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Antigua Film Project - Page 7 (1,2,3,4,5,6,8)
St. John's, Antigua, West Indies
Antigua 1727 - 1755
Volumes S, T & U, Box 59914
P.R.O. Co.152 No.18
LDS Film No. 257776 (#1818355)
ANTIGUA
First part:
The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Signed: Temple Stanyan
Read from September 2003 by Heather Nielsen
Each frame contains an individual sheet of paper, some small, some large, some folded, some badly torn, and there is "bleeding" on most pages. I have not tried to read each item, but have tried to give an indication of names shown so that anyone interested can obtain the film from the LDS for further research.
St. Christopher
11 March 1729//30 letter from WILLIAM MATHEW re Constitution of Island Councils.
ABRAHAM PAYNE and JOSEPH PHIPPS sworn in.
Mentions letter from COLONEL FRANCIS PHIPPS. He did not receive the orders you sent LORD LONDONDERRY until three months after his death.
Received 22 April 1730. Read 13 Oct 1730.
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St. Christopher
24 Sept 1729 from WILLIAM MATHEW
Mentions MR. SMITH & MR. DOUGLAS being placed on Council by LORD LONDONDERRY.
MR. SMITH to replace MR. WILLETT. MR. DOUGLAS to replace JOHN BOURRYAN, lately deceased.
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St. Christopher
24 Sept 1729 from WILLIAM MATHEW
Mentions “My brother, COLONEL BURT, being removed by their Lordships from this Board etc. – he has been pretty much mortified etc. of being turned out after six years yet continue him in the Council of Nevis where he does not go for above a week in a year to look at his estate there etc.”
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St. Christopher
28 May 1730 from WILLIAM MATHEW. His Report to London received 10 July 1730, Read 13 October 1730.
List of Public Papers sent with Report.
St. Christopher Baptisms and Burials for various Parishes 1729-1730.
Montserrat as above from approx 1721(?) to 1729
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St. Christopher
Numbers of persons in each Parish.
Total Christian men 1117. Christian women 994. Christian children 1586. Slaves 14663.
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Nevis
Number of persons in each Parish.
Total Christian men 373. Christian women 390. Christian children 533. Slaves 5646.
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St. Christopher
Christenings 1721-1727. Complete. (These appear in Caribbeana Vol 1.)
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Montserrat
28 May 1729
List of inhabitants of Montserrat – approx 4 pages.
Includes:
THOMAS RYAN with one house, no windmill, no watermill, 1 cattle mill, 2 men, 1 woman, big boys under 15 – 2; big girls under 14 – 3; 8 negro men, 6 negro women, 2 negro boys under 14; 2 negro girls under 14.
8 in family. 24 acres cultivated. 40 acres uncultivated, etc.
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Montserrat
5 March 1722 – 12 November 1729 Baptisms Parish of St. Anthony. (The full list is there)
16 Dec 1724 THOMAS HODGE son of JAMES HODGE and his wife.
23 Sept 1728 ANTHONY son of ARTHUR HODGE, ESQ. and ELIZABETH his wife.
23 Sept 1728 son of JOHN BLAKE and ELIZABETH his wife.
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Montserrat
5 March 1722 – 12 November 1729 Burials Parish of St. Anthony. (The full list is there)
2 Dec 1729 EDWARD son of GOBONOUR HODGE (is this a Governor Hodge?). (Caribbeana Vol. 1 gives the father’s name as JOHN.)
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Montserrat
11 May 1721 – 12 Nov 1729 Baptisms Parish of St. George. (Believe the full listing of all these Baptisms, Marriages and Burials is in Caribbeana)
26 May 1723 WILLIAM, son of JOHN RICHARDSON & ELIZABETH his wife.
Burials Parish of St. George
2(2or9) Sept 1727 WILLIAM MADDOX, SNR. Buried.
Baptisms Parish of St. Peter
10 ? 1728 SARAH daughter of ROBERT BUNTING and BRIDGET his wife.
Baptisms Parish St. Patricks
Burials Parish of St. Peter
Marriages Parish of St. Anthony
25 August 1726 MARTIN RYAN and JOAN (SEMPER?) by licence.
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Montserrat
25 March 1721 – 25 Dec 1729 Account of number of slaves imported.
Mentions: Owner a JOHN GEORGE for RICHARD HENVILL & CO.
JOHN BLIZARD for JOSEPH PEARCE & CO.
