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IIO HISTORY OF LEEDS AND GRENVILLE. TOWNSHIP OF FDWARDSBURG ( Continued. ) TOWNSHIP OF EDWARDSBURG ( Continued.) | : "al ; “Ry OR | art ae =| Lot.) Name of Grantee. Tart of Lot. = Date of Patent. 7 Lot.] Name of Grantee. Part of Lot. | : Date of Patent. 0 el] we |< 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 34 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. ison.. All | g. , 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. 26 wy 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 Scot6 |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 Ruther16 [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 SpencerD [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. Subse21 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 re35 |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