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From: Lloyd Rowsell <>
Subject: [NFLD-LAB] LOYALIST SURNAMES of NEWFOUNDLAND....
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 12:19:30 -0700 (PDT)


Greetings...I just spent a few minutes at your website....very
interesting. The message below was this morning posted on NL
Roots, daily mail. I noted the surname Waterbury of Conn. I
think that Ebeneezer Waterbury was the watchmaker or founder of
the Company in Conn. which later became the Timex Corp. Two
years ago I photographed a Waterbury Clock now in the possession
of one of my distant relatives in Newfoundland. He claims that
the clock came to NL with his original Russell emmigrants, late
1700's, to Conception Bay, NL. Also of interest were the
surnames Antill,(Antle) Babcock and Sheppard etc. Thanks for the
website...Cheers, Lloyd

LINK:http://www.royalprovincial.com/etc/links/families.htm


Subject: Loyalist families who came from NE and BNA to settle in
NL.
To:
CC:

quote from 'Chronicle of Britian' published 1992 viewed
at Victoria BC Public Library....

page 750...Sept. 3, 1783....."New France has accepted British rule
because its laws, language and church are protected......Large
numbers of loyalist refugees have settled in BNA and
Newfoundland....The treaty provides that congress will "earnestly
recommend" the states that they restore their property, but that
is a vain hope."


To: Listers who have identified ancestors born or married in NL
before 1820-----

First may I say thanks for the emails with words of appreciation
in response to my latest postings concerning 1820 NL Captains and
Canadian Chronicle.

I now enlist your help in my attempt to identify NL Surnames which
could be descended from Loyalist families who came to NL, as
mentioned in the above quote.

The remark below, from a recent email, prompted me to write
this note. I was once told that, unlike other areas of Canada,
NL History does not have a chapter on Loyalist families moving to
our native land. Perhaps family folklore and more research
will assist us in recording this missing chapter.

Quote:"As an American citizen who has always been a devotee of
American History....... It amazes me sometimes where information
might come from. In the span of a few hours, I discovered not
only that we had Blacks fighting during the Revolutionary War ( a
fact I will venture to say almost every American probably never
knew or was taught in history class) but that there was also an
enormous Smallpox epidemic during the period of our Revolutionary
War. (Another failure of the history teachers to mention) This
epidemic effected the people in Canada, including Quebec and Nova
Scotia, as well as devastated the Native American populations.
I was wondering if anyone else has ever heard of this Smallpox
epidemic and if it had reached Newfoundland?"


Here are some clues, questions about your knowledge of
grandparents or great grandparents, which might help to identify
our Loyalist ancestors:

#1. In addition to regular Church attendance, did they continue
to practice a family ritual at home, including all family members,
of daily prayer and Bible reading from both the old and new
Testaments?

#2. Were they born into families which belonged to the
Episcopalian (aka Anglican and Church of England) Religion?

#3. Did they have pictures of the British Royal Family displayed
in their home?

#4. Did they usually speak kindly of the ways and politics of
England?

#5. Were their ancestors engaged in the annual Migratory Fishery
from the Island of Newfoundland to the Labrador before the
year 1850?

#6. Were ancestors in possession of heirlooms such as a Family
Bible which was printed in USA before 1875 and recorded family
births and marriages before the year 1799.


I would be most pleased to add the surnames of those who were
possible Loyalists to the list below. Sincerely, Lloyd
Rowsell

Documented NL Loyalist Surnames include:

Babcock
Crocker
Davis
Halfyard
Hall
Lawrence
Pond
Russell
Ryan
Sheppard
Ward

Documented NL Quaker Surnames include:

Nixen / Nixon
Sparks




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Researching Surnames (and variations) /ancestors, in BNA before 1835.....*Batten *Beauchamp, *Beecham, *Bishop, Buchanan, Butler, Churchill, *Dawe, Fitzpatrick, *French, *Lamb, Morgan, *Russell, *Roswell, Rowell, *Rousell, Snow, *Sparks, Tucker . In-law names of interest include Earle, Babcock, etc. (*Timeline Documents on file for these surnames and the towns of Bay Roberts and St. Mary's. All subject related family history comments, contributions and questions are welcome)

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