the chignecto isthmus and its first settlers-第32节

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ey　had　different　national　characteristics　as　strongly　opposed　as　any　two　national　characters　in　Europe。　Between　two　such　populations　there　could　be　little　sympathy；　and　centuries　of　calamities　and　wrongs　had　generated　a　strong　antipathy。　The　Scotch　planted　upon　Irish　soil　were　Scotch　still；　and　the　Irish　were　Irish　still。〃　　One　of　their　own　writers　says：　　〃If　we　be　not　the　very　peculiar　people；　we　Scotch…Irish　are　a　most　peculiar　people；　who　have　ever　left　our　own　broad　distinct　mark　wherever　we　have　come；　and　have　it　in　us　still　to　do　the　same；　even　our　critics　being　the　judges。　These　racial　marks　are　birth…marks；　and　birth…marks　are　indelible。　They　are　principles。　The　principles　are　the　same　everywhere；　and　these　principles　are　of　four　classes：　religious；　moral；　intellectual　and　political。〃

I　have　been　led　to　make　these　quotations　referring　to　the　Scotch…Irish　because　I　have　found　so　many　of　them　among　the　early　settlers　of　this　country；　and　wherever　they　are　found　they　have　proved　true　to　their　lineage。

Others　embraced　in　this　emigration　are：　　Clark；　Moffat；　Logan；　Dickey；　McElmon；　McClennen；　Allison；　and　Dickson　or　Dixon。

FAWCETT。

Three　brothers　name　FawcettWilliam；　John　and　Robertcame　to　Nova　Scotia　from　Hovingham；　Yorkshire；　in　the　spring　of　1774。　William；　with　his　and　three　children；　settled　in　Upper　Sackville；　on　the　farm　now　owned　by　Charles　George。　John　settled　in　Lower　Sackville；　near　present　Mount　Allison　Academy；　and　built　a　mill　on　the　brook　that　runs　through　the　farm。　The　Fawcett　foundry　stands　on　what　was　the　bed　of　the　old　mill…pond。　Robert　was　a　sea　captain。　He　removed　his　family　to　the　United　States　and　was　afterwards　lost　at　sea。　One　of　his　sons　lost　his　life　in　the　same　way。

William's　children　were：　　John；　William　and　Polly。　John　married　Mrs。　Eleanor　Colpitts；　nee　Eleanor　Forster；　of　Amherst；　and　had　four　children；　George；　Ann；　William　and　Eleanor。

William　（second）　married　Sarah　Holmes。　Their　children　were　Rufus　and　Betsy。

Polly　married　John　Dobson；　who　afterwards　moved　to　Sussex。　The　Dobsons　of　Sussex　and　Upper　Dorchester　belong　to　this　family。

John　Fawcett　（first）；　Lower　Sackville；　had　four　childrentwo　sons；　Robert　and　John；　and　two　daughters；　Mary　and　Nancy。　Of　these；　Robert　married　…　Seaman；　John　married　Jane　Black；　Mary　married　Henry　Ripley；　and　Nancy　married　John　Ogden。　Robert；　a　son　of　the　second　Robert；　married　Jane　Trueman；　daughter　of　William　Trueman。

In　1817　（March　22nd）　Thomas　Fawcett；　of　Stockton　Forest；　Yorkshire；　sailed　from　Hull　on　the　ship　VALIANT；　bound　for　Charlottetown；　P。　E。　Island。　The　voyage　lasted　seventy…three　days。　About　the　middle　of　the　voyage　the　VALIANT　came　across　a　Scotch　brig　in　a　sinking　condition　and　took　on　board　her　sixty　passengers　and　crew。　There　were　one　hundred　and　ninety…three　immigrants　on　the　ship　when　she　arrived　at　her　destination。

Thomas　Fawcett　settled　first　at　Cove　Head；　P。E。I。　He　afterward　moved　to　Sackville；　and　finally　located　at　Salisbury。　He　had　three　sons；　one　now　living　in　Carleton　County；　N。B。；　one　in　Salisbury；　and　John　is　one　of　the　solid　men　to　Tidnish。

