Catalogue description Copy of the will of Robert Dukinfield, Jamaica

This record is held by London Metropolitan Archives: City of London

Details of Acc/0775/803
Reference: Acc/0775/803
Title: Copy of the will of Robert Dukinfield, Jamaica
Description:

On Jane Engusson, a free Negro Woman, he settled 101 acres and 14 slaves, 2 lots of land in East Kingston (Duke st) and the use of his town house in East Wingston until his brother Samuel should arrive from England, and all his furniture and plate, with £300 to have a house built one of the two fore mentioned lots. Also one of his chaises.

 

To each of his two sons, William and Estcourt Dukinfield, by Jane Engusson, 400 acres, 4 slaves and a building lot in Kingston (opposite to Thomas Wheeler, Duke Street) To their sister Elizabeth 417 acres, 7 slaves and a building lot in Kingston adjacent to her brother. Also £500 to William, £500 to Estcourt and £1,000 as a dowry for Elizabeth provided she marry a white man.

 

Residuary legatee of all his estate (including Dukinfield Hall Estate) his brother Samuel, with remainder to his sisters Martha Richards and Rebecca Hale, failing them to Sir William Dukinfield Daniel of Dukinfield Hall, Cheshire (his cousin) and failing all these to his children by Jane Engusson.

 

Executors: Samuel Dicker, William Elworthy, Andrew Archdeckne, Zachary Bayley, Thomas Hibbert, Jasper Hall and Samuel Dukinfield.

Date: 17 Nov. 1755
Held by: London Metropolitan Archives: City of London, not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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