Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library

OFFICIAL AND OTHER PERSONAGES

OF JAMAICA

FROM 1655 TO 1790

COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

BY W. A. FEURTADO

Kingston, Jamaica, 1896


A - B


ABERNATHIE, GEORGE
In 1756 a private act was passed to encourage him in his projection for raising water by fire and applying the same to turn water mills for grinding sugar canes.

ABRAHAM, CAPTAIN, JOHN
M.A. St. Ann 1691, '93, '95, '98, 1701. St. James 1702.

ADKYNS, SOUTHWELL
M.A. Port Morant 1664.

ADLAM, THOMAS
Merchant. Kingston, 1780.

AIKENHEAD, GEORGE
Captain Apostles Battery 1776.

AIKMAN, WILLIAM
Printer Jamaica Mercury, Kingston 1779.  Died 1784. Aged 33.

ALBEMARLE, CHRISTOPHER Duke of
Arrived as Governor 1687,  Died 6th. October, 1688.  His full title was "Illustrious Prince Christopher Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington, Baron Moncke of Potheridge, Beauchamp, and Teys.  Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Lord of H.M. Privy Council, Knight of the Garter, Lt. General &c., &c.
On 5th, September 1688, the House of Assembly presented the Duke with an address congratulating him on recovery of his recent illness.-On the 6th of October 1688, when the Duke died the following appeared on the minutes of the Council.
"Dr. Trapham and the rest of His Grace's Physicians, desiring admittance, were called in ; who desired that this board would appoint some body to view His Grace's Corpse, which they are now going to embalm because there is a report spread abroad that they have not dealt fairly with him, and that the report was raised by Captain Drax. a member of the Assembly.
Whereupon the board appointed Colonel Freeman and Colonel Ballard to view His Grace's Corpse and that they take with them James L'Espinas, and Thomas Gouldingham, Chirurgeons, and ordered that a message be sent to the Assembly, to acquaint them therewith and desire that they will enquire into the reason of the said report, and appoint some of their members to be present at the opening of His Grace's body.
No further proceedings appear on the minutes of either the Council, or the Assembly.

ALBERS, OTTO
Coll. Cons. St. Mary 1766.

ALCOCK, WILLIAM
A private act was passed in 1695, to enable his surviving Executor to sell his Estate for payment of Debts and Legacies.

ALDEBOROUGH, RICHARD
M.A. St. Dorothy 1706-7-9-18-19.  St. George 1711, 1713.  St. John 1716.

ALDRED, EDWARD
Surgeon, Spanish Town, 1761.

ALDRED, GEORGE
Practitioner Physic & Surgery. Died K P C. 1793, Aged 53.

ALEXANDER, JOHN
Second Clerk Chancery Office 1769.

ALEXANDER, WILLIAM
Messenger Assembly 1774.

ALLAN, RICHARD
Surgeon Loyal Irish Corps 1777.

ALLAN, JAMES & JOHN
Merchants, Kingston 1780.

ALLARDES, JAMES
Coll. Cons. St. Andrew 1773.

ALLARDYCE, ALEXANDER
Vestryman, Kingston 1772.

ALLEN, BENJAMIN
M.A. St. David, 1779, 1781, '87.

ALLEN, ELEAZER
M.A. St. David 1721.

ALLEN, JOHN
Merchant Kingston, 1728.

ALLEN, JOHN
Attorney at Law 1774.

ALLNUTT, Mr.
Third Clerk Chancery Office 1769.

ALPRESS, SAMUEL
M.A. Vere 1765, '70.

ALVANS, ESTHER BARUCH
Wife of Abraham Alvans died J.B. H.B. 1692.

AMHERST, JEFF
Captain 60th. Regt. 1780.

ANDERSON, TH.
M.A. Vere 1787.

ANDREISS, Lt.-Col. BARNARD
Custos of St. Elizabeth, M.A. St. Elizabeth 1704. Died at Lacovia Estate 1710. Aged 70 years. His daughter Bonella married Joseph Hodges, See Woodstock.

ARCEDECKNE, ANDREW
M.A. St. Catherine, 1718, '19. '21. '22. '26. '27. '28. '31. '32. '35. '45. '49. '52. '54. '55. '56. Resigned 1757, on account of advanced age. Died 1763. Aged 72 years.
Mr. Arcedeckne was a native of Ireland, and for many years a Barrister at law. He married a daughter of Francis Love Beckford Esqre. of Basing Park, Vide, Chapter on "The Peerage in Jamaica," and also Banks Baronia Anglica, and Concentrata, and Journals of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society.

ARCEDECKNE, CHALONER
M.A. St. Catherine 1764, 1765. Joshua, 2nd. Baron Huntingfield married 1810, Catherine daughter of Chaloner Arcedeckne Esqre. of Glevering Hall, Co. Suffolk.

