10. Court: Surrogate Court Records GN-5-1-C-1 34-35 Division of R Carter Plantation, 9 Jan 1816, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴³³ Ann Sanders Morry (thourgh her husband Matthew Morry II) and her brother Robert Sanders agreement to division of plantation or fishing room left to their mother Mary Carter Sanders by her father Robert Carter I. This event was shared from Robert SANDERS who also shared it with Anne SANDERS (Party), Benjamin SWEETLAND J. P. (Witness), Benjamin SWEETLAND JP (Witness), and James Howe CARTER (Witness).

11. Court: GN-5-1-C-1 52-54 Commission on the Case of J Square vs M Morry & Co, 30 Sep 1818, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴³⁴ This is a Commission granted by Supreme Court Justice Francis Forbes to Robert Carter, J. P. to arrange security for the assets of Matthew Morry & Co. in Newfoundland pending the outcome of Matthew Morry's appeal against the judgement granted the month before to John Square This event was shared from Capt. Matthew MORRY who also shared it with Benjamin SWEETLAND J. P. (Party), Benjamin SWEETLAND JP (Party), Robert CARTER JP (Party), and Robert CARTER JP (Party).

12. Occupation: Merchant, Caplin Bay, 27 Sep 1823, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁶¹

13. Occupation: Merchant, Caplin Bay, 12 Oct 1823, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁶¹

14. Will: Will of Rose Steer, formerly of Dartmouth, 20 Jun 1825, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸⁷⁶ Rose Steer (her married name; she was a widow) was originally from Dartmouth but was living in Caplin Bay when she made out this will. It was witnessed by William Sweetland and Matthew Morry Junior. As far as I can tell, all the heirs named as well as the two executors lived in Dartmouth. Other than these coincident facts, I do not believe that there was any connection between her and the Morrys so I am curious as to why her original will bearing an actual seal and real signatures would have been retained and passed down over the generations in the Morry family. All a bit of a mystery. This event was shared with William SWEETLAND JP.

15. Occupation: Merchant, Caplin Bay, 4 Oct 1825, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁶⁵⁰

16. Court: Matthew Morry, Jun. v. Andrew Morrison, 23 May 1826, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴⁹² Petty Jury called to settle the dispute: James Brennan (Foreman); James Brien; William Coleman; John Badcock, Dennis Callaghan; William Badcock; Thomas Coady; Thomas Benger; Daniel Donovan; Thomas Caulfield; Garth Daulton; Michale Foley.

Witnesses included Matthew Ryan, James Morrison, James Carter and Wilkliam Richards.

Jury found in favour of plaintiff and ordered Morrison to pay Morry £15. This event was shared with James Howe CARTER and William COULMAN.

17. Court: Presentment before Southern Circuit Court, 24 May 1826, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷² Although it could have been his father, most likely it was the son who was then running the business who complained to the court over the state of the jail in Ferryland

18. Court: Grand and Petty Juries, Second Sitting of the Southern Circuit Court, 3 Nov 1826, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴³⁵ Grand Jury:
Thomas Congdon (Foreman); Gregory Brown; A. H. Carter; James H. Carter; William Harris; Matthew Morry, Jr.; John Morry; James Morrison; Isaac S. Prowse; John Row; William Richard; Nicholas Stabb; Peter Winsor; Thomas B. Codner.

Petty Jury:
William Murray (Foreman)

Witnesses:
Parick Keefe; Thomas Cormack and Martin Cullen for Crown
Mr. M. Morry (presumably Sr.) for Prisoner at Bar (Patrick Gaulton)

Not Guilty. This event was shared from Arthur Hunt O'Brien CARTER who also shared it with Capt. Hon. Peter Ford WINSOR JP MHA (Juror), Capt. Matthew MORRY (Witness), James Howe CARTER (Juror), John Foale MORRY (Juror), John Foale MORRY (Juror), and Nicholas Sparke STABB (Juror).

19. Court: Case as Defendants, Second Sitting of the Southern Circuit Court, 4 Nov 1826, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴³⁵ Ennis Grant v. Benjamin Sweetland and Matthew Morry. Judgement by confession. £22.12.0

This was probably a matter of wages owing to Sweetland and Company and Morry and Co. It isn't clear which of the two Matthew Morrys was a defendant but it hardly matters as it was undoubtedly the company that was really the defendant. This event was shared with Benjamin SWEETLAND J. P. and Benjamin SWEETLAND JP.

