Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Mary Antonia Stabb

Sex: F
AKA: Mary Autonia Stabb ³⁰⁴⁴
Individual Information

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1860 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,597 Christening: Death: 17 Nov 1866 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 6) ³⁰⁴⁴ Burial: 18 Nov 1866 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁷ Cause of Death: Scarlet fever
Events
• Residence: Lunatic Asylum, 1863, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
• Alt. Death: Event Description: Scarlet Fever, Bef 18 Nov 1866, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Dr. Henry Hunt Stabb ¹⁰ ^,480 Mother: Fanny Ernestine Elise ⁵⁹⁴ Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

290212 from NGB website transcript of St. Thomas Burials:

18 1866 Mary Antonia STABB 6 yrs Born Oct 19 1860 St Johns, dau of Dr. Henry H. & Fanny Stabb.

Four children in this family were buried within days of one another due to an epidemic of scarlet fever.

020312 from NGB Ang Cath Burial Register

Mary Antonia STABB St Johns 6 yrs Nov 18 1866 Dau of Dr Henry & Fanny Stabb.

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040123:

Note that apparently the transcripts on NGB were done by the same person and in both cases that person mistranscribed the name as Antonia when in her obitury in the Newfoundlander it appears as Austonia. In Gert Crosbie it is also Antonia. Needs to be cleared against original sources. ³⁰⁴⁴

Mary Jane Stabb

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1824 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸³ ^,480 ^,2203 Christening: 8 Aug 1824 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²²⁰³ Death: 26 Feb 1878 - ( at age 53) ⁵ ^,10 Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Minister/Priest: Charles Blackman, Ep. Missionary, 8 Aug 1824, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: 2 Glengall Place, 1841, Lambeth, Surrey, England. (Household Member)
• Census: Household of Ewen Stabb, General Merchant, 7 Liverpool St., 1851, London, Greater London, England. (Household Member)

Parents

Father: Ewen Stabb ¹⁰ ^,480 ^,7157 Mother: Anne Carter Tessier ¹⁰ ^,292

Spouses and Children

1. *Rev. David Edgar Domville ⁵ ^,10 ^,142 ^,480 Marriage: 13 Apr 1866 ⁴⁸⁰ Children: 1. Dr. Edward Domville 2. Frank Domville 3. Agnes Domville 4. Sister Mary (Muriel) Domville

Notes
General:

!BIRTH:Vol 31, Petty Hr. C of E Records, Archives, Nfld

Death reported in St.John's newspaper did not mention whether she die d in
England, where she and her late husband had lived, or whether she ha d returned
to Nfld as a widow, and died here.

J.R.Smallwood, in his research for the Carter Family in 1937, indicat ed there
were four children:Mary, a religious at Clewer; Edward, MD at Exeter ; Frank who
married a widow, Mrs. Baker, and Agnes...

Melina Stabb

Sex: F
AKA: Lena Stabb ⁸¹²⁵
Individual Information

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1879 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁷³ ^,720 ^,4373 Christening: 16 Mar 1879 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁷³ ^,720 ^,4373 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Minister/Priest: Wm. P ???, Curate in Chaarge, 16 Mar 1879, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Cir 1888, Montreal, Québec, Canada. (Occupant)
• Will: Inherited 40 acres at Virginia Waters and half her grandfather G. H. Emersons financial estate, 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: William Jonas Barter Stabb ⁷²⁰ ^,1782 ^,1783 Mother: Henrietta Caroline Hoyles Emerson ⁴⁸⁰

Spouses and Children

1. Living
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 1904, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: G. Osborne Troop, Rector, St. Martins Anglican Church, 1 Jun 1904, Montreal, Québec, Canada. William Henry Dwane
in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968

Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
DetailSource
Name:William Henry Dwane
Event Type:Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Date:1904
Marriage Place:Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marriage Church:Saint Martin; Montréal
Place of Worship or Institution:Anglican Saint Martin
Religion:Anglican
Spouse:
Lena Stabb.
• Witnesses: James Dwane, Mabel Mitchell, 1 Jun 1904, Montreal, Québec, Canada. William Henry Dwane
in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968

Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
DetailSource
Name:William Henry Dwane
Event Type:Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Date:1904
Marriage Place:Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marriage Church:Saint Martin; Montréal
Place of Worship or Institution:Anglican Saint Martin
Religion:Anglican
Spouse:
Lena Stabb. Marriage Notes

Event Description: St. Martins Anglican Church
William Henry Dwane
in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968

Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
DetailSource
Name:William Henry Dwane
Event Type:Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Date:1904
Marriage Place:Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marriage Church:Saint Martin; Montréal
Place of Worship or Institution:Anglican Saint Martin
Religion:Anglican
Spouse:
Lena Stabb
Children: 1. Pearl Henrietta Dwane

Newton John Stabb

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1868 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,8063 Christening: 27 Jan 1869 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸⁰⁶³ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Nicholas Sparke Stabb ¹⁰ ^,481 ^,1429 ^,8126 Mother: Annie Rebecca Smith ⁴⁸⁰

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Nicholas Sparke Stabb ¹⁰ ^,481 ^,1429 ^,8127 Mother: Rachel Chancey ¹⁰ ^,23 ^,531

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Nicholas Sparke Stabb

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1803 - Torquay, Devon, England ²³ ^,480 ^,531 ^,1991 ^,2097 Christening: 17 Feb 1804 - Torquay, Devon, England ¹⁹⁹¹ Death: 18 Jun 1876 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 72) ²³ ^,480 ^,531 ^,1154 ^,2097 Burial: 21 Jun 1876 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²³ ^,531 ^,2097 Cause of Death:
Events
• Court: Called as member of Grand Jury; Inaugural Sitting of the Southern Circuit Court, Between 24 May 1826 and 29 May 1826, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Juror)
• Court: Grand and Petty Juries, Second Sitting of the Southern Circuit Court, 3 Nov 1826, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Juror)
• Court: Case as Defendant, Furlong v. Stabb; Second Sitting of the Southern Circuit Court, 6 Nov 1826, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Patrick Furlong v. Nicholas Stabb. Arbitration by Isaac Prowse and Matthew Morry. Found that Plaintiff was not entitled to the £12 balance of wages sued for.
• Occupation: Merchant, 22 Nov 1826, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Nicholas Stabb signed an indenture for 350 pounds to cover his indebtedness to William Vallance.
• Residence: From an Indenture between him and a man holding a £350 debt against him, 1827, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Third Sitting of the Southern Circuit Court, 2 Oct 1827, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Presiding: The Honourable Richard Alexander Tucker, Esq., Chief Judge of the Supreme Court

B. G. Garrett, Clerk and Registrar, SCC

John Bulger, Deputy Sheriff
William Carter, Magistrate & Custos Rotulorum (Keeper of the Rolls)
Andrew Morrison, Magistrate
John Preston, Magistrate
Richard Sullivan and John McLennan, Constables
Peter Gorman, Gaoler

Grand Jury:
Charles Hutchins (FOreman); Thomas Congdon, G. Brown; James H. Carter; Matthew Morry; John Morry; John Row; W. Richards; N. Stabb; P. Winsor; Thomas Norris; Thomas Norris, Jr.; John W. Saunders; M. Brazil; E. Stabb; A. Clift; B. Sweetland; Phillip Wright; Robert Evans; William Goff.
• Court: Convicted of Raping an Employee, Ellen Delahunty, 3 Nov 1827, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Juror)
• Election: Electors supporting the nomination (failed) of Thomas Bennett for the 3rd General Assembly, 6 Oct 1842, St. John's, Newfoundland. As published in Star and Newfoundland Advocate, 6 Oct. 1842. Posted on Facebook by Blaine Dooley from DAI, 230224

Included amongst others:
Kenneth McLea
Nicholas Mudge
Walter Grieve
Monier W. Hutchings
William Grieve
Peter Rogerson
Thomas Duder
James McLarty
Henry Simms
C. T. Bowring
Nicholas Stabb
Samuel Prowse
Gilbert Clapp, Jr.
John M. Rendell
Andrew McCoubrey, Sr.
John W. McCoubrey
James Clift, Sr.
Thomas W. Gaden
.
• Occupation: Owner of Nicholas Stabb & Sons, Between 1845 and 1876, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Co-owner with brother Ewen, E & N Stabb, 1846, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: Member of Protestant School Board, 1852, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 4 Apr 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Nicholas S. Stabb
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Nicholas S. Stabb
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:4 Apr 1856
First Payment Year on Register:1856
Year Range:1837-1862
Lodge:St Johns Lodge
Lodge Location:St John's Newfoundland
Lodge Number:844
Folio Number:156.
• Court: Foreman of Grand Jury, 20 Nov 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 20 Nov 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: Legislative Council, Between 1859 and 1876, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Principal owner of Stabb, Row and Holmwood, Cir 1860, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: Executive Council, Between 1861 and 1870, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: At time of marriage, 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Circular Rd., 1863, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Circular Rd., 1863, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Comm. Merchant, 113 Water St. house,19 Gower, Between 1864 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. STABB. Ewen, merchant, 443 Water St. house:41 Cochrane
. Henry H., M.D. Waterford Hospital
. Henry J. Broker
. Nicholas, Commission Merchant,113 Water. house,123 Water
. Nicholas S. Comm. Merchant, 113 Water St. house,19 Gower
. Stabb, Rowe and Holmwood, merchants, rear 315 Water
. Thomas W. Comm. Merchant, 113 Water. house, 21 Gower
. William, master mariner, 109 New Gower
. William B., rear 315 Water.

