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EmigrationofFamilyAncestorsScotlandtoLanarkCounty,OntariointheEarly1820’s

ByJayMackie,2017

Introduction

P.H.(PeterHoward)Mackie’spaternalgrandparentswereThomasMackieandJaneSnedden.Theirthirdchild,JamesMackie,wasP.H.’sfather.

ThomasandJaneemigratedfromScotlandtoEasternCanadaseparatelybysailingshipsatdifferenttimes.BothmigratedfurtherinlandtoLanarkCountyinaregionthatwasthennamed“UpperCanada,”nowpartofpresentdayOntario.ThedrivingforceforimmigrationtothisareaofCanadawasfreelandgrants,availabletobothex-militaryandciviliansoftheBritishCrown.

InformationonThomasMackie’searlierlifeandancestryinScotlandisfragmented,asisdiscussedinthetopicpaper,SearchforThomasMackieScottishRoots.ItisbelievedthathewasfromornearLinlithgowshirejustwestofEdinburgh.Hisexactpath,portofarrival,andtimeofarrivalinCanadaisnotknown.ButfromlandgrantrecordshesettledintofarminginBeckwithTownship,OntarioinMay1821.

ThehistoryofJaneSnedden’semigrationfromScotlandandimmigrationinto“UpperCanada”iswellknownfromtwosources.Thefirstsource,TheSneddenSaga,describesSneddenfamilylifeinScotland,andtheparticularsofJaneandclosefamilymembers’movefromScotlandtoUpperCanada.Thesecondsourceisa36pagebookletpublishedbyaScot,JohnMcDonald,bookletcovershownonthenextpage.(ThisstylebookletwasverypopularinGreatBritainforcitizenstoreadandevaluateoptionsforimmigrationtotheNewWorld).

JohnMcDonaldwasinthesamegroupoffoursailingshipscontaining1,800ScottishimmigrantstravelingtogetherfromScotlandtoQuebecCityin1821.Amajorityofthearrivingpassengers,includingthejournalistJohnMcDonald,traveleduptheSt.LawrenceRiverbysteamship,thencontinuedfurtherupriverinflatbottomboatstoPrescott,Ontariobyflat-bottomboat.ThenthepartytraveledoverlandfromBrockvillebyprimitiveroadtotherecentlyfoundedLanarkCounty,Ontario.OnceinLanarkCounty,familiesobtainedrightstolandfromtheCrown.

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JohnMcDonald’sPublishedJournalhttp://mackiehawleystory.com/john-mcdonald-journal-voyage-quebec

HistoricSettinginCanada

Worldhappeningscomingintotheyear1815hadagreatimpactinthedevelopmentofwhatwasthencalled“UpperCanada”.TheWarof1812betweenGreatBritainandtheUSAdidnotwinddownuntiltheTreatyofGhentPeaceTreatywhichwasdraftedattheendof2014andratifiedinearly1815.Thepre-warboundariesbetweenthetwocountrieswerereestablished,andBritishtroopsinoccupiedUSAreturnedtoCanada,andAmericantroopsinCanadareturnedtotheUSA.

JustafewmonthsafterhostilitiesbetweenGreatBritainandtheUSAceased,closeto15yearsofconflictsbetweenGreatBritainandFranceendedwithNapoleon’sfinaldefeatinJune1815.AlthoughGreatBritainwasthefinalvictor,theywereleftwithamanifoldofproblems:largenumberofactiveBritishtroopsinEuropethatwerenolongerneeded,anumberBritishtroopsstrandedinCanadawithno

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mission,hugewardebt,anticipationoflargescaleunemploymentexpectedfromdropinmanufacturingofmilitarysupplies,andjoblessnessexacerbatedbyex-militaryreenteringthejobmarket.

