Carey, Joseph 210 E.R. NY 1782 Cartwright, Richard 74 I.C. NY 1742 Albany, Master U.D. 1 Union NY Albany Casey, Samuel 210 E.R. NY 1780 Chandler, Nathaniel 210 E.R. NY 1780 Morning Star MA 1793 Charter Member; Worcester, MA Chester, William 3 Sion NY 1786 Chew, Joseph 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1772 Clark, Capt. George 210 E.R. NY 1780; 1782 Grand Deacon, GL NY Clark, Lauchlan 213 E.R. NY 1782 9 E.R. Past Master; Newfoundland Born Edinkelly, Morayshire; served in Royal Artillery; discharged aged 47 in 1791 Clarke, Dr. Duncan 211 E.R. NS 1800 Clarke, James 3 Sion NY 1783, SW Sion Lodge in the 57th Regt; 1786 Master; 1787 Excluded; 1790 Restored in New Jersey Clarke, James 169 E.R. NY 1781; 1782 Secretary; 1782-83 Dep. Grand Secretary, PGL, NY. 15 Cornwallis NS 1786; 1790 Master; 1792-1802 Grand Senior Warden PGL NS. Clarke, Joseph 2 St. George NY 1789 Claus(e), Col. Daniel 1 NY 1766 Initiated, Albany, NY. 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1766 Charter Member and Junior Warden, Johnstown; 1770 SW 4 St. Peter’s 1771 Visitor, PGL, Montreal, Quebec Clopper, Garet 2 St. George NY 1789 19 St. George NS Closson, Caleb 14 New Oswegatchie 1787, Charter Member, PGL Quebec Cluett, John 210 E.R. NY 1782 Cock, William 212 E.R. NY 1780 Junior Warden; 1782 Master GL NY 1782 Grand Secretary, GL NY GL NY 1783 Junior Grand Warden, GL NY GL NY 1783-84Grand Master, GL NY Cocke, William 210 E.R. NY 1780 Junior Warden; 1786, Halifax, NY (?) Collins, Isaac 210 E.R. NY 1779 Charter Member and Master; 1780-82 Master; 21 Feb 1782 ‘as’ Grand Secretary, GL NY. Collins, James 210 E.R. NY 1782 Constable, Dr. John 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1766, PGL, Johnstown, NY Cooke, Charles 210 E.R. NY 1782 Cooke, Robert 210 E.R. NY 1780 Cooper, Richard 169 E.R. NY 1782 2 St. George NY 1782 Petitioner 19 St. George NB 1792 Maugerville, NB Corby, William 210 E.R. NY 1780 American Union NY 1776 Visitor Cosh, John 3 Sion NY 1787-88 Junior Warden 211 E.R. NS 1787 Visitor, Halifax, NS Courtney, James 212 Solomon’s NY 1782 Senior Warden; 1783 Master 169 E.R. NY 1781 Visitor 3 Parr NB 1785 Saint John, NB Craig, Robert 169 E.R. NY 1779 Crawford, George 213 E.R. NY 1781-82 Secretary; 1782 Senior Warden; 1783 Master 211 E.R. NS 1784 Visitor, Halifax, NS Crowe, Jonathan 169 E.R. NY 1774; 1775 Halifax, NS; d. 1780 Cunningham, Archibald 213 E.R. NY 1779; 1782 Secretary 169 E.R. NY 1781 JW; 1781 SW; 1782-83 Master GL NY 1783 Deputy Grand Master, GL NY 3 Parr NB 1790 Joined, Shelbune, NS; 1791 Treas.; 1797-1801 Secretary Dalzell, Edward 169 E.R. NY 1781 Davan, John 1 King Solomon’s NY 1758 Master 1 Trinity NY 1771 Master 13 Temple NY 1789 Davidson, Peter 213 E.R. NY 1782 De Drach, William 213 E.R. NY 1782 5 Hiram NY 1783, Master De Koven, John Lewis 210 E.R. NY 1780 6 Name No. Lodge Name Notes Delamater, Isaac 210 E.R. NY 1780 Senior Warden; 1796 Master 13 Temple NY 1797 Chater Member and Master; 1798 Master Delieben, Israel 169 E.R. NY 