| Note | Phoebe Van Every is shown as age 15 in the 30 November, 1783, victualling list, with her parents. Her year of birth is approximated from this. See Norman Crowder's Early Ontario Settlers, A Source Book, 1993, Genealogical Publishing Co, page 16. Page 92 of this work is a part of a list of 'Persons who have subscribed their names in order to settle and cultivate the Crown Lands opposite to Niagara, July 20th, 1784. McGregor Van Every is shown with the same number of children as in the 1783 victualling list, and it's tempting to believe that Phoebe is with her parents - and may well be. The previous page (91) of the 1784 list, however, shows Henry Young listed with a woman and so probably married. He is listed next to Benjamin Van Every, which may or may not be significant. There is some possibility, given the times, that Henry married and that his first wife died and so he then married Phoebe. This is little more than a notion and quite unproven. David Van Every also appears on the 1784 list as a sergeant with a family.
Interestingly, William Van Every does not appear on either list though he was in Niagara at a later date and was with Butler's Rangers. There is some evidence that he was at Montreal during this time frame, which was apparently not unusual. Certainly, some Rangers were in Montreal in 1782. See notes for Adam Vrooman. |