Hi CR,
I don't have a current Ancestry subscription, so I am not able to see your tree. I kept my subscription going for many years, but now I only activate it from time to time.
The Reach Christies are a confusing bunch...sorry about that. I will try to sort us out for you!!
John Christie (1798-1881) - the elder brother of your Hugh - settled in Canada.
From your Hugh Christie's Will...
• To the children of my deceased sister Mrs Jane Christie sometime wife of Peter Christie residing in Canada West, North America, the sum of one hundred pounds Sterling to be divided equally among them;
• to my brother John Christie residing in Canada West aforesaid, and his heirs, the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds Sterling;
That John Christie married Janet McAlpine in Scotland. Their youngest son John was born in Scotland in 1835. Somewhere between 1835 and 1845, when he married Liza McDonald in Pickering Ontario, Janet died and he came to Canada. I found a note from Stephen Wood - a descendent of this branch of the family - saying that he thinks John arrived around 1841.
John Christie and Janet/Jean McAlpine had 5 children... He had no children with Liza.
Duncan 1824-1883 m Christiana Claughton
Donald 1829-1915
Hugh 1831-1906 m Ann "Nancy" Beaton
Jane 1832-1908
John 1835-1905 m Sarah Claughton
The 2 Claughtons were sisters. My grandmother referred to this branch of the Christies as the "Utica Christies" or the "Claughton Christies".
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The other Christies from Reach descend from Peter and Donald Christie, who were brothers. Peter (1799-1882) and Donald (1796-1844) came to Reach Ontario in 1831. Peter was married to your Jane (1805-1857) and lived on Concession 5, Lot 11. Donald married Christian Campbell, and later Mary Munro. Donald was on Concession 5, Lot 12.
Peter/Jane's daughter Jane (1828-1893) married Donald/Christian's son Donald Campbell Christie (1830-1904). They were first cousins - and my gggrandparents.
Peter and Donald have a brother John (1786-1857) - he came to Canada in 1845. So we have 2 Johns arriving at a similar time, though they were born several years apart.
Local history books (ie. see Farewell, "Ontario County") say that the Peter and Donald Christie who settled in Reach Township in 1831 were the Uncles of Peter Christie, MP. Their brother John (1786-1857) married Jean McLaren and is the father of Peter Christie MP. My grandmother remembered Peter Christie MP well, and certainly remembered his elder sister Lizzie (1843-1944). Lizzie used to tell the "Christie story" at their very large family reunions! Lizzie kept a diary - it is at the Uxbridge library.
Peter Christie MP's son Alexander Graham Christie made an extensive family tree of our branch of the Christie family - he interviewed Lizzie and all the elder Christies. He was a professor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland, but he and his wife and children came to Canada in the summers to visit.
It would be very hard to sort out the Reach Christies without Alexander Graham Christie's tree as the as a starting point. There are so many people with similar names, all living in the same area!! I am also very lucky that my mother has a very good friend who turns out to be a Christie cousin from the "Utica" Christie branch. She gave us a comprehensive tree of her Christies.
I know this is confusing, but I hope I was able to make some sense out of it for you.
RK