1782 211 E.R. NS 1783 Visitor, Halifax, NS Demond, William 2 St. George NY 1789 19 St. George NB 1792 Maugerville, NB Dempsey, William 210 E.R. NY 1780 2 St. Andrew’s PGL Quebec de Peyster, Abraham 2 St. George NY 1789 Senior Warden 19 St. George NB Maugerville, NB Dodge, Amos 2 St. John’s NY 1766 Drake, John 210 E.R. NY 1782 Earle, Edward 169 E.R. NY 1782 2 St. George NY 1782 Petitioner; 1783 Senior Warden Earle, Justus 169 E.R. NY 1782 2 St. George NY 1782 Petitioner Easton, Robert 169 E.R. NY 1781 Effingham, Lawrence 169 E.R. NY 1784 Ellice, Alexander 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1767 Initiated, Johnstown, NY Ellis, John 169 E.R. NY 1776 Elrington, William GL .NY 1782 Attended GL 52 E.R. NS 1782 Master in the 57th Regiment No. 52 E.R., Shelburne, NS Ferguson, Thomas 213 E.R. NY 1782 241 E.R. NY 1782 Charter Member 9 Select Surveyors’ 1793 Joined, PGL Quebec Fife, Adam 213 E.R. NY 1782; Senior Warden; 1782 Master 211 E.R. NS 1784 Visitor, Halifax, NS 9 Chester NS PGL, Chester, NS 2 Artillery NS PGL, NS Finnemore, Richard 210 E.R. NY 1782 17 Hiram NB 1785, Saint John, NB 21 Sion NB 1792 Charter Member, Kinston, NB Fleming, Sampson 1 Union (Zion) MI 1764 Charter Member (Detroit, MI, by GL NY); 1767 Master [Samuel] 4 St. Peter’s 1780, PGL Montreal, Quebec; 1781 Master 8 Holland NY 1789 Flinn, Michael 210 E.R. NY 1780 Foerster, John 210 E.R. NY 1780 Ferdinand 215 E.R. NY 1781 Senior Warden; d. 1781 Foreman, James 210 E.R. NY 1780;1781 Secretary 6 Digby NS 1784 Charter Member & SW; 1786 Demitted; 1787 rejoined; 1787-89 Senior Warden; 1790-91 Secretary; d. 17 Feb 1802 Forrester, John 210 E.R. NY 1780 29 St. John’s NB 1802 Visitor Fowler, Caleb 1 Solomon’s NY 1772 1st and 2nd Degree, Poughkeepsie, NY 210 E.R. NY 1780 7 Loyal Amer. Regt. NY 1783 Junior Warden Fowler, William 1 Solomon’s NY 1772 2nd Degree, Poughkeepsie, NY 210 E.R. NY 1780 7 Loyal Amer. Regt. NY 1783 Master 19 St. George NB 1791 Joined, Maugerville, NB 23 Hiram York NB 1793 Senior Warden Fraser, Hugh 2 St. Andrew’s 1762 Intitiated, PGL Quebec; 1778 Demitted 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1767 Joined Fraser, Rev. James 169 E.R. NY GL NY 1783 Grand Chaplain 211 E.R. NS 1783 Halifax, NS Freligh, John 66 Montgomery NY 9 Select Surveyors’ 1801 Visitor PGL Lower Canada; Note: Abraham Freligh died at Durrham, LC, in 1801 received a Masonic burial from this Lodge. Frey, Col. Hendrik 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1766; m. Elizabeth, sister of Gen. Herkimer Fullam, Michael 169 E.R. NY 1781 Junior Deacon Geddes, Charles 169 E.R. NY 1776 211 E.R. NS 1784 Joined; 1787 Master, Halifax, NS Geddes, Peter 213 E.R. NY 1782 Junior Warden 9 E.R. 1785 Past Master Gibson, Sgt. John 2 St. George NY 1789 19 St. George NB Maugerville, NB 7 Name No. Lodge Name Notes 21 Solomon’s NB 1792 Charter Member, Fredericton, NB; d. ca 1813 Gillespie, Sgt. Hugh 3 Sion NY 1781; 1782 Master Gill, Thomas 213 E.R. NY 1782 Grant, Lewis 169 E.R. NY 1779 