PHILIP EMPEY JR.

Corporal Johann Philip Empey

Birth year: stated as 1749 and 1754

U.E. Loyalist

Son of Philip Empey Sr.

Enlisted 15 Aug. 1777

First Battalion

K.R.R.N.Y., Pte. Daly's Company

Artificer/blocker, at Sorel (Quebec) in 1779.

Commissioned Corporal in 1783.

Wife stated as Elizabeth Ann Dillabough

1784 - drew for land in Royal Township 2, Cornwall with his wife Elizabeth Ann Dillabough and two children. Granted Lot 6, Concession 1.

Militia Rolls of Upper Canada, Major James Gray's Company, 7 years of service, given age 37.

Claim for Losses dated 16 Feb. 1788 (Attached).

The 1784 Provisioning lists for Township 2 Cornwall, disbanded troops and Loyalists , has Corporal Philip Empey Jr. with his wife and two children.

NOTE: From the Upper Canada Gazette of the first of January 1818, Philip Empey is one of the militia men who received pensions on account of wounds received at the taking of Ogdensburg, and at the skirmish at Hoople's Creek in the township of Osnabruck, during the War of 1812. Philip unfortunately lost a leg. Philip was commissioned Captain in the War of 1812.

Children of Philip Empey Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Dillabough who received land grants as the children of Loyalists:

Christopher Empey, baptised 26 Aug. 1792, Land Grant dated 19 April 1816.

William Empey, baptised 23 Aug. 1795, Land grant dated 19 April 1816

Philip Empey, Land grant dated 7 April 1812.

∼His actual name was Philip Empie.

On 12-19-1771 he married Elizabeth Ansley (Ensline) in Stone Arabia on December 10, 1771.

Philip had a second marriage (4/21/1824) to:

Elizabeth (Eliza) Burdick d. 6/14/1886

Philip & Elizabeth Ansley had 8 children.

Johannes 1772

Elizabeth 1774 + Christian Edick + Jacob Snell

Mary 1-23-1778 + Jacob Snell

Catherine 1782 + John Shaver

Jacob 1788 + Hannah Estes

Delia 1790

Daniel 1791

Margareta 1795