.
• Residence: Gower St., 1866, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Musgrave Place, 1867-1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: Newfoundland delegation to discuss Confederation with Canada, 1869, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Member)
• Religion: Methodist, 1869, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Obituary: From FindAGrave website Anne Windsor Gosse contributor, 24 Jun 1876, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. from the Harbour Grace Standard. Published Jun 24th 1876:
At St. John's, on the 18th inst. the Honorable Nicholas STABB, merchant, aged 73 years. The deceased gentlemen was a member of the Legislative council, which place he occupied for very many years; he was also a member of the Executive in Mr. Hoyles' Government and in the former administration of Mr. Carter; and in each of those positions he ever rendered zealous and useful services. In private and social life he earned general esteem and his death is much regretted in the community.

Contributor: Anne (Winsor) Gosse (48393849).

Parents

Father: Thomas Stabb ¹⁰ ^,480 Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. *Rachel Chancey ¹⁰ ^,23 ^,531 Marriage: Cir 1829 ⁵³¹ Children: 1. Living 2. Annie Rebecca Smith ⁴⁸⁰ Marriage: 19 Jun 1861 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,481 ^,1429 ^,8061
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Edward Newfoundland, Bishop, 19 Jun 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: M Stabb, R Stabb, Nich Stabb, John Smith, Thos. R. Job, R W Haney, 19 Jun 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

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wedding taking place at St. Thomas's but appearing in the Cathedral register as well.
is a transcript of the original Cathedral entry:
^{o.^{19 Nicholas Sparks Stabb, bachelor and Marie Rebecca Smith, spinster
of this place were married in this Cathedral Church the nineteenth
of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred
sixty one by me
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marriage { Nicholas S. Stabb
solemnized between us { Marie Rebecca Smith
{ J M M Smith
the presence { Nich^{s^{Stabb
us { R. Stabb
{ M. Stabb
{ Thos. R. Job
{ A. R. Haney
have come to the conclusion that any Cathedral entry stating the location of the ceremony as the "Cathedral Church" implies that it occurred at St. Thomas's, not the Cathedral itself.}}}}}
Children: 1. Emma Stabb 2. Jane Grieve Stabb 3. Rachel Annie Stabb 4. Isabel Stabb 5. Edith Torrance Stabb 6. Mary Stabb 7. Newton John Stabb 8. William Chislett Stabb 9. Kate Rendell Stabb

Notes
General:

080312 from NGB Ang Cath Bur Reg:

Nicholas STABB St Johns 73 yrs June 21 1876 Per headstone b Dec 7 1803 Torquay Devon, died June 18; son of Thomas Stabb. Married 1829 to Rachel Chancey.

300513 from Dictionary of newfoundland and Labrador Biography:

STABB, NICHOLAS (1803-1876). b St John's; brother of Henry H. Stabb; MLC 1859-76; member Executive Council 1861-70; d St John's 18 June. Stabb was the principal owner of the St John's supply firm of Stabb, Row, and Holmwood. Later he and a brother, Ewen, established the firm of E. & N. Stabb, but that firm was wiped out in the great fire of 1846. Stabb then established a further business on his own account, as N. Stabb and Sons. He was appointed to the Legislative Council during the administration of Liberal John Kent, but later served in the cabinet of Conservatives Hugh W. Hoyles and Fredrick B. T. Carter. BWC

280816:
In the media gallery there is a Word file transcribed from an Indenture involving Nicholas Stabb in 1827. This is one of many similar Deeds or Indentures found in the Southern District Court records at the Registry of Deeds and peraining to securities offered to offset debts owing by some of the more famous small scale fish merchants on the Southern Shore. Evidently, they were no more immune to vagararies in the fishery than were the actual fishermen who were indebted to them. In effect, the merchant had to sign over all of their property to the person to whom they were indebted as a security until the debt was repaid. ON wonders if any of these well known merchants ever lost their entire property to their debt holder as a result of not being able to come up with the amount of the debt and interest in the time available.