ARCEDECKNE, CHARLES
M.A. St. Catherine 1765.

ARCEDECKNE, DANIEL
MA. St. Mary, 1719.

ARCEDECKNE, MATTHEW
MA. St. Mary, 1731.  Died 1731.

ARCEDECKNE, ROBERT
M A. Port Royal, 1749.  M.A. St. Ann 1757, 1761, '65.

ARCHBOLD, Lt.-Col. HENRY
One of the first members of the Council of twelve, 1661.

ARCHBOLD, Col. HENRY
M.A. St. .Andrew, 1702.  Refused to take the oath and disqualified to serve.

ARCHBOLD, JAMES
M.A. St. Andrew, 1703-4. St. David, 1713.

ARCHBOULD, Captain HENRY
M.A. St. George, 1679, 1686, '88.

ARCHBOULD, HENRY
M.A. Port Royal, 1749.
In 1759 a private act was passed for the sale of certain lands in Liguanea, St. Andrew, belonging to Henry Archbould, a minor, son and heir, and residuary devisee of. Henry Archbould late of the said parish Esquire deceased for payment of £8,000, with interest devised by the will of said Henry Archbould to his daughter Sarah Elizabeth Archbould and for other the purposes therein mentioned.

ARCHER, JOHN
Island Secretary, 1768.

ARMSTEAD, JOHN
Messenger House of Assembly, 1769.

ASHBY, GEORGE
M.A. Vere, 1716.  M.A. St. Ann, 1721. '26.  Clarendon 1721. '26.

ASHELON, RICHARD
Merchant Kingston, 1728.

ASHTON, LEWIS,
M.A., for Angells, 1664.

ASSHETON, RICHARD
M.A., St. Ann, 1731.  Died 1731.

ASSHETON, RALPH
Vide Peerage in Jamaica.

ASHURST, JONATHAN
M.A., St. Elizabeth, 1674, '5, '8. Clarendon 1677, '9. Vere 1683. Died 1683.

ASHWORTH, JASPER
M.A., St. George, 1722, '32. Portland, 1731. Hanover 1736.

ATCHESON, THOMAS
Provost Marshal General 1698.

ATKINSON, CHARLES
Secretary to Sir Thomas Lynch, and to Lord Vaughan.  He was a gentleman that by a generous and public spirit purchased no inconsiderable additions of Honor to his good extraction. Thrice employed in Foreign negotiations he acquitted himself with Honor, and public satisfaction.  Died 1678, aged 31 years.

ATKINSON, CHARLES
M.A.. St. Mary, 1677. Clarendon, 1678.

AUSTIN, ROBERT
Capt. Militia Spanish Town. 1779.

AXTELL, DANIEL
M.A. St. Andrew, 1720 Port Royal 1716 '18

AXTELL, Dr. WILLIAM
M.A. Port Royal, 1695, 1702, '6.  St. Ann, 1701, '3. St. George 1704.

AYLMER, Lt. Col. WHITGIST
M.A., St. John, 1674 '7, 1701. St. Ann 1679 88.
Asst. Judge Common Pleas, St. John 1675
His wife Madame Joyce Aylmer died at St. Johns 1702, Aged 52.
He died at St. Johns 1709, aged 67 years, having resided in this Island for 46 years. Supposed descendant of Dr. John Aylmer, Bishop of London, and from Dr. Whitgist, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Catherine, daughter of Col. Aylmer and relict of a Mr. Hamilton, married John 8th Viscount of-----(illegible) Mss. of C.  E. Long.

AYMER [AYLMER?], Capt. WHITGIST, Jnr.
M.A., St. James, 1701.  Port Royal, 1704.  St John, 1702, '6, '7, '8, '9. St. George, 1716.  St. Catherine, 1715.  St David, 1718.  He was connected with the Halsteads.

AYSCOUGH, Major THOMAS
M.A , St. John, 1664 '74 '79 '88 '91 '93.  Judge Common Pleas St. John, 1675.  Member Council, 1696.

AYSCOUGH, THOMAS
M.A., St. Catherine, 1742

AYSCOUGH, JOHN
M.A., St. John, 1702, '3, '11.  St. Andrew, 1704.  St. George, 1706.  Pres. and Lt. Governor, 1724, 1734.  Impeached 1727. Died 30th September, 1735.

AYSCOUGH, JOHN
M.A., St. Mary, 1740.  St. Catherine, 1757, '61.  Died 1763.

BACHE, Major SAMUEL
M.A. St. David, 1671. Port Royal, 1675, '9.  Judge Common Pleas Port Royal, 1671.

BACHELOR, JOHN,
Merchant, Kingston, 1726

BADNEDGE, EDWARD
Coll. Constable St. Elizabeth, 1777

BAILEY, WILLIAM
Clerk Sup. Court Office, 1774

BAILLIE, ROBERT
M.A , St. Dorothy, 1721, St. Ann, 1722

BAKER, JOHN PROCULUS
Counsellor, 1780

BALAGUIERE, JOHN ANTHONY
Island Secretary 1764

BALDWIN, WILLIAM
M.A, St. George, 1743.  Died S. T. 1755. Aged 54.  Mary his widow died S. T. 1760.  Aged 68.

BALDWIN, SAMUEL
Clerk Patents 1703.  M A., St. Thomas in the East, 1711

BALLARD, Col. THOMAS
One of the first Members of the Council of twelve, 1661, then a Captain.

BALLARD, THOMAS
M. A., St. Catherine 1683, 1686, '8, 1691.
A private Act was passed in 1695 to enable certain persons to sell lands for the payment of debts of Thomas Ballard, Jnr., Esq., deceased.

BALTHROPP, HESTER
Daughter of Sir John Colte, Knight. Late wife and relict of Rd. Baltrop, of Gray's Inn estate. She died at St. Johns 1679. Aged 58 years. Her daughter Ann married Honble Col. Thomas Freeman, and Hester (another daughter) married Honble. Col. Cope.

BANKS, Captain RICHARD
M.A., St Ann, 1698, 1702, '6. St James, 1703, Westmoreland, 1709

BANNISTER, JAMES, Major General
President of the Council 1671.
Murdered by a Mr. Charles Burford in 1674, who was tried and hanged. A daughter of General Bannister married Samuel Lcwis (Grandfather of Hugh Lewis, Barrister at Law). She died S.T. 1676. Aged 18 years. The General was 50 years of age when he died. He came to Jamaica with the expedition under Admiral Penn and General Venables. He was Major General commanding the Militia of Jamaica, an office then resembling that of Muster Master in one of the Provinces of England.

BANNISTER, JAMES
M.A. St Dorothy 1688, '91, '93, '95.

BARHAM, HENRY, Senr.
Died S. T. 1720.  Aged 56 years.

BARHAM, HENRY, Jnr.
M.A., St. David 1722, '26, '27.  St. James 1722, 1724.  Clarendon, 1726. Westmoreland. 1731
Dr. Barham was connected with the family of Foster of St. Elizabeth (Vide Archers, M.I.).  Jane his wife died S. T. 1717.

BARKER, BERNARD
M.A., Morant 1663

BARKER, THOMAS
Coll. Constable Westmoreland 1767

BARKLAY, JAMES
Clerk Assembly, 1677

BARNES, Dr. JOSHUA
Greek Scholar and Historian.  Died S. T. 1712.

BARNETT, JOHNATHAN
M.A. St. James, 1731, '36.  Died 1745.  Aged 67 years.  Interred at Catherine Hall Estate.
His daughter Mrs. Ann Curtis died 1700.  Aged 44 years. Interred also on the same Estate.

BARNETT, WILLIAM
M.A. St. James 1745. Died 1745

BARNETT, WILLIAM
M.A. St. James 1765. M.C. 1780

BARRETT, GEORGE G.
M.A. St. James, 1787, '90.

BARRITT, JAMES
M.A. St. James, 1721

BARRITT, HEARCEY
Died S. T. 1726. Aged 76 years

BARRITT, THOMAS HERCY
M.A. Vere 1773. M.C. 1775

BARRITT, SUSANNA,
Wife of Thomas Barritt, Esqre., died S. T. 1728.  Aged 36 years.
Elizabeth his second wife died S. T., 1740.  Aged 47.
The families of Barritt, Hodges, Haughton and Molton were connected with each other by various intermarriages.
The poetess Elizabeth Barrett Browning was of this Family having been a sister of Mr. Barrett formerly of Cinnamon Hill Trelawny (Archer)

BARROW, Capt. GEORGE
M.A. St. Elizabeth, 1673

BARROW, JOHN
M.A. St. Elizabeth, 1679, '88

BARROW, THOMAS
Attorney at Law.  M. A. Kingston, 1701,'2,'3

BARRY EDWARD
Governor's Secretary, 1780

BARRY, Lt.-Col. SAMUEL
M.A. St. Andrew, 1671. 9  Asst. Judge Supreme Court 1675

BARRY, Col. SAMUEL
The first named in the list of members of the first Council of twelve in 1661.

BARTON, HENRY
Col. Constable Port Royal, 1773.

BARTON, JABEZ
Vestryman, Kingston, 1772

BARTON, JEREMIAH
Col. Kingston Militia, 1779.  M.A. St. Dorothy, 1790.

