the chignecto isthmus and its first settlers-第5节

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ed　Major　How；　an　officer　in　Eddy's　command。　Upon　the　failure　of　the　rebellion；　Mrs。　How　and　Mrs。　Eddy　fled　to　the　United　States。　Alpheus　Morse's　sons　were　Alpheus；　James；　Joseph；　Silas；　and　John。　The　two　first　lived　in　Cumberland；　where　their　descendants　are　still　found。　Judge　Morse　and　Dr。　Morse；　of　Amherst；　are　sons　of　James。　Joseph　emigrated　to　Ohio；　where　his　descendants　now　live。　Silas　married　a　sister　of　Judge　Alexander　Stewart；　C。B。　Among　his　descendants　are　Sir　Charles　Tupper's　family；　Rev。　Richards　（sic）　Simmonds'　family；　and　Charles　Fullerton；　K。C。　John　Morse　married　a　daughter　of　Sheriff　Charles　Chandler；　the　father　of　Lieutenant…Governor　Chandler。　Among　his　descendants　are　the　family　of　the　late　Judge　Morse　of　Dalhousie；　and　the　C。　Milner　family　of　Sackville。　A　daughter　of　Alpheus　Morse　married　Judge　Stewart。　Among　his　descendants　are　Judge　Townsend　of　Halifax；　and　Senator　Dickey's　family　of　Amherst。

There　were　three　AyersElijah；　Obediah　and　Josephwho　came　with　the　emigration　of　1763　and　settled　in　Sackville。　Obediah　joined　the　Eddy　rebels　in　1776；　and　was　made　a　commodore　by　the　Continental　Congress　after　he　left　Cumberland。　The　Ayers　in　Sackville　are　descendants　of　these　grantees。

Josiah　Throop　was　an　engineer　in　the　British　army。　He　surveyed　the　township　of　Cumberland；　and　Throop's　plan　is　still　referred　to。　His　grant　was　in　Upper　Point　de　Bute；　where　some　of　his　descendants　still　live。　He　represented　the　township　in　the　Halifax　Assembly　in　1765。

There　were　three　HustonsJohn；　William　and　Alexander。　They　lived　near　Fort　Cumberland。　The　name　occurs　still　in　the　county　of　Cumberland。

Joshua　Winslow；　as　we　have　stated；　was　the　first　representative　sent　from　Cumberland　to　the　Legislature　at　Halifax；　and　was　a　member　of　the　Winslow　family；　so　distinguished　in　colonial　history。　He　was　engaged　at　Chignecto　with　Capt。　Huston；　in　the　commissary　business。　The　latter　in　one　of　his　trips　to　Boston　picked　up　a　waif　in　the　person　of　Brook　Watson；　a　young　man　who　had　had　one　of　his　legs　bitten　off　by　a　shark　in　West…Indian　waters。　Watson　was　trained　under　Winslow；　and　the　foundation　of　his　success　was　hereby　laid。　General　Joshua　was　Commissary…General　of　the　British　in　Nova　Scotia。　He　left　Fort　Cumberland　in　1783。　He　was　paymaster　of　the　troops　in　Quebec　in　1791　and　died　there　ten　years　later。　A　grandson　of　his；　a　Mr。　Trott；　lives　at　Niagara　Falls　in　a　fine　old　colonial　mansion　full　of　treasures　of　the　Colonial　period；　with　many　relics　and　personal　effects　of　General　Winslow。

The　Bents　were　from　New　England。　There　were　two　brothers；　John　and　Jesse。　John　settled　in　Amherst　and　Jesse　in　Fort　Lawrence。　There　are　a　large　number　of　their　descendants　in　the　country。

Gamaliel　Smethurst　represented　the　county　of　Cumberland　at　Halifax；　in　1770。　He　returned　to　England　and　published　a　book　in　London；　in　1774；　describing　a　voyage　from　Nepisiquit　to　Cumberland。　None　of　this　name；　so　far　as　we　know；　now　reside　in　the　country。

Sennacherib　Martyn　was　a　captain　in　Winslow's　expedition　to　capture　Fort　Beausejour。　He　brought　with　him　to　Westmoreland　Point；　as　slaves；　a　negro　family；　to　whom　he　afterwards　gave　their　freedom；　and　gave　them　also　his　name　（now　spelled　Martin）。　Captain　Martyn　married　the　widow　Oulton　and　settled　in　Jolicure。　He　was　godfather　to　George　and　Elizabeth；　the　children　of　Col。　William　Allan。

James　Law　was　a　commissary　at　the　fort　and　a　colonel　of　militia。　He　was　a　large　property　owner　in　Point　de　Bute　on　both　sides　of　the　ridge。　Reverses　of　fortune　came；　and　finally　he　died　a　parish　charge。

Benoni　Danks　represented　the　county　of　Cumberland　at　the　Halifax　Assembly。　Tradition　says　his　death　was　caused　by　falling　into　the　hold　of　a　vessel。　The　Danks　left　the　country　about　the　year　1830。

Thomas　Dickson　was　born　in　Dublin；　and　came　to　Connecticut　when　an　infant。　He　married　a　Wethered。

The　Kings　were　from　New　England。　They　settled　in　Fort　Lawrence；　and　from　there　removed　to　different　parts　of　the　country。

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　compr