Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Sarah Jane Westcott 
      Sex: F
AKA: Sarah Jane Westcott 481, Sarah Jane Wills
Individual Information 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Richard Robert Waterman Wills 159,481 
       Marriage: 17 Aug 1854 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 481

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Thomas M. Bridge, 17 Aug 1854, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Thomas Westcott, Harriett Halliday, 17 Aug 1854, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
       Children:
                1. Eliza Sophie Wills
Ambrose Weston 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1650 - Poole, Dorset, England 763
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 20 Jun 1741 - Poole, Dorset, England 763
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Alt. Birth: 1666, Poole, Dorset, England. 

•  Occupation: Mariner, Bef 1741, Poole, Dorset, England. 

•  Probate: 20 Jun 1741, Poole, Dorset, England. 031220:

Posted by Thomas Cole on Newfoundlanders and Genealogy Facebook:

PROB 11/720/253; made 20 June 1741, 15 Geo ii, probate 31 Aug 1742.
Will of Ambrose Weston of Poole, Dorset, mariner
Ambrose Weston grandson (under 18), mother Elizabeth.
James Weston grandson (under 21).
George Weston son [Exec].
Benjamin Weston son.
Susannah Weston daughter, md Thomas Wise.
Susannah Wise, daughter of Thomas & Susannah (under 21).
Elizabeth Weston daughter md George Hyde.
Signed Ambrose Weston
Witnesses: Ann Corpe, mark of Elizabeth Carter, Richard Corpe N: P:.
Notes:
Testator Ambrose Weston was born about 1650, married to Joan who predecease him.
Daughter in law Elizabeth was nee Jubber md Jan 8 1691 to Ambrose Jr.
James Weston grandson (under 21).
Benjamin son bapt Sep 28 1712, md Sarah Weston, a cousin in Newfoundland.
Susannah Wise, daughter, inherited a brigantine from testator Ambrose of which her husband was Master. (married Feb 6 1724).
Susannah Weston granddaughter md Aug 3 1740 James Norman.
Elizabeth Weston bapt Sep 15 1707, md Feb 24 1731, George Hyde.
George Hyde son in law was indebted to Ambrose, the testator.
xxxxxx
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•  Alt. Death: 1742, Poole, Dorset, England.
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. *Joan 763 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Elizabeth Weston
                5. Benjamin Weston
Notes
General:
150715:

In reading the family tree inserted in the Keith Matthews name file for Weston it is suggested that Benjamin Weston, who married Sarah Weston, daughter of William MAY have been a son of Ambrose Weston of Poole. But this is not absolutely certain.

031220:

Posted by Thomas Cole on Newfoundlanders and Genealogy Facebook:

PROB 11/720/253; made 20 June 1741, 15 Geo ii, probate 31 Aug 1742.
Will of Ambrose Weston of Poole, Dorset, mariner
Ambrose Weston grandson (under 18), mother Elizabeth.
James Weston grandson (under 21).
George Weston son [Exec].
Benjamin Weston son.
Susannah Weston daughter, md Thomas Wise.
Susannah Wise, daughter of Thomas & Susannah (under 21).
Elizabeth Weston daughter md George Hyde.
Signed Ambrose Weston
Witnesses: Ann Corpe, mark of Elizabeth Carter, Richard Corpe N: P:.
Notes:
Testator Ambrose Weston was born about 1650, married to Joan who predecease him.
Daughter in law Elizabeth was nee Jubber md Jan 8 1691 to Ambrose Jr.
James Weston grandson (under 21).
Benjamin son bapt Sep 28 1712, md Sarah Weston, a cousin in Newfoundland.
Susannah Wise, daughter, inherited a brigantine from testator Ambrose of which her husband was Master. (married Feb 6 1724).
Susannah Weston granddaughter md Aug 3 1740 James Norman.
Elizabeth Weston bapt Sep 15 1707, md Feb 24 1731, George Hyde.
George Hyde son in law was indebted to Ambrose, the testator.
xxxxxx

Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Ambrose Weston 386
         Mother: Joan 763
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Ambrose Weston
Ambrose Weston 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: After 1723 - Poole, Dorset, England 763
    Christening: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Benjamin Weston 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 28 Sep 1712 - Poole, Dorset, England 764
    Christening: 28 Sep 1712 - Poole, Dorset, England 763,764
          Death: After 20 Jun 1741 763
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Occupation: Hosier, Poole, Dorset, England. 

•  Alt. Christening: 1707, Poole, Dorset, England. 150715:

There may have been a second Benjamin Weston in Poole who married Judith because the entry in Keith Matthews Weston name file gives her as the mother of a son Benjamin whose father was Ambrose but there is a problem with the date -- 1707. And this was the date of baptism evidently, not birth. 

