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DARBY, Martha Anne (1790-1863) m. CAMERON, Archibald D. (Abt. 1754 - 1828)

DARBY, Martha Anne (1790-1863) m. CAMERON, Archibald D. (Abt. 1754 - 1828)

Posted: 9 Sep 2009 6:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Darby Cameron
I'm searching for the children of Martha Anne Darby & Archibald D. Cameron. Martha Ann Darby is the daughter of Joseph Darby (Abt 1759-1816) & Martha Matthews (?-?) who lived in the area of Harbour Island & Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Archibald & Martha Ann were married 16 Dec 1807 in either Country Harbour or Halifax and may have lived for a time in Colchester County, Nova Scotia. Archibald D. Cameron was buried 03 Mar 1828 at St. George's Parish, Halifax.

Archibald D. Cameron was a Loyalist who served as a volunteer in 1780, being commissioned a lieutenant in the King's (Carolina) Rangers on either 23 or 24 February 1781. He served for the remainder of the war, being taken prisoner at the Siege of Augusta, Georgia on 5 June 1781. He was exchanged soon afterwards and resumed duty.

Lieutenant Archibald Cameron, accompanied by a servant named Molly appears on the Muster Roll of The King's (Carolina) Rangers who arrived at Country Harbour, Guysborough County, June 12, 1784. Of note, Archibald is one of the three signees of this document. For his military service, he received 650 acres of land at Country Harbour, part of what was called the "Sir James Wright" Grant.

I've been searching for years to find the descendants of Martha Anne Darby & Archibald D. Cameron so any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Re: DARBY, Martha Anne (1790-1863) m. CAMERON, Archibald D. (Abt. 1754 - 1828)

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:21PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Muriel, Did you get the information on Joseph Darby changing his name from Demsey? I'll be glad to send the details if you have not.
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Re: DARBY, Martha Anne (1790-1863) m. CAMERON, Archibald D. (Abt. 1754 - 1828)

Posted: 28 Mar 2015 10:32PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: HODSON, KIDDER
Forgot to mention that I do have Edward Hodgson and wife Mary Kidder, who was daughter of James Kidder and Mary Baker of Massachusetts. I've got Mary's ancestors back as far as I could go, at least 4 generations.
Edward's son William did take over his father's position on Sable Island. One of the very interesting items I found is a story about Dorothea Dix visiting the area. She learned that the county had literally dumped their mentally and emotionally ill people on the island, thinking that they wouldn;t live long there because of the rough conditions, and she became their advocate. Perhaps the Hodgsons were living on the island when that happened.
Thomas Hodgson, father of Edward, and his wife Sarah were probably from North Carolina, but as yet I have not been able to find much. I have been tempted to believe that in some cases the Loyalist records were destroyed deliberately by patriots who were ashamed of having family members who fought for the British. Does that make sense to you?
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