Captain William Francis 1750 - 1814 and Catharine Bowlby Query

A query was received by a researcher who is looking for descendants of Captain William Francis and Catharine Bowlby through their only son Thomas Francis who was married to Electa Waggoner. Permission was granted to Elgin OGS to make this post.

The researcher has been working on his murder for some twenty years with the intention of placing a plaque at the location of his murder. Ontario Heritage Trust informed them at first their subject was worthy of a plaque but by the time they submitted the application someone different was in charge and were turned down. North Erie Shore Historical Society in Selkirk has agreed to pay the difference and they have a plaque on order which will be placed at the entrance to Selkirk Provincial Park and dedicated on Sunday October 19th at 2:00 pm. They have attached the proof of the plaque below. 

Recently when talking with Daryl McTavish of Fieldcote Museum in Ancaster who was involved with the 299th year commemoration of the Bloody Assize and hanging of the eight men on July 20th 1814 at Burlington Heights,  he has suggested if we could find and invite descendants it would add greatly to what we are doing.

We have traced ten of the twelve children and find there is a good possibility there may still be descendants in Elgin or Kent County, though a lot of the children and grandchildren ended up in Michigan.

Wondering if anyone there has knowledge of any of the family members or might better know how one might find them.
Sincerely
Helen Bingleman
P.O. Box 222
VITTORIA, ON
N0E 1W0
519-426-1729

St. Thomas Times Journal
ELECTA WAGONER was born Jan. 11th, 1797, near Auburn, N.Y.; came to
Canada with her parents in 1810; and settled in Walpole. She married
Thomas FRANCIS Sept. 15th, 1816, and had twelve children, ten yet
living. They moved to New Sarum in 1820, and settled on a farm. He
died in Jan. 1855, aged 65, and she still lives on the place with her
son, Foster FRANCIS, enjoying good health.
Descendants of Thomas Francis
1  Thomas Francis 1790 - 1855
..  +Electa Waggoner 1797 - 1894
........ 2  William Francis 1817 - 1897
............  +Matilda Doan 1822 - 1855
........  *2nd Wife of William Francis:
............  +Ellen Hepburn
........  *3rd Wife of William Francis:
............  +Jessie Davidson 1843 -
........ 2  Elizabeth Francis 1820 - 1908
............  +Hamilton Emery 1798 - 1863
........ 2  Foster W. Francis 1821 - 1901
............  +Rebecca Deo 1826 - 1903
........ 2  Electa Francis 1823 - 1903
............  +Calvin Atherton 1825 - 1883
........ 2  Jane Francis 1825 - 1903
............  +George Wilcox 1825 - 1897
........ 2  George Francis 1827 -
............  +Matilda Jane Wooley
........  *2nd Wife of George Francis:
............  +Elizabeth Weed 1835 - 1908
........ 2  Thomas Francis 1828 - 1904
............  +Lucy Moore 1841 - 1922
........ 2  Emily Francis 1833 - 1914
............  +Adams Robins 1823 - 1901
........ 2  Catharine Francis 1834 - 1914
............  +Jabez Kitchen 1823 - 1894
........  *2nd Husband of Catharine Francis:
............  +John R. McKinlay
........ 2  John W. Francis 1839 - 1909
............  +Charlotte Aldritt 1841 -