Capt. John Aikman

Captain John Aikman 1764 The Aikman family The Aikman family had a father and three sons who took part in the war with the Lincoln Militia under Colonel James Durand. The father, Captain John Aikman (1764-1841), was a United Empire Loyalist who settled with his wife, Hannah (Showers), in the area in 1787. He built a home near what is now King Street and Sanford Avenue in Hamilton. The house was used as a rest stop by British troops en route to surprise an American encampment, in the Battle of Stoney Creek. John and his three sons, Alexander (1790 — 1876), John (1791 — 1878) and Michael (1796 — 1881), were involved in the Battle of Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane, according to descendant Murray Aikman. (Interestingly, Alexander Aikman is believed to be the first non-native child to be born in what later became known as Hamilton.) The ceremonial sword of Colonel John Aikman, the captain' son, is kept in the Dundas Museum. It dates from 1805 and would have been owned by Aikman during the war, although it was not the kind of sword that was used in battle. Another one would have been used for that.

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Upper Canada Land Petition of John Aikman of the Township of Barton dated at Niagara on 14 Oct 1796

“Humbly sheweth—That your Petitioner is married to Hannah, the Daughter of Michael Showers, a Loyalist U. E. & who served in Butlers Rangers—who having never received any Land, prays your Honor would be pleased to grant him 200 acres in behalf of his wife and your Petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray—[Signed] John Aikman” Received at the Executive Council Office on 15 Oct and read on 17 Mar 1797. Ordered the petitioner’s wife recommended for 200 acres. [Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “A” Bundle 2, Petition Number 27]

Certificate of Peter Ball, J. P. dated at Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) in Oct 1796 attached to the Upper Canada Land Petition of John Aikman

“I do hereby Certify that John Aikman is Married the Daughter of a Loyalist U. E. and is Settled in this District [Signed] P. Ball JP” [Upper Canada Land Petitions LAC “A” Bundle 2, Petition Number 27]

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 Ancestors and Descendants of Richard Griffin of Smithville, Ontario

 New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999

 New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999

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Crown Patentee, Con 1, Lot 1, Barton, Broken Front Lot 1.From Loyalist Ancestors-John AIKMAN Capt., U.E. 1764, 1 Nov 1841. John's name appears in the Haldimand Papers as being on the roster of Butler's Rangers, with his home given as New Jersey. He had learned the trade of wheelwright and it was in this capacity that he served the British forces during the Revolutionary War. He married in 1787 Hannah Showers, and became part of a group of 22 families that went to Ancaster Township in 1788. In 1797 he received 200 acres in Lot 10, Concession II and III, Barton Township. When the War of 1812 broke out he became a Captain in the Lincoln Militia, and served with three of his sons, Alexander, John and Michael, all of whom also became officers.

"Hannah, b. 1769, married John Aikman, 13 August, 1787. They settled on Lot 34, Conc. B.F. and Conc. I, Barton township." Annals of The Forty

Sources [S134] Annals of The Forty, The Grimsby Historical Society, (Loyalist and Pioneer Families of West Lincoln, 1783 - 1833), V.8, p.38, 10 Apr 2007.