Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Jane Morey

Sex: F
AKA: Jane Mory ⁶⁷⁹⁴
Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 29 Oct 1727 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹²⁰³ Christening: 29 Oct 1727 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹²⁰³ Death: Bef 8 Mar 1728/29 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁶⁷⁹⁴ Burial: 8 Mar 1728/29 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁶⁷⁹⁴ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Dartmouth, Devon, England, Cir Oct 1727. 200613:

I am adding this tentative birth date today because she was Christened late in that month and probably born soon before being Christened. But also, I now believe the date I had for her burial from the LDS file was probably meant to be a birth or Christening date and I entered it in error. Today at the Maritime History Archive on the Townstall microfilm (admittedly of a transcript and not the original regiser) I found a burial date for Jane, d of John which I believe is hers and there it gives 8 March 1729. So I am entering that as the preferred burial date today.
• Alt. Burial: Dartmouth, Devon, England, 29 Oct 1727.

Parents

Father: John Morey ¹⁶⁸ ^,497 ^,498 ^,1205 Mother: Elizabeth Stone ⁷⁸ ^,168 ^,454 ^,1202 ^,5262 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

150818:

A new mystery has arisen that needs to be sorted out. The birth or baptism date given for this person is identical to that I just found for her sister Elizabeth in the St. Clement Townstal register on FindMyPast and there is no evidence there of the existence of a twin sister.

I suspect that Aunt Jean's records for this child's Christening and other related information I used to support it are in error and I will need to explore this further to see if she ever existed and, if she did, where and when she was born and christened.

One thing seems clear; such a child did exist. There is a burial record for her on March 8 1729 in the Register at St. Clement's.

Jane Morey

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 11 Dec 1795 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵⁰⁰ Christening: Death: Bef 11 Dec 1795 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵⁰⁰ Burial: 11 Dec 1795 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵⁰⁰ ^,6795 Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: George Street Morry ⁷⁴³ ^,2180 ^,5658 Mother: Thomasin Mortimore ⁵⁰⁰ Marriage Did Not Marry

Joan Morey

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 14 Jan 1734/35 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁰⁹ ^,6796 Christening: 14 Jan 1734/35 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁰⁹ ^,6316 ^,6796 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: John Morey ¹⁶⁸ ^,497 ^,498 ^,1205 Mother: Elizabeth Matthews ¹⁰⁹ ^,2180

John Morey

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: Bef 25 Nov 1771 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁸ Burial: 25 Nov 1771 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁸ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: George Mory ¹⁰⁹ ^,494 ^,496 Mother: Elizabeth ⁴⁹⁴ ^,495

John Morey

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: Bef 10 Mar 1771 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁸ Burial: 10 Mar 1771 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁸ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: George Morey ⁴⁹⁹ ^,500 Mother: Agnes Lowe ¹⁰⁹ ^,2180

Notes
General:

260717:

Note that I have no evidence of a birth for this child. All I know is that a son of a George Morey was buried at St. Clement's on March 10, 1779 and that this is evidently not the son, John, of the younger George because I already had a baptism and burial record attached to him.

John Morey Jr.

Sex: M
AKA: John Moary ⁶⁷⁹⁷, John Mory ⁷⁸ ^,168 ^,494
Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 6 Oct 1711 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England ⁷⁸ ^,109 ^,494 Christening: 6 Oct 1711 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England ³⁵⁷ ^,494 ^,496 ^,5262 Death: Bef 11 May 1772 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵¹⁸ Burial: 11 May 1772 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵¹⁸ Cause of Death:
Events
• Documentation: See Files, Letter From Jean (Morry) Funkhauser.
• Occupation: Appointment as Tidesman and Boatsman, 12 Mar 1744/45, Dartmouth, Devon, England. This could have been either John, the father of Matthew Morry, the immigrant, or John, his grandfather.

Parents

Father: John Morey ¹⁶⁸ ^,497 ^,498 ^,1205 Mother: Elizabeth Stone ⁷⁸ ^,168 ^,454 ^,1202 ^,5262

Spouses and Children

1. *Priscilla Harvey ⁷⁸ ^,109 ^,168 ^,2180 Marriage: 22 Dec 1736 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁷⁸ ^,454 ^,497 ^,1205 ^,2180 ^,4986 ^,5263 Marriage Notes

Enid O'Brien's (Oct. 31, 1999 email) records show place of marriage as St. Clements Parish and gives the date shown here.

