NOTE: First Families is a collection of genealogical information taken from various sources that were periodically submitted to the Provincial Archives of . The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in First Families is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the information to verify its accuracy.

VAIL: Daniel Vail was probably born in NY, died before 1805, m. Tamar - : family came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: settled on the Belleisle in Springfield Parish, Kings County: Children: 1) John Vail b. c1786 at Springfield, NB, d. 14 Apr 1866, m. (1st) 13 Feb 1817 Sarah Fowler born 1787 at Springfield, died 1844, d/o Weedon Fowler and Elizabeth Sherwood: m. (2nd) 11 Apr 1844 Sarah Northrup: they settled in Springfield and had children: 2) Tamar Vail: 3) Susanna Vail b. 1787, m. Thomas C. Morrell: 4) Daniel Vail b. 1788, m. 14 Oct 1813 Jane Hatfield: 5) Elizabeth Vail m. James Wilson. Sources: MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 66-67: see also MC80/1790 Ken Kanner’s Early families revisited, page 312: the surname was also spelled Veale.

VAIL: John Vail b. - , died before 1852, m. Chloe Theall b. 1772, d. 24 Feb 1852, d/o Samuel Theall and Millicent Dickinson: came to NB and settled in Carleton, West Saint John: Children: 1) John Vail b. 1797, d. Dec 1819, m. Mary Dykeman: 2) Jacob Vail born 1802, d. 15 Jun 1890, married Rebecca McLeod b. 1805 at Liverpool, NS, d. 1878: they settled in Carleton (Saint John): had six children: 3) Charles T. Vail b. 1805, d. 1885, m. Margaret - : 4) Mary Vail married 1821 Daniel Dykeman: 5) William Vail born 1812, d. 1894, married Margery Clark: 6) Phileanor Vail m. 1836 at Carleton, NB, James Dykeman: 7) Nehemiah Vail b. - , d. 1838, married and had two children.

Sources: MC80/1238 L. Gerard Johnson’s Johnson genealogy, family group sheets # 36-38.

VAIL: Nathaniel Vail Sr. born 22 Sep 1724 at Woodbridge or at Rahway in Plainfield, NJ, died 1783, s/o Rev. John Vail and Martha FitzRandolph: he m. 4 May 1748 in NY, Elizabeth Dennis: they came to NB 1783 as Loyalists and settled in Saint John: Children: 1) Mary Vail b. 26 Jul 1749, m. Minard LaFore: 2) Elizabeth Vail b. 20 Jan 1752, m. Joseph Dalrimple, m. (2nd) Jesse Smith: 3) Martha Vail b. 13 Jul 1754, d. 18 May 1829, m. Dennis Coombs b. - , died 1827: 4) Sarah Vail b. 12 Sep 1756, d. in Welland County, ON, m. Adam Burwell: 5) Catherine Vail born 1748 near Piermont, NJ, married Thomas Cory: 6) Asher Vail born 12 Feb 1759, d. at Gagetown, Queens County, m. Lydia Scribner: 7) Robert Vail b. 31 Mar 1761, d. 17 Nov 1817 at Sussex Vale, Kings County, m. Mary Cougle: 8) Reuben Vail born 1772 in NY, died 9 May 1824 at St. Martins, Saint John County, m. 6 Mar 1800 in Queens County, Sarah Scribner: 9) Lewis Vail b. - , d. in : 10) Nathaniel Vail married 11 Mar 1799 at Upper Gagetown, Queens County, Sarah Birdsell: first settled in Upper Gagetown, then moved to Ontario: 11) Hannah Vail m. Abraham Lee.

Source: MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New Brunswick, pages 278-279: see also D.R. Jack’s Loyalist families of New Brunswick on microfilm F355, and Vol IV, pages 186-189.

VAIL: Nathaniel Vail Jr.: he came to NB in 1783 as a Loyalist and settled at Upper Gagetown, Queens County: married Sarah Birdsell: moved to Ontario in 1847: Children mentioned: 1) George Vail m. Lydia Yerxa: 2) Mary Vail unmarried: 3) Edwin Vail unmarried: 4) Benjamin Vail m. Elizabeth Broad: 5) Nathaniel Vail m. Mary Ann Tuck: 6) Rachel Vail m. Isaac Brock Burwell: 7) Sarah Vail married Mr. Perrick.

Source: MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins’ History of Queens County, page 59: Wiggins claims Nathaniel Vail, Robert Vail and Reuben Vail were brothers: Robert settled in Sussex Vail, Kings County and Reuben settled in St. Martins Parish, Saint John County.

VAIL: Robert Vail b. 31 Mar 1761 in NJ, d. 17 Nov 1817, s/o Nathaniel Vail and Elizabeth Dennis: m. 1 Apr 1783 in NY, Mary Cougle born 19 Feb 1767, d/o John Cougle and Susannah Farnsworth of New Town, NJ: this family came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists and settled at Sussex Vale in Kings County: Children: 1) Susannah Vail born 24 Oct 1783, married Henry Leonard of Sussex: 2) Anna Vail born 24 Sep 1787, married 23 Jan 1810 as first wife of Thomas Oliver Arnold: had twelve children: 3) John Cougle Vail b. 31 Aug 1790, d. 2 Oct 1870, married (1st) 13 Jan 1813 Charlotte Hannah Arnold b. 27 Apr 1792, died 26 May 1835, eldest d/o Rev. Oliver Arnold and Charlotte Heustis Wiggins: had nine children: m. (2nd) on 15 Sep 1836 Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Chisholm born 1797, died 1881, d/o Thomas Williams of Annapolis, NS and widow of Hugh Chisholm: had one daughter who died young: settled in Sussex Vale, NB.

Sources: MC80/1 Grace Aiton’s The story of Sussex and vicinity pages 19-20: see also MC1156 Graves Papers: John Cougle Vail, 1 page: see MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 92 to 93: see MC80/610 William Bacon’s Ancestry of Daniel James Seely and Charlotte Louisa Vail, pages 167 to 169: see also MC80/928 Ernest G.C. Graham’s Mills, hills and early settlers of Springfield Parish, Kings County, NB, pages 100 to 101: see New Brunswick Museum: Markham scrapbooks: Vail family on microfilm reel F10048, pages 135-140.

VAIL: Thomas Vail born 1786, died 5 Apr 1851, m. c1809 Hannah Russell born 1788, died 23 Oct 1861, d/o Jacob and Elizabeth Russell of Kingsclear, NB: settled at Brockway in Manners Sutton Parish, York County: Children: 1) Solomon Vail b. 1810, died 1879, married (1st) 20 Apr 1842 at , York County, Sarah Ann Turner born 1820, died 18 May 1856, d/o George Hutchinson Turner and Catharine Russell: had five children: m. (2nd) 1857 Asenath R. Nutter and had eight children: 2) George T. Vail b. c1812, m. 20 Dec 1843 at Fredericton, Sarah Elizabeth Russell d/o William Russell and Eunice Harned: moved to California: 3) Mary Ann Vail b. 1813, d. 1894, m. c1833 Samuel L. Treadwell and had four children: 4) Lydia Vail born 1816, d. 15 Feb 1900, m. 31 Oct 1835 at Kingsclear, York County, Col. John Allen and had seven children.

Source: MC80/604 Marjory M. Waters’ Our Loyalist ancestors: kith and kin of Holder Turner, pages 25 to 30, 62-65,74-75.

VALLANCE: Alexander Vallance b. c1793 at Ayreshire, Scotland, d. 1859, m. Mary Galbraith b. c1797 at Ayreshire, Scotland, d. before 1859: came to NB: probably settled in Kings County: only child mentioned was, Margaret Vallance born 1825 at Ayreshire, Scotland, d. 1901, m. James Elliott b. c1821 in Ireland, died 1904: settled in Mechanic Settlement, Cardwell Parish, Kings County: had issue. Source: MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pgs 75-76.

VALLÉE: Olivier Vallée born 2 Nov 1825 was probably s/o Joseph-Alexis Vallée and Catherine Pinault of Percé, QC: he came to NB and first settled at Caraquet, then at Petite-rivière-de-l’ile in Gloucester County: m. 28 May 1854 at Caraquet, Anastasie Thériault d/o Tranquil Thériault and Julie Brideau: Children: 1) Olivier Vallée b. 8 Dec 1855, married 10 Feb 1896 at Lamèque, Gloucester County, Anne Luce d/o Philippe Luce and Anne Ward: 2) Tranquil Vallée b. 5 Jul 1857, m. 12 Nov 1883 at Lamèque, Marie Jones d/o William Jones and Henriette Duguay: 3) Joseph Vallée born 26 Jun 1859: 4) Bernard Vallée b. 25 May 1861: 5) Marie Vallée b. 21 Oct 1863, m. 28 Feb 1897 at Lamèque, Georges Michel Corey s/o Michel Corey and Marie Mellie: 6) Rose alias Marie-Anne Vallée b. 26 Jun 1866, m. 19 Sep 1886 at Laméque, Philippe Luce s/o Philippe Luce and Élisabeth Ward: 7) Joseph Alexandre Barthélémi Vallée born 8 Mar 1869 at Lamèque: 8) Félix Vallée married 1 Feb 1902 Marie Chiasson d/o Daniel Chiasson and Rufine Chiasson: 9) Pierre Vallée born 13 Sep 1879 at Lamèque, NB.

Source: MC80/1100 Fidèle Thériault’s Les familles de Caraquet, page 464.

