Samuel Creelman was born in Ireland, about the year 1728. He was married to Isabell Flemming, about the year 1748. He was a cooper by trade. He removed with his wife and family to Nova Scotia, and arrived in Halifax in the fall of the year 1761. They went to Lunenburg that fall, where they spent a hard winter, subsisting mostly on the eels they caught. In the spring of the year 1762, they returned to Halifax, and he worked that summer at his trade; and, in the fall, he removed to Cumberland. When he was leaving Halifax, he raised his hands and voice exclaiming against the town, as the most wicked place that he ever beheld. He remained in Cumberland until the fall of the year 1771, or the spring of 1772, when he removed and settled at the Black Rock, on the west end of the Township of Truro. When he was removing with his family from Cumberland, he took passage in a vessel with Captain Lockard. When they arrived, they were landed on the pint, on the east side of Shubenacadie River. This point is known by the name of Lockard's point ever since. He purchased a lot of land that was laid off for David Archibald, Esq., as five hundred acres, extending from the point before mentioned four miles up the Shubenacadie, and fronting on the River. Also another lot, the same size, adjoining the first lot, and on the east side of it. On these lots he continued to reside the remainder of his days. He died at his son Matthew's house, which place in now called Princeport, about the year 1810. His wife died several years before. They were buried near the house of Mr. James Davis, about one mile from the Black Rock. It may here be observed that his forefathers names were Ashmore, and that some of them had a large contract for carrying provisions to a number of convicts, which they did in Creels carried across the horse's back, and by this the name was changed from Ashmore to Creelman. The name of Ashmore is still kept as a second name by some of the Creelmans.
Samuel, the eldest son of Samuel Creelman, Sen., and Isabell Flemming, was born in Ireland, in the year 1751, and was brought by his parents to Nova Scotia when he was ten years old. He was married to Mary Campbell, of Londonderry, about the year 1775. He removed to Upper Stewiacke in the year 1786, and settle on the farm that was afterwards owned by his three sons, William, John and Andrew. He built the first mill that was built on the brook on the south side of the River, on which the spinning machine now stands. He had his first house on the interval, near the River, and he built his next house on the same place where Mr. Daniel Webster now resides. Here he spent the remainder of his days. He died in October, 1835, aged 84 years, and his wife died August 20th, 1831.
Isabell, the eldest daughter of Samuel Creelman, and Mary Campbell, was born in the year 1777. She was married to the Rev. Duncan Ross, of the West River of Pictou, in the year 1796. They had nine sons and six daughters. She died in May, 1845, aged 68 years, and her husband died October 25th, 1834, aged 65 years. Esther Creelman, their second daughter, was born in the year 1779. She was married to George, son of James Fulton, Esq., and Margaret Campbell, of Bass River, about the year 1797. They had six sons and three daughters. They settled on the farm that their son, John, now resides upon, on the south side of Stewiacke River. Here they spent the remainder of their lives. She died June 4th, 1821, aged 42 years. Mr. Fulton was married again to Ann, daughter of John and Mary Fulton, widow of the late Eddy Tupper, in the year 1822. Mr. Fulton died in February, 1858.
James, the eldest son of Samuel and Mary Creelman, was born November 2nd, 1781. He was married to Margaret Graham, of Pictou, in the year 1803. He settled on the farm that his son, Charles, now resides upon, near Springside Church, where he spent the remainder of his days. He died September 12th, 1863, aged 82 years. David, the eldest son of James and Margaret Creelman, was born September 16th, 1804. He was married to Agnes Graham, daughter of William and niece of Rev. Hugh Graham. They had five sons and three daughters. They now reside in Halifax. Mary Campbell Creelman, their eldest daughter, was born June 6th, 1806. She was married to Robison, son of Charles Cox and Agnes Thomson, in the year 1830. They had five sons and five daughters. Mr. Cox died in November 1871. Elspa Creelman, their second daughter, was born February 24th, 1808. She was married to William Brown. They had eight sons and two daughters. Samuel Creelman, their second son, was born July 12th, 1810. He was married to Janet Crocket, October, 1850. Mr. Creelman's first wife, Margaret, died January 25th, 1812, and he was married again to Margaret McGill, of the West River of Pictou, in June 1814. Elizabeth, their eldest daughter, was born March 8th, 1815. She died December 9th, 1823, in the 9th year of her age. John, their eldest son, was born September 23rd, 1816. He removed to California about the year 1845.
