NOTE: First Families is a collection of genealogical information taken from various sources that were periodically submitted to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. 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. RADLEY: John Radley b. in Ireland: came from County Cork to NB in 1831: first settled in Saint John then in Saint George Parish, Charlotte County: he m. 1835 in Saint John, Ellen Carney who had come from Ireland in 1834: Children: 1) John Radley b. 1836 in Saint John, d. unm. in 1914: settled in Saint George Parish: 2) Thomas Radley b. 1839 in Saint John, d. unm. 8 Nov 1901: settled in Saint George Parish: 3) Robert Radley born 1841 in Saint John, m. 26 Feb 1884 Annie Daley from Pennfield, Charlotte County: settled in Saint George Parish: 4) Edward Radley b. 1848 at St. George, NB, d. 1 May 1868: 5) Mary Ann Radley b. 9 May 1850 in St. George, NB, died 6 Nov 1920, m. 23 May 1873 in St. George, James Thomas Faloon of Waweig, Saint Croix Parish, Charlotte County, NB: had seven sons. Source: MC80/2811 Calvin Lee Craig’s Early families of “The Mackadavy”: Radley family, pages 376-377. RAFFORD: John Rafford born 1797 at Nashwaak, York County, died 1887, s/o Lewis Rafford from Ireland: m. 31 Jan 1820 in Northumberland County, Olive Beckwith b. c1808, d. before 1860, d/o Thomas Worden Beckwith and Olive Crocker: first settled in Miramichi, NB until 1831 and then they moved to Fort Fairfield, ME: Children born in NB: 1) Mary Ann Rafford b. 1821 at Miramichi, NB: 2) Thomas Worden Rafford born 4 Sep 1827 at Nashwaak, NB: 3) additional children were born in Maine. Sources: MC1/McMinn, 3 pgs: see also MC80/1397 Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick lineages, pages 170-171. RAINNIE: Gavin Rainnie b. 31 Aug 1797 in Tarves Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, d. 21 Oct 1854 Saint John, s/o Gavin Rainnie and Jean Chalmers: came to NB in 1819 and first settled at Chatham, Northumberland County: by 1850 this family went to Richibucto, Kent County, then in 1852 they moved to Saint John: m. 1824 Jean or Jane Whitehead b. 19 Apr 1805 at Quakerfield, Stirlingshire, Scotland, died 5 Oct 1892, d/o William Whitehead and Mary Hosie: Children: 1) William Rainnie born 1827 in Chatham, died 7 Feb 1898 at Saint John, m. in Simonds Parish, Saint John County, Elizabeth Margaret Dunlop: 2) Mary Jane Rainnie b. 1833, d. 1903 in Saint John: 3) Gavin Rainnie Jr. b. 1834, d. 1897 Saint John, m. Mary Josephine Stone: 4) Annie Rainnie b. 1837, d. 19 Sep 1918, m. David Brown: 5) Robert A. Rainnie b. 1839, d. 18 May 1905 in Saint John, possibly married Mary - : 6) Andrew Rainnie b. 1841, d. 30 May 1910 Saint John, m. Lavinia Barnes: 7) Nancy Rainnie born 1843, d. 1921, m. John Dunlop: 8) James Rainnie b. 1845, m. Ellen - : 9) Elizabeth Rainnie born 1849, d. 5 Jan 1929 in Saint John: 10) John Rainnie b. 1850, d. 12 Apr 1865 in Saint John. Sources: MC80/2184 W.D. Hamilton’s Dictionary of Miramichi Biography: see also MC80/2354 Saint John Branch, NBGS: Arrivals 99: our first families in New Brunswick, pgs 222-223: see also MC2852 Purdy-Carter genealogical collection, MS2: on microfilm reel F20988: see sheet for Gavin Rainnie. RAINSFORD: Andrew Rainsford born 17 Nov 1734 in England s/o Thomas and Elizabeth Rainsford: was an officer in the British military from 1755: he came to NB and continued to serve in the military until he died 20 May 1820 at Fredericton, NB: m. 20 Jul 1767 Elizabeth Cummings b. 1752, d. c1840, d/o Thomas Cummings of Bath, Somerset, England: Children: 1) Thomas Rainsford born 10 Feb 1768: served in the British army: married and settled in England: 2) Eleanor Rainsford b. 7 Nov 1770, d. single after 1851: 3) Francis Rainsford born 28 Aug 1773: served in British army: died single: 4) Elizabeth Cummings Rainsford b. 1 May 1776, died unmaried: 5) Frances Maria Rainsford born 4 Jan 1778, died single: 6) Whitier Rainsford b. 6 Dec 1779, d. 5 Mar 1815: 7) Margaret Rainsford b. 23 Dec 1781, died unmarried: 8) Andrew William Rainsford born 22 Feb 1784: served in 104th Regiment: married Elizabeth Ann - b. 1817, d. 1881: had a daughter: 9) Mary Ann Rainsford b. 18 Apr 1786, died single: 10) Charles Rainsford b. 5 Apr 1788, d. 1882: served in 104th: m. Apr 1817 in Prince William Parish, Deborah Davidson d/o John Davidson: 11) Henry Lawrence Bradshaw Rainsford born 12 Jul 1790, d. 1 Jul 1869: served