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WILLS OF
HAUGHTON JAMES 1813
MONTAGUE JAMES 1781
WILLIAM RHODES JAMES 1796
INVENTORY OF WILLIAM RHODES JAMES 1808
Liber old series 87 folio 188, RGD
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Sworn under fifteen thousand pounds J T
James, Haughton Entd 29th Janry [PAGE BENT]
To all and Singular the Faithful in Christ to whom these our present Letters Testimonial Shall Come on whom the matters here Written do or may hereafter in any way Concern William by Divine Permission Bishop of London Sendeth Greeting in our Lord God everlasting and will that undoubted faith be given to these pre.. [PAGE BENT] and do make Known and will that it be herein made Known to you that on Searching the ley.. [PAGE BENT] of the Consistorial and Episcopal Court of London the archives thereof there well and faithfully Preserved [PAGE BENT] and Kept we have found among other things in the Same that on the fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand and thirteen at London before the Worshipful Sam...[PAGE BENT] Pearce Pearson Doctor of Laws and Surrogate the Right Honorable Sir William Scott Knight also doctor [PAGE BENT] of Laws Vicar General and official principal of the Consistorial and Episcopal Court of London fully Constitute the last Will and Testament as [PAGE BENT] Seventeen Codicils of Haughton James formerly of Grosvenor place but late of Piccadilly in the County [PAGE BENT] Middlesex Esquire deceased was proved approved and registered and administration of all and Singular the goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased [PAGE BENT] or any way Concerning his said Will was given to Rose Fuller Esquire one of the Executors named in [PAGE BENT] his said Will he having been already Sworn well [PAGE BENT] and Faithfully to administer the same and to [PAGE BENT] a true and perfect Inventory of all and Singular [PAGE BENT] said Goods Chattels and Credits and to Exhibit the Same into the Registry of our said Consistory Court [PAGE BENT] before the last day of February next Ensuing and to render a just and true account thereof a power Reserved of Making the like Grant to William Rhodes James the other Executor named in the said Will [PAGE BENT] when he Shall apply for the Same which said Will [PAGE BENT] and Codicils follow in these Words
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This is the last will and Testament of Haughton James of Piccadilly in the County of Middlesex first I direct [c.o. be] that all my Just debts be paid by my Executors hereinafter names I give devise and bequeath my freehold plantation or Estate in Jamaica Called Haughton Tower in the parish of Hanover with the buildings thereon and all the Coppers Stills and other Utensils thereto belonging and all the Negroes Stock and Cattle thereon or thereto belonging and all other Estates and property in the said Island to William Rhodes James Esquire (Grandson to my late Attorney & Cousin William Rhodes James deceased Some few years Since and to his heirs Executors and Administrators absolutely Subject however to the Payment of an annuity of two hundred and fifty Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain to Mrs Sarah Read Commonly Called Mrs Kingston now or lately residing in New Norfolk Street Park Lane for and during her Natural life which annuity I Secured to her many years Since by my Bond and which I hereby charge on the said Estate I also give and bequeath to Rose Fuller Esquire of Clements Lane London the Sum of three hundred pounds of like Money I give and bequeath to Francis Romart my present Valet de Chambre five hundred pounds of like Money I give and bequeath to George Chapman my footman fifty pounds of like Money and give and bequeath to William Goldfinch my Coachman fifty pounds of like Money I give and bequeath to Mary Tinmouth my Cook fifty pounds of like Money I give and bequeath to John Brown my Valet above mentioned [sic] all my Cloaths and Wearing apparel of all Kinds all the residue of my Estates and Effects Whatsoever and Wheresoever I give and bequeath to the above named William Rhodes James Esquire whom I also name and appoint together with the above named Rose Fuller Esquire Executor of this Will and I hereby revoke all my former Wills declaring this to be my last [c.o. W] In Witness whereof [last words torn in half] I have to this my Will and to a duplicate thereof Set my hand and Seal this nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twelve
Haughton James (seal)
Signed Sealed published and Declared by the above named Haughton James as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our Names as Witnesses
Rd Arnold Berners Str
Chal Welstead Same place
Charles Wilcox Servant to Mr Welstead
I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with [PAGE BENT] my own hand give and bequeath to [c.o. Lady Georg [PAGE BENT] Cecil Daughter of the] the Marchioness of Salis [PAGE BENT] three hundred pounds for her Sole and Separate use independant of the Controul of her husband
H James, August 12th 1812
I do by this Codicil to my Will written with my own hand give and bequeath to Lady Georgiana the daughter to the Marquis of Salisbury two hundred and fifty pounds -
H James August 12th 1812
I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to Mrs Arthur Stan...[PAGE BENT] Tilbury - Street two hundred pounds for her Sole use independent of the Controul of her Husband
H James August 12th 1812
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I do by this Codicil to my Will written with my own hand give and bequeath to the Dowager Countess of Essex two hundred pounds
H James August 12th 1812
I Give and bequeath by this Codicil to the Rt Hon [PAGE BENT] Thomas Grenville brother of the Marquis of Buckingham my Grenville Homer in four Volumes Morocco
H James August 12th 1812
I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to the Earl of Ossay all my Wines and all other Liquors which Shall be in my house at the time of my Decease
H James August 12th 1812
I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to Lady Emily Delvin daughter of the Marquis of Salisbury two hundred and fifty pounds for her sole and Separate use independent of the Controul of her Husband
H James August 12th 1812
I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand direct that the Several Sums which will be due to Government from the Legacies bequeathed by me in my will and Codicils shall all be paid by my Executors
H James
Septr 1st 1812
I do by this Codicil give and bequeath to the Trustee or Managers of the Society for the relief of the indigent Blind in Craven Street Strand the Sum of one hundred pounds to be by them applied to the purposes of that benevolent institution
H James Sept 1st 1812
I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to William Brown Esquire my present Attorney in Jamaica the Sum of five hundred Pounds Sterling
Haughton James
Sept 1st 1812
I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to the Treasurer of the Society for the discharge and relief of persons imprisoned for Small Sums Known by the name of the Thatch's house Society in Craven Street Strand the Sum of two hundred pounds to be paid out of my personal Estate and to be by him Employed and [torn] with the [torn] the sole uses And purposes of that benevolent institution
Haughton James
Septr 1st 1812
I do by this Codicil Written with my own hand give and bequeath to Lord Robert Spencer Brother to the Duke of Marlborough [c.o. and] all my plated and plated goods of Every description which shall belong to me at the time of my decease
Haughton James
September 15th 1812
I give by this Codicil to Mrs White now or lately residing at Pentonville fifty pounds, October 15th 1813
H James
I give by this Codicil to Martha Rowe my present Housemaid the sum of fifty pounds October 16th 1813
H James
I do by this Codicil give to Mr Fuller Apothecary in Piccadilly the Sum of fifty pounds Exclusive of the Shop account which will be due to him at my decease
H James, October 16th 1813
I do by this Codicil give to John Brown my Valet de Chambre one hundred pounds in addition to what I have given him in the body of my Will Oct 18th 1813
H James
