Blanchard, Thomas

Notes:

Thomas is listed in the will of John BROOK. 1823 Last Will and Testament of John BROOK, Bay of Islands,Newfoundland as transcribed from the records of the Public Record Office, The National Archives of the United Ki ngdom, by Daphne PARK and John G. EDGAR, 2003 Bay of Islands Newfoundland In the Name of God, Amen ~

I, John BROOK of Anderson in the county of Dorset, England but now of Bay of Islands in the Island of Newfoundland, Planter, being of perfect health of body, of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament and as much as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First I give and b equeath to James Clark PARK the son of Robert and Mary PARK now about age eighteen years old of the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, the sum of one hundred pounds of lawful money of England. To Thomas BLANCHARD, the son of Wi lliam and Elizabeth BLANCHARD of the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, I give and bequeath the sum of fifty pounds.To the son of James and Ellen HEWLIN of Saint George's Bay, Newfoundland, I give and bequeath the sum of fifty pounds. To Ann SYRE, the wife of Samuel SYRE of Saint George's Bay, Newfoundland, I give and bequeath the sum of twentypounds. To the daughter of Thomas and Hannah GODDARD of Burin, Newfoundland, I give and bequeath the s um of twenty pounds. To the son of Richard GALE of Anderson in the county of Dorset, England, I give and bequeath the sum of one hundred

pounds. To Mary JEAN, the widow of the late captain William JEAN and daughter o f my late friend, John WALDRON of Poolein the county of Dorset, England I give and bequeath the sum of two hundred pounds of lawful money of England to be raised and levied out of my estate. Also, I give and bequeath to my well-beloved wife Mary BROOK, the widow of the late Robert PARK of the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, the Interest of the remainder of my whole property in the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland, and in England or elsewhere for her life only provided she resides in England after my decease, and after her death I give and bequeath the principal of my whole property, goods, chattles and effects to my well-beloved son, John BROOK, but if he should not be heard of within the space of three years after my death I give and bequeath the principal of my whole property, goods, chattles and effects to my well-beloved friend Joseph BIRD Senior of Sturnminster Newton in the county of Dorset, England who I constitute, make and ordain my sole Executor of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every former testaments, wills, legacies, bequests an d executors by me in anyways before named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set on myhand and seal this twenty-sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three. John BROOK, Sr. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said John BROOK as his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have herewith subscribed our names. Robert HOMER and Morgan JEANS. Proved at London 21st August 1834 before the Judge by the oath of Joseph BIRD, the sole Executor to whom admin was granted being first sworn by commission duly to administer. Catalogue Reference: Prob 11/1828 File Reference: 99 Order Number: I/03/00343783J

Thomas married Payne, Martha in 1875 in Unknown Location. Martha (daughter of Payne, Samuel and Brake, Hannah Blanchard) was born in 1852 in Unknown Location; died in 1901 in Parson's Pond, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Blanchard, William was born in May 1870 in Parson'S Pond, Newfoundland, Canada; died before Sep 1987.
2. Blanchard, Joseph Willis was born about 1876 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; died in 1897 in Parson's Pond, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland.
3. Blanchard, Albert Thomas was born about 1877; died in 1908.
4. Blanchard, Hannah Elizabeth was born about 1877 in Parson's Pond, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; died in in Unknown Location.
5. Blanchard, William Samuel was born about 1881 in Parson's Pond, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; died in 1908 in Parson's Pond, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland.
6. Blanchard, John Charles was born in Oct 1881; and died.
7. Blanchard, Ambrose Esau was born on 25 Jul 1887; died before Sep 1987.
8. Blanchard, Aldrich James was born about 1895 in Parson's Pond, District of St. Barbe, Newfoundland; and died.

Notes:

The BLANCHARD's of Parson's Pond and Bonne Bay are

descendants of William BLANCHARD of the Bay of Islands.

William, however, was orignally from Dorsetshire, England.

Papers of Governor Duckworth record William BLANCH ARD living

on the Humber River in 1810: a "cod and salmon fisherman,

selling fish to St. John's."

It is not known how many children William had, but their

were at least 5, including 2 sons William Jr. and Thomas.

Hi s grandson another Thomas (1845 - 1929) may have been the

son of William or Thomas.

J. B. Jukes, an American mentions the BLANCHARD's during a

voyage to the Bay of Islands on August 20, 1839: "We visited

one family about half way down the [Humber] sound .... Their

name was BLANCHARD, and the old man had lived here about

sixty years, having settled there before the breaking out of

the American War. He had several sons that were getting

mar ried and beginning to settle about him. His house, though

small, was neat and comfortable, and he had two or three

small fields under cultivation. They were just getting in

the hay from one small meadow, andit appeared of good

quality. They had very good currants, raspberries, and

gooseberries growing in the garden edges."

Bishop Feild also spoke of William BLANCHARD during a visit

to Gilliam's Cove, Bay of Islands in 1849: "The house is

m ean and dirty, and the old patriarch, who has lived here

nearly seventy years, was in a state of great filth and

discomfort. He is nearly ninety years of age. His mental

faculties are good, but his bodily strength is nearly gone .

He welcomed us kindly, spoke with pleasure of Archdeacon Wix

.... This is, I believe, the second time only in nearly 70

years that he has seen a clergyman..." [CI:136:?2:CI]

William married Joe (Native), Elizabeth in Unknown Location. Elizabeth (daughter of Joe (Native), Thomas) was born in in Unknown Location; died on 24 Jun 1841 in Unknown Location. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peter married Francis, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]