BARTON, JOHN
Vestryman. Pt. Royal, 1724.
In 1747, a private act was passed for vesting the moiety of two parcels of land at Manchioneal, late the estate of John Barton Esq., deceased in Trustees for sale and payment of debts and Legacies, and annuities, chargeable thereon; and for the better support of Martha Barton an infant daughter of said J, Barton; and for securing the estate and interest of those in remainder in the money which should arise by the sale of the said land.

BARTLET, THOMAS
Deputy Marshal. Kingston, 1726.

BASKERVILLE, HUMPHREY
M.A. St. George, 1678.

BASSNETT, RICHARD
Merchant Kingston, 1726.

BATHURST, JOHN
M.A. St. Mary, 1678. '91. 1706.

BATTERSLY, BENJAMIN
Merchant Kingston. His wife died K.P.C. 1737. Aged 22 years.

BATHURST, Major RICHARD
M.A. St. Mary, 1695. '98. 1702. Westmoreland, 1709. St. James 1716. St. Thos. Vale, 1722.

BATTY, RICHARD
M.A. Vere, 1783, '87, '90. Custos of Vere, Died S. T. 1796, Aged 53 years.

BAYLEY, EDWARD
M.A. St. Thos. Vale, 1773.

BAYLEY, ALEXANDER
of Woodhall, St. Dorothy, Died 14th. July, 1832. Aged 60 years.

BAYLEY, NATHANIEL.
Comptroller Customs, 1764. M.A. Kingston, 1755. St. Mary, 1787

BAYLEY, ZACHARY
M.A. Kingston, 1750. '55.  St.. George, 176l.  St. Mary, 1755, '68.  St. Andrew, 1756.  M.C. 1762.  Custos St. Mary, 1764. Uncle of Bryan Edwards Historian.  Died, St. Andrews P.C.1769.

BEACH, THOMAS
M.A. St. John, 1755. '56. '61. Vacated '63.  Portland '66. Attorney General, also Chief Justice 1766. Died (Chapelton Church) 1774. He was a descendant of Lord DeLaBecher. He was Succeeded by his eldest son Lt.-Col. Thomas Beach, who assumed in 1790) the name of DeLaBeche from a supposed connection with the ancient family of that name. He was father of the eminent Geologist Sir Henry DeLaBeche. Thomas Beche married Helen daughter and co-heiress of John Hynes of Westmorland who died 1771. The Tomb was erected by Thomas Beach Jarrett Gowland Esq., grandson of Thomas and Helen Beach from respect to their memory 1804.

BECK, DAVID
Died O.B.G.H.W.T. 1712.

BECKETT, PHILIP
M.A. St. George 1707. St. Andrew, 1707. '11.

BECKFORD, BALLARD
M.A. St. George 1734. St. Mary 1735. 52.  M.C. 1754. St. . Catherine 1763. Died Sept. 1764. Leaving his widow Frances Gent and his daughter Mary Ballard Beckford. The widow married Donald Campbell 1766. He was appointed the first Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons in Jamaica 1742. He was the eldest son of Thomas Beckford, and grandson of Peter Beckford Senior.
In 1767 a private act was passed for vesting in Trustees several messuages and tracts of land part. of the estate of Ballard Beckford Esqre., deceased in trust to sell and dispose of the same for payment of his debts and for other purposes therein mentioned.

BECKFORD, NATHANIEL
M.A. Westmoreland 1736.

BECKFORD, NATHANIEL
M.C. 1780. President of the Council 1806.

BECKFORD, FRANCIS
M.A. Westmoreland 1748.

BECKFORD, JULINES
M.A. St. George 1742

BECKFORD, PETER Senior Right Honble. Colonel
M.A. St. Catherine 1675. St. John 1678,'86. Clarendon 1679. St. Dorothy 1683. M.C. 1696. As President of the Council he assumed the Government, as Lt.-Governor on the death of General Selwin 6th. April 1702. He died in Spanish Town 1710. Aged 67 years. He died from falling down the staircase of the House of Assembly, whither he had gone for the protection of his son the speaker of Assembly, who was crying aloud for help. His real and personal estate was valued at nearly a million sterling.
Colonel Peter Beckford immediately after assuming the Government as Lieut. Governor in 1702, delivered a speech to the Assembly as follows :-
Mr. Speaker, and you gentlemen of the Assembly, my person and behaviour in this Island is so well known to every one of you, that I am sure you cannot expect a formal speech from one, whose talent never lay that way.
I have gone through most of the offices of this Island, though with no great applause, yet without complaint.
It has pleased God ( and the King My Master ) to place me in this station; I shall by God's assistance endeavour to comport myself as well like a faithful servant and subject to him, as a true lover of my country.
Your liberties shall never be struck at by me. I have some small interest in this Island, which, had I no other consideration, would induce me, as far as it lies in my power, to support each particular in its just right; but then gentlemen give me leave to pray you will not be so unkind to me to propose anything which I may be forced to deny, for I can no more suffer an encroachment upon His Majesty's prerogative than I would desire my own or your properties should be invaded. (1702).

