Ann Eliza Munn

Bef 1825 - 1897  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Ann Eliza Munn
  Born	Bef Jan 1825	St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  Ann and her brother, John, were baptised in the St. Luke's Anglican Church at Ferryland, Newfoundland on the same day. No birth dates or place of birth were given in the church records. However, on John's Seaman's Certificate issued to him in 1852, it is stated that John was born at St. John's, Newfoundland. Ann's age was given as 75 in her Newfoundland Vital Statistics record so it is possible that she could have been born as early as 1822.
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	30 Jan 1825	St. Luke's CE Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [2]
  Land	1858	St. John's, Newfoundland   [3]
  In his will, Philip Tree, left all of his property at Caplin Bay to his grand-niece, Ann Hart, daughter of John Munn and Susanna Tree. He also stipulated that the Tree property at Ferryland was to initially to go to his sister-in-law Ann Tree (widow of Francis) but upon her demise that property too should be passed on to Ann Hart.
  Court Action	1879	St. John's, Newfoundland   [4]
  When Philip Tree died in 1849, it appears no action was taken by his executor, George Hart, husband of Ann Hart, to have Philip's will probated in a timely fashion. The will was not actually probated until nine years later, in 1858. Assuming that the Philip's heirs divided his properties as stipulated in his will, Ann Hart and her grandmother, Ann Tree, were entitled to collect rent or lease money for their respective holdings. Ann Tree passed away 1865, as did Ann Hart's husband, George. Upon the death of her grandmother in 1865, Ann Hart, then became entitled to all of the former Tree property at Caplin Bay and Ferryland. I can't tell what happened over the next fourteen years but finally in 1879, Ann Hart petitioned the Supreme Court to have the land holdings at Caplin Bay declared legally hers. The defendants named in the suit were Robert Boland and James Power, whom I determined were sons-in-law of the deceased Michael Hearne, the original lessee. About the same time, another writ was issued to the executrix of the estate of "Edward" Hanrahan to recover a debt of $84. The property location is undisclosed in the writ, but I believe it was at Ferryland, where the District Sheriff "Edmund" Hanrahan had died in 1875. Later in 1879, the Supreme Court upheld Ann's petition giving her sole rights to the property at Caplin Bay. The outstanding debt on the property, likely at Ferryland, is not mentioned thereafter, indicating that the debt was likely settled out of court within the estate of Edmund Hanrahan.
  Residence	1894-1897	St. John's, Newfoundland   [5]
  Ann Hart wid. George h. Military Road
  Will	1897	St. John's, Newfoundland   [6]
  On the 6 December 1896, Ann Hart wrote her last will and testament. She died, a little over a year later, on the 27 December 1897. In her will, he left the lion's share of her worldly possessions (both monetary and property) to Annie Hart, daughter of her late son George Francis Hart. She noted that Annie was living with her in Newfoundland at that point in time. She also asked her executor to set up an investment scheme which would generate income to be split evenly between Annie and her brother, George (who lived in England) while they were still minors. There is no specific mention of the former property holdings at Caplin Bay and Ferryland. It is unclear what arrangements were made for their disposal between 1879 and 1896.
  Died	27 Dec 1897	St. John's, Newfoundland   [7]
  Cause: Bright's Disease/OA
  Buried	Abt 29 Dec 1897	St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  Address: Forest Road Anglican Cemetery
  Person ID	I6397	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	John Munn,   b. Abt 1780, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Susanna Tree,   b. Abt 1799, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 2 Apr 1829, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Married	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Hart,   b. 28 Apr 1816, Liverpool, Lancashire, England ,   d. 31 Oct 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 49 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1841	St. John's, Newfoundland   [8]
  Groom was Captain of the vessel Sophia (brig).
  Children	1. George Francis Hart,   b. 23 Feb 1842, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Jul 1892, Guisborough, Yorkshire North Riding, United Kingdom  (Age 50 years)   2. Selina Augusta Hart,   b. 20 Aug 1846, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 30 Nov 1846, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 0 years)   3. Isabella Ann Hart,   b. 15 Nov 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 15 May 1863, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 13 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F2006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Bef Jan 1825 - St. John's, Newfoundland Baptism - 30 Jan 1825 - St. Luke's CE Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Married - 16 Jan 1841 - St. John's, Newfoundland Land - 1858 - St. John's, Newfoundland Court Action - 1879 - St. John's, Newfoundland Residence - 1894-1897 - St. John's, Newfoundland Will - 1897 - St. John's, Newfoundland Died - Cause: Bright's Disease/OA - 27 Dec 1897 - St. John's, Newfoundland Buried - Address: Forest Road Anglican Cemetery - Abt 29 Dec 1897 - St. John's, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [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). [S34] Church of England Baptisms - Ferryland District, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online:Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at PANL for Petty Harbour CE parish). [S73] Newfoundland Supreme Court Probated Wills, etc. (1830 - 1962), Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/1main-wills-idx.shtml ) (A collection of Newfoundland wills transcribed by volunteers and other individuals for NGB), Will of Philip Tree Vol. 2, folio 317 - probate year 1858. [S75] Newfoundland Supreme Court Estate Records, GN170 Reel 118, frames 1013-1017. [S26] McAlpine's Directory - 1894-97, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/M1894/index.shtml). [S73] Newfoundland Supreme Court Probated Wills, etc. (1830 - 1962), Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/1main-wills-idx.shtml ) (A collection of Newfoundland wills transcribed by volunteers and other individuals for NGB), Vol. 6, page 349, probate year 1897. [S13] Newfoundland Vital Records 1840-1949, FamilySearch™, (Online: FamilySearch website: http://FamilySearch.org. Index and images of births, delayed registrations of births, marriages, and deaths held by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Vital Statistics Division). [S57] St. Thomas' Anglican Church, St. John's, Newfoundland.