the chignecto isthmus and its first settlers-第33章

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of　Tidnish　are　sons　of　Hugh　and　William。

TURNER。

William　Turner；　who　settled　in　Bay　Verte　Road；　came　from　the　United　States　about　the　year　1820　or　1825。　The　Turners　of　Bay　Verte　are　among　his　lineal　descendants。　Rev。　E。　C。　Turner；　of　the　New　Brunswick　and　Prince　Edward　Island　Conference；　belongs　to　this　family。

ROACH。

Thomas　Roach　was　born　in　1768；　in　Cork；　Ireland；　where　he　spent　his　early　years。　He　was　educated　for　the　priesthood；　and　could　speak　fluently　in　several　languages。　About　the　year　1790　he　accompanied　his　father　to　Nova　Scotia　and　settled　in　Fort　Lawrence。　The　elder　Mr。　Roach　did　not　remain　long　in　Nova　Scotia；　but　pushed　on　to　New　York。　His　son　never　heard　from　him　after　they　parted　at　Halifax。　Thomas　Roach　was　very　successful　in　business　and　for　many　years　was　one　of　the　leading　men　in　the　Methodist　Church　on　the　Isthmus。　He　was　elected　a　representative　to　the　Provincial　Parliament　five　times　in　succession；　and　served　the　people　in　that　capacity　from　1799　to　1826。

Mr。　Roach　was　married　four　times。　His　family　of　four　sons　and　three　daughters　was　the　fruit　of　his　first　marriage。　Ruth；　daughter　of　Charles　Dixon；　Sackville；　was　his　first　wife；　his　second；　Mrs。　Sarah　Allen；　third；　Mary　Dixon；　of　Onslow；　and　his　fourth；　Charlotte　Wells。　Mr。　John　Roach；　of　Nappan；　and　Dr。　Roach；　of　Tatamagouche；　are　grandsons　of　Thomas　Roach。

SILLIKER。

William　Silliker　was　a　U。E。　Loyalist　from　Connecticut；　and　came　to　Bedeque；　P。E。　Island；　in　1783；　where　he　spent　the　last　years　of　his　life。　His　son；　William　C。　Silliker；　moved　to　Bay　Verte　in　the　early　part　of　the　last　century。　This　son　was　a　master　mariner；　and　spent　most　of　his　life　at　sea。　He　married　Amelia　Chappell；　and　had　a　family　of　three　children；　two　sons　and　one　daughter。　The　Sillikers　of　Bay　Verte　are　descended　from　Captain　Silliker。　Alderman　Silliker　of　Amherst　also　belongs　to　this　family。

HEWSON。

James　Hoytte　Hewson　and　his　mother　came　to　Nova　Scotia　in　1783　with　a　party　of　Loyalists；　and　settled　in　Wallace。　His　father；　Richard　Hewson；　who　was　an　officer　in　the　British　army；　was　killed　in　a　negro　insurrection　in　the　south。　Mrs。　Hewson　and　her　young　son　were　sent　north　to　live　with　friends；　which　explains　how　they　came　to　be　with　the　Loyalists。　Mrs。　Hewson's　maiden　name　was　Hoytte。　They　soon　sold　their　property　in　Wallace　and　removed　to　Fort　Cumberland；　then　one　of　the　centres　of　trade　in　the　new　country。　Here　Mrs。　Hewson　opened　a　little　store　and　also　taught　a　school；　and　her　son　worked　as　clerk　for　Titus　Knapp。　Mrs。　Hewson　was　successful　in　her　trade　venture；　and　in　1796　she　and　her　son　bought　from　Spiller　Fillimore　his　farm　on　Jolicure　Point；　which　has　been　known　ever　since　as　the　Hewson　farm。　This　property　is　still　in　possession　of　the　family；　and　has　been　the　home　of　four　generations。　James　Hewson　married　Jerusha　Freeman；　of　Amherst；　and　had　six　childrenRichard　married　Seraphina　Bent；　of　Fort　Lawrence；　and　lived　at　River　Philip；　N。S。；　James　married　Phebe　Wry；　and　remained　in　Jolicure；　William　married　Elizabeth　Chandler；　and　inherited　the　homestead；　Olive　married　George　Darby；　of　Bedeque；　P。E。　Island；　Jerusha　married　George　Baxter；　Land　Surveyor；　and　a　Loyalist；　and　lived　in　Amherst；　Phebe　married　John　Schurman；　of　River　Philip；　the　grandfather　of　President　Schurman　of　Cornell　University；　Ithaca；　N。Y。　John　Hewson；　of　Jolicure；　Dr。　William　and　Watson；　of　Point　de　Bute；　and　Dr。　Charles　Hewson；　of　Amherst；　are　sons　of　William　Hewson。

