Urney
Urney is the earliest portion
of
Waterford Parish to have any of its land granted. There was a grant
consisting of 2060 acres given to seven men, the largest being a 600
acre grant to Benjamine Atherton and Stephen Young, in the year 1809.
Most of those who settled in Waterford did not come to New Brunswick or
to this area until the 1830's or 1840's or even later. The original
grantees of Urney were Simon Armstrong (420 acres), Peter Parlee, Jr
(210 acres), John Mills (290 acres), John Lake (260 acres), Hugh Doyle
(280 acres) and the
above mentioned Benjamine Atherton and Stephen Young (600 acres). In
1816, a 290 acre section was granted to Frederick Bohle, adjacent to
and east of that of Hugh Doyle. A year earlier, 1815, a 400 acre
section adjacent to and west of Atherton and Young was also granted to
Edward and Cornelius Parlee. Most of these men are listed in Esther
Clark Wright's "The
Loyalists of New Brunswick." Most of them also
appear to have fought in the Revolutionary War.
In between the Bohle and Parlee sections was a 100 acre tract that was not claimed nor granted until Robert Shannon came in 1835. See the map above, with those lots gramted in 1809 outlined in red, to see the large holdings of these men and to see how much of Urney was covered by these grants. Notice that with the holdings of Frederick Bohle and Edward and Cornelius Parlee added, only those grants given to Robert Shannon, Thomas Pollock and David Law are left within the community of Urney. So most of the land in Urney was already granted to Loyalists by the time the Irish started coming after the Napoleonic Wars.
Some of these large tracts granted to the Loyalists may not have been used at all as residences but were so as a source of income. Esther Clark Wright notes that many lands first granted were left for better grants further inland. She mentions Sussex Vale, with its confluence of the Salmon River, the Trout Brook, Smith Creek and Wards Creek. Settlement quickly spread further inland along these waterways. But after this initial thrust, many of the settlers seem to have settled in Sussex Vale itself rather than on these large tracts of land. In later years, these tracts of land may have been sold or granted back t the province to be granted over again. However, contrary to Harvey Dalling's "History of Waterford Parish", there is no record of a 300 acre grant being given to Henry Leake on the Land Grant database at the PANB. However there is no John Lake mentioned in Esther Clark Wright's book either, but there is a John Leake, which may have been mis-spelled as Lake. This is probably the grant Dalling refers to.
Urney was supposedly named by George Eulas Foster, MP from 1882-1900 and 1903-1921, from a latin word referring to a smaller place in proximity to a larger place. There was a post office there from about 1892-1918. Mrs. William McAuley was the postmistress for many years. In 1898 this was a farming settlement with a post office, a church and a population of 75. In 1919 it still had a population of 75 and still had a Methodist church. In 1939 it is noted as a post office and settlement. The church appears to have been the Creightonville Methodist church, which stood in front of the cemetery on the north side of the road to Waterford just beyond the corner of the road to Urney. A school also existed in Urney, originally across the road from the William McAuley home, but it later moved up the road a quarter of a mile to a piece of land purchased from Henry Danahy.
In between the Bohle and Parlee sections was a 100 acre tract that was not claimed nor granted until Robert Shannon came in 1835. See the map above, with those lots gramted in 1809 outlined in red, to see the large holdings of these men and to see how much of Urney was covered by these grants. Notice that with the holdings of Frederick Bohle and Edward and Cornelius Parlee added, only those grants given to Robert Shannon, Thomas Pollock and David Law are left within the community of Urney. So most of the land in Urney was already granted to Loyalists by the time the Irish started coming after the Napoleonic Wars.
Some of these large tracts granted to the Loyalists may not have been used at all as residences but were so as a source of income. Esther Clark Wright notes that many lands first granted were left for better grants further inland. She mentions Sussex Vale, with its confluence of the Salmon River, the Trout Brook, Smith Creek and Wards Creek. Settlement quickly spread further inland along these waterways. But after this initial thrust, many of the settlers seem to have settled in Sussex Vale itself rather than on these large tracts of land. In later years, these tracts of land may have been sold or granted back t the province to be granted over again. However, contrary to Harvey Dalling's "History of Waterford Parish", there is no record of a 300 acre grant being given to Henry Leake on the Land Grant database at the PANB. However there is no John Lake mentioned in Esther Clark Wright's book either, but there is a John Leake, which may have been mis-spelled as Lake. This is probably the grant Dalling refers to.
Urney was supposedly named by George Eulas Foster, MP from 1882-1900 and 1903-1921, from a latin word referring to a smaller place in proximity to a larger place. There was a post office there from about 1892-1918. Mrs. William McAuley was the postmistress for many years. In 1898 this was a farming settlement with a post office, a church and a population of 75. In 1919 it still had a population of 75 and still had a Methodist church. In 1939 it is noted as a post office and settlement. The church appears to have been the Creightonville Methodist church, which stood in front of the cemetery on the north side of the road to Waterford just beyond the corner of the road to Urney. A school also existed in Urney, originally across the road from the William McAuley home, but it later moved up the road a quarter of a mile to a piece of land purchased from Henry Danahy.
Families Living in Urney 1851-1871
John Henry Flewelling lived on the road which turns left off the Urney Road just shortly after the bridge. This road started in John Mills grant and dipped into Peter Parlee's grant before returning through John Mills' grantand into John Lake's grant, returning to the main road close to the eastern boundary of that grant. In the 1862 Walling Map, this road appears to end at the boundary of the Parlee and Mills grants, and it is here that we find the home of John Flewelling. He appears in the 1851 census for Sussex Parish with his wife, the former Matilda Wetmore of the Parish of Kingston, whom he married on 4 April 1833. They also have four sons according to that census; Ezekiel, Edwin, William and George. John Henry died in 1884 and Matilda died a year later in 1885. Both are buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery.
Ezekiel married Hannah Perry Flewelling of Kingston Parish on 30 April 1861, however she lived in Sussex Parish in 1851 with her parents James and Betsy Ann (Morse) Flewelling. Her mother appears in the 1861 census for Kingston as well as the 1871, where Hannah is listed with the family as a widow. She may have a son, Gordon, born about 1867. Ezekiel himself died 23 April 1869 and is buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Sussex Corner. In 1861 and 1862, Ezekiel and Hannah appear in Millbrook, where Ezekiel was a miller at the grist mill there.
In 1866 Edwin married Agnes L. Wetmore of Kingston. In the 1901 census for Waterford, he appears to be living on the homestead or next to it with a family which includes at least three children, a son Perly and two daughters Matilda and Annie. There was another daughter, Mabel, who married Arthur C Scribner on 25 September 1895. They had a son, Arthur W, who was born 26 June 1896. Mabel died six days later and is buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery. Edwin and Agnes took on the raising of their grandson and then he went to live with Perley and Rebecca. Perley married Rebecca J Baird on 20 Sep 1907 and in 1911 they were living in the Chipman area. Perly died in 1937 followed by Rebecca in 1941. Annie died in 1904 at age 29. Matilda died in 1958. Edwin died 1903 and Agnes died 1907. They are all buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery.
William E S Flewelling was born 8 January 1840. On 18 May 1887, he married Lydia Helen Seely of Hampton. Lydia was born about 1853 and died in 1921. William died in 1925, and they are both buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Sussex Corner. They had two children, Lillian, who never married, and George, who lived in Upper Canada according to Harvey Dalling. The farm which had been shared between him and his brother Edwin and then his nephew Perley later became the home of William and Mary (Anderson) McFarlane.
