The place names Musket's Cove and Mosquito have been used since about the 1630s to refer to the area now called Bristol's Hope (Seary 1971: 63). The community was renamed in 1904 to commemorate the 1617 outpost of that name, an offshoot of the John Guy colony established at Cupids, ten miles away, in 1610 (Dale 1981a).
The Plantation of Bristol's Hope was the second English colony in Newfoundland established by the Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers. It was a "sister" colony to Cuper's Cove, established in 1618 with a land grant from King James I of England, and was settled by some of the colonists from Cuper's Cove. Robert Hayman was the colony's only Proprietary Governor as this colony only existed until about 1631 before being abandoned. Although some accounts have the original colony centred at present-day Harbour Grace, the Plantation itself was much larger and included the modern location.
According to the 1677 Newfoundland Census, there were two households with permanent residences in "Musketa" consisting of thirteen family members and twenty-three servants. When the region came under attack from the French in 1697, their records list "Mosquit" as having "3 planters, 5 boats, and 2500 codfish". The current population is fewer than 200 people.
Possibly the settlement's most famous native-son was General Sir Henry Pynn, who fought under Wellington in the Peninsular War against Napoleon, and was the first native-born Newfoundlander to be knighted. His ancestor was one of the leaders in the successful defence of Carbonear Island against the French under D’Iberville in 1697.
Referencesedit
Dale, J. Ralph. 1981a. "Bristol’s Hope." ENL, I. St. John's: NBP. 264-265
Seary, E.R. 1971. "Place Names of the Avalon Peninsula of the Island of Newfoundland". Toronto: U Toronto P for MUN.
SMALLWOOD, J.R. 1941. "Newfoundland 1941 Hand Book". Gazetteer. St. John's.
division, subdivision, newfoundland, labrador, this, section, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, this, section, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, . This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Division No 1 Subdivision I Newfoundland and Labrador news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Bristol s Hope is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada It is in Division 1 and contains the unincorporated community of Bristol s Hope Bristol s HopeUnorganized territoryBristol s HopeBristol s HopeCoordinates 47 43 03 N 53 11 19 W 47 71750 N 53 18861 W 47 71750 53 18861Country CanadaProvince Newfoundland and LabradorCensus divisionDivision 1Government MLASteve Crocker LPNL Carbonear Trinity Bay de Verde MPKen McDonald LPC Avalon Area Land65 43 km2 25 26 sq mi Population 2016 Total299 Density4 6 km2 12 sq mi Time zoneUTC 3 30 Newfoundland Time Summer DST UTC 2 30 Newfoundland Daylight HighwaysRoute 70Bristol s Hope editBristol s Hope is the modern name of a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador Canada It is located on Conception Bay between Carbonear and Harbour Grace The place names Musket s Cove and Mosquito have been used since about the 1630s to refer to the area now called Bristol s Hope Seary 1971 63 The community was renamed in 1904 to commemorate the 1617 outpost of that name an offshoot of the John Guy colony established at Cupids ten miles away in 1610 Dale 1981a The Plantation of Bristol s Hope was the second English colony in Newfoundland established by the Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers It was a sister colony to Cuper s Cove established in 1618 with a land grant from King James I of England and was settled by some of the colonists from Cuper s Cove Robert Hayman was the colony s only Proprietary Governor as this colony only existed until about 1631 before being abandoned Although some accounts have the original colony centred at present day Harbour Grace the Plantation itself was much larger and included the modern location According to the 1677 Newfoundland Census there were two households with permanent residences in Musketa consisting of thirteen family members and twenty three servants When the region came under attack from the French in 1697 their records list Mosquit as having 3 planters 5 boats and 2500 codfish The current population is fewer than 200 people Possibly the settlement s most famous native son was General Sir Henry Pynn who fought under Wellington in the Peninsular War against Napoleon and was the first native born Newfoundlander to be knighted His ancestor was one of the leaders in the successful defence of Carbonear Island against the French under D Iberville in 1697 References editDale J Ralph 1981a Bristol s Hope ENL I St John s NBP 264 265 Seary E R 1971 Place Names of the Avalon Peninsula of the Island of Newfoundland Toronto U Toronto P for MUN SMALLWOOD J R 1941 Newfoundland 1941 Hand Book Gazetteer St John s nbsp This Newfoundland and Labrador location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Division No 1 Subdivision I Newfoundland and Labrador amp oldid 1175281839 Bristol s Hope, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
