Posted by chris cook on 3/24/2006, 3:24 pm, in reply to "Re: hadley"
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Ardella, We know from Jost's research that Capt Joseph Hadley came to Guysborough in the mid 1760's, and was given the land because of services rendered at Louisburg. He settled upon a cleared tract of land owned by the French and very likely moved into a house built by the French LandLoard of Chedabucto; built about 1630. The foundation is very visible yet. He definitely was not a Loyalist, as they came in a distinct group in 84 and 85. Hart, in her research speaks of a young William Campbell, who anchored off of Hadley's to seek navigation into the harbour for his ship of Loyalists. It was there he met, Hannah Hadley, Joseph's daughter, and a famous romance began. He went on to be Governor of Upper Canada (Ontario and Quebec). Hadley is burried in a private lot near his original house, and his second wife, Elizabeth, has a stone dated 1807 at Christ Church Anglican cemetery, Guysborough. Hope this is helpful for you both. I don't know when they first migrated to Hadleyville (formerly Oyster Ponds) and also to Mulgrave. The Mulgrave Hadley's claim no connection to Guysborough, but they are related.