From: "Ray Freeman" <ray@rayfreeman.freeserve.co.uk>

To: <pjwalsh@nfld.com>

Subject: Newfoundland/Dartmouth links

Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:34:14 +0100

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Dear Pat, In rely to your E-mail of 21/8/01, I type out below =

summaries of some documents I have come across which might be of =

interest to anyone searching for their ancestors, or for the history of =

property in NFL. The originals are all in the Devon Record Office, =

Castle Street, Exeter and are legal documents, very long and verbose =

(those guys were paid by the number of words, I reckon.) Following the =

practice of professional archivists I have summarised them to select out =

the dates, names, job descriptions, and property details, missing out =

repetitions and irrelevancies. Yours, Ray.=20

Reference Numbers are those given by the Devon Record Office.

53/6 =3D a general category of legal documents

24 =3D box number, followed by document number in the box.

Ref. No. 53/6 24 49 MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT of Mrs. Joan =

PENNELLICKE.

=20

(Lands in Newfoundland [NFL] =

and in Lower St. Dartmouth [DM])

(Date) 1/6/1740 3-part Indenture: 1. Mrs Joan =

Pennellicke of DM, widow of Phillip

=

Pennellicke, mariner

2. =

George Prowse, mariner, of DM and

=

Andrew Choke of Totnes, cordwainer

3. =

Edward Wheeler, gentleman, of DM.

WHEREAS a marriage has been arranged between Mrs Joan Pennellicke and =

Edward Wheeler, and she is legally possessed of:

ALL THAT PLANTATION CALLED HOGG ISLAND SITUATED IN QUIDDE VIDE =

IN NFL .........and also of all the plantation rooms and =

places possessed by the late Philiip Pennellicke .... lying =

in BAY BULLS NFL, =20

[ALSO of two dwelling houses in DM]

ALL WHICH were late in possession of Thomas Jago, deceased, but =

now of Joan Pennellicke for the remainder of 80 years on the lives of =

Thomas Lamb and William Lamb ......... at a rent of 1 peppercorn =20

- she is also possessed of household plate, rings, jewels, =

linen, ready money, securities etc. and personal estate of considerable =

value,

- by the marriage contract Edward Wheeler has agreed not to have =

any rights over her lands in NFL or DM, the rents of which will go to =

her during her lifetime but at her death to Edward Wheeler except for 1 =

silver tankard and 6 silver spoons which are to go to Phillip, son of =

Joan P.

- all the rest of the estate valued at =A3320 and more to be =

received by Edward Wheeler as a marriage portion,

NOW Joan Pennellicke sells all the NFL and DM properties to =

Prowse and Choke IN TRUST that Phillip Pennellicke may hold and enjoy =

the premises in DM for the remainder of the term.

53/6 24 52

30/9/1780 LEASE between 1. Phillip Leigh of =

DM, merchant, (devise of

=

father Phillip Leigh, deceased)

and 2. =

Arthur French of Dartmouth and =20

=

Adam Sanders of Plymouth, merchants.

Consideration: 5 shillings Rent: 1 peppercorn =

Term: 1 year

Leigh leases piece of ground, with appurtenances ....... at bottom of =

CACKLEYS HILL IN ST. JOHNS HARBOUR, NFL, formerly in the possession of =

John Lidstone, late of Philliip Leigh deceased, now of the said Phillip =

Leigh.

Ref. No. 53/6 24 54a,b (related)

Ref: 53/6 24 54b BOND From 1. George Yarde Sparke, =

Customs Officer, DM

=20

to 2. =

Edmund Pearce Banfill, shipwright.

=20

Sparke is bound to Banfill for =A31,852. 10.5d, which is to be =

repaid on 31/1/1795. If he does so, this bond will become void. =20

Ref.No: 53/6 24 54a

1/5/1795 LEASE Between 1. George Yarde Sparke, =

Customs Officerk

and 2. Edmund =

P. Banfill, shipwright.

Consideration: 5 shillings.

DESCRIPTION: ALL those plantations in the harbour of ST JOHNS NFL =

late in the inheritance of John Woodmason, boatkeeper, then of his son =

John, on whose death they descended to his sister Mary, wife of David =

Trathen, who sold it to Robert Sparke, then late of DM and then Henry =

Sparke who survived Robert, and their heirs, =20

AND ALSO 1 storehouse .......in ST. JOHNS ......adjoining the =

VICE-ADMIRALTY ROOM there, and formerly in possession of Henry Neadon =

.... then of John Staford, then of Thomas Mann his son ..... who sold =

it to Henry Sparke by indenture of 2/7/1790,

AND ALSO all other messuages, plantation lands in NFL which belonged to =

Henry Sparke, deceased father of George Yarde Sparke,

AND ALSO that plantation lying near CHAIN ROCK, late in occupation of =

Thomas Foots,

AND ALSO that plantation in PITTY HARBOUR NFL late in occupation of =

Edward Ghaps,

AND ALSO a plantation in CAPE BROYLE NFL late in occupation of =

Christopher Vallances,

AND ALSO that fishing room known as YABSLEY'S ROOM AT BLACKHEAD NFL.

[Several more, not copied by me.] =20

Ref. No. 53/6 24 55 =20

21.6.1798 SALE from 1. Robert Sparke of =

DM., gentlemen

to 2. Henry =

Furneaux of Brunton, gentleman

Consideration: =A3700 Rent: 1 peppercorn =

Term: 2,000 years

DESCRIPTION: plantation or fishing room known as SPARKE'S PLANTATION IN =

ST. JOHNS NFL. late in possession of Adam What Glashan his undertenant =

together with all dwellinghouses, outhouses, stores, stages, flakes, =

wharves, quays, paths, passages and watercourses etc. of the said =

fishing room.