Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland Colony One Place Study

Date: 1696 to 1810
Location: Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland Colony
Surnames/tags: One_Place_Studies Canada Newfoundland_Colony

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Contents 1 Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland Colony One Place Study 1.1 Geography 1.2 History 1.3 18th Century People and Families 2 Sources

Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland Colony One Place Study

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Geography

Continent: North America

Country: Canada

Province: Newfoundland Colony

District: Bay de Verde

GPS Coordinates: 47.91281611743533, -53.070985713978374

Elevation: 19.0 m or 62.3 feet

History

18th Century People and Families

• Bolan: Family lore tells of Maurice Bolan possibly from Ireland who worked as a servant for Samuel Churchill. Maurice convinced Samuel's daughter, Clairmond, to elope with him. Eventually the couple settled in Smooth Cove a section of Ochre Pit Cove. The Bolan profiles start here: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Bolan-200&errcode=new_profile

• Carnel (Carnell)l: John Carnell cleared land in Ochre Pit Cove in 1770 and may be the first https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carnell-259

• Coish (Cosh): First possibly Thomas cleared land in 1786. He may have come from Bovey Tracey, Devon. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coish-48

• Churchill: According to Joseph D. Halfyard of St. John's, Samuel Churchill was the first Churchill at Ochre Pit Cove and acquired property in St. John's West, known as Pye Corner, and property in Petty Harbour know as Calvers Room and Flag Staff Room as well as property on the southside of Ochre Pit Cove. The ownership of these properties are recorded in the 1785 will of his son, Nicholas Churchill. Nicholas' will also provides the names of Samuel's daughters, Clarmond and Elizabeth. There is no evidence that Samuel Churchill nor his son, Nicholas, lived in Newfoundland year round. However both Samuel's daughters married in Newfoundland and settled in Ochre Pit Cove. The Churchill Profiles start here. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Churchill-5029

• Edgcombe (Hitchcombe): John Hitchcombe cleared land out the the woods in 1787. https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Edgcombe-195&errcode=new_profile

• Halfyard: Richard Halfyard was from Bovey Tracey in Devon according to marriage records. He may have come to Conception Bay North in 1755 perhaps as a servant of Samuel Churchill. Or there is some evidence that he may have come with his father to Ochre Pit Cove. Richard married one of Samuel Churchill's daughters and settled in Ochre Pit Cove. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Halfyard-15

• Jacobs: Joseph married into the Halfyard family. The family moved to Northern Bay: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jacobs-7233

• Moores: Charles Moores appears to be the first Moores in Ochre Pit Cove: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Moores-331

• Parsons: John, Nicholas and Jonathan Parsons inherited property from their father in 1781. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parsons-16663

• Pennel: There is a burial record in the Blackhead Church for a Pennel who died in 9 April 1826 at Ochre pit Cove at age 74 so born 1752 (Page 10 #77). This individual may be a parent of John Pennell was born about 1788. No property was recorded for any Pennel in Ochre Pit Cove in 1805 when the land was documented in the Plantation BooK. John died October 1, 1854 at age 66 Blackhead Church burial records pg 93.

• Pinsent: William https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pinsent-16

• Rogers: David Rogers (1775-April 17, 1836) arrived in Ochre Pit Cove in 1792 when he received property there from his grandfather. He died at age 61.

• Skinners: William Skinner may have been the first skinner in Ochre Pit Cove arriving about 1776. See the Skinner profiles starting here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Skinner-10701

The families who settled Ochre Pit Cove in the 18th century, did not always remain. Nicholas Banks was in Ochre Pit Cove 1788 and 1790 when his name was noted in two courts case (See Manioncollection.ca under Banks) but does not appear after that date. By the time of the Plantation Book circa 1805, many of those recorded were were not living in Ochre Pit Cove, including Nicholas Churchills, Sarah & Samuel Bolans, Christopher Harris, William Hogan and Richard Cornish. And new families were arriving including Charles Websters who married Elizabeth (1779-March 1848) and received bequest through his wife from R. Wells' will. William Pinsent married a local girls and was given deed of gift of property by his father-in-laws.

Sources

• Colonial Office Plantation Book: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/cbnorth_nor22_42_05.htm
• Manioncollection.ca