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An interesting story from Blair Brown
Newspaper article from the Windsor Tribune - 1887.
"the Windsor Tribune says Smith Terhune, a young man in the employ of the Windsor Furniture Co. has received information that he is an heir to a valuable property in Boston known as T Wharf. The property is valued at $1,500,000. The original owner of the property was Edward Love, an Englishman who left his native country through having married against his family's will, and went into business in Boston. Some years after, he returned to England, leaving his wife and only daughter, Sarah Love behind.
During the exodus of the Loyalists, both wife and daughter came to Saint John. Shortly afterward the mother died and the daughter married a Mr. Brown (Malcolm) who was foreman for the late Judge Peters of Saint John. this Mr. Brown was the great-grandfather of Smith Terhune on his mother's side. The heirs to the estate now living are Joseph Brown of Walton, NS, grandfather of Smith Terhune, and his three sons." (note, the "three sons" are probably Joseph's as Smith was married in 1888.SJT). It may be that Malcom also went by the name Benjamin.
Sarah Love may have first marr. Capt. Samuel CLARK(E). Their daughter, Elizabeth Clarke (b. 1798-d. 1884) marr. Patrick STANTON (b. 1791- d. 1819).
From Blair Brown--I understand my gfather, James MacNab Brown along with a George Smith were sent, I believe, to Boston looking for papers as verification of Smith's claim to the wharf. You see, Malcolm Brown and wife Sarah came across to Digby from Saint John in an open boat around the turn of the c. but ran into foul weather, having the boat upset. Sarah was carrying all her papers with her, and she lost them, along with everything else at this time. This was what caused all the problems in establishing a claim to the wharf.
If anyone has any information on any aspect of this story, please drop me or Blair (cambro@auracom.com) a line.
