An American Family History

Kincaid Family in Leeds County, Ontario

John Kincaid was born on November 3, 1771 in of Bannockburn, Stirling, Scotland.

John married Mary Thomson about 1805. Mary was born about 1783.

John was assessed in Yonge Township in 1805.

John died on July 30, 1855 in Caintown, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada.

Leeds County, Ontario, Canada was first surveyed in 1792 in preparation for the United Empire Loyalists settlers. In 1850, Leeds County merged with Grenville to create the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

Archibald Kincaid was born on October 4, 1780 in of Bannockburn, Stirling, Scotland.

Robert Kincaid (1806),
James Kincaid (1808),
John Kincaid (1810),

Archibald Kincaid (1821),
Eliza Ann Kincaid (1823),
Charles Kincaid (1826),
Agnes Kincaid Saunders (1828),
William Kincaid (1830).

Most of the family settled near Farmersville (now Athens), Leeds County, Ontario.

The first European settlements in Ontario were after the American Revolution when 5,000 loyalists left the new United States.

The Battle of the Windmill was in November, 1838. Loyalists defeated an invasion attempt by Hunter Patriots, led by Nils von Schoultz, who were attempting to overthrow British rule. The battle was at a windmill two miles east of Prescott.

Alexander Kincaid was born in 1778 in Bannockburn, Scotland.

Alexander was assessed in Yonge Township in 1805.

He married Martha Gardiner before 1806.

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