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I do by this Codicil to my Will written with my own hand give and bequeath to Rose Fuller Esquire of Clements Lane & Lord Robert Seymour the Sum of two hundred pounds upon trust and to the intent that they or one of them do pay the Same to the Treasurer or Treasurers for the time being of a Society who now call themselves the Governors of St Georges Hospital Hyde Park Corner which said Sum I will and desire may be paid out of my personal Estate and applied towards Carrying on the Charitable design of the said Society
Haughton James
Appeared Personally Augustus Eliot Fuller of Clements Lane in the City of London Esquire and John Haster of the Same place Gentleman and being Sworn on the holy Evangelist to depose the Truth made oath as follows that they Knew and were well acquainted with Haughton James formerly of Grosvenor place but late of Piccadilly in the County of Middlesex Esquire deceased for Some time before and up to the time of his death also with his Manner and Character of hand Writing and Subscription having often Seen him Write and Subscribe his Name and having now very Carefully viewed and perused the Several paper Writings hereunto annexed purporting to be and Contain Seventeen Codicils of the last Will and Testament of the said deceased the first of the said Codicils dated August 12 1812 in the Words following I do by this Codicil to my Will Written in my own hand give and bequeath to the Marchioness of Salisbury three hundred pounds for her Sole and Separate use independant of the Controul of her husband and thus Subscribed H James" the Second Codicil of the same date in the words following I do by this Codicil to my Will written with my own hand [c.o. Writing] give and bequeath to Lady Georgiana Cecil the daughter to the Marquis of Salisbury two hundred and fifty pounds and Subscribed H James the third Codicil of the Same date in the Words following I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to Mrs Arthur Stanhope of Tilbury Street two hundred pounds for her Sole use independent of the Controul of her Husband and thus Subscribed H James the fourth Codicil of the same date in the Words following I do by this Codicil to my Will written with my own hand give and bequeath to the Dowager Countess of Essex two hundred pounds and thus Subscribed, H James the fifth Codicil of the same date in the Words following I Give and bequeath by this Codicil to the Rt Honble Thomas Grenville brother of the Marquis of Buckingham my Grenville Homer in four Volumes Morocco and thus Subscribed, H James the sixth Codicil of the same date in the Words following I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to the Earl of Ossay all my Wines and all other Liquors which Shall be in my house at the time of my Decease and thus Subscribed Haughton James the seventh Codicil of the same date in the Words following I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to [c.o. of] Lady Emily Delvin daughter of the Marquis of Salisbury two hundred and fifty pounds for her sole and Separate use independent of the Controul of her Husband and thus Subscribed, H James the eighth Codicil thereto bearing date Septr 1st 1812 in the words following I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand direct that the Several Sums which will be [c.o. so] due to Government from the Legacies bequeathed by me in my will and Codicils shall all be paid by my Executors and thus Subscribed H James the ninth Codicil of the same date in the Words following I do by this Codicil give and bequeath to the Trustee or Managers of the Society for the relief of the indigent Blind in Craven Street Strand the Sum of one hundred pounds to be by them applied to the purposes of that benevolent institution and thus Subscribed H James the tenth Codicil of the same date in the Words following I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to William Brown Esquire my present Attorney in Jamaica the Sum of five hundred Pounds Sterling and thus subscribed Haughton James the eleventh Codicil of the same date in the Words following I do by this Codicil to my Will Written with my own hand give and bequeath to the Treasurer of the Society for the discharge and relief of persons imprisoned for Small Sums Known by the name of the Thatch's house Society in Craven Street Strand the Sum of two hundred pounds to be paid out of my personal Estate and to be by him Employed and applied with the Consent of the Governor thereof for the sole uses and purposes of that benevolent institution and thus Subscribed Haughton James the twelfth Codicil bearing date September 15th 1812 in the Words following I do by this Codicil Written with my own hand give and bequeath to Lord Robert Spencer Brother to the Duke of Marlborough all my plate and plated goods of Every description which shall belong to me at the time of my decease and thus Subscribed Haughton James the thirteenth Codicil bearing date October 15th 1813 in the Words following I give by this Codicil to Mrs White now or lately residing at Pentonville fifty pounds and thus Subscribed H James
the fourteenth Codicil bearing date October 15th 1813 in the Words following I give by this Codicil give [sic] to Martha Rowe my present Housemaid the sum of fifty
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pounds and thus Subscribed H James the fifteenth Codicil of the same date in the Words following I do by this Codicil give to Mr Fuller Apothecary in Piccadilly the Sum of fifty pounds Exclusive of the Shop account which will be due to him at my decease and thus Subscribed H James the sixteenth Codicil bearing date October 18th 1813 in the Words following I do by this Codicil give to John Brown my Valet de Chambre one hundred pounds in addition to what I have given him in the body of my Will and thus Subscribed H James and the Seventeenth and last Codicil without date in the words following I do by this Codicil to my Will written with my own hand give and bequeath to Rose Fuller Esquire of Clements Lane & Lord Robert Seymour the Sum of two hundred pounds upon trust and to the intent that they or one of them do pay the Same to the Treasurer or Treasurers for the time being of a Society who now call themselves the Governors of St Georges Hospital Hyde Park Corner which said Sum I will and desire may be paid out of my personal Estate and applied towards Carrying on the Charitable design of the said Society and thus Subscribed Haughton James the appearers respectively make oath that they verily and in their Consciences believe the whole body Series and [c.o. Controul] Contents of the said Codicils and also the Several Subscriptions thereto be all of the proper hand Writing and Subscription of the said Haughton James Esquire the Testator deceased Augustus Eliott Fuller, on the first day of November 1813 was duly Sworn to the Truth of the aforegoing affidavits before me S Parson, Sur Prest, Robert Isherwood Not Pub [indicates marginal note] [c.o. S Parson Sur Prest] Robt. Isherwood, Not Pub
[in margin] John Hasler - Same day John Hasler was duly sworn to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, S Parson Sur Prest
Appeared Personally Charles Welstead of Berners Street Oxford Street in the County of Middlesex Gentleman and Made oath that he Knew and was well acquainted with Haughton James formerly of Grosvenor place but late of Piccadilly in the County of Middlesex Esquire and is one of the Subscribed Witnesses to the last Will and Testament of the said deceased hereunto annexed beginning thus this is the last will and Testament of Haughton James of Piccadilly in the County of Middlesex ending thus in Witness whereof I have to this my Will and to a duplicate thereof Set my hand and Seal this nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twelve and thus Subscribed Haughton James and that on the said Nineteenth day of March the said deceased attended at the office of the appearer in Berners Street aforesaid for the purpose of Executing his said Will which he the deceased brought with him having Previously Written the Same himself and producing the Same to him the appearer and Richard Arnold of Berners Street aforesaid and Charles Wilcox the appearers Servant he the said deceased did then on the said Nineteenth day of March being the day of the date of the said Will Set and Subscribe his name thereto in manner and form as the same now appears thereon and did seal publish and declare the Same as and for his last Will and Testament in their presence and that at the request of the said deceased the deponent the said Richard Arnold and Charles Wilcox did Severally Set and Subscribe their Names as Witnesses thereto in the presence of the said deceased and of Each other and the said deceased of his said Will did nominate Constitute and appoint William Rhodes James and Rose Fuller Esquires Executors and the said original Will being now produced and Shewn to the Deponent and he having Carefully Viewed and Inspected the Same Saith that the Names Chas Welstead now appearing Set and Subscribed to the said Will is of the deponents proper hand writing and Subscription and He thereby knows the said Original Will so as aforesaid produced to him to be the very Paper Writing which he the said deceased on the said Nineteenth day of March Set and Subscribed his name to and published and declared to be and Contain his last Will and Testament in the presence of this deponent and the said Richard Arnold and Charles Wilcox and Lastly this deponent Saith that at all and Singular the Premises
