Musquodoboit Pioneers a record of Seventy Families, Their Homesteads and Genealogies

147-1 Walter married Grace Gates, no issue

148-2 Myrtle

149-3 Laura

150-4 Betty

151-5 Samuel

136-4 John married Matilda Hibbits.

137-5 Angus married Etta Harvey.

Dunbrack) married George Cole. No issue. He died Jan., 1892.

31-7 Peter(5th son of Charles & Mary Cruickshank Dunbrack)

married Annie Kenty. She died Oct. 12, 1920. They had 2 sons and

4 daughters.

*152-1 Mary

*153-2 Tene died 1958 age 83 yrs.

*154-3 Emma

*155-4 Arthur

*156-5 James, unmarried

*157-6 Catherine died Dec. 1929.

152-1 Mary married Lewis Smith of Winnipeg. They had 1 son and

daughter.

157-1 John

158-2 Helen

153-3 Tene married Parker Marks. No issue.

154-3 Emma married James Seeton of Meagher's Grant. They had 2

sons and 3 daughters.

159-1 Leone b 1898

160-2 Lulub 1900

161-3 Arthur b 1902

162-4 Ritab 1904

163-5 Harold b 1906
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159-1 Leone married Stuart Alexander, no issue.

160-2 Lulu married John Egan, no issue.

161-3 Arthur married Rhoda Ernst

162-4 Rita married John Hodinorr

163-5 Harold was born in Meagher's Grant, he is buried in

Dartmouth.

155-4 Arthur married Clara Turple of Clam Bay. They had 2 sons

and 2 daughters

*164-1 Regina b 1908

*165-2 Carl b 1904

*166-3 Edna May b 1901

*167-4 Allan

164-1 Regina married Roy Clark, the had 2 sons.

168-1 Allan Roy

169-2 Kenneth Wayne

165-2 Carl married Louise Sidebottom, they had 5 sons.

170-1 Allison Neil

171-2 Donald Arthur

172-3 Roy Allan

173-4 Stuart St. Clair

174-5 Richard Carl

167-4 Allan married Sadie McKinnon, they have 1 son and 1

daughter.

175-1 Glen Allan

176-2 Sandra Claire

Dunbrack) married James Ross, they had 1 son and 1 daughter.

*177-1 Alfred

178-2 Lillian

177-1 Alfred married Doll Ogilvie, they had 2 sons and 1

daughter.

*179-1 Frank

*180-2 James

*181-3 Marguerite
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179-1 Frank married Gladys Blank, they had 1 son and 1 daughter.

182-1 Elizabeth Ann married Albert La Salle

183-2 Peter

180-2 James married Jean Hutchinson in 1934, they had 2 sons.

184-1 David

185-2 John

181-3 Marguerite married Robert T. Bowman of Rockcliffe Park.

Ottawa in 1934. They had 1 son and 1 daughter.

186-1 Charles

187-2 Betsy

178-2 Lillian married Wilson Ogilvie, they had 1 daughter.

188-1 Greta

died 1874.

34-10 Mary (4th daughter of Charles & Mary Cruickshank Dunbrack)

married David Bruce, they had 2 daughters.

189-1 Etta

190-2 Louise

Jane Hawthorne Ogilvie (daughterof Peter Ogilvie Sr. pioneer from

Georgia). They had 4 sons and 3 daughters.

*191-1 Peter b 1823-Oct. 25, 1887

*192-2 Janet b 1825-1915

*193-3 John b 1827

*194-4 James b 1828 died at age 28

*195-5 Alexander b 1829

*196-6 Esther b 1830

*197-7 Christie b 1832, died young

191-1 Peter married Charlotte Innes. She died Oct. 13, 1916.

They had 5 sons and 3 daughters.

*198-1 Richard

*199-2 Isabel

*200-3 Leonard died young.
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*201-4 Edward

*202-5 Hawthorne died young

*203-6 Mary died 1944

*204-7 Margaret

*205-8 George died 1936

198-1 Richard married Mrs. Abrum Bayer, she was Lelia Annand.

They had 2 sons, 2 daughters.

