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twenty-five years a postmaster there, and is now at Arrisot. The youngest son, Edward Burritt, is in Nevada, U.S. The daughter was married to Benjamin Chaffey. She resides at Hastings, Ontario, and has a family of six children. Besides those not. living, I have sixteen grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. Mrs. Kilborn, after a married life of sixty-two years, died in October, 1877. The two succeeding years after the beginning of the Perth settlement, I had the contract for the transport of all the stores and supplies made by the government to the settlement; some five or six hundred loads. settlers, their baggage, seed, etc., transported from Brockville to the settlement, cost the government three dollars and a quarter per hundred; the next two winters the direct road being opened, it was done for from one-half to three-quarters of a dollar per hundred. In 1828, I was elected with the late William Buell, Esq., to the Parliament of Upper Canada, receiving about 1,000 votes of the 1,200, the whole polled. At the expiration of that Parliament, I had moved to Kilmarnock, on the Rideau Canal, which was then being constructed, and commenced business there Before the next election, a very respectable deputation of my former constituents from the County of Leeds, was sent me, with the request that I would again stand for the ensuing election, which I had to decline, and Matthew M. Howard was elected in my place. I have been a merchant in trade about twenty-five years, and about the same length of time engaged in the Quebec and American lumber trade. I have held the following offices, not one of which did I solicit or ask for :— In 1818, Ensign rst Regiment, Leeds Militia: appointed by Samuel Smith, administrator. 1530—Captain 4th Regiment Leeds Militia; Sir John Colborn, Governor. 1831—-Justice of the Peace. In the fall and winter of 1837 and 1838, I was on duty in command of a company of volunteers at Gananoque, six months. 1841—Major 2nd Regiment Leeds Militia; Lord Sydenham, Governor. © 1846 — Lieutenant-Colonel 8th Regiment Leeds Militia; Lord Cathcart, Governor. 1847—Lieutenant-Colonel ; Lord Elgin, Governor. 1849—Commission in Oueen’s Bench; Sir John B. Robinson, Chief-Justice, | 1852 — Postmaster, Brockville; Hon. J. Morris, Postmaster-General. 1853-4-5—-Associate Judge of Assize, Brockville. I was placed on the Half-pay List by the British Government, in 1825, in connection with all the officers of the Incorporated Regiment, and which I now receive ; and, so far as I can learn, I am the of age on the 27th of June, 1878. THE WEATHERHEAD FAMILY. Samuel Weatherhead was born in Barbadoes, West Indies. At an early age, he ran away from home, taking passage in a merchant ship for England, During the voyage the merchantman was captured by pirates, who held a consultation as to the advisability of making the captives walk a plank into the sea, under the plea, that “dead men tell no tales ;” but, by a small majority, it was decided to spare their lives. The crew was then divided, one half being transferred to the pirate ship. The merchantman was taken in tow and the voyage continued. Ina few days a fierce storm arose which parted the ships, and, as the merchantman was never heard of after, it is supposed that she went down with all on board. Fortunately for the subject of this sketch, he was one of the crew taken on board the pirate. Several of the captured joined the pirates, but the majority refusing to do so, they were landed the bucanneers. Ina short time asail hove in sight, which proved to bea ship engaged in the lumber trade and bound for Quebec, where young Weatherhead was safely landed. Of an adventurous spirit, Canada, and proceeded to Upper Canada, taking up land a short distance below Maitland, where he became a merchant. His eldest son, John, Oficer in the war of 1812, and afterwards Custom House Officer at Brockville. During the war, the store below Maitland was plundered by a marauding band of Americans. At the battle of Crysler’s Farm, John Weatherhead played an important part, having charge of the skirmishers who led the Americans into the general engagement. W. L. Weatherhead, of Westport, another son, was engaged in the war as a militiaman. The remaining sons were James and Alexander. Was an THE SHERWOOD FAMILY. Justus Sherwood, who was a captain in the Colonial Militia on active service during the American war of independence, came into the Province of Quebec about the year 1777, and remained at St. John’s for some time. His second son, the late Mr. Justice Sherwood, was bornthere. Justus Sherwood afterwards settled in the Township of Augusta, on a
