Stephen Gourley, according to Millar Book was a son of James Gourley and his wife Catherine Stevenson, and was one of the Grantees of Township of Truro, and who died in 1790. His wife died July 5th, 1804, aged 90 years. Stephen Gourley was brought by his parents to Truro in 1760, and for a time kept an Inn at Board Landing, where considerable shipbuilding was carried on at that tine. He married Hannah Swinburn, widow of the late Alex Kent in 1707. They moved to Lower Stewiacke and settled on the farm that his grandson Robert J. Pollock later resided on, (and is now the farm of E.G. Campbell) where he kept an Inn. (This also includes the Lamont Kent Farm.) His house stood on the west side or road, where Mr. Pollock’s (Campbell’s) farm now’ stands. He died February 15th, 1820 age 68 years. His widow died January 3lst, 1831 aged 75 years237