Jacob Ellegood (1742–1801) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented York County in the

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from 1793 to 1801. Owning two plantations in

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, he was also born there. Ellegood was a justice of the peace and a

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in the local

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. He married Mary Saunders, the sister of

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, John Saunders. Ellegood supported the British governor and raised a loyalist regiment but was taken prisoner in 1776. At the end of the Revolutionary War, he received a land grant on the Saint John River where he settled with his family. Ellegood purchased Benedict Arnold's property at Fredericton when Arnold departed from the colony. He was named a magistrate and supervised road building in the area. He died on his property in 1801. The ''Elligood'' (1794 ship) may have been named for him.

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Loyalist Collection, University of New Brunswick
1742 births 1801 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick United Empire Loyalists Colony of New Brunswick judges Colony of New Brunswick people Canadian magistrates {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub