John Simmonds (1750-1840) was the immigrant ancestor for this Simmonds family. He was born at Whitly, Yorkshire, England. In 1781, he emigrated to Nova Scotia, landing at Halifax and then John settled at Clifton in Truro Twp. He married Susannah Campbell, daughter of John and Mary Campbell, of Truro, N.S. in 1785. They were the parents of John William, Nancy Campbell, Elizabeth Scott and James Scott Simmonds. A descendant, Frank William Simmonds (b.1876)...

George Slack married Tabitha Stevens in about 1772. They had three children. They lived in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Nova Scotia.

Joseph B. McClellan was born in about 1715 near Londonderry, Ireland. He married Isabell Steele and they had six children. He died in 1777 in Great Village, Colchester, Nova Scotia. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Nova Scotia.

Thomas Baird was born in 1731 in Donegal, Ireland. He married Margaret Barnhill (1736-1818), daughter of Robert Barnhill, in 1754 in Ireland. They had six children. He died in 1809 in Truro, Nova Scotia. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Nova Scotia.

William O'Brien emigrated from Ireland and resided in Noel, Nova Scotia. He had five children. He died after 22 September 1822. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Nova Scotia and Ontario.

Includes descendants of Lawrence Peppard of Ireland and Nova Scotia. Shows descendants throughout the Canada and North Dakota, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, etc. Indexed.

Walter Ker was born in 1656 in Scotland, where he was a parishioner in the Dalsert, Lanarkshire parish. He and his wife Margaret emigrated to America in 1685. They eventually settled at Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, where he died in 1748. Margaret Ker " ... was born in 1651 and died October 1, 1734. She may have been the daughter of James Johnstone. Walter and Margaret are buried on a hilly point one-half mile east of the present Tennant...

Stanley Alexander Chester was born in 1892 in North Dakota. He married Ethel Bell Peppard and they were the parents of six children. They lived their entire lives in North Dakota. Information on their lives, ancestry, and descendants is included in this volume. One of their daughters became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Descendants live now in North Dakota, Minnesota, Utah, and elsewhere. Includea index. Includes Erickson,...