*206-1 Josephine

*207-2 Edson b 1905

*208-3 Belle d 1920 age 18

*209-4 Stuart d 1926 age 18

206-1 Josephine married Dr. Donald Moore, of Syracuse, N.Y. No

issue.

207-2 Edson married Mildred Firth, they have 2 daughters.

211-2 Catherine (Mrs. T. Collins)

199-2 Isabel married William Logan. Her family is listed under

18-1.

1900 in New Westminster, B.C.

203-6 Mary married Alexander Nickerson, 2 sons and 2 daughters.

212-1 Wesley

213-2 Charlotte married -------Ritcey.

214-3 Clara

215-4 William

204-7 Margaret married Joseph Nickerson, 1 son and 1 daughter.

216-1 Fred married Margaret Bentley

217-2 Clarice married Dr. Carmen Brown, Nanaimo, B.C.

205-8 George went to West Virginia, he married Harriet Ryder of

West Virginia. They had 2 daughters and 5 sons, a descendant at

present Marvin Dunbrack, Marlington, W. Va.

192-2 Janet married John McBain, she was his 3rd wife. No issue.

218-1 Agnes James 1867-1923

218-1 Agnes married Inglis Sprott of Middle Musquodoboit. No

issue.

and 1 daughter.

219-1 Euphemia Ann 1855-1930

220-2 William

219-1 Euphemia Ann married Arnold Henry Gladwin. Her descendants

are listed in Gladwin family.

220-2 William married Annie Putman of Maitland. No issue.

196-6 Esther married Malcolm MacInnes, she was his 3rd wife.

They had 4 sons and 8 daughters.

221-1 Angus

222-2 Agnes

223-3 William James

224-4 Adrinda died young

225-5 Leonora Janet

226-6 George Rawlings died young

227-7 Mary Elinor

228-8 Eliza Ann

229-9 Emma

230-10 Isabelle

231-11 Alfred died at 3 mos.

232-12 Maggie

Mrs. Charles A. Sabine, East Lansing, Michigan, is a descendant.

Extra notes on Dunbrack family.
1. John Dunbrack b 1817 Upper Musquodoboit died April 15, 1893

buried in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, married Janet McLeod b

1827 Upper Musquodoboit, died Oct. 10, 1894, buried in Camp Hill

Cemetery, Halifax. They had 3 sons.

*2-1 William McLeod b 1857-1934

3-2 Henry Mark b 1865-1919

4-3 Ronald Byers b 1863
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Ronald, Methodist Church baptismal records.

2-1 William was born in Meagher's Grant, he died Dec. 3, 1934.

He married Mary Fraser, she died Aug. 21, 1925. They are both

buried in Fairview Cemetery, Halifax. They had 4 sons and 4

daughters.

*5-1 Jessie Mary b 1885

6-2 Maude b 1882-1944 in Lynn, Mass

7-3 Fraser Elwood b 1880

8-4 William

9-5 Hugh E. b 1892-1948 in N.S.

10-6 John D.

11-7 Nellie

12-8 Margaret b 1889-1903 in Halifax
5-1 Jessie born in Halifax, died 1967 in Waltham, Mass. Married

Jesse H. Wiley.

7-3 Fraser married Adella Margaret Gaetz, b Halifax 1883 died

Sept. 3, 1968 in Norwell, Mass. They had 1 son and 1 daughter.

13-1 Josephine

14-2 John Elwood

13-1 Josephine born in Spokane, Wash. Married Clifton

Bourdelais.

14-2 John married Elizabeth Fay (Hart) Dunbrack.
3-2 Henry was born in Musquodoboit, died Feb.8, 1919. Waltham

Mass. He married Jessie Anne Ovenston, born in Dartmouth 1867,

buried in Waltham, Mass. In 1951. They had 3 sons and 6

daughters.

15-1 Mabel Adelaide b 1888

16-2 Ethel Lloyd b 1890

17-3 Henry Charles b 1894

18-4 Jessie May b 1896

19-5 Muriel Isabelle b 1897

20-6 Hazel Pearl b 1901

21-7 Gordon Ovenston b 1904

22-8 Edith Eleanor b 1906

23-9 Reginald Emerson b 1907
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A descendant, Gary E. Dunbrack, Waltham, Mass. has complete

records of this family 1980.