Esther, their second daughter, was born March 3rd, 1819. She died March 22nd, 1819. Mr. Creelman's second wife died November 22nd, 1820, and her was married again to Martha, daughter of Charles Cox and Agnes Thomson, February, 1822. Charles Creelman, their eldest son, was born October 18th, 1823. He was married to Agnes Johnson, April 24th, 1849. They had four sons and six daughters. He inherits what was his father's property, at Springside, Stewiacke. James Campbell Creelman, their second son, was born December 15th, 1825. He was married to Margaret, daughter of John Gammell and Sarah Tupper, in the year 1849. They had one son and one daughter. He removed to Australia, and from thence to the Fejee Islands. The natives of the Feejee Islands became troublesome to the white settlers. The war-ship ''Challenge,'' of H. M. Australian fleet, under Commodore Lambert, was sent to chastise them. In an engagement between ninety men, who were sent on shore, and the natives, Mr. Creelman, acting as pilot at the request of the Commodore, received two gun shot wound, from the effects of which he died in four days, August 3rd, 1868. His wife died December 3rd, 1852. Agnes, their eldest daughter, was born May 22nd, 1828. She was married to John Ellis in the year 1847. Mr. Ellis died, and she removed to the Untied States and was married there to Duncan Davis, and has four daughters. William Creelman, their third son, was born January 10th, 1831. He was married to Agnes, daughter of Archibald Cox and Mary Alexander, of Hants County, May 26th, 1859. They have two sons. Andrew Creelman, their fourth son, was born April 20th, 1833. He was married to Hetty Sterling, of Hants County, in the year 1863. They have three sons. They removed to the United States. Elizabeth, their second daughter, was born July 7th, 1835. She was married to Hugh G. Cox, their son of John and Margaret Cox, March 8th, 1861. They have one son and four daughters. Francis, their fifth son, was born February 15th, 1839. He died September 21st, 1852, aged 13 years. Hannah, their third and youngest daughter, was born August 12th, 1851. She died January 21st, 1860, in the ninth year of her age. Mr. Creelman's third wife died January 17th, 1856.
William, the second son of Samuel and Mary Creelman, was born April 17th, 1784, two years before they removed to Stewiacke. He was married to Hannah, the eldest daughter of Samuel Tupper, Esq., and Elizabeth Archibald, January 20th, 1808. He inherited a part of what was his father's farm, where he spent the remainder of his days. He died September 9th, 1857, aged 73 years, and his widow died September 27th, 1865, aged 78 years. Samuel, the eldest son of William and Hannah Creelman, was born November 19th, 1808. He was married to Elizabeth Elliott Ellis, February 11th, 1834. He represented the County of Colchester in the House of Assembly of this Province from the year 1847 until 1851, and from this time to the year 1855 he represented the South District of Colchester. In the year 1860 he was appointed a member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, and still retains his seat. Eliakim, the second son of William and Hannah Creelman, was born September 25th, 1811. He was married to Grizell Ellis, December 19th, 1836. They had two sons and five daughters. Elizabeth, their eldest daughter, was born November 18th, 1813. She was married to David A., second son of William and Eleanor Fraser, of the Middle River of Pictou, February 11th, 1834. They now reside in Truro Village. Robert Creelman, their third son, was born January 12th, 1816. He was married to Susan, the fourth daughter of William and Susan Archibald, January 29th, 1841. They have four sons and three daughter, besides a number that died young. He carries on tanning. Mary Ann, their second daughter, was born June 5th, 1820. She was married to John Kelly, April, 1847. They now reside in Halifax. Rachel, their third daughter, was born October 7th, 1822. She was married to James D. Graham, youngest son of the Rev. Hugh Graham, March 4th, 1845. They had five sons and two daughters. Jane Creelman, their fourth daughter, was born April 13th, 1827. She was married to Adam McLeod, May 3rd, 1860. They have two daughters. William Creelman, their fourth and youngest son, was born July 13th, 1828. He was married to Sarah, daughter of Andrew Cox and Nancy Thomson, February, 1851. They had four sons and three daughters. He was one of the men who first started the Spinning Machine in Upper Stewiacke, in the year 1862.
