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David McGregor Rogers after living some years in Prince Edward 

 county, moved westward into Northumberland county, and finally set- 

 tled at Grafton, the homesitead of the latter place being now in ths 

 possession of his grandson, Lt.-Col. Robert Z. Rogers. After the second 

 legislature the province was rearranged for representation and in sub- 

 sequent parliaments the major represented these districts, of which 

 Northumberland county formed a part. He sat continuously in the 

 house from 1796 to 1824, with the exception of one parliament. He 

 had taken an active part in the military alfairs of Upper Canada before, 

 during and even after the war of 1812-14. Having a claim against 

 the province for supplies and equipment incurred thrOiUgh his being 

 commissariat officer, he remained out of the house one parliament, 

 1816-1820, that he might effect a settlement. Up to the time of nis 

 death in 1824, he had sat as member for twenty years. He was the 

 representative man of his district in many ways, judicial, political and 

 civil. Pie was for some years engaged in superintending the location 

 of settlers over a large area in the Midland district. He was registrar 

 of deeds for the county and appears to have been a representative of 

 his county in more than a political sense. He was born 23rd November 

 1772, and died 13th July,'l821. 



The story of Robert Rogers and the Rogers' Rangers, and of James 

 Rogers and the King's Rangers, may be found set forth in our histories 

 of the Revolutionary War. The Transactions of the Royal Society of 

 Canada for 1900-1901, Vol. VI., section II, contain an interesting paper 

 on " Rogers, Ranger and Loyalist," by Walter Rogers, Esq., barrister 

 of the Inner Temple, London, England, a great-grandson of David 

 McGregor Rogers. 



Durliam, York and First Lincoln. — The following interesting 

 sketch of Richard Beasley, member for Durham, York and First Lin- 

 coln in the second legislative assembly has been kindly contributed by 

 Mr. H. L. Gardiner, of Hamilton: 



" Richard Beasley was the patentee of lot six in the broken front 

 and first concession of Barton, of lot 18 in the broken front and first 

 and second concessions, of lot 19 in broken front and first, second and 

 third concessions, and of lot 21 in broken front and first, second, third 

 and fourth concessions, about 1,200 acres in this single township, two- 

 thirds of it now in the city of Hamilton. Smith's ' Canada ' mentions 

 that 94,012 acres of the Indian lands on the Grand river were sold to 

 Richard Beasley, James Wilson and John B. Rosseau for £8,887, that the 

 purchase money of this tract had been paid up, and that 3,000 acres had 

 been given to Mr. Beasley to make up a deficiency in the 94,012 acres 

 before mentioned. Much of Mr. Beasley's land was located in Water- 



