ERIC KRAUSE

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William [1760 The Strand, London, UK -January 1, 1805 Sydney, CB] and Sarah [Lowey, 1760 Brooklynn, NY - d) September 25, 1844 North
Sydney] They were married November 30th, 1780, Trinity Anglican Church, New York City.

They had a total of nine children:

1) Samuel John Plant born at New York, Sept. 4, 1781, died in New York, April 2, 1782, buried in Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, New York City;

2) William Plant, born at New York, March 5, 1783; [d sometime after 1819 in NB]
Married in NB, (son, Henry William Woodford Plant, Commissary General of British Army, N. America b) 1818 in St. John, NB - d) London, UK in 1867)

3) James Plant born in London, Jan. 22, 1785, died January 13, 1803 in Sydney - 18 yrs old

4) Samuel Plant, born at Sydney, Cape Breton, June 28, 1787] (married Amelia Charlotte Clarke, b) 1803) Married in 1823. She was daughter of Dr. Johnathan Weedon Clarke of Sydney. They had 9 daughters & two sons.

5) John Plant, born at Sydney, Cape Breton, Oct. 24, 1791, died April 16, 1802; [died in Sydney]

6) Henry Ustick Plant, born Sydney, Cape Breton, Oct. 6, 1793, died July 14, 1843, in Waterlou, Seneca Co. New York] Married Hannah Hunt in Westchester Co., New York & had one daughter.

7) Sarah Lowey Plant, born at Sydney, Cape Breton, Nov. 3, 1795; [[born November 23, 1795 in Sydney, NS and died February 15, 1882 Kingsclear Parish, York Co. NB]] Married Captain James Augustus MacLauchlan, Esq. NB, December 1819 & had 8 children.

8) Elizabeth Anna Kearney Plant, born at Sydney, Cape Breton, Dec. 15, 1797, [ d 1875] North Sydney
Never married.

9) Lawrence Hartshorne Plant, born Sept. 11, 1800; [ died November 1, 1803 in Sydney]

• The three Plant children & their father, funerals were from St. George's Anglican Church, and buried in the cemetery.

• Three of the children of William Plant died just shortly before their father, James, John & Lawrence. The son William, is believed to have died in NB but not sure when. His son was born in 1819 in St. John, NB. This William was listed in Elizabeth Anne Kearney's 1802 Diary. She mentions this William Plant as turning 22 yrs on his birthday, I believe Jan. 22, 1802. A copy of this Diary is at the Beaton, provided by the late Dr. Morgan. This diary is coverage of Jan to April of that year, and mentions many of elite of Sydney at the time.
   
• William Plant, who was a son of Samuel Plant, it was he who died in 1869 at the age of 27 yrs, from Kidney Disease. He had one daughter, and his wife re-married. Both his wife & daughter can be tracked from 1871 to 1911 in the census and beyond to their deaths & burials.

• Carol MacLean to Eric Krause, May 29, 2012, 2:02 AM

As for a construction date, I would think that William Plant was living somewhere in a house because his son, Samuel was born in 1787 & two older children whom came in 1785 with their mother. He was given Lot 3 Block C.

William Plant was one of the elite whom came on the Blenhiem with Des Barras whom landed at Louisbourg in Nov of 1784 from England & over the next few weeks, made their way to Sydney. There were no soldiers on that trip, just the elite.

Just looking at the translation of the grant of 1786 - the house was to be 20 feet in length & 16 feet breadth. Land grant dated 17tn day of May in the year of our Lord, 1786 & in this 26th year of our reigning King by his Excellency King's demand, J.F. Des Barres

Now to look for the info...

In my notes the sale of :

According to the parish death registrations of St. George's Anglican Church: William Plant died January 10, 1808

His three sons that died, one in April 1802 & one in Nov of 1802, the third in 1803.

Carol

• Carol MacLean to Eric Krause, May 29, 2012 11:57 PM

LAND PETITIONS

1802

Plant, William, James & Samuel
Report of Storey to McKinnon: A lot in the rear of the town of Sydney, Block Q, bounded by Wentworth, Great George, Falmouth and Bentink Streets. Two plans.
Cape Breton no.: 51 , NSARM microfilm: 15788 

1803

Plant, William
Report of Storey to McKinnon: 88 acres in lot 5, on the south-west branch of the Sydney River; and town lot No. 4, Block C, in the town of Sydney. Both lots were formerly granted to Thomas Ashfield and escheated. Letters patent authorized by Campbell. Plan.
Cape Breton no.: 110, NSARM microfilm: 15788

http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/land/default.asp

The Plant Lineage:

William Plant b. in London, England, on Oct 22,1760. He died Jan. 01,1805 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

He first sailed from Fulmouth, England, in the Mercury Pack April 10, 1775, and arrived in New York City on May 30th, 1775.

He married a Sarah Lowey[Lowie][Lowry], on November 23,1780.

Sarah was born in New York City, Nov. 30, 1760. Sarah's parents were Micheal Lowey m) Deborah Ustick. (see Lowry Lineage)

Willian Plant & his family, wife Sarah Lowry and young son William, sailed from New York in the Ordinance Transport Vessel the 28th November 1783. They arrived at Woolwich the 20th January 1784.