Hannah, the third daughter of Samuel and Mary Creelman, was born in the year 1786. She was married to John McDonald, of Pictou, in the year 1803. They had six sons and three daughters. She died, and her husband died.
Samuel, the third son of Samuel and Mary Creelman, was born in the year 1788. He was married to Margaret, daughter of James Fulton, Esq., and Margaret Campbell, of Bass River, October, 1810. They settled on the farm that Barry Hamilton now lives upon. Mr. Creelman died October 11th, 1817, aged 29 years, and his widow was married again to John Rutherford, of Middle Stewiacke. She died February 10th, 1824, aged 31 years. James, the eldest son of Samuel and Margaret Creelman, was born July 17th, 1812. He was married to Alice, the fourth daughter of Eddy Tupper and Ann Fulton, December 5th, 1833. They had eight sons and one daughter. He inherited his father's homestead and a part of his farm. He was a Justice of the Peace for some time before he died. He died May 22nd, 1857, aged 44 years, and his widow was married again to Barry Hamilton, January 2nd, 1862. Samuel, the second son of Samuel and Margaret Creelman, was born in the year 1814. He was married to Sarah Tupper (sister of James' wife), November, 1834. They had three sons and four daughters. He inherited a part of his father's farm for a time, and afterwards removed three times to different places in Stewiacke. He died January 3rd, 1866, aged 53 years, and his widow was married to Jonathan Campbell, April, 1868. George, the third son of Samuel and Margaret Creelman, was born in the year 1816. He was married to Hannah Jane, the fifth daughter of Thomas Crowe and Esther Fulton. They had three sons and two daughters. He died at Bass River, in the year 1859, aged 43 years, and his wife died. William, their fourth son, was born April, 1817. He died June, 1833, aged 16 years.
John, the fourth son of Samuel and Mary Creelman, was born August 30th, 1790. He was married to Margaret, daughter of James Rutherford and Elizabeth Johnson, December 8th, 1812. He inherited a part of his father's property, where he reared his numerous family. He died July 5th, 1855, aged 65 years. Duncan Ross Creelman, their eldest son, was born March 30th, 1814. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John Fletcher and Margaret Graham, of Mass town, October, 1836. They had two sons and four daughters. Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of John and Margaret Creelman, was born September 9th, 1815. She was married to James, son of James Kennedy and Janet Dickey, January, 1832. They had four sons and five daughters. Mr. Kennedy died September 7th, 1847, and she was married again to Robert Logan Johnson, March 20th, 1849. They had two sons and three daughters. Mary, the second daughter of John and Margaret Creelman, was born December 8th, 1817. She was married to Robert Frame in the year 1840. They had eight sons and four daughters. They reside at the South Branch of Stewiacke. James Creelman, their second son, was born April 16th, 1819. He was married to Isabell Patterson in the year 1843. They had six sons and six daughters. They removed to Canada some time ago. Samuel Ashmore Creelman, their third son, was born November 18th, 1820. He was married to Eleanor, the only daughter of Hugh G. Cox and Elizabeth Tupper, in the year 1845. They had one son and five daughters. He died at South Branch, May 4th, 1870, aged 50 years. Esther, their third daughter, was born July 23rd, 1822. She was married to John Kennedy. They had three sons and one daughter. Mr. Kennedy died October, 1867. Alexander Creelman, their fourth son, was born July 25th, 1824. He removed to the United States, and was married there to Martha Robertson. They had one son and four daughters. He died in the year 1868, aged 44 years. John Creelman, their fifth son, was born January 1st, 1826. He was married to Sarah Kaulback, of Musquodoboit, December 23rd, 1852. They had one son and four daughters It was he and William Creelman who first started the Spinning Machine in Stewiacke. He died April 14th, 1863, aged 