April 22nd, 1806, I find this entry: "Robert Dickey and Nellie Chapman married. Started to frame the new mill."
"May 3rd—Saw mill and barn raised."
No mention is made of building a house for Willie, so probably there was one on the place. John and his wife lived for a time in the Scurr house, and for a time with Willie, before finally settling at Mount Whatley. Sallie married Gilbert Lawrence, of Westmoreland. It is said Sallie had an admirer who lived in Halifax, and occasionally visited Cumberland, and who in later years became a prominent official in the executive of that city.
In the early days and admirer a hundred miles distant was at a great disadvantage, and the "Fooler lad," as Sallie's mother called young Lawrence, won the prize.
Amos Fowler, of Westmoreland, or Fowler's Hill, married Miss Keillor, a sister of Mrs. Trueman. He was a Loyalist, and after living in this country some years, he visited the old home in New England, and on his return to New Brunswick brought with him his nephew, Gilbert Lawrence. After his marriage Gilbert settled at Amherst Point, and from there moved to Maccan, now called Southampton, where he was a very successful farmer for many years. He left the Maccan farm to a son a few years before his death, and bought a farm in Nappan. Here he spent the last years of his life, honored and respected for his sterling character.
CHAPTER VII
EXTRACTS FROM JOURNAL AND LETTERS.
Some extracts from the journal as a beginning to this chapter will, I hope, be interesting to some of the descendants:
"Aug. 2nd, 1802—Richard Lowerison's barn burned.
"Aug. 7th—Mr. Milledge preached at church. Got upland hay all up.
Have 60 tons good hay in barn and in stock.
"Aug. 28th—Quarterly meeting at our house.
"Sept. 10th—Mr. Albro dined at our house." (Mr. Albro was a Halifax
man who traded in cattle.)
"Dec. 28—John McCormick, apparently in good health, died instantly at
night.
"May 10th—Mr. Marsden started to-day for the Conference.
"June 26th—Mr. Bent arrived at our house to-day and went over to
Tantramar.
"June 27th—Mr. Bent preached his first sermon in Tantramar.
"May 3rd, 1803—William Bennet started for Conference.
"Dec.—Mrs. McMonagle's house was drawn from the plain to
Mount Whatley.
"Jan. 9th, 1806—W. Wood Fillmore was married to Nancy Patterson, of
Cole's Island.
"April 5th, 1806—Tolar Thompson brought a large birch log across the
marsh on the ice, and also a load of grain to the mill and returned the
next day.
"June 16th—Harmon had the old shop drawn to his house, had 17 yoke of
oxen.
"William Allen was buried at the churchyard at Camp Hill, attended by a
large concourse of people. Mr. Mitchell preached the sermon.
"Nov. 29th—Mr. Roach lost his vessel; the Capt. and two men were
drowned; 515 firkins of butter saved.
"Jan. 12th, 1806—This day Wm. McKenzie was found dead, sitting in his
chair, supposed to be frozen to death.
"June 3rd, 1808—Wm. Black came to our house and Mrs. Black and son,
Martin Gay. Mr. Black preached at Stone Chapel.
In February of same year, "Mr. Foster came to mill in a cart and John
Patterson from Cole's Island with a sled."
"Jan. 19th, 1808—Mr. Bamford moved to our house.
"Jan. 25th—A meeting to confer about the Byto*; nothing was done."
"Jan. 3rd, 1809—Martin Black married to Fanny Smith."