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flog» 3‘ at least the hundred uthers nn a petition dated Hay EH, 1950 for a grist mill in Penetangore lKincardine tDwn). A copy of this petitiun was obtained (rum the Dntaric Archives as well as the lncatinn ticket #0 385 dated Septemher 24, 1550 {Dr Int 25 SDR Kincardine tnwnship fur Alexander Clark and a see (Dr lot 27 Spa for James. the u-f the five [andltlnne (Elf getting this fl'ee land mas that 12 acres or land had to be cleared and placed under crop within (our years OF the date Bf the ticket as we” as meeting the requlFEMEnt fur a house IE feet by 20. host at the free land from Kincerfline to ualkerton was acquired by people already residing in nntario as it was on a first come, first served basis with your applicatinn fur a lueaticln ticket to he issued at Turnntu. There were variuus regul atluns tn be (arried nut SD that ncl (we (amllies settled or claimed the same parcel a; land. Euth Alexander and James had their certification of requirements on the locations ticket completed an September 1?, 1553, and received their land grant patent from the Cruun on May 20, 1354. while James remained single, Alexander «as married on August 29, i957 in Kincardine tuwnshlp to Agnes Louise hotcat, born in Scotland circa 1535. They were married by Revi A. Edwards, minister of the wesleyan Methodist church uf Penetangure (Kincardine team). 1 {aund this infnrmatinn in the untario Register at the Saginaw Michigan library. lhis particular booklet published in lvaz is one Df a series at publications dedicated to printing genealogica infnrmatinn on births, marriages, and deaths in Untario for the time befure manatory registration in lEé?. Marriages as listed 1n the Christian Guardian, a nethodist Church publication, are reprinted here and the marriage notice was taken frum the September lb, 1657 issue. uld copies D! the christian Euardlan are also available at the United Church Archives in Turnntu. l have not been able to trace Agnes Huffat's move to Canada. A (uluur portrait oc Rev. Robert Muffat was in the famlly fur over loo years and was donated to the Southampton huseum, catalogue u A97Ae13.l A notation on the picture indicates that he was a missionary in Africa and the grand+ather 0! Mrs. George Clark. As best i can recall. I think my grandmother, Mrs. George Clark, said it was an uncle oi Agnes. correspondence with the British Council n6 churches provided me with a portrait made around 1519 and photographs around laao and 1533. Their portrait of 181? and mine Inuk almost identical and i believe it is the same person, Rev. Robert Muffat â€" born December 21, 1735, died August 9, 1953. He was instrumental in persuading David leingstuna to join him in Southern Afrlca. Although this minister does not have a daughter Agnes, I feel that Agnes is his neice and will pursue more research in this area. Agnes suffered from deteriorating health and was admitted as a patient to the notarie Hospital in London on December a, 1981 and remained there until her death in 1905. From the 1971 census we find this infnrmatlan about the {arms a! Alexander and James Clark. They had 200 acres o4 which 70 acres were improved, 15 acres of pasture, 1 acre o4 garden, 5 acres of wheat, 1 acre o6 potatoes and la acres uf hay. In storage, they had wheat 75 bushels, barley 20, oates no, peas so, potatoes 100, turnips 300, 4lax 1, apples 2, peas 2, maple sugar 23 pounds and 20 Page 2