35 years. Hannah Creelman, their fourth daughter, was born May 3rd, 1828. She was married to Samuel Tupper Dunlap, November, 1854. They had five daughters. She died November 12th, 1871, aged 43 years. Ann Creelman, their fifth daughter, was born September 21st, 1829. She was married to David Fraser, October, 1847. She died March 21st, 1862, aged 32 years. Margaret Rutherford, John Creelman's first wife, died June 3rd, 1830, and he was married again to Susan Johnson, of the Lower Village of Truro, April 12th, 1831. Margaret Rutherford Creelman, their eldest daughter, was born June 14th, 1832. She was married to Robert, their son of James Dunlap and Christiann Aikens, March 21st, 1861. They have two sons and four daughters. Catherine Creelman, their second daughter, was born October 23rd, 1833. She was married to Francis Cox, December 26th, 1859. They have six sons. Susan Creelman, their third daughter, was born April 26th, 1835. She died January 31st, 1836. Isabell Creelman, their fourth daughter, was born November 28th, 1836. She was married to John Christie Archibald, of Salmon River, May 9th, 1867. Jane Creelman, their fifth daughter, was born September 26th, 1838. She was married to George, third son of John Johnson and Janet Logan, January 1st, 1862. They have removed to the United States. Susan, their sixth daughter, was born June 11th, 1840. She was married to George Forbes, December 8th, 1859. They had one son and three daughters. Charlotte Creelman, their seventh daughter, was born November 29th, 1841. She was married to Rufus Wilson. They had one daughter. Mr. Wilson died March 17th, 1870, and she was married again to James W. Fulton, of Bass River, December 21st, 1870. Ebenezer Creelman, their only son, was born August 5th, 1843. He was married to Gertrude, daughter of David and Janet McNutt, of North River, January 31st, 1872. He inherits the homestead and a part of what was his father's farm. Martha Creelman, their eighth daughter, was born October 22nd, 1844. She died March 14th, 1855, aged 10 years.
Janet Creelman, the fourth daughter of Samuel Creelman, 2nd, and Mary Campbell, was born in the year 1792. She was married to Francis Fulton, of Bass River, October, 1810. They had three sons and four daughters. Mr. Fulton died in January, 1867.
Ann Creelman, their fifth daughter, was born in the year 1794. She was married to James Fulton Johnson, November 18th, 1813. They had two sons and one daughter. Mr. Johnson died September 14th, 1818, and she was married again to James Roddick, lately from Scotland. They settled at the West River of Pictou, where the both died some time ago.
Mary Creelman, their sixth daughter, was born in the year 1796. She was married to John Dichman, of Musquodoboit, in the year 1815. They had six sons and six daughters. She died April 9th, 1865, aged 69 years, and her husband died May 1st, 1865.
Francis, the fifth son of Samuel Creelman, 2nd and Mary Campbell, was born in the year 1798. He was married to Esther, daughter of John Fulton and Esther Crowe, of Bass River, November 25th, 1820. They settled at Bass River. Rebecca, the eldest daughter of Francis and Esther Creelman, was born July 10th, 1823. She was married to James William, son of Samuel Fulton and Rebecca O'Brien, February 25th, 1848. She died April 17th, 1870. He was married again to Charlotte Creelman, widow of the late Rufus Wilson, December 21st, 1870. Mary Jane Creelman, their second daughter, was born February 27th, 1825. She was married to John Logan Johnson, of Stewiacke, March 18th, 1855. Samuel Creelman, their eldest son, was born November 28th, 1827. He was married to Arabella O'Brien, November 18th, 1857. They had two sons and four daughters. John Creelman, their second son, was born on the 23rd December, 1829. He was married to Susan Davison, December, 1852. They had two sons and one daughter. Ann Creelman, their third daughter, was born December 29th, 1835. She was married to William Campbell, May, 1862. They had two sons and three daughters. Francis and Esther Creelman had three sons and one daughter that died young.