BECKFORD, PETER Junior
(Son of Rt. Hon. Colonel Peter Beckford Lt. Gov.) M.A. Port Royal 1704. St. Elizabeth 1706. '28.  Speaker from 1707 to 13, and in '16.  M.A. Vere 1721. St. Thos. Vale 1711, '21. St. Thos. East 1718.  St. Catherine 1731.
He was comptroller of the Customs in Jamaica. He gave£2000 for a school and poor house, known as Beckford's Charity.
He is said to have died worth £300,000. His daughter Elizabeth married the 2nd. Earl of Effingham, mother of the 3rd. Earl of Effingham Governor of Jamaica, 1790. His son was William Lord Mayor of London from whom sprung William Beckford author of Vathek and proprietor of Fonthill. He died S.T 1735. Aged 62 years.

BECKFORD, THOMAS
( Son of Rt. Honble. Colonel Peter Beckford, Lt. Governor,)
M.A. St. Catherine 1706. '8. '9. '10. '11. '18. '19. St. Thos. Vale 1721. '22. '26. '27. Port Royal 1722. '28. '31. Obtained permission from the House of Assembly for a writ to be filed against him at suit of Mrs. Ballard.
Was speaker in 1727.  Died 1731.  He was slain it is believed in an encounter with one Cargill ( MSS. C. E. Long.) (Archers M.I.)

BECKFORD, PETER
(Son of Peter Beckford junior, the speaker.)  M.A. St. Catherine 1722, '26, '27. '28. '32.  He died in Spanish Town 1737.  Aged 32 years.

BECKFORD, THOMAS
Son of Thomas and grandson of Col. Peter, (Lt. Gov. ). Married a daughter of Lt. Col. Robert Byndloss.  M.A. St, Mary 1733. Hanover 1736.

BECKFORD, RICHARD
M.A. Kingston 1740. Hanover 1745. '53.  Speaker 1747., pro tem.

BECKFORD, WILLIAM
M.A. Clarendon 1737.

BECKFORD, WILLIAM
Son of George of Ealing, Co., Middlesex.  Died 1708.

BECKFORD, JANE CHARLOTTE
In 1784, a private act was passed to entitle her children named George and Edward French to the same rights with English subjects.

BEDWORTH, GEORGE
Messenger of the Assembly 1679.

BEDWARD, GEORGE Westmoreland
In 1790 a private act was passed to entitle his reputed grandson named George James Bedward to the same rights with English subjects.

BEESTON, Lt. Col. (afterwards Sir, ) WILLIAM, Knight
M.A. Cagua 1663. Port Royal 1677. '8. '9. St. David, 1674, '75. Judge of Common Pleas, Port Royal 1675. Speaker of Assembly 1677 to '86.  M.C. '96.
M.A. St. Andrew 1679, but in his stead William Parker was chosen. Sailed for England 1st. September, 1680, and returned and acted as Governor of Jamaica from 1693 to 1702. He was called upon by the House for an account of the Earthquake money &c. His daughter Elizabeth died in Spanish Town 1693.

BELL, JOHN
M.A. Portland 1765. 1766.

BELL, ALEXANDER
M.A. St. George 1771.  Declined to serve.

BELL, SAMUEL
M.D. Sav-la-Mar 1781.

BENBOW, ADMIRAL
Defeated M. Ducasse.  Received a mortal wound and was buried in Kingston Church 1702.

BENDYSH, THOMAS
M.A. St. Mary 1718.

BENNETT, GEORGE Lt.- Col.
M.A. Kingston 1701 and 1711.  St. David 1706. '45.  St. James 1703.  St. George 1704.  St. Andrew 1709.  St. Ann 1718.
Vide Archers M.I. for history of the Bennett family.  His wife Sarah died 1733. O.B.G.H.W.T.

BENNETT, ROBERT
M.A. St. John 1735, '45. '49.  Died 1750.

BENNETT, THOMAS
M.A. 1711

BENNETT, GEORGE
Came to Jamaica under Penn and Venables 1655.  Buried O.B.G.H.W.T.  Grand father of Lt. Col. George Bennett.

BENNETT, Captain JOHN
Commander of the "Virgin Queen " under Admiral Morgan,  1668. '70.

BENT, WILLIAM
Assistant Judge Common Pleas Clarendon 1675.  M.A. Clarendon 1675.

