Lauchlan of Stanhope . They have two children, Lauchlan, born on September 27,1980; and John Arch, born on September 10,1982. John is a lawyer, practising with the firm of David E. MacLeod in Charlottetown , while Lorna is kept busy with their two young sons. MacEWEN The original settler in this family was Duncan MacEwen , born in Perthshire about 1745. He came on the Falmouth in 1770 and lived in Stanhope with the other Montgomery settlers for about fifteen years. He occupied the land known as the Dollery Farm; by an indenture dated 2 April, 1787 ??? David Law son Esq. of Stanhope conveyed to William Lawson , farmer, 200 acres on Lot 34,... bounded by James Curtis , by a line of division between ... Land formerly possessed or Occupied by Duncan McEwen ... (From the Ira Brown papers, PAPEI) The Dollery Farm of 130 acres was later bought by David and James Lawson from Sir James Montgomery II and brothers, and was surveyed by Daniel Hickey in 1832 and at that time was located between Donald MacLauchlan 's and Neil Shaw 's farms. Further evidence of Duncan MacEwen 's presence here is found in David Lawson 's ???A List of All the Cattle Horses and Sheep on Stanhope ffarm and given of to Settlers this 11th of Agust 1774 where we find that " Duncan McQuan " was given seven animals... two cous and two Calves, on bullock and on mere and foil. Duncan MacEwen moved to St. Peter 's probably in the spring of 1787. There is a conveyance dated 1 October, 1787 of 156 acres of land ... together with the several buildings and improvements thereon erected in Lot 39 from ??? Capt. George Burns and Mary his wife to Duncan McEwen ofStukeley commonly called St. Peter 's, farmer, the consideration being ??113.6.0. Duncan MacEwen married twice; his first wife was Jean MacLaren , probably the daughter of Duncan MacLaren , who was living on the Island as early as 1772 (from mail awaiting him at the Halifax P.O.) and may well have come on the Falmouth . Duncan and Jean were married about 1771 and had 11 children (see below). Of the first two ships built at in 1786, one was the Jennet, a shallop of 13 tons, registered in 1788 to ??? Duncan McEwen , St. Peter 's, Mariner, the builder not given; Duncan was taxed five shillings for the Jennet in 1788. In 1785, along with Neil Shaw and William Robinson , Duncan was allowed by the government... the sum of Six pounds ten shillings for Team hire and Ferriage of a Detachment of his Majesty's Troops, with their provisions and baggage being detached to different Outposts in the year eighty. After raising his first family, and presumably after Jean's death, 393