Other　passengers　on　the　VALIANT　were：　　John　Milner；　settled　in　Sackville；　John　Towse；　settled　in　Dorchester；　Robert　Morrison；　settled　in　Sussex；　　Robert　Mitten　and　family；　settled　in　Coverdale。

EVANS。

Isaac　Evans　came　to　this　country；　probably　from　the　United　States；　shortly　after　the　close　of　the　Revolutionary　war。　The　family　was　originally　from　Wales。　He　was　married　to　Miss　Lydia　Jenks；　and　settled　within　a　few　rods　of　the　old　Botsford　place　at　Westcock。　They　had　seven　children；　all　born　in　this　countryJames；　Isaac；　William；　Lydia；　Mary；　Ann　and　Beriah。　James　married　Miss　Barnes；　and　Mr。　Isaac　N。　Evans；　the　only　man　of　the　name　now　living　in　the　parish；　is　a　son　of　theirs。　His　name　and　his　brother　William's　are　to　be　found　in　the　list　of　students　attending　Mount　Allison　Academy　in　1843。　Isaac　drowned　off　Grindstone　Island　when　twenty…four　years　old；　in　1819。　William　married　a　Miss　Estabrooks；　and　they　had　ten　childrenJames　Isaac；　who　died　recently　at　Shediac；　where　his　family　still　live；　Evander　Valentine；　who　lived　in　Sackville　and　was　well　known　as　Captain　Evans；　Jane；　who　married　Marcus　Trueman；　and　now　lives　in　California；　William　Murray　Stuart；　who　at　one　time　had　charge　of　the　Westmoreland　Bank　in　Moncton；　George　Edwin；　a　mechanic；　who　moved　early　in　life　to　the　United　States；　Henry；　who　served　on　the　side　of　the　North　in　the　War　of　Secession；　Charles；　who　married　a　daughter　of　the　late　John　Fawcett；　but　died　young。　Lydia　married　Lewis　Jenks；　Mary　never　married；　but　lived　to　be　old；　and　was　known　by　her　friends　as　〃Aunt　Polly〃；　Ann　married　John　Boultonhouse；　and　Beriah　married　John　Stuart。　Isaac　Evans；　the　original　settler；　was　drowned　off　Partridge　Island；　St。　John；　June；　1798；　aged　thirty…four。　Lydia；　his　wife；　died　November　11th；　1842；　in　her　seventy…　fourth　year。

WOOD。

William　Wood　was　from　Buriston；　near　Bedale；　in　the　West　Riding　of　Yorkshire。　His　wife　was　Elizabeth　Clarkson。　They　emigrated　to　America　with　the　first　Yorkshire　contingent　（1772…3）。　Shortly　after　coming　to　this　country　Mrs。　Wood　died；　leaving　three　childrena　son　and　two　daughters。　The　son　was　born　on　St。　Valentine's　Day；　and　was　named　Valentine。　Mr。　Wood's　second　wife　was　the　widow　of　an　officer　who　had　served　at　Fort　Cumberland。　Mr。　Wood　was　at　the　〃Fort〃　when　the　Eddy　rebels　attacked　that　place；　and　distinguished　himself　by　his　bravery。　He　was　drowned　in　the　Bay　of　Fundy。

Valentine　Wood　married　and　settled　in　Point　de　Bute。　His　family　consisted　of　eleven　children：　　William；　who　died　in　boyhood；　Edward；　Rufus；　Joshua；　Cyrus；　Thomas；　Albert；　Mary　Ann；　Cynthia；　Amelia；　and　the　youngest；　Rebecca　（Mrs。　Thompson　Trueman；　of　Sackville；　N。B。）