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Purdeposed - to he the said deceased appeared to be and was as he verily [c.o. believes] and in his Conscience believes of Sound and disposing Mind Memory and understanding and that he talked and discussed rationally and Sensibly and as he verily believes well Knew and understood what he then said and did and Was Capable of making his Will or of doing any other act requiring thought Judgment or reflection Chas Welstead on the third day of Novr 1813 the said Charles Welstead was duly Sworn to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me, S Phillimore Servt Pres - Robt Isherwood, Not Pub
[seal affixed on left]
In Faith and Testimony of all and Singular which premises we have Caused these our present Letters Testimonial to issue forth and to be Corroborated and Confirmed by affixing thereto the Seal of our said Consistory Court of London which we use [c.o. use] in this behalf Given at London as to the time of the aforesaid Search and Sealing to these presents this fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirteen and in the first year year [sic] of our Consecration
Jno Shephard
Dy Registrar
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London to wit
John Cheetham of Lincolns Inn in the County of Middlesex Gentleman maketh oath that the Exemplification hereunto annexed is a faithful and true Copy of the original Will and Codicils of Haughton James Esquire deceased he this deponent having Carefully Examined and compared the said Exemplification with the original Will and found it to agree with the Same in Every Particular and this deponent further Saith that the name or signature of Jno Shephard Dy Registrate Set and Subscribed at the foot of the said Exemplification in the proper hand Writing of the said John Shephard deputy Resgistrar of the Consistory Court of the Bishop of London And this deponent Saith that PAGE BENT Seal affixed to the said Exemplification is the Seal of the Vicar General and official principal of the Diocese of London
John Cheetham
Sworn at the Mansion House the Eighth day of November 1813 before me
Geo Scholey
Mayor
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To all to whom these presents Shall Come I George Scholey Lord Mayor of the City of London in pursuance of an Act of Parliament made passed in the fifth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Second Intitled an act for the more easy recovery of debts in his Majestys plantations and Colonies in America do hereby Certify that on the day of the date hereof personally Came and appeared before me John Cheetham the Deponent named in the affidavit hereunto annexed being a person well Known and worthy of Good Credit and by Solemn Oath which the said deponent then took before me upon the holy Evangelists of Almighty god did Solemnly and Sincerely declare testify and depose to be true the Several Matters and things Mentioned and Contained in the said in the said (sic repeat) annexed affidavit
[seal in left margin]
In Saith and Testimony whereof I the said Lord Mayor have Caused the Seal of the office of Mayoralty of the said City of London to be hereunto put and affixed and the Exemplification mentioned and referred to in and by the said affidavit to be hereunto also annexed dated in London the Eighth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirteen
Extur Gma of J.C. Windale
[See Descendants of Richard James, Haughton James #26]
RGD/SpTw Liber 47 Folio 15
[In margin] Proved 22nd February 1781
In the name of God amen I Montague James of the parish of Hanover in the Island of Jamaica Esquire but now residing in the parish of Saint Ann Westminster in the County of Middlesex do make publish and declare this my last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say I Give and Bequeath unto my Dear wife Mary James all my Plate Jewels Houses Furniture Linen Carriages and Carriage Horses also the sum of one Thousand Pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain and I further Give and devise unto my said Wife Mary James her heirs and assigns any two of my negroe Women Slaves whom she shall make Choice of And Whereas my late Father in Law Philip Haughton Esquire deceased by his last will and Testament in writing bequeathed unto my three daughters Catherine Haughton James now Catherine Haughton Jackson the wife of Edmund Jackson Merchant Mary Haughton James and Elizabeth Haughton James the sum of Two thousand pounds Sterling each to be paid them at the age of Twenty one years or day of Marriage and in the meantime to be kept at Interest which Legacies having been received by me I do therefore will and Direct that the several Legacies and the Interest acruing thereon or such part thereof as shall not be paid by me during my lifetime and satisfied out of my Estate Also I give and bequeath unto my said Daughter Mary Haughton James when and if she attains the age of Twenty one years or is married (which shall first happen) the sum of two Thousand pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain the same to bear and Carry Interest at the rate of Five pounds p Centum per Annum from the day of my decease and the Interest to be paid and applied in the maintenance and Education of my said daughter Mary Haughton James Also I give and bequeath to my said Elizabeth Haughton James when and if she attains her age of twenty one years or is married (which shall first happen) the like sum of Two thousand pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain the same to bear and Carry Interest at the rate of Five pounds per Centum per annum from the day of my decease and such Interest to be paid and applied in the maintenance and Education of my said Daughter Elizabeth Haughton James Also I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Haughton James when and if she attains her age of Twenty one years of is married (which shall first happen) the sum of Four Thousand pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain the same to bear and Carry Interest at the rate of Five pounds per Centum per annum from the day of my decease and such Interest to be paid and applied in the maintenance and Education of my said daughter Sarah Haughton James Also I will and direct that two new negroe Slaves for each of my said found Daughters Catherine Haughton Jackson Mary Haughton James Elizabeth Haughton James and Sarah Haughton James be purchased as soon as Convenient after my decease and Conveyed unto my said Daughters respectively and their respective heirs and assigns Also I give and bequeath unto my son John Haughton [X above name] an annuity or yearly sum of one hundred pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain until his age of Twenty one years Also I give devise and bequeath all and every the negroes and other Slaves Stock and plantation utensils belonging unto me that shall be upon Hogg River Green Island and Haughton Tower Plantations or any other Estate to my said Wife Mary James at the time of my Decease unto and to the use of my said Wife Mary James and her assigns for and during the time of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease then to the use of my said son John Haughton James and the heirs of his Body lawfully begotten remainder to the use of my said four daughters Catherine Haughton Jackson Mary Haughton James Elizabeth Haughton James and Sarah Haughton James equally to be divided between them share and share alike as Tenants in Common and not as Joint Tenants and to the heirs of their several and respective Bodies lawfully Issuing and in Case any