Another Dunbrack Family

His parents were John Dunbrack and Janet Fox. James married

Janet C. Parker b 1851, (daughter of Francis Parker and Mary

Kent). She died May 9, 1951 in Ayer, Mass. They had 4 sons and 2

daughters.

*2-1 Francis P. b 1875 in N.S.

3-2 Sadie R. B 1878 in N.S.

4-3 Almira M. b 1879 in N.S.

5-4 Warren Heath b 1881 in Musquodoboit.

6-5 Norman Kent b 1888

7-6 Ambrose Irving b 1893 in Harvard, Mass.

2-1 Francis P. married Eva Kendall in 1900. They had 5 daughters

and 1 son.

8-1 Winnifred Janet b 1901) Ayer, Mass.

9-2 Beatrice Kendall b 1903) Ayer, Mass.

10-3 Evelynie Kent b 1905) Ayer. Mass.

11-4 Ruth Elizabeth b 1907) Ayer, Mass.

12-5 Marion Henrietta b 1909) Waltham, Mass.

13-6 Alvin Parker b Waltham, Mass.

5-4 Warren Heath died 1966, buried Waltham, Mass., he married

Rose Matilda Marshall, they had 3 daughters.

14-1 Claire (Mrs. Harold Wilson)

15-2 Doris (Mrs. John Pugsley)

16-3 Vera (Mrs. Robert Cooper)

6-5 Norman Kent married Gertrude Scott of N.B. They had 2 sons.

17-1 Ralph B. b 1912-1976

18-2 Roland Leslie

17-1 Ralph b 1912 in Waltham, Mass. Died in Quincy, Mass. in

1976. He married Dorothy Jemsen. They had 2 sons and 1

daughter.

19-1 Lawrence

20-2 Lorna Jean

21-3 Leslie Ralph
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18-2 Roland Leslie married Mary Sardi in 1922. They have 2

daughters and 1 son.

22-1 Leslie Ann

23-2 Lynn Ann

24-3 Roland Leslie Jr.
Another Line

Sarah Dunbrack (b1813) married David Scott, 4th son of William

and Esther Whippie Scott, David born May 24, 1812 in Onslow. The

Scotts came to Musquodoboit between 1814 and 1817. It is thought

David and Sarah were married in 1840 in Nova Scotia. They had 4

sons and 2 daughters.

2-1 Rebecca Faulkner born before 1848

3-2 Ephriam born before 1848

4-3 Eliza Jane

5-4 James Clifford

6-5 David

7-6 John

Toronto in 1848. They cleared three farms in Ontario before they

went to Wisconsin in 1888. In 1890 they went on an immigrant

train to Washington State. Sarah and her husband are buried in

Ga. R Cemetery, Snohomish, Washington.

Mrs. Reid Smith, a granddaughter.

David Dunbrack 6-5, Ontario.
Data on Dunbrack family supplied by:

Mrs. Bessie Barker, Middle Musquodoboit.

Additional notes by Jennie Reid.

Robert Ervin

whose maiden name was Ann Rath, died leaving him with 2 sons and

2 daughters.
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2-1 Nancy

3-2 Charles b 1802 d Mar. 1885

4-3 John b 1804 d 1878

Robert's second wife was Mary Henderson, a bride, when they

sailed with the children on a vessel built, owned and commanded

by Captain Phillip Drew, an American. This was in the summer of

1812, and Robert's shipmates were said to be the Bells,

Hendersons and Lecks, all of whom settled in Musquodoboit. Robert

bought a large piece of land in Halifax, where he and his sons

built quite a number of houses and set up a milk business. A

second familywas born.

5-4 Samuel b May 1815

6-5 Elizabeth b 1813 died 1863

Robert took up a grant of land, 300 acres, in Taylor Settlement,

now Chaswood. This was divided between his sons Charles and

Samuel. The brook running north and south was the dividing

line. Robert died 1834 and is buried in Pioneer cemetery as is

his wife, Mary.

