UCL

Dr. William McDonald

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1782

Biography

Slave-owner in Jamaica, shown in 1776 as the owner of Maxfield and described as 'of colour.'

  1. Will of William McDonald surgeon of Trelawny [made at Bristol in 1782] proved 03/01/1783. In the will he left £100 to his son Vincent William McDonald in bar of all future claims against his estate, and left £500 to Mary Julian [sic] Wassels, daughter of James Burnside Wassels of New York. The rest of his property he left to his son and sole executor Robert Henry McDonald (q.v.).

Sources

http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL39Lis6.htm

  1. PROB 11/1099/36.

Further Information

Absentee?
Transatlantic?
Children
Vincent William; Robert Henry

Associated Estates (1)

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
- 1782 [EY] → Owner
Maxfield Estate [ Jamaica | Trelawny ]

Relationships (1)

Dr. William McDonald
Father → Son
Robert Henry McDonald
Details