I recently purchased a copy of Samuel Farmer's book, "On the Shores of Scugog". The following quote from this book regarding early settlement of the area is of interest to me: "A third group travelled east from Toronto to Oshawa, and then north. They settled the Whitbys, Reach and Scugog, and included English, Irish, Scotch and some Americans" (pg. 201)... and on page 203: "Still farther to the west, John Sykes, Chas. Mitchell, and George PORTEOUS were settled." I'm wondering if anyone has a specific date range that can be applied to this "third" group? I think that my gg-grandfather, George PORTEOUS, (b. 1818 in Elvington, Yorkshire) was part of this group. I also think that he may have met his future wife, Margaret STEWART (born 1823), in Reach. Margaret indicated that she was born in the US on at least 2 Ontario censuses. Any further details would be much appreciated. Thanks. --Doug Doug Porteous Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada