1. Edmund Price
RESIDENCES:
( - ) Wales.
( -1757- ) NY.
(1767-abt 1780) Gagetown, Queens Co, NB.
(abt 1780-1785/1786) West bank of St. John River between Evandale and Oak
Point in an area called "The Mistake", Kings Co, NB.PARENTS-SIBLINGS: Letter from Gerald Keith (a descendant of Edmund Price's son, George Webb Price [1761-1845]), Saint John West, NB, to Ricky Crume, Glyndon, MN; 1750-1864; Letter dtd 4 Dec 1978; pp 1-2; (Rick Crume's file # P 070); NOTE: Edmund Price may have been a son of Dennys Prys who lived at Second River, NJ. Dennys/Dennis' wife was Dalla/Dorothy Moore. Edmund may have had a sister Mary in NY and a brother, James.
BIRTH: Annis Skidmore (Brown) Forman (1798-1876), historical sketch of her family; 1750-1875; written in 1875; ; (Rick Crume's file #P 030); NOTE: Annis was a granddaughter of Edmund Price.
MARRIAGE: Letter from Gerald Keith, Saint John West, NB, to Vacil Kalinoff, Stillwater, MN, cc to Ricky Crume, Glyndon, MN; 1757-1976; Letter dtd 12 Aug 1976; p 3; (Rick Crume's file #P 018); NOTE: Marriage record issued in NJ for Edward Price, baker of NY, married 14 Jun 1757 to Jane Webb, daughter of George and Jerusha Webb of Woodbridge, NJ.
LAND-MILITARY-BIOGRAPHY-PROBATE: M Frederick Amos, Gerald Keith & Myrtle K Perry, THE DESCENDANTS OF EDMUND AND JANE (WEBB) PRICE; 1744-1976; [Saint John, NB?], 1976; pp 1-6; copy in poss of Rick Crume; NOTE:
p. 1: "In a petition to the New Brunswick government dated 13 Mar 1815 (Kings
County No. 1037) his widow Jane, then Mrs. Henry Kitchen, stated that
Edmund "served His Majesty as an ensign in the old French War", which
could refer to the campaigns of 1744-48 or 1754-63."
p. 2: Edmund may have had a brother John who owned and commanded a vessel,
the "Williams" which sailed between NJ and NY ports and Halifax and
Saint John during and after the American Revolution.
p. 3: Edmund purchased 200 acres in Gagetown, NB. Deed dated 12 Jul 1769,
Saint John Registry Office, Book B1, pp. 15-16. William Spry of
Halifax, NS was the grantor and Edmund Price of Grimross (now called
Gagetown), the grantee.
p. 3: "Edmund Price of Gagetown, an early miner, sold 9 chaldrons of coal
in 1775 to Simonds, Hazen and White, the pioneer trading firm on the
St. John River."
p. 4: Edmund was among 125 people who gathered at Maugerville on 14 May
1776 and signed a resolution supporting the rebel cause. In the fall
of 1776 Edmund was part of a small rebel force which failed in its
efforts to capture Fort Cumberland, near Sackville. In May 1777 the
British offered to forgive the residents along the river and to
protect them from their enemies, and for them the revolt was over.
p. 6: Edmund's will was executed 11 Jun 1785 and recorded in probate 4 Jul
1786 (Hampton Reg. Office, Libra A1, p. 7) so he died sometime
between these dates.
RESIDENCES:
( - ) Woodbridge, Middlesex Co, NJ.
(1767-abt 1780) Grimross (Gagetown), Queens Co, NB.
(abt 1780- ) West bank of the St. John River between Evandale and Oak Point
on a backwash of the river called "The Mistake", Kings Co, NB.
( -1788- ) Below Hampstead, Queens Co, NB.
(1793-1815- ) New Canaan, Queens Co, NB.MARRIAGE-LAND: M Frederick Amos, Gerald Keith & Myrtle K Perry, THE DESCENDANTS OF EDMUND AND JANE (WEBB) PRICE; 1744-1976; publ 1976; pp 1, 8-10; copy in poss of Rick Crume.
GEDWRAP suggests checking notes for hanging indents.
2. Mary Price
Death: Lost in the woods, aged 14.
NAME: nickname Dolly
12. Dennis Price
Death: Lost at sea 1805 or 1806.