070412 from DRO transcript of St. Clement marriages:

22/12/1736. John Morey [sic] & Priscilla Harvy [sic]

300717 from FindMyPast:
Devon Marriages Transcription
First name(s) Priscilla
Last name Harvy
Age -
Birth year -
Marriage year 1736
Marriage date 22 Dec 1736
Place Dartmouth, St Clement Townstall
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Morey
Spouse age -
County Devon
Denomination Anglican
Country England
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 2993A/PR/1/2
Record set Devon Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Findmypast

Children: 1. John Morey 2. Priscilla Morey 3. William Morey 4. William Morey 5. Susannah Morey 6. Elizabeth Morry 7. Capt. Matthew Morry

Notes
General:

This information from International Genealogical Index Film # 457361 and 452045, Page # 0139. Not clear if this is an ancestor or relative of our Morry line. Name may have been Morey, Moary or Morry (or all three!)

15/9/99 According to information provided by Enid O'Brien in email to Gillian on Sept. 8, 1999 (see below), she indicates that John's father may have also been named John and that he may have had a brother Arthur who was baptised on May 6, 1687 in St. Clements parish in Dartmouth but this is indefinite. Moreover it is at least partly challenged by Aunt Jean's LDS records which show the father named John but no brother named Arthur.

In addition, Enid provides details on other children from this marriage based on details found in the Maritime Archives in St. John's. Thisincludes the information on William Morey, Thomas William Morey, Susannah and Elizabeth as now shown.

1.

Chris Morry From:Chris Morry [cmorry@iucn.ca] Sent:September 8, 1999 3:28 PM To:'Morry, Chris (Sympatico) 'Subject:FW: Morry Family Tree -----Original Message-----From: gillian morry [mailto:gmorry@rocketmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 8:43 AM To: cmorry@iucn.caSubject: Fwd: Morry Family Tree

---Enid O'Brien <enidobrien@yahoo.comwrote: Dear Ms. Morry: I read with interest your pages on the Morry family. I, also, have gathered a considerable amount of Morry information as my great grandmother was Esther Graham Morry, daughter of Henry Sweetland Morry. I would like to hear from you if my information "does not add up". I will list where my information differs from yours and I will tell you why I say what I do. Also, I will add some information which you have not listed. I am looking at Generation 1 (descendants of John Morry).

John Morry (Dartmouth, Devon) married Priscilla Harvey in 1732 (St. Saviour's parish). The archivist thought that this John was the son of John and brother of Arthur Morry. Arthur was baptised on May 6,1687 in St. Clements parish in Dartmouth (but this is not definite). Besides the children you have listed for John and Priscilla I have the following (these were baptisms taken from St. Saviour's parish, copies of which are at the Maritime Archive in St. John's). 1. Wm Morey bap 2/1/1738; Wm. Thomas Morey bap 9/1/1740 (the first Wm must have died); 4. Susannah bap 19/9/1742, 5. Elizabeth bap 27/11/1744. These are in addition to Priscilla and Matthew which you have already listed.

GENERATION 2. Descendants of John Morry Matthew Morry Re order in which you have the marriages. (1) Ann Carter and (2)Mary Graham. It should be the other way around (1) Mary Graham and(2) Ann Carter. I know you know this but I am just pointing it out for clarity.

Re: Ann Carter. Ann was married three times. 1. Samuel Hill of Dorset. 2. Henry Sweetland of Devon. 3. Matthew Morry of Devon/Ferrylandlate in life. Children from the Hill and Sweetland marriage but no children from the Morry marriage. As a matter of fact one of Ann's children, Wm. Sweetland married Priscilla Morry, daughter of Matthew Morry and Mary Graham. Ann was the daughter of Robert Carter and Ann Wylly (this is spelled various ways of Sidmouth Devon. Ann Wyley was bornin Scotland in 1719. Ref IGA. I also have been collaborating with aCarter descendant and they have their tree fairly well documented. Also, you mention that the name is spelled Morey in the St.Saviour's records. All through the research the name is spelled Morey/Morry even on the baptisms. I found out in doing a lot of research this is not an unusual situation.

Re Children of Matthew Morry (1750) and Mary Graham.