VALLIS: Edward Vallis came from Bristol, England, died about 1834: came to NB and settled in Saint John where he married Janet Kerr who was born in Scotland: Children: 1) Hannah Vallis married Samuel Parks: they settled in Welsford, Petersville Parish, Queens County: 2) Susan Vallis married Edward Sproule: settled in Welsford: 3) Samuel Vallis m. Elizabeth Lourie: settled near Jerusalem in Hampstead Parish, Queens County and had thirteen children.

Sources: MC80/823 Annie E. Elder’s History of New Jerusalem, pages 86-89: also see the Queens County census returns: widow Janet (Kerr) Vallis m. (2nd) Gilbert Cameron and had one son.

VANALLEN: Henry VanAllen b. 10 Jun 1766, d. 3 Oct 1820, son of Chief Justice VanAllen of Philadelphia, PA: he came to NB in 1783 as a Loyalist and first settled in Saint John: married Winifred Rapalgie born 24 Sep 1768, died 1 Sep 1854, d/o Mrs. Rapalgie: the only child mentioned was, William VanAllen who later went to Port Dover, ON.

Source: MC1156 Graves Papers: Richard Vanderburgh, 1 pg.: Mrs. Rapalgie was a widow who came to NB with her two children in 1783 as Loyalists and married Richard Vanderburgh.

VANBUSKIRK: Lawrence VanBuskirk b. c1739 in Bergin County, NJ, d. 1803, s/o Johannis VanBuskirk: married his cousin Janet VanBuskirk, d/o Abraham VanBuskirk: they came from Hackensack, NJ to NB in 1783 as a Loyalist: first settled on Long Reach in Kings County but moved to Wilmot, Annapolis County, NS about 1803: Children are listed in a random order: 1) John VanBuskirk: 2) Garret VanBuskirk: 3) Henry VanBuskirk: 4) Abraham VanBuskirk m. 1788 Hannah Underhill: 5) Thomas VanBuskirk: 6) Andrew VanBuskirk: 7) William VanBuskirk. Sources: MC1/VanBuskirk, 1 pg: see MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins’ History of Queens County, 1876, page 59 which states that John’s grandsons returned to NB in 1843: George VanBuskirk m. Janet Welton: settled at Newcastle Creek, Canning Parish, Queens County and had children: James VanBuskirk married Elizabeth Ann Porter: settled at Lower Jemseg, Queens County and had children: see also MC300 York-Sunbury Historical Society Collection, MS15/11 pages 162-163: see MC80/2902 Sharon Dubeau’s New Brunswick Loyalists: a bicentennial tribute, 1 paragraph.

VANCE: John Vance b. - , died before 1845, m. Lucy - b. c1759, d. c1845: they came from New York to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: first settled in Carleton County, then in Douglas Parish, York County.

Source: MC80/2902 Sharon Dubeau’s New Brunswick Loyalists: a bicentennial tribute, 1 paragraph.

VANCE: William Vance came from New Boston, NH: he was married five times and had numerous offspring: he came to NB and settled in Saint David Parish, Charlotte County: the family moved to about 1800: one wife, Jane Clindenin d. in 1800 and is buried at St. David Ridge.

Source: MC80/1720 Theodore C. Holmes’ Loyalists to : the 1783 settlement of Quakers and others at Passamaquoddy, page 176.

VANDERBECK: Abraham Vanderbeck born 1754 in Hackensack, NJ, of Dutch ancestry, died 1800, s/o Abraham Vanderbeck and Sarah Ackerman: he came to NB in 1783 as a Loyalist and settled in Fredericton, York County: married 27 Jan 1788 at Maugerville, Sunbury County, Hannah Underhill d/o Nathaniel Underhill and Rebecca Ward: Children: 1) Abraham Vanderbeck born 23 Mar 1789: settled on Miramichi River in Northumberland County: 2) Nathaniel Vanderbeck b. 1790, d. 1790: 3) Sarah Vanderbeck b. 9 Apr 1792: to Miramichi, Northumberland County: 4) Maria Vanderbeck b. 15 Feb 1797, died 1800.

Sources: MC85 Quayle Family Papers: see Perley Quayle file # 11: Abraham Vanderbeck came to NB 1783 with his cousin Cornelius Ackerman: see also MC1156 Graves Papers: John William Vanderbeck, 1 page: see MC80/605 David L. Underhill’s Underhill genealogy, page 1: widow Hannah married (2nd) 29 Sep 1802 at Fredericton, John Astle and moved to Miramichi River: see also MC300 York- Sunbury Historical Society Collection, MS3/299. VANDERBURGH: Henry Vanderburgh: he came from Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, NY with his four sons to NB in 1783 as Loyalists and first settled at Maugerville, then at Conway, near Saint John: Only children mentioned: 1) Henry Vanderburgh: 2) Peter Vanderburgh: first settled in Saint John then at , Burton Parish, Sunbury County: later moved to Ontario: 3) Richard Vanderburgh m. Mrs. Rapalgie, a widow with two children: Winifred Rapalgie and Abraham A. Rapalgie: settled in Sunbury County: later moved to Ontario. Sources: MC1156 Graves Papers: Richard Vanderburgh, 1 page: Winifred Rapalgie married Henry VanAllen: see also MC80/2902 Sharon Dubeau’s New Brunswick Loyalists: a bicentennial tribute, 1 paragraph.

VANDEGRIFT: Isaac Vandegrift b. in Halifax, NS, d. before 1851: came to NB and settled at Point de Bute in Westmorland Parish, Westmorland County: m. 5 Aug 1831 at Point de Bute, Miriam Smith b. 1813 Westmorland Parish: Only children mentioned: 1) James Vandegrift b. 1834: 2) Eliza Vandegrift born 1836: 3) Cynthia Vandegrift b. 1840: 4) Isaac Vandegrift born 1842: 5) Charles Vandegrift b. 1847, d. 6 Jan 1880, m. Josena Polley: 6) Miss Vandegrift m. Edward Jones.

Source: MC2852 Purdy-Carter genealogical collection, MS2: on microfilm reel F20988: see sheet for Isaac Vandegrift.

VANDINE: Arthur Vandine bp. 22 Jun 1757 at Newtown in Queens, Long Island, NY s/o Dow Vandine and Seytie Vanderbilt, m. 14 Oct 1789 Rachel Stone born 17 Oct 1769, died 16 Jan 1853 at Stockbridge, Berkshire, MA, d/o Ebenezer Stone and Dinah Finney: they first settled on Grand Lake, Queens County, then moved to Scotch Corner in Richmond Parish, Carleton County: Children: 1) William Vandine bp. 14 Aug 1791, died 20 Jan 1793: 2) Dow Vandine bp. 16 Sep 1792 at Waterborough Parish in Queens County, d. Feb 1871, married 26 Feb 1814 Hannah Olmstead, d/o Thomas Olmstead: had five children: 3) Sichy Vandine bp. 18 Feb 1794, d. 9 Feb 1862, married 15 Jul 1817 John Smith Hutchinson: had nine children: 4) Rachel Vandine bp. 4 Aug 1796, died unmarried: 5) Eben/Eber Vandine bp. 5 Aug 1798, m. 30 Nov 1824 at Gagetown, NB, Eleanor Gamble d/o John Gamble of Grand Lake: they had eight children: 6) William Vandine bp. 17 Aug 1800, died 25 Jul 1887, m. Jane Prichard or Pickard: 7) Sarah Vandine b. 19 Jun 1803, d. unmarried 21 Jan 1878: 8) Joseph Vandine b. 1806, died 6 Aug 1836, married 26 Nov 1829 Rebecca Simmons b. c1810 at Sheffield, d. 15 Feb 1898: 9) Ebenezer Vandine bp. 19 Oct 1807, d. 13 Apr 1862, m. 12 Oct 1837 Eliza Ann McBride: had seven children: 10) Ezekiel Vandine b. c1808, married Lucy Ann Prichard or Pickard and moved to Houlton, ME: had six children: 11) Lucy Vandine b. 30 Nov 1813, died 2 Mar 1878, married 28 Mar 1836 at Woodstock, George Carter b. 1803, d. 1863: settled in Maine: four children: 12) Arthur Vandine born 1813 at Grand Lake, died unmarried 23 Jan 1870. Sources: MC1/Vandine #1,2, 20 pages: Rebecca (Simmons) Vandine m. (2nd) 24 Sep 1841 at Sheffield, Sunbury County, Jonathan Bridges, married (3rd) Rev. T.W. Saunders: see MC80/587 Leatha Sisson’s Our family tree, Vol 1, pgs. 172-189: see MC80/587 Leatha Sisson’s Our family tree, Vol III, pgs 52-76: see MC80/1285 Loyalist lineages of Canada 1783-1983, pages 684 to 685: see also MC80/2348 Cleadie B. Barnett et. al. Loyalist families, pages 51-52.