READ。

Several　persons　answering　to　the　name　of　Read　came　to　the　Isthmus　soon　after　the　Expulsion。　Thomas　Read；　who　was　one　of　the　Yorkshire　emigrants　of　1774；　settled　on　the　River　Hebert。　In　1786　Eliphlet　Read　and　Joseph　Read　were　residents　of　Sackville。　In　1788　Stephen　Read　was　one　of　the　Trustees　of　the　Stone　Church　（Methodist）　at　Point　de　Bute。　In　1800　an　Eliphlet　Read　lived　in　Jolicure。　He　married　a　Miss　Converse　and　had　a　large　family。　John　Read；　of　Jolicure；　and　William　Read；*　of　Amherst；　are　grandsons　of　this　Eliphlet。

＇FOOTNOTE：　*Joseph　Read；　of　Bay　Verte；　writes：　William　Read；　from　New　England；　came　to　Sackville　about　the　year　1760。　His　sons　were　Benjamin；　Joshua；　Eliphalet；　and　William；　the　latter　my　grandfather。　Grandsons：　Eliphalet；　William；　James；　Caleb；　Harris；　Asa；　and　John；　the　last　mentioned　being　my　father。　END　OF　FOOTNOTE＇

WRY。

John　Wry　emigrated　from　Yorkshire　to　Nova　Scotia　about　1780；　and　settled　in　Sackville。　He　bought　from　William　Maxwell　the　farm　on　which　the　Brunswick　House　now　stands　and　made　his　home　there。　The　Maxwells　were　from　New　England；　and　had　been　in　the　country　some　years。　John　Wry　married　a　Miss　Maxwell。　The　late　Christopher　Wry　of　Jolicure　was　a　son　of　John　Wry。　The　Wrys　of　Sackville　are　descendants　of　John。

BOWSER。

Thomas　Bowser　was　one　of　the　Yorkshire　emigration　of　1774；　and　settled　in　Sackville。　His　son；　Thomas；　married　Fanny　King；　and　lived　on　Cole's　Island。　Arthur　and　Blair　Bowser　of　Point　de　Bute　and　John　and　Bliss　of　Jolicure　are　grandsons　of　Thomas　（second）。

LOWTHER。

Tradition　says　that　the　Lowther　name　was　brought　to　England　by　one　Colonel　Lowther；　in　1688。　This　Colonel　Lowther　was　one　of　the　trusted　soldiers　that　the　Prince　of　Orange　brought　with　him　from　Holland；　and　was　afterwards　allotted　an　estate　in　Devonshire。　From　there　the　family　spread　to　other　parts　of　England。　William　Lowther；　who　settled　in　Westmoreland；　N。B。；　came　from　Yorkshire；　in　1817。　He　was　accompanied　by　three　brothers　and　one　sister。　The　three　brothers　and　the　sister　settled　in　Cumberland　County；　N。S。　William　had　a　family　of　nine　children。　William　（second）；　married　Lucy　Chapman　and　settled　in　Great　Shemogue。　George　married　Mary　Pipes　and　settled　at　the　Head　of　Amherst。　Mary　married　Joseph　Carter；　of　Point　de　Bute。　Hannah　married　Edward　Smith；　of　Amherst　Head。　Sarah　Thomasina　married　Rufus　Carter；　of　Point　de　Bute。　Rufus　first　married　Sarah　Pipes；　his　second　wife　was　Elizabeth　Lowther。　Jane　married　Richard　Pipes；　of　Nappan。　Titus　married　Phoebe　Carter；　and　remained　in　Westmoreland。　Catherine　married　William　Kever；　and　went　to　Minnesota。

