 [1793] - 1860
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| Name |
Francis COURTNEY |
| Born |
[1793] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Petition |
1821 |
- Index to Land Petitions: Original Series, 1783-1918 (RS108)
ame COURTNEY, FRANCIS
Year 1821
County Charlotte
Microfilm F4189
See petition of CRISTY, GEORGE
All names on this petition : 3
. COURTNEY, FRANCIS
. CRISTY, GEORGE
. HAGAN, JAMES
To His Excellency Major General George Stracey Smyth Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of New Brunswick, etc, etc, etc
The Memorial of George Cristy, Francis Courtney and James Hagan humbly sheweth
That your Memorialist George Cristy was born in the province of New Hampshire, not the United States, where his Father and Family suffered severely during the Rebellion by their Loyalty and attachment to the British Government, soon after which He removed with other Loyalists to New Brunswick and has resided for the last thirty years in Saint Stephen, County of Charlotte. He is fifty years old, married and has never received any Land from Government.
Francis Courtney was born in Ireland, and came to Saint Stephen two years since [1819], where He has resided constantly. He is twenty seven years old & married. He has never received any Land from Government.
James Hagan was also born in Ireland from whence he came to Saint Stephen two years since where He now resided. He is twenty three years old, unmarried, and has never received Land from Government.
Your Memorialists have the means, and it is their Intention should their application be complied with, to cultivate and improve the Land asked for, forthwith, according to the Royal Instructions, and They have not directly nor indirectly agreed for the Sale or Transfer of the same to any person or persons whatsoever.
Your Memorialists therefor pray that your Excellency will be pleased to grant unto George Cristy, the Farm Lots Number forty six and forty seven in the third Division of the Grant to Peter Christie and others formerly the Grant to Nehemiah Marks and other escheated and part regarded containing each One hundred and eight acres, and also the Gore Lot Number twenty four adjoining and lying Northwesterly of the same, containing ninety two Acres, which three Lots were formerly returned for him by Donald MacDonald Esquire Deputy Surveyor, and as he supposed allotted to Him, but it has not until now been in his power to take out a Grant. Memorialist has a Son in his twenty first year, and three other Children.
Your Memorialist Francis Courtney prays for a Grant of Lots Number fifty six and fifty seven in the Same Division containing each ninety four Acres.
And your Memorialist James Hagan prays for a Grant of Lot Number Twelve in Class Letter B in the Grant to Donald Grant and others containing ninety one Acres, the said Grant joining the Grant to Peter Christie and others, and the Lot applied for by your last Memorialist lying about two Miles in a South Easterly Direction from the Lots applied for by Francis Courtney.
Those Lands are all in a Wilderness State. Your Memorialists have the means and it is their Intention to cultivate and improve forthwith according to the Royal Instructions, neither have They directly nor indirectly bargained for the Sale or Transfer of the Land to any person or persons whatsoever.
And Memorialists as in Duty bound will every pray
George Cristy
Francis Courtney
James Higgun
St Stephen December 6th 1821
Personally appeared before Me Joseph N Clarke Esquire One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Charlotte on this Seventh Day of December 1821, at Saint Stephen, the above named George Cristy, Francis Courtney and James Hagan, and severally made oath that the several matters and things set forth in their Memorials are just and true.
Joseph N Clarke
The Situation herein described vacant Crown land unapplied for and the lots contain the quantity stated in the body of annexed Petition.
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December 28 1821
Geo Cristy and others
Referred to Council 7th Feb 1822
28th Decr 1821
Pd
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| Residence |
1851 |
St Stephen, Charlotte, NB  |
- Frances Courtney
in the 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
Name: Frances Courtney
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Estimated birth year: abt 1794
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Nancy Courtney
Race: Irish
Province: New Brunswick
District: Charlotte County
Sub-district: St Stephen
Sub-District Number: 21
Frances Courtney 58 Irish Farmer 31 years
Nancy Courtney 45
Jefferson Courtney 9
Year: 1851; Census Place: St Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_995; Page: 83; Line: 64
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| Died |
19 Sep 1860 |
| Buried |
- St Stephen Rural Cemetery:
p 105
Group of 2
In memory of John Maxwell died 15 April 1870 ae 55 years Native of Porter Ferry, Co Down, Ireland
Francis Courtney died 19 September 1860 ae 67 erected by his wife Nancy Courtney
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| Person ID |
I51446 |
4 February 2018 |
| Last Modified |
21 Jul 2017 |
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| Notes |
- Registry Books Index Book 3: Several Deeds Francis Courtney and wife Nancy [27 October 1855]
Volume K Page 31
[34/548]
No 25
John Frink gentleman St Stephen
Francis Courtney yeoman St Stephen
26 13 4
Farm lot 13 Class D St Stephen
adjoining the farm lot owned and occupied by Colin Kendrick
91 acres
3 January 1823
John Frink
Wit: Thomas Armstrong Junr, Honrey Armstrong
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Volume P Page 53
[56/550]
No 49
Sylvia Waterbury spinster Boston
Francis Courtney farmer St Stephen
$150
Farm Lot 13 Class D St Stephen in the grant to Donald Grant and others
now in the occupation of Francis Courtney
91 acres
- - 1835
Sylvia Waterbury
Wit: George Marmus, John Smith
Volume T Page 367
[370/803]
No 467
Samuel McAllister laborer St Stephen
John Courtney laborer St Stephen
46 5 -
Lot in Milltown
26 September 1844
Samuel McAllister
Wit: John H Frink, G T? Thomason?
Volume T Page 367
[370/803]
No 468 Mortgage
26 September 1844
John Courtney laborer St Stephen
Francis Courtney farmer St Stephen
46 5 -
Lot in Milltown
John Courtney
Wit: S R Thomason?, G G? Thomason
Volume U Page 310
[313/819]
No 477
William C Love farmer St David
Francos Courtney farmer St Stephen
31 5 -
Lot eastern side of the road leading from the public landing on St Stephen to the old ridge in the parish of St Stephen
Garden lot 33 adjoinig lot now in the occupation of John H Oviatt, one of the lots conveyed to me William C Love by William Campbell and Hannah his wife
21 June 1847
William C Love
Wit: S R Thomson, Saml McGowan
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