Descendants of Samuel Cary
Generation No. 1
1. SAMUEL1 CARY. He married RUTH 18321.
Notes for SAMUEL CARY:
The 1836 Newfoundland census notes that Samuel Cary (present spelling of Kearley did not come into existence until the period 1880-1890) had a fishing boat which weighed under 15 tons, that he planted half an acre of land, that he grew 30 bushels of potatoes and that he was a member of the Episcopal Church. He had a household consisting of 3 males under age 14, 1 male age 14 - 60, 3 females under age 14, and 2 females age 14-60.
Samuel's house was directly across a cove from Richard Philpott's house, about 200 feet apart. Two of their children eventually married.
Rex Kearley's notes indicate that the surname Carey is found in England, Ireland and Guernsey. There is a place in Devon called Carey Baron, after the River Carey. In the Gaelic there are seven variants of this name, and that may account for the changes that have occurred in the surname over the past 150 years.
The name "Carey" is listed in K. Matthews, "A 'Who was Who' of Families Engaged in the Fishery and Settlement of Newfoundland 1660-1840."
Notes for RUTH:
Ruth's last name may have been Pollard, per Louise Kearley's notes. Rex Kearley suggests the possibility of Stuckey.
Children of SAMUEL CARY and RUTH are:
i. ??2 KEARLEY.
Notes for ?? KEARLEY:
One of the Kearley daughters married a man whose last name was Lawrence.
2. ii. ESTER KEARLEY.
3. iii. JAMES KEARLEY.
4. iv. JANE KEARLEY.
5. v. THOMAS KEARLEY.
6. vi. JOSEPH KEARLEY, b. Abt. 1838; d. March 23, 1905, Hatchet Harbour, Newfoundland.
vii. BENJAMIN KEARLEY, b. Abt. 18392; d. October 21, 1912, Herring Neck, Newfoundland3; m. ELIZABETH FARTHING, September 29, 1874, Herring Neck, Newfoundland4.
Notes for BENJAMIN KEARLEY:
Per Rex Kearley, Benjamin and Elizabeth had no issue.
A Benjamin Kearley was listed as an elector and house holder in Starve Harbour in 1889, per voting lists in the Thomas Peyton Collection at PANL.
viii. CAROLINE KEARLEY, b. Bef. October 12, 1845, Herring Neck, Newfoundland5; m. CHARLES YOUNG, November 9, 1869, Twillingate, Newfoundland6.
7. ix. SAMUEL (JR.) KEARLEY, b. August 1847, Goshen's Arm, Newfoundland; d. Aft. 1921.
8. x. ANDREW CAREY, b. 1851, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. Bef. 1900.
Generation No. 2
2. ESTER2 KEARLEY (SAMUEL1 CARY). She had a relationship with JAMES WARREN Not Married, son of ELIAS WARREN and REBECCA SEALEY.
Notes for ESTER KEARLEY:
Per Rex Kearley, Ester had "mental problems" and never married.
Child of ESTER KEARLEY and JAMES WARREN is:
9. i. JOHN3 KEARLEY, b. Bef. November 21, 1864, Salt Harbour Island, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
3. JAMES2 KEARLEY (SAMUEL1 CARY). He married HARRIET GRIMES November 1, 1853 in Herring Neck, Newfoundland7.
Notes for JAMES KEARLEY:
James Kearley is listed as being a fisherman in Herring Neck in 1871, in the Newfoundland Directory of 1871.
A James Kerley was an elector in Merritts Harbour in 1889, per voting lists in the Thomas Peyton Collection at PANL.
Child of JAMES KEARLEY and HARRIET GRIMES is:
i. JOHN3 KEARLEY.
Notes for JOHN KEARLEY:
John's descendants live in the Carmanville area of Newfoundland, per Rex Kearley.
4. JANE2 KEARLEY (SAMUEL1 CARY). She married ANDREW MILES October 28, 1856 in Herring Neck, Newfoundland8.
Notes for ANDREW MILES:
Andrew was the school master in Herring Neck for a number of years, specifically at the time his children were born.
Children of JANE KEARLEY and ANDREW MILES are:
10. i. JONATHON3 MILES, b. Bef. September 20, 1863, Salt Harbor Island, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. January 30, 1957, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
ii. HENRY MILES, b. Bef. October 12, 1857, Starve Harbour, Herring Neck, Newfoundland9.
Notes for HENRY MILES:
Henry was a lightkeeper and a Methodist who lived in Salt Harbour Island in 1921.
iii. MIRIAM MILES, b. Bef. July 31, 1859, Salt Harbour Island, Herring Neck, Newfoundland10; m. WILLIAM ROSE, November 12, 1883, Herring Neck, Newfoundland11.
iv. ANDREW MILES, b. Bef. November 1, 1863, Salt Harbour Island, Herring Neck, Newfoundland12.
11. v. ANDREW SILAS MILES, b. Bef. January 31, 1869, Salt Harbour Island, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. Aft. 1945.
vi. DEBORAH MILES, b. Bef. September 17, 1871, Salt Harbour Island, Herring Neck, Newfoundland13.
