Anne Carter (1750 - bef. 1838)

Born 17 Mar 1750 in Ferryland, Newfoundland Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Henry J. Sweetland — married about 1785 in Ferryland, Newfoundland Colony

Wife of Matthew Morry — married after 1813 in St. John's, Newfoundland Colony

Descendants

Died before 15 Sep 1838 before age 88 in Calvert, Newfoundland Colony

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Biography

as researched and written by Christopher Morry

Anne CARTER. Given Name: Anne. Surname: CARTER. ^[1]

Born 17 Mar 1750. Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[2]

Died Bef 15 Sep 1838. Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[3][4][5]

Buried 15 Sep 1838. Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[6][7] Note: #XI152.

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Event: Alt. Birth. 1751 Sidmouth, Devon, England. ^[8] Alt. Birth. 1752 Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[9] She is said to own land adjacent to a property being acquired by Robert Carter. Property 1 Dec 1830. Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Note: SDC Vol 1 Fol 180-181 Ewen Stabb to Robert Carter 07-02-1831. ^[10] Owned property which she sold to Matthew Ryan. Property 21 Jul 1832. Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Note: Described as being North side of Aquaforte River Head. 3 At the time in the possession of Michael Haley.^[11]

Census: Household of Robert and Ann Carter. 1800 Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Note: Including daughter, Ann Carter Sweetland (widow) and her son Benjamin Sweetland.^[12]

File Format: jpg. Deed of Gift from Robert Carter to daughter Ann. Note: This document is now found in the Carter Papers at The Rooms. ca 1775. PHOTO Format: mm. Bill of Sale from Ewen Stabb, Deputy Sheriff to Robert Carter. Note: This is a sale that came about as a result of a foreclosure by Ewen Stabb as Deputy Sheriff of all the property of Patrick Congdon (Condon) on the N E side of Capelin Bay between the properties of Matthew and Ann Morry and Richard Reddigan. (SDC Vol 1 Fol 180-181 Ewen Stabb to Robert Carter 07-02-1831). 1 Dec 1830. Scrapbook: Y. DOC Format: mm. Settlement between William Sweetland and Elizabeth Harris Howe Carter. Note: SDC Vol 3 Fol 240-243 William Sweetland to Elizabeth Carter 22-11-1843. 1843 Scrapbook: Y. DOC

Note: #NI152.

Marriage Husband @I153@. PREF Y. Wife Anne Carter. PREF Y. Marriage 1775 Topsham, Devon, England. ^[13][14] Child: Anna Maria Hill. Child: Elizabeth Ann Hill. PREF Y.

Husband Henry J. Sweetland. Wife Anne Carter. PREF Y. Marriage Abt 1785. Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[15] Child: William Sweetland.

Husband Matthew Morry. Wife Anne Carter. Marriage Aft 1813. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[16][17] Note: #NF95. Event: Alt. Marriage. Aft 1801. Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^[18][19]

Notes

Note NI152Enid O'Brien wrote in email dated 3/1199: 1

"I don't have a marriage date for her marriage to Matthew but it was sometime after 1800 because she was a widow on the 1800 census. and her name is Sweetland at that time.". 1

150999 The information on Samuel Hill (Christian Name and place of origin) were provided by Enid O'Brien in an email to Gillian on Sept. 8, 1999. It has not been verified by actual research on our part. Evidently Ann Carter and Samuel Hill had progeny but this has not been tracked since there is no connection back to the family line. 1

Similarly, the information on Henry Sweetland (Christian Name and place of origin) were provided by Enid O'Brien in an email to Gillian on Sept. 8, 1999. It has not been verified by actual research on our part. Evidently Ann Carter and Henry Sweetland had progeny but this has not been tracked by us yet. However it must be done because Enid indicates that one of Ann and Henry's sons, William Sweetland, married one of Matthew Morry and Mary Graham's daughters, Priscilla. Since this would close the loop we need to verify this information. 1

Information on parents of Ann Carter was provided by Enid O'Brien in email to Gillian on Sept. 8, 1999 and has not been verified by us. 1

