Rev. Peter MCNAUGHTON^[1]

Abt 1797 - 1878  (80 years)

• Name	Peter MCNAUGHTON  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	Abt Aug 1797	Comrie, , Perth, Scotland   [9, 10, 11]
  Christening	13 Aug 1797	Comrie, , Perth, Scotland
  	IGI gives same date for Christening as Davie's records gave for birth
  		OPR341_000_0020_0262Z Peter McNaughton 1797.jpg
  Gender	Male
  _UID	545F1DB6ECA14B9DBD02D95007EF0607E6AB
  Education	1812	Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland
  	Matriculation University of Glasgow
  	Peter first matriculated at the University in 1813 and took classes in Greek, Logic, Ethics, and Physics.
  Education	1821	Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland   [11, 14]
  	University of Glasgow M.A.
  Occupation	1823	Dores, , Inverness, Scotland   [14]
  	Ordained and inducted into the parish of Dores
  Emigration	1829	Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	from Scotland
  Occupation	1832	Auchterarder, , Perth, Scotland
  	Assistant Pastor of the Parish of Auchterarder
  		Peter McNaughton Book2.JPG
  		Peter McNaughton Book1.JPG
  Occupation	Nov 1832	Comrie, , Perth, Scotland
  	Discharge of duties
  	From the parishioners of Auchterarder
  		Peter McNaughton Book2.JPG
  		Peter McNaughton Book1.JPG
  Occupation	1833	Auchterarder, , Perth, Scotland
  	Ordained by the Presbytery of Auchterarder
  	Selected Correspondence of the Glasgow Colonial Society 1825-1840 - Page 63-64 (Gregg, p. 477)
  Residence	1833	Scotland
  Emigration	Mar 1833
  	Aberdeen Scotland To Canada
  Residence	21 Aug 1833	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1837	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada
  	Con 6 Lot 15
  	"Home District Directory 1837"
  Emigration	Jul 1844
  	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada To Dores, Scotland
  Land	16 Jun 1846	Caledon Twp, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	Purchased the West 1/2 of Lot 2, Con. 4
  	Paid 65 pounds
  Emigration	Jul 1846
  	Dores Scotland, To Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1848	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	Presbyterian Minister
  Residence	Dec 1848	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1849	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	Settled in Pickering
  Occupation	1851	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian Minister
  		1851 Census Rev Peter McNaughton and family.jpg
  Religion	1851	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Scotish Church
  		1851 Census Rev Peter McNaughton and family.jpg
  Residence	1851	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada   [1, 16]
  	The Canada Directory 1851. Page 562 of 692 Pages
  Residence	1851	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		1851 Census Rev Peter McNaughton and family.jpg
  Land	10 Aug 1853	Caledon Twp, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	Sold SW 1/2 of Lot 2, Con. 4 to his brother Duncan
  Occupation	1848-1854	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada   [17]
  	Minister St. Andrew's
  Retired	Abt 1854	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	Mr. McNaughton's pastorate in Pickering was not a long one. With the secularization of the Clergy Ee- serves in 1854 the Government offered the Church of Scotland ministers annuities of $450 on condition of signing a certain document. The declaration contained in this document he could not conscientiously subscribe, and though all the other ministers ultimately consented he remained firm. It meant the sacrifice of the annuity, and Mr. McNaughton felt constrained to withdraw from the Church he had. served all his life. In 1857 he took up residence on his farm near Brougham, and in 1857 returned to Vaughan, where he built a hand- some residence on his property near Maple. He preached frequently and continued to take an active interest in church work.
  Occupation	1855	Pickering, , Ontario, Canada
  	Resigned from the Presbyterian Church
  	Selected Correspondence of the Glasgow Colonial Society 1825-1840 - Page 63-64 (Gregg, p. 477)
  Residence	Abt 1856	Brougham, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Residence	Nov 1856	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1849-1857	Brougham, Ontario, Canada   [18]
  	St. John's Presbyterian Church
  Residence	1857	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Occupation	1861	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Clergyman
  		1861 Census Rev Peter McNaughton and family.jpg
  Religion	1861	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	W. Methodist
  		1861 Census Rev Peter McNaughton and family.jpg
  Residence	1861	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  		1861 Census Rev Peter McNaughton and family.jpg
  Occupation	1871	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Gentleman
  		1871 Census Rev Peter McNaughton and family.jpg
  Religion	1871	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of Scotland
  		1871 Census Rev Peter McNaughton and family.jpg
  Residence	1871	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Division 4
  		1871 Census Rev Peter McNaughton and family.jpg
  Occupation	1878	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada
  	Minister
  	Illustrated Historical Atlas - County of York and the Township of West Gwillimbury in the County of Simcoe Ontario, page 62
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  Residence	1878	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada
  	Concession 4, Lot 22
  	Illustrated Historical Atlas
  Death	10 May 1878	Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada   [4, 9, 11]
  	Age 80, Disease of the Heart (About a month)
  		Peter McNaughton Death Certificate.jpg
  Obituary	23 May 1878	Richmond Hill, , Ontario, Canada
