Francis Ryerson

"Tradition in the Clements family has it that Francis Clements was born in or near Charleston, South Carolina in 1760, the son of a black slave mother and her white master. The story goes that at some point before the American Revolution, Francis Clements became the property of Francis Ryerson, a resident of New York and prominent Loyalist to Nova Scotia in 1783, where he was a founding settler of Clements Township in Annapolis County. The same tradition states that Francis Clements married Sarah Broadcloth, a Mohawk from Montreal. The supposition is entirely within the realm of possibility. The Mohawks, members of the Iroquois Confederacy, and originally occupants of upstate New York, were strong allies of the British during the Revolution and, when peace was concluded, were evacuated in large numbers to the area of the St. Lawrence River between Kingston, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec. Where and when the couple married is unknown."

also: Sarah, 22, stout wench, M, (Francis Ryerson). Francis Ryerson's property proved. from: http://www.blackloyalist.info/source-image-display/display/80 "Black Loyalist is a repository of historical data about the African American loyalist refugees who left New York between April and November 1783 and whose names are recorded in the Book of Negroes."

from: http://www.annapolisheritagesociety.com/genealogy-familyhistories-c...

for further research:

1. https://vre.lib.unb.ca/node/4356
2. FINDAGRAVE FOR FRANCIS AND SARAH
3. https://loyalist.lib.unb.ca/node/4356 (search on Ryerson)

OLD ST EDWARD's BURIAL LIST

1. •Ryarson, Sarah, d. Jun 22, 1847 aged 84 (w/o Francis Ryerson)
2. Ryerson, Alfred, d. Feb 19, 1849 aged 28 (s/o John and Sophia Ryerson)
3. Ryerson, Charles T., d. Sep 5, 1842 aged 26 (s/o John and Sophia Ryerson)
4. Ryerson, Charlotte Ann, d. Nov 4, 1900 aged 61 (w/o John H. Ryerson, d/o Joseph and Mary Ann Starratt)
5. •Ryerson, Francis, d. Jul 12, 1843 aged 93
6. Ryerson, George, d. Jan 24, 1875, aged 75
7. Ryerson, Gilbert R., d. Sep 27, 1888, aged 81
8. Ryerson, John H., d. Dec 2, 1875 aged 32
9. Ryerson, John, d. Nov 10, 1854 aged 75
10. Ryerson, Mary, d. Jun 4, 1852 aged 79 (w/o George Ryerson)
11. Ryerson, Sophia, d. Apr 12, 1862, aged 77 (w/o John Ryerson)
12. Ryerson, Stephen D., d. Aug 24, 1846 aged 57
13. Ryerson, Susan Ann, d. Oct 4, 1837, aged 9 yrs (d/o George and Mary Ryerson)
14. Ryerson, T. Bernard G., d. Sep 12, 1870, aged 32 (s/o George & Mary Ryerson)