▁Ly ford ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁mar iner ▁of ▁note ▁in ▁Col onial ▁and ▁Revolution ary ▁times , ▁and ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁ 4 4 8 - acre ▁grant ▁he ▁received ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁as ▁a ▁Lo yal ist ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁Captain ▁Ly ford ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁ 9 2 - acre ▁grant ▁on ▁Cat ▁Island , ▁Bah am as ▁for ▁playing ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁Andrew ▁De ve aux ’ s ▁ra id ▁of ▁mid - A pril ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁that ▁drove ▁the ▁Spanish ▁from ▁N ass au . ▁ ▁C ay ▁Ly ford ▁C ay , ▁also ▁called ▁Sim ms ▁C ay , ▁was ▁a ▁c ay ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁metres ▁off ▁the ▁north ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁New ▁Prov idence ▁Island , ▁ 1 . 4 ▁km ▁long ▁east - west , ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁wide . ▁On ▁the ▁map ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁Edward ▁Stan ford ▁Atlas ▁it ▁is ▁noted : ▁The ▁Ist hm us ▁at ▁Ly ford ▁C ay ▁has ▁grown ▁since ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁when ▁boats ▁could ▁pass ▁at ▁H . W .. ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁ 1 0 ▁f ṭ ▁high ▁& ▁covered ▁with ▁bush es . ▁ ▁Character ▁Consider ed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁wealth iest ▁and ▁most ▁exclusive ▁neighborhood s , ▁the ▁Ly ford ▁C ay ▁Club ▁was ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁by ▁prominent ▁Canadian ▁business man