Hendrich "Henry" Belyea, U.E.

Burial record:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50992587/hendrick-bulyea

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"During the Revolution as owners of considerable property, Hendrick and his older sons fought on the English side and of course as they bet on the wrong George, at the conclusion of the struggle they were dispossessed of all their property and fled to the British colonies in Canada." from a letter to Charles Harding from Hal C. Belyea, Dec. 22, 1954

"At the time of the American Revolution the Boulier/Beljee/Belyea family fled to Canada. They settled in the area of New Brunswick, Canada that now bears their name, Bulyea Point -- the name now taking on a Franco-English spelling appropriate to that area of New Brunswick. At the time of their settlement the area was considered part of the colony of Nova Scotia, which was not subdivided into separate provinces until later. Henry Bulyea and his very large family are recorded as Loyalists and were given land grants on which to settle. They are recorded in one Nova Scotia history as one of the largest Loyalist families to have fled New York for Nova Scotia."

(According to my father, they took a boat up the St. John River and families got off to settle along the way, some in Gagetown, Belyea Cove, Belyea Point, Cambridge narrows, Gagetown, Fredericton, etc. He has also seen land grants under the spelling BULYEA)

Children from second marriage:
James Albert BELYEA b: 1755
Abraham BELYEA b: 1756
Deborah BELYEA b: 1756
Abraham BELYEA b: 1757
Lavinia BELYEA b: 1761
Thomas BELYEA b: 1762
Robert BELYEA b: 1765
Henry BELYEA b: 1770
William BELYEA b: 1771

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In the book “Early Loyalist Saint John: The Origin of New Brunswick Politics 1783-1786” by D.G. Bell, New Ireland Press 1983:
Appendix VIII: Alphabetized List of Refugee Loyalist Households: 1783-84; pg184-185 shows Abram, Henry, James and Joseph Bulyea as head of households who arrived in Saint John.
Abram: former trade: farmer; former home: NY WC; unit: 7; ship: Comm; family on ship: 11010; Family on Arrival: 11010; Family May 1784: 11010
Henry: former trade: farmer; former home: NY DC; unit: 7; ship: Comm ; family on ship: 11410; Family on Arrival: 11410; Family May 1784: 11500
James: former trade: farmer; former home: NY WC; unit: 7; ship: Comm; family on ship: 11000; Family on Arrival: 11000; Family May 1784: 11000
Joseph: former trade: farmer; former home: NY WC; unit: 7; ship: Montague; family on ship: 11130; Family on Arrival: 11140; Family May 1784: 11220

• See attached document for page 172-175 explaining the chart, and page 184-185 for the relevant page(s).