. Papers and records of the Wentworth Historical Society . ty of whom came from the New England colonies and theadjacent province of New York. This immigration continuedsteadily until not less than 25,000 people had settled in theBritish colonies. The Niagara peninsula offered an attractiveasylum for these loyal people. Not only was it convenient ofaccess, but it possessed a fertile soil and a salubrious U. E. Loyalists were not slow to perceive the many de-sirable features of this district, and soon numerous settlementswere formed along the southern shore of Lake Ontario and ont
. Papers and records of the Wentworth Historical Society . ty of whom came from the New England colonies and theadjacent province of New York. This immigration continuedsteadily until not less than 25,000 people had settled in theBritish colonies. The Niagara peninsula offered an attractiveasylum for these loyal people. Not only was it convenient ofaccess, but it possessed a fertile soil and a salubrious U. E. Loyalists were not slow to perceive the many de-sirable features of this district, and soon numerous settlementswere formed along the southern shore of Lake Ontario and onthe banks of the river which separated it from the young repub-lic. As these advantages became more widely known, the in-flux of population rapidly increased. Some of the more ad-venturous spirits were not content to remain in that locality,but turning their face westward sougfht homes around the Head of the Lake, as it was then called. To reach thispoint it was necessary to follow the Indian trail below themountain or coast along the shore in open COUNTY OF WENTWORTH. 47 ? CHAPTER IV. The First Settlers — Charles Depew — George Stewart — RichardBeasley — Robert Land — His Narrow Escape from Death — De-struction of His Home — Settles near Niagara — Mrs. Land goesto New Brunswick —Their Long Separation and a Happy Re-union— Abraham and Isaac Horning—Emigrate from Pennsyl-vania — Peter Horning and His Two Sisters Follow — Meet TheirBrothers — Their Toilsome Journey. To whom shall we ascribe the honor of being the firstsettler at the head of Lake Ontario? This is a question thathas been frequently asked, but so far the writer is unable tofurnish any information more definite than that which is writ-ten here. The persons named may justly lay claim to thishonor, but it is impossible at this late date to decide upon theparticular person. According to the records in the Crown Lands Departmentfor Ontario, the plans of the original survey of the townsh
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