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Wife of John Boswell who owned Abbey Green estate in St David, Jamaica. Received an annuity of 拢750 Jamaican currency for life from Abbey Green after the death of her husband. By 1827 she had remarried, to Richard Carter of Cloudsley Terrace, Islington. Sister to Judith Barker [q.v.] and Ann Newman who are named in the will of her son John Matthews Boswell.
Will of John Matthews Boswell, PROB 11/1730/385.
We are grateful to James Hodsdon for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Maiden Name
Barker
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Spouse
[1] James Boswell [2] Richard Carter
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Children
With [1] John Matthews (1803-1827)
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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:
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1809 [EA] - 1827 [LA] → Annuitant
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Wife → Husband
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Sisters
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Mother → Son
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Sisters
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Mother-in-law → Daughter-in-law
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Grandmother → Grandson
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Grandmother → Grand-daughter
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Aunt → Nephew
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Aunt → Nephew
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Sister-in-law → Brother-in-law
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Cloudsley Terrace, Islington, London, Middlesex, London, England
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - 果冻影院 Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Mary Boswell then Carter (née Barker)', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