  	The Herald and Your County Intelligencer
  	Died - At his residence, near Maple, on the 10th May, the Rev. Peter McNaughton, A. M., in the 81st year of his age; a native of the Parish of Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. Deeply regretted.
  Name	Peter MACNAUGHTAN
  Name	Peter MACNAUGHTON
  Burial	McNaughton Family Cemetery, Maple, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
  	McNaughton / MacNaughton Family Cemetery in Maple Ontario just off Topaz Court.
  		McNaughton 046.jpg
  Person ID	I6957	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	John MACNAUGHTAN,   c. 31 Aug 1762, Finglen, , Perth, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ann MCINNES,   b. Abt 1781   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	23 May 1791	Comrie, , Perth, Scotland   [12, 19]
  		John McNaughton Ann McInnes Marriage Certificate.jpg
  Family ID	F1318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Elizabeth MONTEATH,   b. 4 Sep 1808, Dunblane, , Perth, Scotland d. 10 Mar 1889, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1835	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [11, 20]
  	or 1st July Marriages by Rev'd William T. Leach (p256) Peter McNaughton, of Vaughan to Anges Monteith, of Perth. Scotland. 30 June 1835, Toronto, by Licence. Rev. Leach. Wit. John MacDonald and Samuel McLelland.
  Children	1. Maria Anne Innes MCNAUGHTON,   b. 18 Jul 1837, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 May 1912, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years)   2. Sarah Frances MCNAUGHTON,   b. 12 Nov 1838, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Jan 1864, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 25 years)   3. Grace Elizabeth MCNAUGHTON,   b. 6 Jun 1841, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Apr 1911, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)   4. John MCNAUGHTON,   b. 22 Aug 1843, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Jul 1844 (Age 0 years)   5. Peter MCNAUGHTON,   b. 17 Nov 1845, Dores, , Inverness, Scotland d. 3 Jan 1929, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) + 6. Alexander Monteith MCNAUGHTON,   b. 5 Apr 1848, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Mar 1939, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years) + 7. Janet Helen (Jean) MCNAUGHTON,   b. 4 Oct 1850, Pickering, , Ontario, Canada d. 25 Apr 1929, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)   8. Agnes Christina MCNAUGHTON,   b. 1854, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Apr 1880, Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F2237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt Aug 1797 - Comrie, , Perth, Scotland Christening - 13 Aug 1797 - Comrie, , Perth, Scotland Education - Matriculation University of Glasgow - 1812 - Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland Education - University of Glasgow M.A. - 1821 - Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland Occupation - Ordained and inducted into the parish of Dores - 1823 - Dores, , Inverness, Scotland Emigration - from Scotland - 1829 - Ontario, Canada Occupation - Assistant Pastor of the Parish of Auchterarder - 1832 - Auchterarder, , Perth, Scotland Occupation - Discharge of duties - Nov 1832 - Comrie, , Perth, Scotland Occupation - Ordained by the Presbytery of Auchterarder - 1833 - Auchterarder, , Perth, Scotland Residence - 1833 - Scotland Residence - 21 Aug 1833 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 30 Jun 1835 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Residence - Con 6 Lot 15 - 1837 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Land - Purchased the West 1/2 of Lot 2, Con. 4 - 16 Jun 1846 - Caledon Twp, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Presbyterian Minister - 1848 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Residence - Dec 1848 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Residence - Settled in Pickering - 1849 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Presbyterian Minister - 1851 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Religion - Scotish Church - 1851 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1851 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1851 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Land - Sold SW 1/2 of Lot 2, Con. 4 to his brother Duncan - 10 Aug 1853 - Caledon Twp, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Minister St. Andrew's - 1848-1854 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Retired - Abt 1854 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Resigned from the Presbyterian Church - 1855 - Pickering, , Ontario, Canada Residence - Abt 1856 - Brougham, Ontario, Canada Residence - Nov 1856 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - St. John's Presbyterian Church - 1849-1857 - Brougham, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1857 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clergyman - 1861 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Religion - W. Methodist - 1861 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1871 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Religion - Church of Scotland - 1871 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Residence - Division 4 - 1871 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Minister - 1878 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Residence - Concession 4, Lot 22 - 1878 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Death - 10 May 1878 - Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada Obituary - The Herald and Your County Intelligencer - 23 May 1878 - Richmond Hill, , Ontario, Canada Burial - - McNaughton Family Cemetery, Maple, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Documents

