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Newfoundland Voyages in Foreign
Newspapers and Journals. (Incomplete)
A few lines demonstrating early Newfoundland
voyages from foreign newspapers/journals. Transcribed
and contributed by David Anstey, March 2017 (updates November 2019 & June 2022).
While I have endeavored to be as
correct as humanly possible, there may be errors.
The Boston Gazette (1719–1798) was a
newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, in the British North
American colonies.
Newfoundland voyages in this paper, remain out of
the public eye. A very few Newfoundland pertinent lines are gleaned
in this file. Some expatriate Newfoundlander in the United
States may develop a complete file of these Newfoundland voyages, for
the public eye at some future date.
Similar situation for the Pennsylvania Gazette.
The Boston Gazette, Number 896. Monday March 7,
to Monday March 14, 1737.
Custom House, Boston, March 5. Outward Bound.
Vardar for Newfoundland.
*Anthony Varder at Little Belle Isle, Conception
Bay, 1708.
The Boston Gazette, Number 899. Monday March 28,
to Monday April 4, 1737.
Custom House, Boston, April 2. Cleared Out:
Gross and Gybaut for Newfoundland.
*Le Gros/Le Grole? or Le Cras and Gibault/Gilbert.
?Captain Abraham Gibault?
*"Jacques Remon and Marguerite Gibaut were
Godparents to William Snow, a son of William Snow and Rachael Gibaut;
bap Nov 4, 1663,
St. Lawrence, Jersey, Channel Islands." From
Snow to Snow. By James G. Snow. New York. 1984.
In sometimes typical fashion: if one of these
families were involved within the early Newfoundland Fishery,
involvement of the others may be expected concurrently. Research
should document such.
*Captain William Snow as below here, had Channel
Island relatives: Gybault, Remon, Mauger/Major, etc.
*John Butler's March 2, 1773, Will; mentions
ownership of St. John's Rooms. ...John Mayor's Room called
Palliser's Present, and the Room called Nichol's Gulch...
The Boston Gazette. No. 918. Monday Aug 8, to
Monday Aug 15, 1737.
Custom House Boston, Aug 13, 1737. Outward Bound.
Waters, Emmett and Soper for Newfoundland.
*Lloyd's List of March 13, 1743. Arrived at
Dartmouth, from Newfoundland, the vessels "Kingston" &
"John", both by Captains Emmett.
*Lloyd's List of July 30, 1744. Arrived at Lisbon,
the vessel "Kingston, Captain Hammett, from Newfoundland.
*Lloyd's List of Sep 21, 1744. Arrived at
Exmouth?, from Newfoundland, the vessel "Boston", Captain
Hammet.
*Lloyd's List of August 31, 1744. Captain Soper,
the "Young Ceres", Dartmouth, Devon.
*Staverton baptisms. July 22, 1722. Ann Soper,
daughter of John of St Mary Church, born at Ferryland 4 Nov 1710, in
Newfoundland.
*No Soper listed at Newfoundland, 1708.
*Edward Waters, Harbour Grace Planter, 1708.
*Google Books: Tudor and Stuart Devon: The Common
Estate and Government : Essays Presented ... edited by Todd Gray,
Margery M. Rowe, Audrey M. Erskine. Page 190.
William Hammett, the master of the Francis of
Dartmouth, and the master of a ship from the Bay of Biscay: while
both vessels were fishing in Conception Bay at Newfoundland during
the summer of 1627 a hat, some tobacco and a pistol were exchanged by
Hammett for four "shallops" ( most probably a silver coin
worth
about 18 shillings ) from the Basque mariner.
*[ ?most probably four shallops = 4 fishing boats?
] Where in CB, did Hammett use four shallops, during fishing. Where
did he cure his hand-lined codfish?
The Boston Gazette. No. 926. Monday Oct 3, to
Monday Oct 10, 1737.
Newport, Oct 7. Entered In. Beauchamp from
Newfoundland.
http://www.islandregister.com/daw1.html
Isaac Daw wed Rebecca Beecham, born about 1757
Bareneed, Newfoundland.
John Beauchamp of Bareneed, 1849. Report of the
Newfoundland Church Society, Nov 1st, 1849. { Situate between Batten
and Boone. }
The Boston Gazette, Number 958. Monday May 15, to
Monday May 22, 1738.
Custom House Boston, May 20, 1738. Outward Bound:
Dumaresque for Newfoundland. Cleared Out: Smith and Webber for
Newfoundland.
The Boston Gazette, Number 962. Monday June 12,
to Monday June 19, 1738.
New York June 12, 1738 : Entered In: Cornel(l)
from Newfoundland.
*Captain Daniel Cornell, Bristol to St. John's,
early 1700's.
The Boston Gazette, Number 970. Monday August 14,
to Monday August 21, 1738.
We have an Account by the way of Philadelphia,
that on the 3rd Instant arrived there the "Rose" of London,
Captain Peter Croak Commander,
who gives an Account, That on his Voyage from
Newfoundland thither, he espied a Sail who made Signals of Distress :
whereupon he made up to her,
and took on Board his own Vessel the Men, being 61
in Number, when he had no sooner done, but the said Vessel foundered
in the Sea. The Persons
thus preserved informed him, They were for the
most part Indentured Servants and set sail from Cork for Boston, the
29th of March last, on board
said vessel, of which William Stockdale had been
Master...
* ...the designation “indentured servant”
signifies that the individual immigrated...
*http://ngb.chebucto.org/Legal-Documents/court-eng-robert-bartlett-1837.shtml
The Boston Gazette, Number 974. Monday September
18, to Monday September 25, 1738.
Custom House Boston. September 23, 1738. Entered
In: Viscount from Newfoundland.
The Boston Gazette, Number 978. Monday October 2,
to Monday October 9, 1738.
Salem, October 7. Entered In: Hammatt from
Newfoundland.
The Boston Gazette, Issues 989-1083 Monday Dec 3,
to Monday Dec 10, 1739.
Custom House Boston. Dec 8, 1739. Entered
Inwards. Dawse/Douse from Newfoundland. ?Out of Dublin, Ireland?
*While mentioning the surname Dawe(s), a
consideration…
* [ If ] Coveyduck got to Port de Grave,
Newfoundland; from Christchurch, Hampshire: then what about family
Dawe?
The Boston Gazette And County Journal. Monday,
October 9, 1775, edition.
Waterford, June 23, 1775.
In consequence of the present unhappy and
melancholy disputes between England and her Colonies, the people in
Newfoundland are in extreme want of provisions. The "Hercules",
Captain Thompson, in ballast: and the "Byron", Captain
Reeves, with salt, arrived here from St. John's, in order to carry
over with all possible speed, 40 tons of bread and a quanity of other
necessaries, to that harbour. Yesterday the "Valentine",
Captain Nowlan, also arrived here from St. John's, for bread, etc.
*?Captain Thompson of the "Hercules",
for merchant Hunter of Glasgow_Greenock and Newfoundland?
*Lloyd's Register of 1778. "Byron",
Captains J. Reeves/W. Mortimer, Dartmouth - Newfoundland. 140 Tons.
Built at Boston, 1770. For: Spark(es) & Co.
*Lloyd's Register of 1778. "Valentine",
Captain T. Nowlan, Waterford - Newfoundland. 100 Tons. Built in
America. in 1767. For: Smith & Co.
Two early journals were published at Leghorn in
the 1750's, by Filippo Venuti (1706-1768 ).
The Magazzino Italiano ( 1752 - 1753 ), and the
Magazzino Toscano ( 1754 - 1757 ). *The first journal includes ships
arriving from the Newfoundland Fishery.
Foreign newspapers containing Newfoundland
voyages, together with Lloyd's Lists and other sources, have revealed
a relationship permeating the early Newfoundland Fishery. Between
the family of [Le Boutillier_Le Boteler_Butler] of Guernsey, and the
family of Snow.
The lines gleaned below here from the "Magazzino
Italiano", assists to reveal Captain William Snow voyaging to
Harbour Grace for Nicholas Fiott, in the "Charming Nancy"
during 1760's.
Separately, Lloyd's Lists reveal a relationship
between John Boteler/Butler and Snow, below here. Out to
Newfoundland "in serious company" of each other.