BERMINGHAM, GERALD
connected with the noble and antient family of Athenry of Ireland. Died S.T. 1742.  Aged 48 years.

BERNARD, CHARLES
Churchwarden St. James 1768.

BERNARD, CHARLES jnr,
M.A. St. James 1787. '90.

BERNARD, DAVID
Col. St. James Militia 1779.

BERNARD, THOMAS
M.C. and son of the Chief Justice. His two infant sons died in Spanish Town 1720, and his wife Mary also died there in 1724.

BERNARD, SAMUEL
Asst. Judge Supreme Court 1675. Chief Justice for the space of 10 years. M.A. St, Catherine 1675. '7 '8. '9. 1686. '8.  Speaker 1679. '86. and in 1688. Died 1695. Aged 59 years.

BETHELL, WILLIAM
Bricklayer. Contracted in 1701, with the church wardens Port Royal to build a wall from Fort Charles to the new fort, 1,800 ft. long, 6 ft. high, and 10 ft. broad at the top for £1,100

BETTERTON. EDWARD
Dep. Marshal St. Catherine 1701.  Messenger Assembly 1702.

BLACKBURN, JOHN
Dep. Marshal Vere 1768.

BLACKMORE, FRANCIS
M.A. Vere 1688. Clarendon 1695.  Died S.T, 1697. Aged 39 years. He was son of Sir. John Blackmore of Quantrix House Co. Somerset, Kt.

BLACKSTOCK, CHARLES
M.D. St. Ann 1761.

BLAGROVE, THOMAS
M.A. Hanover 1755.  Died 1755.

BLAGROVE, JOHN
M.A. St. Ann 1787.

BLAIR, Col. JOHN
Custos of St. Catherine, M.A. St. Catherine, St. Thos. East, St. George, Port Royal, from 1701. Speaker of the Assembly 1715. Died S.T. 1728. Aged 60 years. His first wife Nideme died S.T. 1707. His 2nd. wife Elizabeth died S.T. 1721.  He was also a member of the Council. His son John Blair died S.T. 1742, Aged 26.

BLAIR, JOHN
M.A. St. George 1738. Died 1743.

BLAIR, JOHN
Planter St. Andrew.  Died St. Andrew P.C. 1764.  Aged 30 years.

BLAKE, BENJAMIN
M.A. St. Elizabeth 1728.

BLAKE, BENJAMIN Jnr.
M.A. St. Elizabeth 1748, '49. '52

BLAKE, WILLIAM
M.A. Westmoreland 1780.

BLAKE, WILLIAM
M.A. Westmoreland 1787. '90.  St. James 1770.  Asst. Judge Supreme Court 1783.  Elected Speaker "pro tem" 1787, and permanently in 1793.  Died S.T. 1797.
He was appointed as the first Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons in Jamaica under the "Athol Constitution" but he died before the Patent reached Jamaica.
Vide "Archers Monumental Inscriptions" where a graphic account is given of the Blakes.

BLECHYNDEN, FULTON of Kingston gentleman.
In 1773, a private act was passed to entitle his reputed children by Ann Tingley to the same rights with English subjects.

BLAND, RICHARD
Toll keeper, Ferry 1766.

BLAY, JOHN
A native of Zante, in the Mediterranean Sea came to Jamaica in 1772, and died K.P.C 1821. Aged 78 years.

BOLT, EDWARD
Messenger House of Assembly 1728, and '60.

BOLT, WILLIAM
M.A. St. Ann 1790.

BONNER, GEORGE
M.A. St. Dorothy 1755. '56, '64, '65, '66, '68

BONNER, HENRY
M.A. St. Ann 1722.

BONNER, Dr. JOHN
M.A. St. Dorothy 1679, and '86. '93. '95. 1701. '3. '4. '9.  Died 1710.

BONNER, WILLIAM
M.A. St. Dorothy 1711.

BONNICK, JOSIAS
Coll. Constable Vere 1766.

BONTEIN, ARCHIBALD
Island Engineer 1748.  Obtained a law for making sugar mills.

BONTEIN, THOMAS
Clerk Supreme Court 1757.  M.A. Port Royal 1765.

BOOTH, GEORGE
M.A. Vere 1745. '49. '59, '61.

BOOTH, NORWOOD
M.A. Vere 1757.  Died 1760.

BORLAND, ROBERT
M.D. St. James 1774.

BOUCHER, CHARLES
Clerk House of Assembly 1678  M.A. St. James 1688.  Clarendon 1691.

BOURDEN, Col. John
M.A. Vere 1675. St. Catherine 1677. '8. '9.  M.C. 1696.  President of the Council and Lt. Governor of Jamaica after the death of President White, 1692.  He was born in Ireland 1633, and died in Spanish Town 1697.

