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Peter MCNAB

Male Abt 1735 - 1799  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name Peter MCNAB 
    • While parish records are available through Scotlands People going back to the 1600s it is a challenge that the name Peter is somewhat of a scarcity in Perthshire, and in particular, Killin that is reputed to be the birthplace of this McNab family. It was suggested in one or two resources that perhaps the birth is registered as Patrick. Further research does support that in Scotland Patrick and Peter were to a degree used interchangeably. It is also mentioned that Peter was sometimes used as a diminutive for Patrick.

      "In Scotland the two names Patrick and Peter are often interchangeable due to the similarity of Peter to the Gaelic Pàtair [Anglicized as Patrick]. Although not strictly synonyms, the interchangeability is so common across Scotland that we classify them as such."

      http://www.whatsinaname.net/php/search.php?action=search2&search_name=Peter
    Born Abt 1735  Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Please refer to history of Peter McNab.
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1758  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1763  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    As per marriage bond, occupation is listed as Cordwainer. Cordwainer is a shoemaker, specifically making new shoes from new leather, to be distinguished from cobbler, repairer.  
    Miscellaneous 1775/76  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Valuation Real Estate Halifax and surrounding areas 1775 and 1776. Peter McNab assessed as owing £500.  
    Miscellaneous 1781  Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Member of Grand Jury regarding impressment of civilians by British Navy. 
    Miscellaneous 1783  McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Purchased entire island for £1,000 from William Cornwallis family,  
    Died 3 Nov 1799  McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried 3 Dec 1799  Old Burying Ground, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I1  McNab/Kuhn
    Last Modified 23 May 2021 

    Family Susannah KUHN,   b. Bef 25 September 1742, Rikon, Zürich, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1822, McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married Abt 23 Nov 1763  St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Catherine MCNAB,   b. 17 Aug 1764, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ann MCNAB,   b. 17 Aug 1764, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Before 16 Sep 1764, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +3. Peter MCNAB,   b. 7 Dec 1767, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1847, McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. James Colhoon MCNAB,   b. 7 Feb 1766, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1794, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     5. Susannah MCNAB,   b. Dec 1771, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1772, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
    +6. Susanna MCNAB,   b. Aug 1773, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1803, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years)
    +7. John MCNAB,   b. 14 Dec 1775, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1840, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     8. Henry MCNAB,   b. 21 Oct 1778, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 8 June 1796, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
    +9. Ann MCNAB,   b. 10 Jan 1781, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1831  (Age 50 years)
     10. Alexander MCNAB,   b. 1 Oct 1784, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 29 September 1790, McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
    Last Modified 23 May 2021 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1735 - Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1758 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - As per marriage bond, occupation is listed as Cordwainer. Cordwainer is a shoemaker, specifically making new shoes from new leather, to be distinguished from cobbler, repairer. - 1763 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 23 Nov 1763 - St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMiscellaneous - Valuation Real Estate Halifax and surrounding areas 1775 and 1776. Peter McNab assessed as owing £500. - 1775/76 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMiscellaneous - Member of Grand Jury regarding impressment of civilians by British Navy. - 1781 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMiscellaneous - Purchased entire island for £1,000 from William Cornwallis family, - 1783 - McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Nov 1799 - McNabs Island, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 3 Dec 1799 - Old Burying Ground, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
    The Story of Peter McNab: a story in progress    		The Story of Peter McNab: a story in progress

  • Sources 
    1. [S71] Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825 Vol IV, Dobson, David, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985), 206 (Reliability: 2).
      Born during 1735in Breadalbane, Perthshire.Emigrated from Scotland to Nova Scotia in 1759. Married Susannah Kuhn on 25 November 1763. Father of Peter, John, Anne, and Susan. Settled on MacNab's Island, Halifax Nova Scotia, during 1783. Died there 3 November 1799.

    2. [S72] The family of Cassels, Cassels, Robert, (Edinburgh: author ), 122 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S3] Marriages Nova Scotia, Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, (Nova Scotia Archives), https://archives.novascotia.ca/images/vital-statistics/marriages/1700/1700-00006.jpg (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S84] Valuation Real Estate Halifax and Surrounding area 1775/76, (Nova Scotia Archives), https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/rg1v411/returns/?ID=210 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S27] History of Halifax City Vol VIII, Akins, T.B., (Halifax,NS: Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, Halifax, NS. 1895, 1895 ), 81 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S34] Peter McNab's Island: Scottish Settlement on McNabs Island 1782-1847, Smith, Vanessa Lynn, (Saint Marys University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), 4 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S82] Sydenham Howe's Scrapbook: Joseph Howe and His World, Howe, Sydenham, (Nova Scotia Archives ), https://archives.novascotia.ca/howe/archives/?ID=438 (Reliability: 2).
      Genealogy of McNab Family. Handwritten notes marked ‘copy’, author unknown. Sydenham Howe Nova Scotia Archives 1994-272 page 62.
      Notes he died on a Sunday.

    8. [S37] Nova Scotia Vital Records from Newspapers, 1769-1812, Punch, Terrence M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1986), 32 (Reliability: 3).
      Extract from RGNSA, published 1799. States that burial took place from the home of John Ross (a son-in-law)

    9. [S28] Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1749-1768: St. Paul's Church, Nova Scotia, Holder, Jean M., (Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS. 1983), 128 (Reliability: 2).
      Index/transcription : License Peter McNAB I Susannah KOWN Marriage would have occurred 23 November or later.

    10. [S3] Marriages Nova Scotia, Government of Nova Scotia, Canada, (Nova Scotia Archives), https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1700-6&Event=marriage&ID=191116 (Reliability: 3).
      Digital copy of a marriage bond. Marriage bond dated 23 November 1763 which is not a marriage date. Susannah's surname spelt as Koun-variations in spelling are noted in other documents.


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