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- Notes from Karen Black's website:
Barnabas Brunson left his son "Phylanien" 10 shillings in his will, which was probated 16 February 1822 in Percy Twp., Newcastle District, Upper Canada. "Filander" was also recorded in the Annual Return ofthe Inhabitants of the Township of Percy-1815. The presence of an additional male in Barnabas Brunson's household during earlier censuses of Percy Twp., indicate that Philander was probably living with his parents until 1815. As he does not appear in any subsequent census records, we can estimate that he probably left Canada about 1816.
The History of Chautauqua Co (NY), Young, 1875, p.556, lists among original purchasers of land in Stockton, NY--1817, Philander Brunson, 15 acres, Twp 3, range 12. Since Philander's brother Abel was living in the same vicintiy, it's possible that this was the same man. Recent evidence indicates that Philander decided to move even further southward to the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In April 1998, new information about the adult Philander and his family emerged when his descendant John Scroggins of Conway, Arkansas contacted me on the Internet. John had obtained some of this information from Indiana and Arkansas census records. He also found tombstone inscriptions for some family members. Philander Brunson is believed to have been lured by the timber industry in Arkansas.
One of his family is also supposed to have stolen an (Indian?) girl from Canada, but there is no evidence to support this story.
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