Location Certificates and Occupation Permits
for Godmanchester & Hinchinbrook
1823-1826

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Last edit: 2023-11-26

The following list of Location Certificates and Occupation Permits for Godmanchester and Hinchinbrook Townships has been kindly provided by Gina Smith . Gina Smith found this information during  her research of Lower Canada Land Grants. She believes the information is a copy of the original records because each of the three sets of details below state at the bottom:

"Huntingdon Village July 20th 1826 (Signed) Wm Bowron Agent for Superintending the Settlement of the Townships of Hinchinbrook, Hemmingford and Godmanchester"
 

List of Location Certificates issued to Settlers in the Township of Godmanchester

Date No of Ticket To whom Located No & what part of Lot Range Remarks
1824
Feby 20th 1 James Robb East 1/2 of 24 6 From Scotland
Feby 25th 2 Alexr Ogilvie SE1/4 of 42 1 From Scotland
Feby 25th 3 John Murphy E1/2 42 2 From Ireland
Feby 25th 4 Cornelius Daily W1/2 of 42 2 From Ireland
Feby 25th 5 John & James Higgin SE3/4 of 31 2 From Ireland
Feby 25th 6 Lawrence Sullivan 3/4 of W1/2 of 30 2 From Ireland
Feby 25th 7 William Sullivan E1/2 of 46 2 From Ireland
Feby 25th 8 Jno Hervey & Wm Broady  of 44 2 From Scotland
Feby 25th 9 Patrick Corran & Patrick Schoucanee  of 42 2 From Ireland
Feby 26th 10 Owen McGiniks W1/2 of 46 2 From Ireland
Feby 26th 11 Andrew Gordon W3/4 of W1/2 of 45 2 From Ireland
Feby 26th 12 Edward Smith SW3/4 of E1/2 of 45 2 From Ireland
Feby 26th 13 Alexr McBane E1/2 of E1/2 of 47 3 From Scotland
Feby 26 14 James Finuken W1/2 of 38 3 From Ireland
Feby 27th 15 David Durie E1/2 of 8 1 From Scotland
Feby 27th 16 James Chalmers E1/2 of 8 2 From Scotland
Feby 27th 17 Peter Philips W1/2 of 41 4 Canadian Born
Feby 27th 18 Timothy Couchlin W1/2 of 6 3 From Ireland
Feby 28th 19 Murdock McPherson W1/2 of 33 3 From Scotland
Feby 28th 20 Duncan McPherson E1/2 of 33 3 From Scotland
Feby 28th 21 William Nisbitt W1/2 of 49 5 From Scotland
Feby 28th 22 Henry Suttel NE1/2 of 6 4 Canadian Born
March 1st 23 Donald Campbell
Laughlin Campbell
Finley Campbell
the whole of 19 in 1 Canadian Born
March 1st 24 Duncan Corne E1/2 19 2 Canadian Born
March 1st 25 Malcom Corne W1/2 19 2 Canadian Born
March 3rd 26 Hugh Logan W1/2 30 6 From Ireland
March 5th 27 James Anderson E1/2 23 6 From Scotland
March 6th 28 Jas Laird Sr & Jas Laird Jr Lot 24 4 From Scotland
March 6th 29 Hugh Barr E1/2 of 26 6 From Scotland
March 8th 30 Benj Brevoort 3/4 E1/2 of 40 4 Canadian Born
March 8th 31 Hosea Shaw 3/4 W1/2 of 38 4 American Born
March 21st 32 Owen Righley E side 61 100 Acres? 5 From Ireland
 

Permits of Occupation Issued to Settlers in the Townships of Hinchinbrook and Godmanchester

