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William Stewart

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1829

Biography

Resident slave-owner whose estate Orange River was indebted to the Mitchells of London, who received the bulk of compensation.

  1. Will of William Stewart of Clarendon Jamaica proved 14/12/1829. He left his property for life to his wife to pay off his debts, to support herself and to give good education to his children and a profession to his son, and as his wife would have no further use 'than this' for the money arising form his estate he left £5000 to each of his daughters Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah and the remainder to his [unnamed] son.

Sources

  1. PROB 11/1764/181.

Further Information

Spouse
Sarah O.
Children
Mary; Elizabeth; Sarah; and a son

Associated Estates (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1823 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Owner
Orange River [ Jamaica | Clarendon ]
1830 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
Orange River [ Jamaica | Clarendon ]

Relationships (1)

William Stewart
Husband → Wife
Sarah O. Stoney
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