VANDINE: Dow Vandine born Jun 1730 at Newtown, Long Island, NY, died on 10 Sep 1787 in Queens County, NB, s/o William Vandine: married Seytie Vanderbilt: came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists and settled in Queens County: four of their sons returned to USA: Children: 1) Cornelius Vandine born in NY, died in NY City, married 12 Mar 1788 at Maugerville, Sunbury County, Elizabeth VanAllen: family returned to NY: 2) Arthur Vandine bp. 22 Jun 1757 at Newtown, Queens, Long Island, NY, married 14 Oct 1789 Rachel Stone: 3) William Vandine bp. 21 Jun 1767 at Newtown, NY: 4) Dow Vandine bp. 25 Jun 1769 at Newtown, NY, married 3 Mar 1793 at Maugerville, Phoebe Brill: 5) William Vandine (twin) bp. 24 Mar 1774 Newtown, NY: 6) Hetty/Hilletie Vandine (twin) baptized 23 Mar 1774 at Newtown, NY: 7) Sichy/Lyche Vandine b. 15 Apr 1765, married 19 Jan 1784 Capt. Edward Earle: first settled at Grand Lake, NB, but then went back to NY about 1794: they had eleven children: 8) Miss Vandine m. Ezekiel Veley: 9) Henry Vandine. Sources: MC80/2348 Cleadie B. Barnett et. al. Loyalist families, page 51.

VANHORNE: Gabriel VanHorne born 1749, d. 3 Mar 1815: was a Loyalist from New Jersey who came to NB in 1783 and settled at Fredericton in York County: he m. Mary Hanselpacker b. - , d. 1818, d/o Philip Hanselpacker: Only children mentioned: 1) John VanHorne: settled in Saint John: 2) Cornelius VanHorne: he moved to Saint John: 3) Gregory VanHorne: settled in Saint John: 4) James VanHorne married Hannah - : they first settled in Fredericton then in Kings County.

Sources: MC80/145 Louise Hill’s Fredericton, New Brunswick, British North America, pgs. 9, 42, 125: see also MC80/644 Isabel L. Hill’s The old burying ground Fredericton, NB, Vol. II, pages 80-82 which states that Gabriel’s wife was Mary Bazeley, widow of Abraham Bazeley of Maugerville, NB: she had a daughter Mary Bazeley who lived with her mother.

VANHORNE: Gregory VanHorne b. 1790, d. 26 May 1855, m. 28 Sep 1819 Priscilla Milley d/o William Milley of Shelbourne, NS: settled in Saint John.

Source: MC1156 Graves Papers: Gregory VanHorne, 1 page.

VANMAPLE: Henry VanMaple b. - , d. 1777 in NY, m. Mary - b. c1717: widow and children came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: settled in Burton Parish, Sunbury County: only child mentioned, Mary VanMaple m. Francis Staples.

Source: MC80/2902 Sharon Dubeau’s New Brunswick Loyalists: a bicentennial tribute, 1 paragraph.

VANTASSEL: Isaac VanTassel b. 22 Jun 1745 in Westchester County, NY, died 1828, s/o Jan VanTassel and Helena Hammond: married Lea Dutcher born c1747, d. 1829: came from Philips Manor, Westchester County to NB in 1783 as Loyalists and settled in Wickham Parish, Queens County: Children: 1) Cornelius VanTassel b. 10 Oct 1772 at Tarrytown, NY: 2) Annatie VanTassel b. 2 Sep 1775 at Tarrytown, NY: 3) William VanTassel b. 17 Aug 1777 at Tarrytown, NY: 4) Henry VanTassel b. 26 Nov 1783 in New York, NY: 5) Ruben VanTassel b. 22 Nov 1788 in Queens County, NB, d. 1861, m. 13 Dec 1819 Sarah Foster: had eleven children: 6) Ann VanTassel b. 11 Apr 1790 in Queens County, NB, Source: MC1/VanTassel, 10 pages: see MC80/2902 Sharon Dubeau’s New Brunswick Loyalists: a bicentennial tribute, 1 paragraph.

VANWART: Isaac VanWart b. 1 Jan 1768 Tarrytown, NY, d. 28 Feb 1843, s/o Jacob VanWart and Leah Ecker: he came to NB and settled in Wickham Parish in Queens County: married 28 Nov 1793 at Gagetown, Queens County, Eleanor Bulyea born 27 Nov 1774 at Cortland Manor, Westchester County, NY, died 20 Nov 1864, d/o Joseph Bulyea and Sarah Sniffin: Children: 1) Sarah VanWart born 24 Nov 1794, m. (1st) 6 Sep 1814 Thomas William Peters, m. (2nd) Mr. Deering: moved to Maine: 2) Jacob VanWart born 29 Jan 1797, d. unmarried 20 Jun 1871: 3) Mary VanWart b. 23 Jul 1799, d. 5 Jun 1888, married 14 Oct 1819 Gilbert Williams b. - , d. 23 Apr 1861: 4) Isaac VanWart Jr. b. 10 Mar 1802, d. 18 Jun 1876, m. 27 Nov 1822 Sarah Clarke b. - , died 8 Oct 1873: they settled in Woodstock, Carleton County: 5) Susannah VanWart born 16 Oct 1804, died 28 Aug 1847, m. 20 May 1822 William McAlpine: 6) James VanWart b. 18 Jul 1807, married (1st) 10 Jan 1832 Elizabeth Ann Golding b. - , d. 1 Jul 1852, m. (2nd) Elizabeth Cole: 7) Garret VanWart born 6 May 1810, died 26 Feb 1897, married 2 Mar 1837 Catherine VanWart born 9 Apr 1820, died 6 Jun 1887, d/o Garret VanWart Jr. and Elizabeth Clarke: 8) Joseph VanWart born 6 Sep 1814, d. 1892, m. 2 Jan 1837 Harietta Jane Golding born 24 Dec 1818 at Wickham, Queens County, died 30 Jan 1864: 9) possibly, John VanWart: 10) George Hendry VanWart b. 5 Jul 1819, d. 14 Feb 1904, m. 23 Feb 1843 Frances Slipp born 1824, died 20 Mar 1897, d/o James Slipp and Charlotte Peters: settled at Bear Island, Queensbury Parish, York County: 10) Ann VanWart died young.

Sources: MC1/VanWart, 10 pages: contains a copy of a report titled VanWart genealogy: the widower William McAlpine married (2nd) Jane Murdock: see also MC80/338 I. Allen Jack’s Biographical Review, pages 114-117: see also MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins, History of Queens County, 1876, page 60: see also MC80/1285 Loyalist lineages of Canada 1783-1983, pages 722-724: see also MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 273 to 274: see MC80/2348 Cleadie B. Barnett et. al. Loyalist families, pages 53-54.

VANWART: Jacob VanWart Sr. bp. 20 Jun 1730 at Tarrytown, Westchester County, NY, died 27 Oct 1801, s/o William VanWart and Catherina Zie, of Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, NY, m. 4 or 14 Sep 1759 at Tarrytown, Leah (Ecker) VanTassell baptized 19 Jun 1731, d. 11 Dec 1808 at Gagetown, Queens County, d/o Sybout Ecker and Aeltie de Ronda widow of Johannes VanTassel: came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists and settled in Hampstead Parish, Queens County:

Children born at Tarrytown, NY: 1) Maritie VanWart b. 23 Apr 1760, d. 1818 unmarried at Gagetown, NB: 2) Jacob VanWart Jr. born 5 Nov 1761, died 7 Feb 1838, m. 7 Oct 1782 at Morrisiania, NY, Mary Fowler b. 1758, d. 25 Dec 1851: settled at Tennants Cove, Kings County: had issue: 3) John VanWart born 30 Apr 1763: he first settled in Hampstead, Queens County, then returned to the USA: 4) Abraham VanWart born 4 Nov 1764, m. 1 Apr 1790 at Gagetown, Sarah Selby: returned to USA: 5) Garret VanWart b. 22 Apr 1766, d. 7 Jul 1822, m. 25 Jun 1794 in Queens County, Annie Golding b. 1776, d. 27 Jun 1852, d/o John Golding and Annie Merritt: settled in Central Hampstead, Queens County and had eight children: 6) Isaac VanWart born 1 Jan 1768, d. 28 Feb 1843, m. 28 Nov 1793 Eleanor Bulyea b. 27 Nov 1774, d. 20 Nov 1864: 7) William VanWart born 22 Jan 1770, d. 6 Jan 1850, married 23 Oct 1794 at Gagetown, Queens County, Elizabeth Huestis b. 10 Sep 1777 at Westchester County, NY, d. 13 Oct 1856, d/o Philip Huestis: settled at Queenstown, NB: had children: 8) possibly, Mary VanWart married 6 Feb 1805 William Williams: 9) possibly, Leah VanWart married 4 Feb 1806 Abraham Golding s/o John Golding and Annie Merritt. Sources: MC1/VanWart, 20 pages: contains a copy of VanWart genealogy: see also MC1/Smith #1, 1 page: see MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins’ History of Queens County, page 60: see MC80/1285 Loyalist lineages of Canada 1783-1983, pages 722 to 724: see MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 138-139: see MC80/1504 Curtis Mainville’s The memorial of Philip Huestis, pgs. 24-25: see MC80/2348 Cleadie B. Barnett et. al. Loyalist families, pages 52-53: see also MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New Brunswick, page 279.

