John Clark died on 16 April 1813. His will left one third of his estate to his wife, one third to his son, James, and one third to his remaining children. This included the land on Lot 25 which had not been previously sold, plus land in Charlottetown , Wilmot Valley and other areas. A large parcel of 1000 acres at Freetown was sold by John Clark to James Burns on 5 September 1810. This should have left approximately 9,000 acres of land on Lot 25 to be divided amongst his family. A land record dated 13 August 1824 states that Samuel Clark , a son of John, released to Ewen Cameron his brother-in-law, all interest of his share of John Clark 's land in Lot 25, which totalled 6000 acres. Based on this record, John Clark 's family was left with 6000 acres rather than 9000 acres and it suggests that John Clark had actually received 7000 acres at the Sheriffs auction in 1809. Not all of this 7000 acres were within the boundaries of Freetown . The map on page 12, which is based on land records, describes the apparent division of his land in Freetown , amongst his heirs. As shown on the map, the land was divided as follows. John Clark Jr. (299 + 282 acres) — 581 acres William and Ann (Clark) Gardner — 265 acres Duncan and Ellen (Clark) MacEwen — 258 acres Charles Clark — 247 acres William and Jemima (Clark) Crosby — 244 acres Hannah (Clark) MacPhee — 220.5 acres George Clark — 300 acres John and Sarah (Clark) Crosby — 186 acres William and Mary (Clark) McKie — 286 acres Charles and Eliza (Clark) Binns — 545 acres Edmund Clark — 100 acres Gilbert Henderson (260 + 286 acres) — 546 acres TOTAL = 3758.5 acres The above were children of John Clark except for Gilbert Henderson . The shares are not equal because some of the children receiving land at Freetown received land elsewhere in the estate. When the land sold to James Burns in 1810 is added to above figure (3758.5) it implies that John Clark purchased about 4760 acres within the boundaries of Freetown . This land was all on Lot 25 at the locations shown on the map. The relationship of Gilbert Henderson is not known. He does not appear to be an heir of John Clark . It is known that he was an English merchant who died in Liverpool, England on December 4,1841. Thomas and Samuel, sons of John Clark , were probably in financial debt to Henderson. Charles Clark 's land at Freetown had to be sold by public auction in 1843 to pay for his debts. John Clark Jr. had to mortgage his land in Lot 25 and according to the will of his sister, Elizabeth (Clark) Binns, her husband, Charles Binns held this mortgage until his death in 1847. There is no evidence that any of John Clark 's children ever occupied their land in Freetown . One son, William Clark , lived at Wilmot Valley and purchased the saw mill from the Schurman family which became known as Clark's Mills. William and Elizabeth became the ancestors of the Wilmot Valley Clark families. Richard Clark , another son, lived at Bedeque prior to 1868. Two of John Clark 's grandsons, Edmund and George Crosby, did occupy land at Freetown and remained in the area for many years. Their land was deeded to them from their parents John and Sarah (Clark) Crosby. John Clark had a key role to play in the availability of land in the Freetown area for the early settlers. He had a clear deed to his land in Freetown and this was important to prospective settlers who wished to purchase freehold land. John Clark 's role is somewhat obscure at first glance, but the knowledge of his owning 4760 acres of freehold land at a time when freehold land was rarely available makes his role come into focus. THE THOMSON-GORDON LAND The original proprietors of Lot 26 were Dr. Robert Stewart and Major Peter Gordon . Major Gordon drew the northern half of Lot 26 which included all of South Freetown and a portion of Lower Freetown . He remained the landlord until his death in 1828 at Canterbury, England . Peter Gordon devised the land to his grandnephews; Gordon Augustus Thomson , Robert Thomson and John Thomson . These three divided the land into equal shares on 17 February 1830. On 22 March 1851 Gordon A. Thomson devised his portion to the other two in equal shares. On 30 May 1860 Robert Thomson 13