William Plant sailed from Downe, the 4th October 1784. He arrived in Louisbourg, Cape Breton, NS., on the 5th of November 1784, and in Spanish River the 17th following.

( Mrs. Plant arrived at Spanish River the 17th following.? )

Mrs. Plant arrived in Sydney from London, England via Halifax, Nova Scotia the 10th of July 1785/86, with her two young sons, William b) in New York City, and James b) in London, England.

Children of William Plant & Sarah Lowey :

Samuel John Plant b New York 4th Sept 1781, d New York 2 April 1782
William Plant b New York 5 Mar 1783
James Plant b London 22, Jan. 1785 - 1877
Samuel Plant b Sydney 28, June 1787 m 1823 Emily Charlotte Clark [1803-1879]
John Plant b Sydney 24 Oct 1791, d 16 Apr 1802
Henry Ustick Plant b. Sydney 6th October 1793, d 1843 July 14th
Sarah Lowey Plant b Sydney, Cape Breton 3rd, Nov 1795
Elizabeth Ann Kearney Plant b Sydney Cape Breton, 15th Dec. 1797-1870
Lawrence Hartshorn Plant b 11th Sept. 1800

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Here is a list of some of their children baptised in St George's Parish before 1813:

Henry Ustick Plant b. 9/1/1794 Sponsors: Mr & Mrs Baker & Mr Ingoville
Eliz. Ann. Kearny Plant b.18/2/1801 d/o Wm Plant Esq. & Sarah ____
Henry Plant b. 15/12/1793 s/o Wm Plant Esq. & Sarah ____
John Plant b.27/11/1791 s/o Wm Plant Esq. & Sarah ____
Lawrence Hartshorne Plant b. 18/2/1801 s/o Wm Plant Esq. & Sarah ____
Samuel Plant b. 28/6/1787 bapt. 29/7/1787 s/o Wm Plant Esq. & Sarah ____
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Samuel Plant of the Parish of St George, Cape Breton m) Emelia (Emily) Charlotte Clarke, daughter of Warden, Jonathan Clarke, Hospital Mate on the Staff of the Army for Nova Scotia & New Brunswick. They were married the 1st day of November, 1823 by....

"The Lowry or Lowey came from Ireland to NY and was a man of wealth, it was they who owned the Broadway property not the Plants. William Plant came to Sydney 17th Nov. 1784"

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Children of Samuel & Charlotte Plant :

Elizabeth b Feb 8,1825 m. Alfred Fales Haliburton
Carolyn b 1825 m Thomas Roach a RC - eloped - was disinherited - of N Sydney
Samuel b Oct 19,1828 d 84 yrs.
Emily b Jan 27,1831 d 74 yrs.
Alexis Henrietta b Oct 1832 d. 80yrs. [Aunt Lex]
Mary Anne b. Mar 17,1835 m. Robert Elmsley d. 50 yrs.
Ada L. b July 11,1836 m David Corbet (Crowdis ?)
William b Feb 2,1839 ?
Frances [Fanny] b Dec 1841 m Fraser
Magdalene Louise b. Mar 1843 m. James Challoner d. May 21,1929
Susan b. Sept 1845 d. May 23,1922, 77 yrs. [Aunt Sue]
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The major lines that are married into the PLANT LINEAGE,

SARAH ELIZABETH m) ALFRED FALES HALIBURTON
CAROLYN m) THOMAS ROACH
SAMUEL m) MARGARET DEVEAUR m) BRIDGET PHALEN
EMILY m) single
ALEXIS HENRIETTE m) single
MARY ANN m) ROBERT ELMSLEY
ADA L. m) DAVID CORBET (CROWDIS ?)
WILLIAM m) ?
FRANCIS (FANNIE) m) ? FRASER
MAGDALINE LOUISE m) JAMES CHALLONER
SUSAN m) single

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Magdalene Plant and James Challoner

Children of the Magdalene & James Challoner :
They had 4 children -
Helen Alexis, James O., Samuel P., & Amelia who changed her name from Millicent to Susan....

Helen was married to Frank Ingraham Stewart:
They had 5 children -
1) Gladys Challoner,
2) Helen Alexis,
3) Frank,
4) Edith,
5) Ethel.

1) Gladys had a child, 1a) Louis Griffiths, who was given up for adoption by William and Janet Mackinnon.

Then Gladys married Benjamin S. Bonsky :
and had 4 more children - Helen Jean, Stanley Arthur, William Frank, Ruth Louise.
Then Gladys married a Trygve Rodde, which was followed by a James Blackwood.

2) Helen Alexis Challoner had 4 children - Bert, Joyce, Billy, Gordon

5) Ethel had 2 children - one was Earl Sprigley

1a) Louis Griffiths - aka James Fredrick Arthur MacKinnon
m) an Ida Alice Crawford : 2 girls - 1aa) Janet Heather & 1ab) Lois Margaret

1aa)Heather m) a Mark Melvin Gutman - 2 children - Glenn Mark & Julie Janelle

1ab) Lois m) a Patrick Andrew Lafond - 2 children - Melinda Marie & Tara Noreen & 1 dog - Samantha
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Samuel Plant (1828-1911) m) 1st. a Margaret Deveaux ( )

Of the children of Samuel Plant and Margaret Deveaux:

1) William, 2) Margaret Loretta, 3) Anne, 4) Charles and 5)James Henry.

