1786 Muster

The 1786 Cox Muster and Authorizing Documents for Crown Grants and related Settlement in Quebec

This is a previously little-known muster taken in 1786. Residents of Cox (New Carlisle) and other British settlements in Quebec had to take oaths of allegiance in order to obtain land grants from the King. This muster of some Cox-area lot-holders contains much of genealogical significance. Moreover, a comparison of this muster with the 1784 lot drawing muster as well as the 1784 Embarkation List and 1785 muster on Raymond Garrett's pages may also reveal important items, e.g. occupations, new children, marriages, lots owned and the like.

Immediately preceding this muster on the microfilm from the National Archives of Canada is a series of remarkable documents. They are the authorizing documents from King George to Frederick Haldimand, the Governor of Quebec, to establish British settlements in Quebec by the granting of land to British subjects who met certain criteria and were willing to take specified oaths of allegiance.

These documents not only spell out the oaths of allegiance, but also clearly and concisely the criteria to be met by British subjects who desire the land grants.

These criteria and catagories bear on the issue of whether or not these British settlements are strictly Loyalist settlements. It is abundantly clear from the documents that being a Loyalist is only one category of persons who can qualify for land grants. Another category includes disbanded or reduced British regulars, like Samuel Chatterton, Richard Billingsley, and perhaps Robert Flowers and others. This document merits further study. The documents and muster are from the National Archives of Canada, RG 4, A-1, Vol.29, pp. 9408-9423, Reel C-3001. A transcription of the muster follows on this page and the authorizing documents on another.

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I certify that I have adminstered to the several Persons named in the annexed Paper, the Oaths directed by Law and the Declaration mentioned within, and have received their Subscriptions severally

So answers

Nich^s Cox

[Names in italics were signed by that man. Non-italicized names were signed by "his mark."]