2-1 Nancy (1st daughter of Robert and Ann Rath Ervin) married

William Wilson, about 1820. In 1833 he came to Chaswood and

bought the farm which was later owned by James Leck. They had 8

sons and 3 daus.

*7-1 John b Jan. 29, 1821-1903

8-2 Robert

9-3 William

10-4 Richard

11-5 Charles

12-6 Elizabeth

13-7 Samuel

14-8 Gordon drowned young.

15-9 Andrew

*16-10 Esther

*17-11 Jennie

*18-12 Henry died young.

Young. Her birthplace was Aberdeen, Scotland. They lived just

across the line in Colchester Co. They had 1 son and 5 daus.

*19-1 William Gordon b Jan. 3 -

*20-2 Annie

*21-3 Agnes

*22-4 Mary

*23-5 Ella

*24-6 Alice

John died in Bermuda aged 84 years.

19-1 William Gordon (1st son of William and Ellen Young Wilson)

lived on the home place. He married Minnie Whitman of Beaver

Harbour. 2 sons and 6 daus.

*25-1 Annie Grace ) b Aug. 2, died at birth

*26-2 Juanita May) b Aug. 2, died at birth

*27-3 Lillian Emma b Mar. 4, 1893

*28-4 Janet McBride b Mar. 2, 1896

*29-5 Mary Ellen b May 17, 1897

*30-6 Hazel Agnes b July 17, 1899

*31-7 John William b June 3, 1902

*32-8 William Chester b Feb. 14, died at 4 mos.

27-3 Lillian Emma md. William George Fisher. 4 sons and 1 dau.

34-2 Stella Janette

35-3 Lyle Douglas

36-4 Leland George

37-5 Ray Sterling

28-4 Janet McBride Wilson md. 1st Benjamin Joseph Dares, they

had 3 sons and 2 daus.

38-1 Gordon Edward Blackadar

39-2 Cecil Benjamin

40-3 Florence Mary

41-4 Eileen McBride

Janet md. 2nd John Dickson Sibley, they had 2 sons.

43-6 Colin

29-5 Mary Ellen Wilson md. Wilson Streatch, they had 2 sons and 2

daus.

45-2 Civilla Maud

46-3 Marie Vera

47-4 Austin

30-6 Hazel Agnes Wilson md. 1st Samuel Seymour Blades, they had

1 dau.

Samuel Blades died March 4, 1921, Hazel md. 2nd Leland Perry

Brown of Brookvale, Halifax Co., N.S. 1 son and 1 dau.

49-1 Vernon Wilson

50-2 Audrey Phyllis

31-7 John Whitman Wilson md. Emma Hurley. 2 sons and 2 daus.

51-1 Lloyd

52-2 Karl

53-3 Erma Dale

54-3 Mary Elizabeth

20-2 Annie Wilson (1st dau. of John and Ellen Young Wilson).

She was unmarried.

21-3 Agnes Wilson (2nd dau. of John and Ellen Young Wilson)

went to Bermuda. She md. John Callison, they had 2 sons and 1

dau.

55-1 John

57-3 Nellie

22-4 Mary (3rd dau. of John and Ellen Young Wilson) md. Walter

Hartling of Beaver Harbour. They lived in Halifax. They had 3

daus. and 1 son.

58-1 Ella

59-2 Alice

60-3 Gordon

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23-5 . Ella Wilson (4th dau. of John and Ellen Young Wilson) md.

George Fielding.

24-6 Alice Wilson (5th dau. of John and Ellen Young Wilson) md.

Frank Porter. No issue.

md. Eliza Bellon and moved to the U.S. No further record.

9-3 William Wilson (3rd son of William and Nancy Ervin Wilson)

md. Ella Bellon. He died in Minnesota. No further record.

10-4 Richard Wilson (4th son of William and Nancy Ervin Wilson)

died in the U.S.A. No record.

11-5 Charles Wilson (5th son of William and Nancy Ervin Wilson)

died in Iowa. No record.

12-6 Elizabeth Wilson (1st dau. of William and Nancy Ervin

Wilson) md Alfred Ervin. Her descendants are listed under Alfred

Ervin.

