Ebenezer was of Dutch descent, born in the State of Connecticut. He was a Loyalist, and obtained land on an island in the Long Reach called the 'Isle of Pines'. This later became known as Foster's Island.

Ebenezer is bet remembered as being one of the first members of the New Brunswick Legislature.

Ebenezer was a leading citizen in Woodbridge, NJ, was ordered to leave the country july 17, 1776. He landed in Saint John, NB with the Spring Fleet in 1783. He applied for land in 1785 and settled on Fosters Island (or Isle of Pines), Kings Co., NB. Ebenezer and Gen. Coffin became members for Kings County in the First House of Assembly. Heirs at Ebenezer's death were: Elias, Josiah, Lawrence, Joshua and Margaret.

Josiah was a Corporal in the 2nd New Jersey Volunteers, came to New Brunswick with his regiment on the Duke of Richmond bound for the River Saint John. He received a grant of land above Fredericton, only to have it escheated. Josiah married Sarah Park and had nine children so states her petition for assistance in 1839, this was a pension given to 'Old soldiers and widows of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War'. (RS566 I2/1 1839)

Josiah later received three lots of land on the Grand Lake, very near to where some of the aParke family settled. This property had a nice stream running through it, so Josiah built the firs saw mill in the area and the village became known as 'Mill Cove'. The saw mill later burned and then Josiah built a grist mill on the same site.

Josiah and Sarah's family scattered and the property was sold, the will probate only lists five children. Some may not be living at that time.

James Walker Jr. and Eliza Ann were killed when they were digging under a huge boulder and it rolled on them killing them both. Family talk had it that Eliza French Barney was never right mentally after that and never should have had more children.