;: Le ; number came from each of the shires: Ross, and Inverness , wi|_ a few from the Islands of Uist. The three ships arrived in August, '-8( J "The Polly", "The Dykes" and "The Oughten". About 800 settlers reecli-3 the Island on these three ships. ™r boi rut One of these Selkirk settlers was Neil MacFadyen , a native o:' t Isle of Mull, also Margaret Campbell, a native of Argyleshire, who lat became his wife. In October 1803 he obtained a tract of land from John^l Holland in Augustine Cove , and he followed farming up to the tin e TT his death. g Neil MacFadyen (1781-1634) and his wife Margaret Campbell 078 til 1834) had a family of three sons and two daughters: Finley, Hecfavw Mary Ann, Neil and Eunice (adopted). The MacFadyen's now 1 viaa in Augustine Cove are descendants of the above mentioned Finley. he Finley (1812-1900) the eldest, married his first cousin 1st be j Campbell (1816-1911). This family lived on the property now owned 1 j Gordon Dawson . There were eight children: Neil, (grandfather of WefB dell and Gerald) ; Alexander, who married Priscilla Leard , inherited a: to lived on his father's farm. The same Alexander was a sea-captain aithjj made frequent crossings between P.E.I , and N.B. It is said that pbdai he would be sailing up the Strait past his home, that he would drill anchor and his mother would row out to visit with him. Margaret, , okGi Christina and Hector all died young. Donald—nothing is know of him. hei Jennie married William Bell and lived in Carleton for a time. Latj<| she moved back to the Cove , and she and her family of four boys liv<ieg with her parents. Her sons, Herbert, Harry, Finley and Campbell wefr brought up in Augustine Cove . Herbert attended university in Edinbu'g erj Scotland and later became a professor there. u&\ As mentioned above Neil (1844 -1922) was the grandfather ™i Wendell and Gerald MacFadyen. He lived, and farmed, all his life ■ Augustine Cove . His house was on the right side of the road leadi lg Lloyd Inman 's. He married Annie Gillis (1847-1919) of Stanchel aid jJ them were born three sons and two daughters: Malcolm, Edward , P ^ma Donald and Isabelle. son Malcolm, who served in the Boer War, moved to Western Canada ^i his youth. He married Mae Sanderson and settled in Edmonton . To the he were born Mildred, Yvonne, Doris, Neil and Kenneth, all of whom *■ settled in the West. . con Pearl married Thomas Bradshaw of Middleton. They raised a farm at% of five sons and three daughters: Wallace, Neil, Annie (Mrs. Earl Clark Muriel ( Mrs. Arthur Clark ) ; Ivan, Donald, Wanda, ( Mrs. Charles Lie ' ellyn) and Malcolm. Donald married Millie MacDonald of Crapaud . He farmed extj ^M sively all his life in Augustine Cove on the farm orginally owned by': anc grandfather, Finley; now owned by Gordon Dawson . There was no faffl' Isabelle first married David Dobson and later Frank Dixon. "I (jl Dixon's for several years lived in this community where her two dauj aj8 ters, Alma and Cathy , attended school. Alma and her husband, Wen* aR( 66 woi