Top 20 Ripley Resources
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Chappell, Myrtle. Fenwick 1778-1978. There is no publisher or publication date listed and this book appears to have been self-published with proceeds donated to the Fenwick United Church. I purchased my copy online through a used book dealer at an exorbitant price but it was worth every penny. I highly recommend it to anyone with relatives from the Fenwick area.
The Ernest Coates Collection. Both the Cumberland County Genealogical Society and the Cumberland County Museum have papers of Ernest Coates. Ernest was an amateur genealogist who lived in Fenwick (1910-1997). He made extensive notes and created family histories for many of the early settlers. The CCGS has 8 files of Ernest Coates papers on the Ripley family. Be sure to ask for the map file.
On the Ripley Research website, I'm tracing only the direct line of Ripley ancestors to my grandmother's generation. However, my Mallory/Ripley tree on Ancestry.com is now public and contains over 4,000 names with many more Ripley family members. Requires an account.
Nova Scotia Land Registration Office. In Amherst, the deeds office shares a building with the motor vehicle license office at 144 Angus but these offices are located all over Nova Scotia. After paying a small search fee, you sit down at a computer, locate the Property Online database, type in the name of your ancestor and all the deeds back to the 1700's associated with that name pop up. You click to read them online and can print them out for a fee. If you use this service, I would recommend first searching for your ancestor as grantor and then as grantee. Print out these lists and keep them for future reference as the same name often runs through several generations. I have found the deeds to be valuable in determining family relationships as well as original homestead locations because wives or other family members are often named in the deeds, particularly upon the sale of a property.
Chappell, Myrtle. Fenwick 1778-1978. There is no publisher or publication date listed and this book appears to have been self-published with proceeds donated to the Fenwick United Church. I purchased my copy online through a used book dealer at an exorbitant price but it was worth every penny. I highly recommend it to anyone with relatives from the Fenwick area.
The Ernest Coates Collection. Both the Cumberland County Genealogical Society and the Cumberland County Museum have papers of Ernest Coates. Ernest was an amateur genealogist who lived in Fenwick (1910-1997). He made extensive notes and created family histories for many of the early settlers. The CCGS has 8 files of Ernest Coates papers on the Ripley family. Be sure to ask for the map file.
On the Ripley Research website, I'm tracing only the direct line of Ripley ancestors to my grandmother's generation. However, my Mallory/Ripley tree on Ancestry.com is now public and contains over 4,000 names with many more Ripley family members. Requires an account.
Nova Scotia Land Registration Office. In Amherst, the deeds office shares a building with the motor vehicle license office at 144 Angus but these offices are located all over Nova Scotia. After paying a small search fee, you sit down at a computer, locate the Property Online database, type in the name of your ancestor and all the deeds back to the 1700's associated with that name pop up. You click to read them online and can print them out for a fee. If you use this service, I would recommend first searching for your ancestor as grantor and then as grantee. Print out these lists and keep them for future reference as the same name often runs through several generations. I have found the deeds to be valuable in determining family relationships as well as original homestead locations because wives or other family members are often named in the deeds, particularly upon the sale of a property.