REPLY: Nice to hear from you and here is the quote from the article mentioned above, good luck with your quest. As a 'Newfoundlander by birth and soul " I have derived much pleasure from this hobby and am thankful for having these photocopies from the year 1943 and echo the words of F.F.Jardine " I love and am deeply interested in every scrap and shred of this Colony's history. And I have a right to be." Sincerely, Lloyd "I think the Earles of Portugal Cove were relatives of the Pitts, because John Pitts, the elder of the Pitts of Bell Island fame, used to visit the Earles in Portugal Cove, and it was in Portugal Cove, John Pitts met his wife, Mrs. George Hiscock, the widow of George Hiscock, a planter of Portugal Cove, but an Englishman. As to John Earle or anybody else living on Bell Island before Gregory Normore came as first permanent settler is not correct. It is true that a brave Irishman, Patrick English, 1690, tried 3 times to make a home for himself on the south west side of Bell Island, a little below what is now called Lance Cove. He was driven off 3 times and then gave it up and later settled at Ochre Pit Cove. When Gregory Normore, who had married Ann White of Carbonear, became the first permanent settler on Bell Island Beach, to be followed by John Skane and John Bennett, there was not a vestige of any sign of any habitation before that, save the old fireplace of Patrick English. You can see traces of it today if you kick up the sod on the brow of the cliffside. Gregory Normore came to Bell Island in 1741, a Jerseyman. I think you did a real service by publishing this lecture of the Rev. Mr. Blackmore. I love and am deeply interested in every scrap and shred of this Colony's history. And I have a right to be. Though of immediate Scots descent on the Paternal side, on the distaff side I can trace back to Kirke's colony at Ferryland. John Kearney, my forbear was one of the brave colonists who came out with Sir David Kirke in 1658 or 1659, from Roscommon, Ireland." end quote --- Martha Hershenson <mhershenson@enc.k12.il.us> wrote: > I am interested in the Hiscock and Skane names mentioned below. > > My great great grandparents were Bridget "Skeins" born in > Newfoundland > 1819 and Edward Herring/Hearn also born Newfoundland in 1820. > Married > Catholic church in St. Johns in 1843. Moved to Gloucester, > Massachusetts by 1849. > > I believe, Bridget's parents were Susan/Bridget Skane and John > Skane. > The mother, Susan/Bridget may have been Hiscock. Any info you > could > provide would be very helpful. > > Martha Hershenson > > > On Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 08:44 AM, Lloyd Rowsell wrote: > > > > > > > > > Greetings fellow listers...yesterday, with the help of a good > > friend from now living at Bay Roberts, I received a photocopy > of > > five pages from the Bay Roberts Guardian dated Febraury, 20th > & > > 27th, March 6th, 13th and 20th, 1943. The information > contained > > therein provides more links in the �chain of evidence� > connecting > > my ancestors who were residing at or resorting to the Bay > Roberts > > area more than 200 years ago. Of most interest was the > > serialized publication of the transcription of a lecture on > the > > History of Bay Roberts, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, > delivered by > > Rev. M. Blackmore, at Bay Roberts, aforesaid, on January 24, > A.D. > > 1865. Also of interest was the information about the Earle > family > > and the article written (in response to the lecture > publication) > > by. F.F. Jardine, Bell Island who mentioned his forbear John > > Kearney who was quote: �one of the brave colonists who came > out > > with Sir David Kirke in 1658 or 1659, from Roscommon, Ireland. > > > > Because of the historical record , I would love to see this > > information published in a current magazine such as �The > > Downhomer�. Perhaps one of you may know if this information > is > > now posted somewhere on the web. > > > > Upon request, with a bit of background information about your > > findings about ancestors before 1835, I would be pleased to > > provide any addidtional excerpts from the articles to > interested > > listers who are researching any of the above surnames. > > > > > > Surnames mentioned by Rev. M. Blackmore: > > > > Badcock, Nathaniel...60 ton schooner �The Fox�.......quote: > �About > > the beginning of the present century Mr. William Badcock, > > grandfather of the present Nathaniel Badcock, used to hold > service > > in his own house, and in those times of necessity to marry and > > christen. Service was also held in a house in Mercer�s Cove > by an > > old Jerseyman, Baldwin......