  Archaeology Report Emailed to me from Liisa MacNaughton

  
  

• Notes

  In the summer of 1833, Rev. Peter MacNaughton arrived in Upper Canada from Aberdeen, under the direction of the Glasgow Colonial Society, Inducted to the charge of Vaughan on 21 August 1833, Rev. MacNaughton was originally appointed to serve the Presbyterian congregations in the Townships of Thorah and Eldon near Lake Simcoe; however, he found these congregations unwilling to grant him a secure ministry. He left Thorah and Eldon "with a heavy heart" and went on to Vaughan where, in a letter sent back to the Society dated 21 August 1833, he indicated that he found "the Gaelic people overjoyed on finding one to address them in their own language." He goes on to say that, "I have settled at Vaughan and I do not of conscience expect any more aid from the Society at Glasgow." Church records indicate that Rev. MacNaughton was granted a stipend of 30 pounds annually by the congregation at Maple. Because the church had no manse in its early years Rev. MacNaughton initially lived with families of the congregation for a month at a time. He then built a log house on the south east corner of Lot 21, Concession 7 where he lived with his own family until 1848 when he left the charge. Rev. MacNaughton was on of ten ministers and missionaries sent by the Glasgow Colonial Society to preach in Upper Canada in 1833. Being sent under the directions of the Established Church of Scotland, Rev. MacNaughton soon joined the York Presbytery of the of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada (Kirk Synod). This first Synod of Ministers connected with the Established Church of Scotland was formed in Kingston in 1831 and divided into four Presbyteries: Quebec, Glengarry, Bathurst and York. Being one of only ten congregations in the York Presbytery in 1837 required Rev. MacNaughton to hold mission services in other communities outside of Maple. A new Church was built by August 1844, later named St. Paul's, in the west of Vaughan which meant that Rev. MacNaughton had two churches in his charge. In July 1844, Rev. Peter MacNaughton resigned his pastoral charge in Maple and returned to Scotland where he became minister of the parish of Dores. Following Rev. MacNaughton's resignation, the York Presbytery took charge over the Vaughan congregation, sending other ministers and theology students to preach at their Sunday services. The congregation had developed an extremely close bond with their first minister, however, and in 1845 they asked the York Presbytery to send Rev. MacNaughton a letter asking him to return to the charge at Vaughan. In July 1846, Rev, MacNaughton accepted the call and returned to Maple. His stay this time was very brief, however, for in December 1848 he accepted a call to Pickering. Rev. MacNaughton served in Pickering from December 1848 to November 1856 when, for some unknown reason, he severed all connections with the Presbyterian Church. He returned to live out his life in Vaughan and was called to his final reward on 10 May 1878. (Source St. Andrew's Maple Church History) 1848 West half of Concession 5 Lot 21 sold by Michael Cranney to Rev. Peter MacNaughton PETER McNAUGHTAN or McNAUGHTON born Comrie 1799, second son of John M., farmer; educated at Univ of Glasgow M.A. (1821); ord. (by Presb. Of Auchterarder) March 1823, and went to Canada under the auspices of the Glasgow Colonial Society with the view of settling at Eldon and Thorah; shortly after his arrival he selected another sphere of labour and was adm. to Vaughan, Ontario, 21st Aug. 1833; dem. July 1844 on a presentation to this parish by John Frederick, Earl of Cawdor and adm. 27th Sep. following; dem. 9th June 1846, and returned to Canada; became min. of his former charge at Ontario, in 1848; res. That charge and all connection with the Church 21st Nov. 1855; died 10th May 1878. He marr. 1st July 1835, Agnes Elizabeth Monteith, who died 17th March 1889, and had issue - Maria Ann Innes, born 18th July 1826; Sarah Frances, born 12th Nov. 1828; Grace Elizabeth, born 6th June 1841; John born 22nd Aug. 1843, died 25th July 1844; Peter, born 17th Nov. 1845. McNAUGHTON, PETER, M.A. adm. min. at Vaughan 21st Aug. 1833; returned to Scotland and adm. to Dores 27th Sept. 1844, returned to Canada and was again min. at Vaughan, 1847-8; min at Pickering, 1848-55; res. All connection with the Church 21st Nov. 1855; died 10th May 1878. Past years in Pickering : sketches of the history of the