Alice Malinda Ripley's husband Arleigh Deane Mallory was descended from the Mallory family of Mallorytown, Ontario. In 1790, Nathaniel Mallory, his wife Abiah Beardsley and their 13 children left Bennington Vermont and emigrated to Canada. Although Nathaniel and his wife are often considered to be the founders of Mallorytown, I'm not sure this has been proven. Nevertheless, many of their children settled at Mallorytown Landing and at Mallorytown. Descendants of the family later moved to Chatham and Blenheim.
Nathaniel Mallory was granted 200 acres of land and his name appears on the Old United Empire Loyalist list. However, there is no direct evidence that he actively supported the British during the American Revolution. For example, loyalists were not allowed to sell their property and we know that Nathaniel and Abiah did sell their property in Vermont before moving to Canada. On his land petition, 3 May 1790, Nathaniel says merely that he is a person of good character who would like to settle in the area whereas most Loyalists mentioned their active service in support of the British Army in their petitions. (see Library and Archives microfilm C-2233, pp. 1125 and 1126 viewable online). He was granted 200 acres on Lot 13, Concession 2 in Escott Township (now Yonge) which is a few miles west of Mallorytown. However, many early settlers did not live on the lands they were actually issued so perhaps he did live at Mallorytown as early as 1790.
Although Nathaniel's parentage is unknown, it is likely that he was a descendant of Peter Mallory of New Haven who seems to be the progenitor of the Mallorys in New England. However, it is possible to trace the roots of many of the Mallory wives in our direct line back to many of the early planters of New England who arrived between 1628 and 1635. Nathaniel's wife Abiah, for example, was descended from the Beardsleys who founded Stratford Connecticut.
I have collected a great deal of information on the Mallory family on my Mallory/Ripley tree at Ancestry.com and have begun to develop a Mallory Family website similar to the Ripley website. The direct line of my grandfather Arleigh Deane Mallory is as follows:
Generation 1: Nathaniel Mallory (1742-8 Mar 1808) m. 1768 Abiah Beardsley (1746-15 Mar 1828)
Generation 2: Israel Mallory (15 Mar 1776-) m. 23 May 1802 Phoebe Ayres (1777-)
Generation 3: Ephraim Mallory (5 Sep 1805-26 Oct 1889) m. 13 Feb 1828) Calista Cooper (7 Dec 1810-14 Oct 1899) relocated to Blenheim Ontario after the birth of their children
Generation 4: Charles Cooper Mallory (4 Oct 1930-17 May 1916) m. ca 1857 Harriett Jane Richards (30 July 1837-2 Jan 1918)
Generation 5: William Orlo Mallory (15 Dec 1867-23 Nov 1959) m. 13 Dec 1890 Harriett (Hattie) Pauline Warner (7 May 1866-27 Aug 1948) relocated to Fort Frances Ontario after the birth of their children
Generation 6: Arleigh Deane Mallory (21 Apr 1892-22 Feb 1952) m. 8 Aug 1916 Alice Malinda Ripley (11 Feb 1893-1976)
Nathaniel Mallory was granted 200 acres of land and his name appears on the Old United Empire Loyalist list. However, there is no direct evidence that he actively supported the British during the American Revolution. For example, loyalists were not allowed to sell their property and we know that Nathaniel and Abiah did sell their property in Vermont before moving to Canada. On his land petition, 3 May 1790, Nathaniel says merely that he is a person of good character who would like to settle in the area whereas most Loyalists mentioned their active service in support of the British Army in their petitions. (see Library and Archives microfilm C-2233, pp. 1125 and 1126 viewable online). He was granted 200 acres on Lot 13, Concession 2 in Escott Township (now Yonge) which is a few miles west of Mallorytown. However, many early settlers did not live on the lands they were actually issued so perhaps he did live at Mallorytown as early as 1790.
Although Nathaniel's parentage is unknown, it is likely that he was a descendant of Peter Mallory of New Haven who seems to be the progenitor of the Mallorys in New England. However, it is possible to trace the roots of many of the Mallory wives in our direct line back to many of the early planters of New England who arrived between 1628 and 1635. Nathaniel's wife Abiah, for example, was descended from the Beardsleys who founded Stratford Connecticut.
I have collected a great deal of information on the Mallory family on my Mallory/Ripley tree at Ancestry.com and have begun to develop a Mallory Family website similar to the Ripley website. The direct line of my grandfather Arleigh Deane Mallory is as follows:
Generation 1: Nathaniel Mallory (1742-8 Mar 1808) m. 1768 Abiah Beardsley (1746-15 Mar 1828)
Generation 2: Israel Mallory (15 Mar 1776-) m. 23 May 1802 Phoebe Ayres (1777-)
Generation 3: Ephraim Mallory (5 Sep 1805-26 Oct 1889) m. 13 Feb 1828) Calista Cooper (7 Dec 1810-14 Oct 1899) relocated to Blenheim Ontario after the birth of their children
Generation 4: Charles Cooper Mallory (4 Oct 1930-17 May 1916) m. ca 1857 Harriett Jane Richards (30 July 1837-2 Jan 1918)
Generation 5: William Orlo Mallory (15 Dec 1867-23 Nov 1959) m. 13 Dec 1890 Harriett (Hattie) Pauline Warner (7 May 1866-27 Aug 1948) relocated to Fort Frances Ontario after the birth of their children
Generation 6: Arleigh Deane Mallory (21 Apr 1892-22 Feb 1952) m. 8 Aug 1916 Alice Malinda Ripley (11 Feb 1893-1976)