Jean Fissett, and children John, Jean and William. William Dewar was mentioned by Drummond as Will Denar with his family set off for Three Rivers having parted with David Lawson, and there were two Taylor brothers, Eben and Will, who also differed with Lawson and set out for Three Rivers but by my advice returned. John J amieson, a tailor from Perthshire, brought three children, Alex, Jean and Catherine, and presumably his wife. Other men with families included: — Duncan McLaren and wife, with children, only one of whom can be positively identified; she married Duncan McEwen who was also on the Falmouth; and Alexander McNab and wife. John Millar and his wife, Catherine McIvor, brought three daughters with them, Catherine, Isabella and Mary. William Robbins (Robin, Robertson, Robinson) and his wife had at least two daughters with them, Jane and Margaret. Among the young single men on the Falmouth were Lawrence Brown, Samuel Brown, possibly Lawrence’s brother, Peter Leech or Leitch and D. (?Dougald) McCallum, both weavers, and Duncan and William McEwen, probably brothers. There were also John McLaughlan and possibly John McGregor, a weaver, farmer and surveyor. Family tradition has Neil Shaw coming on the Falmouth, but it is possible that he came two years later. The obituary of Marion (Shaw) McFarlane of Bedeque states that she emigrated with her parents to this Island from Argyle shire in 1772 (Royal Gazette, Tuesday 24 February, 1846); and from the Ira Brown Papers, PAPE I, ...Neil Shaw landed first at Malpeque and removed to Covehead because he could not procure any stock at forementioned place. In any case, Neil had a lease of 150 acres in Lot 34 from Montgomery on May 1. 1773, and on August 11. 1774 he had two Cows and Calfs on Mare in his possession (from David Lawson’s A List of All the Cattle Horses and Sheep on Stanhope ffarm and given of to Settlers), so Neil Shaw was certainly here at an early date, whether or not he came on the Falmouth.

For further details on these Falmouth settlers, see their respec- tive family histories.

Arrival at Stanhope

After a fairly uneventful voyage, the Falmouth sighted the Island of St. John on May 30, 1770, and on June 1, the Captain and David, Will, and Bell Lawson went ashore at St. Peter’s Bay, later that day setting sail for Stanhope Cove. However, Night coming on and a strong current not knowing the particular place of landing, passed it, and next day arrived at Richmond Bay (Drummond’s diary). A pilot took the ship into the harbour and the settlers landed at Princetown (Malpeque) and spent several days there, waiting for a fair wind. Drummond performed divine service at Princetown and also baptised a two year old child; he mentions a great number of French people who were very

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