(died 1804, in period April to Sept.), U E Loyalist. (Richard Wilkinson, Richard N. Wilkinson) Born in England (Scotland also stated). W.L. Scott thought it likely that Wilkinson, who followed a mercantile career at Albany, in New York colony, went to America in the voyage of the Pearl (1773). Taking the Crown side in the American Revolution, Wilkinson served as lieut. in the King's Royal Regiment of New York, then resigned his commission in order to try and recover his wife and children from rebel-held territory, but was unsuccessful in his attempts to reach them. He was appointed as lieut. in the Indian Dept. by Sir John Johnson. One of Loyalist settlers of GC, Wilkinson lived in Charlottenburgh Township, and had land grants there totalling at least 400 acres. Also, he was a JP, judge in the Surrogate Court, and had a commission as captain in the Royal Canadian Volunteers of 1796 to 1802, and in the Glengarry militia. In Aug. 1796 he was elected representative for the 1st Riding of GC in the Second Parliament (met 1797-1800) of Upper Canada. The property he left by his will included several “slaves.” Wilkinson was married (1) on 14 Dec. 1773 to Amelia Everitt, and (2) on 10 May 1792 to Eleanor (also Helen and Hellen) Macdonell, sister of John Macdonell of Aberchalder. His six children included W. B. Wilkinson.
Scott, i, 29-31 (QF) * Johnson 235-236 & index * Pringle 48, 54, 56-57, 227-228, 404, 412-413 * Harkness & Senior: index * Armstrong 75, 48 * UE List 274 * Reid 337 * Cruikshank King's Royal Regiment of New York 273 * Domesday Book: Charlottenburgh Township entries for 1st Concession upon the Lake, Lot 21, and 2nd Concession from the Lake, Lot 23