Of the ten Loyalist grants laid out only four appeared in the land transfer records. They were made on October 1st 1785 and were to:

"Sagoe Potter; formerly of County Sussex, Pennsylvania; now of Charlottetown, a farmer; 500 acres (7)

Hugh Frazer; formerly of County T ryon, New York; now of Charlottetown, a farmer; 500 acres (8)

James Frazer; formerly of County Essex, New Jersey; now of Charlottetown, a farmer; 500 acres (9)

Michael Jefiries,‘ formerly ofCounly Westmorlana’, Pennsylvania; now of Charlottetown, a farmer; 100 acres"(10)

The grants had a restriction that they would only become legal if the grantee took up residence and since only James Frazer's grant appeared on subsequent maps and land conveyance records, he was probably the only one of the Empire Loyalists who settled. James Frazer did not stay long in P.E.I., however, as in 1793 he gave power of attorney to Alexander Rae, a Charlottetown Merchant, to dispose of his assets including his property as he was leaving the Island (1 1).

Even if others did settle, the 1797 Journal of the Legislative Assembly notes that in 12 lots, including Lot 30, there were only 36 families in total (12). Very probably there were only two families in Lot 30, the above mentioned McPhail and Frazer.

The settlement of the Lot really starts in earnest in the period 1817-1825, with the sale of land along the shore of Northumberland Strait by Montgomery to Scottish settlers.

Land Conveyance Records Lot 30

1 815 - 1825 Name Year* Acreage Location Reference Neil, Colin, & John McPhail 1817 300 Argyle Shore** 13 John MacPherson 1 817 100 Argyle Shore 14 Archibald McNevin 1 820 100 Argyle Shore 15 John MacDougald 1821 161 Argyle Shore 16 John MacDougald Jr. 1821 100 Argyle Shore 17 Alexander Campbell 1 821 100 Argyle Shore 18 Allan McDougall 1821 100 Argyle Shore 19 Hugh McLean 1 821 100 Tryon Road 20 Donald McDougall 1 823 100 Argyle Shore 21 Murdock Campbell 1824 200 Argyle Shore 22 Hugh Stewart 1825 100 Argyle Shore 23 Alexander McKinnon 1825 100 Argyle Shore 24

* The year is the date on the land transaction, not necessarily the date of settlement. The Colonial Office Correspondence for February 1802 notes that 2400 acres were settled in Lot 30. This has not been confirmed by any other sources and appears questionable (25).

** This is the same piece of land occupied by Malcolm McPhail shown on the survey of Thomas Wright circa 1784.