13-7 Samuel Wilson (6th son of William and Nancy Ervin Wilson)

14-8 Gordon Wilson (7th son of William and Nancy Ervin Wilson)

drowned young.

15-9 Andrew Wilson (8th son of William and Nancy Ervin Wilson)

md. Elizabeth Taylor, his first cousin.

16-10 Esther Wilson (2nd dau. of William and Nancy Ervin Wilson)

md Robert Taylor. They built the house and other buildings where

Walter Webster now lives in 1980. They lived here until they

went out West about 1885. See Taylor history.

17-11 Jennie Wilson (3rd dau. of William and Nancy Ervin Wilson)

md. Adam Laidlaw.
3-2 Charles Ervin (1st son of Robert and Ann Rath Ervin) md. 1st

Ann Kerr (1807-May 11, 1850). They had 7 sons and 7 daus. They

were md. Mar. 4, 1829.
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61-1 Robertb May 15, 1834 -

*62-2 John b Apr. 15, 1839 -

*63-3 Samuel b Nov. 7, 1842-1914

*64-4 James b Jan. 14, 1846-1898

*65-5 Mary b Nov. 20, 1832-June 27, 1884

*66-6 Agnes b Jan. 10, 1841-June 21, 1917

67-7 Elizabeth b Mar. 28, 1830-1863, aged 33 years.

68-8 Isabel b Nov. 30, 1937-1915

69-9 Jane b Mar. 23, 1936-June 12, 1912

70-10 Annie b Aug. 18, 1391-1889

71-11 Ellen b Aug. 4, 1844-Dec. 3, 1919

72-12 Charles b June 12, 1849, died Marc. 16, 1869 age 20

74-14 Richard's twin died at birth and was buried with

his mother May 11, 1850.

Charles md 2nd Janet Pearson ( b Feb. 4, 1816) Charles 2nd

family.

15 Margaret Kerr b Dec. 3, 1852

17 William H. b Apr. 13, 1857

62-2 John Ervin (2nd son of Charles and Ann Kerr Ervin) md. Mary

McKeen. They had 1 son and 2 daus.

77-1 Annie

78-2 Charles

79-3 Susan

After the death of his first wife, John md. Alice Higgins.

63-3 Samuel Ervin (3rd son of Charles and Ann Kerr Ervin) md.

Emma Jane Archibald b July4, 1845, dau. of Matthew James

Archibald and Mary Lord. They had 2 sons and 6 daus.

78-1 Bessie b Apr. 14, 1872-Aug. 17, 1904

*79-2 Annetta b Apr. 19, 1874-Feb. 21, 1951

*80-3 Sarah Hutchinson b Sept. 25, 1876 -Dec. 25, 1937

*81-4 Mary Edna b Feb. 5, 1879 - d May 23, 1906 age 27

years.
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*83-6 Janet A. b Jan. 10, 1887-1905

84-7 Dickson Archibald b Jan. 10, 1887

85-8 Charles Williard b Dec. 7, 1889 - Feb. 24, 1963

Samuel died in 1914, his wife Emma Jane died 1916,

78-1 Bessie (1st dau. Of Samuel and Emma Archibald Ervin) md.

Samuel Johnson on Dec. 26, 1894.

1. Gavin

Twins died when 2 mos. old, mother had died at their

birth.

79-2 Annetta Ervin (2nd dau. Of Samuel and Emma Archibald Ervin)

86-1 Harold

87-2 Ivan

88-3 Norman

80-3 Sarah H. Ervin (3rd dau. Of Samuel and Emma Archibald Ervin)

md. Sidney H. Taylor. 2 sons, 5 daus.

*89-1 Freda (Mrs. E.C. Johnson of Detroit). No issue.

*90-2 Cecil S.

*91-3 Bessie

*92-4 Annie

*93-5 Emma

*94-6 Irene

*95-7 John Henderson

90-2 Cecil S. Taylor md. Sarah Bulmer, 1 son, 2 daus.

*96-1 Helen

*97-2 Harold

*98-3 Anne
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96-1 Helen md. John Appleby of Newcastle, N.B. They had 1 son.

