I'm so happy that I touched based this week with Sandy Wilbur, who has done extensive work on the McCully family. Sandy sent me a list of the deeds he had for Samuel McCully, and on the list was an 1802 deed from Samuel McCully to Thomas Coates for a 500-acre property in Sussex Parish New Brunswick on Smith Creek. My 4th great grandfather Thomas Coates is buried at Smiths Creek near Sussex NB. So I realized this was likely the homestead Thomas Coates relocated to in 1804 after selling his Nappan farm to Samuel McCully. I was even happier to discover that the New Brunswick deeds are online and available at Ancestry. I had no idea that when I visited Smiths Creek and took photos of Smiths Creek, Salmon Creek, picturesque farms and covered bridges, that I was probably walking around and driving through some of Thomas's homestead. I have updated the Homestead at Smiths Creek page on this website with the new information.
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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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