Johann Christoph Gottlieb Ludwig Happolt/Happold/Hawbolt

GEDCOM Note

by Keith Riggle
History Notes: On August 26, 1752, Christoph Gottlieb Hawboldt/Hawbolt, arrived in Halifax on the ship Sally. On the Sally's passenger list he is listed as a 28 year old huntsman from Wurttemberg Provence, Germany. He was accompanied by a woman named Johanna Frederica Happolt and a female child named Susanna Maria Happolt. It appears they were his wife and daughter. The Halifax 'Victualing List' indicates that Christoph Gottlieb, Susanna Maria, and Johanna Frederica spent the winter in Halifax before moving to Lunenburg. The Oct./Dec.1752 Halifax List is marked "DD-28" opposite the name of Susanna Maria Happolt. From this it appears that either Susanna or Johanna Frederica had died in Dec. 1752. It must have been Johanna, Christoph's wife since the name of Susanna Maria appeared in the 1755 and 1757 Lunenburg Victualing Lists, along with Christoph and Marie Barbara, Christoph's new wife, while Joanna's name is not seen again. On January 25, 1753, Christoph married Marie Barbara Himmelmann, (Also spelled Hammelbagin and Hammonschlagan), Maria (sic) Barbara had arrived from the Palatinate with her brother Johann Phillip his wife and seven children on the "Gale" in 1752." From The Book Titled "THE HAWBOLDT/HAWBOLT SAGA ,1565 - 1998", 3RD Edition, By John E. Hawboldt, 10-2405 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7R 1B8.

1-Surname, 2-Given Name, 3-Event, 4-Date, 5-Baptism, 6-Source, 7-Parents, Spouse, Relative, 8-Witnesses, Sponsors, Etc, 9-Age "HAMMELSBACH","Mary Barbara","M","1753-01-25",,"SPAH","Happold, Gotlieb",, Source: Shankle, Don, compiler, Lunenburg County and Queens County Birth, Marriage and Death Records From Primary Sources (Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia GenWeb Project, online database), Lunenburg County Births, Marriages and Deaths, letter "H," entry for Mary Barbara Hammelsbach and Gotlieb Happold, accessed 9 Oct 2019. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~downeast/genealogy/1H.htm.

Johann Ludwig Christoph Gottlieb Happold and Maria Barbara Hammelsbach had six documented children: Apollonia Elizabeth, Ann Barbara, Elizabeth Margaret, Johann Leonard, Johann Gottlieb, and Johann Heinrich. See Hawboldt, John E., The Hawboldt Saga, 1565-1993: The Ancestry of the Hawboldt/Hawbolt Family, 3rd ed (J and E Publishing, Burlington, Ontario, 1998), and Shankle, Don, compiler, Lunenburg County and Queens County Birth, Marriage and Death Records from Primary Sources (Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia GenWeb Project, online database), Lunenburg County Births, Marriages and Deaths, letter "Hatt," http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~downeast/genealogy/1HATT.htm.

There were five different series of land grants issued to the first settlers in Lunenburg Township between arrival in 1753 and formal land grants in 1784: 1. Lunenburg Town Lots - These 40 x 60 foot lots in the town were assigned by a random draw before the settlers left Halifax in May 1753. The original records have not been discovered. However Dr Bell located what are called Division Returns List of 1754 which he abstracted and were used here. A followup 1762 Registry of Town Lots List was compiled in 1762 and a microfilmed copy found at the South Shore Genealogical Society (SSGS) in Lunenburg was used. 2. Garden Lots - These 70 x 160 ft lots just east of the town were given to settlers so that they could grow their own food. They were assigned about 1753. The data presented here come from a list of lot assignments as of 1762 (available on microfilm at the SSGS). 3. 30 Acre Farm Lots - These lots assigned by a random draw were generally around the coast line or along the eastern bank of the LaHave River. Dr Bell's summary of a List of Distribution of 30 Acre Lots 1753/4 and a Registry of 30 Acre Lots of 12 Jun 1760 (available on microfilm at the SSGS) were consulted. 4. 300 Acre Forest Lots - For this Index, data was taken from a Registry of 300 Acre Lots prepared about 1767(available on microfilm at the SSGS). 5. Township Grants of 1784 - Although the early settlers were able to sell/buy/exchange/will the land granted to them, they did not formally "own" the land until 1784, when the authorities "legalized" the land holdings. The documentation only recognized the total acreage held at that time by individuals and did not specify location. This link is to Cathy DiPietro's site and was taken from M.B. DesBrisay's book "History of the County of Lunenburg" Presumably, these lots were freely sold and bought almost immediately. However, formal records of these transfers were not maintained in the Land Deed Offices until 20 November 1759. Thereafter, transfers were recorded in long hand in a series of Volumes. Source: Young, Chris, Wizard's Cove Lists of Web Indexes (ForeignProtestants.com Society, online database), Lunenburg Township Land Grantees and Holders, 1753-1784, https://seawhy.foreignprotestant.net/landall.html.

In addition to receiving Garden Lots for growing vegetables and cereals, the early settlers needed live stock to supply meat. So during the summer of 1754 the authorities contracted for live stock to be purchased in New England and transported to Lunenburg. There were two such deliveries. The first delivery occurred in September 1754 and consisted of 74 cows, 847 sheep, 125 pigs, and 188 goats. The second consignment landed December 18, 1754 from Captain Stourts Vessel and consisted of 145 sheep and 36 pigs plus a few chickens. The distribution was done by pairing married men together and then drawing lots for the September delivery. The first pairing of married men received 1 cow and 1 sheep to share; the remainder of paired married men received either 6 sheep, 1 pig, and 1 goat, or 5 sheep, 1 pig, and 1 goat, or 4 sheep and 2 goats, possibly in proportion to the size of their families. Source: Young, Chris, Wizard's Cove Lists of Web Indexes (ForeignProtestants.com Society, online database), Lunenburg Distribution of Live Stock, 1754, entry for Godlieb Happold, married, https://seawhy.foreignprotestant.net/farmanmh.html.

In the early years of the Lunenburg, the natives were definitely hostile and attacked and killed some of the settlers, especially those on their 30 acre lots. The attacks became so serious that the Militia was convened in Lunenburg and went out looking for the natives. The patrol consisted of one Regular Officer and 23 of his regular troops, and 80 Militia men, Capt Christopher Jessen commanding. In his book "History of the County of Lunenburg" (p 50-1), MB DesBrisay gives a journal account of the week's patrol. Natives were never encountered although some encampments were discovered. Most of the daily entries concluded "Nothing extraordinary". A peace with the natives was achieved in early 1760 and the threat of further attacks removed. Source: Young, Chris, Wizard's Cove Lists of Web Indexes (ForeignProtestants.com Society, online database), Lunenburg Militia Looking for Indians, September 8-15, 1758, https://seawhy.foreignprotestant.net/militia.html.

RESEARCH NOTES

Possible source: Register of Lunenburg Settlers Compiled by Winthrop Pickard Bell, Halifax, Nova Scotia : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, circa 1973 Family History Library Film #1421430; Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management Film #12675 Volume 1, page 199 3 volumes of detailed notes concerning the first settlers of Lunenburg County, their origins and early years in the community https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/155321?availability=Fam...

Church of England in Canada. St. John (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia), Parish register transcripts, 1752-1869 (Ottawa, Ontario : Central Microfilm Unit, Public Archives of Canada, 1967; FamilySearch.org, online database and digital images), FHL microfilm 0928971, items 18-20, beginning with image 590 for Lunenburg, image 937 for St. John's Anglican, https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/225469.

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