Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Mary Adams Hutchings

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 24 Jun 1770 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁴ ^,5688 Christening: 24 Jun 1770 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁶⁸⁸ ^,5699 Death: 1852 - Stanwell, Middlesex, England ²⁵⁹³ Burial: 5 Feb 1852 - Bedfont, Middlesex, England ²⁵⁹⁰ ^,2593 Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Lieut. George Hutchings ¹²⁹² Mother: Jane Adams ⁵¹¹

Spouses and Children

1. *Capt. James Bruere ²⁵⁹⁰ ^,2591 Marriage: Children: 1. Caroline Molesworth Bruere 2. Living 3. George James Tucker Bruere A. B.

Notes
General:

241013:

Today I am deleting a marriage that had been recorded for Mary Adams Hutchings on the Descendants of Robert Hutchings family treee by Jackie Dowd as found on the Southside Links (Angelfire) website. She had mistakenly added her as a wife of James Brine on the strength of a marriage record in the Anglican Cathedral registery between he and a Mary Hutchings on Jan 10 1787. But she would have only been 8 at that time, assuming she was born shortly before the christening record for her in the Anglican Regsitry. So this must be an error. By removing James Brine as her husband I am also removing Elizabeth Brine as her child. But that too makes sense to do as Elizabeth was reportedly born in 1842 which is impossible. This raises the question of how much else in that family tree is erroneous.

100418 from the Miscellaneous Deeds and Wills Collection (GN169) at The Rooms:

Vol. 9, Page 90

This is a slightly different form of transaction than those seen previously. It pertains to the distribution of the estate of the late George and Jane Hutchings. Can there be anything more acrimonious than the settling of ownership of lands and property after the death of a parent who is negligent enough to not stipulate in his or her will (if indeed one was written) the distribution of these prized assets amongst their children. This situation generally breaks families apart and makes worst enemies out of siblings who should be best friends. In this case, the heirs tried everything in their power to reason with the person (George Hutchings Jr.) who apparently initially seized all of the assets after the death of the father and then the mother, but to no avail, so an umpire was appointed to make sense of the whole mess. And it was a huge estate comprised of extremely valuable waterside promises in the prime real estate part of St. John's. There was more than enough property to go around. But greed is a common trait of humans unfortunately. In the end, what appears to be a reasonably resolution was recommended by the umpire and accepted by most, but apparently not all of the heirs. I suspect the war went on in this family and may have lead to an inter-generational feud the bad blood of which may exist to this day.

A second document is found which relates to George Hutchings. Apparently, in addition to being a Planter, he was a merchant, and whether in that capacity or otherwise, he acted as an agent for several absentee landlords in England who issued him a Power of Attorney to act on their behalf in the management of their properties. After his death, his widow, Jane, wrote to these absentee landlords and requested that they turn over these properties to her. Oddly enough, they agreed to do so. It seems there must have been some confusion over the eventual ownership of the properties in question. Also, the correspondent (a lawyer?) who wrote to Jane confirming the agreement of the two couples who had been represented by her late husband to relinquish their claim on the properties, mentioned that her children in England were all well but that some of them had expressed a wish that they had seen a copy of their father's will. There appears to have been some concern on their part that, in their absence from Newfoundland, their mother may have been taking advantage of and claiming all of their father's assets. This explains how Jane wound up with a goodly portion of the prime waterfront properties in St. John's.

One interesting side note is that the acquisitive Judge William Carter involved himself in the settlement. This may have been because one of his daughters married a grandson of George and Jane Hutchings. Any excuse, I suspect, to potentially get his hands on another valuable piece of real estate.

The parties accepting the proposed division were:

William Carter Esq. attorney to Capt. Stiles (Husband of daughter Jane Hutchings)
Major Wm. Haly for himself (i.e. he was the husband of daughter Ann Hutchings)
John Stewart Esq. Attr. to W. Bruere (James Bruere was husband of daughter Mary Adams Hutchings)
Jno. Williams Esq. attr. for Lieut. McKillop (Husband of daughter Hannah Hutchings)
George Hutchings Esq. attr. for Thos. Hutchings and others
Mrs. Elias Rowe for herself (Most likely Elizabeth Hutchings who married Capt. Penson but may have remarried)

Capt. Thomas Skinner's name (the son of Col. Thomas Skinner seen often in other documents here) appears at the end of the list for reasons unknown. He does not share in the distribution and was not married to any of the daughters. Note that all of the female heirs but one are not mentioned. Their husband's are assumed to be the heirs on their behalf, typical of the time. Mrs. Elias Rowe, whoever she was, must have been a widow.