VANWART: Jacob VanWart Jr. b. 5 Nov 1761 at Tarrytown, NY, d. 7 Feb 1838, s/o Jacob VanWart and Leah Ecker: m. on 7 Oct 1782 at Morrisiania, NY, Mary Fowler b. 1758, d. 25 Dec 1851: came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: settled at Tennants Cove, Kings County: Children: 1) Mary VanWart b. 1786 Hampstead Parish, Queens County, d. 5 Jan 1861, married 6 Feb 1805 Gagetown, Queens County, William Williams: 2) Isaac VanWart born 1788, d. 1865, married 30 Apr 1811 Deborah Smith: 3) Jane VanWart born 1791, married Gabriel Worden: 4) Miriam VanWart b. 1792, d. 1887, m. John Russell: 5) William VanWart born 10 Jan 1795, d. 12 Mar 1867, married 1 Jan 1818 Louisa Jenkins: 6) John VanWart born 1799, d. 1863, married Hannah Gerow: 7) Leah VanWart b. c1800, m. 4 Feb 1806 at Gagetown, Abraham Golding: 8) Abigail VanWart born c1800, d. 15 Apr 1833, m. 1819 Abraham Gerow: 9) Eleanor VanWart born c1800, m. James Gerow. Source: MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New Brunswick, pages 279-280.

VANWART: William VanWart b. 22 Jan 1770 at Tarrytown, Westchester County, NY, d. Jan 1850, s/o Jacob VanWart and Leah Ecker: came to NB in 1783 as a Loyalist and settled at Queenstown, Hampstead Parish, Queens County: m. 23 Oct 1794 in Waterborough Parish, Queens County, Elizabeth Huestis born 12 Jun 1777, d. 13 Oct 1856, d/o Philip and Mary Huestis of Westchester, NY: Children: 1) Mary VanWart born 1795, d. 1855, married 22 Feb 1821 Joseph Belyea: 2) William VanWart b. 1798, d. 1857, m. 15 Oct 1829 Catherine McAlpine: 3) Daniel VanWart born 1 Nov 1801, died 1874, married Lucy Belyea: 4) Jacob VanWart b. 1803, d. c1864, married 20 Mar 1828 Hannah Belyea bp. 26 Sep 1809, d/o John Belyea and Nancy Heustis: 5) Sarah VanWart: 6) Leah VanWart born 17 Sep 1810: 7) Samuel VanWart born 25 Oct 1812, m. 20 Oct 1836 Priscilla McAlpine: 8) Elizabeth VanWart born 16 Nov 1814, m. 9 Apr 1836 John Belyea bp. 19 Jun 1814, s/o John Belyea and Nancy Huestis: 9) John VanWart born 24 Aug 1817, d. 1885, m. 23 Feb 1843 Eleanor Day: 10) Abraham VanWart born 24 Sep 1819, died 1873, m. Eleanor McAlpine. Source: MC80/2348 Cleadie B. Barnett et. al. Loyalist families, page 54.

VARDON: Robert Vardon bp. 31 Mar 1754 at Royal Hospital in Greenwich, Kent County, England, d. Mar 1838, s/o Jonah Vardon and Mary Child: he joined British Navy and served in the Revolutionary War: m. 4 Oct 1792 at St. Andrews, Charlotte County, Phebe Milliken born 30 Aug 1767 at Scarsboro, ME, d/o Benjamin Milliken and Phebe Jordan of Ellsworth, ME: the couple went to England then returned to NB and settled at Bocabec, Charlotte County: Children: 1) Harriet Child Vardon b. 5 Sep 1784 Royal Hospital, Greenwich, England, m. 20 Nov 1805 John Baldwin of St. George, NB: 2) Frances M. Vardon b. 27 Nov 1785 in Charlotte County, m. 25 May 1806 Joseph Munro: 3) Phebe Vardon born 3 Jan 1787: 4) Elizabeth Vardon born 20 Jun 1789, married 29 Apr 1811 Jacob Hanks: 5) Mary Vardon b. 20 Apr 1791, d. 22 Jan 1854, married 7 Jan 1813 Thomas Turner: moved to Pickering, ON: 6) Susan Vardon born 30 Jan 1793, married 1827 Abner Coombe: 7) Emma Vardon born c1795, married 25 Dec 1817 John Carrick: 8) Anne Vardon born 30 Jul 1799, died 18 May 1889, married Sep 1818 Isaac Turner: went to Pickering, ON: 10) Robert Buffington Vardon b. 10 Feb 1802, d. 12 Mar 1856: m. (1st) 1825 Rachel Turner of Bocabec, NB, b. 13 Jul 1801, d. 11 Sep 1845, married (2nd) Mary (Williams) Gilbert: family moved to Pickering, ON: 11) Thomas Wyer Vardon b. 6 May 1805, d. 14 Oct 1870, m. 21 Nov 1827 at Pennfield, Hannah Hawkins: moved to Pickering, ON: 12) Nancy Millington Vardon born 17 Jul 1809, married 1827 James Young. Sources: MC1/Vardon, 10 pgs: see MC80/1285 Loyalist lineages of Canada 1783- 1983, pages 456-457: see also MC2657 NBGS Generations Vol 18, No. 3 (Issue # 69), Fall 1996: Nancy Vardon Danby’s Robert Vardon: Our first Canadian Ancester, pages 47-49.

VAUGHAN: Daniel Vaughan b. 21 Feb 1747 in Scituate, RI, d. 7 Apr 1808, s/o David Vaughan and Dinah Baker: married 25 Feb 1768 at Lunenburg or in Newport, NS, Lydia Mosher or Lydia Harrington b. 2 Oct 1749 in Rhode Island, USA, d. 20 Jul 1814, d/o Ebenezer Harrington and Rebecca Spencer: they first settled in NS where all the children were born, then they came to NB about 1796: settled at Quaco or St. Martins, Saint Martins Parish in Saint John County: Children: 1) Alice/Elis Vaughan m. James Smith: 2) David Vaughan b. 1770, d. 23 May 1830, married Rachel Floyd b. 1771 at Hantsport, NS, d. 22 Dec 1862: settled in St. Martins, NB: 3) John Vaughan b. 30 Mar 1772 or 13 Mar 1773 at Chester, NS, died 1848 at sea, married 4 Sep 1794 at Newport, NS, Sarah Sweet born 1772 at Windsor, NS, d. Feb 1872 in Hants County, NS: settled in NS: 4) Rebecca Vaughan m. Rev. Peter Crandall, her first cousin, the s/o Wilbur Crandall and Mary Vaughan: 5) Ebenezer Vaughan b. 9 Oct 1777 at Chester, NS, d. 3 Jun 1854, married 17 Sep 1809 in St. Martins, Hannah Brown b. 13 Oct 1786 at Newport, NS, died 22 Jul 1852: settled in St. Martins and had four children: 6) Henry Vaughan born 13 Oct 1779: 7) William Vaughan born 4 Jul 1782, d. 1 Aug 1842 at Portland, ME, married Elizabeth Titus: 8) Mary Vaughan b. 26 Feb 1784, d. 12 Oct 1852, m. William Compton, s/o William Compton and Sarah Sweet: 9) Lydia Vaughan b. 7 Mar 1786, d. Jul/Aug 1819, m. Capt. William Fownes Jr. b. - , d. 16 Apr 1824: settled in St. Martins: 10) Elizabeth Vaughan b. 1 Mar 1787, died 29 Sep 1878, m. William Brown or Thomas Brown born 29 Jul 1784, died 12 Jun 1827: 11) Daniel Vaughan born 12 Oct 1789 at Chester, NS, m. (1st) 2 Dec 1813 in St. Martins, Harriet or Hattie or Elizabeth McLean d/o Allen McLean of St. Martins: they had seven children: m. (2nd) Elizabeth Foster d/o Isaac Foster and Elizabeth Gilliant and had two children. Sources: MC1/Vaughan #1, 10 pages: see also MC1/Mosher, 1 page: see also MC33 Vaughan William E. Papers: F-7809: contains copy of John Vaughan: Settled Newport, Road Island 1638 by H. Vaughan Griffin Sr., pgs. 268, 271: see also MC80/612 Harold S. Vaughan’s History and genealogy of Vaughan family: see also MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New Brunswick, page 280.

VAUGHAN: David Vaughan b. 1770 in , died 23 May 1830, s/o Daniel Vaughan and Lydia Mosher: m. Rachel Floyd of Hantsport, NS, born 1771, died 22 Dec 1862: family settled at St. Martins, Saint John County: Children: 1) Simon Vaughan b. 1797, d. 20 Mar 1862, m. 21 Dec 1823 Elizabeth Floyd b. - , d. 6 Nov 1884: had issue: 2) David Vaughan b. 12 Oct 1798, d. 19 Jun 1870, married 5 Nov 1823 Mary Berry b. 5 Feb 1800, d. 13 Mar 1873: settled at St. Martins: had eight children: 3) William Vaughan born 1800, d. 11 Nov 1875, married 28 May 1838 Jane Whelpley b. - , d. 7 Mar 1891, d/o William Whelpley of Saint John: had four children: 4) Sarah Vaughan m. Mr. Fownes: 5) Thomas A. Vaughan b. 24 Feb 1804, d. 23 Jul 1867, married 31 Dec 1832 Mary Ann Moran born 8 Apr 1811, d. 16 May 1886, d/o James Moran and Elizabeth Hamilton: settled in Saint John and had six children: 6) Henry Vaughan b. 2 Dec 1806, died 2 Oct 1888, married 12 Dec 1838 at St. Martins, Hannah Moran b. 24 Mar 1821, d. 27 Oct 1903, sister of Mary Ann: settled in Saint John and had two children: 7) Lydia Vaughan b. 1809, died 22 Jun 1863, m. 12 Jan 1830 William Scott born 1804, d. 1873: 8) Mary Vaughan b. 1809, m. Alexander Lockhart: 9) Joseph Vaughan b. 1810, drowned in 1831 off Digby, NS: 10) Benjamin Vaughan b. 1812, d. 6 Jun 1902, m. 28 Oct 1838 Mary Brown and had four children: 11) Rachel Vaughan: 12) Silas Vaughan born 16 Nov 1817, d. Mar 1863, m. 6 Sep 1847 Elizabeth Mary Harding b. 26 Jun 1826, died 19 Sep 1908: had eight children. Sources: MC80/612 Harold S. Vaughan’s History and genealogy of Vaughan family: see also MC33 William E. Vaughan Papers; F7809 which has copy of John Vaughan: Settled Newport, Road Island 1638 by H. Vaughan Griffin: data on David Vaughan starts on page 268: see also MC1/Vaughan, 10 pages.