Notes for DEBORAH MILES:
Deborah lived in Salt Harbour Island with her brother Henry in 1921.
vii. MARY JANE MILES, b. Bef. April 11, 1875, Herring Neck, Newfoundland14.
viii. RUTH LAVINIA MILES, b. Bef. May 18, 1877, Herring Neck, Newfoundland15.
5. THOMAS2 KEARLEY (SAMUEL1 CARY). He married MARIA 187416.
Notes for THOMAS KEARLEY:
A Thomas Kerley was listed as an elector and house holder in Starve Harbour in 1889, per voting lists in the Thomas Peyton Collection at PANL.
Notes for MARIA:
Maria Kearley was living with the he daughter Minnie Crossley at the time of the 1921 Census.
Per On Sloping Ground, Maria was an educated woman, having attended day school while growing up in Change Islands. Her last name may have been Walbourne, as her faughter Margaret's cousin Walter Walbourne from Change Islands visited Margeret in 1939.
Children of THOMAS KEARLEY and MARIA are:
12. i. MIRIAM (MINNIE)3 KEARLEY, b. Abt. 1873, Salt Harbor Island, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. July 30, 1946, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
13. ii. MARGARET DAISY KEARLEY, b. April 9, 1889, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. September 18, 1975.
6. JOSEPH2 KEARLEY (SAMUEL1 CARY) was born Abt. 183817, and died March 23, 1905 in Hatchet Harbour, Newfoundland18. He married MIRIAM PHILPOTT October 27, 1862 in Herring Neck, Newfoundland19, daughter of RICHARD PHILPOTT and FANNY STUCKEY.
Notes for JOSEPH KEARLEY:
A Joseph Kearley is listed as being a fisherman and a trader in Herring Neck in 1871, in the Newfoundland Directory for 1871.
A Joseph Carely is listed in the Twillingate Sun (see "Gleanings from the Sun") as being the Master of the Annie Jane. May 11, 1883.
A Joseph Kerley is listed in the Twillingate Sun (see "Gleanings from the Sun") as being the Master of the Winnifred. September 3, 1892
Per the Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador:
HATCHET HARBOUR
(pop. 1981, 75) A small fishing community, Hatchet Harbour is located on the northwestern side of Goshen's Arm in northeastern New World Island, approximately 10 km (6 mi.) east of Twillingate. According to local tradition, Joseph Kearley first settled Hatchet Harbour in 1884, coming from Salt Harbour Island to the north and building on land purchased from one Eli Pollard. The community first appeared separately in the Census n 1945, with a population of seventeen. It is sometimes referred to as part of Herring Neck.
Per Rex Kearley - Before they lived in Hatchet Harbour, Joseph and Miriam built their first house on Salt Harbour Island, at the upper end of Starve Harbour, in a place that later became known as Randell's Tickle. When Joseph and Miriam moved to Hatchet Harbour, their son Alfred took over the house before selling it to the Randell family. In 1936, however, Ned Kearley repurchased the house from the Randell family.
A Joseph Kearley was an elector and house holder in Starve Harbour in 1889, per voting lists in the Thomas Peyton Collection at PANL.
Per Rex Kearley - "There is one account of my grandfather coming back in the fall with less fish than enough to cover his expenses for that year. He had a schooner, a fairly large one called the Clementine, and Carter's trade threatened to take his schooner for the portion of the bills that he couldn't pay that summer. The story was recorded in the Twillingate Sun. The old gentleman took a few of his muzzle loading guns, went aboard the schooner and said "Come take her." They didn't. He was probably capable of shooting them anyway. The next summer he got somebody else to outfit him, made a very successful voyage and paid them all off. You are talking about a family that never grovelled . . . ."
Notes for MIRIAM PHILPOTT:
Miriam is listed in the 1921 Census as living with her son Edwin in Sunnyside. Miriam was also listed as a member of the Church of England.
Miriam was John Esau Miles' only surviving aunt or uncle at the time of his death in 1931, per Adventure with John Esau (AWJE).
Children of JOSEPH KEARLEY and MIRIAM PHILPOTT are:
14. i. ALFRED3 KEARLEY, b. July 1864, Sunnyside, Newfoundland.
15. ii. JOHN JOSEPH KEARLEY, b. December 1866, Sunnyside, Newfoundland; d. July 27, 1960, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
16. iii. ARTHUR KEARLEY, b. Bef. March 20, 1869, Starve Harbour, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. August 4, 1938, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
iv. AMY ANN KEARLEY, b. Bef. August 27, 1871, Starve Harbour, Herring Neck, Newfoundland20.
Notes for AMY ANN KEARLEY:
Amy Ann is not mentioned by any other sources. I suspect that she died at a young age.
17. v. EMMA KEARLEY, b. July 1872; d. Aft. 1921.
18. vi. WILLIAM KEARLEY, b. Bef. August 23, 1874, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. November 14, 1917, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
vii. JOSEPH KEARLEY, b. Bef. September 9, 1876, Herring Neck, Newfoundland21.
