e moved his family to Nova Scotia, on the "little schooner Pompey" - the first ship of the season in Chebogue, Yarmouth June 9, 1761. It was a vanguard carrying 3 families from Sandwich, Cape Cod Perry, Landers, Ellis. Moses settled on Crawley’s Island, in Chebogue Harbour. In Jan. 1764 he had 9 head of cattle, 13 sheep and 6 hogs on 2 acres, but soon had more than 1000 acres, and moved to a section on Shirtleff’s Point called Rockville. [PERRY.TXT, Kindred Konnections-Bumpus]

On Tuesday 9 June 1761 the first vessel arrived [in Yarmouth harbor], having on board three families who all came from Sandwich Cape Cod -- Sealed Landers, Ebenezer Ellis and [the latter's brother-in-law] Moses Perry. (The Register, vol. 115, p. 271, October 1961) [NEHGS 121:133, April 1967]

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