Monday, November 11, 2019

Michael Samuel DeBruhl & Son Godart leading engravers in New York Mid 18th century.


12 Sir William Johnson Papers
FROM MICHAEL DE BRUL S
A, L. S.
New York Jan9: 1 Ph 1763

SIR
M"^ Darlington hath Acquainted  me with Your Commands
Concerning Your Coat of Arms, the Engraving of the Same will Cost Four Pounds The Printing and Colouring the Same proper will Cost Five Pound 17^ Hund^: or Twenty Pound ^ Thousand.
Sir Your Further Encouragement in this as also Encouraging the Subscription of the Several Views &c*: of New York as ^ Advertisement in [the] news papers will Greatly ObHdge S[ir]
Your Most Obed*:
Serv*: MiCHAEL D^B
[RULS]
ADDRESSED : T o
Si"* WillTM: Johnson
Bar*:
INDORSED: Letter from M^ * DeBruhl

Michael Samuel DeBruhl & Son Godart engravers NY, NY

Michael and his son Godart were the leading engravers in New York in 1763.  Michael and Margaret came out with
Edward Cornwallis' Great Expedition to found the City of Halifax, Nova, Scotia in 1749.
They came with two children and two servants.
These two people founded the DeBruhl Families in North America. 

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Ships from Europe to Halifax NS 1749

SHIPS FROM EUROPE TO HALIFAX - 1749 TO 1752
Year
Name
Type
# Pass.
Tons
Approx. Dim's
1750ALDERNEYFrigate - 22 guns
353
504
112' x 32'
1749ALEXANDER.
172
320
87' x 30'
1750ANNGalley
322
230
85' x 24'
1749BALTIMORESloop - (?)
226
411
106' x 30'
1749BEAUFORTPrivateer (?)
287
541
120' x 32'
1752BETTY [JD]Brig
161
205
83' x 24'
1749BROTHERHOOD.
27
..
1749CANNINGFrigate
190
342
91' x 30'
1749CHARLTONFrigate
213
395
103' x 30'
1750CHARMING MOLLY (from Boston)
7
.
.
1749DUKE OF BEDFORD.
Stores
.
.
1749EVERLEY.
186
351
93' x 30'
1749FAIR LADYSloop (from Glasgow)
10
..
1751GALE [JD]Snow (2 mast)
214
..
1752GALE [JD]Snow (2 mast)
249
..
1749LONDONFrigate
315
550
123' x 32'
1749MERRY JACKS.
230
378
99' x 30'
1751MURDOCH [JD].
298
..
1750NANCYBrigantine
143
150
65' x 24'
1751PEARL [JD].
263
..
1752PEARL [JD].
251
..
1749ROCHAMPTON.
77
230
85' x 24'
1749SARAH.
Hospital
.
.
1752SALLY [JD].
287
..
1751SPEEDWELL [JD]Snow (2 mast)
229
190
75' x 24'
1752SPEEDWELL [JD]Snow (2 mast)
216
190
75' x 24'
1749HMS SPHINXSloop of War - 20 guns 
30
..
1749UNION.
Stores
.
.
1749WILMINGTONFrigate
340
631
137' x 32'
1749WINCHELSEAFrigate - 20 - 9#guns
303
559
106' x 30'6"

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Ship Canning carrying the DeBruhl Family and two Servants to Halifax NS in 1749



Cornwallis Ships to Halifax - 1749




Surnames Beginning with "D", "E" and "F":