Green, Joseph 210 E.R. NY 1780 17 Hiram NB 1784 Charter Member, Saint John, NB Griffiths, Thomas 213 E.R. NY 1782 Grigg [Gregg], John 210 E.R. NY 1780; 1789 Junior Warden; 1784 Senior Warden 6 Digby NS 1785 Master 20 Union NS 1790 Joined; 1791 Master, Sissiboo, NS Gridley, John 213 E.R. NY 1781 Senior Warden Guest, Henry 210 E.R. NY 1780 3 Parr NS 1785 Senior Warden, Selburne, NS; 1785 Master Haggan, Cpl. Samuel 3 Sion NY 1785 Junior Warden 5 Solomon’s NS 1784 Charter Member, Shelburne, NS Hall, Benjamin 169 E.R. NY 1776; 1781 Master Hall, Richard 169 E.R. NY 1779; 1781 Junior Warden 10 Hiram NS 1785 Past Master, Shelburne, NS Hallett, Jonah 2 St. John’s NY 1779 Hamilton, John 2 St. John’s NY 1771 Secretary Hammell, John 169 E.R. NY 1782; 1793 Junior Warden 2 St. George NY 1782 Petitioner 3 St. Andrew’s NY 1793 Junior Warden Hampton, Jonathan 2 St. John’s NY 1770 Master; 1785 Master; presented Bible to Lodge on which George Washington was later sworn as President Handford, Thomas 210 E.R. NY 1780 Hannan, William 213 E.R. NY 1782 Harding, Major George 2 St. George NY 1789 19 St. George NB 1793, Maugerville, NB Hardy, Elias 169 E.R. NY 1784 Master 211 E.R. NS 1784 Visitor, Halifax, NS 3 Parr NB 1784 Petitioner, Saint John, NB; Master 2 St. George NY 19 St. George NS 1789, Maugerville, NB Hart, Patrick 169 E.R. NY 1779 Hauser, Frederick 210 E.R. NY 1782 211 E.R. NS 1783 Visitor, Halifax, NS Hay, Hugh 210 E.R. NY 1780 5 Solomon’s NS 1784 Master 10 Hiram NS 1796; 1796 & 1798 Junior Warden Hay, Jehu 1 Union (Zion) MI PGL NY at Detroit, MI; 1785-86 Governor of Detroit Hecht, Frederick Wm. 2 St. John’s NY 1766 1768 Albany; 1784 Nova Scotia Heron, Isaac 2 St. John’s NY 1770 Junior Warden; 1772 Master Hewitt, Rev. Charles 169 E.R. NY 1779-81 Hiatt, Thomas 212 Solomon’s E.R. NY 1780 Senior Warden Hicks, Robert 210 E.R. NY 1780 Saint John, NB Hierlihy, Timothy 210 E.R. NY 1782 19 St. George NB 1781, Maugerville, NB Hierlihy, Timothy Wm. 19 St. George NB 1781 Junior Warden; son of Timothy above. Hill, John 169 E.R. NY 1776 211 E.R. NS 1783 Visitor, Halifax, NS 6 DIgby NS 1784; 1785 Treasurer; 1790 Rejoined; 1790-93, 95, 98, 1805-06 Master; d. 23 Nov 1817 Hillyer, Nathaniel 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1766, Initiated, Johnstown, NY; Innkeeper 7 New Oswegatchie NY 1791 Joined Hilton, Banjamin 2 Masters’ NY 1773, Albany, NY; Lawyer 19 St. George NB 1784, Maugerville, NS [Schenectady, NY?; see biog below] Hithouse, Robert 213 E.R. NY 1782 9 E.R. Hodson, Thomas 212 Solomon’s E.R. NY 1780 Master 10 Hiram NS 1780, Shelburne, NS; 1785-96 Secretary Hopkins, George 2 St. John’s NY 1779 Horn, Joseph 213 E.R. NY 1783 3 Hiram NY 1785 Junior Warden Houghton, Nahum 210 E.R. NY 1780; b. 1 Oct 1732, Lancaster, MA 8 Name No. Lodge Name Notes Huggeford, Thomas 210 E.R. NY 1782; 1782-83 Grand Steward, GL NY 6 Digby NS 1785; 1790 Master Huggeford, Dr. Peter 169 E.R. NY 1787; King’s Royal American Regiment Huston, Cpl. James 3 Sion NY 1782; 1783 Master Hutchinson, William 