George Flewelling was born about 1848. I have found no further information on him.
Peter Ganter was a farmer found on the same road as John Henry Flewelling. He farmed the southern part of that area towards Trout Brook. He appears on the Walling Map of 1862. He appears in the 1865-1868 Hutchinson's Directories as a farmer in Rockville. Little is known of him except this and possibly that he moved to Saint John prior to 1871 and the publishing of Lovell's Directory. He does appear in Upham (Hammond) Parish in 1851 as the son of William and Susanna Ganter of Poodiac and his age is then given as 24.
William H Creighton was the son of Michael and Jane, who immigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1825. According to the 1851 census, Michael and Jane had five children, four boys and one girl. The eldest was Robert, who, in 1862, may have been living just east of the cemetery. Robert married Margaret Adair (noted in the paper as Adare) of Donegal on 13 Oct 1863 at the Wesleyan church in Sussex. The second eldest child was Mary Ann. Then came William, Samuel and Michael. William H was born in 1835 and died in 1919 and is buried in Creightonville Cemetery. He married Isabella M (possibly Isabella McAuley) who died 13 Febrary 1914, aged 76 years. In the 1871 census they had five children, David (1863-1914)), Henry (1865-1919), Jane (b. 1866), Wilford (b. 1867) and Sarah (1869-1890). Other children they had were Michael (1862-1863), George N (1870-1871), Cyrus D (1874-1949) and Herbert E (1879-1881). In 1914, the Empress of Ireland went down in the St. Lawrence River. On it were Major David L Creighton and his wife Bertha, of the Salvation Army. They perished in the sinking, as did many of the Salvation Army band and officers. They had five children living at home in Toronto at the time, Wilfred, Edith, William, Arthur and Cyrus.
Henry Leek was a farmer found in Lovell’s and in Hutchinsons' Directories of 1865-1871. He appears to be the son of John Leak, Loyalist, who was granted land in the Piccadilly area according to Grace Aiton, which grant may have been Lot # 9 in above map if 'Leak' is misspelled as 'Lake' as no John Lake is listed in Esther Clark Wright's list as living here or being granted land here. There is a John Leak, however, who appears in Kennebecasis. John Leak died in 1826 according to Aiton. The 290 acre grant, not 300 acres as Dalling suggests, probably passed to his two sons who appear in the 1851 census, Henry and Jacob. Jacob appears in Sussex area in the 1871 census. In this section, we will focus on Henry rather than on Jacob as Henry was the one who continued to live in this community.
Henry was born about 1793 and married Mary Parlee on 20 Feb 1823, both living in Sussex Parish. Henry died 8 Jan 1875 at age 81. In 1857 his son Martin petitioned for property. Henry had three sons, William, Martin and Jacob. Jacob sometimes appears as Jacob Jr., such as in Hutchinsons' Directories of 1865-1868, to distinguish him from his uncle. William appears to have lived not far away, possibly on the Waterford Road in 1871. In 1854 William was married to Maragret Jane Allingham. Their daughter Susan Ann was born in 1858 in Urney. She married Edward McInerney in Saint John in 1899. Martin lived up the road a bit further and is mentioned in more detail below. One of his daughters, Sarah Ann, married John McFarland in 1860. Another daughter, Lanah, married James Thompson in 1869.
Jacob Leak married Sarah Thompson some time around 1864. Their daughter Sarah died August 1874, followed by his wife Sarah in September 1874. They had one other daughter, Rebecca, who was born about 1864.
John McKenna is a farmer found in Lovell’s and in Hutchinson’s Directories. He immigrated from Ireland with his wife Cecilia in 1831, acording to the 1851 census. In 1871, he is listed as being 67, Cecilia as being 60. There are four children or grandchildren listed, Hugh, aged 21, Ceclia, aged 16, who married William Flemming of Sussex in 1872, Mary Harty(?), aged 21 and her son James, aged 2. Hugh married Ellen McManus and, in 1901, supported a family of 9 on the family homestead. Hugh and Ellen are buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Ward's Creek.John and Cecelia may be buried in Philmunro in the Catholic cemetery there. There is also a Michael McKenna listed in Hutchinson's and in Lovell's Directories. In 1901 he lived in the vicinity of the McManuses and the Murphys, further up the road, and had a son, James, born in 1876. Michael died 1909 and James died 1939. Both are buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Ward's Creek. I have found np record of his wife's name. Another son, Hugh M., died by drowning at Dorchester at age 23 in 1894 and is buried in Ward's Creek as well.
Martin Leek, son of Henry above, is a farmer found in Lovell’s and in Hutchinson’s Directories. In the 1851 census he is found listed with his parents. He was born about 1830 and his wife, Mary Jane Thompson, was born in 1832. He died 1904 and she died 1913, and both are buried in Creightonville cemetery. In 1901, they still lived in Urney. they had raised a family of at least eight children, according to the 1871 census, namely Samuel, aged 18, Henry, aged 16, John, aged 14, Mary, aged 12, Jacob, aged 12, Sarah, aged 8, George, aged 6, and Martin, aged 2. Henry married Alice Quirk in 1888. John Allen married Mary Annie Crossley and lived in Mount Pisgah, Mary Jane married William J Dunlop, of Charlotte County, in 1882. On 11 July 1883 Jacob Francis married to Sadie Thompson Lockhart in Elgin, Albert Co. One of their daughters, Elva, died on the Shannon Road in May 1888, aged 9 months, and is buried in Creightonville Cemetery. Nothing more is known of Sarah and George. Martin married a girl by the name of Dalling and, in 1896, had a son named Martin.
In 1862, there is a Xenophen Taylor living in Urney. He is the son of Thomas Taylor and Mary Leek, a sister of Henry Leek above. Xenophen was born about 1828. His father, Thomas, and brother, Alfred, also appear in the Hutchinson's Directories as well as Lovell's Xenophen does not appear in Lovell's Directory of 1871. Thomas and Alfred perhaps lived close to Waterford. Alfred Taylor, the youngest son of Thomas and Mary, married Susan Myers in 1877. Frances, the youngest daughter of Thomas and Mary, married Hiram Parlee in 1864. Mary died March 7, 1863
John Boyle immigrated from Ireland in 1844 and appears in 1851 census as 24 years old. In the 1871 Lovell's Directory there is a John Boyle who appears in Walker Settlement, up on the Glebe, with a wife. John is married to Margaret and they have seven children, Timothy, aged 15, John, aged 14, Mary, aged 12, Michael, aged 10, Hugh, aged 8, Bernard, aged 6, Daniel, aged 3, and Sarah J, aged 2. They disappear some time after this. However there is a John Boyle and son buried in Philmunro Cemetery.
Robert Shannon came to New Brunswick in 1835 with his wife, Elizabeth, three children, John, Eva and William, and his brother Richard. Some have speculated that John was Robert's brother, but the 1851 census lists him as a son. Robert lived from 1784 to 1873; Elizabeth, his wife, lived from 1801-1867; John and Richard apparently did not marry, John dying in 1871, after the census of that year, and William living until 1881. I have found no further record on Eva. His second son lived across the road from Robert and by 1871 Robert, John and Richard were living with William and his family. A fellow researcher has informed me that Elizabeth, Robert's wife, was a Swan and a sister to Margaret Pollock, wife of Thomas Pollock. She would also be the sister of Jane Swan, who married John Walker of Vinegar Hill and became his second wife. Another sister, Sarah, married Thomas Pollock's brother William in Northern Ireland and, after his death, her son, Willam, and sister, Jane, immigrated to New Brunswick and settled in the Picadilly area.
