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John King

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Biography

Attorney of Oxford estate in St Mary, Jamaica, 1755-66, 1772-4 and 1780 (possibly in the intervening periods too). Not listed as a landowner in 1754.

Possibly the Dr John King who contributed 拢10 to the University of Pennsylvania following Dr John Morgan's fundraising tour of the West Indies in 1772-1773; or the John King who contributed 拢30 to the same cause.

John King of St Mary, Esquire. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1781. Slave-ownership at probate: 33 of whom 17 were listed as male and 16 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: 拢3013.08 Jamaican currency of which 拢1925 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included 拢0 currency cash, 拢882.34 currency debts and 拢45 currency plate.


Sources

See estate information for Oxford estate.

William Smith, Joseph Hopkinson, and Plunket Fleeson Glentworth, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Minute Books, Volume 2, 1768-1779 p. 75, entry for 13/12/1773. Note amounts are in Jamaican currency.

Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.

Associated Estates (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1772 [EA] - 1774 [LA] → Attorney
Crescent [ Jamaica | St Mary ]
1755 [EA] - 1780 [LA] → Attorney
Oxford Estate [ Jamaica | St Mary ]

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John King Esquire
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