I googled Julia Walker and History of Londonderry with no results. Could you tell us more? Thank you beverley On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Suzanne Carter <[email protected]>wrote: > In Julia Walker's "History of Londonderry", she mentions that some thought > they were a disbanded military unit that came in Spring 1818, but she felt > they were more likely farmers who took up the offer of free land. Julia was > an expert in this area and I tend to agree with her as I've never found any > military connection to those who settled. I'd like to add that these were > hardy people. There was no road into the area at that time. The men started > out from Saint John, 50 miles away, followed the Hammond River, with just > what they carried on their backs and cut a track through the dense rugged > woods. The land was poor for farming and seemed to grow rocks better than > anything else. It is now reverted back to woodland and commercial blue > berry > fields with only rock foundations left. > Cheers, > Suzanne Carter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beverley Clarkson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 6:38 AM > Subject: Re: [ NB ] Londonderry, NB Irish Settlers > > > >I read the same article and wondered if anyone knows the story of why they > > came in 1818? It might give me some clues about my pioneers who came in > > 1831 and 1838 > > > > Beverley > > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Judy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I was reading with interest in yesterday's Transcript about the settlers > >> who established Londonderry, NB in 1818. My ancestor, James M. McQuin, > >> arrived that same year from Londonderry and settled in the Miramichi. I > >> believe the John and Thomas McQuin who settled in the Chatham area were > >> probably his brothers. > >> > >> I wonder if there is a connection to the settlers in Londonderry, NB? I > >> also would like to know if anyone has info on the ancestors of the > >> Penobsquis area McQuinn's? (John McQuinn m. Elizabeth Jordan of Jordan > >> Mountain) > >> > >> Thank you, > >> > >> Judy McQuinn > >> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> List Announcements can be found at > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Beverley Clarkson > > Sambro Head, Nova Scotia > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List Announcements can be found at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Announcements can be found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Beverley Clarkson Sambro Head, Nova Scotia

It's a private booklet by the late Julia M. Walker that was sold by the Kings Co. Historical Society in the museum in Hampton. The proper title is "St. Paul's Londonderry and the Shepody Road". The secretary of the society at that time was Faye Pearson when I bought it in 1996. I'm sorry I don't have their contact info , but I'm sure someone else on this list will know. Good luck with your search, Suzanne Carter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverley Clarkson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [ NB ] Londonderry, NB Irish Settlers >I googled Julia Walker and History of Londonderry with no results. Could >you > tell us more? > > Thank you > > beverley > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Suzanne Carter > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> In Julia Walker's "History of Londonderry", she mentions that some >> thought >> they were a disbanded military unit that came in Spring 1818, but she >> felt >> they were more likely farmers who took up the offer of free land. Julia >> was >> an expert in this area and I tend to agree with her as I've never found >> any >> military connection to those who settled. I'd like to add that these >> were >> hardy people. There was no road into the area at that time. The men >> started >> out from Saint John, 50 miles away, followed the Hammond River, with just >> what they carried on their backs and cut a track through the dense rugged >> woods. The land was poor for farming and seemed to grow rocks better than >> anything else. It is now reverted back to woodland and commercial blue >> berry >> fields with only rock foundations left. >> Cheers, >> Suzanne Carter >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Beverley Clarkson" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 6:38 AM >> Subject: Re: [ NB ] Londonderry, NB Irish Settlers >> >> >> >I read the same article and wondered if anyone knows the story of why >> >they >> > came in 1818? It might give me some clues about my pioneers who came >> > in >> > 1831 and 1838 >> > >> > Beverley >> > >> > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Judy <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I was reading with interest in yesterday's Transcript about the >> >> settlers >> >> who established Londonderry, NB in 1818. My ancestor, James M. >> >> McQuin, >> >> arrived that same year from Londonderry and settled in the Miramichi. >> >> I >> >> believe the John and Thomas McQuin who settled in the Chatham area >> >> were >> >> probably his brothers. >> >> >> >> I wonder if there is a connection to the settlers in Londonderry, NB? >> >> I >> >> also would like to know if anyone has info on the ancestors of the >> >> Penobsquis area McQuinn's? (John McQuinn m. Elizabeth Jordan of Jordan >> >> Mountain) >> >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> >> >> Judy McQuinn >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> List Announcements can be found at >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Beverley Clarkson >> > Sambro Head, Nova Scotia >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > List Announcements can be found at >> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> List Announcements can be found at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > -- > Beverley Clarkson > Sambro Head, Nova Scotia > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Announcements can be found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message