Is there any significance of this association,
reflected in the Port de Grave Butler family? Or is it simply
coincidental? Should one write: if a coincidence, it is of some
associative magnitude. Further research and or DNA anyone? What
info is contained in the Channel Island Boteler “Last Will and
Testaments”?
Thomas Snow captained the "Willing Mind".
Nicholas Fiott owned a vessel named "Willing Mind".
The Diocese of Winchester held administrative
authority over the Channel Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and
Sark.
Stemming from this hierarchy, plural relationships
developed between Hampshire and the Channel Islands, some permeating
early Newfoundland settlement.
Early Jersey mariners most commonly voyaged
between the Island of Jersey, and the English seaport of Southampton.
Sometimes averaged circa three trips per week.
Early Jersey/Guernsey mariners fished in Trinity
and Conception Bays, Newfoundland, as evidenced by the early Census'.
To a greater degree, in Trinity Bay. An
incomplete listine here:
*Trinity Bay = John Le Cras(s) & Henry Le
Cras(s) of Jersey, Nicholas Bailhache of Jersey, Thomas Bailey &
Peter Bayley of Jersey,
John Nichols of Jersey, Edward Marriott of
Jersey, Peter ?? of Guernsey, John ?Bandinel? of Jersey, John Le
Brown of Jersey,
Daniel & Elias Pollard of Guernsey.
*Conception Bay = John Bandinel of Guernsey at
Carbonier, 1675. John Snow of Jersey at Kelly's Island, 1708.
Apparently most or all, of the Jersey merchants in
early Newfoundland, were interrelated.
Long-term relationships, spanning decades and
centuries; brought many early merchants and settlers to Newfoundland.
The quiet adventurers in Canada - Marion G. Turk -
1979. Page 49.
In 1743 Nicholas Fiott of Jersey was trading with
both Newfoundland and Gaspe Peninsula.
Nicholas Fiott of Jersey and Harbour Grace,
Newfoundland; voyaged to Leghorn [Livorno], Italy, in 1752.
( Leghorn in English. Livorno in Italian. )
Magazzino Italiano, 1752. Page 198.
Vessel arrivals at Livorno[Leghorn]; Italy, from
Terranova[Newfoundland]. Oct/Nov, 1752. Page 198.
The Nave "S. Giorgio", Captain Niccolo'
Darby from S. Gio[ St. John's ]. Per Holder & Jermy. [ Nicholas
Darby, out of Bristol. ]
The Nave "Willing Mind", Captain
Nicco-la Fiott from Harbour Grace. Per Lefroy & Charron. [
Nicholas Fiott, out of the Island of Jersey. ]
The Nave "Susanna", Captain Giovanni
Pearcy from Carbonear. Per Gio. Becher. [ John Pearcy, out of Poole,
Dorset; for Green. ]
The Nave "Swan", Captain Phillipo De
Carteret from Harbour Grace. Per Sapte & Desmaretz. [ Out of
Jersey. Relative of Nicholas Fiott. ]
The Nave "Industria", Captain Filippe
Wibert from Brigus. Per Lefroy & Charron. [Phillip Vibert] (
Surname corruption? Vibert/Wibert/Wiber/Webber. )
The Nave "Drake", Captain Gio. Lemon
from Trinity. Per Gio. Becher. [ John Lemon, out of Poole, Dorset.
]
The Nave "Sorelle", Captain Roger Oliver
from S. Gio[ St. John's ]. Per Lefroy & Charron. ( Captain
Oliver, out of Guernsey? Dartmouth, Devon? )
Arrivals at Livorno[Leghorn], Italy, from
Terranova. Nov/Dec, 1752. Page 236.
The Nave "Susanna", Captain Elias Cole
from S. Gio[ St. John's]. Per Willis & Panton. ( Captain Cole,
out of Dartmouth, Devon? )
The Nave, "Molly", Captain Gideon Fiott
from Harbour Grace. Per Lefroy & Charron. [ Gideon Fiott, out of
the Island of Jersey. ]
The Nave "l' Artur, e Maria", Captain
Giorgie Redford from S. Gio[ St. John's ]. Per Lefroy &
Charron. ( "Arthur & Mary", of Dartmouth, Devon? )
The Nave "Adventura", Captain Guglielmo
Munday from Bonavista. Per Gio. Becher. [ William Munday, out of
Poole, Dorset, for Joseph White. ]
*In 1746, Snow captained a vessel "St.