Re: John b. Jan 1/1776. I note that you have him married to Mary "Foale" Luke. When I looked at the records I thought it looked more like "Toale". It was hand written but I did think it was a "T". I willgo back and look at that.

Re: Esther Graham Morry, b. Jan 23, 1795. I believe this is given inthe records as "Hestor" although I know "Esther Graham' is well documented in the Morry family as this is my great grandmother's name.

Besides those given I found James mentioned on the will of John Morry. According to Howard Morry Matthew and Mary Graham had 20 children. Hesaid when Priscilla died 10 of their son's attended the funeral -all over 6 feet tall. I haven't been able to verify this.

Generation 2.

Re Matthew Morry (born April 8, 1791) wasn't married twice. He was married to Ann Saunders daughter of Daniel Saunders and Mary Carter. Mary is the sister of Ann Carter who later married Matthew (born in1750). They are both daughters of Robert Carter and Ann Wylley. (Ref. Robert Carter's diary, written 1834) and Carter family tree,researched1800s. The other reason I know this Matthew wasn't married twice was Annoutlived Matthew. Ann died June 9, 1867 and was buried in the Chuch of England Cemetery on Forest Road. She was born in 1791 and baptisedin the Church of England Cathedral.

Children of Matthew Morry & Anne Saunders.

1. Thomas Graham Morry II (1812) married Eliza Hutchings LeMessurier(dgt of Peter LeMessurier on Nov 26, 1844 (Ref Gazette). Eliza died on Nov 38, 1892 age 83 years. She lived on 112 Harvey Road at the time of death and she was a "widow" (ref Evening Telegram -ET).

2. Matthew Morry (1813) married (1) Elizabeth Chafe on July 18,1838. According to an account written by Howard Morry, Elizabeth was dying with tuberculosis and she said she would die happy if Matthew Morry would marry her. Matthew came down from Ferryland and they were married (but they never lived together as husband and wife) and Elizabeth diedtwo days later and was waked in her wedding dress. Matthew was then married to Eliza Coleman on Feb 18, 1844 (Petty Hr, C of E Records). This would be why Matthew was listed as bachelor at this marriage because his first marriage was never consummated. I have corresponded withMatthew's granddaughter in BC and I know for certain that this is thecorrect Matthew who married Elisa. Elisa is the granddaughter of Ann Carter Hill/Sweetland/Morry. Elizabeth Hill married (a) Ball (b) Caulman (this is spelled Coleman/Caulman) and her daughter Elisa married Matthew Morry (of Matthew Morry and Ann Saunders). Too many Matthews!

Mary Morry B. July 10, 1815-Died 19 Jan/1857. She had 8 children very quickly and died young. Her descendants include an Anglican Canon,and other religious clergy. She married Peter Paint LeMessurier. Henry Sweetland Morry b. 1821 - died August 11, 1897. They had 8children. It is from Henry that I am descended. His daughter Esther Graham Morry (born March 1854-July 31, 1939) married Captain Henry Carew on November 3, 1873 @ Ferryland RC Records. Henry is the son, CaptainThomas Carew and Anna Coryear. They are from Devon as well. I can let you know all about this group if you are interested. Arthur Kemp Morry (1823). Arthur married Mary Oxenham Carter (not Graham Carter). They were childless. One of my children needs to use the computer so I will leave this nowand get back to you later. With regards. Enid O'Brien

2.

Chris Morry From:Chris Morry [chris.morry@sympatico.ca] Sent:September 16, 1999 12:57 AM To:'enidobrien@yahoo.com' Cc:'Morry, Gillian (at Rocketmail)'; 'Morry, Lanny' Subject:RE: Morry Family Tree Dear Enid:

I am replying on behalf of my daughter Gillian, the co-author with meof the Morry family Homepage you visited. Gillian is a student and not able to spend much time following up the genealogy. My sister Lannyand I have taken up the challenge lately.

It sounds as if you have been involved in this research a lot longer and a lot more intensively than we have. But you may wish to visit my other website nevertheless. It is one produced using the commercial software Family Tree Maker and is much more comprehensive and up to date(though less graphic and interesting) than the site you visited. Its address is: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/o/r/Chris-J-Morry/

I would dearly love to have access to whatever information you have compiled so as to update the website and improve my own understanding of the family history. I could also more easily verify what you have collected against what I have from my Aunt Jean Funkhauser, who complied most of the family records that I have entered on the website. I have gone through the details you have provided in this email and found many obvious errors in my transcribing of poorly photocopied information received from Aunt Jean Funkhauser. You have also provided me witha wealth of new information that I had not seen before helping to connect up many mystery lines in the family tree.

