Hi Richard, The following quote is from "First Things in Canada, published in 1890 by GEORGE JOHNSON. It is one of four books we have just published on CD as a collection under the title, "WHO, WHAT & WHEN IN CANADA (before the 20th Century) with our product number CA0061. We are hoping this collection will be a handy reference for putting genealogy research into context with what else was going on at the time. There is a complete description of the CD on our web site (see my sig. line.) QUOTE: 6. It is generally believed that Port Royal, now Annapolis, was founded in 1605, and that it is consequently the oldest town in Canada. This is an error. The settlement which De Monts formed in 1605, and called Port Royal, was on the north side of Annapolis Basin, nearly opposite Goat Island. It was abandoned in 1607, re-occupied in 1610, and destroyed in 1613 by the Virginians under Captain Argall. In 1620 it was re-settled by a number of Scotch colonists. After the treaty of St. Germain it was restored to the French, who almost immediately abandoned it ; the fort was demolished ; and the seat of government was removed for a time to La Hêve, not far from the present town of Lunenburg. This is the last mention of De Mont's Port Royal. Some time between 1636 and 1645, a new settlement, also called Port Royal, was established by d'Aunay Charnisay, about six miles from the site of the former settlement, but on the south side of Annapolis Basin, and a fort was built there, of which the ruins are still to be seen. It is this second Port Royal which was taken by Sedgwick in 1654, by Phips in 1690, and finally by Nicholson on the 13th October, 1710, when the name was changed to Annapolis in honor of Queen Anne. END QUOTE. Anyone could be forgiven for being confused about that city's origins! It must make tracing people who lived in the area a nightmare. I think this quote covers points 1 through 4. Hope it helps. Malcolm Archive CD Books Canada Inc. President: Malcolm Moody PO Box 11 Manotick Ontario, K4M 1A2 Canada. (613) 692-2667 WEB SITE: http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:51:11 -0800 > From: "Richard Hardwick" <RiHardwick@comcast.net> > Subject: [NS-L] Port Royal vs Annapolis Royal > To: "NS ednet list" <NSroots@ednet.ns.ca>, "NOVA-SCOTIA" > <NOVA-SCOTIA@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <00ee01c78613$092db700$45efb543@P4R800VM> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello all > > I was wondering if some history/geography buff might explain the > differences between Port Royal and Annapolis Royal. > > It is/was my understanding that when the British were finally > successful in their conquest at Port Royal in the early 1700s that > they changed the name of Port Royal to Annapolis Royal in honor of > Queen Anne. > > However, in recently finding info that some of my relatives are buried > at Schafner's Point Cemetery, it is indicated that this cemetery is in > Port Royal. And some of these interments are fairly recent. So that > information sent me on a quest. > > After a Google of "Port Royal" and "Annapolis Royal" and the > consulting of a present-day map, I find that there are 2 such named > cities/towns, one up river and one down river quite a distance from > one another. And on opposite shores of the Annapolis River. > Wikipedia also says that there are 2 different places. Also, the > information at the Annapolis County GenWeb site says that the SCHAFNER > Point Cemetery is in Port Royal. (Coincidentally, I have seen > SCHAFNER's Point Cemetery as being in Karsdale as well. With Karsdale > being real close to Port Royal on a present-day map.) > > So questions abound: > > (1) Did the present-day site of Annapolis Royal come into existence > after a move to its present site after the conquest of Port Royal that > was down river? > > (2) Was the old Port Royal at the site of the present day Annapolis > Royal? > > (3) Is the present-day location of Port Royal at the location of the > old Port Royal of the 1600s? > > (4) Is it possible that the present-day location of Port Royal came > into existence long after the old Port Royal was conquered and has no > relation to the old Port Royal? Just in name only? > > (5) Is Karsdale and Port Royal synonymous with one another? > > Hoping someone can help. > > Thanks > > Richard Hardwick