Andrew, the sixth and youngest son of Samuel and Mary Creelman, was born January 23rd, 1802. He was married to Susan, daughter of James and Ann Johnson, of Middle Stewiacke, December 28th, 1824. They settled on what was a part of his father's farm for a time, and then exchanged farms with Matthew Creelman, and removed to Otterbrook. Some time after this they removed to the Newton Mills, where they spent the remainder of their lives. He died July 15th, 1867, aged 65 years, and his wife died January 11th, 1863, aged 61 years. She was deprived of her sight a number of years before she died. James, their eldest son, was born October 31st, 1825. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Robert and Margaret Archibald, of Truro, November 22nd, 1853. They had five sons and three daughters. They are settled at Newton Mills. Nancy Creelman, their eldest daughter, was born September 10th, 1827. She was married to James Thomas Dunlap, of Otterbrook, June 20th, 1848. They have five sons and five daughters. Samuel Flemming Creelman, their second son, was born November 10th, 1829. He was married to Jane, daughter of John Gammell and Sarah Tupper, July, 1860. They have two sons and four daughters. He is settled near Otterbrook. Mrs. Creelman died January 16th, 1873. Mary Creelman, their second daughter, was born December 10th, 1831. She was married to John Miller, of Pictou, December 27th, 1866. They had one son and one daughter. Ann Creelman, their third daughter, was born October 23rd, 1834. She died unmarried, March 7th, 1865, aged 30 years. Sarah Creelman, their fourth daughter, was born December 24th, 1836. She was married to Charles Chaplin, of Middle Stewiacke, December, 1861. They have three sons and three daughters. Duncan Ross Creelman, third son of Andrew and Susan Creelman, was born August 12th, 1839. He was married to Mary Kennedy, January 11th, 1864. They have one son and two daughters. Adam Creelman, their fourth son, was born February 15th, 1842. He died May, 1862, aged 20 years. John Creelman, their fifth son, was born September 11th, 1844. He was married to Rachel Brinton, November 9th, 1871.
Francis, the second son of Samuel and Isabell Creelman, was born in Ireland, in the year 1759, and was brought by his parents to Nova Scotia, in the year 1761. He was married to Esther Campbell, of Londonderry, about the year 1782. He continued to reside on the farm at the Black Rock until about the year 1792. He then exchanged farms with Robert Forbes, and removed across the Bay to Debert, and continued there until the year 1806, when he exchanged farms again, with James Johnson, Junr., and removed to Otterbrook, Stewiacke, and settled on the farm that James Thomas Dunlap now resides upon, where he spent the remainder of his days. He died July 23rd, 1836, aged 77 years, and Esther, his wife, died February 24th, 1833, aged 72 years.
Samuel, their eldest son, was born in Truro Township, October 31st, 1783. He was married to Mary, the second daughter of William Cox and Mary Smith, January, 1809. He inherited a part of what was his father's land, upon which he made improvements and built a house and barns, being the same on which his two grandsons, Samuel and William Smith, now reside. He died there suddenly, October 11th, 1841, aged 58 years, and his first wife died December 28th, 1816, aged 26 years. He was married again to Rachel, daughter of Samuel B. Archibald. She died January 16th, 1865, aged 61 years. Esther, the only daughter of Samuel and Mary Creelman, was born September 17th, 1810. She was married to John Smith, Feby, 17th, 1829. They had five sons and four daughters, who appear among the Smiths.
