Yorkshire Land Grant
Information from the Nova Scotia Pubic Archives*
From the earliest days of Nova Scotia as a British colony, virtually everything was Crown Land, held in reserve by government for settlement and development purposes. The availability of individual grants from within these reserves was promoted as a way to attract settlers. The land came at no cost, except for minimal administrative fees charged during the grant process. The only requirement imposed on the recipient was to settle and develop the acreage within a specified reasonable length of time.
Cumberland County was one of the five original counties created by the British government in 1759. The other 4 counties were Annapolis, Halifax, Kings and Lunenburg.
in 1785 the Yorkshire Grant was established in an area known as River Phillip. It consisted of 25 500 acre land parcels.
1. John Johnson
2. William Wells
3. Michael Taylor
4. George Taylor
5. Matthew Johnson
6. George Bulmer
7. John Chapman
8. Valentine Wood
9. Robert Donkin
10. William Donkin
11. Thomas Black
12. Richard Black
13. Roger Robinson
14. John Black
15. Thomas Carter
16. Henry Ripley
17. Robert Ripley
18. William Donkin Sr.
19. George Oxley, Sr.
20. George Oxley Jr.
21. William Morrell
22. John Atkins
23. Hance Baker
24. John Black
25. Thomas Atkinson
From the earliest days of Nova Scotia as a British colony, virtually everything was Crown Land, held in reserve by government for settlement and development purposes. The availability of individual grants from within these reserves was promoted as a way to attract settlers. The land came at no cost, except for minimal administrative fees charged during the grant process. The only requirement imposed on the recipient was to settle and develop the acreage within a specified reasonable length of time.
Cumberland County was one of the five original counties created by the British government in 1759. The other 4 counties were Annapolis, Halifax, Kings and Lunenburg.
in 1785 the Yorkshire Grant was established in an area known as River Phillip. It consisted of 25 500 acre land parcels.
1. John Johnson
2. William Wells
3. Michael Taylor
4. George Taylor
5. Matthew Johnson
6. George Bulmer
7. John Chapman
8. Valentine Wood
9. Robert Donkin
10. William Donkin
11. Thomas Black
12. Richard Black
13. Roger Robinson
14. John Black
15. Thomas Carter
16. Henry Ripley
17. Robert Ripley
18. William Donkin Sr.
19. George Oxley, Sr.
20. George Oxley Jr.
21. William Morrell
22. John Atkins
23. Hance Baker
24. John Black
25. Thomas Atkinson
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