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Give a brief description of the inhabitant. The man. The legend. Do we know any significant details about these guys? If yes, great! Include that here. If not, then this can just be ignored.
Settlement
Burnt Ground
Land Grants
D-66 (140 acres, 13 Aug 1789)
Joseph Lightbourn (e). Origin: Old Inhabitant.
Joseph was granted 140 acres of land 13 Aug. 1789 in the current settlement of Burnt Ground, without mention of him being a Loyalist, and with only a two year waiver on quit rent payments. The land was bounded by land of William Johnston, Abraham Pratt, the sea, and Jew Fish Creek.
A John Lightbourne witnessed the will of John Bethel in 1752.
Reference: JR, Grant.
Joseph Lightborn
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