2 St. George NY 1783 21 Sion NB 1792 Charter Member and Junior Warden, Kingston, NB; Master Hutton, William 213 E.R. NY 1782; d. 1799 Saint John, NB, age 42 Irwin, Edward 210 E.R. NY 1782 17 Hiram NB 1784, Saint John, NB Jackson, Lt. Robert 169 E.R. NY 1782; 57th Regiment Jefferys, Samuel 210 E.R. NY 1781 2 St. Andrew’s 1783 Visitor, PGL Quebec 241 E.R. 1788 Joined, Quebec Jenkins, Richard 210 E.R. NY 1781 Junior Warden; 1782-83 Senior Warden 10 Hiram NS 1786, Selburne, NS Jennings, Thomas 2 St. George NY 1783 17 Hiram NB 1785; 1786 Treasurer 21 Sion NB 1792 Petition, Kingston, NB; 1796 Expelled 29 St. John’s NB 1802 Joined; d. 1805, Saint John, NB Jennison, William 2 St. George NY 19 St. George NB 1789, Maugerville, NB 17 Hiram NB ca 1796, Saint John, NB; d. 1843, Boston, MA Johns, Solomon 1 Union NY 1766 Initiated 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1766 Joined, Johnstown, NY; 1770 Master 14 St. James 1781 Charter Member, PGL, Cataraqui [Kingston] Johnson, Col. Guy 10 Union NY 1766 Initiated, PGL NY, Albany 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1766 Charter Member and Senior Warden; 1770 Master 4 St. Peter’s 1781 Visitor, PGL, Montreal, Quebec Johnson, Sir John 513 E.R. 1767 Initiated, London GL NY 1767-73, Prov. Grand Master, New York GL 1788, Prov. Grand Master, Canada Jones, Henry 213 E.R. NY 1782; Chaplain, 22nd Regiment Jones, John 14 New Oswegatchie “Mahagony Jone,” 1787, Master, PGL, Quebec Kennedy, ___ 212 Solomon’s E.R. NY 211 E.R. NS 1784 Visitor, Halifax, NS Kerr, Dr. Robert 2 St. Andrew’s PGL Quebec; m. dau. of Sir William Johnson GL 1807 Deputy Prov. Grand Master, Upper Canada Kerr, Samuel 169 E.R. NY 1781 Initiated; 1782 Junior Warden; 1781-83 Treas; 1784 Master GL 1783 Grand Treasurer, GL NY; 1784-89 Dep. Grand Master Kipp, Samuel 210 E.R. NY 1782 12 Concord NS 1785, Cumberland, NS Kirk, John 210 E.R. NY 1780 17 Hiram NB 1784 Charter Member, Saint John, NB Kissam, Benjamin 169 E.R. NY d. 1803 Klingsohr, Julius von 210 E.R. NY 1780 6 Digby NS 1782 Visitor, Digny, NS Knapp, Moses 210 E.R. NY 1782 1783 Fort Cumberland, NS Laffan, Robert 169 E.R. NY 1781 1783 Shelburne, NS Lenzi, Philip 210 E.R. NY 1782 5 Solomon’s NS 1784 Master, Shelburne, NS Lewis, William 210 E.R. NY 1780 17 Hiram NB 1784 Saint John, NB; 1786 Senior Warden Lorey, Henry 213 E.R. NY 1783 5 Hiram NY 1783 Senior Warden, PGL NY Lowndes, John 169 E.R. NY 1779; 1782 Junior Warden 3 Parr NS 1785 Charter Member Lyall, John 213 E.R. NY 1782 Lynch, Peter 212 Solomon’s E.R. NY 1781 Master 15 Cornwallis NS 1790 Halifax, NS; 1802 Master Mallard, Thomas 210 E.R. NY 1780; Mallery, Caleb 2 St. George NY aka Mallory; 1789 Junior Warden aka Mallory 19 St. George NB 1789 Junior Warden, Maugerville, NS; 1793-94 Master Matthews, David GL NY 1771-72 Grand Steward, PGL NY Matthison, Charles 210 E.R. NY aka Matheson; 1780 aka Matheson Queen’s Rangers, Ensign; 1783 Prarr Town, NS 9 Name No. Lodge Name Notes Maxwell, Lt. James 169 E.R. NY 1783 