James HARVIE

Abt 1710 - Abt 1792  (82 years)

• Name	James HARVIE
  Born	Abt 1710	Dogartland, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt Dec 1792	Newport, Hants Co., Nova Scotia
  Person ID	I1	Harvey
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2001

  
  

  Father	HARVIE,   b. Ayr, Scotland
  Family ID	F180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret BOYLE,   b. Abt 1714, Ayr, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1760, Newport, Hants Co., Nova Scotia  (Age 46 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1735	Dalry, Ayr, Scotland
  Children	1. Margaret HARVIE,   b. 23 Mar 1736, Dalry, Ayr, Scotland   2. John HARVIE,   b. 6 Jan 1738, Dalry, Ayr, Scotland   3. Archibald HARVIE,   c. 13 Mar 1743, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. Newport, Hants Co., Nova Scotia   4. James HARVIE,   c. 16 Mar 1746, Dalry, Ayr, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1784, Newport, Hants Co., Nova Scotia  (Age ~ 37 years)   5. Margaret Marion HARVIE,   b. 29 May 1752, Dalry, Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 1836, Avondale, Hants Co., Nova Scotia  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Harvie of Dogartland Mill, Parish of Dalry, Ayr, Scotland, will dated 26 June 1786 at Newport, Hants Co. Nova Scotia and proved 19 Dec 1792, possibly the James Harvie who married 30 Apr 1735 at Dalry Margaret BOYLE. James Harvie came with two of his sons, James and Archiblad, a daughter Margaret, and his wife of another daughter who died soon afterward to Newport Township, now part of Hants County Nova Scotia in May 1760. They were part of a company from Rhode Island who were invited by the government in Halifax to settle lands previously held by the Acadians. These settelers are known as the Pre-Loyalists or New England Planters. The Harvies arrived on board the sloop "Sally' with seven other families at Avondale. We no not know how long they had been in America before moving to the new Township of Newport Nova Scotia. Land was awarded by lottery and various divisions of marsh, dyked land and woodlot were recorded. The Will of James Harvie Newport, June 26 1786. This is my last will and testament, I recomment my soul to God and my body to the grave. I will and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Margaret all the lands belonging to me in Newport in Nova SCotia together with all right and title of my personal estate a present ( my just debts being fully paid) at my decease. Esception being made of three __ being severally didtrubuted twixt my three sons, namely John, Archibald and James having given to my sons Archibald and James my right of my Second Division which I intend to be thieir proportion to shich I have set my hand and seal this day and date above mentioned. his mark (x) James Harvey !BIRTH-FATHER-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-DEATH-BIOGRAPHY: Leland H. Harvie, THE HARVIE/HARVEY FAMILY OF HANTS CO., NOVA SCOTIA; FHL film 1697735 item 5. Dr. McLeod Harvey, FROM OLD SCOTIA TO NEW SCOTIA. Newport Town Records 1762-1850, Public Archives of Nova Scotia. John Duncanson, FALMOUTH, A NEW ENGLAND TOWNSHIP IN NOVA SCOTIA. Dalry Parish Registers, Register House, Edinburgh Scotland. Hants Co. Court of Probate, Windsor N.S.