 In 1763, Prince Edward Island (then known as St. John's Island) was ceded to the British by the French, and it became a British colony.In 1764, Patterson requested grants to own land on the island, and he and his brother, John Patterson (father of future US Naval hero Commodore Daniel Patterson), were awarded Lot 19, near the present-day town of Kensington, through the 1767 land lottery.On 30 May 1769, the British Privy Council declared St. John's Island a colony with its own government, separating it from Nova Scotia.