Saylor Niagara Willoughby Township

Saylor of Willoughby Township,
along the Niagara River

Pioneers of the Bay of Quinte
My Main Saylor Page

An early Saylor settled in Willoughby Township, possibly on Lot 12, broken front, right along the edge of the Niagara River. The land record shows the family there from the 1850's onward and there are wills in the record. I believe the settler came much earlier.

I have not done much work on this line but I have had contact with a few descendants. The story is that they came from Pennsylvania. "Saylor" is mentioned as an original Niagara settler in the well known book, The Trail of the Black Walnut by .G Elmore Reaman, 1957 about the german migration from Pennsylvania to Niagara

The names Abraham, Samuel and Henry are common in the family and these are the same as in the Bay of Quinte group. Is there a connection?

Would like to hear from someone knowledgeable about this family.

1901 CENSUS Welland, Thorold
Jacob Saylor Head M Sep 8, 1854 46
Susan Saylor F Wife M Oct 27, 1866 34
Sarah Saylor F Dau S Sep 7 1885 15
Mable M.Saylor F Dau Nov. 27 1889 11
Source: emailed to me - thanks to Art Hubbs

LAND RECORDS
Lot 12, Broken front, Willoughby Tp, Welland County, Abstract Index GSU 171002,
1830, B&S, Abraham Saylor, 24 Apr 1854, reg 25 Apr 1854, 56 acres, S ½

WILLS
Welland County, Will Index, GSU171007,
1. Abraham Sayler, Willoughby, executor 1. Samuel Sayler, Book G, page 234, registry number 1315
2. Samuel Saylor, Willoughby, executor Sarah Saylor (widow), book D, p 678, reg 1202
3. Levi Saylor, Willoughby, Exec Catherine Margaret Saylor, Book K, reg 3780
4. Sarah E Saylor, Willoughby, Geneva Saylor, Willis e Saylor, Henry O Saylor, Andrew Simpson, book L, reg 4519

PETITIONS
Niagara, 7 Oct 1796, Charles Sayers, Canadian, native of Quebec, bore arms siege of Quebec, prays for land.
Charles Sayers, Niagara, 1796, UCLP S2/63, C-2806

Willoughby, 2 May 1842, Peter Sayler and 18 others petition about the devaluation of their land because of oak and pine being cut and removed.by Gilbert Meeking? of Chippewa who has received a lease of occupation for 500 acres. of the Glebe Lands in Willoughby.
Peter Saylor and others, Willoughby, 1842, UCLP, S1/114, C-2822
Sales, Aah?, LB C, 1797-1802, 317, C-101