MySource:Arthur Owen/E-mail from Bruce Trenholm, 11 Jul 1998

Short version of source: E-mail from Bruce Trenholm, 11 Jul 1998

Bibliography version of source: E-mail from Bruce Trenholm, 11 Jul 1998.

(3) Robert TRENHOLM, born 10 July 1776, Point de Bute, New Brunswick, Canada. As far as can be determined Robert was the first male TRENHOLM to be born in North America. Robert drowned at sea August 1819, aged 43. Occupation, fisherman. Resided at Cape Tormentine, Botsford Parish, New Brunswick. Religion, Church of England.

Robert, age 19, married Katharine SEAMAN, 3 August 1795, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Katharine SEAMAN, born 3 March 1778, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Died Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick. Religion, Church of England.

(Katharine remarried to William Lane.)  Her parents Stephen SEAMAN

(1743-1820), and Hannah SMITH were United Empire Loyalists who came to Cumberland from Duchess County, New York in June 1783, and resided in East Wallace, and River Philip, Nova Scotia. In 1812 Stephen's property which had expanded to include most of present day Pugwash, was foreclosed by mortgage holders. In a court decision in 1828 Stephen was awarded cash compensation. Stephen disappeared from Pugwash after 1828 and reappeared in East Wallace and Fort Lawrence.

Katharine's grandparents Jacomiah SEAMAN (1720?-1808?) and Margaret BODEE were also United Empire Loyalists who came to North Wallace, Nova Scotia, were farmers from Westchester County/Dutchess County, New York. When the American Revolutionary war broke out, Jacomiah's four sons joined Col. Lowther Pennington's Regiment of King's Guards and so became member of the group known as the Westchester Loyalists. At the conclusion of the war they were forced to join their parents in flight to Nova Scotia. They sailed from New York with the June Fleet in 1783 (perhaps aboard the "Thetis" to Fort Cumberland, NS). They received initial grants of land 1250 acres between Fort Cumberland and Belcher. They also received grants of land in Fanningsborough (North Wallace).

Robert and Katharine's children: Stephen (1796-1871?); John 'Squire' (1799-1877); Margaret Jane (1802-1886); William (1804-1874); Phoebe (1805-1857); Robert (1807-1856); Benjamin (1809-1881; Job (1810-1867); Abner Botsford (1812-1883); Hannah (1812-); Ruth Clara (1816-1896); Thomas (1817-1907).