Lieut. George HUTCHINGS ⁸¹⁶

   Another name for George was McGeorge HUTCHINGS.²³⁰⁶

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military: Appointed Captain of the 3rd Company of the local militia, 1757, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁵²⁵⁷ This was a precursor to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, raised by the Crown for defence of the Colony by Col. Michael Gill of the Vice Admiralty Court, Robert Hutichings Jr. and George Hutchings were appointed as Lieutenants.

2. Occupation: High Sherriff, 1769, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³²⁴⁷

3. Census: Merchant, 1785-1795, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^3016,5258 The Census was for St, John's but covered outlying areas like Torbay.

4. Occupation: Planter, 2 Jan 1807, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁸⁷⁹

5. Will: Will of George Hutchings found in GN169, Vol. 1, Page 26, 2 Jan 1807, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁸⁷⁹ Downloaded from the website of the FHSNL

George married Jane ADAMS, daughter of John ADAMS and Elizabeth. (Jane ADAMS died after 2 Jan 1807 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁷⁹.)