The following is a history, in genealogy format, of the descendants of George DAVIE and Barbara HAY as far as I have been able to compile to date. George and Barbara were married in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and some of their offspring played a large role in the early history of Paisley and the surrounding Grey - Bruce Counties.

James DAVIE 1807-1886 married Elizabeth GORDON 1803-1870 in Slains, Aberdeen in about 1834. They had nine children, five of which were born in Aberdeenshire prior to their emigation to Canada in about 1844. They settled in Wellington County and then in the early 1850's James relocated his family to "The Queen's Bush" now known as Bruce County and settled on Lot 3, Con 16 of Greenock Township. The following is an excerpt from the obituary of William BROCKIE, also a native of Aberdeen and a pioneer of Greenock Township, Bruce County.

On the 7 th of September 1854 , William BROCKIE, along with two brothers, George and John, his cousin Louis LAMB, David BLACK, James DAVIE, and one or two more, who were desirous of seeing the country, bade goodbye to the old folks at home.

“We set out,” says one of the two surviving members of this little party of pioneers, “for the valley of the Saugeen, at that time the great north-west of Ontario , whence all looking for land were traveling. Some believed it was the last land in Canada upon which man could live. After traveling to Durham, to Walkerton, and navigating the Saugeen River, which took all of the attention of the man at the helm, we at last arrived at Orchardville, now Paisley, where we all received a hearty welcome from the late Mr. John VALENTINE and the late Mr. Sam ROWE . All the company settled in the Gore of Greenock and went to work full of hope of being lairds of the land they had taken possession of.”

James DAVIE Jr. 1835-1928 married Elizabeth KEYES and they raised three children in Greenock Township.

Elizabeth Gordon DAVIE 1837-1916 married William C. BRUCE.

John DAVIE 1840-1909 and Gavin DAVIE 1841-1922.

Rachel Forrest DAVIE 1843-1918 married Malcolm McMILLAN 1838-1890 in Paisley and they raised their family of six in Paisley.

William C. DAVIE b.1845 married Elizabeth Emily ANSTEAD 1848-1911 in Paisley and their eight children were all born in Paisley.

Margaret b.1848, Barbara b.1852 and Isabelle b. 1858. I do not have any additional info on these daughters.

George and Barbara's daughter Margaret DAVIE 1809-1866 married William AIKEN 1812-1902 in Cruden Parish, Aberdeen in 1832. They also emigrated to Wellington County with atleast two children.

James AIKEN 1832-1912 married Catherine MAIR 1831-1915 in Nichol Township, Wellington County in 1866. They raised seven children there.

Christina AIKEN 1834-1906 married Simpson HEPBURN 1830-1922 in Fergus in 1855. They had twelve children all born in Minto Township, WellingtonCounty. Most of this family relocated to the Bruce Peninsula and settled there.

This genealogy is by no means complete. Meanwhile I would be very pleased to hear from all those reading these pages who recognize errors and/or omissions or those who have additional information that would either help make this narrative more complete or more interesting to those reading it in the future.