1866 Fenian invasion John Porteous Richard W Porteous John Thomas " John William " Joshua Porteous Milford " All Cumberland Nova Scotia. I don't know if any are your Poythress people. They are on the same regiment list as my Robert Hillgrove, which is no relation to my possible Poythress connection. Many of the family's in this area are descendents of Loyalist that either when to NB/NS area voluntarily or were banished to Canada.