John Cockburn and his wife Elizabeth Lesley and nine children ranging in age from 3 years to 22 years, left Berwick-upon-Tweed on 28 May 1837 on the Brig Cornelius of Sunderland, and arrived in Saint John, NB, 12 Jul 1837. They travelled to Fredericton on the steamer, Water Witch. They received Land Grant Lot #8w, 100 acres, in Harvey Settlement, and were among the first settlers of Harvey.
According to oral history handed down through the generations, two daughters, Margaret and Dorothy, stayed in England when the rest of the family came to Canada. Margaret's birth was found in the IGI, but Dorothy's birth date was not found. According to Elizabeth's obituary she was the mother of 11 children, and from our records just nine came to NB.
The Cockburns had a small inn, which was the stagecoach stop. In the book, "Notes on North America, Agricultural, Economical and Social" by James F. W. Johnston, Vol II, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London in 1851, on page 170, Dr. Johnston makes reference to having stayed at the Inn on a visit to the Harvey Settlement area in 1848: "I stayed over night at this settlement, in a comfortable little inn kept by a Mr. Cockburn, who had several sons grown up, all of whom but one had already left him, and settled on farms of their own."
Apr 20 1869 Obituary From Morning Telegraph, "Died Harvey Settlement, 11th ult., Elizabeth relict of John Cockburn, age 81, left 11 children, 86 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren"
According to oral history handed down through the generations, two daughters, Margaret and Dorothy, stayed in England when the rest of the family came to Canada. Margaret's birth was found in the IGI, but Dorothy's birth date was not found. According to Elizabeth's obituary she was the mother of 11 children, and from our records just nine came to NB.
The Cockburns had a small inn, which was the stagecoach stop. In the book, "Notes on North America, Agricultural, Economical and Social" by James F. W. Johnston, Vol II, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London in 1851, on page 170, Dr. Johnston makes reference to having stayed at the Inn on a visit to the Harvey Settlement area in 1848: "I stayed over night at this settlement, in a comfortable little inn kept by a Mr. Cockburn, who had several sons grown up, all of whom but one had already left him, and settled on farms of their own."
Apr 20 1869 Obituary From Morning Telegraph, "Died Harvey Settlement, 11th ult., Elizabeth relict of John Cockburn, age 81, left 11 children, 86 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren"
John Cockburn and his wife Elizabeth Lesley and nine children ranging in age from 3 years to 22 years, left Berwick-upon-Tweed on 28 May 1837 on the Brig Cornelius of Sunderland, and arrived in Saint John, NB, 12 Jul 1837. They travelled to Fredericton on the steamer, Water Witch. They received Land Grant Lot #8w, 100 acres, in Harvey Settlement, and were among the first settlers of Harvey.
According to oral history handed down through the generations, two daughters, Margaret and Dorothy, stayed in England when the rest of the family came to Canada. Margaret's birth was found in the IGI, but Dorothy's birth date was not found. According to Elizabeth's obituary she was the mother of 11 children, and from our records just nine came to NB.
The Cockburns had a small inn, which was the stagecoach stop. In the book, "Notes on North America, Agricultural, Economical and Social" by James F. W. Johnston, Vol II, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London in 1851, on page 170, Dr. Johnston makes reference to having stayed at the Inn on a visit to the Harvey Settlement area in 1848: "I stayed over night at this settlement, in a comfortable little inn kept by a Mr. Cockburn, who had several sons grown up, all of whom but one had already left him, and settled on farms of their own."
Apr 20 1869 Obituary From Morning Telegraph, "Died Harvey Settlement, 11th ult., Elizabeth relict of John Cockburn, age 81, left 11 children, 86 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren"
According to oral history handed down through the generations, two daughters, Margaret and Dorothy, stayed in England when the rest of the family came to Canada. Margaret's birth was found in the IGI, but Dorothy's birth date was not found. According to Elizabeth's obituary she was the mother of 11 children, and from our records just nine came to NB.
The Cockburns had a small inn, which was the stagecoach stop. In the book, "Notes on North America, Agricultural, Economical and Social" by James F. W. Johnston, Vol II, published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London in 1851, on page 170, Dr. Johnston makes reference to having stayed at the Inn on a visit to the Harvey Settlement area in 1848: "I stayed over night at this settlement, in a comfortable little inn kept by a Mr. Cockburn, who had several sons grown up, all of whom but one had already left him, and settled on farms of their own."
Apr 20 1869 Obituary From Morning Telegraph, "Died Harvey Settlement, 11th ult., Elizabeth relict of John Cockburn, age 81, left 11 children, 86 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren"
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