MAY 3, 1817
Marriages: The Acadian Recorder reports these in a limited manner, but they originate throughout the Province. Often the dates found in this section and the Deaths section contain two references of inst. (or instant) and ult. (or ultimo). These refer to the month in which the date occured. Inst. or instant means the date is in the current month. Ult. or ultimo means the date given is in the previous month.
Deaths: Again these originate throughout the Province, and sometimes are International.
Ship News: The news typically lists ship arrivals and departures, usually by giving ship name, master, and home port or last port sailed from. Sometimes there are also passengers lists, information of wrecks etc which are reported under this section as well. If you see the symbol "&.c" in the texts, this was the old form of "etc".
Estate Notices: These were advertisements placed when someone died announcing that claims against and owed to the estate had to be settled within a certain time period. This section is a compliment to the Deaths section as an additional source. This section will be done once every few months. Since they often ran the same ad for 2 years, the list usually stays the same for a long period of time. Sources here are not only the name of the deceased, but also those who administered the estate, usually other family members. The complete text is not done. This is just a list containing estate owner, administrator(s) and the date the original notice was placed (if available).
Advertisers: Again this section is
a list of names, with type of business and location if available.
Real estate sales will also
appear in this section, whether private or public/sherrif auction.
This section and the next are not being included yet, but will be eventually
added in.
Snips and Clips: Interesting odds and ends.
- On Saturday last by the Rev. Dr. Inglis, Mr. James Butler to Mrs. Catharine Hunt.
- At St. John N.B. on the 11th ult. by the Rev. George Pidgeon, Thomas Lance jun. Esq., only son of Thomas Lance Esq. of Liverpool in England, to Esther third daughter of Henry Wright Esq. Collector of H.M. Customs of the Province of New Brunswick.
- On Saturday evening last by the Rev. Dr. Gray, Mr. John Philips to Miss Eleanor daughter of the late Mr. James Barron of this town.
- At Yarmouth on the 16th ultimo of a typhus fever occasioned by excessive fatigue in travelling from this place, Mr. John Wentworth Moody, grandson of the late Col. James Moody of Weymouth, in the 23d year of his age. [ . . . ]
- At his residence in Lockman street Thursday morning last, Mr. Peter Reid, late of the Island of Jamaica aged 40 years.
Sunday April 27 arr.
His Majesty's ship Egeria, Capt. Rowley 35 days from Portsmouth.
brig Aimwell, Morrison & [brig] Louisa, Oswald 39 days from
Aberdeen.
[_?_] Robert, 5 days from New York.
Tuesday April 29 arr.
ship Protector from Greenock. Passenger - Mr. Wm Kidston jr of this
town and a number of farmers and mechanics.
brig Perceval, from London.
brig Minerva, from London.
sch. Good Intent from Jamaica.
brig Peggy, Withman of Manchester, from Tobago.
Thursday May 4[? should be 1] arr.
brig Lucy, Fell, from Cork.
Sailed on Saturday last HM brig Opossum, Capt. Lord John Hay, for Bermuda, and Princess Elizabeth packet for New York.
H.M. ships Active and Pique sailed from Jamaica March 18 as convoy to
a number of vessels bound to Campeachy and Porto Bello to protect them
from insurgent privateers.
The brig Freetown, Archibald of this port arrived at New York
the 20th inst. from Kingston, Jam. in 26 days passage.
The brig Sally, Rumford was to sail from New York for this
place on the 27th inst.
The Aimwell spoke on the 25th March the ship Canada from Aberdeen bound
to St. John N.B.
A Spanish ship from Cuba in lat. 28,20 long.79,40, was boarded from a sch. under Carthagenian colours manned with Americans who robbed her of money, clothes, sails &c. It was supposed to be the Potosi, Capt. Chase.
The Jane, Hueliu sailed from Newfoundland 20th Nov. for Bilbon;
was parted with 22d by the Jane, Collins of Poole and has not since been
heard of.
The brig Minerva from London spoke 18th ult. on the Grand Bank, brig
Cossack from St. Andrews 17 days out - all well.
The brig Sprightly sailed from Aberdeen for this place 19 days before
Aimwell and Louisa. The brig Douglas was to sail about the 2d inst.
for Pictou and Halifax.
ESTATE
NOTICES
E
= estate owner; A = administraters; D = orig. date
E = William Lockhart of newport
A = Martha Lockhart; Daniel Lockhart;
John Chambers
D = January 25, 1817
E = Elihn Fuller, sen. of Horton
A = William Fuller; Thomas Fuller;
Elihn Fuller; Oliver Fuller
D = January 1, 1816
E = James Densmore County of Hants
A = Samuel Densmore; William Densmore
D = January 17, 1817 Newport.
E = Samuel T. Prescott of Dartmouth
A = Charles R. Prescott; John Owen;
Thomas Hosterman.