VAUTOUR, Louis see VOTOUR, Louis

VAUTOUR: Pierre Vautour b. c1794, d. 30 Mar 1867, married 10 Apr 1818 Elizabeth Richard born c1794, d. 13 Jan 1866: they settled in Carleton Parish, Kent County: Children: 1) Elizabeth Vautour born 13 Aug 1819: 2) Hyppolite Vautour born 19 Jan 1821: 3) François-Xavior Vautour born c1823, m. 29 Jul 1850 at St. Louis de Kent, Kent County, Marie Appoline Richard: 4) Marguerite Vautour b. 1824: 5) Gertrude Vautour b. 25 Apr 1827: 6) Barbe Vautour b. c1829: 7) Henriette Vautour married Joseph Richard: 8) John C. Vautour: 9) James Vautour.

Source: MC1/Vautour, 5 pages.

VAVASCOUR: Henry Vavascour born 22 Dec 1805 in Exeter, England, died Nov 1832: he came to NB and settled in Fredericton, York County: m. Maria - b. 1805, d. Jan 1890: Children mentioned: 1) Edward Vavascour born - , probably died before 1832: 2) Henry Froude Vavasour b. c1827, d. 21 Nov 1885, m. Jane C. Edwards born c1830, d. 7 Jul 1917: settled in Fredericton and had issue. Sources: MC80/132 Lillian M.B. Maxwell’s The old grave-yard, pgs 39, 131: Jane C. Edwards had a brother Edwin Edwards born 1816 in Ireland, died 18 Jan 1880, who settled in Fredericton after retirement: see MC80/644 Isabel L. Hill’s The old burying ground Fredericton, NB, Volume II, pages 50-54: the widow Maria Vavascour married (2nd), Thomas Henry Cripps b. 1799, died 23 Oct 1852, possibly s/o Thomas J. Cripps: had children. VEAZIE: Joshua Veazie b. 10 Mar 1790 in Deerfield, NH, d. 15 May 1858: came to NB and settled in Saint John: m. 14 Jul 1816 in Saint John, Elizabeth Delue b. 22 May 1796 in Saint John, d/o Jacob Delue: went to Eastport, ME by 1817 and then to Calais, ME: had seven children in Maine. Source: MC80/2711 Thelma Eye Brooks’ Calais Maine families, pgs 168-69.

VENIOT, Pierre see VIGNEAU, Pierre

VERIKER: James Veriker (Rev.) b. c1817 Slerue Parish, County Kilkenny, Ireland, died 2 Apr 1887: came to NB and eventually settled in Sussex Parish, Kings County. Source: MC80/1722 John R. Elliott’s Gone but not forgotten, Volume 2: St. Francis Xavier RC Cemetery, Sussex Parish, page 253.

VERNON: Gideon Vernon b. 1745 in Providence Township, Chester County, PA, died 22 Sep 1829 or in 1836 at New Market, ON, youngest child of Moses Vernon and Abigail Woodward: married 21 Jun 1775 Phoebe Farr b. 7 Oct 1753/4, d. 23 Sep 1830, d/o Edward Farr of Edgemont, PA: they came to NB in 1783 as Loyalists: settled near Beaver Harbour, Pennfield Parish, Charlotte County: parents and three children moved to Newmarket, ON: Children: 1) Jane Vernon born 10 Feb 1776, died 1813, m. 2 Oct 1794 at Pennfield, NB, Joshua Knight Jr. born 1766 at Abington, PA, d. 1816: settled in Pennfield: 2) Moses Vernon born 26 Sep 1777, d. 19 Apr 1868 in Saint John, m. 21 Mar 1803 at St Andrews, Mary Ann Campbell b. 21 May 1783, d. 21 Nov 1862, d/o James Campbell and Amy Gardner: settled in Charlotte County and had seven children: 3) Gideon Vernon b. 27 Aug 1780 in PA: m. and had issue: settled in NB: 4) Armour or Amor Vernon born 5 Dec 1782: settled in NB: 5) George Rodney Vernon born 19 Dec 1783, d. 25 Oct 1864, m. 1 or 7 Mar 1810 Lettice Kinsey born 6 Apr 1792, died 4 May 1874: had issue: 6) Edmund/Edward Vernon b. 6 Jul 1786, d. after 1807: 7) William Vernon born 13 Jun 1788: settled in Ontario: 8) Nathaniel Metland Vernon born 22 Nov 1790, d. 12 Apr 1872, married 23 Jan 1811 Mary Phillips born Dec 1793, died 31 Jan 1869, d/o David Phillips: 9) Joshua Vernon born 23 Oct 1792, d. 20 Sep 1831, m. 1815 Rachel Lundy born 1798: settled in Ontario and had children: 10) Paton/Peyton Vernon born 17 Oct 1796, d. 27 Apr 1888, married Mary Lewis: settled in Ontario.

Sources: MC80/2150 John V. Winterton The Vernon family records, pgs. 44, 54-55 and 60: see MC80/1720 Theodore C. Holmes’ Loyalists to Canada: the 1783 settlement of Quakers and others at Passamaquoddy, pages 120-122: see also MC1/Vernon, 4 pages. VERRILL: Peter L. Verrill b. 2 Mar 1801 in Poland, ME, died 10 Oct 1853, s/o Daniel Verrill and Eunice Cordwell: m. (1st) 11 Apr 1822 at Greenwood, Aroostook County, ME, Mary H. Yates born 2 Oct 1803 in Greenwood, d/o William Yates and Martha Morgan: divorced: m. (2nd) c1826 at St. Stephen, Charlotte County, Rebecca McLaughlin b. 5 Aug 1805 in St. David, Charlotte County: settled in Greenwood, ME, then in St. David, NB, then in Calais, ME: Child of first wife: 1) Moses Yeaton Verrill born 18 Aug 1822 in Greenwood, ME, died c1897 in West Paris, ME, m. Martha Ricker: Children of second wife: 2) Abigail L. Verrill born 4 Jun 1827 at St. David, NB, d. unmarried 15 Dec 1881 in Bethel, ME: 3) Arthur W. Verrill b. 7 Jan 1829 at St. David: married Temperance - b. c1829: settled in Biddeford, ME: 4) Almeda S. Verrill born 9 Apr 1831 at St. David, d. 5 Nov 1916, m. 27 Jul 1851 in St. Stephen, NB, Hiram L. Laflin b. c1825 in Southbridge, MA, d. 17 Feb 1901: settled in Calais, ME: 5) David Good Verrill born on 22 Oct 1833 at St. David, died 7 Oct 1896 in Philadelphia, PA, m. c1856 at Philadelphia, Elizabeth Callery b. - , d. c1897: 6) Julia Elizabeth Verrill born 7 Feb 1836 at St. David, died 12 Jun 1858 in Calais, married after 1850 Mr. Patterson: 7) Eunice Verrill b. c1838 in Calais, ME, m. and settled in St. Stephen, NB: 8) Salome Verrill born c1841 in Calais: died young at Biddeford, ME: 9) Sylvanus Osgood Blake Verrill b. 12 Aug 1845 in Calais, d. 1915, married 23 May 1875 in Auburn, ME, Millie Marie Corliss born 26 May 1855 in NB, d. 5 Feb 1928, d/o Charles Corliss and Phebe Miller: settled in Milford, ME.

Sources: MC80/2711 Thelma Eye Brooks’ Calais Maine families, pages 168-169: Mary H. Yates m. (2nd) Newell Gammon: widow Rebecca (McLaughlin) Verrill married (2nd) Mills Brown and settled in Bethel, ME.

VERTUE: John Vertue born c1791 in Ireland, died on 20 Nov 1868, married Catherine - b. c1791 in Ireland, d. 19 Jan 1865: family came to NB in 1849 and settled in Fredericton, York County:

Children mentioned: 1) Eliza Vertue b. 1826: 2) Catherine Vertue b. 1828: 3) Margaret Vertue born 1831: 4) John James Vertue b. 1832, married Ann - b. 1832 in Ireland, d. 18 May 1875: settled in Fredericton and had at least four children: 5) William Vertue born in 1833.

Sources: MC80/132 Lillian M.B. Maxwell’s The old grave-yard, page 40: see MC80/644 Isabel L. Hill’s The old burying ground Fredericton, NB, Vol. II, pages 16-17, 120: also see the York County census returns.

VICKERY: Lebbeus Simmons Vickery b. c1809 in Troy, ME, died 20 Jan 1871, s/o David Vickery and Elizabeth Simmons: m. 26 Jun 1834 in Calais, ME, Lovina J. Styles b. c1814 in Marysville, York County, NB, died 18 Jan 1897, d/o John Stiles and Margaret M. Grant: settled in Calais, ME and had eight children. Source: MC80/2711 Thelma Eye Brooks’ Calais Maine families, pgs 170-71.

