,
William Harris,
Thomas Hart,
Geo. Hayward,
Nehemiah Hayward,
Jeremiah Howland,
Ammi Howlet,
Samuel Hoyt,
Daniel Jewett,
Richard Kimball,
John Larlee,
Joshua Mauger,
Peter Moores,
William McKeen,
Elisha Nevers,
Jabez Nevers,
Phinehas Nevers,
Samuel Nevers,
Nathaniel Newman,
Daniel Palmer,
Moses Palmer,
Jonathan Parker,
Francis Peabody,
Oliver Peabody,
Richard Peabody,
Samuel Peabody,
Stephen Peabody,
Asa Perley,
Israel Perley,
Oliver Perley,
Humphrey Pickard,
Moses Pickard,
Hugh Quinton,
Nicholas Rideout,
Thomas Rous,
John Russell,
Ezekiel Saunders,
William Saunders,
Gervas Say,
John Shaw,
Hugh Shirley,
James Simonds,
Samuel Tapley,
Giles Tidmarsh, jr.,
Samuel Upton,
James Vibart,
John Wasson,
Matthew Wasson,
John Whipple,
Jonathan Whipple,
Samuel Whitney,
Jediah Stickney,
John Smith,
Johnathan Smith,
Charles Stephens,
Isaac Stickney.

The majority of the surnames in the above list will seem wonderfully
familiar to the residents of the St. John river counties where their
descendants today form a large and influential element in the
community.

In his lecture on New Brunswick history delivered in 1840, Moses H.
Perley says that in the year 1763 the Maugerville township was settled
by 200 families, comprising about 800 persons, who came from
Massachusetts in four vessels. There cannot be the slightest doubt
that Mr. Perley has greatly over-estimated the number of the original
settlers. We have every reason to believe that the population of the
township continued steadily to increase and about two years later
(Dec. 16, 1766), a census was submitted to the government of Nova
Scotia by Lieut. Governor Francklin showing that there were then
living at Maugerville 77 men, 46 women, 72 boys and 66 girls, a total
of 261 souls; and it may be added that during the year 17 new settlers
had arrived and 14 children were born, while the number of deaths was
but 3. That the new settlers were anxious to fulfil the conditions of
their grants is shown by the fact that they already possessed 10
horses, 78 oxen and bulls, 145 sows, 156 young cattle, 376 sheep and
181 swine. Their crop for the year included: Wheat 599 bushels, Rye
1,866 do., Beans 145 do., Oats 57 do., Pease 91 do., Flaxseed 7 do. A
grist and saw-mill had been built and two sloops were owned by the
settlers. Some attempt had