1634 - 24th Aug 1684
Eldest son of Theophilus Lynch, born 1634. Captain in the army 1660. In England 1665-1670. Knighted 03/12/1670 as "Sr Thomas Lynch of Rixton hall in Great Sonkey". Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica 1670-1674. Returned to England 1675, lived for a year in Leicester Fields. Purchased the manor of Esher in 1679-1680. Sailed to Jamaica in late 1681. Lady Lynch died at Esher in September 1681. Sir Thomas remarried, to Mary, daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Temple of Frankton in Warwickshire. Governor of Jamaica 1682-1684. Died in office 24/08/1684.
Sir Thomas Lynch, knight. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1685. Slave-ownership at probate: 12 of whom 9 were listed as male and 3 as female. 6 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: 拢1236.13 Jamaican currency of which 拢169 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included 拢8.53 currency cash, 拢0 currency debts and 拢520.4 currency plate.
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919), Vol. 2 pp. 99-104.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Spouse
Vere Herbert
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Children
Charles (1671-), Philadelphia (1676/7-1758)
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Occupation
Colonial administrator
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Oxford DNB Entry
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1682 [EA] - 24/08/1684 [ED] → Owner
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Father → Daughter
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Esher Place, Esher, Surrey, South-east England, England
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Leicester Fields, London, Middlesex, London, England
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Rixton Hall, Manchester Road, Warrington, Lancashire, North-west England, England
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