William Shannon was the youngest son of Robert and Elizabeth. He would have been between four and eight when the family immigrated to New Brunswick. The 1851 census gives his age as 20, while the 1871 census gives it as 41. His tombstone puts his birth date at 1827 instead of the 1829 or 1830 suggested by census data. On 17 April 1860, he married Hannah, eldest daughter of Thomas Pollock who lived further in the road, Hannah was born in Ireland and immigrated with her family in 1840. Her dates are given as 1837-1927, although the 1901 census suggests 1836 as her birth year. In 1879, there was a tragic accident while William was hauling some manure. He apparently slipped off the top of the load, broke his neck and ended up under the wheels of the wagon. Both William and Hannah are buried with his parents in Trinity Anglican Cemetery at Sussex Corner. Since William had become such a successful farmer, though, the family continued to live in Urney beyone the turn of the century. William and Hannah had at least eight children that can be accounted for. Susan was born about 1861, Mary was born about 1862, Sarah was born in 1865, Elizabeth was born in 1866, Hannah was born in 1870, Robert was born in 1871, Margaret was born in 1873, Samuel was born in 1875, and Amelia was born in 1878. So when William died in 1879, there were five children still under age 10. Hannah, however, did not remarry but raised the children on the farm. Mary married Joseph Long of Studholm Parish in 1884. Elizabeth married Joseph E Wallace in 1890. Hannah married Joseph Gulliver in 1892. Robert married Mary T Dole, daughter of Charles Dole, in 1896. Samuel married Lucy Snider in 1909. Samuel took his mother in and headed the household according to the 1901 census. Sarah, Margaret and Amelia lived with him as well, but his three sisters are absent in the 1911 census, either having moved or married.
Samuel is connected with another tragedy which struck in 1891, as recorded in the Kings County Record:
A sad accident took place in our village on Monday whereby Mrs. POLLOCK of Picadilly (Kings Co.), age 81, lost her life. It seems that while driving across the white bridge, a train came along and frightened the horse, which commenced backing and the 15 year old son of the Widow SHANNON who was driving; was unable to make him go forward being without a whip. The horse backed against the hand rail between the arches and the plank being rotten was torn from its fastenings and the carriage with its occupants went over the bridge falling about eight feet. The horse was killed instantly and the old lady lived about five hours; strange to say the boy escaped without injury. Undertaker Hallett prepared the coffin and body for burial which took place on Wednesday.
The Mrs. Pollock mentioned in the article would have been Samuel's grandmother, his mother's mother.
William McAuley was the son of William J McAuley and Elizabeth Ann Eakin. William came to New Brunswick about 1825. She reported having arrived in 1826 in the 1851 census. They settled in Hammond Parish, where she is listed as a widow in the 1851 census. She died in 1872 at the age of 77 and is buried beside her husband in Krk Hill cemetery in Sussex. William Sr. was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on July 1, 1790. They had at least four children, Margaret Ann, James, William and Isabella. The story of James and William will be noted here as they moved to Urney some time before 1871. Isabella married Samuel Patterson in 1856 while the family was still in Hammond Parish (still known as Upham Parish at the time). Samuel Patterson lived in neighbouring Waterford (then Sussex) Parish. Later, in 1901, they are found in Studholm Parish.
The obituary for Elizabeth Ann McAuley tells us, "d. At residence of her son-in-law, Samuel PATTERSON, Sussex (Kings Co.) Elizabeth McAULEY widow of William McAULEY of Londonderry (Kings Co.), age 77. Deceased was a native of County Derry, Ireland and came to this Province with her husband over 48 (or 43) years ago."
William McAuley married Lucy Patterson, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Patterson of Chambers Settlement, on 24 October 1851. Both were of Irish heritage and were first generation Irish Canadians. They had at least nine children, Elizabeth (b. about 1854), John (b. about 1856), Thomas (b. about 1859), Jane (b. about 1860), Beverly (b, about 1864), Samuel (b. about 1866), Oliver (b. about 1868), Isabella (b. February 1871) and Edgar Cyrus (b. February 6, 1877 in Lower Millstream). By the time of Edgar's birth, the family had left Urney and moved to Lower Millstream. William died in 1903 at the age of 73. Lucy lived until December 1918, when she was 84. Both are buried in Kirk Hill Cemetery beside Wiliams parents and their son John. While in Urney, William was a farmer and lived across from the school. He appears in Hutchinsons and in Lovells Directories.
Elizabeth married Richard Bickford of Jeffries Corner in 1874, while the family still lived in Urney. Her brother, John E., married Sarah Patterson of Waterford in 1882. Thomas married Jessie Harkins Greenlaw of Hampton in 1883. Samuel Alexander married Isabella Margaret Patterson in 1893. Isabella married Russell H Matthews in 1897. Edgar married Florence Maud Botsford McElmon, widow of William E Fox in 1933. Oliver went on to study in Normal School in 1886. It appears he may have married in 1891 as reported in the June 26 edition of the Kings County Record, "By the marriage at St. John of J. Oliver McAULEY to Mary H. McCARTHY, Sussex (Kings Co.) loses one of its fairest daughters. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. John McCARTHY, Wednesday eve. June 24th, 8 o'clock. The bridesmaid was Miss Mary SMITH, St. John and the groomsman, E.L. MORRISON, Sussex. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. T.J. Deinstadt." Jane McAuley, on November 5, 1889, married the very beloved and prominent Presbyterian minister, Rev. James Gray, according to a November 8th report in the Kings County Record, "m. In this city, 5th inst., by Rev. T.F. Fotheringham, Rev. James GRAY, Sussex (Kings Co.) / Janie McAULEY d/o Wm McAULEY, Studholm." After Rev. James Gray died, his widow, the former Jane McAuley, then maried David Aiton. She died March 21, 1941
Thomas Patterson McAuley became a prominent politician in the state of Washington, as reported in the Daily Sun of Saint John in January 5, 1895, where it is reported, "Apohaqui (Kings Co.) Jan. 4 - Tacoma, Washington 'Sun': One of Pierce's County representatives is Hon. T.P. McAULEY who is one of those elected from 36th district. Mr. McAuley was born in Kings Co., N.B in 1859 and was educated in the common schools. He followed lumbering for six years, then took up machine work in a lumbering manufacturing company in which he was engaged for five years. Mr. McAuley came to Washington in 1886 and has been here ever since. He has been employed as a machinist since coming to Tacoma and is at present in the employ of Nichols & Crothers. Mr. McAuley was a Republican previous to his espousal of the peoples' party. Mr. McAuley is a son of Wm McAULEY, Lower Millstream (Kings Co.) and a brother of J.E. McAULEY, general merchant and S.A. McAULEY of the firm of McPhee & McAuley, who run a grist mill at the same place."
