Patterson Family

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General List of Settlers enrolled for Canada under the Government Regulations at Edinburgh 18 15

40 Byers William 51 (m) Cart & Plow Wright Lochmaben deposit of £18.02 repaid, or to b e repaid
40 Josina (Palmer) 43 wife Lochmaben
40 Josina 19 daughter Lochmaben
40 William 14 son Lochmaben
40 John 10 son Lochmaben
40 Jean 8 daughter Lochmaben
40 Robert 7 son Lochmaben
40 Mary 5 daughter Lochmaben
40 Walter 3 son Lochmaben

On Apr. 13, 1817 they left Annan, Scotland on the Solway Firth aboard the "Lovely Mary" and l anded at Pictou, Nova Scotia on June 5, 1817.

He was granted 250 acres after a petition that stated "He has always been a loyal subject an d is willing to take oath of allegiance when required. He has a wife and seven children name s and ages here unto you given ... Eleanor age 21 years, William age 18 years, John age 13 ye ars, Robert age 9 years, Mary age 7 years, Walter age 5 years, James age 1 year ... This peti tioner has brought with him a good character." [Three other children had died in infancy, an d one other at 10 years of age.]

William Byers was a miller and lumberman. In 1825 he started a gristmill on the west branch o f the French River, for making flour. Then he added machinery for making oatmeal. All the gri nding was done at his mill to the year 1842. The first sawmill was set up at the same place i n 1827 by William and his son Robert Byers, who in 1832 added the first carding mill to thei r establishment." Byers' Lake was one of the sources of the stream which drove these mills. - - History of Colchester County, N.S., by Israel Longworth.

Name: William Byers
Event Date: 06 Dec 1795
Event Place: Applegarth,Dumfries,Scotland
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11813-2
System Origin: Scotland-ODM
GS Film number: 1067956