



[RAYMOND] PRE-LOYALIST SETTLEMENTS OF NOVA SCOTIA 209 
McNUTT GRANTS. 
Date of No. of Date of No. of 
Grant. Name of Grantees. Acres. Location. Escheat. Acres. 
1765 
June 15} | Benjamin McNutt. ....... 4,000 Cobequid and Noel...... Aug. 24,1798 1,000 
Joseph MeNutt.....-..-.- 
John MeNutth os. a2... 45 - 
Patrick McNutt. -..2..... 
Oct. 15]Alex’r. McNutt and others...| 100,000|Pictou. . .............. July 30,1770| 100,000 
ns Me do 0150000 Minas Basin ~ 3. 7:22. - - Aug. 8,1770| 150,000 
es ss do ....| 100,000|/Cape Negro........... Mar. 3,1783| 100,000 
Fe ‘Alex, McNutt, Joseph McNutt 
andsouhersy ee. os aciacioe cls 200,000|Near Liverpool. ....... Mar. 3,1783| 200,000 
se do 100 000 PortiRoseway: so.) ills APR EE 130,000 
= ee do 100,000! Port Mutton........... Mar. 3,1783| 100,000 
30|Alex. McNutt and others. ...| 150,000)Little St. Lawrence!. . ..|Nov.28, 1811 
ae on do 1...) 20) 000/Green’s River: . ... June 18,1788} 20,000 
: ‘George McNutt and others..| 26,750|Amherst...............|............ 
oe 31|Alex. McNutt and others. ...| 20,000/Petitcodiac River. ......|............ 
cei ue do ‘ 1007000 oan EE Ae Forfeited... . 
be rr do DDUÉ000 PIC LOUER ee meme nee en 
es Be do 1ODAOOO Clo fs EE TPE CEE dod 
Fe x do 100,000 Shedebobec Harbour. ...|............ 
+ oy do 125%000 Annapolis s .../-1- s.r In 1783 
og i do 200 ,000| Londonderry and Onslow|............ 
; do 100,000! Beaver Harbour. ...... May 25,1773) 100,000 
aero do 100,000|River St. Johni......... Forfeited....| 100,000 
Feb. 21|/ William McNutt, Abnr. Mc- 
Nutt and others. ........ 50000 Onslows.c. conse M CT RER 
1775 
Mar. 6|George McNutt, James Mc- 
en Nutt and others. ........ 445,000 Pondonderry.....-...-.:1..". "0.10 
June 18|Joseph, John and Francis Me-| 
NES NU OMR RE NE LE OA Town lots Shelburne....|............ 
1785 
May 19/Martin McNutt............. 1,490|Roseway River. :.......|............ 
July 7|Benjamin MeNutt. ......... 2,000|Port Roseway. ...-.....|............ 
ae So IATbHUTIMCINU tise sere oe ree 4,700 COTE eee Sl EME LE tanto 
1789 
Aug. LiAngus MeNutt. ...-........ 500 GORE Pe AA ER cutis tomer: 
Alex. McNutt and others. ...|........ BavAVerte rec eee July 19,1781| 100,000 
do ARE Margaret’s Bay......... Sep. 15,1783 1,500 






It was not unnatural, after fifteen years had elapsed without any 
real progress in the way of settlement, that there should be a demand 
for the escheat of the lands. It is noteworthy, however, that in many 
instances the demand came from military officers, government officials 
and Halifax merchants, many of whom were themselves land-grabbers 
and accomplished very little in promoting the settlement of the province. 
As an illustration of this we find from the minutes of the council in 
Halifax that Sir Richard Hughes (the lieutenant governor), chief justice 
Finucane and John Butler, members of the council, each applied for 
20,000 acres of land at Shedebobec, and Leonard Horner for 10,000 
acres on the River Philip. The council agreed that the townships at 
these places, which had been granted to Alexander McNutt and his 
associates in 1765, should be reserved for the applicants until his 
Majesty’s pleasure should be known. 

1 St. Marys River, Guysborough County. 
2 Lockport, Shelburne County. 
3 East of Sheet Harbour, Halifax County. 
4 North side of St. John River seven miles above Fredericton. 
5 See Murdoch’s History of Nova Scotia, Vol. II., p. 616. 