Would you be prepared to share your detailed records with me in whatever form (written, typed or computer files)? I would be forever grateful. Also. please elaborate on how exactly we are related as I have no head for those sorts of things (e.g. third cousin twice removed etc.).

Thank you so much for making contact. I can put you in touch with three or four others who are researching the family line. Together we should be able to do a fair bit of additional sleuthing!

Best wishes.

Chris Morry 97, Chemin Dufferin Hampstead (Québec) CANADA H3X 2X8 (514) 482-2428 (514) 287-9057 Fax chris.morry@sympatico.ca

3.

In another email from Enid O'Brien on Oct. 31, 1999 she provided further information: "Re John Morry & Arthur Morry (? brothers) and (?) sons of John (fromSt. Clements parish). I do not know if they are brothers and I do not know if John (md) to PriscillaHarvey is the son of John father of Arthur. The archivist thought there might be a connection for the following reasons (a) Arthur was baptised on April 6, 1687 at St. Clements and would be of a time frame where he could be a brother of John md to Priscilla. (b) They were all from St. Clements parish, John married there, Arthur baptised there. (c) As Arthur's father name is John and John (md to Priscilla Harvey) could possibly be named for his father. Also, Arthur is a name that isbrought down in the Morry family - Matthew Morry/Ann Saunders had a son Arthur Kemp; Henry Sweetland Morry/Mary Deverueax had a son Arthur;Esther Graham Morry/Capt Henry Carew had a son Arthur who died and then named another child Arthur (my grandfather). All the evidence would point to some type of relationship but I can't really say they are brothers. This would need more confirmation."

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4.

Geoffrey William's email of 10/08/00 adds in reference to John's parents:

"Their son John married Priscilla Harvey and this clan has been knownas the KLN DEV Harvey Moreys:

1711JohnMOARYMC06 Oct 1711JohnMOARYElizabethSTONEPriscilla HARVEYStoke GabrielDistrict of South HamsDEVENGParish RecordsKLN GabrielMorey Forum"

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14/03/01 One account has burial on 16 July 1751 which is before the date of death shown everywhere else so I have taken this anomalous date out.

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In Geoffrey William's email 486 he imparts this information:

2. JOHN2 MOREY (JOHN1, JOHNA MORY, WILLIAMB MOREY, HENRYC, ALEXANDERD, GREGORYE MAWRY, KLN ENGLISH MAUNDERF MOREY) was born 6 Oct 1711 in Stoke Gabriel, DEV, ENG, and died 29 Jul 1751 in Dartmouth, DEV, ENG. He married PRISCILLA HARVEY 22 Dec 1736 in Dartmouth, DEV, ENG. She was born c 1715, and died 28 Jun 1785 in Dartmouth, DEV, ENG.

Children of JOHN MOREY and PRISCILLA HARVEY are: i.JOHN3 MOREY, b. 9 Nov 1737, Dartmouth, DEV, ENG; d. 15 Feb 1766, Dartmouth, DEV, ENG. ii.PRISCILLA MOREY, b. 30 Nov 1738, Dartmouth, DEV, ENG. iii.WILLIAM THOMAS MOREY, b. 2 Feb 1739, Dartmouth, DEV, ENG. iv.WILLIAM THOMAS MOREY, b. 2 Feb 1740, Dartmouth, DEV, ENG. v.SUSANNAH MOREY, b. 19 Sep 1742, Dartmouth, DEV, ENG. vi.ELIZABETH MOREY, b. 27 Mar 1744, Dartmouth, DEV, ENG. vii.MATTHEW MORRY, b. 28 Mar 1750, Dartmouth, DEV, ENG; d. 29 Jun 1836, Ferryland, NFD, CAN; m. MARY GRAHAM, 1 Mar 1773, Dartmouth, DEV, ENG.

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From: West1938@aol.com [Alma La France] Sent:September 4, 2000 11 :37 PM To:chris.morry@sympatico.ca; hjmckinney@key-net.net; geoffrey.williams@xtra.co.nz Subject:Letter from Mrs Jean Marry Funkhouser

Hi Chris: Here is a copy of the letter from Mrs. Jean Morry Funkhouser, Box 622, Parowan UT 84761, to Helen McKinney.