•  Alt. Death: Cir 1740.
Parents 
         Father: Ambrose Weston 386
         Mother: Joan 763
Spouses and Children 
1. *Sarah Weston 4402 
       Marriage: Bef 1739 - Poole, Dorset, England 764

Marriage Events

•  Alt. Birth: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
       Children:
                1. Living
Notes
General:
150715:

Keith Matthews Weston name file entry from Colonial papers in 1740 indicate he is deceased and his widow Sarah inherits all of his properties in St. John's

Catherine Weston 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Sep 1749 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 418
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Dec 1848 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 99) 764,2988,8410
         Burial: 10 Dec 1848 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,418,2958,2962,4863,8411
 Cause of Death: Paralyzed for 3 ½ years before death.

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1749, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1749, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 160119:

Said to be 99 at time of death/burial. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1755, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Court: Records of the ownership of property around The Pool 1750-1819, 1776, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Witness) 

•  Census: Household of William and Catherine Carter, 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Including children Samuel, 12, Robert, 9, Arthur, 5 and Catherine 18. 

•  Residence: 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Will: Supreme Court Probate Office, 8 Apr 1836, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Witness) 

•  Alt. Burial: 1844, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: 1848, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: Presumably information is from Robert Carter's diaries/papers, 7 Dec 1848, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Minister/Priest: H. H. Hamilton, 10 Dec 1848, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Court: Applied for administration of estate of Catherine Weston Carter, 13 Jan 1851, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Party)
Parents 
         Father: Peter Weston JP 2988
         Mother: Catherine Cooney 142
Spouses and Children 
1. *Judge William Carter Esq. 10,109,168,305,2987 
       Marriage: Cir 1780 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 10

Marriage Events

•  Alt. Marriage: Cir 1770, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
       Children:
                1. Catherine Carter
                2. Lieut. William Carter RN
                3. Peter Weston Carter Esq., JP
                4. Samuel Gormand Carter
                5. Hon. Lt. Commander Robert Carter RN, MHA
                6. Arthur Hunt O'Brien Carter
Notes
General:
There is a death recorded of a Catherine Carter, aged 99, in the C of E records in Ferryland (NLGS website), recorded by Minister H.H. Hamilton. The date given is December 10, 1848.

From Newfoundland's Grand Banks website transcript of articles in the Royal Gazette:

December 5, 1848: Carter, Catherine; Died at age 99 at Ferryland on December 3. Wife of late William Carter, Esq, Judge of the vice-Admiralty Court of this Island and daughter of Peter Weston, Esq. JP of Bristol, merchant deceased. Mrs. Carter was paralyzed for 3 ½ years.

281106: George LeMessurier's family tree incorrectly notes that she was buried in 1844 (not 1848) but gives correct age (99 years)

150715:
The Keith Matthews name file gives her place of death as Bristol but this may have been a misreading of the article as he also quotes the Gazette as the source of his information.

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120418:

Enid O'Brien provided clarification today in the form of a document from the Carter Papers (see Media folder) that the lands near the pool later considered the very heart and soul of William Carter's wide ranging lands were actually his only because of his marrying Catherine Weston. and Catherine's widowed mother had successfully petitioned the governor at the time to all her to hold onto her late husband's property which had been granted to him on condition that it always be used for its original purpose -- the fishery. The lands in turn were willed to Catherine and her sister Sarah (her only surviving sibling).

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050721:

There seems to be a prevalent belief that her full name was Ann Catherine Weston. Jean Carter Stirling has her as such in her research notes on the Carter and this is how she is shown on FamilySearch,, Ancestry and other online family trees but in no case is there a supporting document to verify this and in every document which does refer to her she is always referred to simply as Catherine. So I am not adding the name Ann Catherine as an alternate.

In addition, there is also a prevalent tendency to suggest that she was born in Bristol. There is no evidence to support this and the fact that her father and grandfather were established merchants operting out of Newfoundland makes it far more plausible that she was born there.

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Weston 764
         Mother: Sarah Weston 4402
Elizabeth Weston 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 15 Sep 1707 - Poole, Dorset, England 763
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Living: 20 Jun 1741, Poole, Dorset, England.
Parents 
         Father: Ambrose Weston 386
         Mother: Joan 763
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Ambrose Weston 386
         Mother: Joan 763
Henry Weston 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1675 - Wyke Regis, Dorset, England 764
    Christening: 5 Mar 1699/00 - Wyke Regis, Dorset, England 764
          Death: 13 Dec 1749 - Wyke Regis, Dorset, England ( about age 74) 764
         Burial: 18 Dec 1749 - Wyke Regis, Dorset, England 764
 Cause of Death: Stroke? 764

Events

•  Will: Unfinished, by witnesses, 13 Dec 1749, Wyke Regis, Dorset, England. 

•  Probate: A. Blandford, 23 Jan 1749/50.
Parents 
         Father: Henry Weston
         Mother: Mary 764
Spouses and Children 
1. *Anne Buckler 764 
       Marriage: 21 Jan 1699/00 - Wyke Regis, Dorset, England 764
Notes
General:
090715:

I am not going to enter the information in the family tree on this family as it is vast and irrelevant to the Newfoundland line.

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