community Wood, William R. (William Robertson) In the following year the congregation called as his successor Rev. Peter McNaughton, of Vaughan. Mr. McNaughton was the son of a Perthshire farmer, born in 1797. He was educated at Glasgow University, where he took the degree of M.A. In 1823 he was ordained and inducted into the parish of Doors. Felling it his duty to help supply the need in Canada, he gave up this comfortable living and crossed the Atlantic in 1829. Soon after he was settled in Vaughan, where he preached on the Fourth and Seventh Concessions, both in Gaelic and English. He also preached on the Ninth Concession and at Woodbridge, besides giving occasional service in King and other more distant townships. He was well-known and welcome visitor in many a backwoods cabin. Physically, Mr. McNaughton was well-fitted for such a toilsome life, being over six feet in height and powerfully built. But constant overwork tells even on the strongest, and when, in 1848, a call was extended to him by the Pickering congregation, he accepted it as offering some relaxation from the heavy strain. He was settled in Pickering in 1849. Few to-day would regard the Pickering charge of that time as a sinecure, with its two charges over seven miles apart; bit its duties were somewhat lighter than those of Vaughan. Mr. McNaughton's pastorate in Pickering was not a long one. With the secularization of the Clergy Reserves in 1854 the Government offered the Church of Scotland ministers annuities of $450 on condition of signing a certain document. The declaration contained in this document he could not conscientiously subscribe, and though all the other ministers ultimately consented he remained firm. It meant the sacrifice of the annuity, and Mr. McNaughton felt constrained to withdraw from the Church he had served all of his life. In 1857 he took up residence on his farm near Brougham, and in 1857 returned to Vaughan, where he built a handsome residence on his property near Maple. He preached frequently and continued to take an active interest in church work. He died in 1878, leaving a widow and two sons and four daughters. Three daughters and both sons are still living, and are well-known residents of Vaughan. Peter graduated with an M.A. in 1821. His matriculation record in 1813 says: Second son of John, Comrie, Farmer. From Oliver & Boyd Almanacs, person of the same name was at one time Church of Scotland Minister at (1) Vaughan, Presbytery of Toronto, Canada, and (2) Pickering there. (Source: WI Addison, The Matriculation Albums of the University of Glasgow From 1728 to 1858) He attended the following classes: 1813-14: Greek 1814-15: Logic 1816-17: Ethics 1817-18: Physics (Source: R7) In order to graduate with an M.A. Peter would also have been required to complete a course of study in Latin. This was usually the first subject studied at university, however, we have no record of Peter attending this class. - The Duty Archivist Glasgow University Archive Services Selected Correspondence of the Glasgow Colonial Society 1825-1840 - Page 63-64 IV. 189 The Rev. Peter Macnaughton, Vaughan Township, U.C., to the Rev. Robert Burns, 27 August 1833 I reached Thorah the 23rd May and preached both at Thorah and Eldon. There was a public meeting of the inhabitants of these townships on Monday the 2nd June in order to ascertain the sentiments of those who professed adherence to the church of Scotland regarding my being settled among them. A few were disposed to receive me, and exerted themselves to persuade others to receive me; but the many contended for taking me upon trails for a limited number of years, and sneeringly said, that they would receive no minister during his life, and that if they paid him, they would retain the power of removing him when he ceased to please them. I did not attend the public meeting, and did not witness their discussions which were lengthened & violent. The man in whose house I lodged & another came to me and expressed their regret that those attending the meeting would agree to receive me only for a limited number of years. I urged the propriety of their receiving me on the same terms on which ministers are received in Scotland, if they wished me to remain among them. They said it was quite vain to propose any such thing to the meeting. I then proposed that the power of re-electing or removing me should be vested in those in full communion with the church. This was proposed to the meeting & rejected... [10, 11]

