The Story of the founding of Maugerville can be found in most Encyclopedea. Basically it was founded by Virginia planters who were already having problems in the south. Apparently they were among quite a significant section of people from America who went to NB(NS then) Before the Rev War. The Index of Land Grants for New Brunswick include Land Grants around Maugerville and I have a map which shows some CHASE plots in the area. Altogether there were some 43 Land Grants made to CHASE names. between 1784 and 1964. As you probably know there were 3 to a Reuben Chase, 2 on the 14 Jul 1784 in Gagetown and one on 5 Jun 1813 at Southampton. There is no record of Land being Granted before then to CHASE people but this would not mean that CHASE persons would not have been there. Many settlers lived on land before applying for Grants, some of which took some years to progress. In fact Volume A of the NB land register only starts in 1784. It may be that records before then would be with the Noa Scotia Archives(PANS) Can someone enlighten us,please? Keith Keith Hume, email khume@netcomuk.co.uk CHASE-L Website at:- http://www.surnameweb.org/centers/c/chase/index.html http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~khume/home.html Kent,England Researching:- HULME,DAWSON,(In Lancs.) HUME,McKAY, (In New Brunswick & Nova Scotia SHERMAN,SIMMONS,HATHAWAY AND CHASE,(In USA & Canada) SHERRING & BLUNDEN (Hampshire,England) FALL,(Ireland & Australia) BUTCHER,PAYNE/PAINE,BURCKITT(Bedfordshire,England)