180320 from FindAGrave:

from the Harbour Grace Standard. Published Jun 24th 1876:
At St. John's, on the 18th inst. the Honorable Nicholas STABB, merchant, aged 73 years. The deceased gentlemen was a member of the Legislative council, which place he occupied for very many years; he was also a member of the Executive in Mr. Hoyles' Government and in the former administration of Mr. Carter; and in each of those positions he ever rendered zealous and useful services. In private and social life he earned general esteem and his death is much regretted in the community.

Contributor: Anne (Winsor) Gosse (48393849)

Birth and Death on Tombstone
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Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: William Henry Stabb ¹⁰ ^,142 ^,283 ^,480 ^,3142 Mother: Living

Rachel Annie Stabb

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1863 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸⁰⁶³ Christening: 29 Jul 1863 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸⁰⁶³ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Circular Rd., 1863, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
• Residence: Gower St., 1866, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
• Residence: Musgrave Place, 1867-1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)

Parents

Father: Nicholas Sparke Stabb ¹⁰ ^,481 ^,1429 ^,8129 Mother: Annie Rebecca Smith ⁴⁸⁰

Sarah Ellen Stabb

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1830 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁸⁸ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: At time of marriage, 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Ewen Stabb ¹⁰ ^,480 ^,7157 Mother: Anne Carter Tessier ¹⁰ ^,292

Spouses and Children

1. *James Stevenson Hayward ⁵³³⁰ Marriage: 10 Jun 1856 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,1429 ^,5330
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Edward Newfoundland, Bishop, 10 Jun 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Ewen Stabb, MM Stabb, Anne Stabb, George Hayward, Seliona V. Hayward, John (?) Stabb, 10 Jun 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

031006: From Lillian Svendson family tree:

Marriage Notes for James Stevenson Hayward and Sarah Ellen STABB-219

Marriage: St Johns Church of England Cathedral

280710:

However the marriage was actually celebrated at St. Thomas's while it was serving as a temporary home for the Cathedral clergy during reconstruction after the fire.

160112:

The marriafge appears in the register of the Cathedral but if the Vital Statistics transcript is accurate, the date is post dated to June 13, 1856 rather than the date on which the marriage evidently did take place at St. Thomas's, June 10, 1856. One more example of errors creeping into the official record during this temporary hiatus whilst the Cathedral was being repaired.

Notes
General:

No record of baptism found in Vol.31, Petty Hr.Records, but newspape r report of
her marriage lists her as 5th daughter.
!MARRIAGE: 17 September, 1856 at St.John's Cathedral by the Bishop, t o James
Stevenson Hayward. (Newspaper)
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Thomas Stabb

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1767 - Torquay, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁷ ^,8130 Christening: 12 Jan 1768 - Torquay, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁷ ^,8130 Death: 1835 - Torquay, Devon, England ( at age 68) ³⁴³⁵ Burial: 22 Jan 1835 - Torquay, Devon, England ³⁴³⁵ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Torquay, Devon, England.
• Alt. Birth: Event Description: St. Saviours, 1768, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Census: 1800 Census for Hunt, Stabb & Co., 1800, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Shows that this company was operating on the Southern Shore at this early date and that they employed 32 men in 9 vessels to catch fish for the company.

The company kept 5 servants: John Kelligrew, Michael Cahill, Thomas Dwyer, Kieran Moore and Timothy Camphill (?).
• Probate: Hon. William Carter and Thomas Stabb Co-Executors of Will of Robert Carter I, 13 Sep 1810, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Executor)
• Occupation: Partner in firm of Hunt, Stabb, Preston and Company, 16 Dec 1813, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 16 Dec 1813, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Thomas Kitson, Minister, Tromhun Anglican Parish, 2 Feb 1797, Torquay, Devon, England.
• Witnesses: Ewen Stabb and Nicholas Mudge, 2 Feb 1797, Torquay, Devon, England. Children: 1. Ewen Stabb 2. Nicholas Sparke Stabb 3. Dr. Henry Hunt Stabb

Notes
General:

040418 from FindMypast:

