fɹˈænsɪs ɹˈɪtʃɚd klˈɔːd wʌz ɐn ˈɜːli wˈɛlθi sˈɛtlɚ fɹʌm sˈaʊθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə hˌuː bˈɔːt ʌv pˈɑːɹsəlz ʌv mˈeɪnli swˈɑːmpi lˈænd fɹʌmðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈoʊldʒɚsˈɛtlɚz hˌuː wɜː dɪsɡɹˈʌntəld wɪð ðɛɹ lˈænd ˌæləkˈeɪʃən.
Francis Richard Claude was an early wealthy settler from South America who bought  of parcels of mainly swampy land from the original soldier-settlers who were disgruntled with their land allocation.