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IIO HISTORY OF LEEDS AND GRENVILLE.
TOWNSHIP OF FDWARDSBURG ( Continued. ) TOWNSHIP OF EDWARDSBURG ( Continued.)
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4, A James RoTONES Sas cles All 200}May 17th, 1802 8} 5 |Ephraim Jones.... . All 200/May 17th, 1802
2 Pea Grant ee! eee s All 200 May 17th, 1802 6 John Burke et al ye ásás All 200 Mar. Ist, I797
3 Alexander Campbell. . All 20c/May 26th, 1796 8 |John McKindlay.. .. All 200|/May 17th, 1802
4 |james Noel.......... WI-2 |100/May 28th, 1796 Io |William Snyder..... All 200/May 17th, 1802
4 |Alexander Campbell..] E1-2 — |100)/May 26th, 1796 II |Ephraim Jones........ All 200|May 17th, 1802
5 Alexander Campbell... All 200|May 26th, 1796 13 |Thomas Fraser....... All 200|June 30th, 1801
6 |Mark William Smith | = All 20c|May 26th, 1798 17 |Capt. William Fraser. . All —_|200/May 28th, 1796
Io jJames Koche........- All 200|May 17th, 1502 32 {Robert Parker.... ... All 200| Mar. 26th, 1798
II | Thomas Boyd.....--- pi i Reg 100}Dec. 2nd, 1802 36 |Capt. P. Drummond. . All 200|Nov. 25th, 1802
15-16|Capt. William Fraser.. Pt. May 28th, 1796 9" 1-2 \John McKindlay...... All 400|May 17th, 1802
| 20 fre Os ee ee W 1-2 100)May 17th, 1802 17 ) (Christopher Cr]. Hall
22 |John Campbell........ All 200|May 28th, 1796 18 f |Treadway ef al.... . All 400|May 17th, 1802
23 |Alexander Campbell. All 200)May 28th, 1796
32 None in 10th Concession.
3 Alexander Campbell. | All 600)May 28th, 1796
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35-36] James Campbell...... All 400/June 30th, 1801 The following is a summary of the Assessment of
37 |Philip Dulmage... . All 200|June toth, 1501
5} 8 |John McBane... ... All 200}May 17th, 1802 the Township for 1877 :—
> .L Lhomas.fraser.... +. «+ All 200} Nov. 25th, 1802
Io 6|Thomas Fraser........ All 200|/May 17th, 1802 Number of persons assessed, 1,212.
I2 ) | oe Number of acres assessed, 69,826.
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3| Saplerane AUG, ASB 1799 Number of acres cleared, 32,201.
té John Dennison.. . . . . . . All 400}Aug. 13th, 1799 Value of real property, $1,189,610.
21 |Henry Bigford ez af, .. All zoolMar. Ist, 1797 Value of taxable income, $8oo.
A James Jackson ef az... . All 200}May 17th, 1802 Value of personal property, $68,850.
25 Amount of real and personal property, $1,258,460.
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27 \ | Alexander Campbell.. N Pt May 26th, 1796 Taxes imposed by Municipality, $5,082.
ns Taxes imposed by Counties, $2,949.
30] | Expenditure for roads and bridges, $1,561.
22 LEE TIESS..0'06 ios 0 0's W I-2 100|May 17th, 1502
33 |Robert Parker ez a/.... All 200/May 26th, 1798 Expenditure for schools, $1,659.
35 | William Snyder ez az . . All 200|May 17th, 1802 Total assets, $31,279.
36 1] William Walsh ez a/... All 200|April 14th, 1798
37 |John McArthur....... All 200/May 17th, 1802
6} x |Abraham Bolton ez a/.. All 200|Mar. Ist, 1797 JAMES MILLER ;
3 |Ihomas Fraser ...... E 1-2 [oo|June 30th, 1801 AND EARLY INCIDENTS.