Devon Baptisms Transcription

First name(s)Thomas
Last nameStabb
Birth year1767
Birth date10 Dec 1767
Baptism year1768
Baptism date12 Jan 1768
DenominationAnglican
Baptism placeTorquay, Tormoham
Father's first name(s)Ewen
Mother's first name(s)Margaret
CountyDevon
ArchiveSouth West Heritage Trust
Archive reference2189A/PR/1/2
Record setDevon Baptisms
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Baptisms
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
© Findmypast

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Vol. 6, Pages 115, 119 and 121

This document is actually three related indentures. They are of particular interest because they involve two of the people who figure prominently in these papers - Judge William Carter and Col. Thomas Skinner. Although these two well known gentlemen were contemporaries, they were not related to one another by blood, but the Judge's son, Arthur Hunt O'Brien Carter, was married to Harriet Maria Skinner, the daughter of Lt. Col. William Thomas Skinner, the Colonel's son. Like most officers of the Royal Navy and British Army stationed in St. John's, Skinner accumulated much property during his stay. He also accumulated much debt. And the two wound up being exchanged for one another through many such transactions before and after his return to England. In this case he is effectively mortgaging for £500 to cover his debts and expenses a 100 acre property on the south side of Quidi Vidi Lake to Thomas Stabb and William Carter and then giving them his Power of Attorney to rent out that property in his name.

Indentures Wm Carter & Thos Stabb from Thos Skinner 19 Sep 1811

NOTE: There is a possibility that this pertains to a Thomas Stabb Jr. in Newfoundland who I have not discovered yet. Until I do I must assume that this Thomas Stabb had interests in Newfoundland since at least four of his sons were there later.

Vol. 8, Page 163

Here we have another indenture involving Thomas Skinner, but which Thomas Skinner? No rank is given and he is referred to not as a member of the military garrison, just Esq. It is probably Col. Thomas Skinner Sr. I am of that opinion because an earlier indenture pertaining to the property known as "The Cottage" on Quidi Vidi Lake, which was known to be the property of Col. Thomas Skinner, refers to him only as Thomas Skinner. It seems that once he left Newfoundland and retired to private life in England he was no longer accorded the epithet "Col."

In this instance the other party being Hunt, Stabb, Preston and Company, a prominent firm involved in the fish trade and commerce in general in Newfoundland and closely associated with the Newman interests. Thomas Skinner is ceding to Hunt, Stabb, Preston and Company for one year his lease to Striplings Plantation between Fort William and Kingsbridge Rd. bordering on what was later known as Rennie's Mill River for the paltry sum of 5 Shillings for the first year and one peppercorn each year thereafter if he did not reclaim the property in the meantime. What this may in fact constitute is a means of repaying debts, though no sum is mentioned, with the company to whom the money was owed having the right to use this land but not actually take over the fifty year lease given to Skinner by Mrs. Stripling. Presumably Skinner hoped to clear his debt later on and reacquire custody and full tenure of the property.

Of note here is that one of the partners of Hunt, Stabb, Preston and Company is named as Thomas Stabb of Torquay and it is said that it was he who brought in the documents to the Court Registry Office. I had not known previously that he, the father of Ewen Stabb and his other brothers who had emigrated to, and remained in Newfoundland sometimes came there himself, though it seems clear that he never emigrated. He is buried in Torquay.

Indenture Thos Skinner to Hunt Stabb Preston & Co 16 Dec 1813

Vol. 9, Page 62

We continue with another sale of land, once again involving three of the figures seen above, Col. Thomas Skinner, Thomas Stabb and Judge William Carter. What has happened is that Lt. Col. Thomas Skinner, who has apparently quit Newfoundland by this time and returned to England, left owing a large sum of money jointly to William Carter and Thomas Stabb (£2,216 8 Shillings and 7 Pence) in the form of mortgages on properties he occupied in St. John's as well as the aforementioned "Cottage Farm" on the north side of Quidi Vidi Lake. In order to recover the funds owed to them, these properties were auctioned and sold to Graham Little for the amount owed and this was returned to Carter and Stabb. This document is of particular interest because, in order to establish the legitimacy of the land transaction, there are appended transcripts of the grants from the Governors in power at the times at which Skinner originally occupied these properties.

Sale Lands of Lt Col Thos Skinner by Wm Carter & Thos Stabb to Graham Little 31 Oct 1815

He was known as a St.John's Nfld merchant.
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