VICKERY: Mathias Vickery born c1805 in Belfast, ME, died 20 Dec 1874 in St. Stephen, Charlotte County, buried in Calais, ME: married 1 Jul 1838 in Perry, ME, Mary Ann Eaton b. 17 Sep 1813 in Newport, NS, d. 12 Mar 1879 in St. Stephen, NB, d/o Daniel Eaton and Margaret Bulmer: family came to NB by 1871 and settled in St. Stephen, Charlotte County: Children: 1) Albion King Paris Vickery born 13 Jul 1840 in Calais, ME, d. 7 Aug 1863: 2) Adelaide Mary Vickery born 22 Aug 1842 in Calais, d. 23 Jan 1886 in St. Stephen, NB, married on 19 Jun 1865 in Calais, Benjamin R. DeWolfe: 3) Alonzo Vickery born 15 Jun 1845 in Calais, died 11 Oct 1846.

Source: MC80/2711 Thelma Eye Brooks’ Calais Maine families, page 171.

VIENNEAU: François Vienneau b. 13 Jul 1762 St. Charles de Bellechasse, died on 1 Apr 1844, s/o Michel Vienneau dit Michaud and Thérèse (Bauve) Bashault, married 1783 on the Saint John River, Marie Cécile Cormier b. 21 Sep 1764 at l’Islet, QC, d. 4 Jan 1844, d/o Pierre Cormier and Marie-Anne Gaudet: first settled on the Saint John River, then moved to Memramcook in Dorchester Parish, Westmorland County: Children: 1) Marie Blanche Vienneau b. 1 Jan 1784, d. 1 Jan 1784: 2) Marie Blanche Cécile Vienneau born on 25 Dec 1785, died 12 Dec 1810, married in 1805 Jean-Baptiste Landry: 3) Françoise Vienneau born c1787, died 22 Jul 1866, married 22 Nov 1809 at Memramcook, Mélaime Bourque s/o Mélaime Bourque and Marie LeBlanc: 4) Gèneviève Vienneau born 18 Jul 1789 at Memramcook, died 2 Dec 1883, m. 2 Oct 1810 at Memramcook, Rémi Landry born 12 Mar 1791, d. 15 May 1877, s/o Amand Landry and Annette Melanson: 5) Victoire Vienneau born 1791, d. 1794: 6) Anonyme Vienneau born 1 Jan 1793, died 1 Jan 1793: 7) Francis Vienneau b. Dec 1794, died 7 Mar 1885, married (1st) 7 Nov 1815 Perpétue LeBlanc b. 1 Jan 1790, died 24 Mar 1817, d/o Simon LeBlanc and Madeleine Richard: m. (2nd) 16 Jun 1818 Marguerite Thibodeau b. 14 Sep 1796, died 1 Feb 1881, d/o Amand Thibodeau and Marie Landry: 8) Michel Vienneau b. 1 Jan 1797, d. 5 Mar 1859, m. 8 Nov 1819 Marguerite Pellerin b. - , died 14 May 1891, d/o Joseph Pellerin and Marie Bourgeois: 9) Marie Vienneau born 1 Jan 1799, died 6 Feb 1818, married 20 Aug 1816 at Memramcook, Pierre Melanson b. - , died 13 Dec 1826, s/o Pierre Melanson and Anne Richard: 10) Joseph Vienneau b. 8 Oct 1801, d. 22 Oct 1891, m. 16 Sep 1822 Modeste Lèger b. 1805 d/o François Lèger and Madeleine Babin: 11) Marguerite Vienneau born 15 Sep 1803, died 8 Mar 1858, married (1st) 13 Nov 1821 Joseph Bourque s/o Mélaime Bourque and Marie LeBlanc: m. (2nd) 20 Jul 1835 Laurent LeBlanc: 12) Thadée Vienneau born 15 Sep 1803, d. 25 Oct 1897, m. (1st) 31 Jan 1826 Henriette Gaudet d/o Pierre Gaudet and Martha Ouellet: married (2nd) 14 Jun 1863 Henriette Lèger, widow of Laurent Cormier 13) Victoire Vienneau born 1 Jan 1807, died 1 Jan 1807: 14) Victoire Vienneau born 19 Dec 1809, died 30 Nov 1900, married 16 Jun 1830 at Memramcook, NB, Jean Richard.

Sources: MC1/Vienneau #1,2, 200 pages: see MC80/1619 André Vienneau’s Vienneau family.

VIENNEAU: Michel Vienneau b. c1706 at Saint-Martin de Bollène, diocèse de Saint-Paul, Trois Chateaux, Dauphiné, France, died 1802 at Memramcook West, s/o Antoine Vienneau and Andrieuse Lunelle: married 23 Dec 1738 at Bollène, France, Thérèse Bashault Baude born 3 May 1705 in , died Mar 1804, d/o Pierre Baude and Marie Marthe DuBerrey: came to NB: first settled on Saint John River above Fredericton in 1769: after 1786 moved north: Children: 1) Marie Vienneau b. c1740, d. 28 May 1817, m. 30 Oct 1758 Pierre Pinet s/o Charles Pinet and Marie Thétard: 2) Catherine Vienneau born c1750, died 1788, married 3 Feb 1770 Joseph Gauthier s/o Charles Gauthier and Josephte Berthiaume: 3) Henriette Vienneau born 1752, d. 1788, m. Mr. Lejeune: 4) Jean-Baptiste Vienneau b. 11 Jan 1754 Quebec City, married Madeleine Lejeune: they settled at Bathurst, Gloucester County and had eight children: 5) Joseph Vienneau b. 5 Dec 1755, m. 8 Jul 1776 at Quebec City, Genevieve Lamontagne b. 1754 d/o Charles Lamontagne and Catherine Racine: had at least two children: 6) Thérèse Vienneau born 18 Aug 1858, died 28 May 1817: 7) Jean Vienneau born 1760, died 1752 at Pokemouche, Gloucester County, married on River Saint John, Rosalie Comeau d/o Alexis Comeau and Anne Poitier: they had at least twelve children: 8) Pierre Vienneau born 11 Oct 1760 at St. Charles de Bellechase, QC, d. 3 Aug 1761 at St. Charles de Bellechase: 9) François Vienneau b. 3 Jul 1762, d. Mar 1844 at Memramcook, Dorchester Parish, Westmorland County: m. 1783 on the River Saint John, Marie-Cécile Cormier b. 21 Sep 1764 at l’Islet, QC, died 4 Jan 1844, d/o Pierre Cormier and Marie-Anne Gaudet: first settled on the River Saint John and then moved to Memramcook: they had eleven children: 10) Michel Vienneau b. 28 Jul 1765 St. Charles de Bellechase, d. 13 Jun 1769 11) Jean-Jacques Vienneau.

Sources: MC80/781 Bona Arsenault’s Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens, Volume II, page 941: see also MC80/1100 Fidèle Thériault’s Les familles de Caraquet, page 465: see also MC80/1619 André Vienneau’s Vienneau family.

VIGNEAU: Pierre Vigneau born c1809 at Little Arichat, NS, d. before 1901, s/o Jean-Baptiste Vigneau and Symphorse Richard, married (1st) c1833 at Arichat, Anastasie Tharsile LeBlanc b. 25 Dec 1814, died before 1877, d/o Simon LeBlanc and Anastasie Dugas of Arichat: married (2nd) 6 May 1877 at Pictou, NS, Johannah Campbell, a widow, b. - , d. before 1901, d/o John and Mary Campbell: first settled at Arichat, then by 1869 moved to Pictou, NS: Children of first wife: 1) Catherine Vigneau b. 1832 at Isle Madame, NS, d. , Westmorland County, NB, m. 1852 Gilbert Myshrall/Mazerolle born 1827 at Pointe-Sapin in Carleton Parish, Kent County, s/o Louis Myshrall/Mazerolle and Natalie Robichaud: settled at -Village, Richibucto Parish, Kent County and had issue: 2) Etienne Vigneau b. c1833 at Little Arichat, NS, d. 1880 at Pictou, NS, m. 23 Apr 1860 at Richibucto, NB, Marie Morel born 31 Aug 1831 at Tracadie, NB, d. 19 May 1902 at Pictou, NS, d/o Pierre Morel born 1799, d. 1859 and Susanne Deslauriers b. 1799, d. 1844: first settled at Richibucto-Village, then in 1872 moved to Pictou, NS: had five children: two sons moved back to NB: 3) Marie Vigneau born 16 Feb 1846 at Arichat, NS, d. 16 Jul 1872 at Boston, MA, married 24 Apr 1865 at Richibucto, NB, Amphiloque Barieau b. 17 May 1843 at St- Louis-de-Kent, Saint-Louis Parish, Kent County, d. 1 May 1920 at San Francisco, CA, s/o Hilaire Barieau: they had three children.

Sources: MC80/2175 Linda B. Bedford’s A brief genealogy of the Vigneault- Vigneau families in Canada and the Veniots of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada 1644-1996.