in 104th: m. 27 Oct 1815 Sarah Ann Winslow b. 1790, d. 1833, sister of John F.W. Winslow noted below: 12) Harriet Rainsford born 28 Jul 1792, died 1885, m. 26 Dec 1816 George Ludlow Wetmore who was killed in a duel, s/o Hon. Thomas Wetmore: 13) Rebecca Hannay Rainsford b. 14 Jun 1795, married William B. Phair of the 104th Regiment: 14) Henry Bartlett Rainsford b. 6 Mar 1798, d. 21 Dec 1881, m. 6 Nov 1826 at Kingsclear, NB, Jane Haviland Wetmore born 16 Jun 1797 at Gagetown, NB, d. 2 Aug 1868, d/o Thomas Wetmore: settled on family homestead near Fredericton: had six children: 15) Jane Caroline Rainsford b. 27 Oct 1800, d. 4 Apr 1891, m. 23 Sep 1823 John Francis Wentworth Winslow of 104th Regiment, b. 1793, died 14 Oct 1859, s/o Edward Winslow. Sources: MC1/Rainsford, #1,2, 10 pages: George and Harriet Wetmore had four children: 1) Sarah Wetmore m. Reverend John Black: 2) James Peter Wetmore: 3) Andrew Rainsford Wetmore: 4) Georgie L. Harriet Wetmore m. Dr. J.N. Murphy: see also MC80/22 Isabel Louise Hill’s Some Loyalists and Others, pgs. 65- 68: see also MC1156 Graves Papers: Andrew Rainsford, 1 page: see also MC80/1285 Loyalist lineages of Canada 1783-1983, pg. 533: see also MC80/2348 Cleadie B. Barnett et. al. Loyalist families, page 37. RALSTON: James Ralston b. 1794 in County Fermanagh, Ireland: came to NB in 1819: settled at Wiggins Cove, Waterborough Parish, Queens County: married Hannah Wiggins: the only child mentioned was, John Ralston who settled in Saint John. Source: MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins’ History of Queens County, page 49. RAMSAY: Angus Ramsay was born 13 Nov 1811 on PEI, died 5 Mar 1886 at Chatham, NB: he came to NB in Aug 1830: first settled in Newcastle, then in Douglastown, Northumberland County: married 21 Mar 1835 in Chatham, NB, Jane Young Taylor b. 28 Mar 1814 in Northumberland County, died 29 Mar 1879 at Moncton, NB, d/o William John Taylor and Ann Urquhart: Children: 1) John Ramsay b. 21 Dec 1835 at Newcastle, d. 13 Oct 1843 at Newcastle: 2) Mary Ann Ramsay b. 31 Dec 1837 at Newcastle, d. 12 May 1838: 3) Donald Ramsay b. 27 Jul 1840 at Newcastle: 4) Ann Taylor Ramsay born 15 Mar 1843 at Newcastle, d. 12 Apr 1877, m. 22 May 1866 at Douglastown, David Manderson b. 1833 in Northumberland County where they settled and had three children 5) John Urquhart Ramsay born 5 Mar 1845, d. 30 Apr 1893 at Chatham, NB, m. 15 Aug 1866 on PEI, Elizabeth Cannon b. 1845 on PEI where they settled and had issue: 6) Thomas Johnston Ramsay born 22 Jan 1847 at Newcastle, d. 1 Feb 1914 in Bangor, ME: 7) Mary Jane Ramsay b. 17 Jun 1849 in Douglastown, d. 2 Jan 1924, m. 19 Jan 1870 in Douglastown, NB, Shepherd Johnstone Frost b. 5 Mar 1838 in Chatham, d. 1 Apr 1910: settled in Chatham, NB and had issue: 8) Elizabeth Ramsay born 30 Jan 1851 at Douglastown, NB, d. 13 Nov 1859: 9) Agnes Ramsay born 21 Apr 1857, d. 8 Dec 1884, m. 6 Apr 1875 at Digby, NS, Michael Hayer VanTassel: settled in Digby, NS. Sources: MC80/2689 Miramichi Branch of the NBGS, Some first families of the Miramichi, 1 page: see also MC80/2921 Mora Urquhart Mackay Cairns’ The Reverend John Urquhart’s daughter, Ann Urquhart and William John Taylor, 30 pages. RAND: Asa Silas Rand b. 29 May 1803 at Cornwallis, NS, d. 1862, s/o Silas Rand and Deborah Tupper: m. 7 Nov 1826 Canning, NS, Sarah Lawrence b. 26 Oct 1805 at Sackville, Westmorland County, NB, d. 1866, d/o William Lawrence and Sarah King: came to NB: settled at Shediac in Westmorland County: Children: 1) Roxana Ann Strong Rand born 14 Oct 1827 at Canning, NS, m. George McPhee of Parrsboro, NS: 2) Marcella Stevenson Rand b. 24 Jun 1829 in Shediac, died after Mar 1910 probably in Alameda, CA: m. Mr. Bynon: 3) Huldah Maria Rand born 17 Mar 1835, m. Mr. Shaw: to Providence, RI: 4) Helen Howing Lebanan Rand (twin) b. 24 Mar 1836: 5) Allen Howard Rand (twin) born 24 Mar 1836, m. 17 Sep 1861 at Moncton, Westmorland County, Mary Elizabeth Wilmot born 1844 Moncton: settled in Moncton and had one son: 6) Catherine Lemarchant Rand b. 23 Nov 1839, m. (1st) Mr. Valentine, m. (2nd) Mr. Brandin: 7) Nelson Lawrence Rand b. 28 Oct 1842, died 5 Aug 1912, m. (1st) 19 Sep 1868 at Shediac, Mary Ann Hawkins b. 1850 in Shediac, died 24 Feb 1880: had five children: m. (2nd) 15 May 1882 at Buctouche, Wellington Parish, Kent County, Minerva/Minnie Turner born 3 Jun 1862 at Little River, Wellington Parish, d.