Career
Born in Tiverton, Devonshire, England, Robert Land came to America in his youth, settling near Calkins Creek at what is now Milansville, in the Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania. Robert established himself as a settler and a farmer, and by the time of the American Revolution (1776), he was also a Justice of the Peace. Remaining loyal to the British Crown, he carried on may espionage missions for the British during the American Revolution.
He was eventually captured by the Americans and convicted as a traitor.
Upon release, he was chased by a gang of vigilantes and shot at. Wounded and taken for dead, he managed to escape.
He made his way to Niagara and was later granted 312 acres, which now forms part of the City of Hamilton, Ontario. They were evacuated through New York by ship to the British Colony of New Brunswick, where they remained for seven years.
Robert Land lived to see the beginnings of Hamilton as a village until the time of his death in July 1818, at the age of 82.
Pheobe Scott Land"s youngest brother"s son was Winfield Scott who led a military soiree into Canada in the war of 1812 just south of Hamilton. Robert and Phoebe had a son also named Robert Land(1772–1867). He served a leading military role during the War of 1812 in such famous battles as The Battle of Queenston Heights and The Battle of Stoney Creek.