Another interesting side note is the mention of a "Mrs. Morey" as an adjacent landowner to property eventually ceded by mutual agreement to George Hutchings Jr. I believe this spelling is correct and this person was in fact not a Morry from Ferryland. There was a gentleman of that name in St. John's who was a coal merchant for many years. By pure coincidence his Christian name was Matthew. He was in no way related to the Morrys of Ferryland.

One final note. While the original document itself was dated 21 Oct. 1809, it was not registered in the Supreme Court Records until 8 Nov. 1815. I suspect that it had been registered previously but that the record of that registration was being renewed because of an ongoing dispute.

Dist of Estate Geo & Jane Hutchings 21 Oct 1809

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First name(s)Mary Adams
Last nameBruere
Birth year-
Death year1852
DedicationSt Mary
PlaceBedfont
CountyMiddlesex
InscriptionSacred to the memory of / JAMES BRUERE Esqre / formerly Captain in the 60th Regt. / Died 28th May 1838 aged 73 / and his affectionate wife / MARY ADAMS BRUERE who died 5th February 1852 / Also their second daughter / CAROLINE MOLESWORTH BRUERE / who died 3rd September 1849 / likewise their beloved seventh son / GEORGE JAMES TUCKER BRUERE / Esqre A.B. of St. John's College Cambridge. / He was drowned whilst bathing / 28th July 1830 aged 23 / buried in the vault here / This tablet is erected / to four of a numerous and beloved family / by CHARLOTTE NEALE BRUERE / youngest daughter and only survivor / 1858.
Monument typeWall monument - white marble on black
Memorial referenceCH28
Position referenceChurch interior
Document linkA document containing detail of the church, and layouts for all inscriptions
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Burials
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
Transcriptions © West Middlesex Family History Society

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NB: I now realise why Jackie Dowd had mistakenly shown Mary Adams Hutchings husband as James Brine. His real name was very close -- James Bruere -- she must have saw the Brine marriage and assumed this was he.

Monier Williams Hutchings

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 31 May 1844 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁷⁰⁰ Christening: 24 Jun 1845 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³² ^,1292 Death: 1 Feb 1925 - Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada ( at age 80) ¹⁶²⁹ ^,5700 Burial: 3 Feb 1925 - Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada ⁵⁷⁰⁰ Cause of Death:
Events
• Medical Condition: Under care of Dr. Geo. H. Stobie, Between Jan 0025 and 1 Feb 1925, Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 24 Jun 1845, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Tosail Rd., 1863, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
• Immigration: Cir 1902, Ontario, Canada.
• Occupation: Clerk, Cement Works, After 1902, Ontario, Canada.
• Residence: Between 1915 and 1925, Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
• Residence: Bef 1 Feb 1925, Ontario, Canada.

Parents

Father: Monier Williams Hutchings ¹⁴¹ ^,1292 Mother: Margaret Ball ¹⁶²⁸

Spouses and Children

1. *Wilhelmina Mary Wilson Dow ⁵³² Marriage: 14 Sep 1870 - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³²
Marriage Events
• Witnesses: William Allan, Bessie N. Allan, 14 Sep 1870, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Children: 1. Living

Notes
General:

301013:

Having found his death certificate today on Ancestry I am inclined to believe that the birth date I had previously from Bill Walsh and Jennifer Yetman is actually the Christening date. I am making the date on the death certificate the preferred date.

Monier Williams Hutchings

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 31 Aug 1804 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³² Christening: Death: Bef 25 Apr 1877 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³¹ ^,532 Burial: 25 Apr 1877 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³¹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Merchant, St. Andrew, 20 Jun 1839, Plymouth, Devon, England.
• Election: Electors supporting the nomination (failed) of Thomas Bennett for the 3rd General Assembly, 6 Oct 1842, St. John's, Newfoundland. As published in Star and Newfoundland Advocate, 6 Oct. 1842. Posted on Facebook by Blaine Dooley from DAI, 230224

