Nicholas Kerns

Private Nicholas Kern(s) settled in Brant's Block in 1803, served then deserted in 1812. He worked on Dundas Street in 1813 and was at Burlington Heights in 1814.

2nd Regiment of York Militia Soldiers from Nelson Township, Halton County.

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Nicholas Kerns. John Jacob Kern, who left the Palatine because of persecution, went from England to America in 1739 aboard the Jamaica Galley. Langford, Burlington Gazette, 14 March 1978. 1803, Nicholas Kerns Sr was the first to buy and settle land in Brant’s Block, Nelson Township, with his wife Catharine and son Nicholas Jr. Nicholas Jr.’s daughter, Elizabeth was a teenager during the war (BU). He served Aug. 29 to Sept. 9, 1812 (D293) and Oct. 17 to 24, 1812 (D216). He deserted Oct. 25 to Nov. 24, 1812 (D220). He served Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, 1813 (D243). He was absent Sept. 25 to Oct. 24, 1813 (D295). He was working on Dundas St. Nov. 8 to 9, 1813 (D297). He was at Burlington Heights 20 July-7 August 1814 (D158). He served Nov. 5 to 12, 1814 (D193). Sergeant. On Oct. 27, 1824, Nicholas Kerns Jr. made a land petition as a yeoman of Nelson Township. He was a native of Nova Scotia, had lived in Upper Canada for 25 years, had a wife and seven children, and had served in the militia in the late war. Colonel John Chisholm, 4th Gore Militia, certified that Nicholas had served in the late war. The petition was recommended (U342)

From "The Hamilton Spectator" Jul 17, 2013 | Vote0 0 NAMESAKES: KERNS ROAD STORIES BEHIND LOCAL PLACE NAMES

Hamilton Spectator THE PLACE: Kerns Road is in Burlington and runs north-south between Dundas Street (Highway 5) and the North Service Road.

THE NAME: It was named for the Kerns family, who moved to the area in the early 1800s.

THE STORY: The book Burlington's Streets by the Burlington Historical Society says Jacob Kerns owned 85 hectares of land — the west boundary is the north end of Kerns Road. Nicholas Kerns had a farm on the east side of Brant Street, from the Queen Elizabeth Way to just north of Upper Middle Road. The southern end of Kerns Road was once the laneway to the farm of Wilber Kerns. The book says the road was named in 1968.