James Campbell Creelman, the second son of Francis and Esther Creelman, was born in Truro, June 1st, 1785. He was married to Alison Jamison, the eldest daughter of Mahew Tupper and Christiann Cock, February 4th, 1808. They settled on the farm that John Smith, Esq., now resides upon, where they reared their family, and lived together more than fifty years. Mrs. Creelman died there April 22nd, 1860, aged 75 years, and he removed to Halifax with his youngest son, John. He died there June 30th, 1869, aged 84 years, and his body was taken to Stewiacke and buried beside his wife. Isabell Creelman, their eldest daughter, was born October 10th, 1808. She was married to John Benvey, of Musquodoboit, October 8th, 1827. They had one son and six daughters. They removed to Sheet Harbour. She died there November, 1870, aged 62 years. Mr. Benvey died July, 1872. Christiann Creelman, their second daughter, was born October 19th, 1810. She was married to Jonathan Campbell, December 24th, 1831. They had seven sons and three daughters. She died May 25th, 1867, aged 57 years, and Mr. Campbell was married again to Sarah Tupper, widow of the late Samuel Creelman, sixth, April, 1868. Esther Creelman, their third daughter, was born February 18th, 1813. She was married to William Newcomb, March 27th, 1838. They had five sons and two daughters. They have resided in Halifax since the year 1848. Jane Creelman, their fourth daughter, was born July 5th, 1815. She was married to Henry Campbell, March 11th, 1835. She died April 19th, 1835, aged 20 years. Mary Creelman, their fifth daughter, was born September 22nd, 1817. She was married to James Ellis, March, 1839. They had three sons and four daughters. Samuel Creelman, their eldest son, was born October 22nd, 1819. He was married to Grizell Ellis, March, 1843. They had two sons and one daughter. They removed and now reside at Cape John, in the County of Pictou. Elizabeth Creelman, their sixth daughter, was born April 27th, 1822. She was married to Peter Suter Smith, March, 1842. They had one son and four daughters. She died February 17th, 1861, aged 39 years, and her husband died January 15th, 1859, aged 39 years. Mahew Tupper Creelman, their second son, was born April 30th, 1824. He was married to Sophia Hall, of Sheet Harbour. They have one daughter. John, the third and youngest son of James C. and Alison J. Creelman, was born November 4th, 1826. He was married to Louisa Bentley, July 15th, 1851. They have six sons and three daughters. He inherited the homestead and a part of his father's farm for a few years, and then removed to Halifax, where he still resides.
Matthew Creelman, the third son of Francis and Esther Creelman, was born at the Black Rock, October 6th, 1788. He was married to Sarah Webster, of King's County, October 15th, 1822. He inherited a part of what was his father's farm, for a time, and then he exchanged farms with Andrew Creelman, and removed up to the place where Daniel Webster now resides. He died July 20th, 1856, aged 67 years, and his wife died July 12th, 1851, aged 61 years. Mary, the eldest daughter of Francis and Esther Creelman, was born in Truro Township, August 16th, 1790. She was married to David McLellan, of Londonderry, in July, 1831. They had two daughters. Mr. McLellan died in 1959. Esther Creelman, their second daughter, was born September 23rd, 1796. She was married to Robert, son of Simeon Whidden and Dorothy Blair, of Middle Stewiacke, November 9th, 1813. They had five sons and five daughters. Mr. Whidden died April 1st, 1834, aged 46 years. Margaret Creelman, their third daughter, was born March 7th, 1798. She was married to John, second son of William and Mary Cox, December 25th, 1821. They had five sons and two daughters. Mr. Cox died April 24th, 1867, aged 71 years. William, the fourth and youngest son of Francis and Esther Creelman, was born November 30th, 1800. He was married to Abigail, fifth daughter of Eliakim and Lydia Tupper, January 27th, 1831. He inherited the homestead part of his father's farm at Otterbrook, until about the year 1856. He removed, and is now living on the south side of the River and interval, near the same place where Charles Cox settled when he first removed to Stewiacke. Mary Jane, their eldest daughter, was born August 12th, 1832. She was married to James Smith, second son of Eliakim Tupper, Esq., and Elizabeth Newcomb, July 27th, 1859. Eliakim Tupper Creelman, their eldest son, was born May 5th, 1834. He removed to the United States, and was married there to Mary Johnson, in June, 1864 They have one son. Frank, their second son, was born July 16th, 1836. Matthew Creelman, their third son, was born November 28th, 1838. He learned the harness-making trade in Truro, and removed to the United States. He was married there to Elizabeth, daughter of the late John Gammell and Sarah Tupper. William Putnam Creelman, their fourth son, was born March 28th, 1841. He settled on a new farm in the woods, and lived there alone, improving his farm. On the 2nd of April, 1870, he was found dead under a tree, which he had been cutting down. From several circumstances, it is believed that he had been in that situation from the 26th of March. During all this time, his cattle had been confined in the barn without food or water. Lydia Creelman, their third daughter, was born November 13th 1843. She was married to George Chaplin, January 23rd, 1863. They had five sons. They removed to the United States. Charles Dickie Creelman, their fifth son, was born January 31st, 1848. He remains at home with his parents. Henry, their sixth son, was born April 28th, 1850. He has removed to the United States. Esther Margaret, their third and youngest daughter, was born on the 6th June, 1852.