George", Guernsey to Newfoundland. In company with Captain
Butler of the "Prince of Wales", sometime Guernsey
Privateer.
*Nicholas Darby, above in 1752 sailed a vessel
named the "St. George". ?Coincidence? Darby was a Channel
Island surname.
*Lefroy a Leghorn banker. Charron also? French
Protestant Huguenots.
*Becher, Sapte, Desmaretz, Chiron, Willis &
Panton, etc., were Leghorn merchants.
*Some of these merchant houses at Leghorn, may
have had British origins.
*Vesconte/Visconte and Vibert voyaged to Leghorn,
from Newfoundland and Jersey; in the 1740's. Captains of the vessel
"Seaflower".
*Vibert at Brigus. Vibert - Le Boteler marriages
at Channel Islands. This line and other realizations, may question
whether a coincidence, or reality?
*Did Captain Toogood also captain the vessel
"Adventure" to Bonavista? ?For Joseph White of Poole,
Dorset?
*Lloyd's List Nov 15, 1751, edition. Arrived at
Poole, from Newfoundland, the vessel "Adventure", Captain
Toogood.
*Lloyd's List Apr 3, 1752, edition. Sailed from
Poole for Newfoundland on March 30th, the vessel "Adventure",
Captain Toogood.
*Lloyd's List Dec 19, 1752, edition. Arrived at
Poole, from Lisbon, the vessel "Adventure", Captain
Toogood.
*Lloyd's List Dec 22, 1747, edition. These ships
from Newfoundland for Poole, are lost:
"George" Captain Durrell, 350 Leagues
West of the Lizard.
"King William" Captain Toogood, at
Twillingate................. ( Captain William Toogood, out of Poole?
?For Joseph White? )
"Adventure" Captain White, for
Kimeridge Ledge, near Weymouth, Dorset. John Slade’s vessels
sometimes ported at Weymouth.
The Scots Magazine ..., Volume 20. Page 330.
1758. Charming Nancy, Captain Snow.
The General Evening Post: 1760. Charming Nancy,
Captain Snow.
Page 16. 15 Sept 1759. From: Gov. Edwards (St.
John’s). To: Nicholas Fiott (Harbour Grace). Ordered to pay
the rent owed to Nicholas Journeaux for the plantation.
Page 199. 4 Oct 1763. From: (St. John’s).
To: Nicholas Fiott (Harbour Grace), to come to court on the stated
date because of Samuel Webber's complaint.
Page 312. 10 Sept 1765. From: Gov. Hugh
Palliser, Jonathan Horsnaill (St. John’s). Nicholas Fiott is
required to attend court in St. John’s on the stated date
to give evidence to certain causes.
An Authentic Narrative of the Oppressions of the
Islanders of Jersey: To ... By John Shebbeare. 1771.
Pages 17, 18, & 19. Charming Nancy. Nicholas
Fiott. Feb, 1762. William Snow, late Commander.
Page 313. "Even Fish on the southern coast
of Devonshire is to be purchased at half the price of what it is in
Jersey:".
Page 314. "Their( Jersey's ) foreign
commerce consists of the Newfoundland fishery, in which about
forty-five ships are yearly employed.
The fish being sold either in Spain, Portugal, or
Italy, the returns are for the most part in bullion, or money:
all the produce( of Spain, Portugal, & Italy
), both of the stockings industry, and the other commodities,
ultimately settles in England.
On this account the commerical employment of no
part of Great-Britain is more beneficial to the kingdom, respect
being had to the degrees of its extent."
Phillip Lempriere oppressed Nicholas Fiott of
Jersey and Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. John Boteler/Butler earlier
captained for James Lempriere and Co.
Essex Institute Historical Collections, Volume 48.
Essex Institute Press, 1912 - Essex County (Mass.) Page 74.
Bill of Exchange, dated Harbour Grace,
Newfoundland, June 2, 1767, forty days sight draft, given by John
Fiott for Nicholas Fiott & Co.
on De Gruchy & Le Breton, merchants, London,
to William Lilly for 13 Pounds, 13 Shillings.
From Outpost to Outport: A Structural Analysis of
the Jersey-Gaspˇ Cod ... By Rosemary E. Ommer. Pages 18 & 19.