BOURKE, EDMUND FEARON
M.A. Clarendon 1779.

BOURKE, NICHOLAS
M.A. Kingston 1754. '55. Portland 1761. Clarendon 1757 '66. '68. '70. Speaker 1770. Resigned shortly after.

BOURKE, THOMAS
M.A, St. Mary 1773. '76. '81.  Clarendon 1790.

BOWDEN, WILLIAM
M.A. St. Thomas 1664.

BOWES, E.
Dep. Com. General 1780.

BOWLES, WILLIAM
In 1721, a private act was passed to enable certain Trustees to sell the estates and interest of William Bowles, and Charles Bowles his son ( an infant ) for the discharge and payment of debts and purchasing lands in the United Kingdom of Great Britain to certain uses.

BOWMAN, EDWARD
Attorney at Law.

BOYLE, JAMES
for many years a most respectable merchant in Kingston. Died K.P C. 1774.  Aged 42 years.

BRABANT, HENRY
Provost Marshal 1702.  M.A. St. Catherine 1703. His widow named Hill married Robert Hotchkin Esq , Attorney General of Jamaica. She died S.T. 1706. Aged 43 years.

BRADFORD, JAMES
M.A. St. James 1688.

BRADLEY, Captain JOSEPH
Commander of The May Flower under Admiral Morgan 1668. '70.

BRADSHAW, JAMES
M.A. St. James 1691. Kingston 1695. '98. Speaker 1694. He endeavoured to disable himself and desired to be excused but the Governor Sir William Beeston told him that he very well approved of their choice and he believed the council was also very well satisfied. Died 1698.

BRAGG, FRANCIS
M.A. St. John 1702. '3.

BRAGG, WILLIAM
M.A. St. John 1675. '8.  St. Catherine 1677. '86. '88.

BRANDAO, JACOB
Buried J.B.H.B. 1711.  Aged 46 years.

BRANDON, ISAAC PEREIRA
Merchant Kingston 1726.

BRAVO, DAVID
Merchant Kingston 1726.

BRAYNE, GENERAL
Commander of the Forces in Jamaica, after the death of General Fortescue 1656. Died 1657.

BRAYNE, CHARLES
His wife died K P.C 1710. Aged 30 years. She was mother in law of Alexander Henderson, Attorney General of Jamaica. The Braynes were connected with Willoughby, Moore, Cassan, Scott, Tucker, Long &c., (Archers M.I. ).

BRAYNE, THOMAS
M.A. St. Ann 1702. '3.

BRAYNE, Captain RICHARD
M.A. St. Andrew 1671, '4. '5 '7. '8. St. Ann 1686. Judge Common Pleas Lignania Pr. 1675.

BREARY, Captain WALTER
Son of Mr. Breary, Lord Mayor of the City of Yorke; Died S.T. 1681.

BRERETON, ROBERT
Captain at Rockfort 1761.

BREWER, WILLIAM
M.A. St. George 1675.

BRIDGEWOOD, ROBERT
M.A. St. Elizabeth 1674, '5. '8.

BRISCOE, WASTEL
M.A Hanover 1752. '54. '56.  Seat Vacated 1758.

BRISSETT, RICHARD
M.A. Trelawny 1771.  Vide "Lawrence."

BROADBELT, FRANCIS RIGBY
Medical Doctor Spanish Town, Born 1746.  Died S.T. 1795. Monument erected by his son F.R.B. who gained the Silver Medal of the Medical Society London in 1795.

BRODERICK, WILLIAM
M.A. St. John 1695, Attorney General 1694.  Called to the Council 1695.

BRODRICK, Col. WILLIAM
M.A. St. James 1707, & 1711.  Kingston 1711.  St. George 1709.  Speaker 1711.

BRODRICK, ALLEN
Clerk Grand Court 1706.

BRODIE, THOMAS
Deputy Marshal. Westmoreland 1778.

BROOKER, HENRY
M.A. St. Dorothy 1706

BROOKES, THOMAS
M.A. St. Thos. East 1722, '28.

BROOKS, Lt. Col. CHARLES
M.A. St. Dorothy 1770.  Died 1777.

BROOKS, GEORGE (St. Elizabeth)
In 1775, a private act was passed to authorize and enable him to settle and dispose of his estate in such manner as he should think proper notwithstanding the law of disabilities, and also to entitle his reputed so by Mary Powell to the same rights with English subjects.  In 1769 a similar act was passed to entitle his reputed children by Mary Powell.

BROOKS, JOHN
M.A. St. George 1726, '27, '28.

BROOKS, THOMAS
M.A. St. John 1764, '5, '6, '8, '70, '81, '87.

