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Richard Peirpoint was born in Bondou Senegal
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Peirpoint organized a Black unit to defend Upper Canada during the war of 1812
West Garafraxa is where the Pierpoint Settlement is. -
Pierpoint Settlement located where Jones’ Base Line now crosses the Grand River in modern day Fergus.
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Pierpoint was granted full title to his land
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John Galt, Scottish novelist and adventurer, was the agent for the Canada Company who established the village of Guelph on company lands in the Guelph Block.
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Galt was recalled as company superintendent
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Fergus became a decidedly Scottish community
the earliest history of the settlement (Pierpoint Settlement) was the story of Black Loyalists led by Richard Pierpoint -
Adam Fergusson promoted “Little Falls”, renamed Fergus, he purchased in Pilkington and Nichol townships in 1833
In 1833 he built a house in the settlement and began the process of attracting Scottish settlers -
Period: to
Bon Accord Settlement. Scots from Aberdeen, Scotland came in five in-migrations from 1834 through 1835
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Pierpoint died
the local Black population dispersed, likely to Owen Sound as well as to a new Black settlement in the Queen’s Bush north of Fergus at Glen Allan. The new Black settlement in lower Peel Township included Black Loyalists and escaped slaves and by 1840 this area of the Queen’s Bush was home to 1,500 Black Scottish settlers as well as 1,000 White settlers. -
Alan entered partnership with Alexander Watt and James and Arthur Ross
Purchased water rights in on the Grand River and adjacent lands to build a dam, sawmill, and the bridge to span the river contracted. Reputed to be the first cantilever bridge in America. -
Sem Wissler built the village of Salem
Erected their first building