"In 1670, Jerseymen were to be found only in
small numbers in Trinity Bay."
"By 1775, Nicholas Fiott, a Jerseyman had
become the fishing admiral at Harbour Grace." After the Treaty
of Paris, Jersey firms set up on the Gaspe Peninsula.
A People of the sea: the maritime history of the
Channel Islands. Alan G. Jamieson, Methuen, 1986. Pages 94 &
166.
"In 1677, John Andros and other Guernsey
merchants petitioned the Lords of the Admiralty for the renewal of a
pass for the "Charles" of Guernsey,
ready for a voyage to Newfoundland and thence to
the Straits."
May 19, 1778. Captain John Tocque on the Jersey
privateer "Corbet", 70 tons/8 guns, for Nicholas Fiott,
William Patriarche, & Thomas Hammond.
Some Old Fiott Papers
Mrs Nicholas Fiott nee Remon. (1732-1784)
Jeane Remon, the daughter of Edward Remon and
Judith Jean of St Lawrence, Jersey. Born December 23, 1732.
Jeane wed her brother Jacques' business partner,
Nicholas Fiott of St. Saviour, in June, 1772.
William Snow captained vessels to Newfoundland for
Nicholas Fiott.
July 1, 1761.
Ship: Tartar. Commander: John Fiott. Burden: 130
tons. Crew: 16. Owners: Nicholas Fiott and Mrs. Jane Remon of
Jersey, merchants.
Transactions of La Société
Guernesiaise. 1987.
Jersey vessels like Gybault's normally took
Lymington, Hampshire; salt, to Newfoundland.
In 1746, the “Seaflower”, Captain
Abraham Gybault/Gibault carried 4000 bushels of Lymington salt to
Boston.
Several Lloyd's List extractions, which are
demonstrative of close relations, between Snow and Boteler/Butler.
Guernsey to Newfoundland. 1740's.
Any there any further similar stats out there?
March 6, 1743, edition.
Arrived at Guernsey, from Leghorn, the vessel
"Prince of Wales", Captain Boutlier/Butler. [Le Boteler_Le
Boutillier].
Oct 23, 1744, edition.
Arrived at Guernsey, from Newfoundland, the vessel
"Prince of Wales", Captain Botelier/Butler.
May 19, 1747, edition.
*****Arrived in the Downs, from Jersey, the
vessels: "Molly", Captain Snow, & "Prince of
Wales", Le Boutilier/Butler, Guernsey Privateer.
Nov 10, 1747, edition.
Arrived at Newfoundland, from Guernsey, the
vessels: "Prince of Wales", Captain Le Boutelier/Butler; &
"St. George", Captain Snow.
Dec 15, 1747, edition.
Arrived at Lisbon, from Newfoundland, the vessel
"Seaflower", Captain Vibert. ( Vibert/Wibert/Wiber/Webber?
)
Jan 10, 1748, edition.
Remained at the Downs for Jersey, the vessel "Sarah", Captain Cronier.
May 13, 1748, edition.
*****Arrived at Gibralter, from Leghorn, the
vessels: "Molly", Captain Snow, & "Prince of
Wales", Le Boutilier/Butler.
June 3, 1748, edition.
Arrived at Jersey, from Leghorn, the vessels:
"Molly", Captain Snow, & "Prince of Wales",
Le Boutilier/Butler.
Dec 16, 1748, edition.
Arrived at Leghorn, from Newfoundland, the
vessels: "Molly", Captain Snow, & "Prince of
Wales", Le Boutilier/Butler.
Note: Two trips in this year, demonstrated.
November 24, 1749, edition.
Arrived at Leghorn from Newfoundland, the vessels "Mary", Captain Fiat[Fiott]; "Don Antonio", Captain Durrell; "Anna Maria", Captain Winter, etc.
April 3, 1750, edition.
Arrived at Antigua from Boston, the vessel "Sarah", Captain Gybault/Gibault.
May 25, 1750, edition.
Arrived at Southampton from Jersey, the vessel "Mary", Captain Vibert.
Arrived at Antigua from Boston, the vessel "Postillion", Captain Coombes.
Cleared out from Antigua for Boston, the vessel "Sarah", Captain Gybault.