99-1 William

91-3 Bessie Taylor (2nd dau. Of Sidney H. and Sarah H. Ervin

Taylor) md. Earl Davis, they had,

100-1 Bernard

101-2 John

102-3 Robert

103-4 Jane

104-5 Walter

Also two who died young. Bessie was born in Chaswood.

92-4 Annie Taylor (3rd dau. Of Sidney H. and Sarah H. Ervin

Taylor) md. A. W. MacIntyre of Stewiacke. They had 1 son and 2

daus.

105-1 Catherine

107-3 Cheryl

93-5 Emma Taylor (4th dau. Of Sidney H. and Sarah H. Ervin

Taylor) md. Douglas R. Arklie and lived in Halifax. They had 1

son and 2 daus.

108-1 Margaret

109-2 Jean

110-3 Douglas

94-6 Irene Taylor (5th dau. Of Sidney H. and Sarah H. Ervin

Taylor) md. Alexander Coupar and they live in Toronto. They have

1 dau.

111-1 Karen

Ervin Taylor) md. Vivian Yeo of Tyne Valley, P.E.I. No issue.

died in 1905.

md. He lives in Seattle and has 3 sons.

Ervin) md. Bertha Clarke Bell.

1980. They had 6 sons and 8 daus.

102-1 Emma Jean

103-2 Edna Florence

104-3 Samuel George b July 17, 1918 - Aug. 9,1944

105-4 Charles Dixon b Feb.6, 1920-Jan. 14, 1922

106-5 Harold Ellis

107-6 Bertha Jessie

108-7 Cecil Norman

109-8 Ellen Margaret

110-9 Ruth Annetta

111-10 Richard John

112-11 Sarah Shirley

113-12 Thelma Irene

114-13 Russell Earl

115-14 Barbara Lorraine

64-4 James Ervin (4th son of Charles and Ann Kerr Ervin) md. Mary

Dickie. They had 2 daus.

116-1 Belinda

117-2 Annie (Mrs. M. Bacon)

Belinda md. Mr. Robert Gilson. No issue. She organized the

Musquodoboit Club, in May, 1925 Boylston, Mass. James Ervin md.

2nd Mary Mitchell. They raised a large family in Stewiacke.

118-3 Elmer in Seattle

119-4 Hattie near Edmonton

120-5 Scott of Port Morien, C.B.

121-6 J. Chesley of New Glasgow

122-7 Frank of U.S.

123-8 John of U.S.

Charles died in Stewiacke in 1895.

65-5 Mary Ervin (1st dau. Of Charles and Ann Kerr Ervin) md.

Walter McCurdy. Her descendants are listed in the McCurdy

history.
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67-7 Elizabeth Ervin (3rd dau. of Charles and Ann Kerr Ervin) md.

David McKeen on Sept. 11, 1851. She died in 1863 aged 33 years

and is buried in Gays River.

68-8 Isabel Ervin (4th dau. of Charles and Ann Kerr Ervin) md.

David McKeen. She was his second wife and is buried in Gays

River.

William Milne on June 15, 1856.

70-10 Annie Ervin (6th dau. of Charles and Ann Kerr Ervin) md.

James Brown. She is buried in Gays River.

71-11 Ellen Ervin (7th dau. of Charles and Ann Kerr Ervin) md.

Matthew Guild. See Guild history.

72-12 Charles Ervin (5th son of Charles and Ann Kerr Ervin) md.

Flora Estelle Hamilton in Boston.

Janet Pearson Ervin) md. 1st William Cooper.

127-1 Margaret (retired nurse in U.S.)

128-2 Janet M.D. (married in Melbourne, Australia)

Janet Pearson Ervin) died, unmarried.

Janet Pearson Ervin) died, unmarried in Colorado.

Fletcher, who was his playmate on their voyage across the

Atlantic. They had a large family, some of whom died in infancy.
129-1 Alfred

130-2 John

131-3 Robert

132-4 Alice

John is buried in Camp Hill cemetery. His wife Ellen died in

1894, aged 86 years and is buried beside her husband.

130-2 John was a lawyer