escheats

List of Persons Who Have Forfeited Their LANDS in YORK COUNTY.

Thanks to Norm DeMerchant

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The following is a transcription of escheated land in York County,NB
from 1818.At this time, York County also included the modern day
Counties of Carleton, Victoria, and Madawaska.Some of the places
mentioned in this document are not the same as the known names of
modern day.

I will list some of the names I know with a community name of today.
These are not intended to be 100 % precise, only a general reference.
CC, VC,and YC stand for Carleton, Victoria, and York Counties
New Brunswick.

Shihatahauk or Chickatahauk =Bristol, CC

Monquart = Bath, CC

River de Sault = River de Chute, CC / VC (Boundry line between the two counties)

Presqu' Isle = Connell or Florenceville CC

Tobique Rocks = Kilburn VC

Wakefield= Large area from above Woodstock to Grand Falls and many points in between.
In this record primarily the area between Hartland and Florenceville CC

Tobique = Andover VC

Narquewickack = Nackawic YC

I have shown this document to Fred Burnett,who is very familiar
with the history of the Saint John River above Woodstock. He sent
the following message to me in a letter dated August 3, 2001:
 "I have been looking over the list of names who had land escheated,
most that I know something about,had applied for 2 or more lots in 
different places and had never lived on them all. Some had moved to 
Ontario, some had got a grant or asked for one, saying they would 
settle on it, but never did. However in one or two cases I think 
those named lived on the same lot years afterwards"

I hope you enjoy this transcription.With very few exceptions,I know
very little about the actual people who had their lands escheated.  
I do know the Provincial Government was attempting to clean up the
land which was not granted in the Province to make accommodation for
a large number of British Soldiers who were promised land in British
North America after their sucessful defense of the Colonies during the
War of 1812. Another interesting side bar, which may have relevance in 
the settlers not improving their land, was the devasting years previous
to 1818 when summer planting season was reduced because of a volcanic 
blast in the South Pacific which had affects throughout the world. In 
Northeastern North America the affects were cold summer weather in 1815,
1816 and possibly 1817.

SECRETARY'S OFFICE, 16TH JANUARY, 1818.
HEREAS divers Persons have at different periods,had alloments of LAND
and have neglected to take out their GRANTS for the same as required 
by the Royal Instructions,notwithstanding the caution given on this 
subject in a Procolmation dated 24th January, 1815 ~ Such persons are
therefore hereby notified that the LANDS which may have been so allowed
to them,are by the Royal Instructions,forfeited, and are open to any new 
applications, although the LANDS in question may have been cultivated or 
transferred to other Persons.

 List of Persons who have forfeited their LANDS in YORK COUNTY.