James McAuley was the brother of William, above. He married Jane Patterson, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Walker) Patterson on 17 January 1857. He had been born in New Bruswick after his parents immigrated to this province. In the 1871 Census, he and Jane had seven children: Mary Jane (b. abt. 1858) who maried James T. McFarlane on 18 December 1878, both of whom are buried at Kirk Hill; William (b. 1859) who married Mary Jane Patterson on 15 July 1884, both of whom are also buried at Kirk Hill; Samuel (b. 1861) who does not appear again after the 1891 census and probably migrated to Calgary in 1892, according to a report in the Kings County Record; James (b. abt. 1863) married Susan Patterson on 3 April 1888 and lived in Hampton Village; Adeline (b. 1865) married Wellington Linden on 14 December 1883 but only lived until 13 May 1888 and is buried in Kirk Hill Cemetery; Elizabeth, (b. 1867) died in 1881 and is buried with her parents at Kirk Hill; John (b. abt. 1868) disappears in later records. After the 1871 census was taken, James and Jane had Robert Eakin on the 23rd of May, 1871, who married Margaret Sophia Ogden and lived in Millstream, both being buried in Kirk Hill. They also had a daughter Sarah, 1873-1875, and a daughter Lucy (1876-1881). James died in 1876 and Jane followed in 1919. They, too, are buried in Kirk Hill Cemetery, Sussex. James is listed in the Urney area in Hutchinson's and in Lovell's Directories between 1865 and 1871.
Edward Henderson, appears in the 1871 Census, living with James McAuley, above, and is listed as a schoolteacher from Ireland, aged 60 and belonging to the Church of England.
John Danahy is noted on the 1862 Walling Map as Donahoe. He appears in the Hutchinson's Directory as Danahea and in Lovell's Directory as Donahoe. There is also an Edward Donoughe working at Jacob Snider's in 1851, but this may have no connection. There is a John and Ann Danahy buried at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Wards Creek, his dates being about 1819-1893, hers being about 1832-1895. She died 9 Sep 1895 (Daily Sun 11 Sep 1895) and was buried 13 Sep (Daily Sun 13 Sep 1895). There is a Hugh Danahay who married Jesse Decoursey in 1896, both residing in Piccadilly, a Patrick Danahy who married Dorothy Murphy in 1898, a Catherine Danahy married to Jeremias Murphy listed as giving birth in 1890, a Julia Danahy married to Timothy Murphy and giving birth in 1889 and 1892, and a Henry Danahy being born to John Danahy and Ann McKenna in 1865 as well as a Timothy Danahy, brother to Hugh, who was born about 1875.
James McManus may have moved to Urney some time between 1868 and 1871 as he appears in both Hutchinson’s Directories in Shepody Road but in Lovell’s at Seeley’s Mills. In 1901 there is a James and Mary McManus living in Urney with their family. James was the son of Michael and Dorothy McManus, possibly from Co. Fermanagh, Ireland (her stone tells us she was from there), who immigrated to New Brunswick in 1819. They had a large family, of which James was possibly the third eldest. They settled on the Shepody Road. In 1860 she died and is buried in Philamunroe Cemetery. James possibly stayed on at the homestead until around 1871 when he moved to the Waterford area. Their son Thomas appears to have never married and took over the family homestead. Their second son, James, married his neighbour, Mary Murphy, in 1903. In 1911, their two daughters, Rachel and Ellen, were still living on the homestead. Their youngest daughter, Alice, married Thomas McShane. Mary died between 1901 and 1911, and James was still living in 1911.
Timothy Murphy arrived in NB in 1825. According to the census, he was born about 1815. He died 15 December 1870 and is buried in Philamaroe Cemetery. Mary, according to the 1851 Census, was born about 1826. She passed away 15 October 1893, as the write up in the paper suggests: "We are sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Mary J. MURPHY, Shannon Road, Waterford (Kings Co.) which took place at her home at an early hour Sunday morn. 15th. Mrs. Murphy was 67 years old. She leaves a family of four sons and three daughters. Over twenty years ago Mrs. Murphy was a widow with a large family. The immediate cause of death was from a sudden attack of diphtheria. The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic cemetery, Ward's Creek, Monday afternoon. Father Byrne attended the funeral." Timothy appears in the Hutchinson’s Directories as living in Rockville. He had two children that we know of, a son James who married Frances Burke on 2 May 1876 and had a large family of at least 11, and who lived on the homestead in 1901. They also had a daughter, Dorothy, who married Patrick Danahy, a neighbour, on 8 June 1898.
Timothy may have been related to Cornelius Murphy of Hammond Parish as Cornelius' son Timothy also moves to Waterford and lives there until his death in 1880. He is listed in Lovell’s as a farmer in Seeley’s Mills, but he must not be confused with the other Timothy Murphy who lived in Urney.
Thomas Pollock arrived in NB from Northern Ireland with his wife Margaret Swan (Thanks to Steve Pollock for her maiden name) and three children, John, Hannah and Eliza. He petitioned for land in 1840 and the land was fully granted in 1853 after he had improved upon it and paid the fees. He lived here in 1851, and by that time four more children had been born according to the census of that year. Those additional children were William, Henry, Sarah and Samuel. He appears in Rockville and Seeley's Mills in the Hutchinson's Directories on 1865-6 and 1867-8, Urney often being considered part of both of those communities. In the 1871 Lovell's Directory he is listed under Mechanic's Settlement, which appears to have taken in Cedar Camp and Picadilly areas in that directory. Margaret is buried in Plumweseep Cemetery, having died in 1891. No stone exists for Thomas.
Their eldest son John married Charlotte F. Walker, a daughter of John and Johanna (Bickford) Walker, on 20 Oct 1862. They lived in Lakefield in 1901, and both are buried in the Cassidy Cemetery. One son, George Thomas, was born in Hillsdale in 1879.
Hannah married William Shannon, above, another resident of Urney. See above for more info.
William married Margaret Elizabeth Bailey of Elgin Parish on 17 Dec 1872. She may have died prior to 1880 as he seems to have married Rebecca Jonah of Elgin Parish, Albert Co., where he lived in 1901, 25 Dec 1879.
Sarah married Alexander Long of Hammond Parish on 13 July 1869 and lived in Mount Hebron in 1874 and 1883 when two of their children were born
Samuel married Amelia Jane Collier and lived in Hillside in the Elgin area of Albert Co. during the 1890's and in 1901.
I have no information on either Eliza or Henry. They may have married and/or moved away. Of their children, it appears only Hannah remained in the area, the rest moving to Studholm, Sussex and Elgin parishes predominantly.
William Linden lived on the western side of the road leading from Urney to Picadilly, just above the corner formed by this road and the short continuation of the Urney Road towards the Pollock and Law homesteads. William was the brother of John and Wellington, both of whom lived in Picadilly, and of Mary Ann, who married William McLeod in 1838. Although not technically living in Urney, his close proximity is the reason he is noted here. His proximity made him a closer resident to Urney than to Picadilly. William married Esther Barry, of Sussex Parish, on 19 Jan 1842 in Dutch Valley. In the 1851 census, they have four children, Anne, John, Lucy and William. In the 1871 census they are listed with four more children, James, Minnie, Louisa and Charles, but Ann is not listed, having died in 1865.