VINCENT: Charles Vincent born c1735 at Fishkill in Dutchess County, NY, d. 1803, s/o Charles Vincent and Esther Guion: m. 1755 Hannah (Burling) Craig b. 4 Feb 1738/9 d/o Ebenezer Burling and Mary Lawrence and widow of a Mr. Craig: came to NB in 1783 from Dutchess County, NY as Loyalists and settled in Wickham Parish, Queens County: Children: 1) Nancy Vincent born 19 Dec 1756 probably in Dutchess County, NY: 2) Ebenezer Burling Vincent born on 5 Oct 1761 or 8 Oct 1762 probably in Dutchess County, NY, d. 19 Apr 1834, m. Sarah Lester b. 22 Oct 1768, d. 31 Aug 1867, d/o John and Lois Lester: they settled at Fairvale, Rothesay Parish, Kings County: 3) John Vincent b. 1 Nov 1763 probably in Dutchess County: 4) Zetheia or Zepheia Vincent b. 3 Nov 1765, d. 1783: 5) Isaac Vincent b. 22 Apr 1771, m. 1792 Hannah Wood: 6) Hannah Vincent b. 3 Mar 1776, m. 13 Jun 1796 Willet Green and four children. Sources: MC1/Vincent #1,2, 8 pages: contains a copy of a report Descendants of Charles Vincent, Loyalist: see also Kearney #2, 3 pages: see MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins, History of Queens County, page 60: see MC80/2280 Sheriden E. Vincent’s The Vincent family: see MC80/1803 Rex Grady’s The Wood families of the St. John River 1784 to 1900: a genealogical guide pages 22, 24-25.

VINCENT: Ebenezer Burling Vincent b. 5 Oct 1761 or 8 Oct 1762 Dutchess County, NY, died 19 Apr 1834, s/o Charles Vincent and Hannah Burling: m. Sarah Lester born 22 Oct 1768, d. 31 Aug 1867, d/o John and Lois Lester or Mordecai and Sarah Lester: first settled in Wickham Parish, Queens County then at Fairvale in Rothesay Parish, Kings County: Children born at Fairvale, NB: 1) May Vincent b. 18 Dec 1785, m. Thomas Armstrong: 2) Ann Vincent b. 7 Jan 1788, d. 26 Jan 1879, m. 9 Feb 1820 David Roberts b. - , died 1838, s/o Zachariah Roberts and Elizabeth Bishop: they settled at Portland, Saint John and had two children: 3) Margaret Vincent b. 8 Apr 1790, died 8 Jul 1878 at Portland in Saint John, married Samuel Ketchum: 4) Amelia Vincent born 1 Sep 1791, d. 8 Apr 1881, m. 19 Jan 1813 in Kings County, Jesse Olmstead born 1790, d. 5 Nov 1856: settled in Saint John: had six children: 5) Louis Vincent born 3 Apr 1793: 6) John Vincent b. 19 Oct 1794, d. 9 May 1884, married (1st) 14 Mar 1816 at Hampton, Kings County, Ann Roberts: had at least three children: m. (2nd) 16 Jul 1860 at Portland, NB, Margaret Jane (Pritchards) Curry b. - , d. 18 Jun 1908: had three children: settled at Indiantown, Saint John: 7) Charles Morris Vincent born 13 Dec 1795, d. young: 8) Hannah Vincent b. 3 Mar 1798, d. young: 9) Elizabeth Vincent born 14 Jan 1800, died 23 Mar 1893, m. 4 Nov 1819 at Hampton, Kings County, John Roberts born 1797, died 1867: settled in Saint John and had thirteen children: 10) Adeline Vincent born 16 Mar 1802, died young: 11) Thomas Burling Vincent born 17 Dec 1804, m. 21 Jun 1834 at Eastport, ME, Sarah Ann Studley b. 1807 in NB, d. 23 Jul 1881in Nictaux, NS: settled in Fairvale, Kings County and had two children: 12) Lester Vincent b. 20 Jun 1807 in Hampton, NB, d. c1860, m. 13 Oct 1831 at Hampton, NB, Elizabeth Jane/Betsey Odell b. 1811 in Hampton, d. 1 Feb 1885, d/o Gilbert Odell and Ann MacDonald: settled in Fairvale, NB and had five children: 13) Charles Eastman Vincent b. 25 Jul 1809, d. 13 Mar 1885, m. (1st) 21 Oct 1832 Sarah B. Deforest b. - , died before 1839: had one child: m. (2nd) 9 Oct 1839 Mary Ann Lester b. 12 Feb 1810, d. 5 Dec 1876 d/o Benjamin Lester and Deborah Ogden: had seven children: married (3rd) 22 Sep 1879 Elizabeth (Noddin) Phillips d/o David Noddin: settled in Studholm, Kings County: 14) Asa J. Vincent b. 1 Apr 1811, m. 15 Jan 1835 Hampton, Elizabeth Jones: 15) Elijah Gilbert Vincent b. 13 Jul 1813, married 25 May 1837 Eliza Ann Warren born 1818, died 10 May 1903, d/o Nathaniel Warren and Susannah Hunt Wright: settled at Norton, NB, then after 1859 moved to Coates Mills in Saint Mary Parish, Kent County: they had eight children. Sources: MC1/Vincent #1,2, 8 pages: file contains a report titled Descendants of Charles Vincent, Loyalist: see also Kearney #2, 3 pages: see MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 255-256: see MC80/2280 Sheriden E. Vincent’s The Vincent family, pages 32-33.

VINCENT: Isaac Vincent b. 22 Apr 1771 in Dutchess County, NY, d. 1855, s/o Charles Vincent and Hannah Burling: he came to NB 1783 as a Loyalist and first settled at Washademoak Lake and then in Hampstead Parish, Queens County: m. 29 Aug 1792 at Gagetown, Queens County, Hannah Wood born c1773 in USA d/o James and Elizabeth Wood: Children are listed in an estimated order: 1) Zetheia Vincent b. 20 Dec 1793: 2) Esther Vincent born 25 Nov 1794: 3) John Vincent married 14 Mar 1816 Ann Roberts of Hampstead Parish: 4) Mary Vincent b. 26 Apr 1798, m. 10 Oct 1820 in Queens County, David Nodden of Wickham, Queens County, NB: 5) Ebenezer Burling Vincent born 3 May 1800, m. 14 Mar 1833 at Wicklow, Carleton County, Hannah Crow b. c1801: they settled in Coles Island area of Johnston Parish, Queens County and had five children: 6) Sarah Vincent born 6 Oct 1802, m. 12 Jul 1824 in Queens County, James Broad born 1791, or James Wood of Wickham, probably s/o Joshua Wood: settled in Kent Parish, Carleton County and had seven children: 7) Elizabeth Vincent b. 4 Nov 1804, married 30 Aug 1830 in Queens County, Samuel Secord b. 1802: settled Long Creek, Queens County: seven children: 8) Asa Vincent married 14 Jan 1835 Elizabeth Jones of Hampstead, NB: 9) Reuben Vincent: 10) James H. Vincent b. 11 Jun 1807, d. c1890, m. 24 Jan 1836 at Sussex, Kings County, NB, Abigail Secord b. 2 Dec 1816: settled in the Coles Island area of Johnston Parish and had ten children: 11) Charles Vincent b. 28 Jun 1809, d. 27 Dec 1879, married 25 Nov 1836 in Wickham Parish, Queens County, Catherine Secord born 1 Feb 1819, died 2 Oct 1906 in Saint John: settled at Long Creek, Queens County and had three children: 12) William Leverett Vincent b. 8 Sep 1811, d. 3 Aug 1881, m. 8 Oct 1846 in Queens County, Margaret Flower of Wickham, NB, b. 1826, d. 31 Jul 1895: settled at Long Creek and had four children: 13) Isaac Vincent Jr. b. 31 Mar 1814, d. c1890, m. 26 Feb 1845 in Studholm Parish, Kings County, Prudence Jane Rand born 1830: settled at Long Creek and had four children:

Sources: MC1/Vincent #1,2, 8 pages: file contains a report titled Descendants of Charles Vincent, Loyalist: see MC1/Kearney #2, 3 pages: see MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 197-198: see MC80/2280 Sheriden Vincent’s The Vincent family, p 32-33: see MC80/1803 Rex Grady’s The Wood families of the St. John River 1784 to 1900: a genealogical guide, pages 22-25.