"The first of the family of MORRY that I have record of is my 5th gr grandfather John MORRY who m. Priscilla HARVEY 22 Dec 1736 in Dartmouth, Devon England. This marriage record is on the St. Clements church records there and the records of his children are on the St. Saviours Church records also in Dartmouth. His son Matthew MORRY b 28 Mar 1758 m. Mary Graham on the 1 Mar 1773 in the same parish. He came to Newfoundland, Canada on the 1750's and made several trips back and forth from there to England. After the death of his wife 3 Nov 1796 he went toNewfoundland to live permanently. He was a merchant there and had ships in the fishing business. His sons were sea captains who traded between the Channel Island, England and Newfoundland, and eventually all settled in Newfoundland and their descendants spread to Canada and the US. One of his daughters returned to England. There was one MORRY listed on the above-mentioned Church records; JOHN MORRY who m. Elizabeth Matthews 5 Feb 1732, and their children's births, deaths, and their own deaths are listed on the records. These are the earliest recordingsalthough the records go back as far as 1586 in some of the three parishes of Dartmouth; St Saviours, St Clements and Townstal. I have had 10 other parishes in the immediate area searched with no mention of the family MORRY.

I have found in the LERCH FAMILY HISTORY a family of MORRY: George Wilhelm MORRY, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Tollin MORRY, was born 4 Mar 1700 at Andresoberg, Saxony, Germany. Immigrated from Saxony 12 Mar 1721, land in NY 16 Nov 1721, was married to Anna Engle 6 Oct 1722.

I have accounted for all the children of the family group of Matthew (#2 on chart #2); except for a Thomas Graham who left the Dartmouth area in the early 1800's. I suspect that he also went to the Americas perhaps the NY area. I have family groups for all couples on the pedigree chart.

John MORRY or MOREY b ca 1711 of Dartmouth, Devon m 22 Feb 1736 d 16 Jul 1751 at Dartmouth, Devon England m Priscilla Harvey. b ca 1715, d 28 Jun 1865 at Dartmouth, Devon.

Matthew MORRY christened 28 Mar 1750 Dartmouth, Devon Eng d 29 June 1836 Ferryland, NFLD, CAN, m. 1 Mar 1773 Mary Graham b 2 Jun 1750 Dartmouth Devon, d 29 Oct 1796, Dartmouth, Devon.

Matthew MORRY christened 28 Apr 1791 Dartmouth, Devon d 29 Jun 1856, m. Anne Saunders.

John Henry MORRY b 22 Feb 1818 Caplin Bay, Nfld, Can. d 18 Apr 1897 Caplin Bay Nfld, Can m 12 Dec 1848 Elizabeth Sarah Winsor. Thomas Graham MORRY b 4 Dec 1849 Ferryland, Nfld, Can d 24 Jul 1935 Victoria BC Can m 1872 Catherine Frances White

Howard Leopold MORRY b 29 Jul 1885 Ferryland Nfld, Can 15 Feb 1948 Ferryland Nfld, Can m 2 Jun 1915 F. Marion Powderell Minty.

Jean Catherine MORRY b 1823 Ferryland. Nfld Can m 23 Jan 1946 Jack Funkhouser

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210204: According to the microfilm records I am viewing at this time at the LDS FHC in Moncton, this John was christened at Stoke Gabriel parish in 1711 and the surname was given as Moary in the church records. I'm not sure how Aunt Jean figured him as being of Dartmouth. Maybe she was just guessing as to his place of birth and had his birth date from the marriage record at St. Clements in Dartmouth. Its interesting to note that in the Stoke Gabriel records, this is the first time that the spelling MOARY was used.

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040414 from FreeReg.org.uk:

County Devon
Place Stoke Gabriel
Church Stoke Gabriel
RegisterNumber
DateOfBirth
BaptismDate 06 Oct 1711
Forename John
Sex M
FatherForename John
MotherForename Elizabeth
FatherSurname MOARY
MotherSurname
Abode
FatherOccupation
Notes
FileNumber 21729

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041215 (Dad's 96th birthday):

A new contact, Gail McConnell of the Dartmouth History Research Group, put me onto the existence of a website entitled "British History Online" on which she located a reference to a minor appointment of a John Morey to the post of Tidesman and Boatsman in Dartmouth in 1744. This could be either of Matthew Morry's father or grandfather as they were both of an appropriate age at the time. It is also possible that there were other John Moreys alive in Dartmouth then (probably cousins) that I do not know about. But on balance I suspect it is either of our Johns and most likely Matthew's father.

