Raymond Paddock Gorham Collection #5

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RAYMOND PADDOCK GORHAM COLLECTION
PANB MC211

Misc. items - not sure where they are found in this collection.
Much appears to be notes taken from Land Petitions about Kingston Settlers.

MISC. NOTES:

= J.O. Betts, known as Capt. Betts (Rebel ?)

= Do not know if Fyler Dibley had nore than one daughter.

John London, Ralph London
* These two were Loyalist. / This record is taken from a poor copy of RPG's work.

Inhabitants of the township of Amesbury (pre-loyalist in NB)
1: Robert McKeen (Wm. McKeen, the son went in arms against Ft. Cumberland)
2: Tamerlane Campbell
3: John Whitney
4: John Sprag, (left) ... Darling, (good) on Kennebecasis

Ebenezer & Thaddus Scribner (Lot #4)  (see Sabine)


Raymond this material may be repeats / may be more than first copy ?

Joseph Dickson Native of Fairfield, Conn / historical data

David Pickett Native of Stanford, Conn


In the Crown Land records is found the application of John & Samuel Landon, dated 8 Sep 1819 asking 300 acres each in the parish of Wickham, adjoining lands granted to Isaac Clark. The application was sworn to before Gould Pickett. (Were these sons of John London who settled in Kingston?)
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June 25 1820
Enos Flewelling
John Flewelling
Joseph Flewelling       applied for land between Long's Creek,
James Wetmore          Washademoak and Studholm's Mill Stream
Thomas Flewelling      on Belleisle River.
Enos Flewelling, Jr.
Azor Flewelling
Reuben Craft
James Puddington
William Puddington, Jr
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May 29 1819
John Lyon  > 500 acres
W.H. Lyon  > 500 acres
George H. Lyon > 300 acres
Chas. Hamilton > 300 acres
Philo Lyon  > 250 acres
James B. Lyon > 250 acres
John Brown  > 250 acres

To commence about 3 or 4 miles above the falls of Nerepis Creek, to be granted in such a manor as to [...] a piece of barren land.
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Oct 30 1817
 Geo. West  > single, rec'd no land asks 300 acres each in
 Lieut. R. Nosy > Kingston on the rear line of lots No. 89 to 95 inclusive.
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Mar 9 1818
William Jewel Flewelling Received no land, sworn by John Forester.  Applied for lot No. 1 in the Kingston grant, also lot adjoining formerly granted to the widow Sarah Smith.
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Mar 9 1818
David Wetmore, rec'd no land, sworn by John Forester. Applied for lot No. 3 in the grant to widow Sarah Smith N/W side
Kenebecasis Bay.
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Jan 15 1819
Joel Crawford, rec'd 300 acres. Sworn by Benjamin B. Crawford. Asks for lot No. 1 in Kingston Grant which he purchased from Thatcher Sears and on which he has improved 20 acres.
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Feb 17 1817
Ezekiel Flewelling married, rec'd no land, certified by Justice Wetmore. Asks the encheated lot no. 20 in the Kingston Grant below the town plot, formerly granted to Wm. S. Oliver and not regranted.
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Feb 20 1817
Thomas Pettengell, married, rec'd No. 9 n/w side of Kennebecasis Bay in Kingston grant below the town plot and has not been regranted. Application recorded Nov. 29 1817.
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Aug 27 1816
  James Crawford, Senr. & Family received 200 acres
  ( Joel Crawford, & Family
  ( Benjamin Crawford, & Family
* (Daniel Crawford, & Family
  (Robert Crawford, & Family
  (Stephen Crawford, & Family
  (Hamlin Crawford, & Family
* these received no land, certified by Justic Pickett

Asks allotment in the Middle lands in Springfield, Kings County at its n. end adjoining the lot granted to Edward Webster
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Feb 4 1817
William Scovil, a family, received [200] acres
Daniel Scovil, single, received 200 acres

They ask for allottment on the upper part of Pascobac Creek adjoining land granted to Rev. Elias Scovil.
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Dec 21 1815
Henry Whelpley
Samuel Whelpley
James Whelpley
David Whelpley
Titus Whelpley

- having received no land - certified by Justus Smith, ask allotments between Kennebacasis River & Long Reach, next [..] the grant to [Jasper] Belding & others, land formerly surveyed for a number of blacks.
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Mar 12 1816
Henry Piers, Sr. & Family
Amos Perkins & family
Henry Piers, Jr ae 22
John Piers, ae 21
Samuel Piers, ae 18
Henry Perkins, ae 19
Samuel Perkins, ae 16

Certified by Justus Pickett
Ask allotment on the northerly line of the Pascobac Grant to Rev. Elias Scovil & others.
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Advertisement in the St. John Gazette of July 23, 1799

Notice was given by John James, attorney for the heirs of Thomas Kitchen against trespass on a lot No. 7, the southeast side of Belleisle Bay, drawn by Charles McNeil and sols by him to Thomas Kitchen.

A deed dated Sept 14 1814, from Sam'l [B..shaw] formerly of Tuckbury, England mentions Thomas Kitchen as deceased and conveys Lot 7 to Henry Piers of Kingston.
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There are several letters from places in the US and NS, to people in or of Kingston around the time of the Loyalist and later. Not copied here at this time.
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Lot No. 9
A deed dated Dec 15 1814 records the transfer of the rear part of half not No. 9 on the south east side of Belleisle Bay from the ownership of Benjamin Hinds to John Crawford, Jr. for the sum of thirty pounds. This lot was bounded by lands owned by Malcolm McKenzie, Bradbury Mills, Samuel Peirs and John Dan and was estimated to contain fifty acres.

The Hinds family continued to live in Kingston until the beginning of the twentith century, the last represenative being Brad Hinds the deaf and dumb shoemaker who had a little shop at the cotner of Kingston Creek and Backland roads. He with his family moved to St. John within the memory of the writer.



Mounted: 1 June 1999
Updated:Sunday, 17-Nov-2002 09:20:48 MST