BROUGHTON, EDWARD
M.A. St. George 1679, '88. St. James 1688.  St. Mary 1695.  Receiver General 1696.

BROWN, ALEXANDER
Receiver General 1764.

BROWN, Captain CHARLES
Son of the Honorable Charles Brown Esqre.  Commissioner of H.M. Navy at Chatham, died K.P. C. 1747. Aged 38 years.

BROWN, STEPHEN
M.A. St. David 1721, '22.

BROWN, THOMAS
Vestryman, Port royal 1724.  Land Surveyor 1726.

BROWNE, PATRICK
Author of "Civil and Natural History," the result of several years study in Jamaica, 1756.

BROWNE, ARNOLD
Provost Marshal 1704.  M.A. Port Royal 1706, '7.

BROWNE, HENRY
M.A. Portland 1777, '81. Lt. Col. Militia 1779.

BROWNE, WILLIAM PATRICK
M.A. St. John 1763, '65, '66, '68,    Called  to the Council 1769. Custos St. Catherine.
In 1768 a private act was passed to authorize and enable William Patrick Browne of St. John, Esquire, to settle and dispose of his estate both real and personal in this Island by deed or will in such manner as he should think proper, notwithstanding the law of disabilities.

BROWNRIGG, JOHN
Judge, Surrogate and Commissary Vice-Admiralty Court. 1779.

BRYAN, RICHARD
M.A. Liguania [Liguanea] 1663.

BRYAN, WILLIAM
Merchant Port Royal 1793.

BRYCE, JOHN
Coll. Constable St. Catherine 1773.

BUCKER, THOMAS.
Planter St. Thomas East prior to 1748.

BUCHANNAN, JOHN
Reg. Chancery 1760.

BUCKINGHAM, ROBERT
Vestryman Port Royal 1724

BUCKNER, WILLIAM
M.A. Hanover 1741.  Churchwarden Hanover 1757.

BUCKNOR, JOHN
M.A. St. Ann 1721.

BULLOCK, THOMAS
Judge Adm. Court 1760.

BUN, THOMAS
A private act was passed in 1681, for securing the purchasers of his land upon Port Royal 1681.

BURKE, HUBERT
Coll. Constable St. John 1777.

BURKE, JOHN
M.A. St. John 1750.

BURNETT, JOHN
M.A. St. James 1766.

BURROUGHS, Capt CORNELIUS
One of the first Members of the Council of twelve, 1661.

BURROWES, WILLIAM
Deputy Marshal St. Catherine 1780.

BUTLER, PETER
M.A., St. Dorothy 1726, '27.

BYNDLOSS, CHARLES MORGAN
MA. St. Mary. 1702, '4, '22, '24.

BYNDLOSS, HENRY MORGAN
M.A., St Mary 1754, '55.  Attorney General 1754.

BYNDLOSS, MATTHEW
M.A. St Ami 1754. Crown Solicitor 1772.

BYNDLOSS, POLINTZ
Provost Marshal 1709.  M.A. St. Thos. Vale 1726, '27, '28.  St. Catherine 1724.  Died 1730.

BYNDLOSS Lt. Col. ROBERT
M.A. Cagua 1663. Asst. Judge Supreme Court 1671. M. C. 1671. Died S.T. 1687. Aged 50 years. By his wife Anne Petronella, daughter ot General Edward Morgan and his wife, daughter of Baron Pollnitx, he had a daughter, who married Thomas Beckford, grandson of Colonel Peter Beckford. Col. Byndloss. second daughter Catherine Maria married Charles, son of Col. Thomas Fuller 1695. (Roby).
In 1699, a private act was passed to empower Trustees to sell land for payment of debts and legacies.

BYNDLOSS, ROBERT
M A. St. Catherine 1744.

BYNDLOSS, THOMAS
M.A. St. Catherine 1696.


© 2013. Jamaican Family Search hereby grants you a limited license to copy and use the materials provided on this site solely for your personal, non-commercial use. No other use of the site or materials is authorized. You agree that any copy of the materials (or any portion of the materials) that you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. Posting of materials on other Web Sites is strictly prohibited.


SEARCH THIS SITE

Search for


GO TO:

Home

Plan of this website

Help - Frequently Asked Questions

Jamaica Almanacs Slave-owners, Civil & Military officers, Magistrates etc.

Items in the Samples Directory

Items in the Members Directory

Transcriptions from Registers and Wills (Church of England, Dissenters, Civil Registration)

Jamaican Roman Catholic Church Registers - transcriptions

Jamaican Methodist Baptisms - transcriptions

Jewish births marriages deaths - transcriptions

Slaves and slavery in Jamaica

Photographs, maps, prints, etc.