Today I added a new page on John Ripley's Homestead. After going through a number of deeds, it appears that John purchased a very large homestead of 850 acres or more which had previously been granted to Moses Delesdernier and his children. This property was located on the River Philip north of Oxford. If you've driven from Oxford to Mt. Pleasant Road toward Kolbec, you've likely driven through it. The large size of this purchase is surprising. It was also somewhat surprising to discover that John's homestead was located in the Oxford area. I had assumed that John lived further to the south in River Philip. The deeds are also helping to establish that John indeed married a second time to Mary Baker and that his son Robert married a second time to Isabella Tait. The location of the homestead also explains why Oxford is listed as the birthplace of John's daughter Isabella. John's sons Joseph, Thomas, and Robert also obtained grants nearby.
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Many of the Yorkshire farmers who came to Nova Scotia between 1772 and 1774 cited issues with their landlords as a major reason. The tenants of J.F.W. DesBarres in Nova Scotia, including Henry Ripley, William Ripley, Thomas Coates and William Pipes, also had landlord issues. DesBarres acquired 8,000 acres in Maccan and Nappan as a result of a court-ordered sale in 1769. DesBarres returned to England in 1773, leaving his Nova Scotia properties under the control of his abandoned mistress Mary Cannon. I've created a new section about the Ripley Homesteads which includes links to all the homesteads I've researched. There are also new pages on Landlord DesBarres and Henry Ripley's Homestead. |
AuthorHi there! My name is Mallory Burton and I started researching the Ripley family in 2011. I'd describe myself as a careful amateur who's more interested in story than names and dates. I hope you enjoy my website and blog. I also have a public Mallory/Ripley tree on Ancestry with over 4,000 names. To contact me, please comment on any one of my blog posts. Archives
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