Edward　was　named　for　an　uncle　in　England。　He　made　his　home　in　Bay　Verte；　N。B。；　and　became　a　most　useful　and　acceptable　Methodist　local　preacher。　Two　of　the　Wood　family　were　teachers。　Thomas　W。　was　a　prominent　and　successful　educationalist。　The　Wood　family　were　more　than　ordinarily　gifted　intellectually。　Albert；　the　youngest　son；　became　celebrated　as　a　skilful　and　successful　sea　captain。　He　published　a　book；　entitled　〃Great　Circle　Sailing；〃　that　quite　changed　the　methods；　in　some　particulars；　from　which　ships　had　been　navigated　previously。　Captain　Wood　finally　settled　in　California；　where　he　now　lives；　and　is　an　enthusiastic　temperance　worker　and　writer。　Joshua　was　musically　inclined；　and　taught　the　old　fashioned　singing　school。　He　possessed　characteristics　that　made　him　quite　a　hero　with　many　of　his　friends。

Most　of　the　descendants　of　William　Wood　bearing　the　name　have　removed　from　the　country。

HARRIS。

The　Harris　name　is　one　of　the　oldest　in　Canada。　Arthur　Harris　came　from　Plymouth；　England；　to　Bridgewater；　New　England；　in　1650。　He　removed　from　there　to　Danby；　and　from　Danby　to　Boston　in　1696。　His　son；　Samuel；　was　with　Captain　Ben　Church's　expedition　to　Acadia　in　1704；　and　shortly　after　Acadia　came　into　possession　of　the　English　he　settled　in　Annapolis。　Michael　Spurr　Harris；　a　grandson　of　Samuel　Harris；　was　born　at　Annapolis　Royal　in　1804。　His　wife；　Sarah　Ann　Troop；　was　born　in　Aylesford　in　1806。　Michael　Harris　started　in　business　in　St。　John　in　1826；　in　1837　he　removed　his　family　to　Moncton　and　opened　a　general　store　and　carriage　building　establishment；　and　soon　after　added　shipbuilding　to　the　business。　After　his　death　the　business　was　very　successfully　conducted　for　many　years　by　his　two　sons；　the　late　John　Harris　and　Christopher　Harris。

This　firm　was　always　abreast　of　the　times；　and　the　city　of　Moncton　owes　much　to　its　enterprise　and　farsightedness。　The　late　Mrs。　John　A。　Humphrey　was　a　daughter　of　Michel　Spurr　Harris。

MAIN。

The　Mains　are　Scotch。　The　family　tree　goes　back　to　the　beginning　of　the　fifteenth　century；　one　branch　including　the　present　Lord　Rosebery　and　Sir　William　Alexander；　who　are　one　time　owned　Nova　Scotia　and　gave　the　Province　its　name。　David　Main　with　two　of　his　sons；　John　and　James；　emigrated　from　Dumfries。　Scotland；　to　Richibucto；　New　Brunswick；　in　the　spring　of　1821；　and　settled　at　Galloway；　on　the　farm　now　owned　by　Robert　Main；　a　grandson　of　David；　and　son　of　James。　James　married　Jane　Murray；　of　Shemogue。　James　Main；　of　Botsford；　is　also　a　son　of　theirs。　John　married　Jean　Johnstone；　and　lived　in　Kingston；　now　called　Rexton。　Mary　Jean　Main；　wife　of　Howard　Trueman；　is　his　daughter。　The　late　David　Main；　of　St。　Stephen；　was　a　son　of　John　Main。

SHARP。

Four　brothers　named　Sharp　came　to　the　Isthmus　from　Cornwallis；　N。S。；　about　the　year　1812。　Matthew　settled　in　Nappan；　William　in　Maccan；　Allan　in　Amherst；　and　John　in　Sackville。　Samuel　Sharp；　who　married　Fanny　Trueman；　was　a　son　of　William　Sharp。

WELDON。

Two　of　William　Trueman's　sons　married　into　the　Weldon　family。　I　am　not　able　to　give　any　more　information　about　the　Weldons　than　is　found　in　the　〃History　of　the　Blacks；〃　which　is　as　follows：　　〃A　Mr。　Weldon　left　London　for　Halifax　in　1760。　The　vessel　in　which　he　sailed　was　wrecked　on　the　coast　of　Portugal。　Returning　to　London；　in　1761；　he　found　that　his　wife　and　family　had　sailed　for　Halifax；　where　he　joined　them　in　the　fall　of　the　same　year。〃　　Mr。　Weldon　settled　first　in　Hillsboro　and　later　removed　to　Dorche