Do Anyone Know Where John Thornton Thorn Who S Wife S Name was Mary of New Harbour Newfoundland Came from

By wjthorne January 18, 2012 1665 views 1 comments
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allangeorgeclarke

Found this, not sure if it fits to your request? By the 1760s Trinity merchant Benjamin Lester had established premises at New Harbour and one of his first agents there was John Thorne (or Thornton).The records from the Anglican Church at Trinity record the birth of Richard the son of John and Mary Thorne at New Harbour in 1770 and the baptism of Thomas Thorne at New Harbour on May 6, 1773. The following year, the records tell us, James Hayler (Hillier) of Netherbury, Dorset married Mary Thorne of New Harbour and in 1785 William Pollett of New Harbour married Priscilla Hefford. By 1800 there were nine families living there. Some of the family names listed include Thorne, Hillier, Pollett, Hefford, George and Hoskins: all common names in New Harbour today.