Small Point, Newfoundland Colony One Place Study

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Small Point, Newfoundland Colony One Place Study

This profile is part of the Small Point, Newfoundland Colony One Place Study.

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Name

Geography

Continent: North America

Country: Canada

Province: Newfoundland Colony

District: Bay de Verde

GPS Coordinates: 47.831945, -53.105833

Elevation: 42.0 m or 137.8 feet

History

Small Point is south of Mulley's Cove and Broad Cove. The name did not come into common use until the late 18th century. Before that time it was considered part of the greater Broad Cove area. The land in Small Point was primarily used as meadow until families settled there in the 1790s

Early Population

By the beginning of the 19th century 4 families were living in Small Point: Flight, King, Hurley and Leary. The earliest record of ownership in Small Point was by Thomas LeGrow, John King and Richard Moores who jointly owned land there.

• Flight: James Flight cleared land in 1796 198 yds. from S. to N. 200 yds. from the bank to the N. bounded on all sides by the woods. By 1805 he listed 1 Stage. 1 Flake. 1 House. 1 Garden. 1 Meadow there. Flight profiles start here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Flight-296

• King and Hurley: John King and Michael Hurley were likely from Broad Cove. They cleared land in Small Point in 1793: 363 yds. from E. to W. bounded on the E. and W. by the woods 200 yds. from H.W.M. to the the N. bounded on the N. by the woods. By circa 1805 the property had 1 Stage 2 Flakes. 5 Houses. 4 Gardens and 2 Meadows.

• O'Leary (Leary): Thomas LeGrow, John King and Richard Moores who jointly owned land that they sold to Timothy Leary in 1794. By 1805 the property consisted of 63 yds. from E. to W. 138 yds. from the Bank to the N. bounded North by the woods 1 House 2 Gardens 1 Meadow. The Property was in the family at least until 1920 when Timothy O'Leary left it to his son and grandsons. Will of Timothy O'Leary of Small Point 1920. While the connection still needs to be found, a Richard Leary of Harbour Grace, a bootmaker, witnessed the will of James Reynolds in 1834. James, who lived near Timothy Leary, had originally been apprenticed as a bookmaker in 1769 (See the Profile of James Reynolds in the Mulley's Cove One Place Study). Could Richard be Timothy's son?

Others who owned land but did not live in Small Point in the late 18th Century

• David Whealan cleared a plot 51 yds. from E. to W. 47 yds. from the Bank to the N. 1 Meadow in 1804.
• David Balding cleared 2 plots, 165 yds. from E. to W. 60 yds. from the Bank to the N. 1 Meadow in 1794.
• Thomas Power had a property on the border of Broad Cove and Small Point next to David Whealon's plot where they each shared 1/2 stage "when they build it". (See the profile of Thomas Power in the Broad Cove One Place Study)

Sources

*Colonial Office Plantation Book; https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/cbnorth_nor22_42_05.htm

• Will of Timothy O'Leary 1920 https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/cb_wills_timothyoleary.htm