the chignecto isthmus and its first settlers-第6章

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Jonathan　Cole　lived　on　Cole's　Island　and　gave　his　name　to　the　place。　He　had　two　sons；　Martin　and　Ebenezer；　the　former　of　whom　settled　at　Rockport　and　the　latter　at　Dorchester。　The　name　is　still　in　the　county。

William　Allan　was　a　Scotchman　who　came　to　Halifax　with　the　party　that　founded　that　place　in　1749。　He　soon　after　came　to　Cumberland。　John　and　Winkworth　Allan　were　his　sons。　His　grant　was　in　Upper　Point　de　Bute；　where　his　son　John　lived　when　he　was　sheriff　of　Cumberland。

George　Allan　was　a　son　of　William　Allan。　He　had　a　son　George；　and　all　the　other　Allans　are　the　descendants　of　the　first　William。　Winkworth　Allan　went　back　to　England　and　became　a　rich　merchant。

Brook　Watson　lived　with　his　Uncle　Huston　for　a　time；　and　was　employed　by　the　Government　to　assist　in　the　Expulsion。　He　afterwards　left　the　country；　going　to　London；　where　he　was　remarkably　successful　in　business；　and　among　other　honors　became　Lord　Mayor　of　the　city。

Jonathan　and　Samuel　Gay　were　brothers。　Jonathan　returned　to　New　England；　but　Samuel　remained　in　the　country　settling　near　the　old　Fort　Beausejour。　He　was　a　very　large　man；　measuring　six　feet　six　inches　in　height；　and　broad　in　proportion。　Samuel　was　afterwards　made　a　judge。　It　is　said　that　Judge　Gay's　daughter　Fanny　was　in　Boston　at　the　time　of　the　sea　duel　between　the　SHANNON　and　the　CHESAPEAKE；　and　was　with　the　crowd　that　lined　the　shore　awaiting　the　result。　When　the　news　came　that　the　British　had　won；　she　threw　up　her　bonnet　and　cheered　for　the　victors；　greatly　to　the　annoyance　of　the　Americans。

Daniel　Gooden　was　a　soldier　in　the　British　army；　and　after　his　discharge　settled　in　Bay　Verte；　where　numbers　of　his　descendants　still　live。

Charles　Oulton　remained　in　Cumberland；　and　a　large　number　of　his　descendants　are　still　living　in　the　county　of　Westmoreland。

David　Burnham　remained；　and　a　number　of　his　descendants　lived　in　Sackville　and　Bay　Verte　for　a　good　many　years。　The　name　has　now　disappeared。

John　Fillmore　was　from　New　England；　and　settled　in　Jolicure。　He　had　a　large　family　of　sons　and　they　settled　in　different　parts　of　the　Province。　The　name　is　still　in　frequent　evidence。

The　descendants　of　Samuel　Raymond　live　in　King's　County。

The　two　Chappells；　Liffy　and　Jabez；　settled　in　Bay　Verte　and　Tidnish。　The　name　is　still　common　in　these　localities。

John　Walker's　grant　was　on　Bay　Verte　Road；　where　the　name　was　found　until　quite　recently。

The　Bonnells　remained　in　the　county　for　a　time；　but　afterwards　removed　to　King's　County；　where　the　name　still　exists。

Amos　Fuller　remained　and　the　name　is　yet　found　in　the　county　of　Cumberland。

The　Watsons　settled　in　Fort　Lawrence　and　were　very　successful　in　business。　The　Eddy　rebels；　under　Commodore　Ayer；　sacked　Mr。　Watson's　premises　one　night　and　took　the　old　gentleman　prisoner；　compelling　him　to　carry　a　keg　of　rum　to　the　vessel　for　the　benefit　of　the　sailors。

William　Welch　remained　in　the　country；　and　his　descendants　are　still　here。

The　Wards　were　from　New　England；　and　remained　in　the　country。　Nehemiah　lived　in　Sackville　and　kept　a　tavern　near　the　Four　Corners。

Simeon　Charters　was　from　New　England　and　remained　in　the　country。　The　name　is　still　in　the　Province。

The　Abel　Richardson　family　came　from　New　England。　The　Yorkshire　family　of　Richardson；　whose　descendants　are　still　in　Sackville；　did　not　settle　there　until　some　years　later。

The　Bests　were　a　New　England　family　and　the　name　is　still　in　the　country。

William　Nesbit　remained　and　the　name　is　now　found　in　Albert　County。

Archibald　Hinshelwood　left　the　country。

The　Roe　name　is　still　in　Cumberland。

William　How　was　probably　son　of　the　How　that　was　shot　by　the　Indians　under　a　flag　of　truce。

None　of　the　Proctor　family　now　remain　in　the　county。

There　is　no　information　about　any　of　the　following　grantees：　Gideon　Gardner；　Sara　Jones；　Ebenezer　Storer；　Daniel　Earl；　Anthony　Burk。　Windser　Eager　was　from　Dumfries；　Scotland。

It　is　a　matter　of　surprise　that　so　many　names　to　be　found　in　the　lists　of　a　hundred　years　ago　have　so　completely　disappeared。