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Nevis
Abstracts of Public Papers 22 Oct 1724 – 8 April 1730
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Names of Deputies employed by the Secretary of Leeward Islands:
Antigua – JOHN CATANACH
St. Christopher – JAMES LOSACK
Nevis – CHARLES BRIDGWATER
Montserrat – GEORGE FRENCH junior
Signed 9 March 1729 Antigua by WAVELL SMITH
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Antigua
List of ESCHEATS 29 May 1722 – 22 April 1729
9 Dec 1724 – 40 acres land belonging to JOHN BRANKHURST deceased
9 Dec 1724 – 145 acres belonging to JOHN RICHARDS deceased
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Antigua
List of Fines:
12 March 1722 - MARY THOMAS and JOHN WILSON
13 Aug 1723 - ABIGAIL BALAAIN and MARTHA SHAW
11 Feb 1723/24 - SIMON SMITH, WILLIAM NIBBS, RICHARD DENBOW, THOMAS GRAVENOR, SAMUEL GRAVENOR, WILLIAM GLANVILE, WILLIAM NIBBS, RICHARD DUGDALE, ELIZABETH COSTELY.
2 Feb 1724 – RICHARD SHERWOOD, REV. JAMES FIELD, JACOB MORGAN, JACOB THIBOU, RICHARD OLIVER, JOHN SAWCOLT, JOHN BURKE, CHRISTOPHER STOODLY, RICHARD SHERWOOD, BAYER OTTO BAYER, WILLIAM HORNE, CHARLES DUNBAR, NICHOLAS DARCY, HENRY RICHARDS, JOSEPH BUCKSHORN.
1 Feb 1725 – JOHN FOWLER, JOHN BURKE, RICHARD LUTWYCK.
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Antigua
Public Treasury 1 Jan 1726 – 1 Jan 1727
Mentions:
RICHARD BURROUGHS (Constable), MR. STODLEY, MARY GULLIN, COLONEL MR. CRUMP, COLONEL BURTON, JAMES PRIDEAUX, HENRY WARNER, COLONEL JOHN FRYE, JOHN SAWCOLT, CAPTAIN HORSFORD, COLONEL LUCAS, JOHN FORSTEN (Constable), COLONEL THOMAS MORRIS, JAMES BARTON (Constable), CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT, COLONEL PARRYS, COLONEL LUCAS, THOMAS STEPHENSON, JOSHUA JONES, ESQ., MAJOR GREAR, MR. KERBY, COLONEL LUCAS MOL, CAPTAIN FRAZER, GEORGE FRAZER, JEREMIAH BRYANT (Constable), THOMAS KERBY, ESQ., WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES KNOX, ANDREW MURRAY’S Estate, THOMAS JARVIS, EDWARD CHESTER senior, WILLIAM BAUN (Constable), RICHARD OLIVER, ESQ., WILLIAM BAUN (Constable), NATHANIEL MORRIS, COLONEL COCHRANE, JOHN ROE, ESQ., GUSTAV CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM BOONE in MAJOR ROYALL’S list, GEORGE HEWITT (Constable), MARY WEATHERILL, THOMAS NICHOLAS, BENJAMIN JOYCE
Cassada Garden tax of 165 acres of land which appears to be rented.
WILLIAM HORNE, ASHTON WARNER, CHARLES LEVALLY, CHRISTIAN STOODLEY, ESQ., G.P. PATERSON’S oath, JOHN BURKE, RICHARD DENBON, MRS. FAYREWEATHER, THOMAS BENN, JOHN ROE, WILLIAM BEZOON (Constable) – refer to COLONEL SAMUEL MARTIN, JOHN CASTLE, PETER BIGGS, MARGA HANSON, ISAAC BAYLEY, WILLIAM STILLHOUSE, JOHN HAMILTON, ISAAC ROYALL, ESQ., DANIEL MAHONEY, GEORGE THOMAS ESQ., BENJAMIN WICKHAM, THOMAS BROOKE, JAMES CRAWLEY, JOHN BURKE, CHRISTOPHER STOODLEY, FRANCIS CARLISLE ESQS., ROBERT WHITE, WILLIAM GREAR, MORRICE FLING.
THOMAS TOFT (Constable), COLONEL KERR, THOMAS BROOKE (Constable), GEORGE WEATHERILL, JOSIAH MARTIN, COLONEL JOHN GAMBLE.
(Also included in list is £10 duty on 9 Billiard Tables = £90!!!!)
AMBROSE LYNCH (Constable), COLONEL BLIZARD, MAJOR GREAR, JOHN WILSON (Constable).