Last NameFirst NameRegister No.YearShipMasterSex DestinationCommentOccupationBoysGirlsMale ServantsFemale ServantsTotalRegister Comment
Dailey Garret 1010 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Dreadnought
Dale John 233 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Prince Frederick
Dance Benjamin 429 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Gloucester
Danoly John 898 1749 Everley John Dutchman Male Halifax   Smith         1  
Darke Richard 154 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Midshipman     1   3 Canterbury
Darling David 118 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Warwick
Darling Edward 298 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Corporal 1       3 Cochran's
Davis Edward 731 1749 Rochampton Samuel Williamson Male Halifax   Husbandman; Carpenter         1  
Davis Edward 109 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Mariner   1 2   5 Rippon
Davis Folk 280 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Butcher 1       3 Rainbow
Davis Greenway 358 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax   Purser     2   3 New Castle
Davis James 668 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Grampus Sloop
Davis John 973 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Russell
Davis John 436 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Husbandman         1  
Davis John 445 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax & wife Private         2 1st Regiment Foot Guards
Davis John 461 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax & wife Quarter Gunner         2 Nightingale
Davis Thomas 52 1749 Charlton Richard Ladd Male Halifax & wife Braizer         2  
Davis William 287 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Mariner 1       3 Panther
Davye Daniel 141 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Masters at Arms   1     3 Chester
Daw John 706 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax   Baker         1  
De Laney Patrick 371 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Roebuck
Deakins Francis 454 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Tyger
Debrull Michael 811 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax & wife Private 1   1 1 5 3rd Troop Horse Guards
DeCharmes Simon 673 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Pembroke
Degle John 739 1749 Rochampton Samuel Williamson Male Halifax   Pattounmaker         1  
Deley John 492 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Cumberland
Dellechaux Jacob 100 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax   Smith         1  
Dellechaux John 101 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax   Smith         1  
Delodine Peter 447 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Victory
Dent Thomas 716 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Turner         2 [total was given as 1, should be 2 inc. wife]
Denton Simon 129 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Quartermaster   1     3 Yarmouth
Derring John 783 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax   Captain's Clerk         1 Fly Sloop
Devereaux William 611 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Private man 1 2     5 1st Regiment Foot Guards
Diamond Abram 194 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Wager
Dickie Robert 801 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax & wife Master, goes in the Albany 1   1   4 Albany Sloop
Dickson Cochran 915 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax & wife Surgeon     1   3  
Dickson John 271 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Smith 2       4  
Dingley John 106 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Mariner       2 4 Furnace, Bomb.
Dixon William 72 1749 Charlton Richard Ladd Male Halifax   Carpenter         1  
Doe James 908 1749 Everley John Dutchman Male Halifax & wife Private         2 Colonel Frazer's
Doge John 62 1749 Charlton Richard Ladd Male Halifax & wife Mariner 1       3 Yarmouth
Dolin Brian 190 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Private       1 2 General Churchill's
Doran Edward 806 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Prince Frederick
Dore Edward 1160 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax & wife Husbandman         2  
Douglas Robert 722 1749 Rochampton Samuel Williamson Male Halifax   Gardener         1  
Douglas William 1087 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Monmouth
Doyle James 653 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Furnace Sloop
Drake Francis 380 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Ludlow Castle
Drakeford David 1129 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax & wife Glass Grinder 1 1   1 5  
Draper Edward 173 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax   Cabinet maker         1  
Draper George 620 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Labourer 1 1     4  
Draper James 621 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Private man         2 General Richbell's
Driver John 664 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Glover 1 1     4  
Drury Thomas 45 1749 Charlton Richard Ladd Male Halifax   Mariner       1 2 Tavistock
Dunahoo Stephen 631 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Russell
Duncan John 12 1749 Charlton Richard Ladd Male Halifax & wife Mariner   1     3 Royal George
Dundas George 307 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax   Sergeant         1 Colonel Holmes's
Dunshee Alexander 448 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Amazon
Dunston Thomas 239 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax   Midshipman         1 Winchelsea
Duport John 1069 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax & wife Gentleman 1 2   1 6  
Dwight William 958 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Nottingham
Eagle John 111 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax   Smith         1  
Eagleton Joseph 605 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Boyne Privateer
East Daniel 354 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Husbandman         2  
Eden Richard 325 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Carpenter 1       3  
Edes John 125 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax   Carpenter 3 1     5  
Edwards Joseph 224 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax   Joiner         1  
Eldridge William 1155 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Mary Galley