Included amongst others:
Kenneth McLea
Nicholas Mudge
Walter Grieve
Monier W. Hutchings
William Grieve
Peter Rogerson
Thomas Duder
James McLarty
Henry Simms
C. T. Bowring
Nicholas Stabb
Samuel Prowse
Gilbert Clapp, Jr.
John M. Rendell
Andrew McCoubrey, Sr.
John W. McCoubrey
James Clift, Sr.
Thomas W. Gaden
.
• Occupation: Merchant, 1844, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Depositions to Supreme Court regarding lunacy of Elizabeth Hutchings, Nov 1846, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Witness)
• Occupation: Gentleman, 3 May 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 8 Mar 1853, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Mencer William Hutchings
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Mencer William Hutchings
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:8 Mar 1853
First Payment Year on Register:1853
Year Range:1837-1862
Lodge:The Saint John's Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:844
Folio Number:152.
• Court: Grand Jurors, Central District, 20 May 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Including George, Warchmaker, Water St.
Monier Hutchings, Gentleman, River Head
John M. Brine, Gentleman, Monks Town
Frederick Rennie, Gentleman, Longs Hill
Lewis Tessier, Merchant, Water St.
.
• Residence: Tosail Rd., 1863, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Will: Will of Monier Williams Hutchings in Misc. Deeds and Wills at The Rooms, 5 Jan 1875, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Will of Monier Williams Hutchings from Newfoundland will books volume 3 page 541 probate year 1877 In re Monier W. Hutchings deceased. The last will and testament of Monier Williams Hutchings of St. John's Gentleman. I appoint Thomas R. Smith of St. John's Merchant and George Adolphus Hutchings of same place Accountant the executors and Trustees under this my will. I give devise and bequeath all the property of which I may die possessed and in which I may be interested to the said executors and the survivor of them upon trust to realize- and to hold and apply the whole as follows- viz- the rents, issues and profits equally among my children who shall survive me and the children taking per stirpes of such as may have predeceased me- Upon the death of any of my said children not leaving children them surviving the share of such shall go to my other children or my grandchildren by deceased children taking per stirpes as aforesaid- and in the event of any of my children not having children them surviving who shall attain the sage of twenty one years the shares that would otherwise have ultimately become the property of such my children's children shall go to my other children and their children taking in manner aforesaid- In witness whereof I have to these presents subscribed my name at St. John's aforesaid the fifth day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy five- Monier W. Hutchings. Executed and declared as and for his last will and testament by the said testator in presence of us who in presence of each other and of said testator have to these presents subscribed our names as witnesses the day and year aforesaid the same having first been read over to the testator who was blind the word "such" fourth line of this page being first interlined. Robert J. Pinsent John Dunphy.

Parents

Father: Capt. George Hutchings ⁷⁸ ^,141 Mother: Mary Monier Williams ⁵¹¹

Spouses and Children

1. *Margaret Ball ¹⁶²⁸ Marriage: 20 Jun 1839 - Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ¹⁶²⁸
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 1839, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.
• Alt. Marriage: 1840, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Children: 1. Clara Mary Hutchings 2. Isabel Louisa Hutchings 3. George Adolphus Hutchings 4. Monier Williams Hutchings 5. Frances Mary Hutchings 6. Julie Margaret Tessier Hutchings

Notes
General:

Will of Monier Williams Hutchings from Newfoundland will books volume 3 page 541 probate year 1877 In re Monier W. Hutchings deceased. The last will and testament of Monier Williams Hutchings of St. John's Gentleman. I appoint Thomas R. Smith of St. John's Merchant and George Adolphus Hutchings of same place Accountant the executors and Trustees under this my will. I give devise and bequeath all the property of which I may die possessed and in which I may be interested to the said executors and the survivor of them upon trust to realize- and to hold and apply the whole as follows- viz- the rents, issues and profits equally among my children who shall survive me and the children taking per stirpes of such as may have predeceased me- Upon the death of any of my said children not leaving children them surviving the share of such shall go to my other children or my grandchildren by deceased children taking per stirpes as aforesaid- and in the event of any of my children not having children them surviving who shall attain the sage of twenty one years the shares that would otherwise have ultimately become the property of such my children's children shall go to my other children and their children taking in manner aforesaid- In witness whereof I have to these presents subscribed my name at St. John's aforesaid the fifth day of January A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy five- Monier W. Hutchings. Executed and declared as and for his last will and testament by the said testator in presence of us who in presence of each other and of said testator have to these presents subscribed our names as witnesses the day and year aforesaid the same having first been read over to the testator who was blind the word "such" fourth line of this page being first interlined. Robert J. Pinsent John Dunphy

080312 from NGB Ang Cath Bur reg:

Monier Williams HUTCHINGS St Johns 73 yrs Apr 25 1877 Reportedly son of George Hutchings & Mary Williams, and to have married Margaret Tessier. An 1839 marriage located on Free BMD for a Monier Williams Hutchings to a Margaret Vailo.