William died July 20, 1894, not 1904 as his stone in Pioneer Cemetery suggests. The following is a notice taken from the July 27, 1894, edition of the Kings County Record: William LINDEN, one of the first settlers of Picadilly, passed peacefully away Friday night. Mr. Linden, although 82 years of age, had been fairly well until a short time ago, when he was taken down with an asthematic trouble. The burial took place Sunday when the aged pilgrim was laid to rest beside those of his own kindred in the F.C.B. cemetery at Penobsquis. William's wife, Esther, died five years earlier, Feb 23, 1889, and is also buried at Pioneer Cemetery, beside two of their daughters, Annie B, who died June 7, 1865, aged 22, and Lucy, who died January 12, 1884, aged 35 years. In the next plot are buried John and Lucy Linden, probably William's parents. John died May 11, 1853, aged 80, and Lucy died September 5, 1869, aged 76. John had immigrated in 1802, according to the 1851 census, and had been granted land in 1809, along with those listed above who were the original grantees in this region. His grant would be the Linden homestead in Picadilly. He may have had a brother William who received a large grant north of the David Law grant. His son William settled on the Carlisle grant, the spot mentioned earlier. Little is known about the rest of his children.
David Law and his family are the last of the families living along this road, although there is a possibility that the road may have extended beyond their home at one time and joined with one of the roads from Cedar Camp. David arrived from Ireland in 1831 and married Sarah (Sally) Chambers, probably the daughter of John and Diana (Parlee) Chambers. David applied for land in 1854, the same being granted in 1856. He died January 12, 1900, aged 86, and Sarah died October 3, 1901. Her age is given as 93. They had at least 10 children, David, Isabella, Sarah, Solomon, Jane, James, Margaret, Christianna, Mary and William.
David Jr. married Janet (or Jeanette) Charlotte Schofield. He died October 26, 1887, and she died December 16, 1913. Both are buried in Wesley United Cemetery, Berwick.
Sarah married James C Scofield on December 24, 1870. He died in 1916, and she died in 1923. They are both buried in Newtown Baptist Cemetery.
Solomon married Mary Ann Erb of Sussex Parish on March 30, 1877. She died in 1880 and is buried beside her parents in Riverbank Cemetery. He remarried to Mary Elizabeth Perry. He died March 22, 1923 and she died in 1943. They both are buried in Wesley United Cemetery, Berwick.
James married Pryor Jane Schofield on June 2, 1870. He died in 1929, followed by her in 1944, and they are buried with eight of their children in Carsonville Cemetery.
Margaret, died in Piccadilly, 25 Nov 1886, aged 38
Christiana married James C Patterson on October 13, 1874.
Mary married Richard Walker on April 4, 1877. He died September 25, 1900 and she died in 1926. Both are buried in Kirk Hill Cemetery. She lived in Sussex Parish with six of her childre in 1901.
William John married Wealthy Ann Hall. They both died in 1927 and are buried in Creightonville Cemetery. They still lived in the same area in 1901 with seven of their children.
Many of these families moved away from Urney and their places as well as their lands were bought out by others. Today, most of the people living in Urney have moved in there after the original families moved out.
John Henry Flewelling lived on the road which turns left off the Urney Road just shortly after the bridge. This road started in John Mills grant and dipped into Peter Parlee's grant before returning through John Mills' grantand into John Lake's grant, returning to the main road close to the eastern boundary of that grant. In the 1862 Walling Map, this road appears to end at the boundary of the Parlee and Mills grants, and it is here that we find the home of John Flewelling. He appears in the 1851 census for Sussex Parish with his wife, the former Matilda Wetmore of the Parish of Kingston, whom he married on 4 April 1833. They also have four sons according to that census; Ezekiel, Edwin, William and George. John Henry died in 1884 and Matilda died a year later in 1885. Both are buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery.
Ezekiel married Hannah Perry Flewelling of Kingston Parish on 30 April 1861, however she lived in Sussex Parish in 1851 with her parents James and Betsy Ann (Morse) Flewelling. Her mother appears in the 1861 census for Kingston as well as the 1871, where Hannah is listed with the family as a widow. She may have a son, Gordon, born about 1867. Ezekiel himself died 23 April 1869 and is buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Sussex Corner. In 1861 and 1862, Ezekiel and Hannah appear in Millbrook, where Ezekiel was a miller at the grist mill there.
In 1866 Edwin married Agnes L. Wetmore of Kingston. In the 1901 census for Waterford, he appears to be living on the homestead or next to it with a family which includes at least three children, a son Perly and two daughters Matilda and Annie. There was another daughter, Mabel, who married Arthur C Scribner on 25 September 1895. They had a son, Arthur W, who was born 26 June 1896. Mabel died six days later and is buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery. Edwin and Agnes took on the raising of their grandson and then he went to live with Perley and Rebecca. Perley married Rebecca J Baird on 20 Sep 1907 and in 1911 they were living in the Chipman area. Perly died in 1937 followed by Rebecca in 1941. Annie died in 1904 at age 29. Matilda died in 1958. Edwin died 1903 and Agnes died 1907. They are all buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery.
William E S Flewelling was born 8 January 1840. On 18 May 1887, he married Lydia Helen Seely of Hampton. Lydia was born about 1853 and died in 1921. William died in 1925, and they are both buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Sussex Corner. They had two children, Lillian, who never married, and George, who lived in Upper Canada according to Harvey Dalling. The farm which had been shared between him and his brother Edwin and then his nephew Perley later became the home of William and Mary (Anderson) McFarlane.
George Flewelling was born about 1848. I have found no further information on him.
Peter Ganter was a farmer found on the same road as John Henry Flewelling. He farmed the southern part of that area towards Trout Brook. He appears on the Walling Map of 1862. He appears in the 1865-1868 Hutchinson's Directories as a farmer in Rockville. Little is known of him except this and possibly that he moved to Saint John prior to 1871 and the publishing of Lovell's Directory. He does appear in Upham (Hammond) Parish in 1851 as the son of William and Susanna Ganter of Poodiac and his age is then given as 24.
William H Creighton was the son of Michael and Jane, who immigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1825. According to the 1851 census, Michael and Jane had five children, four boys and one girl. The eldest was Robert, who, in 1862, may have been living just east of the cemetery. Robert married Margaret Adair (noted in the paper as Adare) of Donegal on 13 Oct 1863 at the Wesleyan church in Sussex. The second eldest child was Mary Ann. Then came William, Samuel and Michael. William H was born in 1835 and died in 1919 and is buried in Creightonville Cemetery. He married Isabella M (possibly Isabella McAuley) who died 13 Febrary 1914, aged 76 years. In the 1871 census they had five children, David (1863-1914)), Henry (1865-1919), Jane (b. 1866), Wilford (b. 1867) and Sarah (1869-1890). Other children they had were Michael (1862-1863), George N (1870-1871), Cyrus D (1874-1949) and Herbert E (1879-1881). In 1914, the Empress of Ireland went down in the St. Lawrence River. On it were Major David L Creighton and his wife Bertha, of the Salvation Army. They perished in the sinking, as did many of the Salvation Army band and officers. They had five children living at home in Toronto at the time, Wilfred, Edith, William, Arthur and Cyrus.
Henry Leek was a farmer found in Lovell’s and in Hutchinsons' Directories of 1865-1871. He appears to be the son of John Leak, Loyalist, who was granted land in the Piccadilly area according to Grace Aiton, which grant may have been Lot # 9 in above map if 'Leak' is misspelled as 'Lake' as no John Lake is listed in Esther Clark Wright's list as living here or being granted land here. There is a John Leak, however, who appears in Kennebecasis. John Leak died in 1826 according to Aiton. The 290 acre grant, not 300 acres as Dalling suggests, probably passed to his two sons who appear in the 1851 census, Henry and Jacob. Jacob appears in Sussex area in the 1871 census. In this section, we will focus on Henry rather than on Jacob as Henry was the one who continued to live in this community.