Elger John 772 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax & wife Boatswain's mate 1       3 Norfolk
Ellard Edward 1097 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax   Glover         1  
Ellard Robert 1141 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax   Fisherman         1  
Ellard Thomas 1098 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax   Husbandman         1  
Elliot William 342 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Fisherman         2  
Ellis Jacob 166 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax             1 Norwich
Ellis Thomas 577 1749 Alexander Samuel Harris Male Halifax   Husbandman         1 General Brag's
Elsar John 468 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Cornwall's
Elt John 856 1749 Everley John Dutchman Male Halifax & wife Carpenter         2  
Endy John 529 1749 Alexander Samuel Harris Male Halifax & wife Gunner's mate   1     3 Eagle Cruiser
Evans Griffith 691 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax   Husbandman       1 2  
Evans John 763 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Royal Oak
Evans William 374 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Carpenter         1 Deptford Yard
Ewer Robert 66 1749 Charlton Richard Ladd Male Halifax   Lieutenant     3 2 6 Colonel Frazer's
Factor Hugh 946 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax & wife Corporal         2 Furnace Sloop
Falkistone David 457 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Queensborough
Falkner Thomas 905 1749 Everley John Dutchman Male Halifax   Carpenter         1  
Fancourt John 870 1749 Everley John Dutchman Male Halifax & wife Husbandman 2       4  
Farrell Patrick 940 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Whitehaven
Farrell Richard 1009 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax   Labourer         1  
Farrington John 734 1749 Rochampton Samuel Williamson Male Halifax   Chemist; Druggist     1   2  
Faulchon Leonard 388 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Sterling Castle
Ferara Lawrence 720 1749 Rochampton Samuel Williamson Male Halifax   Mariner     1   2 Waterford
Ferguson John 850 1749 Everley John Dutchman Male Halifax   Midshipman   1     2 Lenox
Fidoe Anthony 658 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax   Private         1 Pawlett's
Field Edmund 1034 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax   Carpenter         1  
Fielding Henry 37 1749 Charlton Richard Ladd Male Halifax & wife Mariner     1   3 Dreadnought
Finlayson Thomas 183 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Cockswain         2 Princessa
Finley John 809 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Burford
Fisher Stephen 608 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax   Fisherman         1  
Fitzgerald Frederick 1046 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax & wife Cooper 1       3  
Fitzgerald Richard 172 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Mariner   3     5 Revenge
Fitzgibbon John 116 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Invincible
Fitzimonds James 452 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Labourer         1  
Flemming James 1023 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Pembroke
Flenigan George 427 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Rose
Flynn John 697 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Furnace Sloop
Flynn Terence 117 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Mariner     1   3 Russell
Follat Nathaniel 641 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Husbandman 2 1     5  
Ford Henry 1132 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax & wife Bricklayer         2  
Ford Jeremiah 290 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Barfleur
Ford Michael 825 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax   Fisherman         1  
Ford William 601 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Culloden
Forrest James 455 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Husbandman         1  
Fort Francis 1104 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax & wife Private         2 Sir William Gooch's
Fountain Thomas 293 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Husbandman         2  
Fox Barnaby 963 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax   Husbandman         1  
Fox Christopher 73 1749 Charlton Richard Ladd Male Halifax   Husbandman         1  
Fox Daniel 493 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Scorpion Sloop
Foy William 798 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax   Captain     5 2 8 Independent Company
Fracks Ralph 845 1749 Everley John Dutchman Male Halifax & wife Tailor 1 1     4  
Frame Archibald 1107 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Ludlow Castle
Francis Edward 647 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Dreadnought
Franck George 83 1749 Charlton Richard Ladd Male Halifax & wife Baker; Miller         2  
Frankland Thomas 321 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax & wife Husbandman         2  
Frazer Alexander 458 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Badger Sloop
Frazer John 857 1749 Everley John Dutchman Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Invincible
Freeborn Richard 616 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax   Bookbinder         1  
Freeman William 752 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax & wife Carpenter's mate   1 1 1 5 Jersey
Frewhitt George 622 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax   Husbandman         1  
Friend William 140 1749 Winchelsea Thomas Cornish Male Halifax & wife Husbandman 1 3     6  
Frost Thomas 1080 1749 Baltimore Edward Cook Male Halifax   Weaver         1  
Fugett Thomas 808 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax   Shipwright         1  
Fuller George 413 1749 Merry Jacks Giles Granger Male Halifax   Mariner         1 Prince George
Fullford Henry 626 1749 Beaufort Elias Perriman Male Halifax   Husbandman         1  
Funck John Yarrick 573 1749 Alexander Samuel Harris Male Halifax   Shoemaker         1  
Furnier Michael 1012 1749 London John Baker Male Halifax & wife Mariner         2 Merchant Service
Furye William 787 1749 Canning Andrew Dewar Male Halifax   Corporal 1       2 Nevill's Horse
Fyney James 317 1749 Wilmington Thomas Adams Male Halifax   Painter         1  

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