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        My name is Dan Leaman I am the 8th generation from Robert Leming from where the research starts.The reader will note that the surname is not always spelled Leaman. The names appear exactly as they do in the reference material from which they were taken -no effort was made to correct the spelling.The area of concentration for this family was in the Albert and Westmorland Counties of New Brunswick.
        The first in NB, Robert Leming, who along with his son Robert Jr. arrived with the Yorkshire-men who sailed to Halifax in 1774 from Hull, England aboard the ship "Albion". Robert Sr. and Jr. then settled on the Petitcodiac River, West F4222, Src: RS108 Land Petitions Index. The original parcel of land or what is left of it still to this day remains in Leeman hands, at Five Points in Upper Coverdale. The research for this project is taken from family bibles (journals), wills, parish records,land records,census reports (which didn't start till the year 1851), birth records (which also didn't start till the year 1888), marriage records, newspaper clippings, family member accounts, Provincial Archives and the NB. Genealogical Society.
        We will follow through from the year 1774 to present day. There is even an account of a family member who was asked to give witness to one of New Brunswicks famous murder trials. So sit back grab a coffee and enjoy. This may take awhile.
        The place is Coverdale, in Yorkshire England in the year of our lord 1774. Leaving everything behind a father and son Robert Leming Sr. and Robert Leming Jr. booked passage to the Americas aboard the ship "Albion"out of Hull, England. It is believed they were two of a party of five with Joshua Geldart his nephew John and a Mrs. Hamilton. The ship left Hull on March 14,1774 carrying 184 passengers and 9 men. A 150 ton ship designed for only 75 passengers. Conditons were terrible, cramped and cold for the 52 day trip across the cold and icy Atlantic waters, arriving in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 6,1774. They then began to make there way up to Fort Cumberland in the Isthmus of Chignecto. (Bay of Fundy). Where they settled on the Petitcodiac River. Robert Sr. was granted 200 acres in what is now known as Five Points in Upper Coverdale.
        The family grew to 11 children spreading out all over. James settled in Riverview Heights, Robert III settled Salisbury Parish near Leaman Hill on Fredricton Road, Isabella stayed in the area of Coverdale, Thomas settled in Nixon Settlement, just a few kms. away from Flint Hill, Ann settled in Hillsboro Parish, Elizabeth stayed in the area of Coverdale, Daughter unknown stayed in the area of Coverdale(listed in will as being married to James Day), William settled in Nixon Settlement, Mary settled in Moncton Parish, Jane settled in Pollet River near the Glades and John inherited the property at Five Points.
It is Thomas in Nixon Settlement that our line comes from. Thomas had a son Jacob who stayed in Elgin Parish in the area around Nixon Settlement. Jacob had a son Merritt, who married Ruth Garland, and moved onto Garland land in Flint Hill. Merritt had a son George, who stayed on the property in Flint Hill then moved to Saint John and married Helen Hibbert and started their family.
        Use the links to the left and the childrens names at the top to find out how the family tree goes and where you fit in. The "Albion ship list, Land Petitions, a description of the dales of Yorkshire etc.