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Priscilla DUNBAR: Notes: Her husband David Ripley is identified as a Patriot, while her brother Daniel Dunbar was identified as a Loyalist (Banishment Act of the State of Massachusetts), during the Revolutionary War (1776-1783). Another example of the similarity between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, in that families were divided and broken, all of whom were honestly following their beliefs and values. Note that her husband's cousin, James Ripley, of Henrico County, Virginia, was executed as a traitor for the same reason, in 1784 (details found in this family tree.) Marriage Notes Note that after their marriage which is well documented, David and Priscilla moved to Washington County, New York, and occupied lands which had become opened after the end of the Revolutionaty War in 1783, and made available as a settlement frontier. This land was formerly occupied by some Loyalist farmers, but mainly by Six Nation Indians who were also largely Loyalists. All of these made their way to Canada, in small family and group treks, under the leadership of Chief Jospeh Brant, where they were resettled in a wide swath of hinterland around the Grand River in Ontario, sweeping from Middlesex County in the west, eastward to Fort York, the site of modern Toronto. There is a gap of several years, where records - for both groups - are lacking. This is because they did not yet have organized churches with clergy who made and filed records, and lacked towns with clerks to keep records. Thus records were not kept in an organized way, and cannot now be located readily. The family history shown here has been made of a composite of whatever records could be found, and historical notes and records made from memory, years later. Changes may occur as new records emerge.
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