AddedtoallthiswasthatGreatBritainfeltinsecureabouttheirabilitytoholdontotheirlandsinCanada.AnumberofCanadianresidentswereoriginallyfromAmericanfamilies.AndaportionofresidentBritishcitizensinCanadawereattractedtotheconceptoftherepublicanstyleofgovernmentintheUSAtothatofamonarchy.MuchoftheCanadianpopulationwaslocatedalongtheSt.LawrenceRiverandtheGreatLakes.TheUSAmilitarywasstillstrongandintact,andcouldfireartilleryfromtheUSAsideacrosstheStLawrenceRiverrightintoCanada.ItcouldtakeoverpiecesofCanadaatwill,especiallyiftheyweretacitlyordirectlysupportedbysomelocalsthathadambivalentloyaltytotheCrown.

AllthesefactorsledtoBritishgovernmentactionin1815-1820todevelopprogramstosupportmajorimmigrationintounoccupiedpartsof“UpperCanada”awayfromthevulnerabilityoftheSt.LawrenceRiver.Programsincludedestablishingpeacetimemilitaryestablishmentsforroadbuilding,surveyingtheland,establishingtownships,andfurthersubdividingthesetownshipsintolotsforfreelandgrants(usually100acreplots).Othermeasurestakenwereestablishinglocalmilitiasfordefenseagainstinvasions,andtheplanningoftheRideauCanalprojectnorthandroughlyparalleloftheStLawrenceRiverwhichwouldallowsafenavigationfromMontréaltoKingstononLakeOntario,thelocationoftheBritishGreatLakesnavalfleet.

Forencouragingoccupationofthesenewlands,residentBritishsoldersinCanadawereofferedfreelandgrantsandhalfpensionsinplaceofreturningpassagetoEurope,RetiredEuropeantheatersolderswereofferedfreelandgrants,oceanpassageandsomefinancialsupport.Civilians,mainlyfromScotlandandIreland,wereofferedfreelandgrants,financialsupportbeforeleavingGreatBritainandagainuponarriving,buthadtopaytheirownoceanpassage.

SneddenFamilyinScotland

OfparticularinteresttoourfamilyhistoryissettlementinthenewLanarkCounty,mostlyinBeckwithTownshipwithinthatcounty.

TheSneddenfamilyrootsinScotlandareknownbacktoabout1700.Thisearlyhistorywillnotbereviewedhere.Let’spickupthetimelineofJaneSnedden(aka,JeanSnedden),hersiblings,fatherJamesSnedden,andhermotherChristinaMontgomery.

Sneddenfamilymembersshowupascoal-hewersorcolliersinScottishparishrecords.Itwascommonthatmen,womenandchildrenwouldworkinsomeroleintheindustry,insomecasesinnearslaveconditionstothemineowners.Jameswasinvolvedinthisriskyoccupationatayoungage.

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ThetrajectoryoffatherJames’lifewaschangedwhenhewasrecruitedinGlasgowbythe82ndregimenttoquelltheuprisinginthethirteenAmericancolonies.Hewasacceptedfordutyin1778justafterhis18thbirthday.HesailedforHalifax,NovaScotiaandthenontoMaineforfurthertraining.In1779hemovedtoseverallocationsinthecoloniesandwasinvolvedinskirmishesuntiltheBritishsurrenderin1781.HethantraveledtotheWestIndiesandfinallywasdischargedandreturnedtoScotlandin1784.

JamesthenwenttoworkinanewcoalminenearGlasgowandin1795marriedChristinaMontgomery.Their10childrenwereborninScotlandbetween1785and1807,ofwhicheightlivedtoadulthood.

FamiliesinScotlandwereinadesperatesituationfromlackofworkandnearstarvation.ThiscausedformationofsocietieswantingCrownsponsoredemigration.ThegovernmentrespondedbyagreeingtosurveyandopennewlandsinCanadaandgrant100acreparcels.Emigrantsweretopayfortheirownpassage,andthegovernmentpaidalumpsumadvancetoeachheadandagaintoeachhead6monthsafterlanding.TheemigrationsocietiesplayedanactiveroleinobtainingfundsforpassagetoCanada.