� > > > > Barnes.....quote: �....shortly afterwards proceeded to cut > down > > the trees and to erect a tilt or studded house into which he > and > > his wife in the year 1808 moved from the back of what is now > > called Fergus Place.....� > > > > Churchill > > > > Cormack....�The mercantile firm of Cormack & Co. in Mercer�s > Cove > > is still in existance.......� > > > > Delaney, Patrick and John > > > > Earle, John b. 1678 married Frances Garland, 1678... quote: > �The > > oldest record now existing in Bay Roberts, in which dates are > to > > be found, is an old family Bible now in possession of Mr. > Thomas > > Earle.....� > > > > Elms, William--father of the present Henry, William and John > Elms > > > > Evans.....�.....and for the summary punishment of minor > offences > > were stocks set up, one pair where the Evans� now reside, and > > another near Mr. Charles Mercer�s premises. These were in > > existance about 38 years ago, and were then removed being > rotten, > > no others being afterwards put up in their place.� > > > > Fergus......quote: �After Mr. Fergus� death, Mr. McLennon in > 1836 > > took the premises, but the trade was gone, and now we may see > the > > melancholy remains of the premises and store a ruin and a > warning > > of the sad effect of strong drink.� > > > > Fryer > > > > Goosney > > > > Gosse....quote: �In the following years 1815-1816, Mr. Pack > was > > joined first by Mr. Fryer and then by Mr. Gosse. The firm > > assuming the name by which it was long known--Pack, Gosse & > Fryer. > > At this time Mr. Pack left Bay Roberts to live in Carbonear, > and > > the business here was henceforth conducted by an agent until > the > > death of its founders, when it passed into the hands of his > > son-in-law, W. S. Green, who became its sole proprietor.� > > > > Hooper, Jessie ....quote: �......aided by the praiseworthy > > efforts of Mr. Williams, the Cathechist, Mr. Jessie Hooper and > a > > few other leading men in the Harbour, in the year 1824 the > first > > Church in the settlement was commenced, and the frame was > erected, > > on the rising ground in the front of Mercer�s Cove. The > original > > dimensions of this building were but small, being only 40 > feeet by > > 28 , with a tower and gellery at the western end.� > > > > Mercer, Samuel father of Isaac, Jonathan and James...quote: > �The > > next existing records bring us down 68 years, and is in > possession > > of Mr. Robert Mercer, Sr..........This record consits of the > > register of births and deaths of the children of John and Mary > > Mercer, commencing with Charles, the eldest, born in > > 1746.........� > > > > Jackson > > > > Pack, Robert > > > > Perchard, John, an old Jerseyman > > > > Roach > > > > Russell,....schooner �The John William�.....�and brothers > Isaac > > and Stephen, who took the piece of land between Delaney and > Elms. > > These were followed by the Wilcox and Snows, who took the > vacant > > land on the other or lower side of Elms, and thus was the > upper > > part of Bay Roberts settled.� > > > > Snow > > > > Wilcox > > > > Williams.....quote: �Here old Mr. Baldwin read prayers and > here > > Mr. G. Williams, a Cathecist and Lay Reader of the Church of > > England 53 years ago, ministered and continued to hold service > on > > the Sabbath until the Church was built, when the house, being > > delapidated, was taken down.� > > > > some place names mentioned by Rev. M. Blackmore: > > Beachy Cove > > Cold East Point > > Juggler�s Cove > > Riverhead > > Whit Monday Hill > > > > other notes of interest: > > 1833: Census for Bay Roberts gave: 767 Members of the Church > of > > England, 296 Members of the Wesleyan Church, 190 Members of > the > > Roman Catholic Church. The total population of Bay Roberts > being > > 1258. > > 1845: The returns of this census gave for Bay Roberts 1245 > === message truncated === ===== A three year hobby of researching Surnames (and variations) /ancestors, recorded in BNA before 1835.....*Batten *Beauchamp, *Beecham, *Bishop, Bucham, Buchan, Buchanan, Churchill, *Dawe, Fitzpatrick, *French, **Lamb, **Russell, *Roswell, Rowell, *Rousell, Snow, *Sparks, Tucker In-law surnames of interest include Earle, **Babcock, etc. (*Timeline Docs. on file for these surnames and a history of Bay Roberts CB and St. Mary's PB. All subject related comments, contributions and questions are welcome. **Maritime L o y a l i s t surnames.) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com