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Colour Legend: Line of descent My direct ancestor in this line
(an entry in Howard Trueman's book "Early
Settlers of the Chignecto Isthmus")1904.
DOHERTY
REXTON, KENT, July 4th, 1902.
DEAR SIR,
Yours to hand yesterday, and in reply I have to state that the widow Doherty [Marjorie Fetters] (my grandmother) left the Parish of Ray, County Donegal, Ireland, about the year 1820, and landed with her family in Magudavic, walked to St.John, NB, and eventually got by schooner up to Great Village, NS, except my father, William, who remained for sometime longer in St. John, but also got to Great Village, NS and gradually worked his way to Richibucto, where he had an aunt (Mrs. John McGregor and sister to Mrs. Joseph Irvin, of Point de Bute or Tidnish).
My grandmother likely found her way for a time with part of her large family to Point de Bute, where one of her daughters (Jane) married Richard Jones, of that place. One of her daughters (Mary) remained in Nova Scotia and married George Spencer, and after a number of years moved to Mill Branch, Kent Co., NB. Grisilda, the eldest daughter, married John Reid, but I do not know when married, but they resided in Mill Branch, Kent County, from my earliest recollection.
My father, William, in time settled on a farm on the main Richibucto River, and married Nancy McLeland, of Great Village, N.S., a sister of G. W. McLelland, who for many years represented Colchester County in the House of Assembly at Halifax. My father afterwards moved to the south branch of the St. Nicholas River, Kent County, and built an extensive establishment of mills, including saw, grist and carding mills.
Joseph Doherty, the youngest of the family, located in Buctouche, where he also established a mill property, now in possession of John McKee, but subsequently removed to Campbellton.
Isaac Doherty, the eldest of the family, came to Canada some five years before his mother and the rest of the family, and he and Joseph Irvin conducted some trade with Newfoundland, and, I think, built a ship somewhere about Tidnish or Bay Verte. Isaac and Joseph [Doherty] married sisters, the former Cynthia [Wells], and the latter Polly Wells.
After my father, William, got settled on the main Richibucto River, his mother and youngest brother, Joseph, resided with him; so I don't think that the family, except Isaac and Jane, remained very long in Point de Bute. My grandfather's name was William, but he never came to America. My grandmother's maiden name was Marjorie Fetters.
You can see that the Doherty family, with the exception of Isaac and Jane, were not actually settlers or permanent residents of Point de Bute. Both Isaac and Jane (Mrs. Jones) are buried there. Perhaps the Irvin family can add other facts to what I have written. With kind remembrance to self and family, I remain.
Yours very truly, I. W. DOHERTY, M.D.
HOWARD TRUEMAN, Esq., Prospect Farm, Point de Bute.
DESCENDANCY CHART FOR ISAAC (LIAM) DOHERTY - HDOHERTY.PAF
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Name RIN (Birth-Death) Birth Place
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1-- Isaac (Liam) DOHERTY-58 (1720- ) Lagan Valley,,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-Zelda PATTON-56 (1725- ) Newtoncunningham,,Co.Donegal,Ireland
2-- William DOHERTY-45 (1765-1818) Labadish,Parish Ramoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-Margory FETTERS-46 (1770-1841) ,,Co.Donegal,Ireland
3-- Isaac DOHERTY-44 (1790-1830) Labadish,Parish Ramoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-Cynthia WELLS-48 (1795- ) ,W'morlnd Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Margaret DOHERTY-84 (1816-1893) Pt.de Bute,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-James CARTER-85 (1820-1910) Dorchester,,New Brunwick,Canada
4-- Catherine DOHERTY-86 (1820- ) Pt.de Bute,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Benjamin FOLEY-88 ( - )
4-- Mary Jane DOHERTY-87 (1823-1878) Pointe de Bute,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Alexander JOHNSON-89 (1820-1878) Pt.de Bute,,New Brunswick,Canada
3-- Griszelda DOHERTY-47 (1795-1846) ,Parish Raymoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-John REID-49 (1789-1862)
4-- Joseph REID-90 (1833- ) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Flora MCLEAN-91 (1834- ) ,,Canada