"Re: Ann Carter. Ann was married three times. 1. Samuel Hill of Dorset. 2. Henry Sweetland of Devon. 3. Matthew Morry of Devon/Ferryland late in life. Children from the Hill and Sweetland marriage but no children from the Morry marriage. As a matter of fact one of Ann's children, Wm. Sweetland married Priscilla Morry, daughter of Matthew Morry and Mary Graham. Ann was the daughter of Robert Carter and Ann Wylly (this is spelled various ways of Sidmouth Devon. Ann Wyley was born in Scotland in 1719. Ref IGA. I also have been collaborating with a Carter descendant and they have their tree fairly well documented.". 1

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In another email from Enid on July 19, 2000 the following information was added: 1

"Joey Smallwood was paid by the Carter family (before confederation) to research their family tree. The tree is not complete by any means and another big thing is he didn't put in any dates but it serves as agood guide. 1

Ann Carter (dgt of Robert Carter and Ann Wylley) was born in 1751 in Sidmouth and died in Ferryland 159/1838 (Ref. Petty Hr RecCarter family tree). According to the tree Ann was married 3 times (a) Samuel Hill (who didn't live very long) and had two children from this marriage (b) She married Henry Sweetland and had 3 children (c) Matthew Morry (widow of Mary Graham). They were married later in life and had no children. 1

Still going by the Carter tree - Ann CarterSamuel Hill from Topsham, Dorset [NB: Enid should say Devon] had two children as follows: (1) Maria Hill who married Henry Brand (2) Elizabeth Hill (1781-5/3/1842) md (1) Mr. Ball (2) Wm Caulman I found a burial in Petty Hr Rec (CofE) that Elizabeth Caulman was buried on Mar 5/1842, age 61 years. This age would fit in with Elizabeth (Hill) Ball/Caulman. I don't know how many children were from this Elizabeth HillWm Caulman marriage but I think there were at least two (there may be others but I only have two). 1

(a) Ann Caulman who married Henry Winsor (son of Peter Winsor and Sarah Payne of Aquaforte, ref. Anna Elton Morris who has done extensive research on the Winsors). Also, Petty Hr Rec (CofE) Henry Winsor, son of Henry Winsor and Ann Caulman to Catherine Annie Skinner Carter, dgt of Arthur and Harriet md on 41/1855. (wit. Henry Sweetland Morry, Sarah Weston Morry and Elizabeth Rathburn). This confirms that Henry married Ann "Caulman". This Arthur Carter is Arthur Hunt O'Brien Carter (born 1795 and died 20/9/1871 and Harriet Maria Skinner, dgt of Colonel Wm Thomas Skinner and Ann Williams. Harriet was born in St. John's and baptised privately on 10/101802 and died in Ferryland circa1835 (ref Jean Stirling, whose grandfather is a Carter and who is quite involved). 1

(b) Elizabeth Caulman md 192/1844 (Petty Hr Rec) to Matthew Morry. Also, I found in the Gazette June 7, 1884 - Eliza, relict of late Mr Matthew Morry, Sr, on June 5/1884 @ Caplin Bay, age 71 years. (This would mean that she was born in 1813 which would make it about right fora child of Elizabeth Hill/Wm CaulmanColeman.". 1

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180703: In her father's will dated March 29, 1795, which appears in File 41 of MG 31 - The Carter Family Papers at PANL, Ann (then Sweetland) received the three volume set of Smoleth's History of England, the three volume folio of Stern's Sermons and one guinea. Unless she later received a larger legacy from her mother's will, this would not have made her a very wealthy widow when Matthew Morry married her. 1

April 5, 2004: Church of England Ferryland Burial Record on Newfoundland's Grand Banks website: September 15, 1838 Morry, Anne, Caplin Bay, 87, Not Stated. 1

July 2004: Dad and Uncle Bill reminded me of an old story that a Carter woman known as Nancy married a Morry against her parents will and was disinherited. But to punish her even more her father willed her a useles spit of land off Isle aux Bois known to this day as Nancy's portion. I believe that this "Nancy" was in fact Anne Carter and that Matthew being the new carpetbagger in town was not welcomed by the old money. See note above dated 180703 about her father's will. It seems to jive. 1

280806: In the Ferryland Census of 1800-1801 she was shown under the name Ann Sweetland as living with her parents along with her son, Benjamin Sweetland. It isn't clear why her other daughters by Sam Hill and son's by Henry Sweetland were not also shown as living there. 1

