10th Oct 1836 | 257 Enslaved | £3425 2s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 320.
T71/888: claim by Frank Gore Willock. Counterclaims include: Michael White, of St Vincent; Wm. White, of Merton, Frederick Molyneux Montgomerie and Sophia (his wife), of Brighton, Sussex, as executors of Mary White for arrears of dower. Assigned by Sir H. Willock to George Savage Martin.
See also Montserrat claim no. 42.
Caribbeana Vol. VI pp. 148-50: Alexander Willock, of Putney Park, a merchant, was among the executors and trustees of the will of Michael White.
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Colony
Montserrat
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Claim No.
174
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Estate
White's and Windward
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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Beneficiary unsuccessful
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Other association
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Unsuccessful claimant
(Executor or executrix)
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1st claimant
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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