VIOLETTE: François Violette born 16 Oct 1744 at Saintes, France, died on 10 Apr 1824, s/o Charles Violette of Villejésus, and Marie David of Saintes, France: family came to Louisbourg, NS in 1751: moved to NB by 1770 and first settled at Ecoupag, above Fredericton: m. (1st) 6 May 1770 Marie Luce Thibodeau d/o Jean Thibodeau and Marie LeBlanc: by 1789 they settled at Grand-Rivière or Saint-Leonard in Madawaska County: m. (2nd) 4 Jul 1803 in Madawaska County, Marie-Rose Cormier d/o Roger Cormier and widow of Germain Soucy: m. (3rd) on 17 Jan 1814 Geneviève Tardif d/o Jean-Baptiste Tardif and Marie-Anne Dubé: the children are listed in an estimated order: Children of first wife: 1) Marguerite Violette b. 25 Jul 1770 at Kennebecasis, NB, d. 22 Nov 1808, married Jean-Baptiste Cyr: 2) Augustin Violette b. 15 Sep 1772 at Kennebecasis, married Elizabeth Cyr: 3) Hilarion Violette born 17 Jun 1773, m. Madeleine Sansfacon, the widow of Pierre Lavasseur: 4) Geneviève Violette born 15 Mar 1774 at Kennebecasis: 5) Francois Violette b. c1775, married 19 Jul 1803 Marguerite Fournier d/o Jean- Baptiste Fournier and Félicitè Martin: 6) Louis Violette born c1779, married Marie-Geneviève Cyr: 7) Dominique Violette born in NB, m. (1st) Rosalie Michaud d/o Alexandre Michaud and Euphrosine Tardif: had issue: probably married (2nd) 25 Jul 1808 Angélique Fournier d/o Jean-Baptiste Fournier and Félicitè Martin: settled at Saint Basile: 8) Amant Henry Violette m. 1 Feb 1808 Thèotiste Tardif d/o Jean Tardif and Marie-Anne Dubé: 9) Alexandre Violette born c1789, m. 26 Jan 1813 Josephite Pelletier d/o Nicolas Pelletier and Geneviève Sirois: 10) Benoni Violette married on 30 Jan 1810 Josephite Fournier d/o Jean-Baptiste Fournier and Félicitè Martin: 11) Marie Violette born 17 Mar 1794: 12) Isaac-Joseph Violette born 28 Oct 1796: 13) Joseph Violette m. 2 Feb 1818 Victoire Thibodeau d/o Jean Thibodeau and Marie-Anne Cormier: 14) Elizabeth Violette b. 1803, buried 4 Dec 1811: Children of second wife: 15) Marie-Victoire Violette b. 13 Aug 1804: 16) Régis Violette b. 25 Dec 1807: 17) Jean Félix Violette b. 5 Nov 1810: Children of third wife: 18) Luc Violette bp. 9 Oct 1814: 19) Elizabeth Violette b. 5 Oct 1816: 20) François Violette b. 2 Mar 1818.

Sources: MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 42-43: see also MC80/1933 Bicentenaire de la Grande-Rivière Saint-Léonard et Saint- Léonard-Parent, 1789-1989, page 69: see MC80/2325 Roger Paradis’ Papiers de/Papers of, Prudent L. Mercure, Histoire du Madawaska, pages Vol. III, Partie B, pages 57-59.

VIRTUE: James Virtue b. - , d. 1904: settled in Sussex Parish, Kings County and Saint John: m. 10 Nov 1856 in Sussex Parish, Mary Ann Patterson born 1832 in Ireland, died 17 Jan 1912 in Saint John, d/o Solomon Patterson. Source: MC80/2592 Graeme F. Somerville’s A library of stone pages and other records of the Wesleyan burial ground, Saint John, NB, page 251.

VIRTUE, John see VERTUE, John

VODDEN: Robert Vodden b. - , d. after 1837, married - : came to NB and were settled at Wayerton, North Esk Parish, Northumberland County by 1830: Children mentioned: 1) John Vodden b. c1816, d. after 1837: 2) Elizabeth Vodden b. c1818, d. after 1838, m. 10 Oct 1834 James Walter b. - , d. after 1839: he lumbered at Sevogle until 1839: 3) William Vodden b. c1821, d. after 1835: 4) Mary Vodden b. c1825, d. after 1835.

Source: MC80/359 W. D. Hamilton’s Old North Esk Revised page 488.

VONDY: Thomas Vondy born c1797 on Isle of Man, England: came to NB in 1816 and settled in Chatham, Northumberland County: married Margaret A. McCullam born c1793: had at least five children: Children mentioned: 1) John Vondy Jr. born c1820, d. 29 Jun 1847 at Middle Island, NB: 2) Thomas Vondy born 14 May 1824, died 6 Mar 1886 at Chatham, NB, m. 1852 Janet Dorothea Shirreff d/o Adam Dixon Shirreff and Jane Hunter: settled in Chatham, NB: 3) Elizabeth Vondy born about 1827: 4) Margaret A. Vondy born c1829: 5) Sophia Vondy born c1832: 5) Isaac W. Vondy born c1835.

Source: MC80/2184 W.D. Hamilton’s Dictionary of Miramichi Biography.

VOTOUR: Louis Votour b. c1774 s/o Joseph Votour and Marie-Josephte Vivier of Quebec: came to NB: settled at Saint-Louis-de-Kent, Saint-Louis Parish, Kent County: m. (1st) Elizabeth Melanson, m. (2nd) Marie Pelletier: Children of first wife: 1) Marie Votour: 2) Jean-Louis Votour: 3) Joseph Votour: 4) Natalie Votour: 5) Magdeline Votour: 6) Eustache Votour: 7) Andre Votour: 8) Collette Votour: 9) Chrysostome or Christopher Thomas Votour born 22 Dec 1816 at Saint-Louis- de-Kent, d. 6 Jul 1891, m. (1st) 17 Aug 1835 Richibucto, Kent County, Susanne Maillet born 17 Apr 1812 d/o Marc Maillet and Judith Bourque: they settled at Chockpish, Wellington Parish, Kent County: had nine children: m. (2nd) Hulda Graham and had four children.

Source: MC80/2114 Basil T. Votour’s The ancestors, descendents & relatives of Basil Thomas Votour: surname is also spelled Vautour and Voutour.

VROOM: William Vroom born 3 Jan 1812 at Clementsport, NS, died 27 Aug 1894, s/o George Vroom and Mary Amberman: m. Frances Eliza Foster b. 6 Jul 1817, d. 28 Sep 1915, d/o Ezra Farnsworth Foster and Susanna Troop of Granville, NS: came to NB and settled in St. Stephen, Charlotte County: Children: 1) James Vroom b. 27 Aug 1846, d. unmarried 2 Oct 1932: 2) William Frederick Vroom b. 14 Aug 1848, d. unmarried 10 Jul 1924: 3) Edwin Gilbert Vroom born 8 Oct 1850: moved to PEI: 4) Charles Napier Vroom born 12 Jan 1854, died 4 Jul 1936, m. Elizabeth McAllister Brown: 5) Fenwick William Vroom b. 25 Jul 1856: moved to NS: 6) Victoria Susan Vroom b. 9 May 1859, died unmarried 12 Jul 1933: 7) Beatrice Vroom b. 27 Oct 1863, d. unm. 12 Feb 1955 at Fredericton, NB.

Source: MC1/Vroom #1,2, 100 pages : see also MC319 James Vroom fonds [1701- 1932].

VROOM: William Ezra Vroom b. 30 Mar 1837 Granville Ferry, Annapolis County, NS s/o Frederick L.B. Vroom and Eunice Foster: he came to NB in 1854 and settled in Saint John: m. 1864 Sarah G. Bond a native of Neston on the Dee, England, d/o George W. Bond: Children mentioned: 1) John Pickman Vroom: moved to Kaslo, BC: 2) Eunice Vroom married Edmund I. Simonds: 3) Mary L. Vroom: 4) G.H.W.M. Vroom: 5) Frederick L.B. Vroom.

Source: MC80/338 I. Allen Jack’s Biographical Review, pages 54-55: Sarah Bond came to NB with her parents when she was twelve years old.

VYE: Charles Vye b. c1761 at County Dorset, England, died 15 Aug 1843, m. c1785 in Poole, England, Hannah Peely born c1764, buried 1 May 1828: came from England to Trinity, Nfld 1787: came to NB in 1796: first settled on Beaubears Island, then at Miramichi Point in Nelson Parish, Northumberland County:

Children: 1) Charles Vye b. 1786 at Poole, England, d. 1870, m. 8 Nov 1814 Emma or Amy Waddleton b. c1787 in Nfld, d. 19 Sep 1857: settled at Ellsworth, ME: had six children: 2) William D. Vye b. 1787 Trinity, Nfld, d. c1847 in Nelson, Northumberland County, married 12 Jul 1832 Margaret or Mary Wilson: had five children: 3) James Vye b. 1789 at Trinity, died 1869, m. c1822 Hannah Wilson b. - , d. after 1869: had twelve children: 4) Thomas Vye born 1790 at Trinity, d. 1792: 5) Hannah Vye b. c1793 at Trinity, d. after 1851, m. c1820 Sylvanus Jellison: settled in Nelson: they had eleven children: later moved to Ellsworth, ME: 6) John Vye b. c1794 at Trinity, d. c1856, m. 29 Aug 1822 Mary Appleby born c1804, d. 17 Jul 1864: had ten children: 7) Thomas Vye born c1796 at Trinity, Nfld., buried 6 Aug 1874 in Chatham, Northumberland County, m. 1 Oct 1840 Louisa Loye b. c1823, died 26 Nov 1870: had eight children: 8) Mary Ann Vye born 1801 in NB, d. after 1848, m. 20 Aug 1818 Thomas Miller: had at least ten children: 9) Henry Vye born c1802, d. Jun 1871, m. 28 Nov 1829 Jane Appleby b. - , d. Apr 1880: settled at Derby, Northumberland County: had thirteen children: 10) Elizabeth Vye born c1804, d. after 1830, m. 29 Jul 1830 Peter McDougal of Blissfield Parish: had at least seven children: 11) Eleanor Vye b. c1809, d. after 1827, m. 10 Aug 1827 Cornelius Rogers. Sources: MC80/2184 W.D. Hamilton’s Dictionary of Miramichi Biography: see MC80/2036 Philip B. Gaudine’s The Vyes of Lot Six: see MC80/2689 Miramichi Branch of the NBGS, Some first families of the Miramichi, 2 pgs: see also MC2657 NBGS Generations Issue #48, June 1991: Vye family in Nelson Parish (Wilson’s Point), pages 48-49.

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