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 ofCharlottetown, a farmer; 500 acres (7) Hugh Frazer ; formerly of County Tryon , 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 Jeffries ; formerly of County Westmorland , 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 (11). 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. Name Neil, Colin, & John McPhail John MacPherson Archibald McNevin John MacDougald John MacDougald Jr. Alexander Campbell Allan McDougall Hugh McLean Donald McDougall Murdock Campbell Hugh Stewart Alexander McKinnon Land Conveyance Records Lot 30 1815-1825 Year* Acreage Location Reference 1817 300 Argyle Shore ** 13 1817 100 Argyle Shore 14 1820 100 Argyle Shore 15 1821 161 Argyle Shore 16 1821 100 Argyle Shore 17 1821 100 Argyle Shore 18 1821 100 Argyle Shore 19 1821 100 Tryon Road 20 1823 100 Argyle Shore 21 1824 200 Argyle Shore 22 1825 100 Argyle Shore 23 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.