Notes: Taken from the Records of the "General Sessions of the
Peace (Quarter Sessions)" for Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
The Original Document is at PANS, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The original record book was donated by Belle Johnson.
The Names are spelled as they were originally written.
The Parrsboro area is not part of Cumberland County in 1790.Surnames found in this 1790 Document:
ATKINSON, BAKER, BARRON, BAXTER, BENT, BLACK, BLINKHORN,
BOSS, BRUNDAGE, BULMER, CHAPMAN, CHURCH, COATS, COLEBURN
COPP, CRAWFORD, DONKIN, FALES, FILLMORE, FORRIST, FREEMAN,
FREEZE, HALL, HARRISON, LOGAN, LUSBY, MCLELLAN, MILLS, MONROW, MOOR, NEWTON, OXLEY, PALMER, PIPES, PURDY, RIPLEY,
RUSTON, SEAMAN, SHARP, SHIPLEY, STUART, TAYLOR, TRAVERSE,
WILLIAMS, WOOD, WORDING
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| County Treasurer | CUMBERLAND COUNTY | Thomas Watson Esq. |
| TOWN OFFICE | AMHERST -1790 |
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| Town Clerk | Amherst 1790 | Thomas Lusby |
| Constables & Collectors | Amherst 1790 | William Freeman Jun.
Lockwood Baxter |
| Assessors | .Amherst 1790 | Wm. Freeman Esq.
Hugh Logan Wm. Bulmer |
| Surveyors of Lines & Bounds,
Overseerers of the Poor |
Amherst 1790 | Nath. Traverse
Ebenezer Fales Robert Sharp Thomas Forrist Robert Ripley |
| Surveyors of Hay &
Fence Viewers |
Amherst 1790 | John Stuart
Thomas Lusby |
| Surveyors of Rivers | **Court Appointed No one. | |
| Surveyors of Highways | Amherst 1790 | David Forrist
Thomas Lusby Wm. Hall |
| Hogreaves | Amherst 1790 | Ebenezer Fales |
| Clerk of the Market &
Pound keeper |
Amherst 1790 | Ebenezer Fales |
| Cullers of Fish and
Surveyors of Lumber |
Amherst 1790 | Wm. Bulmer
Wm. Freeze |
| Gaugers and
Sealers of Leather |
Amherst 1790 | Charles Baker Esq.
Thomas Lusby |
| TOWN OFFICE | The Rivers ~
Elizian Fields, McCan & Nappan Etc - 1790 |
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| Town Clerk | The Rivers 1790 | Luke Harrison |
| Constables & Collectors | The Rivers 1790 | Samuel Mills
Wm. Blinkhorn |
| Assessors | The Rivers 1790 | Edward Barron Esq.
Thomas Coats Wm. Pipes |
| Surveyors of Lines & Bounds,
Overseerers of the Poor |
The Rivers 1790 | Samuel Mills
George Boss |
| Surveyors of Hay &
Fence Viewers |
The Rivers 1790 | Samuel Mills
Henry Ripley |
| Surveyors of Rivers | **Court Appointed No one. | |
| Surveyors of Highways | The Rivers 1790 | Edward Barron
Thomas Harrison Peter Wood |
| Hogreaves | The Rivers 1790 | Jesse Mills
Thomas Shipley Jun. |
| Clerk of the Market &
Pound keeper |
The Rivers 1790 | Donkin Monrow |
| Cullers of Fish and
Surveyors of Lumber |
The Rivers 1790 | Wm. Pipes
Thomas Coats |
| Gaugers and
Sealers of Leather |
**Court Appointed No one. |
| TOWN OFFICE | Westchester 1790 |
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| Town Clerk | Westchester 1790 | John Ruston |
| Constables & Collectors | Westchester 1790 | Charles Moor |
| Assessors | Westchester 1790 | Jacamiah Seaman
John Crawford |
| Surveyors of Lines & Bounds,
Overseerers of the Poor |
Westchester 1790 | Josa Brundage
Jonathan Palmer |
| Surveyors of Hay &
Fence Viewers |
**Court Appointed No one. | |
| Surveyors of Rivers | **Court Appointed No one. | |
| Surveyors of Highways | Westchester 1790 | Gabl Purdy |
| Hogreaves | **Court Appointed No one. | |
| Clerk of the Market &
Pound keeper |
Westchester 1790 | Jon on Wording |
| Cullers of Fish and
Surveyors of Lumber |
**Court Appointed No one. | |
| Gaugers and
Sealers of Leather |
**Court Appointed No one. |
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River Philip 1790 |
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| Town Clerk | River Philip 1790 | John Black |
| Constables & Collectors | River Philip 1790 | Asa Fillimore |
| Assessors | River Philip 1790 | George Oxley Sen.
George Taylor |
| Surveyors of Lines & Bounds,
Overseerers of the Poor |
**Court Appointed No one. | |
| Surveyors of Hay &
Fence Viewers |
**Court Appointed No one. | |
| Surveyors of River | River Philip 1790 | Rich. Coleburn
Rich. Black |
| Surveyors of Highways | River Philip 1790 | George Oxley Sen. |
| Hogreaves | **Court Appointed No one. | |
| Clerk of the Market &
Pound keeper |
River Philip 1790 | Wm. Donkin Jun. |
| Cullers of Fish and
Surveyors of Lumber |
**Court Appointed No one. | |
| Gaugers and
Sealers of Leather |
**Court Appointed No one. |
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Fort Lawrence 1790 |
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| Town Clerk | Fort Lawrence 1790 | Thomas Chapman |
| Constables & Collectors | Fort Lawrence 1790 | Henry Atkinson
Henry Church |
| Assessors | Fort Lawrence 1790 | Thomas Chapman
Peter Mc Lellan |
| Surveyors of Lines & Bounds,
Overseerers of the Poor |
Fort Lawrence 1790 | Thomas Atkinson
Wm. Copp |
| Surveyors of Hay &
Fence Viewers |
Fort Lawrence 1790 | John Atkinson |
| Surveyors of Rivers | **Court Appointed No one. | |
| Surveyors of Highways | Fort Lawrence 1790 | Henry Purdy Esq. |
| Hogreaves | Fort Lawrence 1790 | John Newton |
| Clerk of the Market &
Pound keeper |
Fort Lawrence 1790 | Jesse Bent |
| Cullers of Fish and
Surveyors of Lumber |
Fort Lawrence 1790 | Wm. Chapman |
| Gaugers and
Sealers of Leather |
Fort Lawrence 1790 | Henry Purdy Esq. |
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Ramsheg (Wallace)1790 |
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| Town Clerk | Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
Peter Angevine |
| Constables & Collectors | Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
Stephen Tuttle Jun.
Thomas Husted |
| Assessors | Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
Stephen Canfield
Peter Angevine Gilbert Purdy |
| Surveyors of Lines & Bounds,
Overseerers of the Poor |
Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
Stephen Canfield
James Dotten Stephen Seaman Samuel Williams |
| Surveyors of Hay &
Fence Viewers |
Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
Thomas Canfield
Thomas Hustis |
| Surveyors of Rivers | Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
Peter Angevine
James Dotten |
| Surveyors of Highways | Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
Joseph Treen
Alexander Peers |
| Hogreaves | Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
Thomas Davis |
| Clerk of the Market &
Pound keeper |
Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
James Dotten |
| Cullers of Fish and
Surveyors of Lumber |
Ramsheg 1790
(Wallace) |
Peter Angevine
Jonathan Herd |
| Gaugers and
Sealers of Leather |
**Court Appointed No one. |
***END 1790