Earliest Hussey's found at Newfoundland....
Lloyd Hussey
I'm just going to throw this out to everyone. It is just some of the
earliest Hussey's that I have found living at Newfoundland with
sources. I'm going to make a few speculations along the way but by no
means this is 100% correct. This i just a theoretical family tree.
The earliest I have found is a W Hussey mentioned 1703 in the CO - 194
Papers.
Name: William Hussey
Birth: Abt. 1664/70
Death: Aft. 1711
Note:
William Hussey is the earliest Hussey listed in Co 194 Vol. 4 around
St. John's, NFLD. We know the earliest a Hussey settled was 1688 at
Port de Grave. I assume this Hussey family moved around from time to
time as the French at Placentia were harassing the local settlers along
the coast of NFLD. The French would go from settlement to settlement
burning villages and killing English families between 1690 and 1713. So
these were tough times for early english settlers.
Note:
Also mentioned in the Co 194 Vol. 10 Papers were George Hussey b. Abt
1710 (mentioned in Aug 1736) and Obed Hussey b. Abt. 1711 (mentioned in
Aug 1737) asking for bonds from her majesty the Queen. They would most
liikly be in there 30's and undoubtedly son's of William Hussey b. Abt
1664/70. Undoubtedly John Hussey b. 1704 could also be a son.
Note:
Theory presented by Lloyd Hussey:
As to the father of said William Hussey, I believe it may be Stephen
Hussey b. Jun 8 1632 of Nantucket, MA who married Eliza Jane Godfrey b.
Mar 6 1625 of Cardington, Bedfordshire, England. They had two known
children born George b. Abt 1658 and William b Abt. 1664. These two
boys also had younger step family as their dad Stephen had remarried to
Martha Bunker b. Abt 1645 after the death of his first wife Eliza Jane
Godfred. In this second family, one of the sons Sylvanus b. 1682 had a
son Obed who had a son Obed. This is one of the strong connections that
I believe puts these two Hussey branches together. Secondly, William's
brother George whos name also carries on through the family tree.
Note:
If the above is to be true, then this Hussey family traces back to the
first known Hussey, Hugh b. 993. Hugh Hussey, married in 1014/33 Helen,
a daughter of the third Duke of Normandy, Richard II, and
sister of Robert, father of Duke William, the Conquerer.
Note:
See the "Hussey Millennium" Manuscript Section Index by Arlee Gowen:
http://bz.llano.net/gowen/hussey_millenium/husseyms.htm
Note:
CO 194/3 [Reels B206 & B207]
Page 106
Date 26 Sept. 1703
>From Whom Lloyd/ W. Hussey
To Whom
Contents or nature of the document The examination of Belleville and
Larose, two French deserters.
Note:
CO 194/22 [Reel B-214]
Page 32 - 32v
Date 26 Sept. 1703
>From whom: W. Hussey
To Whom:
Contents or nature of the document
The deposition of LaVille and Belrose, two deserters from Plaisance
(Placentia).
Note:
Precursors of Salmon Cove Husseys
Husseys are reported to have occupied a fishing "plantation" at Port de
Grave, Newfoundland, in the early 1700s ("by 1731", according to
Andrews, G. W., Heritage of a Newfoundland Outport, (1997), p.37 ). The
earliest Husseys named were Isaac, John, Thomas, and George; they
probably came from Devon, England.
One of the earliest locations in Newfoundland to have been settled,
perhaps even predating the Guy settlement at Cupids in 1610, the
fishing village of Port de Grave (apparently from the French grève, or
beach) is located at the midpoint of a narrow and barren peninsula
which juts northeast into Conception Bay. Governor Gower's 1805
"Plantations Book"(p.79-80) shows that three Husseys, William, Thomas,
and John, occupied side-by-side sites with fishing stages and flakes in
Port de Grave in 1804 (See #460-462).
In winter, it is said that some fishermen from Port de Grave withdrew
to the more sheltered area at the base of the peninsula; by the
mid-1700s they had gardens and "winter-houses" there, and settlement of
what is now South River (Salmon Cove) soon followed.
Spouse: Unknown
Father: Stephen Hussey? (Just Theory)
Mother: Eliza Jane Godfrey? (Just Theory)
Children:
John b 1704
Thomas b Abt 1706
Isaac b Abt 1708
George b Abt 1710
Obed b Abt 1711
>From the information above this could be the first Newfoundland Hussey
family. There could be more children but I haven't found any more proof
yet. If there was a way to search through early deed
records/wills/census/church records/etc. dated before 1805 could shed
some more light.
If anyone has any comments or notes of earily Hussey history and would
wish to share/add/change please do so.
Lloyd
kaari_
I'll check out "Our Ancestors Were Husseys " to see if your William is
in it.
I have been told by Gary Boyd Roberts (Royal Descents of 600
Immagrants) that there is no confirmed connection to Sir John Hussey. I
wish there were!
Kaari
Lloyd Hussey
out that it originated from Bob and Dottie Bonsall as the author of
this notation. It came from their Thomas Hussey family tree which can
be found online at
http://home.att.net/~d.h.bonsall/wsb/hussey/index.htm#TOC
Thanks to Bob and Dottie's hard work many Hussey searchers will have an
easier time finding their ancestors.
Note:
Precursors of Salmon Cove Husseys
Author: Bob and Dottie Bonsall