Warrants for Minor Appointments: 1745
Pages 837-848
Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, Volume 5, 1742-1745 <http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books-papers/vol5> . Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1903.
This free content was digitised by double rekeying <http://www.british-history.ac.uk/about> and sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. All rights reserved.

Citation: British History Archive
'Warrants for Minor Appointments: 1745', in Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, Volume 5, 1742-1745, ed. William A Shaw (London, 1903), pp. 837-848 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books-papers/vol5/pp837-848 [accessed 1 December 2015].

1745
TABLE III. 1745. Letters Patent, Royal Sign Manuals and Warrants, Treasury Warrants, Commissions and Orders relating to Appointments. 1744-5. Date. Nature of Order or Entry and Substance of Appointment. Reference.
March 12 Treasury warrant. Thomas Porteous, a tidesman. London port, to be a preventive officer in said port, loco William Taylor, deceased; John Roberts, a tidesman and boatman at Plymouth, loco Robert Warmington, deceased; Thomas Knyfton, waiter and searcher at Uphill, Bristol port, loco George Knyfton, deceased; Theos. Boosey, a tidesman, inferior list, London port, loco Thomas Porteous, preferred; John Morey, a tidesman and boatman at Dartmouth, loco Thomas Fox, deceased; Edward Woollcott, a sitter in a boat at Babbicombe, Dartmouth port, loco John Hall, deceased.Ibid, p. 487.

150818:

Today I have decided that I have incorrectly reversed the dates of burial (and hence the approximate date of death) of John Morey father and son. I have reached this conclusion because the burial of John Morey in the St. Clement register reported on July 16, 1751 is followed almost immediately on the same page by a burial of Sarah, daughter of Elizabeth Morey. The way these things were reported in those days, this certainly means that Elizabeth was a widow at the time that her daughter Sarah was buried on November 16, 1751 and hence it was her huband John who was buried on July 16, 1751, not her son. I am therefore reassigning the burial/death in 1751 to the father and leaving the dates of burial and death of the son blank today. I do not have another record of burial at the moment for a John Morey that could be his.

John Morey

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1866 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England ³⁶⁹⁰ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: Totnes Union Workhouse, 1881, Totnes, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Shoemaker but in Workhouse at time of Census, 1881, Totnes, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: James Martin Morey ¹⁹⁹¹ Mother: Emily Conett ⁵¹³ ^,3690

Notes
General:

101106: I have tentatively placed John as a son of James and Emily even though their ages don't quite jive because there are no other Morey families in Stoke Gabriel or nearby to whom he could belong who were reported in this census.

John Morey

Sex: M
AKA: John Morry
Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 9 Nov 1737 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵²⁶² ^,5264 Christening: 9 Nov 1737 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵²⁶² ^,5264 Death: 15 Feb 1766 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁷ ^,500 Burial: 26 Feb 1766 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵⁰⁰ ^,5262 Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: John Morey Jr. ²¹⁸⁰ Mother: Priscilla Harvey ⁷⁸ ^,109 ^,168 ^,2180 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

200613: It is interesting to note that this is the first person appearing in the St. Saviour's burial register whose surname is spelled Morry (at least on the transcript of the register by the Cornwall and Devon Records Society. On his baptismal record he was given as Morey evidently but I have not seen it.

240818:
In point of fact, the baptism is in the St. Saviour's register, not the St. Clement register, as the Cornwall and Devon transcript suggested or as I mistakenly thought that it did. I have since found and downloaded a copy of the original register entry from FindMyPast. And indeed a very through review of ALL registers for all three parishes in Dartmouth reveals that this was indeed the very first baptism of a child named Morey by any spelling of that name in Dartmouth. Similarly, there were no earlier burials or marriages in Dartmouth in any of the three churches. There were records of other Morry relations that I have noted, including some of the Carters at St. Petrox, but these all came later. ⁵⁰⁰