Year and	Day		No. in Family
Month		Persons Signatures	Wives	Males	Age	Females	Age	Professions	Township	No Lot
1786
January	12	John Scot	1					Farmer	Paspebiac	1
		James Astle	1	3	6,2,1	2	12,7	Taylor		2
		Patrick Trainer	1			2	5,2			3
		Abraham Brown	1	3	12,8,5	1	4	Labourer		4
		Andrew Naughton	1	1				Captain		5
		Jonah Cass Sen^r	1	5	23,21,20,8,7	3	14,3,1	Farmer		6
		Thomas Sherar	1	2	16,5	4	12,10,4,1	Dyer		7
		Thomas Sherar								8
		Geo Longmore						Surgeon		9
		George Cowll						Carpenter		10
		Lacklan Hannigham						Coal Maker		11
		Josiah Cass Jun^r						Farmer		12
		James Stone						Artificer		13
		Thomas Pryce Jones	1	1	16			Merchant		14
		Richard Billinglsy						Lock Smith		15
										16
		Will^m Thomson	1	2	6,3			Butcher		17
		Edmond Pursell		1	21			Carpenter		18
		John Grant	1	3	10,9,1	1	6	Farmer		19
		Simcon Shurman	1	2	15,13	2	8,3	Carpenter		20
		John Restell	1	1	1	1	4	Lock Smith		21
		Will^m Patterson	1	1	12	1	13	Carpenter		22
		Martin Kelly						Labourer		23
		John Pamphery	1	1	5	1	10	Farmer		24
		Laurence McKenzie	1	2	12,7	3	16,14,2	Mason		25
		W^m VondenVelden	1					Dy. Surveyor		26
		W^m VondenVelden								27
		John Richie	1			3	12,8,7	Carpenter		28
		William McAdams	1	1	1			Shoemaker		29
		John Chisholm	1	3	13,6,3	3	10,5,2	Carpenter		30
		Elihu Cass						Farmer		31
		Robert Flowers	1	2	7,3	2	10,1	Button Maker		32
January	13	Azr^h Pritchard	1	2	17,12	1	7	Capt		33
										34
		James Astle	1	2	6,2	2	12,7	As above No 2		35
										36
										37
										38
		Laurence McKenzie						As above No 25		39
		John Pamphery	1	1	5	1	10	As above No 24		40
		W^m Kemp						Miller		41
		W^m Kemp								42
										43
		Sam^l Windman						Farmer		44
		Benjamin Bloom	1	1	9			Shoemaker		45
		Benjamin Bloom								46
		Christ^r Pearson	1	3	17,14,7	3	18,11,11	Leather dresser		47
		Arch^d Cambridge	1	2	10,1			Taylor		48
		Arch^d Cambridge								49
		James Shaw	1					Grocer		50
		Christ^r Pearson	1	3	17,14,7	3	18,11,11	As above No 47		51
										52
										53
										54
		Hamilton Maxwell	1	1	2	3	9,5,1	Lieutenant 31^st Regt		55
		John McCarty	1			2	3,1	Labourer as above No. 16		56
		Andrew Teague						Farmer		57
		Isaac Man Jun^r						Quarter Master		58
										59
		Josiah Cass Sen^r	1	5	23,21,20,8,7,2	3	?,3,1	As above No 6		60
		Joseph Cass						Farmer		61
										62
										63
		Patrick Trainer	1			2	5,2	As above No 3		64
		Andrew Coulter	1	3	13,9,7	2	17,14	Farmer		65
		Josiah Cass Jun^r						As above No 12		66
January	14	Alex^r Brotherton	1	1	7	2	12,5	Carpenter		67
		Alex^r Brotherton								68
										69
		Thomas Richardson	1					Farmer		70
										71
										72
		Tho^s Burrow	1	1	18			Corporal		73
		Nich^s Cox								74
		Nich^s Cox								75
		Nich^sCox								76
		Nich^s Cox								77
		Will^m Garret						Stocking Weaver		78
		John Fitzivie						Labourer		79
		Abraham Brown	1	3	12,8,5	1	4	As above No 4		80
		John Becker						Fisherman		81
		Tho^s Man	1					Ensign		82
		Benjⁿ Hobson	1					School Master		83
		Samuel May	1					Weaver		84
		James M^cNiven	1							85
										86
		Christ^r Pearson	1	3	18,14,8	3	18,11,11	As above No 47, 51		87
		John ?	1			1	2			88
		John ?								89
		Robert Flowers	1	2	7,3	2	10,1	As above No 32		90
										91
										92
		Patrick Clansey						Fisherman		93
										94
										95
										96
										97
										98
		Laurence McKenzie						As above No 25 and 39		99
		Laurence McKenzie								100
										101
										102
		Azr^h Pritchard	1	2	17	1	7	As above No 33		103
		Azr^h Pritchard								104
		John McLeod						Shoemaker		105
		Will^m Huntington	Orphan					Carpenter		No 1, 50 acres
		John Teaback						Farmer	Coxes Lakes	1
		John Manning						Farmer		2
		William Robinson						Mason		3
		Rob^t McCutchan						Labourer		4
		Nich^s Connor						Farmer		5
		John Ross						Farmer		6
		John Glass						Shoemaker		7
		John Donaldson						Labourer		8
		John Gillon	1	1	5	1	1	Labourer		9
		W^m Harlow	1	1	2			Carpenter		10
		Henry Daly						Farmer		11
		Josiah Cass Sen^r	1	5	24,21,20,8,7	3	14,3,1	As above No. 6 and 60		12
		Nich^s Cox								13
		Geo Longman						Surgeon		14
		Will^m VondenVelden								15
		And^r Coulter	1	3	13,9,7	2	17,14	Farmer		16
		Thomas Sherar	1	2	16,5	4	12,10,4,1	As above No. 7,8		17
		Hugh Munro						Farmer		18
		Anthony Fleetwood							New Lake	1
		John Cordue	1					Taylor		2
		Jeremiah Frazier						Labourer		3
		George Johnson				1		Provincial Navy		4
		George Johnson						Warrt offr of the		5
		Ronald McDonl	1	1	12	2	15,10	Shop Keeper		6
										7
										8
										9
		Hamⁿ Maxwell	1	1	1	3	8,3,1	Lieut^t		10
		John Oechlinshlager	1	2	4,1	2	7,5	Cooper		11
		Rob^t Williamson	1	1	1			Taylor		12
		Frederic Lo Kempfer						Lieut^t in the		13
		Frederic Lo Kempfer						German Service		14
Jan^ry	16	George Miller	1	1	2			Farmer	Hopetown	1
		Robert Caldwell	1	4	21,19,15,13	1	17	Farmer		2
		George Young	1			1	[no age given]	Carpenter		3
		Samuel Perry	1	4	20,7,5,3	4	17,15,13,11	Farmer		4
		David Scott	1	3	21,17,13			Farmer		5
		Chris^tr Lieme	1			1	3	Carpenter		6
		John Lane	1			2	15,11	Labourer		7
		John Graves	1	1	17	1	13	Farmer		8
		William Powell								9
		John Math^w Diesen						Butcher		10
		Thomas Orr	1					Taylor		11
										12
										13
		L Quintin	1					Farmer		14
		Jacob Tague	1	1	15	4	12,13,9,1	Cooper		15
		W^m Bolster								16
		Thomas Rafter						Fisher-Man		17
										18
		Jeremiah Francis						Cutler		19

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