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wned by Robert Main; a grandson of David; and son of James。 James married Jane Murray; of Shemogue。 James Main; of Botsford; is also a son of theirs。 John married Jean Johnstone; and lived in Kingston; now called Rexton。 Mary Jean Main; wife of Howard Trueman; is his daughter。 The late David Main; of St。 Stephen; was a son of John Main。
SHARP。
Four brothers named Sharp came to the Isthmus from Cornwallis; N。S。; about the year 1812。 Matthew settled in Nappan; William in Maccan; Allan in Amherst; and John in Sackville。 Samuel Sharp; who married Fanny Trueman; was a son of William Sharp。
WELDON。
Two of William Trueman's sons married into the Weldon family。 I am not able to give any more information about the Weldons than is found in the 〃History of the Blacks;〃 which is as follows: 〃A Mr。 Weldon left London for Halifax in 1760。 The vessel in which he sailed was wrecked on the coast of Portugal。 Returning to London; in 1761; he found that his wife and family had sailed for Halifax; where he joined them in the fall of the same year。〃 Mr。 Weldon settled first in Hillsboro and later removed to Dorchester; where the name has remained ever since。 Dr。 Weldon; Dean of the Halifax Law School; belongs to this family。
SCOTT。
Adam Scott was from Langholm; Dumfriesshire; Scotland。 He emigrated to New Brunswick with his wife and family in 1834; landing first at Quebec。 He settled in Shemogue; Westmoreland County。 His wife's name was Janet Amos。 He had eight children。 Two of the sons and the eldest daughter; Janet; married into William Trueman's family。 The daughter; Mrs。 Joseph Trueman; is still living; bright and cheerful; in the 84th year of her age。 Mr。 Scott was one of the most prosperous farmers in the district in which he settled; and lived to be ninety…nine years of age。
BENT。
This name is believed to have come from bent grass; 〃a stiff; wiry growth; little known in America。〃 John Bent; the first of the name in America; was born in Penton…Grafton; England; in November; 1596。 He came to America in his forty…second year; and settled in Sudbury; Mass。 The Bents came to Nova Scotia around 1760。 The names of Jesse and John Bent are found on the list of grantees for the township of Cumberland in 1763; to which reference has previously been made。 Sarah A。 Bent; daughter of Martin Bent; married Edward Trueman。
JEWETTCOY。
Mary Jewett; who married Alder Trueman; of Sackville; and Asa Coy; who married Catherine Trueman; of Point de Bute; were of the New England emigration that settled on the St。 John River in 1762…3。
HARRISON。
John Harrison; of Rillington; Yorkshire; England; and his wife; Sarah Lovell; of the same place with their family arrived in Cumberland County; Nova Scotia; in the spring of 1774; and settled on the Maccan River。 They had family as follows: Luke; born August 25th; 1754; married Tryphena Bent; November 22nd; 1789; John; married twice; first wife Dinah Lumley; of Yorkshire; England; and second Charlotte Mills; of the State of New York; Thomas born March 28th; 1762; married Mary Henry; William; born March 25th; 1770; married Jane Coates; Mary; married Matthew Lodge; Sarah; married James Brown; Nancy; married John Lumley; Hannah; married John Lambert; Elizabeth; married Henry Furlong。
Luke Harrison (son of John) and his wife Tryphena Bent; had family as follows: Jane; married William Bostock; Margaret; George; married Sarah Hodson; Hannah married George Boss; Amy; married Thos。 Dodsworth; Eunice; married Amos Boss; Elizabeth; married William Smith; Joseph; Jesse; married Elizabeth Hoeg。
John Harrison (son of John); whose first wife was Dinah Lumley; and second Charlotte Mills; had family as follows: Sarah; John; Maria; Lovell; Mary; Charlotte; Rebecca; William; married Elizabeth Brown; James。
Thomas Harrison (son of John) and his wife Mary Henry; had family as follows: Luke; married Hannah Lodge; Sarah; married Martin Hoeg; Clementina; married Joseph Moore; Harriet; married William Coates; Thomas; married Clementina Stockton; Tillott; married Eunice Lockwood; Mary; married Gideon Trueman; Ruth; married Hugh Fullerton; Henry; first wife Phoebe Chipman; and second A。 M。 Randall。
William Harrison (son of John) and his wife; Jane Coates; had family as follows: Sarah; married Robert Oldfield; Thomas; married Elizabeth Shipley; Edward; William; married Mary Tait; John; married Jerusha Lewis; Ann; married David Keiver; Joseph; married Jane Ripley; James; married Mary Lewis; Robert; married Hannah Wood; Jane; married Nathan Hoeg; Luke; Brown; married Mary Ann Coates; Hannah; married David Long。
Luke Harrison (son of Thomas and Mary); was born August 10th; 1787; and died November 12th; 1865。 He and his wife; Hannah Lodge; moved from Maccan River; N。S。; to Dutch Valley; near Sussex; N。B。; and had family as follows: William Henry; married three times; first wife was Sarah Slocomb; second Rebecca Slocomb; and third Lavina M。 Knight; Charles Clement; Mary Ann; married J。 Nelson Coates; of Smith's Creek; King's County; N。B。; Thomas Albert; married Isabel Stevenson; of St。 Andrew's; N。B。; Joseph Lodge; married Charlotte Snider; of Dutch Valley; Sussex; N。B。
William Henry Harrison (son of Luke Harrison and Hannah Lodge); was born July 20th; 1813; at Sussex; N。B。; and died May 2nd; 1901; at Sackville; N。B。 He had no family by his first and second wives。 He and his third wife; Lavina M。 Knight; daughter of Rev。 Richard Knight; D。D。; of Devonshire; England; had family as follows: Richard Knight; married to Anne Graham; of Sussex; N。B。; living at Colorado Springs; Colorado; U。S。A。; Hannah Lovell; dead; William Henry; of Sackville; N。B。; Charles Allison; dead; F。 A。 Lovell; of St。 John; N。B。; Albert Thornton; of New York City; Mary Louisa; married to T。 Dwight Pickard; of Sackville; N。B。; living at Fairview; B。C。; Frank Allison; of Sackville; N。B。; married to Flora Anderson。
John Harrison; of Rillington; Yorkshire; England; who settled at Maccan River; N。S。; Canada; in 1774; was a relative of John Harrison; born at Foulby; in the Parish of Wragley; near Pontrefact; Yorkshire; May; 1693。 John Harrison; of Foulby; was the inventor of the chronometer; for which he received from the British Government the sum of L 20;000。 He died at his home in Red Lion Square; London; in 1776。 The chronometer accepted by the Government from John Harrison was seen in July; 1901; at Guildhall; London。
The following letters were written by members of the Harrison family to friends in England。
William H。 Harrison; a descendant of John Harrison; visited Yorkshire about the year 1854; and received the letters from friends there; bringing them back to Nova Scotia; where they were written so many years before。 They are interesting as giving the experience of the emigrant in the new country。 The first was written by Luke; a young man twenty years old; who had come to Nova Scotia with his father and had been in the country but three months。 The second was written by John Harrison; a brother of Luke's; in 1803; after they had tested the country。
EXTRACTS FROM OLD LETTERS OF THE HARRISON FAMILY。
〃TO MR。 WILLIAM HARRISON; 〃Rillington; Yorkshire; 〃England。 〃June 30th; 1774。
〃DEAR COUSIN; 〃Hoping these line