Andrew Van Every
ID # 2793, (1773-1835)
| Father | McGregor Van Every (1723-1786) |
| Mother | Mary Wilcox (1736-) |
| Baptism | Andrew Van Every was baptized in 1773. |
| Marriage | He married Jane Purvis, daughter of John Purvis, on 3 March 1794 at Niagara District. Ontario Historical Society, papers and records, published Toronto 1901: Weddings at Niagara 1794, March 3. Andrew Van Every, br., and Jane Purbice, spr. |
| Death | He died in August 1835. |
| Burial | He was buried at West Flamborough Presbyterian Cemetery. |
| Note | We do not have a clear date of death for Andrew Van Every, but some evidence is provided in his will. First, we may note that the Hamilton Branch of the Ontario Genealogy Society's transcription of West Flamborough Presbyterian Cemetery (Christie's Corners) shows stone number 55 thus: Memory of/Andrew Van Every/ Sen'r/departed this life/Aug. ?, 18-- Andrew's will is found on MS638 reel 69, Probate Records, Estate Court, Andrew Van Every, 1835. The paperwork for Andrew's will is generally dated 10 October, 1835. The paperwork does not provide a date of death, stating only that Andrew is deceased. It seems reasonable to believe that he died in August of the same year. Andrew wrote his will on 1 December, 1832, and his wife is mentioned in the will with the proviso that daughter Sarah provide for her. He left his substantial property to his daughter Sarah, including a substantial holding in Darlington, and five pounds to his son Peter. An interesting sidebar to the documentation is a small inventory of household goods performed by Henry Moe, innkeeper, West Flamborough, and another person, name illegible. This is indeed the Henry Moe who was married to Teressa Coleman, daughter of John Coleman and Elizabeth Lawrason. His signature on the document matches that on other documentation endorsed by him in entirely different files. The date of the inventory is January 26, 1836. As late as 1832, possibly 1833, Henry had a store at St. George. At some point he sold up and it was thought that he'd moved, with his family, to Camden West Township, near Chatham, where his will shows him as an innkeeper at the time of his death in 1839. That he was an innkeeper in West Flamborough between the time he left St. George and his death in Camden West, is a matter that remains to be researched. |
| Last Edited | 10 Mar 2021 |