Like, "Duke of New Jersey", etc?
2007-03-19 14:05:18 · 3 answers · asked by james B 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Yes, the Baronetcies of Nova Scotia were created in 1624, and some of the titles are still in existance.
2007-03-20 03:47:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question! There was a Scottish-born explorer whose secondary title was Viscount of Canada, but I can't think of any whose titles came from south of the 49th parallel. If there were such titles created they might not have been given to colonists but to Britons who had some landholdings or had explored in America.
The baronets of Nova Scotia were titles sold to pay for settling that colony; its holders were still just called 'Sir X Y', but did not have a place name in their title.
2007-03-20 05:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Governors were appointed but the colonies "belonged" only to the Crown.
2007-03-19 14:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