20. Court: Case as Plaintiffs, Second Sitting of the Southern Circuit Court, 6 Nov 1826, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴³⁵ Benjamin Sweetland and Matthew Morry v. Patrick Evoy. Judgement by confession. £10.0.0. Value of bait supplied to Evoy and his servants during season. This event was shared from Benjamin SWEETLAND JP

21. Occupation: Merchant, Caplin Bay, 8 Apr 1827, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁴³

22. Occupation: Merchant, Caplin Bay, 1 Oct 1828, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁴³

23. Court: Member of officials at 6th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 26 Oct 1830 to 6 Nov 1830, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁶ B. G. Garrett, Clerk & Registrar
Ewen Stabb, Deputy Sheriff
Robert Carter, Magistrate
Peter Gorman, Gaoler
Richard Sullivan, Constable
John Cummins, Consable
John Keating, Constable
B, G, Garrett, Esq., Clerk of the Peace

Petty Juries:
First:
William Coleman, foreman
Second
Michael Deveaux, foreman
Third:
William Coleman, foreman
Fourth:
William Coleman, foreman
Fifth:
William Coleman, foreman

Grand Juries:
First:
Charles Hutchins, foreman
Gregory Brown
Robert Carter (Acting Foreman in absence of Mr. Hutchins)
Thomas Congdon
Noah Clift
Robert Evans
Matthew Morry
James Morrison
Thomas Norris Jr.
John Row
William Richards
J. W. Saunders
Peter Winsor
Thomas Wright

Second:
Robert Carter (Acting Foreman in absence of Mr. Hutchins)
William Goff
William Johnston
Peter Winsor
William Harris
Lambert Bryan This event was shared from Robert CARTER JP who also shared it with Capt. Hon. Peter Ford WINSOR JP MHA (Juror), Const. Michael DEVEREAUX (Foreman), Const. Richard O'SULLIVAN (Constable), Const. Robert EVANS (Juror), Ewen STABB (Deputy Sheriff), John William SAUNDERS JP (Juror), Noah CLIFT Esq. (Juror), and William COULMAN (Foreman).

24. Court: Robert Swain v Matthew Morry at 6th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 6 Nov 1830, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁶ Action to recover £4.0.0. Left to the award of Robert Carter, Thomas Norris and Maurice Brazil. Award for the Defendant.

25. Occupation: Merchant, Caplin Bay, 10 Jun 1831, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸¹³

26. Owner: The SNIPEFISH; Returned from St. John's, 28 Aug 1832, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^850,1442 Co-owned by Matthew Morry Jr. and Benjamin Sweetland 1825-1842 according to ACSP This event was shared with Benjamin SWEETLAND J. P. and Benjamin SWEETLAND JP.

27. Court: Grand Juror, Circuit Court, 17 Sep 1832, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁴

28. Occupation: Merchant, Caplin Bay, 5 Dec 1832, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸¹³

29. Property: South East of the Cross, initially renting from the Holdsworths then purchasing, Cir 1836-1855, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁸¹⁹ The property occupied was once part of the much larger Nash-McGraugh Plantation granted in 1773. It is not clear how the Holdsworth interests aquired it or came to possess it, if indeed they did. The Holdsworths may simply have claimed the land by squatters rights and, being wealthy and powerful, no one would have contested their right to do so.

It is not known which of Matthew Morry II's sons continued to operate their fisheries related businesses in this location.

30. Property: Indenture to sell two parcels of land on south side to Matthew Whelan, 24 Jun 1836, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴⁴⁶ A curious transaction in which Matthew Morry is selling these bits of property to Matthew Whelan but in fact Father Timothy Browne and Benjamin Sweetland are paying the purchase price of £10. Mentioned also in Kevin Reddigan's book Courageous Souls on page 241 This event was shared with Benjamin SWEETLAND J. P. and Benjamin SWEETLAND JP.

31. Court: Morry, Matthew a.t.s. John Ryan at 1836 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 1 Nov 1836 to 10 Nov 1836, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁷⁷² Action to recover £7.0.0 balance of wages. Arbitration by Mr. James H. Carter and Mr. Michael Hearn. Third arbitrator to be selected and then finding returned.

