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Jennifer, I should provide some additional minor clarification for you.  Sometimes my brain cannot keep up with my fingers, and typing miscues occur.

Yes, the John Farewell property at Riverhead, on the Twillingate North Island was registered on February 10, 1806, and not on September 10, 1806.

Also, in my previous email I intended to say that "There are many renowned publications that have presented the assertion that John Slade was born in Poole, Dorset, in 1719....", and not 1819.

I mentioned to you previously that the surname Farewell is not prevalent in Poole, Dorset, but rather it shows up at other places in Dorset such as Corfe Castle, Melcombe Regis, etc.

The surname Farwell is present in the Poole registers, however.  In fact, I would be inclined to focus my search for Captain Farwell solely to the Poole jurisdiction.

And that is it for now, before I miscue again !

Milt
   

Good morning, Jennifer;

In reply.....while I am sipping on my morning coffee !

Christopher and Ann Farewell of Melcombe Regis had at least one other child, a daughter Ann, baptised in 1760.  I presented that particular family to you simply because the names and birth/baptism dates jive somewhat with our thinking.  To be quite honest, I am somewhat iffy on John Farewell of Twillingate being a member of that Farewell family of Melcombe Regis.....but the possibility does exist.

Yes, there is a notation in the Slade Ledgers, attached to Thomas Farewell, suggesting he was from Poole, Dorset.  I would not necessarily construe this comment to mean that he was a native, that he was born/baptised, at Poole.  Thomas Farewell may have sailed from Poole to Twillingate, or he may have resided at Poole before coming to Twillingate to work as a servant for Slade, but was he born/baptised at Poole?  Let me provide you with an example, to serve as clarification in making my point.  The claim has consistently been made that John Slade, the merchant of Poole, Dorset and Twillingate/Fogo, Newfoundland, came from Poole, Dorset.  There are many renowned publications that have printed the assertion that John Slade was born in Poole, Dorset, in 1819, son of John (the mason) and Ann Slade of Poole.  While it is true that John Slade operated his mercantile enterprise out of Poole, Dorset, and he maintained his homestead there during those years, and he died at Poole......John Slade was not born at Poole, and he was not a son of John and Ann Slade of Poole.  Maybe we should not place substantial emphasis on the suggestion that Thomas Farewell, named in the Slade Ledgers, was a native (born/baptised) of Poole, Dorset.

And, yes, the Dorset folks of the 1700's used to move around the county almost as routinely as we move around our province today !  The only difference is their means of transportation was not as efficient and swift as what we have at our disposal today.

John Farewell of Twillingate was definitely not the Captain Farwell referenced in the Lester Diaries.  My thinking is the Captain Farwell that was active in Trinity Bay and Notre Dame Bay (particularly at Fogo) during the mid to late 1700's, could have been the father of John Farewell of Twillingate.  Again, only a possibility.  Although I have a lingering hunch that Captain Farwell left descendants in Notre Dame Bay.

Jennifer, as you have confirmed from your notes, John Farewell of Twillingate registered a property in the "Register of Fishing Rooms" at Riverhead, on the Twillingate North Island, on September 10, 1806.  The added notation entered in the register reads: "Sold 14th. Sept. by Mr. Rice at auction to Mr. Jas Preston, half this room".  (Mr. James Rice and Mr. James Preston were also early residents at Twillingate).

Now it is time for an early Sunday morning jaunt !

Take care.

Milt




 

Jennifer, it is intriguing that Lydia Farewell may have been born at Twillingate in 1778, a mere fifty years after the first English settler put down roots there.

Yes, John and Lydia Farewell had more than one child.  There is a reference on his headstone marker to "wife and children".

I have seen several references to Captain Farewell's (Farwell's) activities in Notre Dame Bay during the mid to late 1700's.  His name appears more than once in the Lester Diaries, and elsewhere.  I had always considered that John Farewell of Twillingate was somehow attached to him.  I will notify you if and when I come across specific references to Captain Farewell during my research endeavours.

The surname Farewell does not appear to be prevalent in Poole, Dorset.  The name appears more often in other places in Dorset....Corfe Castle, Melcombe Regis, etc.

According to the composition 'Fishermen of Notre Dame Bay 1700-1900', there was a J. Easton at Twillingate in 1768.  And then there was the Easton family at Barr'd Islands that you referenced.

Take care,

Milt

Thank you, Nanny Jan.......I appreciate it.