Capt. Jacob WINSOR ^1,54,1901

   Another name for Jacob was Jacob WINSER.¹⁹⁰³

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Education: Well Educated - How Much Unknown.

2. Occupation: Mariner (Capt.), Teacher (Anglican), Labourer, Dairyman: Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷⁵⁸

3. Baptism, 17 Oct 1784, Denbury, Devon, England. ¹⁹⁰²

4. Military: Peter Ford and Jacob Winsor French prisoners of war, 1811-1814, Arras, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France. ¹⁷⁵⁶ 090719:

I have been looking for corroborative evidence to support the story told by Anna Elton Morris that Peter Winsor (and his brother Jacob it seems) were captured and held prisoner for several years by the French during the Napoleonic Wars. The Hunter Family website provides such corroboration as follows (date, place of imprisonment and other details differ from Anna's account):

In 1811, Peter and his brother Jacob were captured off the Coast of Newfoundland by Napoleon's men and imprisoned in Arras, France. (See the French prisoner of war records below)

Note 1: Napoleon's Berlin Decree of November 21, 1806 allowed French forces to seize vessels and merchandise and imprison English citizens. In 1811 and during a return trip from Caplin Bay, Newfoundland, Peter's fishing boat was captured off the coast of Newfoundland by the French navy and he and his brother, Jacob, remained imprisoned at Arras, France from 1811 - 1814. This accounts for the gap between Peter's first two children. See "Prisoner of War records" below.

French Prisoner of War records - October 1, 1813. Brothers Peter Ford Winser and Jacob Winser were prisoners #1406 and 1414. This document shows that Peter was the 1st captain of the ship "Mary" and was captured on December 1, 1811 and arrived at Brest, France, on January 12, 1812. Jacob was the 2nd captain of the ship "Mary" and was captured on December 1, 1811 and arrived at Brest on January 22, 1812. (Prisoners of War, The National Archives, ADM 103/468 Part 2 [Register of British POWs Prisons, L-V, France, 1787-1820] No. 1406). When Napoleon was defeated, the brothers returned home and began making plans to emigrate to Newfoundland.

Note 1: In the will of Anthony Winser, son of Henry and Mary Winser and therefore Great Uncle of Jacob, written on January 27, 1813, it tells us that "Jacob is in a French prison". Both he and his brother, Peter, were abducted from Peter's fishing boat by Napoleon's men in 1811 and taken to Arras, France and imprisoned. He and his brother remained imprisoned from 1811 until Napoleon was defeated in 1814.

5. Occupation: 2nd Captain (Mate) on the MARY, 1 Dec 1811, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁷⁵⁶

6. Occupation: Mate of the RESOLUTION, 1814-1816, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ¹⁷⁵⁷ The vessel sailed from Dartmouth and returned there from Newfoundland but had visited Miramichi in the meantime. This is unusual. It must have been involved in transporting goods rather than in fishing.

7. Occupation: Mate of the Schooner RESOLUTION, 27 Feb 1815 to 28 Jan 1816, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ¹⁷⁵⁸ Peter Winser, his brother, was Master

8. Occupation: Mate of the Schooner RESOLUTION, from Vigo, 29 Mar 1816 to 19 Jan 1817, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ¹⁷⁶¹ His brother Peter was the Master

9. Occupation: Master of the RESOLUTION, from Neath, 20 Jun 1818 to 7 Feb 1819, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ¹⁹⁰⁴

10. Emigration: From Dartmouth, Devon. Based upon where the children were baptised, Between 1827 and 1832, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷⁵³

11. Court: Member of officials at 4th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 4 Nov 1828, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸⁷⁷ B. G. Garrett, Clerk & Registrar
Ewen Stabb, Deputy Sheriff
William Carter, Justice of Peace
John Preston, Justice of Peace
Andrew Morrison, Justice of Peace
Richard Gorman, Gaoler
Richard Sullivan, Constable
John Torr, Constable

Grand Jury:
Benjamin Sweetland, foreman
Robert Carter, R.N.
G. Brown
J. Carter
A. Carter
Thomas Congdon
N. Clift
Robert Evans
William Goff
Mr. Morry [sic]
James Morrison
Thomas Norris
William Richards
J. Rowe
J. Saunders
Peter Winsor
Henry Winsor
Thomas Right
William Sweetland This event was shared from Hon. William CARTER Esq. who also shared it with Arthur Hunt O'Brien CARTER (Witness), Benjamin SWEETLAND JP (Witness), Capt. Hon. Peter Ford WINSOR JP MHA (Witness), Capt. Matthew MORRY (Witness), Const. Richard O'SULLIVAN (Witness), Ewen STABB (Witness), Hon. Lt. Commander Robert CARTER RN, MHA (Witness), James Howe CARTER (Witness), James SANDERS (Witness), Noah CLIFT Esq. (Witness), and William SWEETLAND JP (Witness).

12. Occupation: Master of merchant vessel, 6 Dec 1832, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁵¹⁷

13. Residence, Between 1840 and 1855, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷⁵⁵

14. Will, 22 Nov 1851, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁹⁰⁵

15. Occupation: Protestant School Teacher, 1853, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷⁵⁸

16. Minister/Priest: A. E. C. Bayley, 23 Dec 1858, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^422,628

Jacob married Anna JENNINGS, daughter of JENNINGS and Unknown, on 15 Feb 1816 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.¹⁹⁰⁰ (Anna JENNINGS was born circa 1796 in Dartmouth, Devon, England,^664,1906 died on 10 May 1876 in Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^54,457 and was buried on 13 May 1876 in Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^{54,422,457,664}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Minister/Priest: Thomas Tanner, Minister of Kingswear, 15 Feb 1816, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ¹⁹⁰⁰

2. Witnesses: Ann Jennings, John Ford, Sarah Winsor and Peter Winsor, 15 Feb 1816, Dartmouth, Devon, England. ⁶⁹⁸