Samuel Plant (1828-1911) m) 2nd. a Bridget Phalen ( )

Their children were:

6) Emily, 7) Arthur, 8) David, 9) Thomas Warden and 10) Horatio.

Charles m. Minnie deGrasse - children: Bertha, Velda, Theresa and Emily.
Emily m. ? Boucher and had a daughter, Marie (b.1922).

1) William Phillip Plant m. Mary Ellen deGrasse
children:
a) Henrietta m. ? St. Denis
b) Bert m. Caroline
c) Margaret Loretta (b. 1880) m. Robert Abbie
d) Charles m. Margaret
e) Samuel

b) Bert and Caroline had Myrtle and Mabel
d) Charles and Margaret had d1) Arthur, d2) Clelland and d3) William
d1) Clelland (b. 1922) m. Richard Ross
children - Gordon, Andrea and Charles

2) Margaret Loretta and Robert Abbie
children:
a) Dorothy Muriel (1905 - 1996) m. Ronald F. Norman
b) Virginia (b. 1907) m. Lionel Wanzel
c) Mildred (1909-1926)
d) Roberta June (1922 - 1995) m. James M. Brady

2a) Dorothy and Ronald Norman had
2aa) Vernon (1925 - 1987) m. Miriam Inges
children 2a1) Phillip and 2a2) Kevin
2ab) Mildred Joyce (1926 - 1996) m. John R. Rogers
children:
2ab1) Bruce Norman (b1947),
2ab2) Linda Frances (me) (b. 1955)
2ab3) Andrew Keir (1958 - 1971)

2b) Virgina and Lionel Wanzel
children:
2b1) Barry m. Joyce
children
2b11) Craig,
2b12) Valerie
2b13) Robert m. Elaine
children
2b13a) Kyle, 2b13b) Jill

2d) Roberta June and James Brady
children:
2d1) Susan Brooke b. 1946
2d2) Andrea Margaret b. 1949 m. Edmund Neil Patte -
son: 2d21) Mark Alexander
2d3) Brenda Joyce b. 1954 m. Harold -
dau: 2d31 ???

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Carol MacLean
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Vancouver, BC., Canada
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DESBARRES PAPERS

BLOCK C, LOT 3

PLANT

MARCH 22, 1786

National Library of Canada, Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (1722-1824)  ----A statement submitted by Lieutenant Colonel Des Barres, for consideration: respecting his services, from the year 1755, to the present time, in the capacity of an officer and engineer during the war of 1756: the utility of his surveys and publications of the coasts and harbours of North America, intituled, The Atlantic Neptune: and his proceedings and conduct as lieutenant governor and commander in chief of His Majesty’s colony of Cape Breton. [London?: s.n., 1796?]. 2, ix, [1], 90, [10] p. 

https://archive.org/details/cihm_94770 - p. 38

MAY 17, 1786

H-1988

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_104249

Manuscript Group 11, Colonial Office 220,
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Sessional Papers,
Minutes of Executive Council, 1786
(M.G. 11, C.O. 220, C.B. "B", Vol. 2
 ff. 133, 138

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BLOCK C, LOT 4

FARM LOT

1785

 

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1785 - 1787

ASHFIELD - PLANT

C-1455

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_104684

[Source: DesBarres Papers, Series 4, M23, F 1-4, Transcripts and Photostats, pp. 27-29]

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JUNE 2, 1786

 

H-1988

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_104249

Manuscript Group 11, Colonial Office 220,
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Sessional Papers,
Minutes of Executive Council, 1786
(M.G. 11, C.O. 220, C.B. "B", Vol. 2
 ff. 141, 144

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AUGUST 29, 1786

 

H-1988

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_104249

The following grants of Land passed the Great Seal ...
To ... Thomas Ashfield ... William Plant ...

Manuscript Group 11, Colonial Office 220,
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Sessional Papers,
Minutes of Executive Council, 1786
(M.G. 11, C.O. 220, C.B. "B", Vol. 2
 ff. 158, 160
[B. L. C. B. Vol. 1, p. 49, Minutes of E. Council from
5th June 1786 to 7th Sept. 1787 in Gov. Desbarres of the 4th Oct. 1787]

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BLOCK C, LOT 4

DECEMBER 1, 1786

ASHFIELD

 

C-1455

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_104684

[Source: DesBarres Papers, Series 1, M23, F 1-4, Desbarres-Ashfield Miscellaneous, 1785-1829, pp. 368-369]

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BLOCK C, LOTS 1 AND 2, ESPLANADE

SEPTEMBER 12, 1787

PERRY - PLANT (WITNESS)

      

C-1455

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_104684

[Source: DesBarres Papers, Series 1, M23, F 1-4, Desbarres-Ashfield Miscellaneous, 1785-1829, pp. 408-411]