Stirling Sir William Alexander Earl Of 1567?-1640 King James Gave
him a patent, September, 1621, to the territory now embracing the
provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick and the Gaspe peninsula. To
further the colonization of his huge domain, Alexander instituted the
baronetcy of New Scotland, or Nova Scotia. In 1628 the first colonists
were landed at Port Royal. =Index=: (Samuel de Champlain era) Equips vessel to operate
against French colonies, 176; grant to, of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
etc., 223. See Baronets of Nova Scotia. =Bib.=: Biggar, Early Trading
Companies of New France; Rogers, The Earl of Stirling's Register of
Royal Letters Relative to the Affairs of Scotland and Nova Scotia;
Alexander, An Encouragement to Colonies in Laing, Royal Letters
Relating to Colonization of New Scotland; Patterson, Sir William
Alexander (R. S. C., 1892); Kirke, The First English Conquest of
Canada.