090418:
Monier Williams Hutchings' brother Thomas initially left him £50 in his will but then Monier preceased Thomas so a codicil to the latter's will dated May 3, 1877 revised that bequest and left the money instead to his nephew George and his nieces (children of Monier). The same codicil also had to update the bequest to William Rouse who had also predeceased him by leaving his wearing apparel to his nephew George and a friend Nichs. Galligue.

Capt. Richard Hutchings

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1740 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁶⁸⁰ Christening: Death: Cir 1808 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ( about age 68) ⁵⁶⁸⁰ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Commander of "Mary and Ann", 1760, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Ship's Captain and Merchant, After 1760, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Agent for Henry and Robert Spark, merchants of Darmouth, 1771, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: first surveyor of roads (unpaid and unofficial) in Newfoundland, Cir 1775, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Principal in firm of Sparke, Hutchings and Sparke, 1785, Dartmouth, Devon, England. owned six vessels and was one of six firms that more or less monopolized the importation of bread and flour into Newfoundland.
• Occupation: Owner of Hutchings company, After 1786, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Principal of Richard Hutchings and Company, Merchants, 1791, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Census: 1800 Census of Richard Hutchings & Company, 1800, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The company operated 3 shallops employing 13 fishermen and 7 shoremen at this time in Cape Broyle and another 26 fishermen and 7 shoremen operating out of 2 shallops, 4 three-man skiffs and 3 two-man skiffs out of Brigus.

Parents

Father: Capt. Robert Hutchings ⁵¹¹ Mother:

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Charles Hutchings

Notes
General:

011211: Notes for RICHARD HUTCHINGS from Jackie David family tree on Angelfire: mentioned in "Old Properties, Early Residents, St. John's 1780 - 1781" 1791 Power of Attorney is given from Hutchings John to Hutchings Richard In the Ferryland - District Court Actions Late 1700's to Early 1800's - November 29, 1802 Hill, John and Co. Sued: Hutchings, Charles, July 26, 1798 Holdsworth, Arthur and Co. Held wages of this person for Richard Hutchings: Kidney, William, October 25, 1793 Hutchings, Richard Sublet this fishing room in Cape Broyle to this company but did not forward money to Maurice Brazell: Adamas and Co., November 17, 1794 Hutchings, Richard This Dartmouth merchant is ordered to sell fish belonging to this person in order to pay his bills: Dullahunty, Timothy, September 16, 1797 Hutchings, Richard Sued this person to recover money owed: Dunn, George, September 16, 1797 Hutchings, Richard Sued this person to recover money owed: Welsh, Edmund October 4, 1797 Hutchings, Richard Sued to collect money owed by: Dullanty, Timothy October 4, 1797 Hutchings, Richard Sued to collect money owed by: Barnes, William July 26, 1798 Hutchings, Richard Sued to collect money owed by: Kidney, William November 7, 1802 Hutchings, Richard Sued: Morrisey, William November 14, 1803 Hutchings, Richard Sued over a sunken wreck in Cape Broyle: Hodge, Caleb November 29, 1802 Tipps, Michael Servant of this person given bad bread by master: Hutchings, Richard November 29, 1802 Bell, Captain Testified in Tipps and Fennelly vs Hutchings. Said bread was mouldy in places but no worse than seaman usually had. November 29, 1802 Hutchings, Richard Promised Tipps and Fennelly and others that he would supply better bread and they agreed to return to work. October 12, 1792 Hutchings, Richard Sued this person over outstanding rental: Brenan, Walter November 17, 1794 Withycomb, John Clerk for : Hutchings, Richard October 25, 1793 Brazell, Maurice Owned a fishing room in Cape Broyle rented to: Hutchings, Richard September 20, 1790 Brazil, William Stated that his father had a plantation in Cape Broyle. His father went to Ireland for the winter several years past and died on the return voyage to Newfoundland. His property in Cape Broyle was seized by this person: Hutchings, Richard September 20, 1790 Hutchings, Richard Testified that he was agent for Mr. Sparkes who has since returned to England along with all his account books. Court ordered books to be returned to Newfoundland to settle the account with : Brazil, William

