In addition to receiving Garden Lots for growing vegetables and cereals, the early settlers needed live stock to supply meat. So during the summer of 1754 the authorities contracted for live stock to be purchased in New England and transported to Lunenburg. There were two such deliveries.
The first delivery occurred in September 1754 and consisted of 74 cows, 847 sheep, 125 pigs, and 188 goats.
The second consignment landed December 18, 1754 from Captain Stourts Vessel and consisted of 145 sheep and 36 pigs plus a few chickens.
The distribution was done by pairing married men together and then drawing lots for the September delivery. The first pairing of married men received 1 cow and 1 sheep to share; the remainder of paired married men received either 6 sheep, 1 pig, and 1 goat, or 5 sheep, 1 pig, and 1 goat, or 4 sheep and 2 goats, possibly in proportion to the size of their families.
Single men were also paired into three groups for the September consignment: "good" single men, "indefferent" single men, or "bad" single men, with the last group being slightly larger than the other two combined. The "good" received 3 sheep, 1 pig, and 1 goat, while the "indefferent" and "bad" men received 3 sheep and 2 goats.
The December consignment was generally given to individuals, many of whom had already received live stock.
For a more complete description of this distribution, see pages 477-480 of Bell's book.
The following Table is an alphabetical listing of those who received live stock.
This Table is in two sections as follows:
To save space the pairings are not shown. You could search through the data set or e-mail me for that information.
All this data was kindly photocopied and forwarded by Lorrie YOUNG of Lower Sackville, NS from lists compiled by Dr Winthrop Bell and held at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia in Halifax.
The original data is in PANS Vol 382, doc 9. Bell's transcriptions are found in MS1 Vol 113, pages 316-320.
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| RAFUSE | John | 116 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| RAHN | Lorentz | 38 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| RAMAGE/RAMEY? (RAMICHEN) | Christopher | 192 | 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | good single man |
| RAMICHEN/ROMKEY | Wendell | 123 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| RAMICHEN/ROMKEY | Wendell | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| REICHARD | Thomas | 102 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| REINHARD | Nicolas | 90 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| RHODENHEISER | Philip | 8 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| RIEGER | Johannes | ? | 4 sheep, 2 goats | shared | married |
| RIESER | John | 65 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| RIGULO | Vernier | 55 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| RIGULO | Vernier | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| RITCEY/HENRICI | Philip | 44 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| RITTINGER/ROTTINGER | Adam | 67 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| ROBERT | Abraham | 62 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| ROBERT | David | 53 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| ROBERT | David | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| ROHT | Hans George | 102 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| ROLEDER | Jacob | M | 4 sheep, 2 goats | shared | married |
| ROLLER | George | 164 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| ROMKIES | Brown | 88 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| ROMKIES | Bruin | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| ROST/ROAST (ROHST) | Jacob | 178 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| ROSTY | Guilliaume | ? | 3 sheep, 1 pig, 3 goats | shared | married |
| ROTTER (RITTER) | George | ? | 3 sheep, 1 goat | shared | bad single man |
| ROUS | Joseph | 128 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| ROUS | Joseph | N | 4 sheep, 2 pigs | shared | married |
| RUDER | Henrich | 169 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| RUDOLF | Leonhard Chr | 2 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| RUDOLF | Peter | 92 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| RUND | Adam | 174 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| RUST | Daniel | 15 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SABBATIE (SABATJE) | Moser | 145 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SALM | George | 113 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SAUER | John Weirich | ? | 4 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| SCHAFER | Carl | 158 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHAFNER | John Adam | 138 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHAUBACH | Caspar | 209 | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| SCHAUFELBERGER | Caspar Jr | 122 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHAUFELBERGER | Caspar Sr | 122 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHENKEL | Ulrich | 18 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SCHERF | Valentin | 208 | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| SCHLAGENWEIT | Joseph | 135 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHLEAR | Jacob | 23 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SCHLIGEL | Christopher | 6 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SCHMELTZER | Philip | 44 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SCHNEAR | Ludowig | 123 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHNEAR | Michell | 201 | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | indefferent single man |
| SCHNEAR | Michell | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| SCHRAM | John George | 146 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHULTER (SCHLUTERN) | Maria | 56 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SCHULTZ | Ferdinand | 138 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHUP | Reichard | 103 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHUTZ | George | 120 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SCHWARTZ | George | 41 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SCHWARTZ | Johannes | 56 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SCHWEINHEIMER | Philip | 204 | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | indefferent single man |
| SEEBERGER | John | 198 | 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | good single man |
| SEEBERGER | Johannes | Dec | 2 pigs | unshared | |
| SEEMAN | Christ. | ? | 2 sheep | unshared | bad single man |
| SEIDLER | Gottlieb | 22 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SEIFER | Ulrich | 198 | 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | good single man |
| SEILER | Henrich | 218 | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| SELIG | Jacob | 61 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SELIG | Jacob | Dec | 1 sheep | unshared | |
| SERTIE/SARTY? | Urban | 52 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SHUPLY (SCHUBLEY) | Henrich | H | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SHUPLY | Henrich | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| SILVER | Nicolas | 135 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SIMON | John | 33 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SIMON | John | 54 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SMITH | Adam | 89 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SMITH | Adam | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| SMITH | Caspar | 180 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SMITH | Christian | 64 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SMITH | George Michael | K | 4 sheep, 2 goats | shared | married |