19. viii. EDWIN (NED) KEARLEY, b. Bef. January 25, 1878, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. May 14, 1943, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
20. ix. FANNY KEARLEY, b. Bef. July 4, 1880, Starve Harbour, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. July 2, 1966, Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
21. x. JOSIAH KEARLEY, b. August 29, 1885, Starve Harbour, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. Aft. 1943.
7. SAMUEL (JR.)2 KEARLEY (SAMUEL1 CARY) was born August 1847 in Goshen's Arm, Newfoundland22, and died Aft. 1921. He married MARY OXFORD October 30, 1882 in Herring Neck, Newfoundland23.
Notes for SAMUEL (JR.) KEARLEY:
Samuel was baptized on November 30, 1852.
Samuel, Jr.'s descendants are in the Bishop's Falls area of Newfoundland, per Rex Kearley.
The 1921 census lists Samuel as living in Goshen's Arm, Newfoundland, and being a fisherman who belonged to the Church of England. The census also states that Samuel's grandson, George Kearley, born in July, 1921, lived with him in Goshen's Arm.
The Twillingate Sun lists a Samuel Carley as bringing an action against a William Whey for trespassing on September 25, 1886.
A Samuel Kerley was listed as an elector in Goshens Arm in 1889, per voting lists in the Thomas Peyton Collection at PANL.
Notes for MARY OXFORD:
The birth date for Mary in the Census records is probably incorrect.
Marriage Notes for SAMUEL KEARLEY and MARY OXFORD:
Joseph Carely (Kearley) and Miriam Oxford witnessed the marriage.
Children of SAMUEL KEARLEY and MARY OXFORD are:
i. ISABELLA3 KEARLEY.
22. ii. REBECCA KEARLEY, b. October 31, 1882, Gut Arm, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. February 1944, Catalina, Newfoundland.
iii. HENRY WILLIAM KEARLEY, b. June 7, 1884, Gut Arm, Herring Neck, Newfoundland24.
Notes for HENRY WILLIAM KEARLEY:
It is likely that Henry William died young, since his parents named another child Henry in 1890.
23. iv. WILLIAM JAMES (BILLY) KEARLEY, b. August 24, 1885, Herring Neck, Newfoundland; d. October 27, 1972, Green Cove, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
24. v. SAMUEL KEARLEY, b. February 27, 1888, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
25. vi. HENRY KEARLEY, b. February 22, 1890, Herring Neck, Newfoundland.
vii. ANDREW KEARLEY, b. November 189425.
viii. FRANCES (FANNY) KEARLEY, b. November 189826.
ix. ARTHUR KEARLEY, b. August 1900, Goshen's Arm, Newfoundland27
8. ANDREW2 CAREY (SAMUEL1 CARY) was born 1851 in Herring Neck, Newfoundland28, and died Bef. 1900. He married MARY CLEMENTS August 7, 1875 in Grey Islands, Newfoundland29, daughter of JOSEPH CLEMENTS and MARY.
Notes for ANDREW CAREY:
Andrew was born a Protestant in Herring Neck. He was baptized a Catholic on September 7, 1874 in Grey Islands, north of La Scie.
Andrew was baptized November 30, 1852, per Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador (PANL) v. 85.
Rex Kearley asserted that some of Andrew's descendants spelled their name Kearney.
Notes for MARY CLEMENTS:
Mary was living with her son John in St. Patrick at the time of the 1921 census. She was born into the Church of England and was baptized as a Protestant on November 20, 1853 but was then baptized Catholic on June 25, 1857. The Census lists her birthdate as August 1853.
Children of ANDREW CAREY and MARY CLEMENTS are:
i. WILLIAM3 CAREY, b. August 12, 1878, Grois Isles, Newfoundland30.
26. ii. JOSEPH CAREY, b. August 7, 1881, Grey Island, Newfoundland; d. 1922, Little Bay Island, Newfoundland.
27. iii. JOHN CAREY, b. August 5, 1885, Grey Island, Newfoundland.
iv. JANE CAREY, b. December 12, 1887, Grois Isles, Newfoundland31.
v. FRANCIS CAREY, b. June 17, 1889, Grois Isles, Newfoundland32.
Generation No. 3
9. JOHN3 KEARLEY (ESTER2, SAMUEL1 CARY) was born Bef. November 21, 1864 in Salt Harbour Island, Herring Neck, Newfoundland33. He married (1) MARY34. He married (2) BRIDGET ELLSWORTH.
Notes for JOHN KEARLEY:
John was illegitimate.
At the time of the 1921 Census, John was a carpenter and a member of the Salvation Army.
Notes for MARY:
Mary had at least 9 children with her first husband, ?? Harnett. They lived with her and her second husband, John Kearley, in Campbellton.
Children of JOHN KEARLEY and BRIDGET ELLSWORTH are:
i. REGINALD4 KEARLEY, b. January 1896, Herring Neck, Newfoundland35.