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trownship twenty-five, to him, the said John Taylor, his heirs, executors, .dministrators and assigns from henceforth and forever as is, to possess ‘oods and chattels, horned cattle, sheep and hoggs, land and all other roperty absolutely without any manner or condition, in witness whereofl

, ve hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of February, one housand, eight hundred and twenty—four.

itness: W. Clark John Drinkwater William Taylor

This then was the beginning of the Taylor family in Lower Freetown , hich was to have such an impact for good on the life of the community uring its early history.

John Taylor and his wife Bridget had a large family, and the following ons each settled in Lower Freetown 7 Henry, William, Thomas, Joseph, 'ohn Jr., and Caleb, while Peter bought a farm in Upper Freetown from George Crosby, where Robert Jardine now lives. James married Mary Lewis, moved to Summerside and became the father of Lewis Taylor, one time editor of the “Pioneer”. Henry Taylor, according to Lake’s Map, 1863, "ved on part of the leased land now in possession of Wilfred Hammill. enry died in 1864 at the age of 39 and is buried in the Methodist Cemetery

at Freetown. The date on the monument indicates it to be one of the oldest graves in the cemetery. In 1969 when the United Church entry was being remodelled, the carpenter, Basil Taylor and Grandnephew of Henry, uncovered a board with the name “Henry Taylor” written on it. The church was built in 1862.

John Jr. also died young, in 1861 at the age of 34, but his wife and in turn his daughter Margaret Jane, carried on the farm till about 1914 when it was sold to Charles D. Taylor, Thomas’ son. He continued to farm here until 1948 when he retired and sold to John Paynter, who eventually sold in the Fall of 1964 to Wendell Bernard and he sold to the Bernard-Profitt

iAmalgamation, the present owners.

Caleb’s farm immediately across the road from Simon Reeves was later farmed by his son Joseph until his removal to Summerside to participate in the fox business. The farm was sold to Woodland Simmons and later to John N. Profitt. This land has been successfully farmed by Mr. fProfitt, his son Allison and grandson Douglas, and is now part of the gBemard-Profitt Amalgamation: the Profitts being substantial shareholders. 1

Thomas’ farm remained in the Taylor name until the retirement of his on Charles D. in 1948, then it was sold to John Paynter and is now in the

ssession of the Bernard-Profitt Amalgamation. Joseph died in 1854 at the age of 24 years, and is buried in the family

lot beside his parents in the Lower Bedeque Cemetery.

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