Initiated; left with British fleet. ; Lt. of Marines McArthur, Jeremiah 14 New Oswegatchie 1787 Visitor; PGL Quebec McCarter, William 213 E.R. NY 1782 9 E.R. McCuen, James See McEwen McDonald, John 213 E.R. NY 9 E.R. McDougall, Ananias 210 E.R. NY 1780; Commander ofLight Bob; 10 guns McEwen, James St. Andrew’s MA 1767 Boston aka McCuen 169 E.R. MA 1776 Joined; Boston, MA 1776 New York; 1778 Halifax; 1779 New York 169 E.R. NY 1780 Senior Warden; 1781 Master GL NY 1782-83Deputy Grand Master GL NY 3 Parr NS aft 1783, PGL, Shelburne, NS McGrath, James 210 E.R. NY 1782 10 Hiram NS 1785, Shelburne, NS; 1790 England McHarron, Daniel 210 E.R. NY 1784 9 Chester NS 1784, Chester, NS; 1790-91 Master; d. ca 1801 McKie, Thomas 169 E.R. NY 1779; 1780 Secretary; 1783 Nova Scotia (?) McLeod, Capt. Norman 4 St. Patrick’s NY 1770, Johnstown, NY 4 St. Peter’s 1781 Visitor, PGL, Montreal, Quebec McMichael, William b. 1757 Ireland; Pennsylvania Loyalist; 1785 Nova Scotia Augustus 2 St. George NY 1789 McNiel, Archibald 169 E.R. NY 1782 aka McNeil GL NY 1782 Grand Steward, PGL NY b. 1719; baker and flour merchant, Boston; 1757, St. John’s Lodge, Boston; 1759, Masters’ Lodge, Boston; 1762, Master, Second Lodge Boston; 1765, Master, Master’s Lodge Boston; 1765, JGW PGL Boston; 1767-70, SGW PGL Boston; 1776, Halifax, NS; 1778, visitor St. Andrew’s Lodge 2, PGL Quebec; 1779, Estate confiscated; 1783, Halifax, NS; 1784, visitor Lodge No. 211 ER (A), Halifax; 1784, murdered by Indians at Quebec. McNeill, James 210 E.R. NY 1782 10 Hiram NS 1784, Shelburne, NS; Saint John, NB McPherson, Capt. 169 E.R. NY b. 1751 Scotland Peter 17 Hiram NB 1786 Joined, PGL NS; Parr Town, NB Menzies, Gilbert 169 E.R. NY 1795 Michel, Steven 169 E.R. NY 1783 Healed and Joined Middleton, Dr. Peter Brother-in-law of George Harison, PGL NY 1755 Charter Member and Master at Albany GL NY 1771 Deputy Grand Master, NY Miller, John GL NY 1783 Grand Deacon, GL NY 8 Union NY Charter Member and Junion Warden 3 Parr NS 1785 Shelburne, NS 10 Hiram NB Junior Warden, Saint John, NB Mills, John 2 St. John’s NY 1772 Mills, Nathaniel 169 E.R. NY 1781 3 Parr NB 1783, Saint John, NB; 1791-99 Senior Warden; 1799 Demitted Milwain, Thomas 2 St. George NY 1783 21 Sion NS 1783 Petitioner, Kingston, NS Moody, James 169 E.R. NY 1781 6 Digby NS 1788 Joined, Digby, NS 20 Union NS 1790, Sissiboo, NS; 1790-91 Master 1793 Lodge in Royal Nova Scotia Regiment No. 24; d. 1809 Morton, John 210 E.R. NY 1784 17 Hiram NB 1784 Saint John, NB Mullen, Mark 169 E.R. NY 1784 211 E.R. NY Visitor, Halifax, NS; d. ca 1795 Nunn, James 3 Sion NY 1783 Secretary; 1785 Master; 1788 SW; 1789-91 Master Nutting, John 169 E.R. NY 1776 211 E.R. NS 1783 Visitor, Halifax, NS; d. 1800 Newport O’Brien, John 210 E.R. NY 1782 Olding, Nicholas 210 E.R. NY aka Oeding; 1782 Purdue 8 Hiram NS 1784 Sheet Harbor, NS; 1784-88 Master Osborne, Joseph 169 E.R. NY Initiated Lodge in Royal Nova Scotia Regiment No. 24 6 St. George 1782 Joined, Charlestown, Prince Edward Island 10