Henry was born about 1793 and married Mary Parlee on 20 Feb 1823, both living in Sussex Parish. Henry died 8 Jan 1875 at age 81. In 1857 his son Martin petitioned for property. Henry had three sons, William, Martin and Jacob. Jacob sometimes appears as Jacob Jr., such as in Hutchinsons' Directories of 1865-1868, to distinguish him from his uncle. William appears to have lived not far away, possibly on the Waterford Road in 1871. In 1854 William was married to Maragret Jane Allingham. Their daughter Susan Ann was born in 1858 in Urney. She married Edward McInerney in Saint John in 1899. Martin lived up the road a bit further and is mentioned in more detail below. One of his daughters, Sarah Ann, married John McFarland in 1860. Another daughter, Lanah, married James Thompson in 1869.
Jacob Leak married Sarah Thompson some time around 1864. Their daughter Sarah died August 1874, followed by his wife Sarah in September 1874. They had one other daughter, Rebecca, who was born about 1864.
John McKenna is a farmer found in Lovell’s and in Hutchinson’s Directories. He immigrated from Ireland with his wife Cecilia in 1831, acording to the 1851 census. In 1871, he is listed as being 67, Cecilia as being 60. There are four children or grandchildren listed, Hugh, aged 21, Ceclia, aged 16, who married William Flemming of Sussex in 1872, Mary Harty(?), aged 21 and her son James, aged 2. Hugh married Ellen McManus and, in 1901, supported a family of 9 on the family homestead. Hugh and Ellen are buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Ward's Creek.John and Cecelia may be buried in Philmunro in the Catholic cemetery there. There is also a Michael McKenna listed in Hutchinson's and in Lovell's Directories. In 1901 he lived in the vicinity of the McManuses and the Murphys, further up the road, and had a son, James, born in 1876. Michael died 1909 and James died 1939. Both are buried in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Ward's Creek. I have found np record of his wife's name. Another son, Hugh M., died by drowning at Dorchester at age 23 in 1894 and is buried in Ward's Creek as well.
Martin Leek, son of Henry above, is a farmer found in Lovell’s and in Hutchinson’s Directories. In the 1851 census he is found listed with his parents. He was born about 1830 and his wife, Mary Jane Thompson, was born in 1832. He died 1904 and she died 1913, and both are buried in Creightonville cemetery. In 1901, they still lived in Urney. they had raised a family of at least eight children, according to the 1871 census, namely Samuel, aged 18, Henry, aged 16, John, aged 14, Mary, aged 12, Jacob, aged 12, Sarah, aged 8, George, aged 6, and Martin, aged 2. Henry married Alice Quirk in 1888. John Allen married Mary Annie Crossley and lived in Mount Pisgah, Mary Jane married William J Dunlop, of Charlotte County, in 1882. On 11 July 1883 Jacob Francis married to Sadie Thompson Lockhart in Elgin, Albert Co. One of their daughters, Elva, died on the Shannon Road in May 1888, aged 9 months, and is buried in Creightonville Cemetery. Nothing more is known of Sarah and George. Martin married a girl by the name of Dalling and, in 1896, had a son named Martin.
In 1862, there is a Xenophen Taylor living in Urney. He is the son of Thomas Taylor and Mary Leek, a sister of Henry Leek above. Xenophen was born about 1828. His father, Thomas, and brother, Alfred, also appear in the Hutchinson's Directories as well as Lovell's Xenophen does not appear in Lovell's Directory of 1871. Thomas and Alfred perhaps lived close to Waterford. Alfred Taylor, the youngest son of Thomas and Mary, married Susan Myers in 1877. Frances, the youngest daughter of Thomas and Mary, married Hiram Parlee in 1864. Mary died March 7, 1863
John Boyle immigrated from Ireland in 1844 and appears in 1851 census as 24 years old. In the 1871 Lovell's Directory there is a John Boyle who appears in Walker Settlement, up on the Glebe, with a wife. John is married to Margaret and they have seven children, Timothy, aged 15, John, aged 14, Mary, aged 12, Michael, aged 10, Hugh, aged 8, Bernard, aged 6, Daniel, aged 3, and Sarah J, aged 2. They disappear some time after this. However there is a John Boyle and son buried in Philmunro Cemetery.
Robert Shannon came to New Brunswick in 1835 with his wife, Elizabeth, three children, John, Eva and William, and his brother Richard. Some have speculated that John was Robert's brother, but the 1851 census lists him as a son. Robert lived from 1784 to 1873; Elizabeth, his wife, lived from 1801-1867; John and Richard apparently did not marry, John dying in 1871, after the census of that year, and William living until 1881. I have found no further record on Eva. His second son lived across the road from Robert and by 1871 Robert, John and Richard were living with William and his family. A fellow researcher has informed me that Elizabeth, Robert's wife, was a Swan and a sister to Margaret Pollock, wife of Thomas Pollock. She would also be the sister of Jane Swan, who married John Walker of Vinegar Hill and became his second wife. Another sister, Sarah, married Thomas Pollock's brother William in Northern Ireland and, after his death, her son, Willam, and sister, Jane, immigrated to New Brunswick and settled in the Picadilly area.
William Shannon was the youngest son of Robert and Elizabeth. He would have been between four and eight when the family immigrated to New Brunswick. The 1851 census gives his age as 20, while the 1871 census gives it as 41. His tombstone puts his birth date at 1827 instead of the 1829 or 1830 suggested by census data. On 17 April 1860, he married Hannah, eldest daughter of Thomas Pollock who lived further in the road, Hannah was born in Ireland and immigrated with her family in 1840. Her dates are given as 1837-1927, although the 1901 census suggests 1836 as her birth year. In 1879, there was a tragic accident while William was hauling some manure. He apparently slipped off the top of the load, broke his neck and ended up under the wheels of the wagon. Both William and Hannah are buried with his parents in Trinity Anglican Cemetery at Sussex Corner. Since William had become such a successful farmer, though, the family continued to live in Urney beyone the turn of the century. William and Hannah had at least eight children that can be accounted for. Susan was born about 1861, Mary was born about 1862, Sarah was born in 1865, Elizabeth was born in 1866, Hannah was born in 1870, Robert was born in 1871, Margaret was born in 1873, Samuel was born in 1875, and Amelia was born in 1878. So when William died in 1879, there were five children still under age 10. Hannah, however, did not remarry but raised the children on the farm. Mary married Joseph Long of Studholm Parish in 1884. Elizabeth married Joseph E Wallace in 1890. Hannah married Joseph Gulliver in 1892. Robert married Mary T Dole, daughter of Charles Dole, in 1896. Samuel married Lucy Snider in 1909. Samuel took his mother in and headed the household according to the 1901 census. Sarah, Margaret and Amelia lived with him as well, but his three sisters are absent in the 1911 census, either having moved or married.
Samuel is connected with another tragedy which struck in 1891, as recorded in the Kings County Record:
A sad accident took place in our village on Monday whereby Mrs. POLLOCK of Picadilly (Kings Co.), age 81, lost her life. It seems that while driving across the white bridge, a train came along and frightened the horse, which commenced backing and the 15 year old son of the Widow SHANNON who was driving; was unable to make him go forward being without a whip. The horse backed against the hand rail between the arches and the plank being rotten was torn from its fastenings and the carriage with its occupants went over the bridge falling about eight feet. The horse was killed instantly and the old lady lived about five hours; strange to say the boy escaped without injury. Undertaker Hallett prepared the coffin and body for burial which took place on Wednesday.
