The Southampton Grant
In 1785, Thomas Coates and William Pipes Jr. acquired 500 acre land grants in Southampton, along with Luke Harrison and others. The farm that Robert Ripley purchased from Luke Harrison and left to his son Robert in his 1797 will was Lot 7 of the same Southampton grant. The petition is searchable on Ancestry.com and also viewable online at the Nova Scotia Land Papers 1765-1800 website under the name William Pipes Jr. and others. Click the links to see originals of the Memorial, Warrant to Survey, Survey Report, Surveyor's Certificate, and Draft Grant. The location of this grant is visible on map 60 online at the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources website. Most of the lots in this grant, including the grants of Luke Harrison and William's brother Jonathan Pipes, run east-west between Athol and Southampton. However, the lot of Thomas Coats(sic) runs north-south and is located south of Southampton next to the lot of William Pipes.
Sources:
Nova Scotia Crown Land Management Information Centre website. You can view land grant maps here or order them in a large paper format.
Nova Scotia Land Papers 1765-1800 website. You can look up early land petitions and grants here.
There is an interesting article about the Southampton Grant on the Cumberland County Genealogical Society webpage. From The Citizen, Saturday July 25, 1992, p. 3. The article mentions a Harrison house and a Blenkhorn house in the Southampton Grant that were built within 20 years of the grant date.
Nova Scotia Crown Land Management Information Centre website. You can view land grant maps here or order them in a large paper format.
Nova Scotia Land Papers 1765-1800 website. You can look up early land petitions and grants here.
There is an interesting article about the Southampton Grant on the Cumberland County Genealogical Society webpage. From The Citizen, Saturday July 25, 1992, p. 3. The article mentions a Harrison house and a Blenkhorn house in the Southampton Grant that were built within 20 years of the grant date.