In about 1770, while a captain, William Spry purchased some land in Nova Scotia and established the settlement known as Spryfield with the aid of stationed soldiers from the nearby Halifax garrison.[2] He sold his property at the end of the American Revolution (1783) and returned to England.
William was descended from the Spry family of Roseland, Cornwall, which bred many army and navy officers. His brother was Lieutenant-General Horatio Spry (1730–1811) and his son was Major-General William Frederick Spry (1770–1814).
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^ abHalifax Street Names: An Illustrated Guide. Formac. 2002. p. 142
^John MacLean. Parochial and family history of the parish of Blisland. 1868. p. 71
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