160710: It is interesting to note that in Anne we have the connection between the four merchant class families that dominated the economy of Ferryland in the late 1770 and early 1800s. She was a Carter by birth and then married in succession both partners of Hill and Sweetland ( a London based company though they were both from Devon according to the Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador article on Ferryland), and then Matthew Morry. 1

On the question of where Matthew and Anne lived after their marriage, these are responses from Jean Carter Stirling and Enid O'Brien respectively: 1

Chris, Anne Carter was married 3 times. After she was widowed for the second time, she lived in a house of her father Robert Carter of Ferryland; I think it was under the same roof, because there was a fire and she and her son (Sweetland) were mentioned as being there. After she married Matthew Morry, her third husband, she moved to Caplin Bay. Her father died in 1800, and after that she owned the house, so obviously she rented it out. The two families intermarried a lot, there were two Annes, an aunt and a niece, who married a Matthew Morry, father and son. See you tomorrow, all will be revealed!! J. 1

Hi everyone: 1

Chris in answer to your questions I have analysed it as follows -. 1

Regarding where Matthew Morry (md Ann Carter) lived we can only put a picture together. We do know for sure that his first wife, Mary Graham, who died in 1796 never lived in Newfoundland. We also know that there are no Morry families on 1800 census for Caplin Bay or Ferryland. We also know that Ann (Carter) Sweetland and her son, Benjamin was living at Ferryland in 1800 and she was not yet married to Matthew Morry. We do know that in 1832 when William Carter's house was burned he had living with him his sister, Mrs. Morry. There is no mention of Mr Morry being in the house and I am thinking that up to that time Matthew (husband of Ann Carter) had no dwelling of his own. They both probably lived with Ann's brother but Matthew was in England at the time of the fire. We know they were md late in life. However, when the fire occurred Matthew and Ann settled in Caplin Bay because in the Church of England Deaths in 1836 records show Matthew Morry of Dartmouth and Caplin Bay (no mention of Ferryland) and when Ann died in 1838 she died at Caplin Bay. We also know that Matthew and Mary Graham's son, Matthew (md to Ann Saunders) was living in Caplin Bay with his large family. I think when Matthew (md Ann Saunders) was appted Justice of Peace for Ferryland they moved from Caplin Bay to Ferryland and it was only then was there a Morry presence in Ferryland - even though Matthew (md Ann Carter) might have lived there temporarily his business, etc, was in Caplin Bay. 1

On the other hand, Ann Carter Sweetland Morry had land on the Downs in Ferryland from the estate of her husband, Henry Sweetland, which was sold by her son William Sweetland in 1843 - both Matthew and Ann would have been deceased at this time. 1

I hope this helps. 1

Regards, 1

Enid 1

180710: Kevin Reddigan has reviewed the information he provided to me on this subject and submitted his evidence. It comes from voters lists and land transactions. Basically it seems to point to the fact that if Mattherw and Anne moved to Ferryland at all, it would have been no sooner than 1832 and possibly as late as 1836, the year of Matthew's death. Some of his sons and grandsons (including John Henry Morry) moved there somewhat after that, mainly for business reasons. So roughly speaking it is fair to say that the Morrys spent the first 40-45 years of their lives in Newfoundland living in Caplin Bay, after which most moved elsewhere, with Ferryland being the predominant destination. 1

050910: 1

As the widow Sweetland, over the winter of 1799-1800 Ann had one servant, Philip Maddigan, and one dieter, Timothy Ryan. 1

300112: In the NGB transcript of the church record the dates of burial are sometimes mistakenly given as the date of death. It isn't known if this is one of those cases. 1

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Article in Evening Telegram December 9, 1960, passed to me in email from Enid O'Brien, 50403. 1

"Mrs. Donald Badcock and Professor Fraser (provincial archivist) gives a silhouette and a 1775 sealed deed as a gift to the archives. Mrs. Badcock's mother is Mrs. Frances LeMessurier. (Of course we know her gdmother is Helena Morry).". 1