Matthew, third son of Samuel Creelman, Sen., and Isabell Flemming, was born in Cumberland, in December, 1762. He was married to Nancy Knox, of Londonderry, in the year 1791. They settled on a part of what was his father's land, about three miles up the Shubenacadie River, now called Prince Port. On this place they reared their family and spent the remainder of their days. He died there August 12th, 1835, aged 72 years, and his wife died March 18th, 1844.
Samuel, their eldest son, was born October 4th 1794. He was married to Isabell, the fifth daughter of James Moore and Susan Teas, December 9th, 1821. They settled on what was part of his father's farm, where they spent the remainder of their lives. James Creelman, their only son was born December 18th, 1822. He is known by the name of Farmer Jimmey. He is a Justice of the Peace. He was married to Susan Messenger, November 13th, 1844. They have three sons and one daughter. Samuel Creelman's first wife died 1824, and he was married again to Martha Laughead, December 25th, 1832. She died April 21st, 1835. He was married again to Rebecca Smith, widow of the late Robert Alexander, December 20th, 1836. William Isaiah, their only son, was born August 3rd, 1840. He was married to Mary, only daughter of John Sanderson and Mary Forbes, June 12th, 1866. Isabell, the only daughter of Samuel and Rebbeca Creelman, was born December 31st, 1837. She was married to Samuel C. Sanderson, October 13th, 1856. They had three sons and two daughters. Samuel Creelman died January 8th, 1867, aged 72 years, and Rebbeca, his third wife died January 29th, 1867. Jane, the eldest daughter of Matthew and Nancy Creelman, was born October 10th 1796. She was married to William Sanderson, January 22nd, 1823. They had six sons and one daughter. Mr. Sanderson died June 11th, 1868.
John, the second son of Matthew and Nancy Creelman, was born September 3rd, 1799. He was married to Eleanor McCollum, of Hants County, October 1821. (She came from Scotland, a short time before they were married.) He settled on the high land about one mile east of his father's place, where his three sons now reside; on this place he spent the remainder of his life. He died there very suddenly on July 7th, 1863, aged 64 years, and his widow died February 7th, 1865 Abigail, their eldest daughter, was born April 23rd, 1822. She was married to James Hughes, July, 1846. They had five sons. James N. Creelman, eldest son of John and Eleanor, was born March 24th, 1828. He was married to Sarah, daughter of John Park and Rebbeca Crowe, March 23rd, 1854. They have five sons and one daughter. Esther Creelman, their second daughter, was born June 27th, 1830. She was married to David Dart in 1850. They have three sons. Samuel Creelman, their second son, was born January 28th, 1834. He was married to Letitia Park, January, 1855. They have three sons and two daughters. William Creelman, their third son, was born October 27th, 1838. He was married to Catherine Wilson, November 10th, 1864. They have four sons. Jane, the third daughter of John and Eleanor Creelman, was born Sept. 11th, 1842. She was married to Martin Curtis, September 21st, 1865. They have two sons and one daughter.
