From The Scrapbook By Rev. Bill Randall

PROM THE SCRAPBOOK BY DR. BILL RANDALL Harvey Lionews, April 1994

(Prepared by Helen Craig and Jocelean Hall)

HARVEY SETTLERS

The first settlers of Harvey Settlement sailed from Berwick-upon-Tweed on 28 May 1837 on board the brig. “Cornelius of Sunderland”, landing in Saint John on 12 July 1837, and travelled up the St. John River to Fredericton on the steamer “Waterwitch”. A complete passenger list of those on board ship did not survive the passage of time, and most lists of the first settlers just included the names of the men, as heads of the families, or single men. In January, Helen Craig located at the Provincial Archives a list of the emigrants who applied for land on the “New St. Andrews Road” in August 1837, and this list included the names and ages of the family members. (PANB RS 637/26d Emigrant List for Harvey Settlement 1837).

In the same file was a list of persons who drew ballots for land, and a list of names of “English Emigrants” who had settled on the land. (The lists were transcribed by Jocelean Hall from photocopy of handwritten originals.)

LIST OF PERSONS WHO BALLOT FOR LAND IN THE HARVEY SETTLEMENT

here Henry Craigs – No. I1R

here David Cesford – No. 8L

here Robert Wilson – No. 10L

not here John Thompson – No. 9R drawn by James Nesbit

here Thomas Herbert – No. 7R

here John Cockburn – No. 18L

here James Mowet – No. 6R

not here Thomas Mowet – No. 12L drawn by James Mowet

here James Cowe – No. 15L

here John Wightman – No. 19R

here William Grieve – No. 7L

here Matthew Piercy – No. 14R

here Alexander Hay – No. 13R

here Thomas Piercy – No. 18R

here John Gregg – No. 9L

here Thomas Kay – No. 15R drawn by James Craig

here Alexander Montgomery 7 No. 14L

here William Messer -.No. 6L

not here William Bell – No.’11L drawn by James Nesbit

here James Nesbit – No. 12R

here John Nesbit – No. 20L

here William Embleton – No. 17R drawn by Robert Embleton

here John Carmichael – No 19L & 20R

singlemen John Scott James Cockburn

Thomas Thomson James Thomson

Thomas Brown William Robson

. Andrew Montgomery Jun.

By transfer from ( John Fallen – No. 8R by James Nesbit

Hanwell Settlement ( McKinney – No. 13L by I. W. Jouett, Esq.

The Lots denominated in the Ballott as Right and Left from Wests Line to Simonds Grants. English Emigrants. (PANB-RS 637/26d Emigrant List for Harvey Settlement.)

EMIGRANTS

Who ask land on the New St. Andrews Road

22 Head of families, 5 single & 1 Brother & Sister

Headings of columns: No., Name, Age and Occupation —

1 David Cesford 34 Labour 7^–2 Betsy Mowet 30 wife

2 Margaret Cesford 34 James Cove 32 bus Labour

3 We Taite 50 Labour 2 Isabel] Cove 31 wife

4 Barbara Cesfore 9 Mother^–in^–law 50

S Margaret Cesford 6 ₄ Eleanor Cove 7 dau

6 John Cesford 3 3 Mary Cove 4 eau

1-7 Infant 4 weeks 8^–6 Davie Cove ¹f son

Robert Wilson 34 hush Labour John Scott 39 bro Carpenter

2 Mary Wilson 34 wife 9^–2 — Scott C sister

‘ 3 Betsy Wilson ¹8 dau John Wigbtman 45 busb Labour

4 Thomas Wilson ¹6 son 2 Mary Wightean 44 wife

5 Mary Wilson 10 dau Eleanor Wigbtman ‘4 dau

6 Margaret Wilson 8 dau 4 :sabell Wightman ” dau

7 Robert Wilson • 6 son 5 john Wightman 8 son

8 Alexander Wilson 3 son 0^–6 Elizabeth Wightean 6 dau

2^–9 Jane Wilson 3 no. dau William Grieve 4; bus Shep.

‘ John Thompson 35 bus Teacher 2 Elean Grieve 47 wife

2 Isabella Thompson 29 wife 3 jobn Grieve 15 son

3 John Thompson ¹6f nephew 4 Patrick Grieve ‘3 son

4 John Thompson S son 5 William Grieve ” son

5 Betsy Thompson 3. dau 6 George Grieve 9 son

3^–6 Margaret Thompson ¹f dau Alison Grieve 8 eau

Thomas Herbert 3⁷ hus Miller 8 Henry Grieve 6 son

2 L Isabell Herbert 36 wife ^1-9 Margaret Grieve 3 eau

3 Eleanor Embleton 20 sister Matbew ?iercy 22 bus Labour

4 Elisabeth Embleton 18 sister 12^–2 Agnes ?iercy r wife

5 Robert Embleton 16 bro Labour -‘.1i Jazes Cockburn 22 Taylor

6 Margaret Herbert ‘2 eau Alexr Hay . 46 hus 31.snitb

7 Isabella Herbert 1C dau 2 Jane Hay wife

8 Robert Herbert 8 son 3 William Hay . 2¹ son 31.smith

9 Mary Hetbert 3 dau 4 Andrew Hay 2C son 81,smith

4^–10 Christina Herbert ¹ dau c Alexr Hay 18 son

1 John Cockburn bus Labour 6 Mary Hay ‘4 dau

2 Betsy Cockburn. wife John Hay 12 son

3 James Cockburn 22 son Taylor 8 Jane Hay 6 •dau – •

4 George Cockburn 20 son Labour 9 isabell Hay 4 eau  

5:_ Isabell^– Cockburn ¹8 dau ^‘0, Eleanor Bay ‘ eau-

6 Betsy^–Cockburn 16 eau Thomas Piercy . 48 bus^– labour

7 William Cockburn. 4 son 2 Mary ?iercy 4; wife  

8 Charlotte Cockburn 12 eau 3 Betsy ?iercy 20 dau

9 Andrew Cockburn 10 son Mary ^:’iercy ^‘8 dau

¹0 Thomas Cockburn 7 son Isabell Pierce ¹6 dau

5^-11 Ralph Cockburn 3 son ‘5^–6 Walter Piercy ‘b son

Janes Mowet 28 bus Labour John Gregg 45 hus Labour

2 Catherine Mowet 30 wife . . 2 Mary Gregg 45 wife

6^–3 Agnes Kowet 8 mo. 3 Jane Greg 21 eau Labour

Thomas Mowet 30 hus Miller 4 James Gregg 20 son Labour

Source: Rev. Bill Randall’s “From The Scrapbook Vol. One.”