Sex: M
Birth: 1751 in Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation: Innkeeper in Windsor, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada ABT 1780
Death: 1800 in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Source: Vol. 9 #2251
June 10 1784 James bought a 300 acre farm on the road between Windsor and Halifax which he sold Oct 10 1786. He and Margery then moved to Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. In 1786 he bought 500 acre farm from his father-in-law Captain Daniel Knowlton. Later that same year he sold part of the property and took up farming, he was given a mark for his cattle in July 12 1786. At the court of sessions held in Horton Oct 16th 1812 he was appointed "fence viewer" for Parrsboro (then a part of King's County). At least 5 children of James and Margery married into the Edward Barker Family. See parents of Mary Barker who married Thomas son of James and Margery. The Lockharts who moved to Parrsboro turned to lumbering. The rapidly expanding communities needed lumber and the shipbuilding industry was booming. Five of James' sons jointly owned a lumber mill and large tracts of woodlands near Crossroads.
Sex: M
Birth: 1751 in Horton, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation: Innkeeper in Windsor, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada ABT 1780
Death: 1800 in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Source: Vol. 9 #2251
June 10 1784 James bought a 300 acre farm on the road between Windsor and Halifax which he sold Oct 10 1786. He and Margery then moved to Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. In 1786 he bought 500 acre farm from his father-in-law Captain Daniel Knowlton. Later that same year he sold part of the property and took up farming, he was given a mark for his cattle in July 12 1786. At the court of sessions held in Horton Oct 16th 1812 he was appointed "fence viewer" for Parrsboro (then a part of King's County). At least 5 children of James and Margery married into the Edward Barker Family. See parents of Mary Barker who married Thomas son of James and Margery. The Lockharts who moved to Parrsboro turned to lumbering. The rapidly expanding communities needed lumber and the shipbuilding industry was booming. Five of James' sons jointly owned a lumber mill and large tracts of woodlands near Crossroads.
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