John Morey

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 24 Apr 1864 - Collaton St Mary, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁷ Christening: 24 Apr 1864 - Collaton St Mary, Devon, England ⁵¹³ Death: 28 Mar 1934 - Paignton, Devon, England ²²¹⁹ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: 1871, Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Shoemaker, 1885, Marldon, Devon, England.
• Residence: 25 Dec 1885, Marldon, Devon, England.
• Census: 19 Elmbank Rd., Traction Engine Worker, 3rd hand, 1901, Paignton, Devon, England. John 36; Sarah 35; Elsie 11; Charles 8; Florence 6; Wilfred 3; Harold 1.
• Residence: 2 Laura Terrace St., Michaels, 1918, Paignton, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: William Henry Morey ⁵¹³ ^,1256 Mother: Jane Gagg ⁴⁴⁵ ^,1859 ^,4762

Spouses and Children

1. *Sarah Jane Holding ⁴⁹⁷ Marriage: 25 Dec 1885 - Plymouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁷ ^,673 ^,2219
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: Registry Office, District Of Totnes, 25 Dec 1885, Totnes, Devon, England.
• Marriage Fact: Solemnized By Registrar Samuel Parnell, 25 Dec 1885, Totnes, Devon, England.
• Witnesses: Richard Morey And William Collings, 25 Dec 1885, Totnes, Devon, England. Marriage Notes

Registry Office, District Of Totnes, South Hams, Devon, UK
Children: 1. John Henry Morey 2. Alice Morey 3. Elsie Morey 4. Charles William Morey 5. Florence Annie Morey 6. Wilfred Ernest Morey 7. Harold Morey 8. Winnifred Morey 9. Reginald Morey 10. Violet Morey 11. Cyril Howard Morey

Notes
General:

221007: bachelor at the time of marriage according to marriage certificate

John Morey

Sex: M
AKA: John Moary ³⁵⁷ ^,6798, John Morry ⁶⁷⁹⁹, John Mory ⁴⁵⁴ ^,494 ^,496 ^,6794, John Moury ⁷⁸ ^,494 ^,497 ^,1202
Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 24 Nov 1687 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England ⁷⁸ ^,454 ^,494 Christening: 24 Nov 1687 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁴ ^,497 Death: Bef 16 Jul 1751 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁶⁸⁰⁰ Burial: 16 Jul 1751 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁶⁸⁰⁰ Cause of Death:
Events
• Documentation: See Files, Letter From Jean (Morry) Funkhauser.
• Edition: Letter Obtained From NLGS.
• Residence: 1727, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Appointment as Tidesman and Boatsman, 12 Mar 1744/45, Dartmouth, Devon, England. This could have been either John, the father of Matthew Morry, the immigrant, or John, his grandfather.

Parents

Father: John Mory ⁴⁹⁴ ^,496 Mother: Susanna ⁷⁸ ^,454 ^,1202 ^,1203

Spouses and Children

1. *Elizabeth Stone ⁷⁸ ^,168 ^,454 ^,1202 ^,5262 Marriage: 7 Jan 1710/11 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁴ ^,497 Marriage Notes

260716 from FindMyPast:
Devon Marriages Transcription

First name(s) John
Last name Moury
Age -
Birth year -
Marriage year 1710
Marriage date 07 Jan 1710
Place Stoke Gabriel
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Stone
Spouse age -
County Devon
Denomination Anglican
Country England
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 1981A/PR/1/2
Record set Devon Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from England, United Kingdom
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Children: 1. John Morey Jr. 2. Mary Mory 3. Joan Moary 4. Joan Moary 5. Susanna Moary 6. William Moary 7. Richard Morey 8. Jennet Moary 9. Mathew Moary 10. Elizabeth Morry 11. Jane Morey 2. Elizabeth Matthews ¹⁰⁹ ^,2180 Marriage: 5 Feb 1732/33 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁶⁴⁴⁴ Marriage Notes

240613: I found this record on the microfilm for St. Clements Townstall at the Maritime History Archive. The microfilm is of a transcript of the original register and there is therefore room for error in its entries.

230414:

Also viewed in a transcript of marriages for St. Clement from 1597 onward which I downloaded today from the City of Dartmouth website:
5/2/1732: John MOREY& Elizabeth MATTHEWS.