or either of them my said Four Daughters shall happen to Depart this life without Issue then as to the share or shares of her or them so dying to the use of the Survivors or Survivor of them and the heirs of her or their bodies lawfully Issuing Also I give Devise and Bequeath all that my Plantation and Sugar work called Spring Plantation and the land there unto belonging situate in the said parish of Hanover in the Island of Jamaica and the negroe and other Slaves Cattle Stock plantations Utensils and implements of Planting upon and belonging thereto also my Run of Land called Montague Hall adjoining to the said plantation a parcel of Land adjoining to the said last mentioned run and which I purchased of William Rhodes James and Thomas James my pen called Burnt Ground and the Lands thereunto belonging and my Barquadier and Lands at Davis Cove also purchased by me of the said William Rhodes James and Thomas James also Situate in the said parish of Hanover also a parcel of Land situate at Negril in the parish of Westmoreland in the said Island of Jamaica and all other my lands Tenements slaves and hereditaments Real and personal whatsoever and wheresoever not herein before disposed of and Subject always to and Charged and Chargeable with the payment of my Just debts and Funeral Expences and the several Legacies by me given and bequeathed unto and to the use of my son Samuel Torrent James and his assigns for and during the Term of his natural life And from and immediately after the determination of that Estate by Forfeiture or otherwise in the lifetime of my said son Samuel Torrent James To the use of William Rhodes James of the parish of Trelawny in the Island of Jamaica Esquire and John Robert James of the parish of Hanover in the said Island Esquire and their heirs during the life of my said son Samuel Torrent James In Trust to support and preserve the Contingent uses and Estates hereinafter limited from being defeated or destroyed and for that purpose to make Entries and bring actions as occasion shall require but never the less to permit and suffer my said son Samuel Torrent James and his assigns to receive and Take the Rents Issues and profits thereof to and for his and their own use and benefit during his life and from and immediately after the decease of my said son Samuel Torrent James To the use of the first and every other son of the body of the said Son Samuel Torrent James lawfully begotten successively and according to Priority of birth and the heirs of the body of every such Son lawfully Issuing respectively and successively Remainder to all and every the Daughters of the Body of my said son Samuel Torrent James lawfully begotten to be Equally divided amongst them Share and share alike as Tenants in Common and not as Joint Tenants and of the several and respective heirs of the Bodies of every such Daughter lawfully issuing with Cross Remainders between them, Remainder to the use of my said son John Haughton James and his assigns for and during the Term of his natural life remainder to my said Trustees and their heirs during the life of my said Son John Haughton James In Trust to preserve Contingent Remainders, Remainder to the first and every other Son of the body of my said son John Haughton James lawfully begotten Successively and according to Priority of birth and the heirs of the body of every such Son lawfully issuing respectively and Successively Remainder to all and every the Daughters of the Body of my said Son John Haughton James lawfully begotten to be Equally divided amongst them share and share alike as Tenants In Common and not as Joint Tenants and of the several and respective heirs of the Bodies of all and every such Daughters lawfully Issuing with Cross Remainder between them Remainder to my said four Daughters Catherine Haughton Jackson Mary Haughton James Elizabeth Haughton James and Sarah Haughton James equally to be divided between them share and share alike as Tenants in Common and not as Joint Tenants and to the heirs of their several and respective Bodies lawfully Issuing with Cross Remainders between them, Remainder to my own right heirs forever Lastly I Constitute and [PAGE BENT] appoint my said wife Mary James and my said Son Samuel Torrent James Executrix and Executor of this my last will and Testament and Guardians of the persons [PAGE BENT] of and Estates of my said Son John Haughton James and my said Daughters Mary Haughton James Elizabeth Haughton James and Sarah Haughton James during their respective minorities And hereby revoking all other wills by me at any time made I declare this only to be my last will and Testament In writing Whereof I the said Montague James have to this my last will and Testament contained in four sheets of Paper to the first second and third sheets thereof set my hand and to the fourth and last my hand and Seal this twenty seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six
Montague James (seal)
Signed Sealed Published and declared by the said Testator Montague James as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses hereto
Joseph Mayo
Robert Cooper Lee
James Bowes
Memorandum this 22d day of February 1781 personally came and appeared before [me] Faulkner Bristow of the parish of Kingston Gentleman who being duly sworn deposeth and saith "that he knew and was well acquainted with Montague James the Testator within and above mentioned for several years before his Death and also with his manner and character of handwriting and that he verily believes the name Montague James set and subscribed opposite to the seal at the foot of the within and above written Instrument purporting to be his last will and Testament to be of the proper hand writing of the said Montague James and for Causes of such his knowledge and belief saith he hath seen him write and subscribe his name and that he also knew and was well acquainted with Robert Cooper Lee and James Bowes two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the said will and with the manner and Character of their several hands writing and that he verily Believes the names "Robert Cooper Lee" and James Bowes Set and subscribed as witnesses to the due Execution of the said will to be of the proper hands writing of them the said Robert Cooper Lee and James Bowes and for Cause of such his knowledge and belief saith he hath frequently seen them write set and subscribe their names and that he verily believes the said Robert Cooper Lee and James Bowes are persons resident in parts beyond the Seas And further that he knows nothing of any other will since made by the said Testator Which may tend to the disadvantage of the will within and above written / save and Except the Codicil hereunto annexed
John Dalling
I Montague James of the parish of Hanover in the Island of Jamaica Esquire but now in London do make this Codicil to my last will and Testament bearing date on or about the twenty Seventh day of June last past and I will and direct that the same be annexed thereto and accepted and Taken as part thereof that is to say I Give and bequeath unto my son John Haughton James when and if he attains his age of Twenty one years the sum of Two thousand pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain, over and above the Annuity given him by my said will to be paid by and out of my Spring Estate And Whereas by my said will I have given and devised all the negroe and other Slaves Cattle Stock and plantation Utensils belonging unto me that shall be upon Hogg River Green Island and Haughton Tower plantations or any other Estate of my Present wife Mary James at the time of my decease unto and to the use of my said Wife Mary James and her assigns for and during the term natural life with remainders over Now I do hereby Give devise and bequeath the said Slave Cattle Stock and Plantation Utensils from and immediately after the decease of my said Wife unto and to the use of all and every or such one or more of the said Child or Children of my said wife by me begotten and to be Begotten and the Issue of such Child or Children in Case any of them shall be then Dead leaving Issue for such Estate and Estates and in such parts and proportions if there shall be more than one and in such Sort manner and form as my said wife Mary James shall at any time or times after my Decease by any Deed or Deeds Writing or Writings under her hand and seal with or without power of Revocation and to be attested by two or more Credible Witnesses or by her last will and Testament in Writing or any Writing purporting to be or in nature of her will to be by her Signed and published in the presence of three or more Credible Witnesses direct limit or appoint And in default of such direction Limitation or appointment then unto and to the use of my said son John Haughton James and the heirs of his Body lawfully begotten Remainder to the use of my four daughters Catherine Haughton Jackson Mary Haughton James Elizabeth Haughton James and Sarah Haughton James Equally to be divided between them share and share alike as Tenants in Common and not as Joint Tenants and to the heirs of their several and respective Bodies lawfully Issuing And in Case any or either of my said four Daughters shall happen to depart this life without Issue then as to the share or shares of her or them so dying to the use of the Survivors or Survivor of them and the heirs of her or their bodies lawfully Issuing And I do hereby ratify and Confirm my said will in all respects not hereby attested In Witness whereof I the said Montague James have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Twenty third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six
