the chignecto isthmus and its first settlers-第34章

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CHANDLER。Col。　Joshua　Chandler；　of　New　Haven；　graduated　at　Yale　College　in　1747。　He　was　a　member　of　the　Connecticut　Legislature。　Being　loyal；　he　left　when　Gen。　Tryon；　was　obliged　to　evacuate　that　place。　His　property　was　valued　at　L30；000　sterling；　and　was　confiscated。　He　settled　with　his　family　at　Annapolis；　N。S。　He　and　two　daughters　and　a　son　were　ship…wrecked　going　from　Digby　to　St。　John；　in　March；　1787。　The　son　was　drowned　in　his　efforts　to　swim　to　the　land；　while　the　father　and　the　two　daughters　perished　from　cold　and　exposure　after　they　had　reached　the　shore。　The　British　Government　allowed　the　surviving　children；　Sarah；　Mary；　Thomas；　Samuel　and　Charles；　each　L1；000　sterling。　Sarah　married　Wm。　Botsford；　father　of　the　late　Judge　Wm。　Botsford；　and　grandfather　of　Senator　Botsford；　Mary　married　Col。　Joshua　Upham；　afterwards　Chief　Justice　of　New　Brunswick。　Thomas　Chandler；　M。P。P。；　a　lawyer　of　eminence；　died　at　Pictou。　His　wife；　Elizabeth　Grant；　was　an　aunt　of　Sam。　Slick；　whose　name　was　Thomas　Chandler　Haliburton。　Samuel　Chandler　was　also　in　the　Legislature　of　Nova　Scotia　for　many　years；　representing　Colchester　County。　He　married　Susan　Watson。　His　eldest　son　was　the　late　Judge　James　W。　Chandler；　of　Westmoreland；　Charles　H。　Chandler　was　Sheriff　of　Cumberland　for　thirty…　eight　years。　Among　his　children　were　Sheriff　Joshua　Chandler；　of　Amherst；　and　the　late　Lieutenant…Governor　E。　B。　Chandler；　of　Dorchester。　The　three　sons　of　Col。　Joshua　Chandler　in　the　early　part　of　the　last　century；　lived　in　the　township　of　Cumberland　for　a　time　and　conducted　a　general　trading　business。　Their　brother…in…law；　William　Botsford；　was　also　a　resident　of　the　township　at　the　same　time。

McMONAGLES。The　McMonagles　lived　for　a　time　in　Cumberland　and　afterwards　moved　to　Sussex；　where　the　name　is　still　found。

FORSTER。George　Forster　was　from　Yorkshire　and　settled　in　Amherst；　N。S。　One　of　his　sons　settled　in　Fort　Lawrence；　and　another；　Ralph；　in　Point　de　Bute。　Ralph　subsequently　went　to　Upper　Canada。　The　Forsters　were　Methodists；　and　it　is　doubtful　if　any　of　that　Yorkshire　band　of　Bible　loving　men　and　women　equalled　the　Forsters　in　their　veneration　for　the　Word　of　God　and　its　teachings　as　they　understood　it。

CAREY。The　Careys　belonged　to　the　Scotch…Irish　immigration　that　came　to　Eastern　Canada　between　1815　and　1830。　The　family　landed　here　about　the　year　1822。　Robert　settled　near　Halifax；　John　came　to　New　Brunswick　and　bought　a　property　at　Port　Elgin；　near　the　village　of　Bay　Verte；　where　he　built　a　grist　and　carding　mill；　and　successfully　conducted　a　large　business　for　many　years。　He　married　Caroline　Chappell　and　had　a　family　of　seven　children。　There　are　some　of　the　descendants；　but　none　of　the　name　living　in　Bay　Verte　at　this　date。　Leslie　Carey；　of　Sackville；　and　Everett　Carey；　of　California；　are　grandsons　of　John　Carey。

