Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Nancy Sadler Bruere 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1780 - Ashtead, Surrey, England 2594
    Christening: 
          Death: 12 Mar 1860 - Effingham, Surrey, England ( about age 80) 2594
         Burial: 17 Mar 1860 - Effingham, Surrey, England 2594
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Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lord Bishop William Otter 2594 
       Marriage: 3 Jul 1804 - Leatherhead, Surrey, England 2594
Marriage Notes 




100418:

By License
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Governor George James Bruere 2592
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Governor George James Bruere 2592
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Nancy Sadler Bruere
                2. William Sadler Bruere
William Sadler Bruere 
      Sex: M
AKA: W. Bruere 2595
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 8 Mar 1783 - Calcutta, West Bengal, India 2595
    Christening: 23 Feb 1789 - Westminster, Greater London, England 2595
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Notes
General:
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 (relationship unknown but believed to be the husband of 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

Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Elizabeth Brushett 
      Sex: F
AKA: Elizabeth Brushett 113, Elizabeth Kavanagh
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1912 - Jean De Baie, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2596
    Christening: 
          Death: 1953 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 41) 2596
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Heart trouble

Events

•  Arrival: From Jean de Baie, 1928, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Came to work as a maid for the Presentation Sisters. 

•  Medical Condition: Blind; Mastoids, 22 Jul 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Phonse Kavanaugh's wife is very sick. The poor woman is  cold  Blind and now has mastoids and other complaints.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Alphonsus Kavanagh 113 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Evelyn Kavanagh
                2. Leo Kavanagh
                3. Mary Victoria Kavanagh
                4. Bernard Kavanagh
                5. Alphonsus Kavanagh
                6. Bill Kavanagh
                7. Living
Notes
Medical:
Went blind 6 or 7 years before she died 2596

Betsy Bryan 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1865 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 987
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: William Bryan 542,2518
         Mother: Margaret Tobin 542,2518
Spouses and Children 
1. *Sgt. George Lindsay Oliphant 1157 
    Partnership: 

Marriage Events

•  Engagement: Bef 1884, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




From Steve Barnable 040820:
"Mother just said father's aunt Betsy Bryan who lived across from Bernard Kavanagh's Restaurant was engaged to Lindsay Oliphant.  They were walking up the harbour when Betsy told him she couldn't marry him as she was the only one left to look after her mother.  He took the ring off her finger and tossed it in the harbour, ha!"
Notes
General:
From Steve Barnable 040820:
"Mother just said father's aunt Betsy Bryan who lived across from Bernard Kavanagh's Restaurant was engaged to Lindsay Oliphant. They were walking up the harbour when Betsy told him she couldn't marry him as she was the only one left to look after her mother. He took the ring off her finger and tossed it in the harbour, ha!"

Catherine Bryan 
      Sex: F
AKA: Catherine Brien 2600
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1869 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2600
    Christening: 
          Death: Cir 1949 -  ( about age 80) 2600
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Residence: Millville, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Parents 
         Father: William Bryan 542,2518
         Mother: Margaret Tobin 542,2518
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living

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