Montague James
Signed Sealed published and Declared by the said Testator Montague James as and for a Codicil to his last will and Testament in the presence of us, who in his presence at his Request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses hereto the "Words to be paid out by out of my Spring Estate" being first Interlined
Robert Cooper Lee
Faulkner Bristow Junr
James Bowes
Memorandum this Twenty second day of February 1781 personally came and appeared before me Faulkner Bristow Junr and made oath that he was present and did see Montague James the Testator within and above named being then of sound mind and memory Sign Seal publish and declare the within and above written Instrument as a Codicil to and to be deemed and Taken as part and parcel of his last will and Testament hereunto annexed and that at the same time Robert Cooper Lee and James Bowes were also present and together with him subscribed their names as witnesses to the same in the presence of the said Testator and further that he knows nothing of any other will or Codicil since made by the said Testator which may tend to the disadvantage of the Codicil within and above written and Will hereunto annexed
John Dalling
[See Descendants of Richard James, Montague James #12]
WILL OF WILLIAM RHODES JAMES, Junior
LOS Wills, Vol. 63/79
Lord defender of the Faith &ct To our Trusty and well beloved James Galloway James Stewart & William James Stevenson of the Parish of Trelawney Esquires or any two of them Know ye That We have constituted authorized and appointed And by these Presents to Constitute authorize an appoint ye or either of ye to administer an oath unto John Hodges John G Elder and Charles James Sims or either of them or any other that are Witnesses and can make oath of the signing sealing publishing and declaring of the last Will and Testament of William Rhodes James Junr of the Parish of Trelawney Esquire deceased And thereof you or either of you are to make a due Return under your or either of your hands and Seals unto our Lt Govr & Commander in Chief of our said Island or to the Governor in Chief of the same for the time being with this power annexed so that such proceedings may be ordered therein as may be according to Law
Witness His Honor the Right honble
Alexander Earl of Balcarres Lieutenant Governor & Commander in Chief of Our said Island at Saint Jago de la Vega the twenty third day of May Annoque domini 1796 and in the thirty sixth year of Our Reign
Balcarres
Passed the Secretarys Office
G Atkinson Secy (seal)
Jamaica Ss
The Execution of the within dedimus appears by the Will and probate hereunto annexed
Given under my hand and Seal this Eighth day of November Annoque domini 1796
James Galloway (seal)
[in margin] James Rhodes Wm proved Novr 8th 1796
Jamaica Ss
In the Name of God Amen I William Rhodes James the Younger of the Parish of Trelawny in the County of Cornwall in the Island of Jamaica Esquire being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do make publish and declare my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say I will and desire that all my Just debts and Funeral Charges be paid by my Executrix and Executors herein after named so soon as the same can be done
Whereas I have now in my possession twelve Slaves named Pompey Paimus Jenny and her Child Dutchess Bell Frederick Lucea Floramel Delai Dolly and her Child Lucestreba and Anna which were given to my beloved Wife Rachel Allan James by her late Father and as there is some doubt whether the title does not vest in myself to remove all doubts respecting her Title to those Slaves I Give devise and bequeath the said Twelve Slaves and all Property I have therein unto my said beloved Wife To hold the same with the Issue and increase of the female Slaves to her and her heirs and Assigns forever I give devise and bequeath unto my said beloved Wife Rachel Allan James my Six Slaves named Nancy and her Children Amarellis and Tommy James Pickle and Mulatto Sam To hold the same with the future Issue and Increase of the females unto my said Wife during her natural life and upon her decease the same to revert to and be part and parcel of my residuary Estate I Give absolutely to my said Wife my Horses Carriages Plate and Household furniture to be at her own disposal All the rest residue and remainder of my Estates Real Personal and mixed whatsoever and wheresoever the same may be whereof I shall die seized and Possessed or whereunto I may be intitled at the time of my decease I Give devise and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Rachel Allan James and my friends Herbert Newton Jarrett of Orange Valley in the Parish of Trelawny and William Brown of the Parish of Hanover Esquires and the Survivor of them and the heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns of Such Survivor forever Upon Trust Nevertheless and to and for and upon the several uses trusts ends intents and purposes hereinafter mentioned and declared of and concerning the same that is to say Upon Trust in the first place to manage conduct improve defend and protect the same And in the next place until all my debts and funeral Charges shall be fully paid to receive and take the Rents Issues and Profits thereof and to pay and apply the same in matter following that is to say thereby and thereout to pay the Contingent Charges and to make from time to time purchases of Slaves and Stock such as shall be needful and proper for the Cultivation support and improvement of my landed property And upon further trust thereby and thereout to pay and apply an annual sum for the maintenance and Education of my Children in manner next mentioned that it to say for the maintenance of each Son until he shall respectively attain his age of Eighteen years such reasonable sum of money as my said Trustees as judge moot proper and best suited to his Age and to the Circumstance and Condition of my Estate And from the day on which my Sons shall respectively attain the Age of Eighteen years then to allow each Son Two hundred and fifty pounds Annually for his support and maintenance until my debts be fully paid And for the maintenance and Education of each daughter to allow in like manner an annuall Sum at the discretion of my said Trustees untill the day on which such Daughter shall respectively attain the Age of Eighteen years or be married whichsoever shall first happen at which time my Daughters will be intitled to receive their portions hereinafter mentioned but in case it shall so happen that the Portion be not actually paid at that period then to pay annually unto each daughter for her maintenance the lawfull Interest of her Portion or such part thereof as shall be unpaid it being my will and intention that the Portions of my said Daughters shall not bear Interest until the times whereon the same are respectively made payable as hereinafter mentioned And upon further Trust to pay and apply the residue thereof or so much thereof as shall be necessary for that purpose toward the paying off and discharging my just debts And Upon further Trust thereby and thereout to raise for my Daughter Juliana James the Sum of Three Thousand Pounds Currency as and for her Portion to be paid to her at the Age of Eighteen years or day of Marriage whichsoever shall first happen And also the like sum of Money and payable in like manner as and for the Portion or Portions of each and every of my future Daughters in case that any shall be born unto me in my life time or in due time after my decease Provided always that if any or either of my daughters shall happen to die unmarried and before she attains the age of Eighteen years then and in such Case the portion so appointed to be raised for such Daughter or Daughters so dying shall lapse and sink into my Estate And upon further Trust that if it should it (sic) so happen that a sufficient sum cannot be raised for payment of the Portions of my daughters so that the same or any part thereof be behind and unpaid the space of twelve months next after the same are hereby made payable then and in such Case to raise money by way of loan Mortgage or other Security of the Trust premises as shall from time to time be requisite for payment of the said Portions respectively
