Re: Canadian Swim Families
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In reply to:
Canadian Swim Families
Lloyd Swaim 8/15/11
I'm trying to identify the wife Mary ____ of Bedford Boultenhouse of the Loyal American Regiment.On map #28 of Nova Scotia grants there are 8 people sharing a block of land just inland from Port George on what's called Mr. Hanley.Matthias Swim (or Matthew Swime as he is called on a muster roll) is one of the 8 and Bedford is another.
Bedford (born 1762) married probably within a year of settling on the grant so I expect that his wife was a sister or daughter of one of the loyalists in the area.
If you know of any Mary Swims please let me know.
Bedford was probably born in Hanover, Morris County, NJ to George Boultenhouse a known Tory there, and friend and business partner of the Milledge family who were active loyalists.I believe that it was through that friendship that Beford moved to Sackville, NB after his wife Mary died c1790.