32. Probate: Application for Letters of Administration to John Morry's estate by Uncle Matthew Morry, 11 Oct 1837, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁵⁶⁹ This event was shared from John Foale MORRY

33. Court: Holdsworth, Henry v Peter Winser at 1838 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 31 Oct 1838 to 7 Nov 1838, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁷⁷³ In assumpsit to recover £8.6.8. Plaintiff by his attorney, Philip Wright. Special Jury, Matthew Morry, foreman. Verdict for Plaintiff. £7.7.11 This event was shared from Capt. Hon. Peter Ford WINSOR JP MHA

34. Court: Coady, Catherine a.t.s. Henry Coryear at 1839 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 28 Oct 1839 to 8 Nov 1839, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁷⁷⁴ Action to recover £18.4.4 Referred to Mr. J. H. Carter and Mr. Matthew Morry for arbitration. This event was shared from Henry CORYEAR who also shared it with James Howe CARTER (Arbitrator).

35. Court: Gregory, W. a.t.s Matthew Morry, Administrator of Estate of John Morry at 1838 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 28 Oct 1839 to 8 Nov 1839, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁷⁷⁴ Action on ejectment. Settled.

36. Residence: Rocky Park on the south side of Caplin Bay but precise location unknown, 1840, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^755,4820 1840 Voters Lists.

No one knows where "Rocky Park" was located except that it must have been somwhere close to or even part of the Nash Plantation. His residence may have been leased from the Holdsworths though there is no evidence of this this except the later purchase of a property in this area from the Holdsworths.

37. Court: Butler, James v Arthur Carter, Richard Sullivan and Samuel Cose at 1840 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 21 Oct 1840 to 31 Oct 1840, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁷⁷⁵ Trespass, damages laid at £49.0.0 Plaintiff by his attorney Mr. Clowee. Defendants by their attorney, Mr. Hayward. Referred for arbitration by Lambert Bryant, Luke Brown and Matthew Morry Sr. Outcome unknown. This event was shared from Arthur Hunt O'Brien CARTER who also shared it with Const. Richard O'SULLIVAN (Party).

38. Court: Haley, Thomas a.t.s. Matthew Morry at 1840 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 21 Oct 1840 to 31 Oct 1840, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁷⁷⁵ Action to recover £1.5.0 Stg. Plaintiff and Defendant in person. Judgement by confession.

39. Court: Member of officials at 1841 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 26 Oct 1841 to 3 Nov 1841, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁴⁰¹ George Simms, Clerk & Registrar
John Stephenson, Deputy Sheriff
Robert Carter, Justice of the Peace
Matthew Morry., Justice of the Peace
Henry G. Clowe, Clerk of the Peace
Francis Geary, Gaoler
Richard Sullivan, Michael Jackman, Michael Power, William Trainer and Samuel Cose, Constables This event was shared from Robert CARTER JP who also shared it with Const. Richard O'SULLIVAN (Constable).

40. Court: Appointment of Justices of the Peace in the Southern District, 1843, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸⁸⁸

41. Property: Sold a piece of property near "the cross" to Patrick Cain, 20 Nov 1843, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. SDC Vol 3 Fol 238-240 Matthew Morry to Patrick Cain 22-11-1843 Transcribed by Kevin Reddigan

This was quite probably a part of the Sweetland lands that were either claimed by Matthew upon their departure or were being sold by him on their behalf, though this is not mentioned in the deed.

42. Appointment: Board of Education (Protestant), 1845, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷²⁴

43. Appointment: JP. Also Board of Road Commissioners (La Manche to Renews), 1845, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷²⁴

44. Court: Morry, Matthew v. William Shannahan at 1847 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 17 Oct 1847 to 27 Oct 1847, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁸²¹ Defendant defaults. Plaintiff applies for a Rule to issue for examination of Thomas Hayden. Rule discharged. Thomas Hayden sworn and examined to charge any monies that may be in his hands belonging to the Defendant; returnable the 22nd instant. Notice to the Defendant to assess damages on the 25th instant.

45. Property: Between Caplin Bay and Ferryland V-2, F-85 # 962 - Lost in Great Fire, 26 Feb 1851, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁸²² Amongst the volumes lost to the Great Fire of 1892, a large number of grants, particularly in Volume 2, which pertained to the Ferryland area were irreplaceably lost (no known duplicate found). One of those was pertaining to a piece of land granted on 26 Feb 1851 to Matthew Morey [sic] Jr. on the road to Caplin Bay from Ferryland. It contained 8 acres, 0 roods and 30 perches. This seems to have been the same land referred to as the Lower Grove which belonged to the Morrys and some of which still does.

