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'''Brigham's Creek''' or '''Brigham Creek''' is a stream and former settlement located near the [[Upper Waitemata Harbour]] of New Zealand.
The namesake of Brigham's Creek is [[John Brigham (New Zealand settler)|John Brigham]]
==Settlement==
[[John Brigham (New Zealand settler)|John Brigham]] secured a [[Crown Grant]]{{efn|A Crown Grant is the transfer of Crown land to private title. Crown Grants could be part of a contract, a reward for service, or just purchased from the Crown.{{cite web |title=Crown grants |url=https://www.linz.govt.nz/products-services/land-records/types-land-records/historic-land-records/crown-grant |website=Land and Information New Zealand}}}} of {{cvt|1,971|acre}} in 1857. Brigham also owned land on [[Waiheke Island]].
[[William Sinton]], a Scotsman, arrived in New Zealand in 1860 with his wife. He settled in [[Hobsonville]] and was granted a {{cvt|40|acre}} section.{{efn|Land grants were given to settlers to encourage settlement and development of unproductive rural land}} The Sinton family operated a store at Brigham's Creek. The country was swampish and was not suitable for agriculture, but Sinton worked the land until it was capable of growing oats. In 1890 Janet, William's widow, obtained Noble Johnston's Brigham Creek and expanded the Sinton farm. In 1893 the Sinton's established a butchers and slaughterhouse. The Sintons travelled to gum digger camps to the west such at [[Riverhead, New Zealand|Riverhead]] to deliver supplies in exchange for [[kauri gum]], which was taken by boat to [[Auckland]] to be sold for goods. In 1896 the land was subdivided and advertised for sale as horticultural land suitable for strawberries, by the 20th-century the Sintons owned over {{cvt|1000|acre}} of John Brigham's grant. The Sinton family had grown large with three generations living under one roof. Two new homes were constructed along the [[Great North Road, Auckland|Great North Road]] with Janet moving into her own home.{{efn|Now 191 State Highway 16}} The Sintons provided accommodation and food for drovers and livestock travelling to salesyards. The Brigham Creek property was able to accommodate 1,250 head of cattle.{{cite report|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/content/dam/ac/docs/plans/unitary/nor/alteration-to-designation-6766/22%20appendix-t---archaeological-assessment.pdf|title=SH16 IMPROVEMENTS, STAGE 2 BRIGHAM CREEK TO KUMEŪ: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT|publisher=Clough & Associates|first1=Glen|last1=Farley|first2=Sarah|last2=Macready|date=September 2022}}
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The namesake of Brigham's Creek is [[John Brigham (New Zealand settler)|John Brigham]]
==Settlement==
[[John Brigham (New Zealand settler)|John Brigham]] secured a [[Crown Grant]]{{efn|A Crown Grant is the transfer of Crown land to private title. Crown Grants could be part of a contract, a reward for service, or just purchased from the Crown.{{cite web |title=Crown grants |url=https://www.linz.govt.nz/products-services/land-records/types-land-records/historic-land-records/crown-grant |website=Land and Information New Zealand}}}} of {{cvt|1,971|acre}} in 1857. Brigham also owned land on [[Waiheke Island]].
[[William Sinton]], a Scotsman, arrived in New Zealand in 1860 with his wife. He settled in [[Hobsonville]] and was granted a {{cvt|40|acre}} section.{{efn|Land grants were given to settlers to encourage settlement and development of unproductive rural land}} The Sinton family operated a store at Brigham's Creek. The country was swampish and was not suitable for agriculture, but Sinton worked the land until it was capable of growing oats. In 1890 Janet, William's widow, obtained Noble Johnston's Brigham Creek and expanded the Sinton farm. In 1893 the Sinton's established a butchers and slaughterhouse. The Sintons travelled to gum digger camps to the west such at [[Riverhead, New Zealand|Riverhead]] to deliver supplies in exchange for [[kauri gum]], which was taken by boat to [[Auckland]] to be sold for goods. In 1896 the land was subdivided and advertised for sale as horticultural land suitable for strawberries, by the 20th-century the Sintons owned over {{cvt|1000|acre}} of John Brigham's grant. The Sinton family had grown large with three generations living under one roof. Two new homes were constructed along the [[Great North Road, Auckland|Great North Road]] with Janet moving into her own home.{{efn|Now 191 State Highway 16}} The Sintons provided accommodation and food for drovers and livestock travelling to salesyards. The Brigham Creek property was able to accommodate 1,250 head of cattle.{{cite report|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/content/dam/ac/docs/plans/unitary/nor/alteration-to-designation-6766/22%20appendix-t---archaeological-assessment.pdf|title=SH16 IMPROVEMENTS, STAGE 2 BRIGHAM CREEK TO KUMEŪ: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT|publisher=Clough & Associates|first1=Glen|last1=Farley|first2=Sarah|last2=Macready|date=September 2022}}
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