D = January 1, 1817
E = Joshua Sanford Esq. of Newport
A = Elisha Sanford; John Sanford
D = January 6, 1816
E = William Wilson, Mason, of Windsor Road
A = Francis Wilson; Joseph Wilson
D = March 2 [no year given]
E = John George Conlaw Boutlier sen. of
St. Margaret's Bay
A = Barbara Boutlier; J.G.C. Boutlier
D = June 20, 1816
E = Alexander Wills, Gardener, of Halifax
A = James Smith; William Annand
D = February 15, 1817
E = Francis Hutchinson of Windsor
A = Fawnia Hutchinson; Benja. Dewolf
D = January 1, 1816
E = Stephen Lee, Ships Clerk HMS Borer & Loup
Cervier
A = Israel Harding
D = May 1, 1816 Halifax
E = Thomas Gouin
A = John O'Brien
D = June 15, 1816 Halifax
E = Peter Vroom of Aylesford
A = Geo. Vroom; John Vroom
D = July 22, 1816
E = Clement Breaux, Mariner, of Halifax
A = John Demeresq
D = July 6, 1816
E = Rev. Thomas Shreve of Lunenburg
A = Abigail Shreve; Caleb Shreve
D = September 16 [no year given]
E = Charles Wright, Baker, of Halifax
A = Henry Wright; Nicholas Wright;
Enoch Wiswell
D = January 13, 1816
E = Patrick Heffernan, Trader, of Nova Scotia
A = James Heffernan; George Grassie
D = January 18, 1817 Halifax
E = John Pulsifer of Chester
A = Mary Pulsifer; Joseph Pulsifer
D = December 6, 1816
E = Edward Bond of Halifax
A = W.K. Reynolds; John Rogers
D = September 14, 1816
E = Thomas Adams of Halifax
A = Margaret Adams; Francis Stevens;
William Verge
D = April 3, 1816
E = Alexander Smith of halifax
A = Mary Smith
D = May 18, 1816
SNIPS & CLIPS
[The following entry is incomplete. It was reported using two issues, so for part two please go to May 10th.]
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor with the advice of His Majesty's
Council has been pleased to appoint the following gentlemen to be Commissioners
to superintend the repair of roads and bridges throughout the Province
the present year, and in such service to expend the sums of money set opposite
to their names respectively.
[Each of these men had a particular area and / or road assigned. If
you want that particular information, please email me
with the name and I will look it up. Please be patient. I'll
reply as soon as I can.]
| Name A - E | Name F - L | Name M - R | Name S - Z |
| Samuel F. Archibald | William Flemming | John Prescott | Robert Vance |
| Samuel Archibald | Thomas Fletcher | Abraham Newcomb | George Thompson |
| Samuel Albro | Thomas Johnson | Frederick Major | William Smith |
| John Elder | Valentine Gill | George M'Intosh | Titus Smith |
| John Archibald | Thomas Leonard | John M'Alpine | ______ Smith |
| Ebenezer Archibald | John Higgins | Donald M'Kenzie | John Shultz |
| Robert Dixon | David Hamilton | Christian Merlin | Daniel Weir |
| John Dixon | Edward Langley | William M'Haffey | Samuel Tupper |
| Thomas Beard | William Hemlow | John M'Keen | Luke Upham |
| John Corbett | David Flemming | Charles Rathburne | William Shey |
| John Dixon | J. Fulton | G. M'Intosh | John Yuil |
| John Corbett | James Fulton | Miles M'Innes | Nathaniel Symonds |
| John Douglas | Robert Lowden | Joseph Mahar | W. Taylor |
| James Carmichael Sen. | William Fraser | James Norris | Samuel Stevenson |
| John Crocket | Alexander Grant | Robert M'Kay | John Ward |
| Alexander Archibald | John Holmes | Daniel M'Haffey | J.N. Shannon |
| Robert Cutler | John Fraser | John M'Donald | John Smith |
| William Atwater | George Ives | John M'Lean jun. | Andrew Thompson |
| James Bradshaw | David Lowden | George Roy | Benjamin Weaver |
| Archibald Cameron | T.W. Hierlihy | John Marshall | N. Woodworth |
| William Baker | James Keys | A. M'Cara | Joseph Sewell |
| Augustus Desbarres | Luke Harrison | Elisha Randall | Levi Stevens |
| W. Donkin | Luther Lushy | David M'Coll | H. V-Buskirk |
| Charles Brown | Andrew Forshner | William Matheason | William Young |
| D. Caldwell | Daniel Lockhart | George Roy | Ab. Troop |
| James N. Crane | David Lockhart | James Miller | Henry Troop |
| Joseph Allen | Samuel Gilmore | Gabriel Purdy | J. Warwick |
| E. Calkin | Nathaniel Lord | D. M'Farlane | Thomas White |
| S.H. Crane | William Fuller | J. Morse | James Whidden |
| James Allison | Simon Fitch jun. | Thomas Pitts | |
| Joseph Crane | J. Fullerton | G. Miner | |
| Thomas Chipman | James Kerr | L. Morris | |
| James Chesly | Jesse Lewis | James Parker | |
| Joseph Bent | Henry Gisner | N. Parker | |
| Edward Dance | A. Gisner | Charles M'Carthy | |
| Thomas Chute | Samuel Harris | ||
| D. Dakin | J.J. Harris | ||
| Jacob Cornwall | Joseph Jones | ||
| W. Johnson | |||
| C.U. Jones |
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