Wilmot is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located in Annapolis County in the

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province of

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. The community takes its name from Wilmot Township, one of the early subdivisions of Annapolis County. The

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was named after Montague Wilmot, a colonial governor of Nova Scotia. The township, which included what is now

Aylesford Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, England, northwest of Maidstone. Originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. Two pubs, a villa ...

, was granted in 1764 to New England settlers. In 1768 it had a population of 40; by 1827 it had grown to 2,294. The first major land owner, a magistrate named Philip Richardson, was granted seven lots totaling 2,000 acres (809 ha) in 1777. Brigadier General Timothy Ruggles was granted 10,000 acres (4047 ha) in 1784.

Notable People

* Samuel Vetch Bayard (1757-1832). Military officer. * Timothy Ruggles (1711-1795). Politician, jurist, military leader. *

Joshua Slocum Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) was the first person to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Nova Scotian-born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. In 1900 he w ...

(1844-1909). First man to navigate single-handedly around the world.

References

Communities in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia {{AnnapolisNS-geo-stub