OneofthefirstmajorsailingsfromScotlandwasinthespringof1819when1,200ScottishimmigrantssailedontheshipsCommerce,Prompt,andBroke.TwoofJaneSnedden’sbrothers,DavidandAlexander,andhersisterJanetwereonthissailingandobtainedlandclaimsinBeckwithTownshipinSeptember,1819.

InOctober1820,ameetingwasheldinGlasgowwithagroupofemigrationsocietieswhocalledthemselves“TheLanarkSocietySettlers.”Theyhadover6,000candidatenamesforpassagetoCanada,waymorecandidatesthanthepassengerspaceavailableinmerchantshipsthenextyear.Atemigrationtime,itisknownthatJamesSneddenpetitionedtheBritishGovernmentforleniencyofaloan.ThepetitionclearlypromotedhisextensivemilitaryserviceinHalifax,theAmericanrevolutionarywar,andtheWestIndies.Althoughnotexplicitlystatedinthereferencetothispetition,onewouldhavetobelievethatthemilitaryrecordwouldpushhimtothetopoftheprioritylistforpassage.SohislifetrajectoryonceagainchangedbecausehegainedpassagetoCanadaforhimselfandseveralofhisfamily.

TheAtlanticPassageLeg

OnMay11,1821,fourships:theCommerce,DavidofLondon,EarlofBuckinghamshire,andGeorgeCanningsailedfromGreenock,Scotland,themerchantshipportcityforGlasgow,with1,800Scottishimmigrantsonboard.James

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Snedden,wifeChristinaMontgomery,andtwooftheirchildren,JaneandSamuel,wereonboardtheCommerce.

GreenockHarbor,1838

1800’sMerchantSailingShip

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CrossingtheNorthAtlanticwasharrowing,somewhatdangerous,andtookfivetosixweeks.Weatherwasproblematic.TherearenoknowndiariesbytheSneddensoftheAtlanticcrossingandfurtherrivertraveluptheStLawrenceRiverthenlandtraveltoLanarkCounty.BelowisadescriptionofAtlanticpassagebythepreviouslymentionedjournalist,JamesMcDonald,whowasaboardoneofthesistershipstotheCommerceinthe1821crossing:

Thewindrose,aheavygalecommenced,andthewavesrolledmountainhigh,andmadeamightynoise.Toseeashipmakingherwayinthemidstofastorm,overtheseloftybillows,isbothgrandandawful.Wenowbecamelikedrunkenmen,reelingandstaggeringtoandfro.Towalkondeckwasimpossible,andtheplaceswerethepotswereerectedforcooking,tumbleddown,sothatwecouldnotgetanyvictualsmadeready–thestormcontinuedfor9days–everyfavorabledaythecaptainorderedallhispassengerstobringuptheirclothesandairthem.Thesickpassengerswerealsoallorderedabove,thosebeingassisted.

Passengerslivedinwhatwascalledthesteeragedeck,locatedbelowthetopdeckandcrewquarters,andjustabovethecargodeck.Formostofthedaypassengerswouldstayinsidethecrampedsteeragedeck.Sicknessandverminwereplentiful.Undoubtedly,therewerepassengerdeathsalongtheway.

SteerageDeckQuarters

TheAtlanticpassagetookabout6weeksandlandedattheportofQuebecCityontheSaintLawrenceRiverinlateJune,1821.ThisjourneywasfarfromoverastravelintheupstreamdirectionoftheStLawrenceRiverandfurtheroverlandtotheinteriorhadtheirowndifficulties.

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TraveluptheSt.LawrenceRiver

TheCommerceship’simmigrantparty,numberinginthehundreds,disembarkedandclearedattheQuebecCitycustomhouseontheStLawrenceRiver.ThepartyarrangedforsteamboatpassageupstreamontheSaintLawrenceRivertoMontreal.Thesteamboatwasloadedwith400immigrantsofwhichagreatnumberlodgedontheopendeck.Theygotthoroughlysoakedfromamajornightthunderstorm,wavescomingintotheboat,andstandingwaterontheleesideoftheboat.Theirfoodandbreadbecamespoiled.

UponlandinginMontreal,governmentwagonsweretheretoassisttheminportagearoundtheinfamousLachinerapidsontheeastsideofMontreal,impassablebyearlygenerationsteamboatsoftheday.Luggagewasloadedontowagons.Women,childrenandsickpassengerswerealsoloadedontowagons.Theythentraveled10milestothevillageofLachinewheretheyrestedforfourdays.

InLachinetheyobtained15flat-bottomboatsandthelargepartycontinuedthetripuptheStLawrenceRiver.Theyhadtotraversemultiplesetsofrapids.Whentherapidswereswift,themenhadtogetintowastedeepwaterthathadastonybottomandpulltheboatwithropes.Attimes,theyhadtodisembarkthewomenandchildrenandhavethemwalkalongtheshore.Atseveralrapids,theyhadtoportagetheboatsandgoodsaroundtherapids.

SplitRockRapidsontheStLawrenceRiver.Othersetsofrapidsontheriverroutewere:Cascade,Cedar,Cateau,LongSault,RapidsdePlat

Thehardshipdutyintheriver,accidentlyingestingriverwater,constantlywetclothes,highseasonheat,andsleepingoutdoorsatnighttookitstoll..Somemencouldnotgoonfromweaknessandhadtotakerestplanningtocatchupwiththeirfamilyandthepartylater.Bloodydysenteryandfeverstrucksomemembersand

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theydied.ThegroupfinallyfinishedatPrescott,asmalltownjustwestofBrockville.Thetripof120milesfromLachinetoPrescotttook7days.

PrescottiswhereimmigrantsfromtheCommerce,theDavidofLondon,andhalfoftheimmigrantsfromtheEarlofBuckinghamshirerendezvoused.Theirnumberexceeded1000.PrescottservedasastagingareafortheoverlandportionofthejourneytothetownofLanark,thelocationwheregovernmentagentsissuedlandgrants.Eachsocietygrouphadtowaittheirturnfortheoverlandlegof74milestothetownofLanark,limitedbywagonavailabilityfortransportofimmigrantsandtheirgoods.Waitsbeforetravelcouldbeseveralweekstoamonth.Someimmigrantsweretoosicktotravelonrightawayandmoredeathsoccurredinthecamp.

OverlandTraveltoLanarkCounty

ThefirstlegoflandjourneybywagonfromPrescottfollowedtheSt.LawrenceRivertoBrockville,adistanceof12miles,andtooktwodays.

FromBrockville,thewagonsshiftednorthwardintotheinterioronaroutebuiltbythePerthMilitaryEstablishmentin1816,alongthegreenrouteinthemapbelow.

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1816RoutefromBrockvilletoPerth,LanarkCounty.Highquality.pdfversionisshownon:http://www.perthhs.org/perthroad/images/1816-routes-brockville-perth-web.pdf

Theroadswereveryprimitiveandswampyattimes.Summerrainmademirefromthelocalheavyclaythatwouldcausebuilduponwheels,horsesgettingstuckandhavingtopullthewagonsoutbyoxen.Andworse,theoverturnofwagonswas

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frequentwithinjuriestopassengersandareporteddeathofachild.JohnMcDonald,whosejournalwasusedasareferenceforthispartofthejourney,felloutofawagononhisback,brokearibandhadtowaitfortreatmentuntiltheylaterreachedPerth.Peoplewouldsleeponthefloorsofhouses,barns,occasionalinns,oroutsideifnecessary.