William, the third son of Matthew and Nancy Creelman, was born March 17th, 1802. He married to Susan, third daughter of James and Jane Laughead, of Clifton, December 9th, 1824. He inherited the homestead and a large part of what was his father's farm. He died February 13th, 1873, aged 71 years. Jane, their eldest daughter, was born July 30th, 1825. She was married to William, the only living son of James Philips and Margaret Moore. They had two sons and two daughters. Lucinda, their second daughter, was born July 6th, 1827. She was married to Harry Hughes, October, 1843. Mr. Hughes was drowned out of a boat at Pitchbrook, while engaged carrying off an anchor from the vessel that he was then Captain of, April 5th, 1845. She was married again to Samuel Laughead, December, 1852. Mr. Laughead died July 9th, 1872, aged 45 years, and left no family. George, the eldest son of William and Susan Creelman, was born April 20th, 1829. He was married to Eleanor, daughter of George and Susan Yuill, of Clifton, October 3rd, 1856. They have three sons and two daughters. Nancy, their third daughter was born May 24th, 1831. She was married to Matthew Sanderson, Esq., August 12th, 1854. They have four sons and four daughters. Martha, their fourth daughter, was born August 2nd, 1834. She was married to Matthew Frame, December 16th, 1858. They had one son. Mr. Frame died March 16th, 1869. Matthew, the second son of William and Susan Creelman, was born November 21st, 1836. He was married to Jane Cameron, of Hants County, August 1858. They have two daughters. Mary, their fifth daughter, was born February 18th, 1839. She was married to Daniel Philips, December 15th, 1857. They have three sons and one daughter. Eliza, their sixth daughter, was born February 10th 1841. She was married to Michael Ambrose, September, 1856. They had two sons. Mr. Ambrose died October 9th, 1869, aged 35 years. James Creelman, the third son of William and Susan Creelman, was born December 1st, 1843. He died May 8th, 1861, aged 17 years. Mehetabel, their seventh daughter, was born July 23rd, 1845. She was married to John Cook, October 1861. They had one son and two daughters. She died July 21st, 1870, aged 25 years.
Isabell, the second daughter of Matthew and Nancy Creelman, was born December 9th, 1804. She was married to Captain James Norris, February 14th, 1828. They had three sons and three daughters. Mr. Norris died December 10th, 1866.
Margaret, the eldest daughter of Samuel Creelman, Senr., and Isabell, was born in Ireland in the year 1749, and was brought by her parents to Nova Scotia when she was twelve years old. She was married to Samuel Smith in 1791. Mr. Smith came from England a short time before they were married. They settled on the farm that George Taylor, Esq., now resides upon at Middle Stewiacke. She died at the home of Mr. James Norris, of Princeport, December, 1836, aged 87 years. She left no children. Mr. Smith, died about the year 1840.
Nancy, the second daughter of Samuel Creelman, Senr., and Isabell Flemming, was born in Ireland, January, 1761, and was brought by her parents to Nova Scotia when but a few months old. She was married to William Pollock in the year 1781. They settled on the farm that Mr. John Teas now resides upon at Lower Stewiacke, where Mrs. Pollock died suddenly, August 1786, when her only daughter was but three months old; this daughter is now the widow of the late William Green, and is living at date( November 7th, 1872). She is in the 87th year of her age. Samuel, the only son of William and Nancy Pollock, was born in the year 1784. He was married and has a family of children. He settled and built a home on a part of what was his father's farm. In the spring of the year 1816 he and his father both sold their farms to Isaac Miller and his sons, and a few years after, he left Nova Scotia. William Pollock died January 18th, 1846.
Ann, the third daughter of Samuel and Isabell Creelman, was born in Cumberland, in the year 1765. She was married to Robert Wilson, a Scotchman. They had one daughter; her name was Isabell. She was married to Murdock Frame, of Middle Stewiacke, in 1808. They had six sons and two daughters. She died May 5th, 1866, aged 77 years. Mr. Frame died August, 1838, aged 58 years. Robert Wilson died, and his widow was married again to Joseph Marshal. They had four sons and one daughter. She died March, 1808, aged 43 years. Mr. Marshall died October, 1844. Mr. Marshall lived and reared his family on the lower farm in Middle Stewiacke, being the same that Mr. James Taylor now resides upon.
