Land Petitions - Cape Breton - Nova Scotia

[Roberta Ann]

Hello all;

Livingstone, Malcolm 1792 Pictou
Came to Merigomish with his family, consisting of nine, from the Highlands of Scotland; in the month of September, 1791. Has received no lands from Government and requests such quanity as may be fit. Entd. Memorial

Livingstone, John 1807 Cape Breton no: 312 NSARM mfm: 15789
Petition to Despard: Petioner has recently arrived from Scotland and wishes to settle on a lot adjoining his relative-NcPhee. A year before Council voted this lot to McGillivray, who does not intend to occupy it. Petitioner is willing to reimburse McGillivray for any expense he may have "been at". Decision deferred.

McPhee (McPhie), Donald 1819 C.B. no: 2240 mfm: 15796
Petition to Ainslie: Petitioner, age 50, a native of Scotland; is married and has 6 children. He asks a grant of lot 45 at Low Point for which he obtained a Crown lease in 1807. Report to Crawley to Ward: 161 Acres near Low Point, to be called "Kintraw". Plan

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Livingstone, Angus 1817 C.B. no: 1662 mfm no: 15794
Petition to Ainslie: Petitioner emigrated with his father's family from Scotland to Nova Scotia 23 years ago. He has a vessel employed in the fishery on the shore of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. He asks lots 2 and 3 in the north Block B, Town of Hawksbury or Ship Harbour. Note: granted.

Livingstone, Angus 1820 C.B. no: 2394 mfm 15797
Petitioner to Ainslie: Petitioner, a native of Scotland, is married and has 8 children. He has lived in Cape Breton since September 1819. He served in the Navy. He asks a lot on the West side of Bouladerie. Note: recommended. Name, "Kilninian".

Livingstone, Lachlan 1820 C.B. no: 2395 mfm: 15797 (son of Angus - above - ) Roberta
Petition to Ainslie: Petitioner, age 21, a native of Scotland; is married and has one child. Has lived in Cape Breton about 4 months. He asks a lot on the South side of Great Bras d'Or. Note: recommended. Name - "Frackit Hill".

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Livingstone, Duncan 1817 C.B. no: 1663 Mfm no 15794
Petition to Ainslie: Petitioner, a single man; a native of Scotland. Asks lot 3, North Block A, Town of Hawskbury. Note: granted.

Livingstone, John 1818 C.B. no: 1953 mfm 15795
Petition to Ainslie: Petitioner, age 34, a native of Scotland; has a wife and six children and has lived in Cape Breton ten years. He asks lots in the rear of 9 and 10 on the Low Point Shore. Note: recommended. Name: "Staffa".

Livingstone, Archibald 1825 C.B. no: 3038 mfm 15799
Petition to Wallace: Petitioner is a native of Scotland, age 21, single, asks a lot on the North side of Bouldaderie near the entrance of the Bras d'Or. The lot was formerly located to petitioners brother, Lachlan, who resigned it and has gone to Europe. Note: A fisher's lot. 100 acres. Approved.

McDonald, John and others 1825

Archibald and Roderick Livingstone testify to the improvements made by Philip Fraser on a lot on the Island of Boularderie for which a warrant was issued in favour of Hector McKenzie and later for John McDonald. They assert that statements made by Robert Sutherland and John McKenzie are incorrect. John McDonald makes an oath as to the truth of all statements here made. See also 3064, 3106, 3178 Crawley's letter to William Hill (1825) in Volumn 15, Odd papers.

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Livingstone, John 1814 C.B. no 1011 mfm 15791
Petition to Swayne: Petitioner was born in Scotland and came to Port Hood with his family in 1805. Mr. Hugh Watts placed petitioner on a lot of land aqnd afterwards relinquished the lot to him, 300 acres in Little Judique. The land is licensed to Mr. Watts and the petitioner asks a lease in his own name. A second petition, undated, states that he purchased the lot from Mr. Watts and asks another lot for fire wood. He has six children. Report of Crawley to Smyth: 340 acres on Little Judique River. Plan

I all ready posted this in another topic!

Livingstone, Angus 1826 C.B. no: 3120 mfm 15799
Petition to Kempt: Petitioner is a native of Scotland, age 53, is married and has 8 children. He received, from Gov. Ainslie a lot on Great Bras d'Or where he was the first settler. He served in the Navy on the Royal George and also in the local Militia. He asks a grant of 100 acres conferred on him and of another 100 acres on the outside of the fishing lots. Note: approved

Livingstone, Allen 1809 - in the Country 18 years - single - Merigomish, Pictou County - 200 acres

Livingston, Dougald - Land Grant from John Campbell - 1809 - Cape George - Obligation

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Roberta,

A splendid collection and theres more.
Where to start.

You have located the information from old land petitions etc. for Malcolm Livingston who arrived about 1792, and two of his sons Angus and Duncan in involving land at Hawksbury, Napoleonic War veteran Angus Livingston b. 1773 that settled at Big Bras d'or, Boularderie and related petitions of his sons Laughlin, Archibald, Alexander and Roderick. (See my last posting to Jewel regarding this family.)
Also your ancestor John Livingston who settled at Low Point in the early 1800's and who named his property Staffa which is was a largely unhabited Picturesque Island in Kilninian and Kilmore. Interestly Donald McPhee a relative named his property "Kintran" which is actually a settlement near Loch Craignish 10 and half miles norhth of Lochgilphead near Kilmartin which I assume was in Kilmartin Parish. This oddly enough is no where near Mull in Eastern Argyll so this makes no sense to me what connection if any the McPhees have to Kintran. I assumed they had lived in Western Argyll in Northern Mull near the Livingstons for some time but that may not be the case. In any event I am reasonably certain they lived in Northern Mull when your John Livingston left Tobermory aboard the ship for PEI.

regards,

Donald

[Roberta Ann]

Hi Donald;

Poll Tax rolls 1791-1793 RG 1 vol. 444 Nsarm mfm no. 13580

Livingston, Malcolm Little Harbour Pictou Co. 1794 tax O13 pounds Livestock noted sheet no. 015
Livingston, Malcolm Jr. Little Harbour Pictou County 1794 tax 016 pounds noted sheet no. 15. These were the only Livingstons listed for this time period.
This means, to me, that he was being assessed on his chattels that he possessed in 1793; for the following tax year.

Regards;

Roberta

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Roberta,

Its fantastic that these old documents, petitions, still survive and can give us valuable information on these early Livingston pioneers. Yes I would think that Malcolm Livingston was one of the earliest highland Livingstones to settle in Nova Scotia.

regards,

Donald