Misc. Notes
In 1657 or 1658, Sir Thomas Temple came to Acadia aboard the “Satisfaction.” He was given the governorship by Commonwealth authority in 1657 (which was confirmed after the Restoration in 1662). His grant of Acadia came from Cromwell, and was shared by LaTour and William Crowne. He kicked out some of LeBorgne’s men at LaHave in 1658 and some French fishermen at Port Rossignol in 1664. Temple established his presence at Rossignol and at Mirligueche (Lunenburg), but Temple's control of the colony probably only extended to the immediate neighborhood of Port-Royal and a few other sites. Temple himself lived in Boston and seldom visited Acadia. [Clark, p. 107]
We find an Order of the Council of State (Apr. 14, 1657) that states: A convoy to be provided for several ships bound to Newfoundland, and instructions given to the commander to make one of them ready with all speed to carry Col. Thomas Temple and his company to his plantation in Nova Scotia or Acadia, in order to his settling in the forts and government there, according to his patent and commission from his Highness. [Interregnum, Entry Bk., Vol. CV., p. 790]
Also, there is a message (Nov. 12, 1657) from Capt. Peter Butler of the Satisfaction to the Navy commanders. After receiving Col. [Thos.] Temple and his company on board, sailed for Boston, New England, and then made for St. John's Fort and Port Royal, intending for Newfoundland; but meeting with violent storms, and getting short of provisions, returned for England; neither he nor his company are ashamed to speak of the goodness of the Lord in preserving them from such great dangers.
[References. Vo. 174. 69]
Supposedly, there was a list of colonists of 1658 that was around in the 1950s, but it cannot be found. Dulong discusses the missing list at his Michel Forest webpage [Dulong, <
http://fp-www.wwnet.net/~dulongj/Forest.htm>]
According to a document in the Boston archives, Pierre LaVerdure, his wife Priscilla Mellanson, and their sons may have been aboard that ship. Though the parents and possibly one son were thought to have moved on to New England, two of the sons ... Charles and Pierre ... stayed in Acadia. They adopted their mother's name (Melancon/Melanson). When the Grand Pre area was settled, Pierre was a captain and a leader in that community. In fact, government orders were sent through him.
Though it was founded after Port Royal and Beaubassin, Grand Pre was very successful due to: 1) being pretty much ignored by New England raiders and French officials, 2) weak seigneurial control, and 3) good marshlands. It seems to have been established in 1682 when 2 well-to-do Port Royal inhabitants moved there. Pierre Terriau settled on the Riviere St. Antoine (today's Cornwallis River) and was soon followed by others, including Claude and Antoine Landry and Rene LeBlanc. Pierre Melanson’s family (son of d’Aulnay’s tutor, married to Marie Marguerite Mius d’Entremont) and one other (a hired hand?) were also early settlers at Grand Pre. [Clark, p. 148] Melanson was the seigneurial agent, a leader in the area, and captain of the militia.
AM: 1682 Founder of Grand Pre, Acadie, N.S.
1654: Captain Commandant of the King, Port Royal.
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