ArrivalinLanarkCounty

VicinityMapandTownshipMapofLanarkCounty

TheroadsimprovedastheygottoPerth.ThetripfromPerthtoLanarkCitywasroutineandtookoneday,onlyslightlyslowedbyhavingtoferryacrosstheLittleMississippiRiversouthofLanark.Thelandtravellegswere60milesand6daystotal,andabout6weeksaftertheirshiplandinginCanadainQuebecCity.Feverwasstillprevalent.

Perthwasestablishedin1815andatthetimewascalled“PerthMilitarySettlement”andwasthefirstofficeofthistypeinthearea.RichmondMilitarySettlement,alittleeastoftheLanarkCountyline,nowasuburbofpresentdayOttawa,wasestablishedin1818.RichmondplacedanumberofScottishandIrishintheeasternTownshipsofLanarkCounty.LanarkMilitaryEstablishmentwasestablishedin1820anticipatingthelargewaveofimmigrantscomingtothearea.Atit’speak,theLanarkofficehandled3,000Scottishsettlersin1820-1822.

Thefirstsettlementwavetothearea,handledmainlybythePerthoffice,wasveteransoftheWarof1812,BritishveteransfromtheEuropeanwar,andsomecivilians,mainlyScottishandIrish.ThePerthofficeperformedlandsurveysdefiningthetownshipsandlandplotswithin,includingthetownshipsofBeckwith,Ramsey,andPakenhamwhereSneddenfamilygroupssettled.

Bythetimethe1821immigrantpartypassedthroughPerththetownalreadywasmaturingfromdailypopulationinflow,twochurches,twobakers,threeblacksmiths,severalstorekeepers,andapostoffice.LanarkCitywasmuchmoreprimitivebutwasthedesignatedofficefortheirpartylandapplications

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ImmigrantswouldgototheColonel’sofficeinLanarkwiththeircredentialsandbegivenoneormoreticketsforinspectingsurveyedlots.Again,inthislandwherenothingseemedeasy,selectingalotwasanothertoilingtask.

Youwouldhavetowalkasmuchas20milestoaprospectivelotthroughroadlessareas,findthesurveystakeswithcrudemapsandsomesurveystakesnotexactlyplaced,andtheninspectthefeaturesofthelot.Acommonpracticewasforthreeimmigrantsandapaidguidetobantogetherforaninspectioncycleformutualsupportandcomplementaryskills..Youwouldthenreturntothelandgrantofficeandclaimyourlot.However,ifyoufoundswampyorrockylots,youwouldturninyouroldticketsandobtainnewcandidates.Allthisinaracewheregoodlotswereclaimedfirstandlateronlypoorlotswereleft.Also,exhaustionandsicknesswereanissuefromprolongedexposuretothewilds.

Sotheimmigrantsfinallyarriveattheirtransatlanticparadise,clothingwellworn,thininmoney,somefamilymembersweakordeadfromsickness.Itisthemiddleoffallandawinterof5-6monthsiscoming.HeremanymilesfromPerthorLanark,youhavetoerectatemporaryhutorsmalllogcabin.Thereisalackofgoodsandstockanimalstobuy.Yourlotmaybepartiallyorheavilytimberedandhastobeclearedbeforefarmingcanbegin.

Thissoundsdestitute,butitreallywasn’t.Fishwereplentifulforthetaking,andgamebirdsandgameanimalswereabundant.Churchesandtheirparishionerswereactiveinsupportingnewimmigrants.Oncewinterstarted,themiserablemiredroadsfrozeandbecamecoveredwithsnow.Horsedrawnsledscouldtravelwithease.Foodandlargergoodscouldbetransportedthroughoutthelocalewithoutproblems.ApopularproductatmarketwaslowcostbeeffromtheUSAthatwassleddedin.Goodtimeswerecoming.

LifeofThomasMackie/JaneSneddeninBeckwithTownship,LanarkCounty

AppendixAisacollectionofrecordslocatedontheBeckwithTownshipsettlementofThomasMackie,JaneSnedden,andafewofJane’srelatives.