1721 DARBY TOOLE for cooperage
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Antigua
1 Jan 1727 – 1 Jan 1728 Public Treasury Accounts
ISAAC BAYLY (Constable), JAMES CRAWLEY (Constable), THOMAS DUKE, COLONEL THOMAS WILLIAMS, SAMUEL WATKINS, ESQ., THOMAS BLADWELL, JAMES BARTON, MATTHEW BARTON, JOHN OSBORNE, MICHAEL TULLY, JOHN WILKINSON, COLONEL THOMAS MORRIS, THOMAS GREGG, COLONEL WILLIAM PAYNTER, EDWARD HUDSON, JONATHAN MARTIN, JOHN RUSSELL, THOMAS DUKE, MRS. MEYNELL, (D’DUKE), LAUGHLIN RAMSEY, SARAH HEADLAN, CAPTAIN KENNER, JOHN RONAN, CHRISTOPHER CUMBERLIDGE, COLONEL CRUMP, MRS HARBINE, RICHARD (SOANS), JEREMIAH BRYANT, GEORGE HEWITT, JOSEPH JAGGERS, THOMAS POWELL, THOMAS HOWEY, JOHN FRANKLYN, THOMAS SEDGWICK, WILLIAM WELCH, EBENEZER (HESS), JOHN MANWARRING, DENBY TOOLE, WILLIAM NIBBS, MRS REYNOLDS, JOHN BURKE, MR. HILHOUSE in St. Johns, WILLIAM HOWARD’S estate, ROWLAND FRYE.
SAMUEL BROOKE, EDWARD OTTO BAYER, THOMAS MORRIS, GILES WATKINS, ANTHONY SLANEY, MARY HUMPHREY
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Antigua
1 Feb 1728 to 1 March 1729 Treasury
Mentions:
NICK DAUREY, JAMES CRAWLEY, COLONEL CRUMP, JAMES PREDAUX, JEREMIAH BYAM, GEORGE ROCHE, JOSHUA JONES, CAPTAIN JOHN KING, THOMAS SAWCOLT, GEORGE HEWETT, THOMAS SEDGEWICK, EBENEZER HUGHES, JAMES (T/F)OLLEN, COLONEL JOHN BURTON, ARTHUR DOBSON, MARY LOW, CHRISTOPHER CUMBERLIDGE, NICHOLAS LYNCH, JOHN FRANKLYN, COLONEL WILLIAMS, COLONEL BURTON, MR. DOUGLAS, EDWARD CHESTER, THOMAS STEPHENS, JOHN RUSSELL, THOMAS MORRIS, HENRY NIBBS
CHRISTOPHER CUMBERLIDGE, WILLIAM WELCH (Constable), MRS. GREGGS, JOHN YEAMONS, ESQ., JAMES CRAWLEY, EDWARD CHESTER, THOMAS STEPHENS, BENJAMIN WARREN, THOMAS KERBY, ESQ. late Treasurer.
ROWLAND FRYE – sugar shipped to him
(Includes 40 more Billiard tables – they must have had nothing else with which to occupy themselves!!!!)
JOHN PAR(L)IS, CHARLES JACOBS, EDWARD JESSUP
CHRIS SAYMOR for 3 more licences for keeping Punch Houses in St. Johns.
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Antigua
Baptisms and Burials, Parish St. Paul, Falmouth and other Parishes.
1726-1727, 1729, 1730
Just numbers, no names
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Antigua
Fees paid by GEORGE JENNINGS master of HM High Court of Antigua.
No names
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Antigua
10 March 1729
GILES WATKINS signs paper
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19 Feb 1729
RICHARD BAKER comptroller
WILLIAM LINDSEY searcher
WILLIAM WYNE Naval Officer
(WM) DUNBAR General Surveyor
SAMUEL WATKINS Justice
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Antigua
10 July 1730 Letter from WILLIAM MATHEW
Mentions:
WAVELL SMITH & M POPPLE and dispute between St. Christopher Assembly and the Secretary of the Islands.
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St. Christopher.
3 July 1729 List of persons to fill vacancies in Council of St. Christopher
MR. SMITH, MR. DOUGLAS, GILBERT FLEMING, ABRAHAM PAINE, ESQ.
Mentions: COLONEL WILLIAM BYAM, one of the Council of Antigua, being dead.
Signed LONDONDERRY
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St. Christopher’s Council Date?
WILLIAM MATTHEW, Lieut.General
JOHN BOURRYAN – dead
JOSEPH ESTRIDGE
JOHN WILLETT – resigned
FRANCIS PHIPPS, CHARLES PAYNE, JOHN GARNET, ESQ.
In England: WILLIAM MCDOWALL, PETER SOULEGRE, CHARLES PYM, EDWARD ?, JAMES MILLIKEN
Names of persons to fill vacancies:
WAVELL SMITH, JOHN DOUGLAS, ASHTON WARNER, DREWRY OTTLEY, THOMAS BUTLER, JOHN GREATHEED
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Antigua
16 Oct 1730 Letter signed FRAN FANE, 5 pages readable.
Re. WILLIAM GREGSON of the City of London, gent, to sell plantation in Antigua formerly belonging to ROGER WILLIAMS.
Mentions: JAMES VAUGHAN, his last Will dated 14 Oct 1681, his wife and son, THOMAS. His cousin, ROGER VAUGHAN and son JAMES.
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