Came to Nova Scotia from Perth, Scotland about 1800 and settled in Middle Musquodoboit,
with his wife and five children.


Arrival:
William Guild "The Pioneer" arrived in Nova Scotia in 1780 at age 35.It is reported, he was the first white settler in Middle Musquodoboit. He came alone from Scotland and a year later his wife, three sons and two daughters arrived.

Marriage:
Jessie Kirk of Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Residence:
His grant of land is dated March 1, 1787 in the Musquodoboit area. William, the pioneer, settled where Melvin Higgins resided in 1983, known as "The Sedgewick House". First he built a log cabin, later a frame house.

The original Guild house was built on the same site as the present house, which was erected in 1878 by William Guild, son of the pioneer. Later he sold it to William Sedgewick, The old Guild house was moved back a short space and used as a wood house

Death and burial:
William drowned in the Musquodoboit river about 1800 near Mount William in Upper Musquodoboit, and he was buried on an eminence overlooking the river and interval, hence its name. 91

Cemetery notes and/or description:
Mount William was used as the Community Cemetery beginning in 1800. Some of the earliest settlers are buried on Mount William. At one time there stood four large wooden crosses.William Guild "the pioneer" was buried on Mount William, hence it's name.

Condition: It is heavily wooded, ovegrown with thickets, brush and trees. The actual site of the graves has not been found yet.

It is located 1km south of Upper Musquodoboit, N.S. or 1/2 KM south of St. James United Church (built in 1868). slightly east of the main highway #224 and almost directly across from the once huge MacTara sawmill (now defunct. For Google Earth purposes it is located 1 km south of the intersection of highways 224 and 336.