| SMITH | George Michael | Dec | 6 sheep | unshared | |
| SMITH | Jacob | 142 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SMITH | Johannes | 159 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SMITH | Michell | 58 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| SMITH | Michell | 139 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SMITH | Nicolas | ? | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| SMITH | Rudolff | 148 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SMITH | Ulrich | ? | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| SPANNAGEL | Jacob | 134 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SPANNAGEL | Philip | 89 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SPERRY | Jacob | 167 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SPIDEL | Jacob | 158 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| SPIEGEL | Caspar | 190 | 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | good single man |
| STAHL | Andreas | 104 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| STEINFORD | John | 143 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| STEINFORD | John | Dec | 3 sheep, 2 goats | unshared | |
| STEINMAN | Friedrich | 172 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| STEPHENS | Edworth | 80 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| STORK | George | 66 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| STRASSBURGHER | Albr | 130 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| STRAUCH | Caspar | ? | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| STRAUSS | Jean David | 191 | 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | good single man |
| STRAUSS | David | Dec | 2 pigs | unshared | |
| STREIS (STRIS) | Frans Henrich | 203 | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | indefferent single man |
| TANNER | Jacob | 100 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| TANNER | Jacob | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| TETTERAY | George | 40 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| TETTERAY | George | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| THOM | Daniel | 166 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| TIMON/DEMONE | Franz Joseph | 182 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| TORPEL (TERPLE) | Gottfried | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| TORPLE | Godf | 143 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| TREBER | Anton | 130 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| TREFFIAN | Philip | 184 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| TRIPPOS | Jonas | 93 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| TRUEDTER | Christopher | 10 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| UNDSTAD | Peter | 87 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| URICH | Leonhard | 139 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| USLER | Martin | 77 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| VALET | Piere | 145 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| VAN DER BULT | Ertze? | 188 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| VAN HOBOKEN | Johannes | 165 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| VANDERHYDE | Henrich | 2 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| VANDERHYDE | Henrich | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| VEUILAMET (WULLIAUME) | Leonhard | ? | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| VINVOET | Leopold | 42 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| VOEGELY | John | 150 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| VOELKER | Andreas | 35 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| VOGLER (FOGELER) | John Heinrich | 152 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| VUILQUET/WILKIE | Jean | 16 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WAGENER | Christian | 96 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WAGENER | Christ. | 190 | 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | good single man |
| WAGENER | Henrich | 33 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WAGENER | Philip | 60 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WAKKER | Abraham | 34 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WAKKER | Abraham | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| WALLER | Peter | 156 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WAMBOLD | Adam | 39 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WAMBOLD | Peter | 66 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WANER | Henrich | 180 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WEGSCHEIDER | Ferdinand | 201 | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | indefferent single man |
| WEIL | Friedrich | B | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WEILAND | Leopold | 206 | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| WEILAND | Leopold | ? | 2 sheep, 6 goats | shared | indefferent single man |
| WEINACHT | Adam | 26 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WEINACHT | Adam | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| WELSCH (WESCH) | George | 197 | 3 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | good single man |
| WENTZEL | Wilhelm | 32 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WESSEL | Paul Nicolas | 12 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WESSEL | Paul | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| WESTHAVER | Michell | 43 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WEYMAN (WEINMAN) | Mathias | 76 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WEYMEYER | Jacob | B | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WEYMEYER (WEINMEYER) | Jacob | Dec | 2 pigs | unshared | |
| WIEDERHOLD | Adolff | 81 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WIEDERHOLD | Adolff | Dec | 2 sheep | unshared | |
| WIELD | Bernhard | 79 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WIEZELL | Philip | 218 | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| WINTER | Philip | G | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WINTER | Philip | Dec | 2 pigs | unshared | |
| WITMAN | Valentin | ? | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| WOLF | Johannes | ? | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| WOLF | Johannes | ? | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| WOLF | John Nicolas | 70 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| WOLF | Joseph | 104 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WOLF | Peter | ? | 3 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| WOLLENHAUPT | Conrad | 101 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WURTH | George | 112 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WURTH | Jacob | 176 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| WURTH | Tobias | ? | 4 sheep, 2 goats | shared | bad single man |
| WUST | Wendell | 13 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| YOUNG | Andreas | 147 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| YOUNG | Henrich | F | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| YOUNG | Henrich | Dec | 2 pigs | unshared | |
| YOUNG | Johann Adam | 79 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| YOUNG | Johannes | 27 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| ZELL | Johannes | 68 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| ZIMMER | Abraham | 69 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| ZINCK | Caspar | 30 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |
| ZOUBERBUHLER | Mr | 132 | 6 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| ZURN | Adam | 171 | 5 sheep, 1 pig, 1 goat | shared | married |
| ZWICKER | Peter | 26 | 1 cow, 1 sheep | shared | married |