CHAPTER 1 A New Settlement The present village of in , Prince Edward Island , had its origins in 1833- This essay is a look into the significant events and persons that shaped the past of Kinkora ; it is an attempt to analyze the socio¬ economic conditions in which the pioneers of Kinkora lived, from their arrival to the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1763 Great Britain took possession of Prince Edward Island ; at that time it was known as the Island of St. John. The next year it was surveyed and divided into sixty-seven townships or lots of approximatley 20,000 acres each. Kinkora is situated in the northern half of Lot 27; (see Figures 1 <&'*. J u) The first owner of the northern half of Lot 27 was an English merchant, James Searle . (1) There is no evidence that he brought out any settlers. By 1825 his daughter, Isabella, had inherited her father's estate. She was married to Horatio Mann , and the estate became known as the Mann estate. (2) According to a plan of the northern half of Lot 27 in 1825 the Mann estate had nine settlers: Ledstone; McCormick; Mclsaac; McMullin; Soby; John Pearson ; John Wright ; Nathaniel Wright , Jr.; and Stephen Wright , Sr. (3) The plan indicates that these people were settled along the shore line of Seven Mile Bay and inland to a road crossing Lot 27, and connecting /.