The Mrs. Pollock mentioned in the article would have been Samuel's grandmother, his mother's mother.
William McAuley was the son of William J McAuley and Elizabeth Ann Eakin. William came to New Brunswick about 1825. She reported having arrived in 1826 in the 1851 census. They settled in Hammond Parish, where she is listed as a widow in the 1851 census. She died in 1872 at the age of 77 and is buried beside her husband in Krk Hill cemetery in Sussex. William Sr. was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on July 1, 1790. They had at least four children, Margaret Ann, James, William and Isabella. The story of James and William will be noted here as they moved to Urney some time before 1871. Isabella married Samuel Patterson in 1856 while the family was still in Hammond Parish (still known as Upham Parish at the time). Samuel Patterson lived in neighbouring Waterford (then Sussex) Parish. Later, in 1901, they are found in Studholm Parish.
The obituary for Elizabeth Ann McAuley tells us, "d. At residence of her son-in-law, Samuel PATTERSON, Sussex (Kings Co.) Elizabeth McAULEY widow of William McAULEY of Londonderry (Kings Co.), age 77. Deceased was a native of County Derry, Ireland and came to this Province with her husband over 48 (or 43) years ago."
William McAuley married Lucy Patterson, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Patterson of Chambers Settlement, on 24 October 1851. Both were of Irish heritage and were first generation Irish Canadians. They had at least nine children, Elizabeth (b. about 1854), John (b. about 1856), Thomas (b. about 1859), Jane (b. about 1860), Beverly (b, about 1864), Samuel (b. about 1866), Oliver (b. about 1868), Isabella (b. February 1871) and Edgar Cyrus (b. February 6, 1877 in Lower Millstream). By the time of Edgar's birth, the family had left Urney and moved to Lower Millstream. William died in 1903 at the age of 73. Lucy lived until December 1918, when she was 84. Both are buried in Kirk Hill Cemetery beside Wiliams parents and their son John. While in Urney, William was a farmer and lived across from the school. He appears in Hutchinsons and in Lovells Directories.
Elizabeth married Richard Bickford of Jeffries Corner in 1874, while the family still lived in Urney. Her brother, John E., married Sarah Patterson of Waterford in 1882. Thomas married Jessie Harkins Greenlaw of Hampton in 1883. Samuel Alexander married Isabella Margaret Patterson in 1893. Isabella married Russell H Matthews in 1897. Edgar married Florence Maud Botsford McElmon, widow of William E Fox in 1933. Oliver went on to study in Normal School in 1886. It appears he may have married in 1891 as reported in the June 26 edition of the Kings County Record, "By the marriage at St. John of J. Oliver McAULEY to Mary H. McCARTHY, Sussex (Kings Co.) loses one of its fairest daughters. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. John McCARTHY, Wednesday eve. June 24th, 8 o'clock. The bridesmaid was Miss Mary SMITH, St. John and the groomsman, E.L. MORRISON, Sussex. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. T.J. Deinstadt." Jane McAuley, on November 5, 1889, married the very beloved and prominent Presbyterian minister, Rev. James Gray, according to a November 8th report in the Kings County Record, "m. In this city, 5th inst., by Rev. T.F. Fotheringham, Rev. James GRAY, Sussex (Kings Co.) / Janie McAULEY d/o Wm McAULEY, Studholm." After Rev. James Gray died, his widow, the former Jane McAuley, then maried David Aiton. She died March 21, 1941
Thomas Patterson McAuley became a prominent politician in the state of Washington, as reported in the Daily Sun of Saint John in January 5, 1895, where it is reported, "Apohaqui (Kings Co.) Jan. 4 - Tacoma, Washington 'Sun': One of Pierce's County representatives is Hon. T.P. McAULEY who is one of those elected from 36th district. Mr. McAuley was born in Kings Co., N.B in 1859 and was educated in the common schools. He followed lumbering for six years, then took up machine work in a lumbering manufacturing company in which he was engaged for five years. Mr. McAuley came to Washington in 1886 and has been here ever since. He has been employed as a machinist since coming to Tacoma and is at present in the employ of Nichols & Crothers. Mr. McAuley was a Republican previous to his espousal of the peoples' party. Mr. McAuley is a son of Wm McAULEY, Lower Millstream (Kings Co.) and a brother of J.E. McAULEY, general merchant and S.A. McAULEY of the firm of McPhee & McAuley, who run a grist mill at the same place."
James McAuley was the brother of William, above. He married Jane Patterson, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Walker) Patterson on 17 January 1857. He had been born in New Bruswick after his parents immigrated to this province. In the 1871 Census, he and Jane had seven children: Mary Jane (b. abt. 1858) who maried James T. McFarlane on 18 December 1878, both of whom are buried at Kirk Hill; William (b. 1859) who married Mary Jane Patterson on 15 July 1884, both of whom are also buried at Kirk Hill; Samuel (b. 1861) who does not appear again after the 1891 census and probably migrated to Calgary in 1892, according to a report in the Kings County Record; James (b. abt. 1863) married Susan Patterson on 3 April 1888 and lived in Hampton Village; Adeline (b. 1865) married Wellington Linden on 14 December 1883 but only lived until 13 May 1888 and is buried in Kirk Hill Cemetery; Elizabeth, (b. 1867) died in 1881 and is buried with her parents at Kirk Hill; John (b. abt. 1868) disappears in later records. After the 1871 census was taken, James and Jane had Robert Eakin on the 23rd of May, 1871, who married Margaret Sophia Ogden and lived in Millstream, both being buried in Kirk Hill. They also had a daughter Sarah, 1873-1875, and a daughter Lucy (1876-1881). James died in 1876 and Jane followed in 1919. They, too, are buried in Kirk Hill Cemetery, Sussex. James is listed in the Urney area in Hutchinson's and in Lovell's Directories between 1865 and 1871.
Edward Henderson, appears in the 1871 Census, living with James McAuley, above, and is listed as a schoolteacher from Ireland, aged 60 and belonging to the Church of England.
John Danahy is noted on the 1862 Walling Map as Donahoe. He appears in the Hutchinson's Directory as Danahea and in Lovell's Directory as Donahoe. There is also an Edward Donoughe working at Jacob Snider's in 1851, but this may have no connection. There is a John and Ann Danahy buried at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Wards Creek, his dates being about 1819-1893, hers being about 1832-1895. She died 9 Sep 1895 (Daily Sun 11 Sep 1895) and was buried 13 Sep (Daily Sun 13 Sep 1895). There is a Hugh Danahay who married Jesse Decoursey in 1896, both residing in Piccadilly, a Patrick Danahy who married Dorothy Murphy in 1898, a Catherine Danahy married to Jeremias Murphy listed as giving birth in 1890, a Julia Danahy married to Timothy Murphy and giving birth in 1889 and 1892, and a Henry Danahy being born to John Danahy and Ann McKenna in 1865 as well as a Timothy Danahy, brother to Hugh, who was born about 1875.
