James Saunders

Abt 1785 - 1852  (~ 67 years)

• Name	James Saunders
  Born	Abt 1785	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Court Action	3 Oct 1809	St. John's, Newfoundland   [2]
  Keith Matthews Name Files, 1500-1850 [Saunders: 1809 - 3 Oct Sup Ct Jas sued for 10/9/6 by Jn Villeneuf, sent to Ferryland]. On 3 Oct 1809, in Supreme Court (St. John's ?), James Saunders was sued for £10/9/6 by John Villeneuf (sic). It appears the case was 'sent' to Ferryland Court for a hearing and resolution. [John Villeneuve was one of several overseas merchants whose enterprises were headquartered in Jersey, Channel Islands. KR] Ferryland Surrogate Court Records> 6 October 1818 - Costelloe, James sued this company for debt owed: Brothers, Still and Co. Witnesses: McNeile, Charles and Sanders, James.
  Property	1815 - 1818	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  Keith Matthews Name Files [Saunders/Sanders: 1815-16 bt 162/4 jas nancy 47/3 nfld f ship reg 15] In 1815-16, James Saunders (aka Sanders) owned? and operated the ship Nancy, 47 ton, with a 3 man crew. The ship was registered with the Great Britain, Board of Trade (BT 162, Vol. 4) and also had a Newfoundland registry under Lloyd's Register of Shipping, folio 15. St. John's Surrogate Court 7 Nov 1816 - James Saunders, of Ferryland, planter, insolvent. Royal Gazette, St. John's September 23, 1817 - Saunders, James - Declared insolvent. of Ferryland, planter. Trustee Thomas Congdon. Ferryland Court 6 Oct 1818 - James Sanders moved his property from Ferryland to Caplin Bay this fall.
  Occupation	1822 - 1826	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [2]
  Keith Matthews Name Files Sanders: bt 107/481 jas new fanny 53 ton own J.H./Robt Carter Ferryland. By 1822, James Sanders was the captain of the Fanny, a 53 ton ship owned by James Howe Carter and Robert Carter of Ferryland. This new ship was registered with the Great Britain, Board of Trade, in the Certificates of Ship Registry for 1751-1854 (per BT 107, Vol. 481). Keith Matthews Name Files Sanders: 1824 Sep bt 162/7 jas Fanny 53/4 nfld fishing reg 1822. In September 1824, James Sanders was still captain of the Fanny, the 53 ton/4 man fishing ship. The ship, initially registered in 1822, was re-registered in Newfoundland with the Great Britain, Board of Trade (per BT 162, Vol. 7). Keith Matthews Name Files Sanders: 1826 -67 bt 107/491 jas Seal 32 ton new (owner Ewan Stabb). In 1826 James Sanders was the captain of the Seal, a new 32 ton ship that was owned by the prominent merchant, Ewan Stabb. She was registered with the Great Britain, Board of Trade, in the Certificates of Ship Registry for 1751-1854 (per BT 107, Vol. 491).
  Census	1838	Halifax, Nova Scotia   [4]
  James Saunders - Tavern Keeper - Halifax, Halifax County. Total number in family: 6 - 1 female under fourteen years of age, 4 above fourteen of age.
  Died	22 Oct 1852	Halifax, Nova Scotia   [5]
  Deceased was a native of Ferryland. November 16, 1852 - Saunders, James - This 66 year old resident of Ferryland died at Halifax on October 22. Some documents have shown his death date as being in 1862 based on what they could decipher from the old headstone.
  Buried	Abt 24 Oct 1852	Halifax, Nova Scotia   [6]
  Address: Holy Cross Cemetery
  Person ID	I4268	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	John Saunders,   b. Abt 1751, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 17 Dec 1836, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Catherine,   b. Abt 1761,   d. 11 Jul 1848, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Married	Bef 1778	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [6]
  Census	1799/1800	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  The 1799/1800 census taken at Ferryland in 1799/1800 shows John and Catherine 'Sanders' and their seven children as residents. The children were William (22), John Jr.(17), James (15), Richard (9), Mary (20), Catherine (11) and Sarah (3 1/2). John 'Sanders' is also listed as a master at Ferryland during the 1799/1800 'fishery off season'. His eldest son William worked for him, along with eight dieters, i.e. individuals who, in lieu of wages, worked only for the food and lodgings he provided them. During the 1800 fishing season, John was employed as a boat master for John Hill &Co. at Ferryland. His two eldest sons, William and John (Jr.) were part of his crew. His third son, James, was employed at Caplin Bay by Matthew Morry &Co. as a crew member of a shallop, under boat master Laurence Houlahan.
  Family ID	F1237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joanna "Joan" Evoy,   b. Abt 1793, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 27 Dec 1861, Halifax, Nova Scotia  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	Abt 1814	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [6]
  Indications are that all of the children in this marriage were raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Therefore, it is likely that their marriage was performed in Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Parish at Ferryland.
  Children	+ 1. Mary Saunders,   b. Abt 1814, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 8 May 1892, Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 78 years)   2. William Saunders,   b. Abt 1815, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 13 Apr 1881, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 66 years) + 3. John Saunders,   b. Abt 1816, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1865  (Age ~ 50 years) + 4. Eleanor "Ellen" Saunders,   b. abt. 1820, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. abt. 3 Sep 1864, Halifax, Nova Scotia  (Age ~ 44 years) + 5. Joanna Saunders,   b. Abt 1820, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 26 Oct 1890, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 70 years) + 6. Catherine Saunders,   b. Abt 1824, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 11 Apr 1889, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 65 years) + 7. Alice Saunders,   b. abt. 1826, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 20 Jan 1892, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 66 years) + 8. Sarah Anne Saunders,   b. abt. 1830, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 22 Jun 1865, Halifax, Nova Scotia  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F2025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1785 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Court Action - 3 Oct 1809 - St. John's, Newfoundland Married - Abt 1814 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Property - 1815 - 1818 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Occupation - 1822 - 1826 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Census - 1838 - Halifax, Nova Scotia Died - 22 Oct 1852 - Halifax, Nova Scotia Buried - Address: Holy Cross Cemetery - Abt 24 Oct 1852 - Halifax, Nova Scotia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S18] Ferryland Census of 1800, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, ( http://ngb.chebucto.org/C1800/polepapers-1800-fer.shtml ) (Compiled at Ferryland under the supervision of Robert Carter - J.P., Presented to Governor Charles Morice Pole in August 1800). [S113] Keith Matthews Name Files, 1500-1850, Matthews, Keith, (The Maritime History Archives, Memorial University of Newfoundland). [S21] The Royal Gazette, (St. John's, Newfoundland). [S10] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, Government of Nova Scotia, ([online: digital images] https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/), Census Returns, Assessment and Poll Tax Records 1767-1838 - Census Returns, 1838. [S33] Births, Deaths and Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers 1810-1890, Maritime History Archives, Memorial University of Newfoundland, (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, 2004. A fully searchable CD containing more than 40,000 transcribed entries for births, deaths and marriages). [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events).