Perhaps the Imperial Government of the day thought that the fusion of the two Governments and populations into one would render the new Government more liberal and loyal; but the result proved otherwise.] [Footnote 18: "Most of his descendants were loyalists during the American Revolution.

One of them was the wife of John S.Copley, the celebrated painter, and father of the late Lord Lyndhurst" (Moore.)] [Footnote 19: Jahleel Brenton, grandson of Governor Wm.

Brenton, had twenty-two children.

His fourth son, born Oct.

22, 1729, entered the British navy when a youth, distinguished himself and rose to the rank of Admiral.