Direct descendant of Lt. Robert Melvin of Chester who came to Nova Scotia in 1759 from Concord, Mass. during the American Revolution. Arrived in Chester with Reverend Secombe and Johnathan Prescott, Esq. Robert was an Oak Island landowner, ship builder and cooper. His son, Nathaniel, was a founding father of Hammond's Plains, NS. Most Melvin's in NS are descended from Robert.

Direct descendant of Lt. Robert Melvin of Chester who came to Nova Scotia in 1759 from Concord, Mass. during the American Revolution. Arrived in Chester with Reverend Secombe and Johnathan Prescott, Esq. Robert was an Oak Island landowner, ship builder and cooper. His son, Nathaniel, was a founding father of Hammond's Plains, NS. Most Melvin's in NS are descended from Robert.