  
  

• Sources

  [S639] 1851 Canadian Census. [S603] 1871 Canadian Census. [S602] 1861 Canadian Census. [S898] Peter McNaughton Death Certificate, (File Num: 017332 Location: LDS Family History Center Kitchener, ON). [S257] Janet Helen McNaughton & James McNeil Marriage Certificate, (File Num: 012607 Location: LDS Family History Center, Kitchener, Ontario). [S899] Grace Elizabeth McNaughton Death Certificate, (File Num: 035078 Location: LDS Family History Center Kitchener, Ontario). [S900] Maria Anne Innes McNaughton Death Certificate, (File Num: 035838 Location: LDS Family History Center Kitchener, Ontario). [S901] Peter McNaughton Death Certificate, (File Num: 040340 Location: LDS Family History Center, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada). [S902] Rev. Peter McNaughton Grave Site, (Location: Topaz Court, Maple, Ontario, Canada). [S903] G. Elmore Reaman, A History of Vaughan Township, (University of Toronto Press). [S245] Hew Scott, D.D., Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Vol VI & VII, (Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh: Tweeddale Court). [S20] FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0, (URL: http://www.familysearch.org). [S243] The History of Toronto and County of York, Ontario, (URL: http://www.ourroots.ca). [S904] William R. Wood, Past Years in Pickering, (Toronto, Ontario: William Briggs, 1911.). [S905] Laurie Lotz, Laurie Lotz Email. [S908] Canadian Directories, Canadian Directories, (URL: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/canadiandirectories/022009-100.01-e.php). [S906] A Town Called Ajax. [S907] The Ontario Village of Brougham - Past! Present! Future?. [S168] Davie McNaughtan, Davie McNaughtan. [S244] The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada / Canada West Volume 11 Home District 1835-1843, (Location: LDS Family History Center, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada).