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About Hunter Family (Brett, Little,) Dufferin & Simcoe Counties, Ont. CAN
Our Family is `Ulster Scot` a description derived from our probable participation in the `colonization` of Ireland by the British almost four centuries ago. The majority of Scots who migrated to Northern Ireland went there as part of these organized settlement schemes in the period 1605-1697. These `Plantation` settlements were confined mostly to the Province of Old Ulster, in the Counties of Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Donegal, Cavan, Fermanagh, and Londonderry. As many as 200,000 Scots crossed the North Channel to settle in Ulster in this period. It`s a good bet that our Family migrated to Ireland during this time. The primary purpose of the plantation scheme was to populate the northern counties of Ireland with loyal British Protestant subjects, to counterbalance and dominate the Irish Roman Catholics. Many problems arose for the Scots in Ireland. In 1639, they were forced to sign an oath of allegiance, swearing to never oppose the King`s command. This oath was later called the Black Oath. Scots who did not sign were punished. Native Irishmen considered the Ulster Scots as intruders and in an uprising in 1641, many Scots suffered. Later, the English revolution of 1688 helped to solidify the Scots` position in Ireland. Irish Catholics rose up in support of James II, while the Scot Presbyterians supported William of Orange. The war ended in 1691 with Ireland submitting to the new King William and the effective rule of Ireland by a protestant British government. Throughout the next century, troubles continued for all Irish peoples beset by a continuation of sectarian and religious trouble, famine, adverse economic and trade conditions, and a growing resentment of an untenable taxation regime. It is therefore not surprising that our ancestors chose to escape these conditions through the onward emigration to Canada. That our Family chose and eventually found peace and liberties unknown previously, was testament to a courage, strength and perseverance seldom experienced in our own time. Imagine for a moment the anxieties of sailing across the ocean for upwards of 3 months, and the ultimate exhiliration of seeing our country for the first time...the wonderment of entering the St. Lawrence River, staring at the wild forests and shorelines of the Saguenay, passing Isle d`Orleans, mesmerized by the sounds and views from the rolling ship deck of Old Quebec and Montreal and the onward stage travel through the untamed woods of the Ottawa Valley and eventually reaching the rollings hills of Simcoe County. But they did it. In the true spirit of our family motto, `Cursum Perficio` our Forbearers `completed the course` and began their new lives. Enjoy your time at this website. We invite you to sign the Guestbook and participate in the fascinating discovery and documentaion of our Family History.
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Getting Around There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Do you know who your second cousins are? Try the Kinship Relationships Tool. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar.
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