And Upon further Trust that whensoever and so soon as all my Just debts shall have been fully paid and my Estate cleared of debt except it be a new debt Contracted for payment of my Daughters Portions as next before mentioned Then and from thence forward for ever to hold all and singular the Premises hereby devised in Trust to them unto and to the only proper use benefit and behoof of my Eldest Son William Rhodes James and his heirs and Assigns Subject Never the less to the limitations herein after mentioned and also subject to the payment of my Daughters Portions or so much thereof as shall be then unpaid and to any Mortgage or other Security granted by my Trustees for the purpose of raising Money for those Portions as before mentioned And Also the Portions and Provision for my younger sons Herbert Jarrett James and Henry John James and my future younger Sons in Case any shall be born unto me in my life time or in due time after my decease that is to say that my said Trustees shall cause my whole Estate to be then valued and appraised by two sufficient and indifferent valuators one of whom to be named by my eldest Son if more than Eighteen years of age and living or duly represented in this Island or otherwise by his nearest relation in this Island who will nominate in his behalf And in case of difference of opinion the Valuators shall name an Umpire as in such Cases is usual whose valuation shall be Conclusive and allow once being made for any Sums which may be Due on account of my Daughters Portions the Nett Value of my Estate shall be divided into shares exceeding by one the number of Sons then living or who have died after having attained the Age of Twenty one years or have left lawfull issue And my Eldest Son shall be Considered as intitled to two of such Shares and each younger Son to the value of one of each such Share to be paid by my eldest Son in manner hereinafter mentioned And in order to prevent disputes I declare expressly my will and intent to be that the portion or share of my younger Sons shall lapse and sink into my Estate in case of the death of any or either of them both under the Age of Twenty one years and without lawfull (sic) And that every of such Son or Sons shall have power by Will or deed in writing to make disposal of his Rights and Claims to such share and portion so soon as he attains such Age and in default of such writing then the same shall become the property of his Issue if more than one share and share alike and in default of his issue it shall belong to his Right Heirs except only in case that my eldest Son shall happen to die under Age and before my Estate be clear as aforesaid without lawfull Issue then living or having left lawfull Issue and such Issue then living be females only then and in such Case such female issue shall be entitled only to the value of one of the two Shares intended for my Eldest Son and the other of the said two Shares shall go to my next eldest Son who shall then stand in the place of and be in all respects entitled and Considered as my now eldest Son William Rhodes James is hereby entitled and Considered and so on throughout all my Sons And with intent that my eldest Son shall not be inconvenienced or his property distressed by paying the portions of my youngest Sons I will and direct that the share and portion of my younger sons shall be paid to them their Devisees Assigns and Right heirs as the case may be in manner following that is to say each share or proportion shall be considered as due vested on the day each Younger Son shall respectively attain his Age of Twenty one years and interest shall then Commence But Nevertheless my Eldest Son shall have time of payment and each portion shall be paid by him in five installments the first payment to be made after each Son respectively attains his age of Twenty one years or when he would have attained that Age in case of his death under that age and leaving lawful Issue to which issue the same will then be payable by the like Instalments with Interest from that time And upon further Trust in Case of the death of my Son William Rhodes James under the Age of Twenty one years and without lawfull Issue Male then to hold the same to the use of my second son Herbert Jarret James and his heirs and Assigns for Ever Subject in all respects as herein before mentioned in regard to my Son William Rhodes James in whose place and stead he will then be put And in case of the death of my said second Son under such Age and without lawfull issue Male then in like manner to the use of my next Eldest son and his heirs and Assigns Subject in like manner and so on to toties quoties throughout all my Sons And for the better and more effectual securing the due payment of the Portions of my Daughters and Younger Sons in manner as at the times herein before limited for payment I declare the same to be specific Liens on my Estate secured under the Trusts hereby created and to that intent that the same be and remain vested in my said Trustees until those portions be fully paid And I hereby authorize and empower my said Trustees and each of them in case of default of payment whensoever and so often as the same shall happen to enter upon and take possession of my Estate and Property and to take the Rents Issues and Profits thereof to the payment of as well all Monies so in arrear and unpaid on account of the said Portions as also all Costs and charges of taking and keeping such possession untill the same shall be fully paid and satisfied I hereby nominate and appoint my said beloved Wife and my said friends Herbert Newton Jarrett and William Brown Executors of this my last will and Testament and Guardians of the persons and Estates of my Children I revoke all former and other Wills and Codicils heretofore by me made and declare this present Instrument of Writing written on three Sheets of paper to be and contain my true and only last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to the first and second Sheets subscribed my name and to this third and last Sheet have set my hand and Seal in the presence of three Credible Witnesses this sixth day of September One thousand seven hundred and ninety four
William Rhodes James Jun (seal)
Signed Sealed Published and declared by the Testator William Rhodes James Junr as and for his last Will and Testament in presence of us who in his presence at his request and in presence of each other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto
Jno [John] Hodges
Jno [John] G Elder
Chas Jas [Charles James]Sims
10 Shillings Jamaica
In Obedience to the dedimus Hereunto annexed I have administered an oath unto John Hodges who being duly sworn on the holy Evangelist of almighty God maketh oath and saith that he was present and did see William Rhodes James Junior the Testator in the Instrument of writing hereunto annexed being of sound mind and memory sign seal publish and declare the said Instrument of writing to be his last Will and Testament and that at the same time John G Elder and Charles James Sims were also present and together with him subscribed their names as Witnesses to the same in the presence of the said Testator And further that he knows nothing of any other Will since made by the said Testator which may tend to the disadvantage of the Will hereunto annexed
Given under my hand and Seal this Eighth day of November annoque Domini 1796 - James Galloway (seal)
Extur RW
[See Descendants of Richard James 2, William Rhodes James #62, Generation 5.]
