Glimpses of the Past: History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
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Glimpses of the Past: History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784
Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)
New Brunswick -- History; Saint John River Valley (Me. and N.B.)
"The tract northwest of Maugerville of 20,000 acres (granted
separately) and that of 20,000 acres adjoining, granted with the
Township of Sunbury, to be made one Township of 40,000 acres and
to be called New-Town, and divided among eight Proprietors, which
will be 5,000 acres to each Proprietor, the same as in the other
Townships.
"By this method of dividing the townships all the lots will have a
sufficient breadth upon the River, and the worst lot there can
possibly be among them, will be of more value to any one
Proprietor than the five best lots of the several Townships laid
out as they are at present."
Signed W. SPRY.
A meeting was immediately held at the house of George Burns,
innholder, in New York, and it was unanimously decided by the
proprietors of the townships and their agents, to annul the former
division of lands and adopt the proposals of Capt. Spry. In accordance
with this decision the proprietors or their representatives, held a
meeting on Wednesday the 20th of April, 1768, and in the presence of
Dirck Brinckerhoff and Elias Desbrosses, justices of the peace and
aldermen of the City and County of New York, made a drawing of the
townships in the manner proposed, the result of which appears below.
[Illustration: Map of the River St John in the province of Nova Scotia.
Exhibiting The Grants to Officers &c. in 1765 with other
patents.
From the Survey of Mr Chas Morris and other surveyors.]
TOWNSHIP OF GAGE.
Lot. No.
1. John Lewis Gage.
2. Daniel Disney.
3. John Fenton, Esq.
4. Beamsley Glasier, Esq.
5. Dr. Thomas Blair.
6. James Finlay.
7. Jacob Jordan.
8. George Johnstone.
9. Thomas Clapp.
10. Oliver Delancey, jr., Esq.
11. Col. Frederick Haldimand.
12. William Keough.
13. Rev. Phillip Hughes.
14. Charles Morris, jr., Esq.
15. William Johnstone, Esq.
16. Synge Tottenham.
17. William Spry, Esq.
18. George Gillman.
19. Frederick Haldimand, jr.
20. Guy Johnstone.
TOWNSHIP OF SUNBURY.
Lot. No.
1. Alexander John Scott.
2. Dr. Robert Bell.
3. Thomas Hutchinson, Esq.
4. John Collins, Esq.
5. John Irving, jr., Esq.
6. John Desbruyeres. Esq.
7. Francis Greenfield.
8. Daniel Carleton.
9. Thomas Smelt, Esq.
10. Richard Shorne.
11. George Fead.
12. Edward Bulkely, Esq.
13. John Leake Burrage.
14. Oliver Shorne.
15. Isaac Caton.
16. John Norberg.
17. Hugh Parker.
18. James Allen.
19. James Simonds.
20. Nathaniel Rogers, Esq.
TOWNSHIP OF BURTON.
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