Paul Marlatt
1772–1844
Born 1772. Left New Jersey about 1790 for Upper Canada with his cousin Abraham Marlatt, settled in Clinton Township, Lincoln County, and later lived in Grimsby Township. Died 1844 and is buried at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church cemetery, Grimsby.
Life events
| Born | 1772 | New Jerseythe year is from his grave marker; older family files say between 1769 and 1772 |
|---|---|---|
| Died | 1844 | Grimsby, Lincoln County, Ontariofrom his grave marker |
| Buried | St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Cemetery, 154 Main Street West, Grimsby, Ontario |
Research note: the cousin who went to Canada
This is the Paul Marlatt who left Log Gaol (now Johnsonburg), New Jersey, about 1790 with his “cousin” Abraham Marlatt and settled beside him in Clinton Township, Lincoln County, Upper Canada. Both were granted land in 1791. Paul married Elizabeth (Elsie) Wilcox. He should not be confused with Abraham’s son Paul (born 1815), who inherited Abraham’s farm. How the two men were related is not known; Y-DNA from a descendant of Abraham suggests both belonged to the Sussex County branch of the family.
His grave. Paul is buried at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church cemetery in Grimsby, a few miles from the Konkle-Marlatt cemetery. His flat marker reads “PAUL / FATHER OF / ISAAC MARLATT / 1772 — 1844,” and lies in front of a Marlatt family monument. The church was founded by Loyalists in 1794, and the cemetery is on land given by Colonel Robert Nelles. The marker names a son, Isaac Marlatt (about 1803–1876), who was long attached to the wrong parents in the old family file.
Sources: Amy Brennan; the grave marker (information from Mark Malott); William P. Marlatt, Family of Abraham and Mary (Maple) Marlatt of New Jersey, Virginia and Ohio (30 September 2019), which also gives his years as 1772–1844; Saint Andrew’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Find a Grave. See it on the Worldwide Cemeteries map.
Research note: two entries merged
The old family file carried this man twice: once as Paul Marlatt, a son of John Marlett (1721–1780) and Lydia Jarrard, and once as “Paul Marllatt, born 1772,” a son of John Marlatt (born 1743) and Margaret, with no wife and no later record. Same name, same birth year, so the two entries were judged to be one man and merged (6 October 2026). He is shown here as a son of John Marlett and Lydia Jarrard, following the Marlett family history published in 1907 by Jane Marlett Taft. The other parentage, John Marlatt (born 1743) and Margaret, came from the old family file and is not supported by any record seen so far. It remains a possibility until a record settles it.