Date Name of Occupier Lot or part of Lot occupied Range Remarks
  Nicholas C. Waggoner Lots Nos 55 & 56 4 Located by order of Government
  Duncan Rankin 100 Acres off No 53 1 Emigrant from Scotland
  A. Cameron 100 Acres off No 53 1 Emigrant from Scotland
  James Black 100 Acres off E1/2 No 53 2 Emigrant from Scotland
  J. Thompson 100 Acres off W1/2 No 52 2 Emigrant from Scotland
  C. McLaughlin 100 Acres off E1/2 No 54 2 Emigrant from Scotland
  A. McLaughlin 100 Acres off W1/2 No 54 2 Emigrant from Scotland
  Thomas Barlow Sr 75 Acres off 44 & 45 South 5 & 6 American Born
  Louis Galineau 50 Acres off 46 5 & 6 Canadian Born
  Robert Jameson 85 Acres off 43 5 & 6 From England
  Jn Bte Duchambault 50 Acres off 46 5 & 6 Canadian Born
  Henry Donald Westerly 1/2 of 26 6 From Scotland
  Duncan Livingston 2 Acres in Width by 32 in Depth of 54 1 From Scotland
  John Reid 40 Acres off W1/2 38 5 & 6 From Ireland
  Henry Evatt W1/2 of 12 in 1 & 2 Ireland. Barrack Master Coteau du Lac
  Henry Evatt & NW1/2 12 in 3
1824
March 1st Allen McMartin 2 Acres in Width by 32 in depth of 54 1 From Scotland
March 1st Donald Cameron 2Acres in front by 32 in depth off 54 1 From Scotland
March 2nd Thomas Brown W1/2 of 14 1 From Scotland
March 4th Fredk Heckenberger 11/2 Acres in front by 32 in depth off E1/2 31 1 Canadian Born
March 9th John Janson E1/2 of 11 7 From Ireland (this is in Hinchinbrook)
March 10th Donald Rankin 100 Acres off East side of No 53 1 From Scotland
March 11th Louis & Regis Souchien 3 Acres in Width by 33 in depth of E1/2 42 1  
March 11th Francis Hogel W1/2 21 in 2 Dutchman (this is in Hinchinbrook)
March 11th John Wattis E1/2 30 in 6 From England
March 17th Peter Grant Lot No 56 in 5 From Scotland
March 29th John Newton E1/2 49 5 From Scotland
April 2nd Isaac Davis E part of 41 5 & 6 American Born
April 7th Thomas Keen E1/2 of 32 1 Emigrant from Ireland (this is in Hinchinbrook)
April 7th Henry Black W1/2 of 34 3 From Scotland
May 3rd Martin Levesque 60 Chains deep off of Lot No 61 1 Canadian
May 8th Jonah Spencer N1/2 of 2 2 American Born (this is in Hinchinbrook)
May 11th Hugh Wylie E1/2 of 29 4 From Scotland
May 17th Joseph Cartagna E3/4 of NW1/2 of Lot No 50 1 Canadian
May 20th David LaEcuyer and Joseph Genier Lot No 26 in 1 & 2 Canadian (Old Claims)
  David LaEcuyer and Joseph Genier 1/2 of 27 1 & 2
  David LaEcuyer and Joseph Genier & No 27 5
May 31st Ignace Plomadore 11/2 Acres in Width by 331/2 in depth off 42 1 Canadian
July 7th Joseph Silvah N1/2 of No 23 1 Canadian (this is in Hinchinbrook)
July 10th James Duffin W1/2 of No 39 1 From Ireland
July 23rd William McNeal W1/2 of No 56 3 From Ireland
July 23rd John Wylie E1/2 of No 15 1 From Scotland
July 28th Michael ONeil W1/2 of No 60 5 From Scotland
July 28th William Righley E1/2 of No 60 5 From Scotland
July 30th David Armstrong E1/2 of No 27 4 From Scotland in the commissariat at Chambly family on the land
July 30th Charles St Louis W1/4 of E1/2 of 47 5 Canadian
Sept 2nd Abraham Sutton W1/2 of 48 5 American Born
Sept 2nd James Biggar W1/2 of 24 5 From Scotland
Sept 28th Joseph Nideau 50 Acres off NW End of 33 2 Canadian
Oct 4th Angus McIntosh & John Grant 50 Acres off Sthly End of No 33 1 From Scotland
Oct 4th Bazille Beaufille 25 Acres off 33 2 Canadian
Oct 4th Charles LeBlanc 50 Acres off 33 1 Canadian
Oct 7th George Lunan E1/2 off 26 4 From Scotland
Nov 20th Thomas Blair E1/2 off 45 1 From Scotland (this is in Hinchinbrook)
Nov 20th Alexr & Jos Creekier E1/4 off 31 1 Canadians
1825
Feby 18th James Wilson E1/2 off 37 2 From Scotland (this is in Hinchinbrook)
April 1st Saml Dinsmoor E1/2 off 6 3 From Ireland
1826
July 15th Michael Murphy W1/2 off 31 2 From Ireland
 
Location Certificates & Permits of Occupation Issued to Settlers in the Village of Hinchinbrook
Date No of Ticket Name of Occupier No of Lot or what part of Lot Range Remarks
1823          
Sept 1st 1 Anne Stevenson Lot No 17 2 Widow of an Irish Emigrant with several children
1824          
 March 6th 2 Mathw & Saml Stevenson Lot 9 & 10 2 From Ireland
April 16th 3 Abraham Vanalstine Lot 19 2 Dutch
April 16th 4 James Vanalstine Lot 18 2 Dutch
March 1st 5 James Burns Lot 7 2 From Scotland
May 7th 6 William Jones Lot 21 2 From England
July 13th 7 Leon Lalanne Lot 5 2 Canadian
August 7th 8 Frederick Shuts Lot 14 2 Dutch
August 13th 9 Thomas DeWitt Lot 8 2 Upper Canada
August 13th 10 Robert Park Lot 13 2 Upper Canada
1825          
July 1st 11 Richard Breevoort Lot 11 3 Canadian Born
 
             The following are Permits of Occupation
Feby 26th 12 James Swarts Lot No 16 2 Canadian Born
Feby 26th 13 Michael Swarts Lot No 15 2 Canadian Born
Nov 4th 14 David Snyder Lot No 12 2 Canadian Born
July 25th 15 William Righley Lot No 6 1 From Ireland
Decr 7th 16 David Simpson Lot No 11 6 Canadian Born
July 17th 17 Peter Donelly Lot No 12 3 From Ireland
Feby 18th 18 William Righley Lot No 6 1 From Ireland
1824          
 May 6th 19 James Tallon Lot No 8 1 From Ireland
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