Oct 9, 1750, edition.
Arrived at Lisbon from Newfoundland, the vessel "Sarah", Captain Boutiler.
Dec 4, 1750, edition.
Arrived at Leghorn from Newfoundland, the vessel "Molly", Captain Fiot[Fiott].
Oct 11, 1751, edition.
Arrived at Oporto from Newfoundland, the vessel "Willing Mind", Captain Fiot[Fiott].
Jan 10, 1752, edition.
Arrived at Leghorn from Newfoundland, the vessel "Molly", Captain Fiot[Fiott].
July 7, 1752, edition.
Arrived at Newfoundland from Jersey, the vessels: "Swan", Carteret; "Sarah", Boutilier; "Kingfisher", Barber; "Willingmind", Cronier;
"Greyhound", Vibert; "Magdalane", Coombs, "Sally" Remon; "Molly", Foit[Fiott], etc.
*Consider the "Port of Harbour Grace", including the fishing communities of Port de Grave, Brigus, etc.
Nov 15, 1752, edition.
Arrived at Leghorn from Newfoundland, the vessels "St. George", Captain Darby, and "Willingmind", Captain Fiot[Fiott].
Feb 16, 1753, edition.
Arrived at Gibralter from Leghorn, the vessel "Willingmind", Captain Fiat[Fiott].
April 3, 1753, edition.
Arrived at Lisbon from Leghorn, the vessel "Molly", Captain Fiat[Fiott].
June 19, 1753, edition.
Arrived at Gibralter from Leghorn, the vessel "Willingmind", Captain Fiat[Fiott].
Oct 26, 1753, edition.
Arrived at Cadiz from Newfoundland, the vessels "Sarah", Captain Batileer[Boutilier], and "Postillion", Captain Snow.
Dec 21, 1753, edition.
Arrived at Cadiz from Newfoundland, the vessel "Mary", Captain Snow.
Arrived at Jersey from Cadiz, the vessels "Postillion", Captain Snow, and "Sarah", Captain Botillier.
Arrived at Cork from Norway, the vessel "Peggy", Captain Fiat[Fiott].
Jan 24, 1755, edition.
Arrived at Cadiz from Leghorn, the vessel "Sarah", Captain Boutilier. Obviously Boutilier/Boteler/Butler captained for Nicholas Fiott, as Snow did.
March 28, 1755, edition.
Arrived at Falmouth from Jersey, the vessel "Sarah", Captain Fiat [Fiott].
May 16, 1755, edition.
Sailed from Falmouth for Newfoundland, the vessel "Sarah", Captain Fiott.
Nov 14, 1755, edition.
Arrived at Lisbon, from Newfoundland, the vessels "Adventure", Captain Munday, and "Sarah", Captain Fiatt[Fiott].
Jan 17, 1777, edition.
Arrived at Jersey, from Newfoundland, the vessel
"Industry", Captain Remon.
Aug 29, 1783, edition.
*****Arrived at Jersey, from Rotterdam, the vessel
"Industry", Captain Gibault. *Gilbert.
*Obviously Butler captained for Fiott, as well as Snow, Cronier, etc.
*( There are no surviving Lloyd's Lists for 1754, 1756, or 1759. )
Guernsey Letters of Marque
14-04-1744 John Bontilier. "Prince of
Wales". 180 tons. Crew of 30. James Lampriere and Company of
Guernsey, merchants. 12 guns. [ Boutilier ]
14-04-1744 Thomas Snow. "Willing Mind".
40 tons. Crew of 70. James Romon and Company of Guernsey,
merchants. 6 guns. [ Remon ]
*( Recall 1752 the "Willing Mind",
Captain Nicholas Fiott at Leghorn above. )
Butler: One Old Name In One Old Place
"Thomas Butler, their son, was brought up in
the family of Thomas Snow".
Heritage of a Newfoundland Outport, The Story of
Port de Grave. 2006. Gerald Andrews. Chapter 11. Page 161.
"In 1743, Thomas Snow laid claim to a Port de
Grave Plantation, on behalf of Thomas Butler, whom he had educated."
19th Centuries, Containing an
Historical Record of Commercial Enterprises.
Ordres Du Conseil Et Pièces Analogues
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