Thomas Willoughby (born 1593) colonist, born

Wollaton Wollaton is a suburb and former parish in the western part of Nottingham, England. Wollaton has two Wards in the City of Nottingham (''Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey'' and ''Wollaton West'') with a total population as at the 2011 census of 24,69 ...

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was one of the first settlers in John Guy's colony at

Cuper's Cove Cuper's Cove, on the southwest shore of Conception Bay on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula was an early English settlement in the New World, and the third one after Harbour Grace, Newfoundland (1583) and Jamestown, Virginia (1607) to endure for lon ...

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. Willoughby is the third-eldest child of Bridget and

Percival Willoughby Sir Percival Willoughby (died 23 August 1643) of Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire was a prominent land owner, businessman, and entrepreneur involved during his lifetime variously in mining, iron smelting, and glass making enterprises in Nottinghamsh ...

. Willoughby, a noted black sheep of the family, was sent, along with his guardian

Henry Crout Henry Crout ( fl. 1612 – 1617) was a settler and explorer, most likely from Devon in the English West Country. He became an investor in the London and Bristol Company and acted as Sir Percival Willoughby's agent and guardian to his son Thomas at t ...

, to Cuper's Cove to mend his ways and help in establishing his father's land ownership on the

Bay de Verde Peninsula The Bay de Verde Peninsula is the largest peninsula that makes up part of the Avalon Peninsula, of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The peninsula separates both Trinity and Conception Bay. Geography Starting from the Conception ...

. He landed at

Renews Renews–Cappahayden is a small fishing town on the southern shore of Newfoundland, south of St. John's. The town was incorporated in the mid-1960s by amalgamating the formerly independent villages of Renews and Cappahayden. Renews–Cappaha ...

in 1612 before proceeding to Cuper's Cove. Willoughby had taken part in the exploration of the territory around the peninsula and took part in the fishery and was allowed to return to England in 1613. The winter prior to his departure back to England he tried to make amends for his troublesome ways in a letter to his family, where he stated:

''indever yselfe in all goodnesse, that I hope in time you may live to se mee become a newe man.''

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External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
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Settlers of Newfoundland Kingdom of England people in Newfoundland People from Wollaton 1593 births Year of death missing {{Canada-bio-stub