Welcome to the new Morry Family Website

This site describes the family history of the Morry family of Newfoundland, from its earliest known roots in Devon, England, to the present dispersal around the world. Please browse the site and contribute your ideas, additional information or corrections to:

cjmorry@ncf.ca

This website was last updated on 04/04/12

This website is mirrored at two locations to ensure that it will always be available in the event of a server interruption:

http://web.ncf.ca/fr307/

http://www.avalonia-hibernia.ca/

Visit these pages to see new content added recently:

(April 4, 2012)

Photographs of the daughters of John Henry Morry (1818-1897) - John Henry Morry

(March 4, 2012)

A New Article on Howard George Morry's Lambs in En Route Magazine - Howard George Morry

(July 23, 2011)

A Complete GEDCOM file of the 12,000 Plus Individuals in the Morry Family Tree Project - Family Trees

(July 21, 2011)

An Expanded Page in Tribute to Our Late Father, Thomas Graham Morry - Thomas Graham Morry V

(March 09, 2011)

Update on Thomas Graham Morry III's book - Montreal to Fort garry and Designation of his house as an historic site - Thomas Graham Morry III

(February 14, 2011)

An Entirely New Page Focussing on John Morry Senior (1776-1807) and Junior (1799-1837) - John Morry Sr. & JR.

(February 10, 2011)

Bill of sale of Thomson’s Fishing Room & Plantation Cape Broyle 1831 - Morry Papers

Last Will and Testament of Matthew Morry II (1791-1856) - Wills and also - Morry Papers

Last Will and Testament of Peter Windsor (1823-1905) - Wills

Howard Morry's July 18 1957 Memories - Howard Leopold Morry

Howard Morry's 1965 Memoirs - Revised - Howard Leopold Morry

(February 10, 2011)

Bill of Sale for Nash's Plantation from Arthur W. O. Holdsworth to Matthew Morry II 1855 - Morry Papers

Petition for & Grant of land to Matthew Morry (Caplin Bay) 1784 -- Revised - Morry Papers

Grant to Matthew Morry of land for the fishery in Caplin Bay by J. A. Waller - Morry Papers

(February 9, 2011)

Letter from Robert Morry to Peter Paint LeMessurier, Sept. 28, 1856 - Letters

Power of Attorney given by Matthew Morry (Dartmouth) to his son Matthew Morry (Capelin Bay) Re: his estate and interests in Nfld. 6 Nov., 1813 - Morry Papers

(January 21, 2011)

Will of John Henry Morry (1818-1897) - Wills

(January 26, 2011)

The Great War - A Southern Shore Soldier's Tale by Bob Ryan - Books

(January 24, 2011)

Release of Plantation to Robert Holdsworth from John Robbins, 1765 - Indentures

(January 21, 2011)

Will of Howard Leopold Morry (1885-1972) - Wills

(December 27, 2010)

Gary Browne's - Fallen Boy Soldiers; References to Howard Leopold Morry - Books

(December 24, 2010)

Patrick O'Flaherty's Book Old Newfoundland - a History to 1843; an explanation for the Morry move to Newfoundland? - Matthew Morry I

(September 21, 2010)

H.F. Shortis Account of Loss of The heather - House of Assembly

(September 20, 2010)

Will of William Carter (CA 1751-1840) - Wills

John Thornton's Map of the Avalon - 1675 - Maps

(September 12, 2010)

Will of Mary Morry Sweetland (1820-1854) - Wills

(September 11, 2010)

An Entirely New Page Focussing on Frederick Clift Morry - Frederick Clift Morry

Will of Robert Carter (1722-1800) - Wills

P. J. Wakeham's Article on Robert Carter's Defence of Ferryland and St. John's - Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Ab Stockwood's Article on Robert Carter's Right to Fly the White Ensign - Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Updates on Morrys in Caplin Bay - Caplin Bay

(September 08, 2010)

Excerpt from In the Wake of the Setting Sun by James Carter - Books

Wills of Gregory Mawrie, James Howe Carter, Henry Sweetland and Nicholas Brand - Wills

(September 06, 2010)

Updates on many pages; two new poems/songs by Anne Carter - Ferryland

(August 06, 2010)

new Information and Photos on Life and Times of T. G. Morry III - T. G. Morry III

(August 10, 2009)

a new album of photos has been added for the O'Brien and Quinlisk Families - Photo Albums