INDIANS OF NOVA SCOTIA — GILPIN. 



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Thus Noel means Xtmas ; Toma and Thaughmough comes from 

 Thomas ; Slome from Siloom ; Toni from Anthony ; Sosop from 

 Joseph; Malti from Matthias ; Glode from Claude, by the follow- 

 ng steps : — Clod, (1744) Cloud, Cloat, Gloat, Gleude, Glode, so 

 spelt in old records to the present day. Meuse from Michael ; 

 thus Moesel alias Michael is found in an old treaty, (1744), then 

 Mosel, then Mioce, who held a brevet and medal from Duquesnol, 

 French Governor of Cape Breton, though a British subject, living 

 at La Have, (ob circa 1754), then Francis Mius, son of the 

 same, dying at Clare, (1811), but holding brevet and medal, and 

 according to the good Father Segoigne, not transmitting their high, 

 reputation in faith and morals. James Meuse, lineal descendant of 

 the same, now holds the medal and still retains the Indian Gover- 

 norship at St. Francis Xavier Settlement, Bear River. Thus in 

 almost every instance we can refer the names in this list to their 

 original baptism. 



In the next list we find the white names indicating their various 

 crossings ; but as the descendants of these half-breeds intermarry 

 with whole breeds, the tendency is to return to the old race. 

 The families whose names are derived from the whites, are : — 



"Williams, 



Knockwood, 



Nocot, 



Nogood, 



NufFcoat, 



Morrice, 



Knowland, 



Cope, 



Coop, 



Brooks, 



This list sufficiently shows its origin. Perhaps Nocot, Nogood, 

 Nuffcoat, may all come from Knockwood, whilst Bradford now has 

 a negro strain. 



In the next, which finishes the list, are many Ave can scarcely 

 class, and have become extinct. 



Stevens, 



Bartlet, 



Barron, 



Bradford, 



Mitchell, 



M'Grode, 



Wilmot, 



Ball, 



Hadley, 



Guy, 



Wisdom, 



Davis, 



Duncan, 



Alley, 



Walton, 



Wise, 



Nugent, 



Butmere. 



