Thomas Millard Senior land grant, 1797

Thomas Millard Senior was born in Middlesex, Connecticut, in 1728. He served as a Private with Butler’s Rangers. In July 1784, Thomas and his wife Mary, along with their 4 children, were on a list “to settle and cultivate the lands opposite Niagara”. He took the oath of allegiance at Niagara around 1784-85.

A land grant to Thomas Millard Senior for two hundred acres of land , composed of lot 126 in Stamford and lot 15 in the 5th concession of Crowland. The document is dated March 10, 1797. The grant was entered in the Auditor’s Office on March 17, 1797, and is signed by Peter Russell, Auditor General. There is also a signature by William Jarvis.