owned the next farm. It bordered on Irving’s Lane which runs to the Wharf from the road leading to Murray Harbour.

In the 1840’s a group of settlers came from Shelburne, Nova Scotia. They were the Williams, Sitewarts, MacKays, Jacksons and the Daleys, also the Cahoon family came from Canso. During this period an Edward Jordan with his wife and family came from England, and settled at Mur- ray River. He bought up nearly all the land between Irvings Lane and Beach Point. He gave his daughter Mary, a farm next to Beach Point running back to meet the Cape Bear farms, which were owned by three White brothers, namely Thomas, Henry and Charles. The next farm was given to his son, Richard, which adjoined the other farms, and the re- maining land was given to his son, Joshua.

A Dawe family from Newfoundland next settled on Beach Point, also a family headed by John Ma-cLeod. Next, a group of settlers from Newfoundland came, namely, the Bilards, Colberts, Kings, Bennets and a Captain Sam Bowdidge. At Guernsey Cove came the Harris’s, Becks, MacKays, Edward Jordan the second with his wife who was Ruhamah Sencabaugh, then the Hawkins, Howes and Robin families, Howe’s, Win- sloes, Sencabaughs, Davys, Gosbees, Machons and Brehauts.

Mary Herring and Mr. Millar came, their son William Millar mar- ried Margaret Penny of Beach Point. They lived on the Millar homestead in Murray Harbour North. They begat William, Fred, Robert, Benjamin, John, Maggie Ann, Eliza, Nettie and Lucy. All passed away except Fred who lives in Murray Harbour North. Nettie and Eliza lives in New Glas- gow, John and Lucy (Mrs. Ben Sencabaugh) of Murray River.

THE HERRING FAMILY

William Herring and his wife had three sons, William, Frank and Pascoe, two daughters, Ann and Mary. William married Ruhamah Senca- baugh, daughter of Benjamin, and settled on half the Island. Frank mar- ried Ellen Sencabaugh, John’s daughter, and settled on the other half of the Island. Pascoe married Marie MacKay and settled on the next Island.

Mary married a Mr. Millar, and settled in Murray Harbour North, and Ann settled in Boston.

William, the second, and Ruhamah had eight children, William, Benjamin, Joseph, James, John, Ellen, Mary Ann and Elizabeth. Frank and Ellen had Mary, John, Elizabeth, William, Ruhamah, Ann, Jennie, Ellen and James. Pascoe and Maria had William John Pascoe, Maria and two other sons who were lost at sea. Mary and Mr. Millar had William, James, Margaret, Jean and Jessie.

Frank’s family (my grandfather) whose daughter Mary, married Bart LeLacheur of Guernsey Cove. They had a large family, Angus, Julia,

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