ALLAN。

Benjamin　Allan　was　a　Scotchman　who　came　to　Cumberland　from　the　United　States　about　the　time　of　the　Revolutionary　War。　There　is　evidence　that　he　was　with　Wolfe　at　the　taking　of　Quebec。　If　so；　he　was　probably　one　of　the　disbanded　British　soldiers　that　found　their　way　to　Canada　at　the　close　of　（sic）　American　War。　He　married　a　Miss　Somers；　of　Petitcodiac；　at　the　Bend；　and　finally　settled　at　Cape　Tormentine。

Mrs。　Allan　was　a　very　large　woman；　of　pure　Dutch　stock；　with；　it　is　said；　a　marked　tendency　to　stand　upon　her　rights。　Tradition　also　says　that　the　pugilistic　tendencies　of　the　family　were　inherited　from　the　mother；　as　the　father　was　a　very　quiet；　meek…mannered　man。　It　might　be　that　domestic　felicity　was　more　likely　to　be　attained　by　such　a　demeanor。　The　Allan　family　consisted　of　eight　sons　and　three　daughters　Ephraim；　Jonas；　James；　Matthew；　Liff；　Dan；　George；　and　Ben　were　the　names　of　the　boys。　It　is　told　of　Matthew　that　once　when　he　was　〃on　a　time；〃　the　press　gang　took　him　and　his　boon　companion　on　board　a　man…　of…war　and　induced　them　to　enlist。　When　the　young　men　came　to　themselves　they　were　in　great　trouble；　and　one　night；　when　the　ship　was　lying　near　one　of　the　West　India　Islands；　they　jumped　overboard　with　the　hope　of　reaching　the　shore　by　swimming。　Allan　succeeded；　and　after　spending　some　days　on　the　island　in　hiding；　he　found　a　vessel　which　brought　him　back　to　Halifax；　from　which　place　he　soon　found　his　way　home；　none　the　worse　for　his　experience。　His　companion　was　never　heard　from。　A　great　many　of　the　name　are　now　living　at　the　Cape　where　their　ancestor　first　settled。

CHAPPELL。

The　Chappells　were　early　in　the　country。　There　were　two　brothers；　Eliphet　and　Jabez。　Eliphet　settled　at　Bay　Verte；　and　had　a　family　of　four　sons　and　five　daughters。　George　and　Bill；　two　of　his　sons；　married　sisters；　Jane　and　Polly；　daughters　of　William　Wells；　of　Point　de　Bute。　George's　children　were　William；　George；　Joshua；　Watson；　Susanna；　Peggy；　Maria；　Ann；　Amelia；　Almira　and　Jane。　George　married　Betsy　Freeze；　Susanna；　…　Strange；　Peggy；　John　Rawarth；　Maria；　Rufus　Chappell；　Amelia；　Nelson　Beckworth；　Ann；　William　Fawcett；　Almira；　Rufus　Oulten；　M。D。　Jane　did　not　marry。　Bill　Chappell's　sons　were　Bill；　Rufus；　James　and　Edwin。　His　daughters；　Fanny　（Mrs。　Capt。　Crane）；　Matilda　（Mrs。　Edward　Wood）；　Caroline　（Mrs。　John　Carey）；　Louisa　（Mrs。　Charles　Siddall）。