James McManus may have moved to Urney some time between 1868 and 1871 as he appears in both Hutchinson’s Directories in Shepody Road but in Lovell’s at Seeley’s Mills. In 1901 there is a James and Mary McManus living in Urney with their family. James was the son of Michael and Dorothy McManus, possibly from Co. Fermanagh, Ireland (her stone tells us she was from there), who immigrated to New Brunswick in 1819. They had a large family, of which James was possibly the third eldest. They settled on the Shepody Road. In 1860 she died and is buried in Philamunroe Cemetery. James possibly stayed on at the homestead until around 1871 when he moved to the Waterford area. Their son Thomas appears to have never married and took over the family homestead. Their second son, James, married his neighbour, Mary Murphy, in 1903. In 1911, their two daughters, Rachel and Ellen, were still living on the homestead. Their youngest daughter, Alice, married Thomas McShane. Mary died between 1901 and 1911, and James was still living in 1911.
Timothy Murphy arrived in NB in 1825. According to the census, he was born about 1815. He died 15 December 1870 and is buried in Philamaroe Cemetery. Mary, according to the 1851 Census, was born about 1826. She passed away 15 October 1893, as the write up in the paper suggests: "We are sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Mary J. MURPHY, Shannon Road, Waterford (Kings Co.) which took place at her home at an early hour Sunday morn. 15th. Mrs. Murphy was 67 years old. She leaves a family of four sons and three daughters. Over twenty years ago Mrs. Murphy was a widow with a large family. The immediate cause of death was from a sudden attack of diphtheria. The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic cemetery, Ward's Creek, Monday afternoon. Father Byrne attended the funeral." Timothy appears in the Hutchinson’s Directories as living in Rockville. He had two children that we know of, a son James who married Frances Burke on 2 May 1876 and had a large family of at least 11, and who lived on the homestead in 1901. They also had a daughter, Dorothy, who married Patrick Danahy, a neighbour, on 8 June 1898.
Timothy may have been related to Cornelius Murphy of Hammond Parish as Cornelius' son Timothy also moves to Waterford and lives there until his death in 1880. He is listed in Lovell’s as a farmer in Seeley’s Mills, but he must not be confused with the other Timothy Murphy who lived in Urney.
Thomas Pollock arrived in NB from Northern Ireland with his wife Margaret Swan (Thanks to Steve Pollock for her maiden name) and three children, John, Hannah and Eliza. He petitioned for land in 1840 and the land was fully granted in 1853 after he had improved upon it and paid the fees. He lived here in 1851, and by that time four more children had been born according to the census of that year. Those additional children were William, Henry, Sarah and Samuel. He appears in Rockville and Seeley's Mills in the Hutchinson's Directories on 1865-6 and 1867-8, Urney often being considered part of both of those communities. In the 1871 Lovell's Directory he is listed under Mechanic's Settlement, which appears to have taken in Cedar Camp and Picadilly areas in that directory. Margaret is buried in Plumweseep Cemetery, having died in 1891. No stone exists for Thomas.
Their eldest son John married Charlotte F. Walker, a daughter of John and Johanna (Bickford) Walker, on 20 Oct 1862. They lived in Lakefield in 1901, and both are buried in the Cassidy Cemetery. One son, George Thomas, was born in Hillsdale in 1879.
Hannah married William Shannon, above, another resident of Urney. See above for more info.
William married Margaret Elizabeth Bailey of Elgin Parish on 17 Dec 1872. She may have died prior to 1880 as he seems to have married Rebecca Jonah of Elgin Parish, Albert Co., where he lived in 1901, 25 Dec 1879.
Sarah married Alexander Long of Hammond Parish on 13 July 1869 and lived in Mount Hebron in 1874 and 1883 when two of their children were born
Samuel married Amelia Jane Collier and lived in Hillside in the Elgin area of Albert Co. during the 1890's and in 1901.
I have no information on either Eliza or Henry. They may have married and/or moved away. Of their children, it appears only Hannah remained in the area, the rest moving to Studholm, Sussex and Elgin parishes predominantly.
William Linden lived on the western side of the road leading from Urney to Picadilly, just above the corner formed by this road and the short continuation of the Urney Road towards the Pollock and Law homesteads. William was the brother of John and Wellington, both of whom lived in Picadilly, and of Mary Ann, who married William McLeod in 1838. Although not technically living in Urney, his close proximity is the reason he is noted here. His proximity made him a closer resident to Urney than to Picadilly. William married Esther Barry, of Sussex Parish, on 19 Jan 1842 in Dutch Valley. In the 1851 census, they have four children, Anne, John, Lucy and William. In the 1871 census they are listed with four more children, James, Minnie, Louisa and Charles, but Ann is not listed, having died in 1865.
William died July 20, 1894, not 1904 as his stone in Pioneer Cemetery suggests. The following is a notice taken from the July 27, 1894, edition of the Kings County Record: William LINDEN, one of the first settlers of Picadilly, passed peacefully away Friday night. Mr. Linden, although 82 years of age, had been fairly well until a short time ago, when he was taken down with an asthematic trouble. The burial took place Sunday when the aged pilgrim was laid to rest beside those of his own kindred in the F.C.B. cemetery at Penobsquis. William's wife, Esther, died five years earlier, Feb 23, 1889, and is also buried at Pioneer Cemetery, beside two of their daughters, Annie B, who died June 7, 1865, aged 22, and Lucy, who died January 12, 1884, aged 35 years. In the next plot are buried John and Lucy Linden, probably William's parents. John died May 11, 1853, aged 80, and Lucy died September 5, 1869, aged 76. John had immigrated in 1802, according to the 1851 census, and had been granted land in 1809, along with those listed above who were the original grantees in this region. His grant would be the Linden homestead in Picadilly. He may have had a brother William who received a large grant north of the David Law grant. His son William settled on the Carlisle grant, the spot mentioned earlier. Little is known about the rest of his children.
David Law and his family are the last of the families living along this road, although there is a possibility that the road may have extended beyond their home at one time and joined with one of the roads from Cedar Camp. David arrived from Ireland in 1831 and married Sarah (Sally) Chambers, probably the daughter of John and Diana (Parlee) Chambers. David applied for land in 1854, the same being granted in 1856. He died January 12, 1900, aged 86, and Sarah died October 3, 1901. Her age is given as 93. They had at least 10 children, David, Isabella, Sarah, Solomon, Jane, James, Margaret, Christianna, Mary and William.
David Jr. married Janet (or Jeanette) Charlotte Schofield. He died October 26, 1887, and she died December 16, 1913. Both are buried in Wesley United Cemetery, Berwick.
Sarah married James C Scofield on December 24, 1870. He died in 1916, and she died in 1923. They are both buried in Newtown Baptist Cemetery.
Solomon married Mary Ann Erb of Sussex Parish on March 30, 1877. She died in 1880 and is buried beside her parents in Riverbank Cemetery. He remarried to Mary Elizabeth Perry. He died March 22, 1923 and she died in 1943. They both are buried in Wesley United Cemetery, Berwick.
James married Pryor Jane Schofield on June 2, 1870. He died in 1929, followed by her in 1944, and they are buried with eight of their children in Carsonville Cemetery.
Margaret, died in Piccadilly, 25 Nov 1886, aged 38
Christiana married James C Patterson on October 13, 1874.
Mary married Richard Walker on April 4, 1877. He died September 25, 1900 and she died in 1926. Both are buried in Kirk Hill Cemetery. She lived in Sussex Parish with six of her childre in 1901.
William John married Wealthy Ann Hall. They both died in 1927 and are buried in Creightonville Cemetery. They still lived in the same area in 1901 with seven of their children.
Many of these families moved away from Urney and their places as well as their lands were bought out by others. Today, most of the people living in Urney have moved in there after the original families moved out.