There is some confusion in the transcription. I presume the full text pertained to Frances' daughter's passing over the deed from the way Enid has worded her text. In fact her father was Francis (Frank) LeMessurier and her mother was Helena Morry. 1

230913: 1

I checked out the above with Melanie Tucker at The Rooms to find out what the deed was about and who the silouette depicted. Here is her reply: 1

Hi Chris,. 1

Yes, the 1775 deed of gift (MG 956.132) is part of our special items collection and is entitled, "Deed of gift of dwelling house and properties: Robert Carter, Ferryland, to daughter, Ann Hill". 1

The silhouette must have been transferred to the Provincial Museum at the time. It is in their collection here at The Rooms, with the following description: 1

"Donor's Distant Relative - Lieut. Henry Sweetland, Royal Navy, from Calvert, 1830-1860; from a well-known Ferryland family, after his retirement from the Navy, he made his home In Topsham, England, until his death in 1860" # 977.227. 1

I hope this helps!. 1

All the best,. 1

Melanie 1

While the deed, or a copy of it, exists amongst the Carter papers (see image in Media), I have never seen the silouette and will request that they make a copy for me. 1

060314:

Just a postscript to say I was given a photocopy of the silouette by Melanie afterwards. 1

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080615:

Last summer during my annual visit to Newfoundland Jean Carter Stirling gave me a number of copies of research notes she had made or copied from other sources. Among them was a copy of the instructions Nimshi Crewe gave to the staff at the Provincial Archives in reference to the silhouette and the deed mentioned above: 1

«u»Archives

«/u»15 November, 1960.

Mr. Frazer,.

Please see my memo of to-day's date, referring to the gift to the Museum of the Sweetland silhouette with pedigree details, etc.

Before leaving their home, 1 Blackmarsh Road, St. John's, both Mrs. LeMessurier and her daughter Mrs. (crossed out-Victoria?) Donald Arthur Badcock, née Victoria LeMessurier, pressed on me as a further gift the «u»framed deed of gift,«/u» signed by Robert Carter, dated 10 July 1775, at Ferryland, which I hand you herewith.

Essentially, it is a deed by which Robert Carter gives to his daughter Ann Hill, wife of Samuel Hill, of Topsham, Devon, mariner, a dwelling house situated at The Pool, Ferryland, and adjoining the dwelling house in which Carter was then living.

If no heirs after her decease, the house was to go then to his son, Robert Carter and his.

heirs.

Both Mrs. LeMessurier and her daughter are descended from both the signer of the deed, Robert Carter and from both Samuel and Ann Hill, the recipients of the gift Ann being named in the deed as "my daughter, wife of Samuel Hill.".

They would like this donation to be recorded in the name of Mrs. Badcock, whom we shall have to refer to as a direct descendant of Carter, Ann and Samuel ....it is too refined to endeavour to get at her exact generation of descent and name that.

This Samuel Hill was Ann Carter's first husband. She next married Henry Sweetland Sr., and had by him the three sons of whom Henry Sweetland Jr., Lieut. R.N., the silhouette's subject, was one.

These unsolicited donations (silhouette and deed) bespeak a magnificent public spirit on the part of Mrs. LeMessurier and her daughter, Mrs. Badcock.

N.C. Crewe.

(Nimshi C. Crewe files, Confederation Bldg.). 1

For some reason Nimshi did not mention that Ann subsequently married Matthew Morry, though he certainly would have known of this marriage. 1

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Mrs. Ann (without an "e") Morry appears as the owner of land ajacent to a property being acquired by Robert Carter (I assume the JP and Diarist) on the N E side of Capelin Bay on 1 December 1830. (SDC Vol 1 Fol 180-181 Ewen Stabb to Robert Carter 07-02-1831). 1

This is important for two reasons: First, it shows that they were still in Capelin Bay at this time and had not yet moved to Ferryland; and second, it shows her as the owner of the property and not her husband Matthew Morry. I am suspicious that this may have been a form of insurance against economic disaster in the event that Matthew fell into debt. He could claim not to have any property in his name. Or it may well be that the land did indeed belong to Ann, possibly coming to her from the Carters or, as suggested by Kevin Reddigan, from her second husband, Capt. Henry Sweetland. It was never certain where they lived while he was alive. 1