3 | Robert Parker ae ie W I-2 100|Aug. roth, 1801
Rage og kest nee ey = Mar. Ist, 1797 John Miller came to Canada in 1833, from Scot¬
6 |Thomas Boyd. Sse All 200! Dec. 2nd, 1802 land. He purchased part of Lot 21, in the 7th Con¬
| 7 |Jacob Beristile....... er 200/Mar. Ist, 1797 | cession, from Daniel Keeler. At that time there
12 |Henry Bigford ez a/..... All 200/Mar. Ist, 1797
13 |Lt.-Col. Ebenr. Jessup ere 200|Aug. 24th, 1797 were but three houses in Spencerville, occupied by
| 14 |Capt. Thomas Fraser. . 1-2 1oo}fune 8th, 1796 3 é ;
I5 |Capt. Thomas Fraser. . All 200/June 4th, 1796 Daniel Spencer, David Snyder and George Ruther¬
16 [John Dulmage....... All 200|/June 1oth, 1801 | ford. Mr. Miller raised the following family :—
18 |Henry Anderson...... W 1-2 100}Mar. Ist, 1797 : K
21 |Edward Jessup....... All 20c|May 17th, 1802 | Margaret, who married Thomas Ferguson ; David,
cially i bid aig caine re 200|Noy. 25th, 1802 | resides in Oxford; Jennett, who married Walter
23 |Capt. Joseph Jessup... All 200/May 27th, 1797 |
29 |John Burke ez ae oak - 200|Mar. Ist, 1797 | Elliott, of Beachburg ; and James. John Miller died
130-31} William Fraser, 5r.... 400|\June 4th, 1796 :
33) |William Fraser, Sr... | All sabe tate 4th, 1796 | 1M February 1859, aged 78 years. He opened the
33) | Thos. and Wm. Fraser All 200\July 24th, 1799 | first blacksmith shop in the township, and for many
35 [John Dulmage........ All 200|June roth, 1801 i ;
36-37| Capt. Peter Drummond] All 400|Nov. 25th, 1802 | years carried on an extensive business, three of his
7| 2 |Capt. Thomas Fraser.. All 200|\June 4th, 1796 rigs . :
3 |Thomas Fraser... .. | All as june 30th, 1801 | SONS assisting In the trade. He was én elder is
4 John Dainese Se ecee. | i 200\June toth, 1801 | the Presbyterian Church and took an active part in
Thomas Boyd........ Dec. 2nd, 1802 e. gő ;
8 Capt. ez nagz Weebik All yar The per 1796 | building the first Presbyterian Church at Spencer¬
D [William McNeal,...,; W 3-4 — |150|May 17th, 1802 | ville. The building was of stone and put up in 1837,
9 jJohn McKeniven. .... E 1-4 50|May 17th, 1802 |
IO rocines Fraser....... All 200/May 17th, 1802 | through the exertions of Dr. Boyd, of Prescott. Dr.
II |Thomas Armstrong... All 200|June roth, 1801 ; ; ai ,
a? Vgtiitend Wrases Sr... :| All 200\June 4th, 1796 Boyd was instrumental in building a church in
17. |Lieut. om aunty a 200/fuly 16th, 1797 | South Gower in 1830; one at North Augusta about
I Lieut. Gideon Adams. . 200\July 16th, 17 | ; :
a John McKindlay...... I All 200 he 17th, the 1840, and another at Mainsville about 1841. Subse¬
21 jJames Froom... .... All 200|May 17th, 1802 ‘dine of the church at Spencerville
32 {Henry Anderson...... All |200|Mar. Ist, 1797 quenny te the See Ares ,
33 |Thomas Armstrong. .| All 200|June roth, 1801 | services were held in the school house, in private re¬
35 |Elias Dulmage........ All 200|June roth, 1801 f
37 |David Clinton........ W 1-4 50 ; Mt ae sidences and in barns, in the warm season. We
37 [Thomas Boyde....... E 3-4 [150 » 797 | learn from Mr. James Miller that for many years the
8} 2 |William McNeal...... All 200|May 17th, 1802 ú i ;
4 |William Saunders. . All 2oolMay 17th, 1802 | church was without seats, being furnished witha few