46. Interesting: John Barry, crew member of boat owned by "Mr. Morry", drowned when boat capsized, 3 Jul 1855, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁸²³ According to article in the Royal Gazette on that date. This is also reported by Kevin Reddigan in his book Courageous Souls on page 234 because the victim as well as Mr. Morry were of Caplin Bay.

47. Property: Bill of Sale of Nash's Plantation to Matthew Morry Jr. from Arthur W. O. Holdsworth, 14 Dec 1855, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷⁸⁶ Although the wording on the cover suggests that this is the sale of the entire Nash Plantation in fact it was only one small part of that much larger grant, other bits and pieces of which were bought by others or taken over by them over the years by squatters rights.

Note that the Bill of Sale refers to the purchaser as Matthew Morry Sr., but in fact this was Matthew Morry II as Matthew Morry I was deceased at this time as was Matthew Morry III

This is a curious document. It records the fact that Matthew Morry Junior (II) paid two instalments, one of £30 on June 1 1847 and another of £30 on December 30 1848 to Arthur W. O. Holdsworth's Attorney, Nicholas Stabb, to purchase Nash's Plantation on the Southside of Calvert Harbour which was then occupied by Matthew. It seems that as he was nearing death there must have been some dispute over the ownership of this property and hence this document was given to attest to the purchase for the benefit of his heirs.

The curious thing is that there is no record of Holdsworth ever having bought the plantation from its original owner, Thomas Nash. In all liklihood, Holdsworth never paid a cent for the property and Matthew was the first person to ever do so.

Thomas Nash and his partner at the time, Roger McGraugh, were given the right to use most of the southside of Calvert harbour for the prosecution of the fishery (see attached notice from the Colonial Secretary's Letterbook dated Sept. 25, 1773. But how it wound up in the hands of the Holdsworths when Nash vacated the area for Branch is unknown.

In his book Courageous Souls on page 245 Kevin Reddigan notes that this property lay adjacent to land to the north of Deep Cove registered in 1847 by Patrick Kavanagh and that the description in that document of the Morry property stated that the shoreline setback from the cliff was about 100 feet. This event was shared with Peter Paint LE MESSURIER.

48. Will: Will of Matthew Morry II, 25 Apr 1856, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷⁸⁷ Will and associated estate papers of Matthew Morry II. This copy, which is more complete than that in the Morry collection at The Rooms (MG231 Box 1, File 1) and in better condition, is in Aunt Jean's research notes now held by Karen Chapman This event was shared with Anne SANDERS, Peter Paint LE MESSURIER, Priscilla Ann MORRY, and Robert MORRY.

49. Occupation: Stipendiary Magistrate, Bef 19 Jun 1856, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶²⁸

50. Alt. Death, 19 Jun 1856, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶⁹⁶

51. Alt. Death, 29 Jun 1856, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^47,54,220

52. Minister/Priest: A. E. C. Bayley, 29 Jun 1856, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴²²

53. Obituary: In Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807-; Newfoundlander 1827-1884, 8 Jul 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^628,4824

54. Property: Sale of Timber Cove Fishing Room, 28 Sep 1856, Brigus South, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷²⁸ In brief, a portion of the late Matthew Morry II's property in Timber Cove, Brigus South, is being sold by his executors to a man named Badcock whose Christian name is not given either in the covering letter or the description. This is probably actually William Battcock, not Badcock, who was already established in business in Brigus South and owned the property beside this one. The date of the transaction, or at least the letter recording it, was Sept. 28, 1856, a few months after Matthew Morry II's death. This event was shared with Peter Paint LE MESSURIER, Robert MORRY, Thomas Graham MORRY II, and William BATTCOCK.

55. Probate: Probate of Will of Matthew Morry II granted to Thomas Graham Morry and Peter Paint Le Messurier, 31 May 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷²⁹ (MG231 Box 1, Files 1 to 3) This event was shared with Peter Paint LE MESSURIER and Thomas Graham MORRY II.

Matthew married Anne SANDERS, daughter of Daniel SANDERS and Mary CARTER, circa 1811 in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Anne SANDERS was born on 17 Mar 1790 in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^{696,709,714,4825}, christened on 4 Jun 1790 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,^111,722 died on 6 Jun 1867 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^180,220,696 and was buried on 9 Jun 1867 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^696,722,790.). The cause of her death was Unknown but ill for a long while.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage: Caplin Bay, Cir 1811, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^696,714