A copy of this Southern District Court document is found in the Media Gallery. 1

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151016:

I just transcribed another SDC document (SDC Vol 3 Fol 240-243 William Sweetland to Elizabeth Carter 22-11-1843) which is a settlement of judgment of the Supreme Court in favour of Elizabeth Harris Howe Carter against the estate of Ann Carter, widow successively of Sam Hill, Henry Sweetland and Matthew Morry. Apparently, at the time of her death, Ann, or more likely Matthew, owed Robert Carter and/or his wife Elizabeth Harris Howe Carter several hundred pounds, and William Sweetland, as executor of his mother's estate, settled the debt by conveying to Elizabeth a certain parcel of land on the Downs. Ann had a great deal of land from various husbands as well as from her father, the first Robert Carter, so this would have been the simplest way to settle the debt, though heaven only knows what Elizabeth would have done with the land, since she was by then living in Exeter.

Note XI152250416: 1

I have never seen her gravestone if it even still exists but if it does it is probably buried on Forge Hill somewhere near that of her third husband, Matthew Morry.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S114 Ancestry Family Tree Certainty: 3
2. ↑ Source: #S21
3. ↑ Source: #S28
4. ↑ Source: #S27 Ferryland C of E Burials Certainty: 3
5. ↑ Source: #S1020 Certainty: 3 25 Apr 2016
6. ↑ Source: #S27
7. ↑ Source: #S1020 Certainty: 3 25 Apr 2016
8. ↑ Source: #S8
9. ↑ Source: #S21
10. ↑ Source: #S624 SDC Vol 1 Fol 180-181 Ewen Stabb to Robert Carter 07-02-1831 Certainty: 3 29 Aug 2016
11. ↑ Source: #S624 SDC Vol 1 Fol 311-312 Ann Morry to Matthew Ryan 21-07-1832 Certainty: 3 29 Aug 2016
12. ↑ Source: #S65
13. ↑ Source: #S8 Noted the marriage took place while Ann was living in Topsham Certainty: 3
14. ↑ Source: #S64
15. ↑ Source: #S63
16. ↑ Source: #S66 MG237, Box 1, File 5 is a power of attorney between Matthew Senior and Junior which indicates that Matthew Senior was still a resident of Dartmouth in 1813. Though circumstantial, it would seem to show that he would not have been married to Anne Carter. Certainty: 3
17. ↑ Source: #S26
18. ↑ Source: #S65
19. ↑ Source: #S26

• Source: S1020 Rev. Yoder Research for Jean Morry Funkhouser Rev. Yoder Publication: This Minister (formerly pastor at Petty Harbour Anglican) was doing research on behalf of Aunt Jean in 1959 and perhaps later according to a letter from her to Dad Morry, which he passed to Nimshi Crew and which is now found in MG281 - Nimshi Crewe papers at The Rooms. His extracts were far from complete and were later updated by Nimshi Crewe who sent registered copies of all Morry births/baptisms in record to Aunt Jean Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S114 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R4 Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R4 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com
• Source: S21 Ancestral File (R) Based on Aunt Jean's Records The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Name: Name: Name: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998;;; Note: Source Quality: 3 Repository: #R3 Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R3 Family History Library 35 N West Temple StreetSalt Lake City / Utah / USA Family History Library
• Source: S27 Newfoundland's Grand Banks website Note: Source Quality: 3 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S28 Ferryland District C of E Church Records at Petty Harbour (on NGB/NLGS websites) May 13, 1876«tab»Winsor, Anna Sarah«tab»Aquaforte«tab»80«tab»Arthur Wayhorne Note: Source Quality: 3 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S624 Media: Court Southern District Court (Ferryland) Records Southern District Court (Ferryland) Publication: The Newfoundland Registry of Deeds holds 7 Volumes of the records of the SDC dating from around 1824 to 1895. These mostly pertain to land transactions but there are some wills and other documents that in one way or another touch on land tenure as well. In addition, The Rooms holds the court records that pertain to civil and criminal matters. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S65 1800-1801 Census of Newfoundland Publication: Photocopy can be viewed at The Rooms Note: Source Quality: 3 Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S8 Enid O'Brien Emails and Personal Communications Enid O'Brien Paranthetical: Y