Another Account
The undated information below
starting “Belding Family” was typewritten and photocopied on a number of sheets
of paper sometime ago and came into the possession of Albina
Trafton who kindly made the information available.
BELDING FAMILY
Chance Harbour
N.B.
From History by
Fred Thompson
Daniel Belding (1754-1849) was born in England and
came to America when a young man. He had been First Officer on a merchant ship
running between Eng1and and America. He settled in Bristol, Connecticut, and
there married Mabel Bristol (sometimes Bristall- the correct spelling seems to
be in doubt – probably Bristol, as it is understood that Mabel was one of the
Bristol family who gave the name to the town.
When the Revolutionary War broke out,
Daniel Belding was Naval Lieutenant on the "Polly", a British Privateer
running between Salem and Liverpool during that war. After the war, being
Loyalists, Daniel and his family came to Saint John, accompanied by his brother
Samuel, "Who never married.
Two of Daniel’s sons were given a grant of land by the
King comprising nearly all of what is now Chance Harbour. These two sons sailed
together with a load of lumber for England, were never heard from again and
presumed lost at sea. Daniel, being their heir, then took over the land, and
the official document, with a huge wax seal was issued to "Daniel and
Samuel. Belding.”
Daniel built a house at what was known as Outside Hill
near the mouth of a creek. known as Beldings Creek,
later referred to as Thompsons Creek when that
particular
site was passed on
to the Thompsons through marriage. This original
location is known to this day (1956) as "The Old. Place" and some of
the stones of the old fireplace and chimney are still visible. Daniel worked as
a pilot and from this point of land he watched for sailing ships bound for the
port of Saint John putting out from the there to guide them safely into the
harbour. Eventually he gave up this type of work, built a large more
comfortable house further from the creek and on the Bay of Fundy, on property
presently owned by Hazen Thompson (fifth generation descendant) and Harry Shaw.
In 1849, Daniel
Belding died at Chance Harbour at the age of 95. His wife also lived to a great
age; she died at Chance Harbour two years her husband. Daniel was buried at
Graveyard Point.
Daniel’s
children were:
1.
Mabel, married to Jared Hepburn
2.
Samuel unmarried, drowned at sea
3.
Jared unmarried drowned at sea
4.
Harriet unmarried
5.
Thomas, drowned enroute to
Saint John
6.
David
DAVID* BELDING (1797 – 1883) married
and had seven daughters
1.
Mabel (Maybelle) married
Robert Thompson
2.
Emily married Edmund Partelow
3.
Maria married to Thomas Tiner
4.
Liza married
Nathaniel Cottle
5.
Sarah Jane married John Hargrove
6.
Mary married Jesse Belding
7.
Drusilla married George Hargrove
David lost his
hand in a shooting accident at age of 16.
David Belding’s
home was near the location of the present Baptist Church and had frontage on
the west at what was then known as Beldings Creek and on the east by the
harbour. This land during the next generation was passed down to the Hargrove
and Tiner families – Tiners on the creek side and the
Hargroves on the side by the harbour.
Daniel Belding
Born 29 May 1760
New Haven
Mabel Bristall
Born 10 August
1763 New Haven
Their children
Mabel b 18 Dec
1783 New Haven
Jared (Gared) 3 Mar 1786 Saint John
Samuel 24 Jul
1788
Harriet 5 Aug
1790, d 7 Oct 1791 -- Robert, Jesse
Gariat (Garat, Garnat) 9 Mar 1794
Daniel 6 Sep
1798
David 7 Jan 1798
Thomas 3 Apr
1800
David Belding
and Jane Thomas
1.
Mabel b 12 Dec 1825, d 1864 complications childbirth
of George, married 3 May 1847 by Rev R Irvine in St John or Portland Robert L
Mawhinney and had children:
a.
James
b.
David
c.
Daniel
d.
Samuel
e.
Robert
f.
Jane
g.
Evelyn
h.
George
2.
Maria b 1829, d 1868 unknown causes, married James
Tiner and they had children:
a.
David
b.
James
c.
Sarah
d.
Maria
e.
Clara
f.
Mabel
3.
Eliza b 1831, d 1879 married Nathanial Carleton Cottle and had no family
4.
Emily b 1827, d 1906, married Ned Partelow and had
children:
a.
Henry
b.
Arthur
c.
Oscar
d.
Emeline
e.
Alice
5.
Sara Jean b 1835 married John Hargrove and had
children:
a.
John
b.
David
c.
Charles
d.
William
e.
Mabel
f.
Annie
g.
Augusta(Gussie)
6.
Drusilla b 1837 married George Hargrove and had
children:
a.
William
b.
George
c.
Bristall
d.
Fred
e.
James
f.
Jane
g.
Eliza
7.
Mary b 1836 married Jesse Belding and had
children(note: one died in infancy):
a.
Winslow
b.
Wallace
c.
Jesse
d.
David
e.
William
f.
Robert
g.
Nathanial
h.
Amanda
i.
Mary
j.
Melvina
Final
note on single page:
Robert and Jesse
Belding are sons of either Mabel or Harriet Belding
One account
states that Mabel Belding was married to Jared Hepburn. Another lists Harriet
as unmarried. Another lists Harriet as being born on 8 Aug 1790 and d ied 7 Oct 1791.
In any case,
Robert and Jesse were the sons of an unmarried daughter of Daniel Belding.
Mrs. James
Hargrove, I believe, has the original deed issued to Daniel and Samuel Belding.
She had planned to give it to the museum, perhaps she has. She also has, I
believe, a chest, cane and a piece of furniture of some sort, which belonged to
Daniel Belding.
“C.E. Belding”
End
of this account.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Harry MacDonald
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