Notes for John Beckwith II: Here the Nova Scotia branches of the Beckwith begin.
When the French inhabitants, the Acadians, were expelled from Horton and Cornwallis, 10 September 1755, the British gave the New England settlers free grants of land and thus resulted in a fleet of 22 vessels Saling from Connecticut carrying a large colony to Cornwallis. In 1760, the John Beckwith family moved to Cornwallis, Kings County, Nova Scotia as part of a group now known as the New England Planters. This lot of about 128 families came to Nova Scotia in 20 ships at that time to take over land that was vacant after the expulsion of the French. The ships came by way of the Bay of Fundy and docked at a natural bluff, previously used by the French, near the present Starr's Point on Minas Basin. They arrived on 4 June 1760 and landed near a town plot. The civic center that was established nearby was named Town Plot. It was headquarters for the Township of Cornwallis which was an area about 12miles by 12 miles, i.e., extending westward to present Berwick. He received a grant of 1000 acres, the usual size of a grant, which was in part woods, part so-called dyke land, and part farm land.
At present, the place name Cornwallis is only the name of a crossroad in a farming region between Canning and Centerville. But, at this place, there is the St. John's Episcopal Church that was established in 1760.
More About John Beckwith II and Catherine Chipman: Marriage: 11 August 1764, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia Canada.
Children of John Beckwith II and Catherine Chipman are:
+Hadley Beckwith, b. 6 March 1770, d. 29 February 1860, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia Canada.
Captain John Beckwith II (b. 16 March 1737/38, d. 15 December 1816)
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