300418 from Dictionary of Canadian Biography:

Dictionary of Canadian Biography
( <http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hutchings_richard_5E.html> )HUTCHINGS, RICHARD, ship's captain and merchant; b. c. 1740, probably in Newfoundland, son of Robert Hutchings, a Devon planter in St John's; m. 1769 Hannah Sparke, daughter of merchant Henry Sparke, in Dartmouth, England, and they had at least two sons; d. there 1808.
Although Richard Hutchings began life with nothing but the advantage of a father who was known to the merchants of St John's, he reached maturity in England at a time when the fishery was expanding and any lad of ambition could hope to find useful employment. He eschewed direct involvement in the fishery by going to sea in trading ships, and in 1760 was appointed commander of the Mary and Ann, a sack ship of Dartmouth. His vessel was taken by a French privateer on the way to Newfoundland in 1761, but he ransomed her for £750 and for the next ten years led an uneventful life as a ship's master. In 1766 he became commander of the Prince of Brunswick sack ship owned by the firm of Henry and Robert Sparke of Dartmouth. What little time he had ashore he spent in Dartmouth, where he attracted the approbation of Henry Sparke and, more to the point, the affection of Sparke's daughter.
Henry Sparke's trade was growing rapidly and in 1771 Hutchings was appointed his agent in St John's. He lived there every summer and for several winters until 1782, and as one of the few resident merchants took an important place in the primitive society. He dutifully signed petitions complaining about the custom-house [see Richard Routh <http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/routh_richard_5E.html> ], competition from New England merchants, and the pernicious effects of Palliser's Act (which enforced the payment of wages to fishermen and their return to Britain each year), but he was appointed to no office. He was a prominent supporter of the Church of England in St John's - one of a desperately small band in those irreligious times. He was also the first surveyor of roads (unpaid and unofficial) in Newfoundland.
Hutchings's retirement to Dartmouth in 1782 was occasioned by the death of his father-in-law two years earlier. Sparke had sons of his own but they betrayed neither aptitude nor interest in the business, and Hutchings probably returned to Dartmouth in order to manage the main concern. Under his hands it flourished: by 1785 the firm of Sparke, Hutchings, and Sparke owned six vessels and was one of six firms that more or less monopolized the importation of bread and flour into Newfoundland.
In 1786 circumstances changed abruptly when the Sparke heirs decided to terminate the partnership. This event resulted in a heavy withdrawal of capital, and forced Hutchings to look for new premises with which to carry on his trade in Newfoundland. He chose the harbour of Cape Broyle, south of St John's on the so-called Southern Shore, lightly inhabited at this time but an excellent place for operating bank ships. It was not a good decision. The Southern Shore was already heavily populated with merchants and the economic possibilities of the area were not great. Even in Cape Broyle another firm, that of Henry Sweetland and Company, was already established. Hutchings and the other merchants fought tooth and nail for the trade of the resident planters of the region, and in 1787 he embroiled himself in a legal dispute concerning the debts owed him by a planter. The local magistrate, who was also a merchant, found against him. Hutchings then appealed to Captain Edward Pellew, the naval surrogate, who also found against him. In 1788 Hutchings appealed Pellew's decision to the Court of Quarter Sessions in Devon and won on the grounds that the surrogate had no authority to hear the case. This judgement, which exposed the fact that practically none of the courts of law in Newfoundland were legally constituted, brought about the collapse of the system of civil justice in 1789 and led to the establishment of regular courts under the aegis of John Reeves* <http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/reeves_john_6E.html> [see also Aaron Graham <http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/graham_aaron_5E.html> ; Mark Milbanke <http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/milbanke_mark_5E.html> ].
With the termination of this case, Hutchings returned to the shadows as just another merchant. His trade, although not large, was sufficient to provide a decent living and in 1789 he decided to give up the annual voyages to Newfoundland, appointing one of his ship's captains to act as agent for him. By now his two sons were approaching manhood and Hutchings made what, from his point of view, may have been an unfortunate decision concerning their education. He sent both of them to Portugal, where they learned much about the commission trade and the importation of fish, training which hardly fitted them for the rude life of an outport merchant. The elder son Charles reluctantly went to Newfoundland in 1799 only to be taken prisoner when returning to England in January 1800. He soon returned from captivity and settled in Cape Broyle, but his brother, Henry, never took any part in the business. By 1805 the firm was trapped in a small outport with no possibility for expansion. Richard Hutchings now owned only two vessels, and when he died in 1808 the great promise of the 1780s was gone. Charles continued the business, but in 1810 he too retired to Dartmouth to live off the residue of his fortune and the business was left to a succession of agents. In 1829 the premises at Cape Broyle were sold.
K. Matthews <http://www.biographi.ca/en/contrib/5>
Devon Record Office (Exeter, Eng.), 2992A; 2993A. Dorset Record Office, D365/F2-F10. Hunt, Roope & Co. (London), Robert Newman & Co., journals and letterbooks (mfm. at PANL). PANL, GN 1/13/4; GN 2/1; GN 5/1/B, Harbour Grace records; GN 5/1/C/1, Ferryland records; GN 5/2/A/1; GN 5/4/A. PRO, ADM 1/471-76; 7/154-55; 7/363-400; 68/89-219; BT 1; BT 5; BT 6/187; 6/189-91; BT 98/3-17; CO 194; 324/7; IR 26/140/121; T 64/82. Lloyd's List. St. James's Chronicle or the British Evening Post(London). Trewman's Exeter Flying Post, or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser(Exeter). Reg. of shipping.
General Bibliography <http://www.biographi.ca/en/biblio/5>
- 19832018 University of Toronto/Université Laval <http://www.biographi.ca/en/notices.php>