NAMES OF APPLICANTS	DISTRICT
Charles Brannen	Pennyach
Thomas Trafton	do
John Harris	do
Martin Oliz	do
Peter Allen	In Queensbury
Solomon Russel	do
Edward Ryer	do
Solomon Wiles	do
Bloomer Close	do
Thomas Gardner	do
William Gardner	do
Joseph Robicheau	do
Lothrop Hammond	do
Archelaus Hammond	do
Joseph Lewis Muzroll	do
Catharine Dyer	do
Darius Uman	do
Titus Way	do
Abijah Ingraham	do
Charles Johnston	do
Edward Wheeler	do
George Bell	do
Benjamin Ingraham	do
William Cornelison	do
Stephen Lands	do
Alexander Ross	do
Isaac Josline	do
Athony Manuel	Northhamptom
William Kelly	Prince William
Abraham Brown	do
Nehemiah Beckwith	do
Daniel K. Hoyt	do
William Harper	do
Thomas Burden	do
Thomas Saunders	do
Efnathan Underhill	Kiswick River---Saint Mary's
Patrick Murphy	do
John Underhill	do
William Staples	do
Michael Hanson	do
James Murphy	do
Abraham House	do
Samuel Lobdell	do
Cornelius Brewer	do
Jacob White	do
Nicholas Humphreys	do
Thomas Lawrence	do
Isaac Lawrence, senr	do
Jesse Lawrence	do
Isaac Lawrence, junr	do
William Lawrence	do
Moses Lawrence	do
Richard Jones	do
James Jones	do
Benedict Jones	do
John Jones	do
John Daton	Above Presqu' Isle
Daniel Dunham	do
Edward Wheeler	do
William Bubar	do
James Bubar	do
David Bubar	do
James Wright	do
John Bradley	do
John Porter	do
Gregory Warrick	do
Issac Esty	Nashwacksis
John M Bate	Above Presqu' Isle
Enoch Currier	Kingsclear
Henry Kelly	do
James Bubar	Nashwack--rear land
Joseph Bubar	do
Darius Burt	Mactuquac--rear land
Could Burt	do
Cornelius Brewer	do
John Brewer Junr	do
Thomas Green	do
Joseph Burt	do
Moses Esty	Nashwack--rear land
James Stewart	do
John Bradley	Tobique
Luther Tryon	do
Jonathan Parks	Monquart
Angus M Bean	Nashwack--rear land
Samuel Bishop	Below Tobique Rocks
William Bishop	do
Michael Dennison	Nashwack--rear land
James Dennison	do
William McNeil	do
Alexander Brown	do
Alexander Brown Junr	do
Jacob Brown	do
David Parks	Above Monquart
Amos Dowe	Kingsclear--rear land
Charles Ingraham	Woodstock
Nathaniel Ingraham	do
George Fox	do
Exra Day	Rear land--Queensbury
David Day	do
Issac Esty	Kiswick River--rear land
William Esty	do
George Boon	do
Henry Boon	do
Peter Hains	do
Joseph Hains	do
Robert Hains	do
Thomas Hains	do
Thomas Lawrance	do
Jesse Lawrence	do
James Ross Junr.	Nashwack, upper part, rear land
John Hanson	Kiswick River
Darius Crouse	do
Elnathan Underhill Senr	do
Jasper Underhill	do
Samuel Underhill	do
Phillip Underhill	do
Daniel Underhill	do
Elnathan Underhill Junr	do
Amos Dickinson	Wakefield
John Underhill	Kiswick River
James Giberson	Above Monquart
Daniel Palmer	Wakefield
Abraham Brown	Poquiock
Peter Atherton	Prince William--Rear land
John Hardy	Woodstock--Fall Island
James Ross	Narkewickwack Creek
Richard Street	Queensbury--rear land
Thomas Thornton	do
William Hallet	Near Monquart
James Hallet	do
Marsden Hallet	do
James Lloyd	Monquart
Furney Whitehead	Prince William--Rear land
William Lovely	Monquart
James Lovely	do
William White	Prince William--Rear land
William Millar	Sicktahawk
Charles Burk	Wakefield--South side, 3d tier
Benjamin Burk	do
Robert Phillips	do
Daniel Craig	do
James Murphy	River St John--West side Tobique
Malary Raymond	Northhampton
Amos Watson	West Side St. John--Tobique
Stephen Watson	do
John Watson	do
Joseph McConnel	Below Tobique
Jacob Hallet	do
Abijah Raymond	Northampton
Daniel Crane senr	Nashwack Portage
Daniel Crane junr	do
Moses Crane	do
Amos Crane	do
Adam Crane	do
William Sewell	do
Nicholas Sewell	do
Oliver Bradley	West side St John--Tobique Rocks
John Bradley	do
Rinard Wheeler	Hardwood Creek
John Patterson	Near River de Sault
William Patterson	do
Martin Wright	do
John Ingraham	do
Benjamin Gallop	Wakefield--west side, 3d Tier
Mark Freeman	West side River St John,Below Tobique Rocks
Abraham Esty	Woodstock
Jacob Whitlock	Pennyack River
Joshua Bishop	West Side River Tobique
James Bishop	do
Thomas Everett	Wakefield
Jeremiah Lloyd	West side River St John
Asa Kenny	Shikatahawk
Contin Yon [Cantin Dionne]	East Side the River St John--Wakefield
Nehemiah Tompkins	W. side the River St John--below River de Sault
James Tompkins	do
James Giggy	do
John Tompkins	Above Monquart
Jonas Partridge	Below River de Sault, east side River St John
Charles Gasserth	2d Range of Lots in Wakefield
Christopher Harris	do
Gilbert Spur	do
Samuel Pickup	do
Frederick L. Gasserth	do
Ambrose Gasserth	do
Oliver Peabody	4th tier in the Rear of Woodstock
James Peabody	do
Francis Peabody	do
Henry Hardwich	5th Tier west side the River Wakefield
Bayard Pason	do
Henry Gates	do
Isachar Nichason	West Side the river--Wakefield
Alexander Watson	W. side the river near Tobique Rocks
Thomas Chute	2d Tier W. side the River in Wakefield
Thomas Chute Junr	do
Andrew Chute	do
Able Chute	do
James Chute junr	do
Phillip Bartawx	do
Calvin Chute	do
John Chute	do
Nathaniel Churchill junr	W. side the River--Wakefield
John De Merchant junr	do
Benjamin Rockwell	Wakefield
George Nash	Tobique Rocks--West side
Joseph Dowe junr.	4th Tier Wakefield
Alexander Bate	In rear of the Queens rangers block
John Bate	do
Daniel Watson	West side river St John at Tobique
Daniel Craig junr	Gore in rear of teh York volunteers
William Sipperell	East side of River, in Wakefield
Michael McNally	Tobique Rock
John Dickenson	Wakefield--2d Range
Darius Dickenson	do
John Teed	Woodstock
Jesse Teed	do
Abraham Mastin	Northampton
Jeremiah Mastin	do
Henry White Senr	Nashwack
William White	do
Henry White Junr	do
John Wallace	Kingsclear
Luke Kelly	do
John Kelly	do
William Hunter	Wakefield
Charles Brannen	St Mary's
Oliver Bradley	Wakefield
John Bradley	do
John Campbell	do
Jonathan Brown	Narquewickack
Benjamin Cliffe	do
John Cliff Junr	Queensbury
David Bubar	Near Chichatahauk
Charles Bubar	River de Sault
Andrew Carney	Queensbury
William Garrick	Wakefield
James Parent	Queensbury--rear Land
Daniel Parent	do
Isiah Parent	do
William Harris junr	do
Samuel Esty	Nashwack
Ammi Shaw	Wakefield--5th tier
Flora McRaw	River Tay--St Mary's
James Jones	Madam Kiswick River
John Crouse	do
Jasper Underhill	do
Joseph Merrithew	Nashwacksis
John Merrithew	do
William Stone	do
Michael Hawkins junr	do
John Bubar	Wakefield
James Wright	do
William Bell	Eel River
Murphy Giberson	Between Chichatahauk and Monquart
Simon Giberson	do
Israel Whitlock	Pennyach Gore
Mark Freeman	Tobique Rock
Samuel Freeman	do
John Gray	Woodstock
Oliver Bradley	Wakefield
Andrew Stith??	Woodstock
Andrew Joslin	Prince William
Samuel Exell	Between Chichatahauk and Monquart
Richard Exell	do
Patrick Birmingham	Upper Gusaquit, two Miles below River de Sault
Samuel Miller	Miramichi Portage
Stephen Hovey	do
Edmond Hovey	do
James Hovey	do
John Saunders Esq.	Prince William

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