INVENTORY OF WILLIAM RHODES JAMES Sen. 1808
Vol. III, fol. 119
Text of William Rhodes James Sn Inventory 1808
James Willm Rhodes Senr. ___ Retd, 1 July 1808
[Stamp-4 shilling 8 pence]
Jamaica SS - An Inventory and Appraisement of all and Singular the Goods and Chattels Rights and Credits & which were of William Rhodes James the Elder late of the Parish of Trelawney Esquire deceased
The following Slaves and Stock on Southfield Estate Subject to a Mortgage to Messrs Wedderburn and Webster of London Merchants
Slaves
Names Occupation & Condition Value
Allan Field Sickly
Ben " " 50
Bob " Old 50
Castalio A Runaway 55
Cupid Swelled foot 140
Cuffee Cart Boy Able 160
Dick Field Old 140
Harris Cartman Able 180
Harry " " 175
Holband Field " 170
Hopewell A Runaway 50
Jack Field Sickly & Old 25
Joe Field Able 180
Levant Cartman Able 200
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Carried Up 5
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Names Occupation & Condition Value
Amount brought up 1465
March Field Able 160
Mark " Elderly 90
Ostar " Able 165
Othello " Able 150
Thomas " " 140
Trion " Old 60
Trusty " Swelled feet 140
Paul Muleman Able 175
Port Royal Head Driver Able 200
Prince Cattle driver Able 200
Samson Field Able 170
Virgil " " 170
Will " " 160
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Carried Up 5
_____
Names Occupation & Condition Value
Amount brought up 3445
Amelia Field Able 160
C Amelia Field Pregnant 150
Celia " Able 150
Charlotte " Weakly 100
Grace " Able 160
Hardtimes " Able 165
Juba " Able 155
Jean " Old 50
Kitty " Able 150
Lavinia " Elderly 75
Louisa " Able 165
Mary Ann " Old 30
Maria Cook Able 160
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Carried Over 5
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[Stamp-1 shilling 8 pence]
Names Occupation & Condition Value
Amount brought Over 5115
Mira Field Able 140
L Mimba " " 165
Nancy " " 165
Patty " " 165
Penny " " 160
Rachel " Sickly 60
Rose " Able 165
Susan " Sickly 100
Yankey " Able 150
Eve " " 165
S Jamie Driver Old 70
Cuba Grasscuter Old 25
L Grace Past Work 0
L Juba Able Girl 120
Quasheba " 140
Sally " Sickly 10
Collan Cooper Able 200
Homer " One leg 160
George " Able A runy 190
Peter Cooper Able 180
Dick Carpenter Elderly 140
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Carried up 5
_____
Names Occupt & Cond Value
Amount brought Up 7785
Quashee Carpenter Able 250
Alexis Old Watchman 10
Anthony " 10
Boatswain Boiler Old 80
Cosar Old Watchman 10
Hercules " 10
John Disordered 10
Ned Old Watchman 10
Osman " 10
Shippas " 10
Scipio " 10
Quaco " 10
Adam Stockboy Able 170
Charles " " 120
Quaw " " 140
Lucy Field Sickly 10
Robin " Sick 50
England Roses Child 50
Calista Grass Cuter Old 25
Aell Distempered 0
_____
Carried up 0
_____
Names Occupt & Cond Value
Amount brot Up 8850
Rose Past Work 0
Isabel Able 165
Patience Field Able 165
Coomba " Sickly 50
Old Nanny Very Old 30
Mimba Hot house 100
B Jamie Insane 0
Old Penny Past Work 0
Delia Field Sickly 20
Quashie Past Work 0
Priscilla " 0
Emmy " 0
Juno " 0
Binibah " 0
Bathshiba " -
Sarah " -
Grace Field Dirt Eater 25
Fabia Past Work 0
Cudjoo Stable Boy 170
Edward Waiting Boy 65
Johnny Shepherds Boy 100
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Carried up 0
_____
Names Occupt & Cond Value
Amount brought Up 9740
Philip Waiting Boy 115
Sammy " Able 150
Sarah Able Girl 140
Franky Old 10
Violet Able Girl 55
London } 25
Kitty } 12
Ned } 15
Billy } 25
Tom } Children 15
Quaruin} 25
Phoebe } 12
Roslin } 10
Sue } 45
Mary Bell Field Able 145
Nanny A Child 15
Stock
24 Mules @ 720
38 Working Steers @ 1330
4 Young " @ 32
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Carried Over 46
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[Stamp - 1 shilling 8 pence]
Stock Continued and Amount Brought
Forward 46
2 Bulls 70
22 Cows @ 286
13 Heifers @ 117
5 Bull Calves @ 15 488
________
4 Cow Calves @ 12
2 Bullkins @ 18 30
The following Negroes not Subject
to the Mortgage
John A Cooper Elderly
Billy Waiting Boy 170
Dick Shepherd 120
Jeffrey Boy 110 585
________
William An Old Domestic 30
Polly Washerwoman 160
Bristol A Carpenter 160 350
________
Sundry Plantation Stores
In the Overseers House & Cellar 120
In Use
1 Truck 50
1 Waggon /Heavy & Useless 25
4 Cart @ 100 175
________
2 Mill Blocks
2 S Hammers }
1 Sett " }
9 Cattle Chains }
1 Timber " }
4 Ladles }
4 Skimmers }
5 Setts Coopers Tools }
5 " Carpenters " }
4 Cross Saws }
3 Whip " }
2 Copper Pumps } 20
In the Great House Cellar
1 Puncheon Rum Containing about
50 Galls very Weak @ 3/4 8.6.8
1 & /2 Firkins Butter 5 doz Madeira @ 60/
20 doz Shrub @ 3/4 3.6.8 20.6.8
In the Store and Pantry Cellar
Remains of Sundry Stores &c 5
In the Kitchen
Sundry Kitchen furniture 3
And 4 Pestles and Mortars 2 5
In the Front Piazza
2 Sophas and Covers 30
6 High Back Mahogany Chairs 6