InthePerthMilitarySettlementlandgrantvolumesthereisarecordofThomasMackiecompletingthetermsofhissettlementdutiesonhislandgrantpropertyonMay7,1824.Thisapprovalisusuallyrecorded3yearsaftertheinitialpossessionoftheproperty.ThisplacesThomasinBeckwithTownship,onhisproperty,inMay,1821.HeisinthecensusofBeckwithTownshipin1822,listedasahouseholdofone.ItisnotknownhowlonghehadbeeninCanadabeforehisBeckwithresidency.

MeanwhileJamesSnedden,hiswife,daughterJaneandsonSamuelarrivedinLanarkCityinAugust,1821.HewasgrantedpropertyrightstoaRamseyTownshipplot,whichheimmediatelytradedforsonAlexander’sBeckwithTownshippropertyandthefamilytookupresidencethere.ThisplacedtheJamesSneddenfamily,DavidSneddenfamily,andThomasMackieinadjacentpropertiesinBeckwithTownshipinlate1821.

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ItwouldbenaturalfortheSneddensandThomasMackietocrosseachotherinfarmmatters,andpossiblyinchurchsincemostoftheScottishimmigrantswerequitereligious.NomarriagerecordofThomasMackieandJaneSneddenwaslocated.However,theirfirstchildwasborninJanuary1827,whichplacestheirmarriagedatesometimebetween1822and1826.

ThomasMackieandJaneSneddenhadanexcellentpieceoffarmproperty.TheysolditinNovember,1834toJohnMcDougall.(Moderndayviewsofthisstillworkingandhighlyproductivefarmproperty200yearsisshowninAppendixB).

SometimeafterthesaleoftheirBeckwithfarmproperty,Thomas,Jane,andchildrenleftBeckwithTownship.Theymigratedtoanewpioneerlocation,StVincentTownship,GreyCounty,incurrentdaywesternOntario,arrivinginSeptember,1835.Whytheyleftthisprimeandratherlargepieceoffarmpropertyisnotclear.Maybeitwasjustwanderlustordreamsofricheselsewhere.ThechildrenbornbeforetheirarrivaltoStVincentTownship:

1. MaryMackieb.January1,1827,LanarkCounty

2. ThomasMackieb.February20,1829LanarkCounty

3. JamesMackieb.November16,1830,LanarkCounty.JameswasP.H.Mackie’sfather.

4. MargaretMackieb.April21,1833,LanarkCounty–apparentlydiedasachild(notethenameMargaretwaslaterusedforthe9thandlastchildofThomasandJane.ItwasacommonScottishpracticetoreuseanamefromanearlierchildwhodiedveryyoung).

FivemorechildrenwereborntoThomasMackieandJaneSneddenwhentheylivedinStVincentTownship,GreyCounty,Ontario.

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AppendixA:EarlyBeckwithTownshipRecordsofThomasMackieandSneddenFamily

Sources

1. Granny’sGenealogicalGardenbyFayeLucille(Lucas)Bertrand:freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~granniesgarden/

2. TheSneddenSagaChapter7JaneSneddenandThomasMackie.ThischapterwaswrittenbyGleeLindel(neeLeonaGleeCameron),a3rdgenerationdescendantofJaneandThomas.

3. LibraryandArchivesCanada.LandRecords.UpperCanadaLandPetitions(1763-1865).RG1,L3,Vol.421PerthMilitarySettlement.MicroformReelC-2739pg557.http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=rgi7t06a60or2jdheocn6v65f4&sqn=557&q2=29&q3=2593&tt=1129

1816-1828BeckwithTownshipSettlersRecords

18191CivilianSettlerswhowereeligibleforCrownLandGrants/Patents

Con=ConcessionNumberL=LotnumberinthatConcession*

*Con(Concessionnumber)andLot(Lotnumber)refertothelocationof200acrelandparcelsontheBeckwithTownshipPlatestablishedin1816.ThegridofthePlatisnottruenorthsouth,itisorientatedroughlyinnorthwestdirection.ThereforeSWreferstowesterlyhalfsectionof100acres,andtheNEreferstotheeasterlyhalfsectionof100acres.Somelandrecordingagentswouldrecord½WfortheSWpieceand½EforNEpieceinBeckwithrecords,thiswasnotanykindofchangeoflotboundariesor100acresize,itwasmerelyjustamatterofthepersonalstyleoftherecorder.Mostgrantswere100acres,butafewindividualsreceivedlargergrantsfromtheirpositioninsocietyorthemilitary.