A　large　number　of　families　who　came　from　New　England　at　this　time　settled　on　the　St。　John　River。　They　called　their　settlement　Maugerville。　The　name　Sunbury　was　subsequently　given　to　the　whole　of　the　Province　west　of　Cumberland　County。

The　Hon。　Charles　Burpee；　of　Sheffield；　writes　me　that　there　were　about　two　hundred　families　who　at　this　time　found　homes　along　the　river。　Some　of　their　names　were：　Perley；　Barker；　Burpee；　Stickney；　Smith；　Wasson；　Bridges；　Upton；　Palmer；　Coy；　Estey；　Estabrooks；　Pickard；　Hayward；　Nevers；　Hartt；　Kenney；　Coburn；　Plummer；　Sage；　Whitney；　Quinton；　Moore；　McKeen；　Jewett。

Simonds　and　White　came　to　St。　John　some　three　or　four　years　before　the　others。　The　Rev。　Mr。　Noble　was　there　before　the　Revolution；　but　he　did　not　come　with　the　first　settlers。

Largely　through　the　influence　of　the　Loyalists；　in　1784；　the　Province　of　New　Brunswick　was　set　off　from　Nova　Scotia；　and　the　Missiquash　River　made　the　boundary　between　the　two　Provinces。　This　division　cut　the　old　township　of　Cumberland　into　two　halves。　Those　who　conducted　the　business　for　New　Brunswick　wanted　the　line　at　La　Planche；　or　further　east；　while　the　Nova　Scotians　wanted　it　at　the　Aulac　or　further　west。　They　compromised　on　the　Missiquash。*　This　division　made　some　trouble　in　nomenclature　and　has　puzzled　a　good　many　persons　since　that　date。　The　part　of　the　old　township　of　Cumberland　on　the　west　of　the　Missiquash　became　the　parish　of　Westmoreland；　in　the　county　of　Westmoreland。　Fort　Cumberland　was　in　this　district；　and　between　Fort　Cumberland　and　the　old　township　of　Cumberland；　and　the　still　older　county　of　Cumberland；　which　once　embraced　the　present　Westmoreland　and　Albert　counties；　and　the　present　county　of　Cumberland　in　Nova　Scotia；　there　was　a　good　deal　of　confusion。　A　number　of　years　passed　before　Cumberland　Point　came　to　be　called　Westmoreland　Point。

＇FOOTNOTE：　*The　establishment　of　the　Missiquash　as　the　boundary　between　the　two　Provinces　was　eminently　satisfactory　to　New　Brunswick；　but　not　so　to　Nova　Scotia；　as　the　latter　Province　at　once　vigorously　protested　against　it；　and　did　not　seem　inclined　to　give　up　agitating　for　a　change。　In　1792　the　House　of　Assembly　of　Nova　Scotia　presented　an　address　to　the　Lieutenant…Governor；　in　which　they　say　〃there　is　a　very　pressing　necessity　of　an　alteration　in　the　division　line；　between　this　and　the　neighboring　Province　of　New　Brunswick。〃　This　agitation　for　a　change　in　the　boundary　was　kept　up　for　several　years；　and　in　the　correspondence；　three　other　lines　are　suggested　by　Nova　Scotia　as　being　preferable　to　the　one　that　had　been　already　chosen。

The　first　of　these　was　one　from　the　head　of　the　tide　on　the　Petitcodiac　to　the　head　of　the　tide　on　the　Restigouche　River。　A　second　from　the　head　of　the　tide　on　the　Memramcook　by　a　certain　magnetic　line　to　the　salt　water　of　Cocagne　Harbor；　and　the　third　by　the　course　of　the　Aulac　River　to　its　head；　and　thence　by　a　given　compass　line　to　the　Gulf　of　St。　Lawrence。

The　present　line　was　last　surveyed　by　Alex。　Munroe　in　1859；　under　Commissioner　James　Steadman；　Esq。；　acting　for　New　Brunswick；　and　Joseph　Avard；　Esq。；　for　Nova　Scotia。　The　line　is　thus　described　by　the　Commissioners：　Commencing　at　the　mouth　of　the　Missiquash　River；　in　Cumberland　Bay；　and　thence　following　the　several　courses　of　the　said　river　to　a　post　near　Black　Island；　thence　north　fifty…four　degrees；　twenty…five　minutes　east；　crossing　the　south　end　of　Black　Island；　two　hundred　and　eighty…eight　chains　to　the　south　angle　of　Trenholm's　Island；　thence　south　thirty…seven　degrees　east；　eighty…five　chains　and　eight…two　links　to　a　post；　thence　south　seventy…six　degrees　east；　forty…six　chains　and　twenty　links　to　the　portage；　thence　south　sixty…　five　degrees；　forty…five　minutes　east；　three　hundred　and　ninety…four　chains　and　forty　links　to　Tidnish　Bridge；　then　following　the　several　courses　of　said　river；　along　its　northern　upward　bank　to　its　mouth；　thence　following　the　north…westerly　channel　to　the　deep　water　of　the　Bay　water；　giving　to　Nova　Scotia　the　control　of　the　navigable　waters　on　Tidnish　River。

Those　wishing　to　get　fuller　information　relating　to　this　or　any　of　the　boundaries　of　New　Brunswick；　wi