A reprint from We Lived (A GENEALOGICAL NEWSLETTER OF NEW BRUNSWICK SOURCES published by Cleadie B. Barnett)
Return of Inhabitants in the
Township of Hillsborough in the
County of Cumberland June 1
1783.
#1 - Heads of Families, #2 - Wife, #3 - Of age male, #4 of age female #5 Children under age, #6 - Remarks
Joshua Gildart & his maid -
- - -
John Geldart
w - - 1 -
Robert (...)
w - - 2 don't know
sirname
William Senton w
- - 2 -
Joseph (...)
w - - 5 don't know
sirname
John Hooper
w - - 5 intends to
move further up river
John Mitten
w - - 1 intends to
move further up river
Thomas Briggs
w - - 3 -
Christr. Horsman w
- - 3 -
John Babino
w - - 6 -
Dominick Babino w
- - 4 -
Gregory Tibido w
1 1 2 -
Germain Tibido alias
John Gorgin
w - - 1 -
David Wilburn
w - - - -
Nathl. Stiles
w 2 1 - -
Jacob Recker,Senr. w
2 1 - -
Jacob Recker,Junr. w
- - 2 2 nearly full grown sons
Peter Loots
w - 1 5 -
James Smith
w 1 2 2 -
Joseph Resherd w
- 1 2 -
Charles Myres
w - - 4 -
Joseph Leshere w
- - 5 -
Amiable Resherd w
- - 1 -
John Duboy
w - 1 - -
Meshel Goovin
- - - - Young men,
sons of Jacque Duboys wife.
Lewis Goovin
- - - - Have agreed
to fix with farm & stock.
Pier Jona
w 4 - 5 (One of this
mans sons is ... person.)
John Steeve
w - - 4 -
Michael Loots
w 4 - - 3 sons on
other side of the River this year
Henry Loots
- - - - -
Jacob Steeves
w - - 5 -
Widow Steeve
- - - 1 -
Lutwick Steeve -
- - - -
Matthew Steeve -
- - - -
Henry Steeve
- - - - -
Henry Steeve
w - - 1 -
Martin Peck
w - - 11 -
Martin Peck, Junr. -
- - - son of Martin Peck/a young man
James Peck
- - - - I am to fix
out with a Farm and stock
Jacob Peck
- - - - " "
" " " " " "
" "
James Charters w
- - 5 -
Willm. Daniels w
- 2 4 -
Joseph Ells
w - - 4 -
A Dutch Woman
- - - 3 -
George Waterman -
- - 5 -
34w 14 10 110 -
45 families*
34 wives
14 sons of age
10 daughters of age
103 souls of age
110 souls under age
213 Souls
* Will in another year add at least 15 more families which with the above 45 families will make 60 families which with 10 more engaged to go next spring will make 70 families.
This Settlement has cost upwards of Ten thousand Pounds Sterling including interest of money. Intention Interests of money because the Produce of Grain and Increase of Stock has not been received by the Proprietors, but left on the Premises from Year to Year for this ten years past as a Fund or ready supply for such Tenants as Annually engage to Settle and by this mode we are never at a loss for Stock and Grain to furnish any Tenants that may offer us the Heirs of the late Joseph Gerrish, Esq. has now a very great quantity of Stock on the Premises for that purpose and indeed the last will and testament forbids taking off the Premises.
(Note/CBB: There were at rough count over 200 Oxen, 265 Cows, 25 Bulls, 117 yearling calves, 104 Hiefers and 92 Bull calves, 28 male horses, 45 mares, 45 male colts and 15 mare colts, there were 434 lambs and many more animals that I got tired adding their numbers, so there was indeed a large stock of animals on these farms.)