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Hunter:
I'm not related at all to your people, but thought I would give you a few tips.
Lundy is in "the middle of nowhere" in Guysborough County, NS.
Next door in Antigonish County, NS, there is one DEGROUCHY surname in Canada's phone listings - http://canada411.sympatico.ca/eng/person.html - and 60 DEGRUCHY spellings across Canada, of which 24 are in Nova Scotia - most in Antigonish County (Monastery, Havre Boucher, Frankville, Afton, Malignant Cove). In the very early 1800's the whole area was part of Cape Breton for a while, then Guysborough and Antigonish Counties were created around 1825-30.
I believe all these folks are related to yours.
Try the following info sources:
Guysborough County NS (second largest in area and smallest in population in NS) - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6783/INDEX.HTM - another excellent site is - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~casey/uorbay/ - which has all kinds of links to family histories in Guysborough County
"Guysborough Sketches and Essays" by A C Jost about settlers who lived in and around the Guysborough area from around 1784-85 - CAN$30บบ + CAN$5บบ or US$7บบ Shipping & Handling, "Land Grants of the 60th Regt" by A C Jost, and "History of Guysborough County" by H.C. Hart. - Contact: Guysborough Historical Society, P.O. Box 232, Guysborough, N.S. CANADA BOH 1NO - TEL: (902) 533-4008 - Send e-mail to: Kim Avery @ - kavery@ns.sympatico.ca - also "Mike's Guysborough Family Tree".
Following the US War of Independence in 1783, large numbers of British troops and others re-settled in Nova Scotia. One group landed first in October 1783 at Port Mouton, Queens County, as documented in a diary by Simeon Perkins, summarized by celebrated Queens County author/historian Thomas H. Raddall at - http://sites.netscape.net/merseyhersoc/tarletonslegion.html -
The settlement failed and in June 1784, many of the group moved to Guysborough on Chedabucto Bay (then being made part of Sydney County) where they were given a land grant - worded as "to Captain Nathan Hubbell and 179 others", who included Joseph Sangster. The deed still exists in the land office of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. Further information is present in the Manchester/Guysborough Township Book (Nova Scotia) at - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guys/townshipbook.html -
German mercenaries in the British Army during the American Revolution were mustered out in Halifax and given grants of land in the Guysborough area. White and black United Empire Loyalists settled ca 1784. Antigonish Township, known as Dorchester by the 1790's, and Guysborough were both separated from Sydney County in the 1830's.
"Veterans of Guysborough County Book" by Diana Lynn Tibert and Kelly Kaiser - Every veteran who served in World War I and World War II will be listed along with a summary of their military information. Anyone wishing to contribute information on themselves or on the behalf of others, please contact:
Diana Lynn Tibert at
RR#1 Milford Station,
1787 Highway # 2
Hants County, NS B0N 1Y0,
or e-mail: - wheelsandweeds@ns.sympatico.ca -
Tel: 902-758-1190
Kelly Kaiser,
RR #1 Sherbrooke,
Guysborough County, NS BOJ 3CO,
or e-mail: - helluvamomma@usa.net -
When using e-mail, please type, 'Guysborough Veterans' on the subject line. Kelly is a long time resident of Sherbrooke, Guysborough County and Diana is originally from Cole Harbour, Halifax County. The fathers of both authors were born and raised in Guysborough County, and served in World War II.
Sydney County was created in 1785 after Cape Breton was separated from Halifax, and included what is now Guysborough and Antigonish Counties on the mainland. In the 1830's Guysborough and Antigonish Township, known as Dorchester by the 1790's, were both separated from Sydney County. "Cape Jack Road" written by a lady named DeCoste tells the story of many people in that small community.
Antigonish County NS - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2516/index.htm - SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER UNIV - http://www.stfx.ca/ - in Antigonish, NS, has LINKS to CELTIC and Catholic Studies (site of the Bishop of Diocese of Antigonish which includes all of Cape Breton). Antigonish Township, known as Dorchester by the 1790's, was created from Guysborough in the 1830's. Dorchester and Guysborough both referred to Sir Guy Carleton [aka Lord Dorchester], Governor of NS. NOTE: The Diocese of Antigonish covers all the northern mainland counties of NS, and all of Cape Breton as well. The Bishop's office is (tel) 902-863-3335; (fax) 902-863-0037.
NS Regional Libraries - http://www.library.ns.ca/regionals/ - (for your enquiries, try the ones marked *, or 1 (first choice), 2, 3, etc.:
_ Annapolis Valley Regional Library
2 Cape Breton Regional Library
_ Colchester-East Hants Regional Library
_ Cumberland Regional Library
1 Eastern Counties Regional Library (includes Guysborough County)
3 Halifax Regional Library
1 Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
_ South Shore Regional Library
_ Western Counties Regional Library
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