3-- Mary DOHERTY-50 (1802-1849) Labadish,Parish Ramoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-George SPENCER-51 (1804-1868)
4-- Robert SPENCER-139 (1825- ) ,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Annie-145 (1830- ) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- George William SPENCER-140 (1833- ) ,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Matilda SPENCER-141 (1835- ) ,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Agnes SPENCER-142 (1841- ) ,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Thirius SPENCER-143 (1843- ) ,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
3-- Jane DOHERTY-52 (1804- ) Labadish,Parish Ramoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-Richard JONES-55 (1801- )
4-- Ruth JONES-152 (1832- ) ,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Isaac JONES-153 (1836- ) ,W'morelnd Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Hannah-158 (1833- ) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Margara JONES-154 (1838- ) ,W'morelnd Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Silas JONES-155 (1842- ) ,W'morelnd Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Margaret JONES-156 (1845- ) ,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Arabelle JONES-157 (1847- ) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
3-- William DOHERTY-42 (1805-1874) Labadish,Parish Ramoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-Agnes "Nancy" MCLELLAN-43 (1802-1878) Londonderry,Colchester Co.,Nova Scotia,Canada
4-- Isaac Wilson DOHERTY [MD]-22 (1831-1911) Main River,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Isabella CLEVELAND-23 (1829-1916) Sussex,Kings Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Margaret Eunice DOHERTY-34 (1833-1912) South Branch,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Charles CUMMINGS [MLA]-33 (1834-1911)
4-- David DOHERTY-35 (1835-1866) Rexton,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- William DOHERTY-36 (1836-1924) South Branch,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Sophia CAMPBELL-37 (1836-1872) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Robert Noble DOHERTY-38 (1841-1908) South Branch,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Agnes DAVISON-39 (1846-1901) Portaupique,Colchester Co.,Nova Scotia,Canada
4-- Mary Agnes DOHERTY-41 (1843- ) South Branch,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-William SOWERBY-40 (1834- ) ,,,New Brunswick,Canada
3-- Joseph DOHERTY-53 (1810-1885) Labadish,Parish Ramoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-Polly (Mary) WELLS-54 (1812-1897) Baie Verte,W'morelnd Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Sarah Jane DOHERTY-159 (1833-1938) ,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- William M. DOHERTY-163 (1840-1918) Buctouche,Kent Co.,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Florance A. MURRAY-166 (1856-1937) Campbellton,Restigouche Co.,Nb,Can
4-- Isaac Wallace DOHERTY-160 (1842-1940) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Agnes Bisket RICHIE-170 (1846-1936) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Maranda DOHERTY-161 (1844- ) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Joseph Fetters DOHERTY-162 (1846-1930) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Elspeth CAMPBELL-179 (1844-1923) Escuminac,Aboyne Dist.,Quebec,Canada
4-- David DOHERTY-164 (1852-1939) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Mary BAIN-167 (1853-1926) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Mary HENDERSON-910 (1853- ) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
4-- Milton DOHERTY-165 (1862-1937) ,,New Brunswick,Canada
sp-Laura BATEMAN-168 ( -1950)
sp-Mrs. Isaac (Liam)(2) DOHERTY-57 (1735- ) ,,Co.Donegal,Ireland
2-- Hugh DOHERTY-59 (1760- ) ,Parish Raymoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
2-- John DOHERTY-60 (1760- ) ,Parish Raymoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-Mrs. John DOHERTY-61 (1763- ) ,,Co.Donegal,Ireland
3-- Robert DOHERTY-62 (1790- ) ,Parish Raymoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-Mrs.Robert DOHERTY-63 (1793- ) ,,Co.Donegal,Ireland
4-- Isaac DOHERTY-64 (1820-1895) ,Parish Raymoghy,Co.Donegal,Ireland
sp-Matilda ALEXANDER-65 (1826- ) ,,Co.Donegal,Ireland
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