DOHERTY。

REXTON；　KENT；　July　4th；　1902。

DEAR　SIR；Yours　to　hand　yesterday；　and　in　reply　I　have　to　state　that　the　widow　Doherty　（my　grandmother）　left　the　Parish　of　Rag；　County　Donegal；　Ireland；　about　the　year　1820；　and　landed　with　her　family　in　Magudavic；　walked　to　St。　John；　N。B。；　and　eventually　got　by　schooner　up　to　Great　Village；　N。S。；　except　my　father；　William；　who　remained　for　some　time　longer　in　St。　John；　but　also　got　to　Great　Village；　N。S。；　and　gradually　worked　his　way　to　Richibucto；　where　he　had　an　aunt　（Mrs。　John　McGregor；　and　sister　to　Mrs。　Joseph　Irvin；　of　Point　de　Bute　or　Tidnish）。　My　grandmother　likely　found　her　way　for　a　time　with　part　of　her　large　family　to　Point　de　Bute；　where　one　of　her　daughters　（Jane）　married　Richard　Jones；　of　that　place。　One　of　her　daughters　（Mary）　remained　in　Nova　Scotia　and　married　George　Spencer；　and　after　a　number　of　years　moved　to　Mill　Branch；　Kent；　N。B。　Grisilda；　the　eldest　daughter；　married　John　Reid；　but　I　do　not　know　when　married；　but　they　resided　in　Mill　Branch；　Kent　County；　from　my　earliest　recollection。　My　father；　William；　in　time　settled　on　a　farm　on　the　main　Richibucto　River；　and　married　Nancy　McLeland；　of　Great　Village；　N。S。；　a　sister　of　G。　W。　McLelland；　who　for　many　years　represented　Colchester　County　in　the　House　of　Assembly　at　Halifax。　My　father　afterwards　moved　to　the　south　branch　of　the　St。　Nicholas　River；　Kent　County；　and　built　an　extensive　establishment　of　mills；　including　saw；　grist　and　carding　mills。　Joseph　Doherty；　the　youngest　of　the　family；　located　in　Buctouche；　where　he　also　established　a　mill　property；　now　in　possession　of　John　McKee；　but　subsequently　removed　to　Campbellton。　Isaac　Doherty；　the　eldest　of　the　family；　came　to　Canada　some　five　years　before　his　mother　and　the　rest　of　the　family；　and　he　and　Joseph　Irvin　conducted　some　trade　with　Newfoundland；　and；　I　think；　built　a　ship　somewhere　about　Tidnish　or　Bay　Verte。　Isaac　and　Joseph　married　sisters；　the　former　Cynthia；　and　the　latter　Polly　Wells。

After　my　father；　William；　got　settled　on　the　main　Richibucto　River；　his　mother　and　youngest　brother；　Joseph；　resided　with　him；　so　I　don't　think　that　the　family；　except　Isaac　and　Jane；　remained　very　long　in　Point　de　Bute。　My　grandfather's　name　was　William；　but　he　never　came　to　America。　My　grandmother's　maiden　name　was　Marjorie　Fetters。　You　can　see　that　the　Doherty　family；　with　the　exception　of　Isaac　and　Jane；　were　not　actually　settlers　or　permanent　residents　of　Point　de　Bute。　Both　Isaac　and　Jane　（Mrs。　Jones）　are　buried　there。　Perhaps　the　Irvin　family　can　add　other　facts　to　what　I　have　written。　With　kind　remembrance　to　self　and　family；　I　remain。

Yours　very　truly；

J。　W。　DOHERTY；　M。D。

HOWARD　TRUEMAN；　Esq。　Prospect　Farm；　Point　de　Bute。


LATER　RESIDENTS　OF　WHAT　WAS　THE　OLD　TOWNSHIP　OF　CUMBERLAND。

McCREADY。HIGGINS。C。　F。　McCready's　and　David　Higgin's　ancestors　were　Loyalists。　The　McCreadys　settled　in　King's　County；　N。B。；　and　Higgins；　in　Colchester；　N。S。

SNOWDON。The　Snowdons　were　originally　from　Wales；　England。　Pickering　Snowdon　was　a　resident　of　Sackville　in　1786。

SUTHERLAND。James　Sutherland　is　of　Scotch　blood。　Donald　Sutherland；　his　grandfather；　came　from　Sutherlandshire；　Scotland；　in　1818；　and　settled　in　Pictou　County；　N。S。

BULMER。George　Bulmer　is　a　descendant　of　George　Bulmer；　who　came　from　Yorkshire　in　the　ship　DUKE　OF　YORK　in　the　spring　of　1772。　He　came　with　his　brother…in…law；　William　Freeze。　The　Bulmers　are　said　to　be　of　Norman　descent。

FULLERTON。Douglas　Fullerton's　grandfather　was　a　Scotchman；　coming　to　Halifax　about　the　year　1790。　He　taught　school　for　a　number　of　years。　He　married　a　Miss　Peck　and　soon　after　settled　down　as　a　farmer　in　Parrsboro'；　Cumberland　County；　N。S。；　where　many　of　his　descendants　live。

DOYLE。James　Doyle's　grandfather　came　from　Ireland　and　settled　at　Five　Islands；　Colchester　County；　N。S。

HICKS。This　name　was　early　in　Nova　Scotia。　I　find　John　Hicks　in　company　with　three　others；　prospected　Nova　Scotia；　in　1759；　for　prospective　settlers；　from　Rhodes　（sic）　Island　and　Connecticut；　and　decided　to　take　up　lands　at　Pisquid　or　Windsor。　Josiah　Hicks　was　a　resident　of　Sackville　in　1786。　The　late　Samuel　Hicks　of　Jolicure　came　to　that　place　from　Sackville　where　the　name　is　now　in　large　number。




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