3 Common " 30/ 1.10
2 Tables 8.5
1 Tool Chest 2.10
In the Hall
1 Piano 15 }
A large Book Case 25 }
A Secretaire 14 }
2 Card tables 8 }
A Yellow Saunders Table 5 }
A Bread Nut Heart " 4 }
A Mahogy Breakfast table 4 }
A Ladies Working table 2 }
A Yellow Saunders " 4 }
A Card Box 1.10 }
A Mahogany Writing desk 2.10 }
A Yellow Saunders " 4 }
A Stool and Inkstand .15 }
A Tea Caddy 2.10 }
A Tea Urn and Stand and Coffee }
Urn 8.5 }
A Thermometer .15 }
A lamp 5.6.8 }
2 Candle Shades 2.10 } 107.11.8
______________________
Carried Over 14.10
____________
Amount Brought Over 14.10
[Stamp -1 shilling 8 pence]
In the Dining Hall
A Beaufit }
A Side Board 15 }
A large liquor Case 10 }
2 Mahogany Trays 4 }
A Mahogany Table with two ends 20 }
2 Yellow Saunders Tables 8.5 }
9 Chairs 9 }
5 Knife Cases with the contents 35 }
A Knife tray 1 }
A Small liquor Case 2.10 }
A Plate Holder .10 } 125.5
_______
In the Back Piazza
An Arm Chair 1
A drip and Case 5.6.8
2 Chairs 1
________ 7.6.8
In the Large Bed Room
A Bread Nut heart Wardrobe 25
A Yellow Saunders " 25
A Pot Stand .15 }
A large Medicine Chest 1 }
A Small " .10 }
A Bed Bedstead Mattrass & Pillows 30 }
A Bason Stand 3 }
2 Chairs 2 }
A Table 2 }
A looking Glass .10 } 89.15
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In the Small Bedroom
2 Small Tables 2 }
A Mahogany Wardrobe 25 }
A Yellow Saunders " 25 }
A Bason Stand 2 }
A Large Chair 2 }
A Bidet .5 }
2 Beds 50 }
2 Chairs 2 }
A Night Chair 1.10 }
Some Medicines 5 }
A Small looking Glass .15 }
A Table 2 } 117.10
_______
In the Bed Room off the Piazza
A Bed Bedstead Mattrass Pillows & 60 }
A Night Chair 3 }
A Bason Stand 2 }
A looking Glass & table 2.10 }
3 Chairs 3 70.10
_______
In the Bed room up Stairs
2 Beds and Bedstead 40 }
2 Chairs 2 }
A looking Glass .10 }
2 Bason Stands 2 }
A looking Glass and table 1 } 45.10
_______
180 Oz Plate 27/6 10
Less 10 p Cent for dross &c
Wood & 6.15 60.15
------
A Plate Chest 1.10
3 Spy Glasses & an Opera Glass 5
A pair of Pistols 5.6.8
An Umbrella 2.10 14.6.8
_______
An Old Fiddle .10
A fishing Rod .1.8
A Sugar Trunimel .5
Sundry Remnants 3
A Broken Glass .5 4.1.8
_______
4 lb Arrow root Powder 1
A dressing Case .10
A Watch and Seal 9.15
An Hydrometer .6.8 11.11.8
_______
A Speaking Trumpet .5
Some Old Knives and forks 1
Bridles and Saddles 3
Wearing Apparel 5 9.5
______________________
Carried Over 70.6.8
____________
Amount Brought Over 70.6.8
[Stamp -1 shilling 8 pence]
A Post Chaise 100
A Phaeton 70
Cash found at Haughton Tower 63.17.6 233.17.6
_________
In the Compting House
A Bed and Mattrass 12
Sundry table Linen and Sheeting 25
A Sett of English China 5
A Sett of Blue China 5 35
_______
A Sett China 15
A " Breakfast " 5
A Broken Sett " 5
Sundry Articles Glass Ware 5 30
_______
3 Horses @ 240
2 " @ 140
A Colt 25
A Mule 45
A riding Horse Old & Sick 12 462
_________
6 Setts of Old Harness 50
An Old Mare 2
A Mule Cart 10 62
_________
3 pair of large Candlesticks 4.10
2 pr Small " 2
1 pair with Branches 5
3 Waiters 10.13.4
A p Snuffers .15 22.18.4
_________
86 Sheep @ per Score 258
A puncheon of Rum containing about }
123 Gallons Claimed by Mr Brown }
as his and taken away by him }
Sundry Article of Furniture & bought
from the Executor of Thomas James }
but not paid for and on that }
Account refused to be delivered Up }
An old Mill, Some Shingles and
a Hogshead of rough Coffee ordered }
by the intestate before his decease }
to be Sent to Mr Brown which was }
done and they now are in his possession}
Some Wine and Brandy at Haughton
2 Steers Sold Rob Dane unaccounted }
for }
Sundry Balances appearing due
by the Account Current Books of the }
Intestate the amount of which }
cannot be accurately ascertained from }
the irregular and Confused way in }
which the book was kept }
A Claim for Certain Wine Shipped
on the Boddington Seized by the }
Custom House Officers }
__________________
86.2.6
__________________
[Stamp -1 shilling 8 pence]
Jamaica Ss - In Obedience to the Warrant of Appraisement hereunto annexed and to us directed We have according to the best of our Judgments and Consciences Inventoried and appraised all and Singular the Goods and Chattels Rights and Credits which were William Rhodes James the Elder late of the Parish of Trelawny Esquire deceased according as the same were Shewn unto us by William Rhodes James of the Parish of Saint Catherine his Administrator or which we know did belong to the deceased at the time of his death and we find the Same to Amount to the Sum of Sixteen thousand two Hundred and Eighty Six pounds two Shillings and Six pence Current Money of Jamaica ____ All which we humbly Certify under our hands and Seals this fifteenth day of Febry 1808 _
Jn Gayner (sd) __ Edw Earl (sd)
Extur HW, WHJ
[See Descendants of Richard James, William Rhodes James #29, Generation 4.]
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