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Simon
Girty was deeded the land from The Crown in 1802.
Simon
was a United Empire Loyalist
The
deed is currently in the possession of Bernard Adams
There
is so much to write about this fellow. I will quote from the
book, Kingsville Through The Years.
"The
family of Girty has sprung from roots planted early in the new
world, and can look to one forefather who was so outstanding during
such an outstanding period in the development of our continent that
historians vary in referring to him as famous or notorious. Such a
man was Simon Girty , born in 1741, whose 77 year life-time could be
recounted in fact which would outstrip most fiction, and could be
evaluated only with full understanding of the circumstances under
which he lived."
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