Posted by Bess
on September 11, 2004, 5:03 pm
204.244.172.181
Hi, I've been trying to trace my Newfoundland Gillett family. So far there is a Richard Gillett of Trinity North, Nfld. who is a constable there in 1730. He seems to be connected to a Richard Waterman, Justice of the Peace, Trinity, 1730, Mr. Waterman had a large Plantation (fishingroom) which employed 2 English servants, ll Irish servants (probably brought in seasonally from Waterford Ireland), and two boatkeepers. It doesn't appear that Mr. Gillett had a Plantation of his own, so we are assuming he was an employee of Mr. Waterman. In 1827, the Waterman Plantation is owned by Mr. Browne, Mr. Ayres and Mr. Gillet. Richard Waterman, Jr. m. Sarah Gillett in Trinity in 1762. We also have a John Gillett who gives his place of birth as Christchurch, we don't know his birth year, but in 1774 he marries the widow Mary Spragg (Sprague) and dies in 1813, John is listed as a blacksmith. We are wondering if Richard Waterman JP for Trinity could be the same Mr. Waterman who officiated at the marriage of Phebe Angell in 1716 Providence, Rhode Island. We were wondering if anyone may know of a possible connection to the Mass., R.I., Gilletts to Newfoundland sometime between 1690-1730. We did find a reference to Mr. Waterman almost being hung for being declared as being a heretic in Mass., so he moved to Rhode Island. We are wondering if perhaps Mr. Waterman moved to Nfld. with some employees i.e. Richard Gillett. Eventually the Waterman family bought a large estate in Holdenhurst, Hampshire (Dorset), and this estate was bought with monies made from the Nfld. cod industry. If any one has information on a possible Gillett migration from Mass. to possibly Nova Scotia (there are also early Gilletts there from Mass.) then on to Newfoundland, myself and other Gillett family members would appreciate hearing from you, Sincerely, Bess, B.C., Canada
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