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• All5arrivedinCanadain1819onthesailingshipHarmonyofAyr2• ThetwoSneddenslistedarefromLanarkCounty,Scotland,notIreland• AlexanderSneddenandDavidSneedenwereJaneSnedden’sbrothers.• NotshownwastheirsisterJanetSneddenwhowasalsoonthesamesailing(but

notapropertyowner).• The3White’slistedarereallyWhyte’s,theycontinuedusingthelatersurname

inCanada• TheWhyte’swerealsofromLanarkCounty,Scotland.• The3Whyte’smarriedwiththe3Sneddens2

o AlexanderSneddentoMaryWhyteo DavidSneddentoAgnesWhyteo JanetSneddentoJamesWhyte

• ItseemshighlyprobablethatAgnesWhyteandMaryWhytewereonthesamesailingwithotherslistedhere.

• Later,AlexanderSneddentradedhisgrantpropertyinBeckwithTownshipwithhisfatherJamesSnedden’sgrantinRamseyTownship.

18211CivilianSettlerswhowereeligibleforCrownLandGrants/Patents

• ThomasMcKee(sic)isreallyThomasMackie• ThomasMackie’sparcelwasadjacenttotheclusterofSneddenandWhyte

parcelswhichprobablyfacilitatedthecourtshipandmarriagetoJaneSnedden

1822BeckwithTownshipCensus1

Head of Household Female Sons Daughters No. in Household

MacKAY, Thomas 1

• ThomasMacKAY(sic)isreallyThomasMackie. • Thomasappearstobeanunassistedimmigrant2

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18243SettlersthathaveFulfilledthePrescribedTermsofSettlementDuties

Last First From Fulfilled Acres Con Lot

McKee Thomas Scotland 21 May 1824 100 10 E-1/2 25

• ThomasMcKee(sic)isreallyThomasMackie• InthePerthMilitarySettlementvolume3,eachpagelistingthenamesofgrantees

hasthefollowingnoteintheRemarkscolumn:“Thedecreedlocationsmarkedthus～ arefreefromdifficulty29March1828”followedbythesignatureofsometypeofofficer.ThisseemstobeanenmasseapprovalforissuancebecausetherewasafloodofCrownPatents#rightbeforethis1828date

• ThomasMackieCrownPatentfortheparcelwasissuedonJuly7,18282• ThomasMackiesoldthepropertytoJohnMcDougallonNovember18,18342

#CrownPatentsarealsocalledLandPatentsorLandDeeds

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AppendixB–ThomasMackieBeckwithTownshipProperty

LocationofPropertyinBeckwithTownship.BeckwithTownshipis10milesby10milessquare.MajorTownisCarletonPlaceonthenorthedge;Rredarrowisthefarmlocation.

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ThomasMackie100AcreConcessionXLotE-1/225.100acresisaverylargeproperty,equalinsizeto75footballfields.East/westroadnearthebottomoflotisFosterRoad.

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LookingNorthattheEntryRoadintotheCurrentHomesteadArea

PlanViewofCurrentFarmHomesteadArea.OnewondersiftheThomasMackiefirstcabinmighthavebeeninthisarea.

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LookingintothepropertyfromtheEastFenceLine.WindbreaktreesalongFosterRoadpreventsclearshotsofthefarmlandscape.

LookingintoSouthernPortionoftheLotfromFosterRoad