John Carter's descendants still own the farm their great-grandfather first purchased in Nova Scotia.John Carter, sen., was drowned while fording the Missiquash River while on his way home from Amherst.His widow afterward became the second wife of William Chapman, of Point de Bute.Mr.Carter and his sons were honest men, and the name still stands well for fair dealing.Inspector Carter, of St.John, N.B.;Herbert Carter, M.D., of Port Elgin, N.B.; Titus Carter, barrister, of Fredericton, N.S., and Councillor Carter of Salisbury, N.B., are members of this family.
TRENHOLM.
There were three Trenholm brothers in the Yorkshire contingent, Matthew, Edward, and John.Matthew settled at Windsor, Edward at River Francis, in the Upper Provinces, and John at Point de Bute on the Inverma Farm.This farm was probably confiscated to the Crown after Sheriff Allan left the country.
Just where Mr.Trenholm lived before he got possession of Inverma Ihave no information, but as Sheriff Allan had several tenants, it is quite probable that Mr.Trenholm was one of them.John Trenholm's wife was a Miss Coates.They had three sons--John, William, and Robert--and three daughters.
John married a Miss Foster and settled on a Brook farm at Point de Bute Corner and afterwards built a mill on the Brook.His grandson, Abijah, now owns this part of the property and turns out flour at the old stand.William married a Miss Ryan and owned a large farm in Point de Bute, on the north-west side of the ridge.Robert settled at Cape Tormentine in 1810, and the following table shows the names of his children and grandchildren:
Children.Grandchildren.Children.Grandchildren.
Stephen11Abner6John5Job 10Hannah 10Ruth12William10Thomas 10Phoebe 11Jane 8Robert 10Benjamin 9Total 112Hiram and Abijah and their families are now the only descendants of the name living in Point de Bute.
The Trenholms were quiet, industrious men, very neat about their work, and made successful farmers.
LOGAN.