260717 from FindMyPast:

Devon Marriages Transcription
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Matthews
Age -
Birth year -
Marriage year 1732
Marriage date 05 Feb 1732
Place Dartmouth, St Clement Townstall
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Morey
Spouse age -
County Devon
Denomination Anglican
Country England
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 2993A/PR/1/2
Record set Devon Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from England, United Kingdom
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Children: 1. Sarah Morey 2. Joan Morey 3. Mary Morry

Notes
General:

Note that there were two files merged here:

the main Morry ancestry file with John Morey married to Elizabeth Stone and one of their children being Matthew Mory (Note spelling differences; a secondary small file (Batch number C052442 from LDS) with a John Moary married to an Elizabeth ? with a son named Mathew Moary.

Both sons were born the same year in Stoke Gabriel. The coincidences are too great. These must be the same people therefore I have merged the files. (18/07/00)

05/10/01: Note also that in the microfilm records of Stoke Gabriel parish that I viewed at the Maritime History Archive in St. John's in Sept. 2001, the record of death of son William reads: "Feb. 25, 1730 William of John Morey of Dartmouth". This suggests John was not from Stoke Gabriel any more but actually Dartmouth at time of death of son in 1730 so must have moved there before 1730, possibly in 1729 at the time of death of his first wife, Elizabeth Stone***. In same records shows death of first wife Elizabeth (Stone) thus: "June 12 1729 Elizabeth of John Morey". But neither of his last two daughters with Elizabeth Stone (Jane and Elizabeth) are shown in Stoke Gabriel records so it is likely he moved to Dartmouth before their births in 1727 and 1729 respectively.

*** 050413: The fact that their son William, though listed as resident of Dartmouth at the time of his death, was buried in Stoke Gabriel on 25 Feb. 1729/30. This gives a clear indication of when the family moved -- after she died and before her son William died in all liklihood.

060803: David Tolcher, the Online Parish Clerk for St. Gabriel's, confirmed all of the births and marriages shown in this family. The surname is variously spelled in these records but it is without a doubt all pertaining to the same family.

310104: Record transcribed from microfilm on loan from LDC at Family History Centre in Moncton, January 2004. All spelling is precisely as seen, however I believe that the microfilm was in fact of a transcription of the Church records, not the original church records themselves and therefore it is possible that errors were introduced by the person who performed the original transcription:

"1686 Nov 24 John s. John & Susannah Mory"

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040414 from FreeReg.org.uk:

County Devon
Place Stoke Gabriel
Church Stoke Gabriel
RegisterNumber
DateOfBirth Baptism
Date 24 Nov 1687
Forename John
Sex M
FatherForename John
MotherForename Susanna
FatherSurname MORY
MotherSurname
Abode
FatherOccupation
Notes
FileNumber 21729

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041215 (Dad's 96th birthday):
A new contact, Gail McConnell of the Dartmouth History Research Group, put me onto the existence of a website entitled "British History Online" on which she located a reference to a minor appointment of a John Morey to the post of Tidesman and Boatsman in Dartmouth in 1744. This could be either of Matthew Morry's father or grandfather as they were both of an appropriate age at the time. It is also possible that there were other John Moreys alive in Dartmouth then (probably cousins) that I do not know about. But on balance I suspect it is either of our Johns and most likely Matthew's father.

Warrants for Minor Appointments: 1745
Pages 837-848
Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, Volume 5, 1742-1745 . Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1903.
This free content was digitised by double rekeying

260717 from FindMyPast:
Devon Baptisms Transcription
First name(s) John
Last name Mory
Birth year -
Baptism year 1687
Baptism date 24 Nov 1687
Denomination Anglican
Baptism place Stoke Gabriel
Father's first name(s) John
Mother's first name(s) Susanna
County Devon
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 1981A/PR/1/2
Record set Devon Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from England, United Kingdom
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Note that the father in this family was baptised as John Mory, married to his first wife as John Moury, married to his second wife as John Morey and buried as John Morey!

150818:

Today I have decided that I have incorrectly reversed the dates of burial (and hence the approximate date of death) of John Morey father and son. I have reached this conclusion because the burial of John Morey in the St. Clement register reported on July 16, 1751 is followed almost immediately on the same page by a burial of Sarah, daughter of Elizabeth Morey. The way these things were reported in those days, this certainly means that Elizabeth was a widow at the time that her daughter Sarah was buried on November 16, 1751 and hence it was her huband John who was buried on July 16, 1751, not her son. I am therefore reversing the dates of burial/death of father and son today.

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