Henry Dawkins I

Son of Colonel Richard Dawkins and Elizabeth, formerly Masters. Married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Pennant. Resident Clarendon Jamaica. Father of Henry and James Dawkins junior (both q.v.).

At his death in 1744, Henry Dawkins I owned Old Plantation, Parnassus, Friendship, Green River, Leicester Fields, Trout Hall, One Eye, Sandy Gully Pen, Windsor, Folly Pen, Bog Hole Pen, Withywood Pastures and Treadways.

Henry Dawkins of Clarendon, Esquire. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1745. Slave-ownership at probate: 1315 of whom 695 were listed as male and 620 as female. 422 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £109678.1 Jamaican currency of which £36811 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £39769.73 currency debts and £0 currency plate.

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

We are grateful to William Norton for his help compiling this entry.