Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 The Ryerse-Ryersons: Beginnings and Endings 15
8. 2 “Here I wish to live and die” 39
9. 3 “Such are life’s changes” 79
10. 4 Comparisons 129
11. 5 Women and the Ownership of Land 189
12. Conclusion 217
13. Appendix A – Currency 231
14. Appendix B – Land Records 233
15. Appendix C – Loyalists and Their Lands 235
16. Appendix D – Norfolk Loyalist Land Grants 237
17. Appendix E – Samuel Ryerse and Joseph Ryerson Genealogies 240
18. Notes 247
19. Bibliography 335
20. Index 357
21. Series editors 375