NL GenWeb

September 22, 2022
Wills for Samuel Daw sr 1761 & Ann Daw 1781

July 15, 2022
Vessels Cleared from Newfoundland Ports, 1836 & 1838. Ports listed are Carbonear, Burin, Ferryland, Harbour Grace, Little Bay, Placentia, Port de Grave, St. John's, Trinity, Twillingate, Brigus, Greenspond.
Great research. Along with the list of vesssels, information in endnotes includes many prominent Newfoundland surnames. Among those featured are son and grandson of Thomas and Catherine Pynn (Edward and Matthew K.). Rev. John Martin Pike, son of Captain George Pike, Artic seafarer. Richard Brace and others.

June 17, 2022
Additonal notes added to Newfoundland Voyages in foreign Newspapers and Journals, originally posted in 2017

June 14, 2022
Updated reseacher list

April 26, 2022
Will of William Kitcher, Mariner of Poole, Dorset. Probated at London, Oct 6, 1747. Abundance of educational information in the endnotes.

March 21, 2022
Newfoundland and Massachusetts notes (early surnames, marriages, etc)

March 1, 2022
Land Clearances performed in 1887 under the auspices of the Agricultural Act It is heavily focused on Conception Bay, but includes parcels from as far afield as the Codroy Valley. Contains a database of approximately 980 individuals who cleared land in 1887.

January 6, 2022
Newfoundland extractions from Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series 1574 - 1660. London, 1860. Surnames such as Payne, Roberts, Pottle, Strong, Burt, King, Janes, Williams, etc.