 In 1788 Pierpoint was located on of land near present-day St. Catharines.The City of St. Catharines was first settled by Loyalists in the 1780s.Early histories credit Serjeant Jacob Dittrick and Private John Hainer formerly of Butler's Rangers, among the first to come to the area taking up their Crown Patents where Dick's Creek and 12 Mile Creek merge, now the city centre of St. Catharines.