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Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 Volume 2
« on: Friday 13 March 15 19:49 GMT (UK) »
I was looking to see if any of the Hopkins family that settled in Barrington, Nova Scotia had been given land grants by the Throne of England. Today I found a book on line that listed those given Grants. The post I found looks like this...
Hopkins, Elisha. Barrington grantee
(56:111)
What do the numbers mean in that post.
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Re: Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 Volume 2
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 14 March 15 14:10 GMT (UK) »
Hi Wildbee,

You don't mention any time frame. Was it before or after Canadian confederation in 1867? It ssays by thrown of England so assumming before. But was it  around time of war, part of fur trade. etc.

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Re: Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 Volume 2
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 14 March 15 14:30 GMT (UK) »
Poster wants to know - What do the numbers mean in that post  ???

Might it be pages numbers  ???

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Re: Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 Volume 2
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 14 March 15 14:34 GMT (UK) »
Crown Land Information Management Centre

Or a map reference to a plot/section of land

http://novascotia.ca/natr/land/grantmap.asp

http://novascotia.ca/natr/land/pdf/CLIMC_Ref_Guide.pdf

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Re: Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 Volume 2
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 14 March 15 14:44 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Sandra,
I will check out those sites. I am having such a blast...
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Re: Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 Volume 2
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 15 March 15 12:40 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all for your help. Though I am still not sure what those no# meant in the book I mentioned ... I do know what I was looking for ... which was, did Elisha receive grants for land in Nova Scotia. I have contacted the sites recommended and I am able to obtain a map and copies of Land Grants given to Elisha. So it has been a very productive week.
Thank you,
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Re: Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 Volume 2
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 15 March 15 13:09 GMT (UK) »
Small amount of progress - I expected you to have more replies on here - still time though.   Fingers crossed you get the info on those land grants.

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Re: Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 Volume 2
« Reply #7 on: Monday 16 March 15 02:13 GMT (UK) »
Looking at the publication...https://books.google.ca/books?id=S4DD-Z2pKrwC&pg=PA277
The first number is consistant and is likely the area ( township?) grant number and the rest are the divisions ( sections?) within that area allotted to each grantee.

I see that Elisha Hopkins was a descendant of Stephen Hopkins of the Mayflower. I  see that his wife Sarah Dolliver was also issued land, this surprises me for the day and age.

Excerpt from another publication linked below...
After several ineffectual attempts at settlement, a grant of a township was made Dec. 4, 1767, to 84 heads of families, mostly from Cape Cod and Nantucket.
I have not a copy of the old grant, but I might as well here give the names of all who appear in the division of the grant, according to our township "Record of First Division of Main Lands begun January 7, 1768:"
https://archive.org/stream/doanereunionatba00trur#page/n35/mode/2up
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Re: Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867 Volume 2
« Reply #8 on: Monday 16 March 15 18:21 GMT (UK) »
Excellent! I have started to look closely at the map that is of the grants given.... I haven't found the grants yet ... but it makes perfect sense that that is what they must be.. The second link you sent about the initial inhabitants was very interesting. I feel like I just hit a home run.... well technically you hit the home run but I am enjoying it anyway.
Thanks.... very helpful,
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