???? - 1841
In the will of Francis Hunt shipowner formerly of London but now of Leamington Priors proved 09/06/1841, he said that certain claims and mortgages in the Island of Mauritius against Mme Dupuy and against a certain estate called Jacote [sp?] did not belong to him, although they stood in his name, but to the owners of the ship Atlas 'lately under my command'.
PROB 11/1947/137. See the entry for Felix Vaughan Smith for another reference to Mme Dupuy and her estate (Jacote?)
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Absentee?
British/Irish?
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£138 6s 2d
Awardee
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£3,402 10s 6d
Awardee
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Testator → Executor
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Testator → Executor
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Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Francis Hunt', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146008472 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