The　Chappells　were　a　prominent　family　in　Bay　Verte　for　many　years；　and　have　a　good　record　there。

BETTS。

Three　brothers　by　this　name　emigrated　from　England　to　New　York　shortly　before　the　Revolutionary　War。　Two　of　the　brothers　fought　in　that　war　on　the　English　side；　and　in　1783　came　to　Nova　Scotia。　Isaac　settled　at　Wallace；　Cumberland；　and　his　brother　settled　on　the　Miramichi　River；　in　New　Brunswick；　where　the　name　is　still　found。　George　Betts　of　Point　de　Bute；　is　a　son　of　Benjamin　and　a　grandson　of　the　brother　who　settled　at　Wallace。

IRVIN。

Joseph　Irvin　was　another　of　the　North　of　Ireland　men　that　came　to　Old　Cumberland　early　in　the　last　century。　He　settled　first　on　the　north…　west　side　of　the　Point　de　Bute　ridge；　where　the　road　makes　a　slight　angle　to　cross　the　marsh　to　Jolicure。　Here　he　and　his　friend；　Isaac　Doherty；　kept　a　store　and　built　a　vessel。　The　locality　was　called　Irvin's　Corner　in　the　early　days。　Mr。　Irvin　married　Ann　Tingley；　and　soon　after　moved　to　Tidnish；　where　he　spent　the　remainder　of　his　life　as　a　farmer。　His　family　consisted　of　seven　sons　and　three　daughters。　Three　of　his　sons；　Joseph；　Edwin　and　James；　now　represent　the　name　in　Tidnish。

HAMILTON。

Robert　Hamilton　was　born　in　Tyrone　County；　Ireland；　and　emigrated　to　New　Brunswick　in　the　year　1824；　settling　at　Tidnish。　He　had　a　family　of　four　children；　Gustavus；　Mary；　Eliza　and　Eleanor。　His　son；　Gustavus；　married　Eleanor　Goodwin；　and　remained　on　the　home　farm；　which　is　now　owned　by　his　son；　Isaac　G。　Hamilton。　Rev。　C。　W。　Hamilton；　of　St。　John；　and　Dr。　Hamilton；　of　Montreal；　are　grandsons　of　Robert　Hamilton。　Robert　Hamilton　had　a　brother；　Gustavus；　who　was　a　Methodist　local　preacher；　and　for　many　years　was　a　valuable　assistant　to　the　regular　minister　at　Point　de　Bute　when　that　circuit　included　the　present　Bay　Verte　circuit。


FORMER　RESIDENTS　OF　OLD　CUMBERLAND；　NONE　OF　WHOSE　DESCENDANTS　OF　THE　NAME　LIVE　THERE　NOW。

BURNS。John　Burns　was　from　Ireland。　He　came　to　New　Brunswick　in　the　early　part　of　the　last　century；　and　settled　at　Mount　Whatley。　He　married　a　Miss　Harrison；　and　had　a　family　of　six　children。　He　carried　on　a　large　and　profitable　mercantile　business　for　a　number　of　years。　There　are　none　of　the　name　here　at　present。

PAGE。William　Page　lived　at　Mount　Whatley　for　some　years　in　the　early　part　of　the　last　century；　and　carried　on　quite　an　extensive　business　in　wood…work　and　dry　goods。

SMITH。Dr。　Rufus　Smith　lived　near　Fort　Cumberland　and　had　a　large　medical　practice　on　the　Isthmus。　He　belonged　to　one　of　the　Loyalist　families；　and　represented　the　County　of　Westmoreland　in　the　Assembly　at　Fredericton　for　a　period　of　fifteen　years；　from　1816。　His　remains　lie　in　the　cemetery　at　Point　de　Bute。

CHANDLER。Col。　Joshua　Chandler；　of　New　Haven；　graduated　at　Yale　College　in　1747。　He　was　a　member　of　the　Connecticut　Legislature。　Be