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Living Mother:

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Monier Williams Hutchings ⁵³² ^,1292 ^,1629 Mother: Wilhelmina Mary Wilson Dow ⁵³²

Robert Hutchings

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1764 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁴ Christening: Death: Cir 1786 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 22) ⁵⁷⁰¹ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Will: Will of Robert Hutchings GN169-1-21, 7 Jul 1786, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. http://avalonia-hibernia.ca/Documents/Will%20of%20Robert%20Hutchings%207%20Jul%201786%20GN169%201-21.pdf.

Parents

Father: Lieut. George Hutchings ¹²⁹² Mother: Jane Adams ⁵¹¹ Marriage Did Not Marry

Capt. Robert Hutchings

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1700 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵⁶⁸⁷ Christening: Death: 23 Feb 1759 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 59) ⁵⁶⁸⁷ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: A Devon Planter, After 1740, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Military: Appointed Captain of the 3rd Company of the local militia, 1757, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This was a precursor to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, raised by the Crown for defence of the Colony by Col. Michael Gill of the Vice Admiralty Court, Robert Hutichings Jr. and George Hutchings were appointed as Lieutenants.

Spouses and Children

Children: 1. Lieut. Robert Hutchings 2. Lieut. George Hutchings 3. Elizabeth Hutchings 4. Living 5. Capt. Richard Hutchings

Lieut. Robert Hutchings

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: in Dartmouth, Devon, England Christening: Death: After 7 Jul 1786 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁷⁰² Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Military: Appointed Captain of the 3rd Company of the local militia, 1757, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This was a precursor to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, raised by the Crown for defence of the Colony by Col. Michael Gill of the Vice Admiralty Court, Robert Hutichings Jr. and George Hutchings were appointed as Lieutenants.
• Occupation: Boat Keeper, 7 Jul 1786, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Will: Will of Robert Hutchings, 7 Jul 1786, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Capt. Robert Hutchings ⁵¹¹ Mother: Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

161117:

In his will, dated 7 July 1786, he is a Bye Boat Keeper with two fully equipped Fishing Rooms. As it turns out from reading the Will, he is the brother of George Hutchings, who is the father of Capt. George Hutchings of the Royal Engineers, who is married to none other than Mary Monier Williams. So everything comes full circle. And he leaves all of his belongings to the Captain, once his father George dies, and with the exception of a small clothing allowance of £5 per year for 10 years to his brother Arthur.

We can assume that Robert had no wife and family since he leaves nothing to any closer relatives. I therefore believe that the purported relationship to Grace Hutchings is in error. Or perhaps she and whoever her mother was were both deceased by the time that he wrote his will.

Thomas Hutchings

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Lieut. George Hutchings ¹²⁹² Mother: Jane Adams ⁵¹¹

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