Henry Fuller

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1773

Biography

Son of Thomas Fuller and his wife Christian. Inherited property in Clarendon, St John and St Dorothy from his father in 1769. Died in 1773 leaving his property to his brothers Peeke and Charles Beckford Fuller with further annuities and legacies. To Fanny, a "free negro", £20 Jamaican currency a year. A "negro slave" Princess to be manumitted and given £10 a year. His "mulatto" children John Roberts and Ann Roberts, children of Fanny, to receive £10 a year each to age 21, then several enslaved people and £300 each.

Sources

PROB 11/991/186; LOS 41 f. 109.

We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with compiling this entry.

Further Information

Will

PROB 11/991/186 - precis.

Henry Fuller of St Dorothy, Jamaica, Esquire.

To Fanny, a free Negro woman, daughter of my Negro woman slave named Princess, an annuity of £20 Jamaican currency.

Princess to be manumitted and an annuity of £10 Jamaican currency to her.

To my mulatto son named John Roberts by the said free Negro woman named Fanny an annuity of £10 Jamaican currency to age 21 and then 6 Negro Men Slaves by the value of £300 Jamaican currency ....... [ lines scored]..... to be purchased by my executors at the charge of my estate. In case of his death under the age of 21 then the said slaves to be purchased when and if my mulatto daughter named Ann Roberts by Fanny attains the age of 21 and to be conveyed to her.

To the said Ann Roberts an annuity of £10 Jamaican currency to age 21 and then 2 Negro Men Slaves and 4 Negro Women Slaves of the value of £300 Jamaican currency to be purchased at the charge of my estate and conveyed to her. These to be conveyed to John Roberts at age 21 should Ann Roberts die before that age.

My executors within three months of my death to purchase a convenient piece of land containing about 25 acres of the value of £50 currency and that to be conveyed to John and Ann Roberts as tenants in common.

All rest and residue to my brothers Peeke Fuller and Charles Beckford Fuller equally share and share alike.

My brothers and my friends Richard Lewing Esquire, Rev. Joseph Stoney and Robert Cooper Lee to be executors.

Signed 28/09/1770.

Proved in London 22/09/1773 by Peeke Fuller and Charles Beckford Fuller.

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