Frances Marlton (née White)

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1827

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Co-heiress of her father David White (q.v.). The executor of Francis (sic., in fact Frances) Marlton claimed part of the compensation for the enslaved people on the Whitehall estate in Jamaica.

Frances Marlton aged 50 was buried St Luke's Chelsea 31/10/1827: the will of Frances Marlton widow of Chelsea was proved 03/01/1828. The will mentions her sister Sarah Gaven and thus identifies Frances as the daughter of David White, owner of Whitehall estate in Portland, Jamaica, who died in 1797. Each daughter inherited £4,000 in their father's will; presumably this was converted into a mortgage on Whitehall.

Sources

Ancestry.com, London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980 [database online]; PROB 11/1735; PROB 11/1299/166.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Maiden Name

White

Spouse

William Marlton

Children

William Francis, Francis William, Edward Henry, James Clayton, Emma

Will

PROB 11/1735 - precis.

Frances Marlton, widow of Chelsea.

Discussion of the provisions of her husband William's will; she acts as guardian of her three infant children under this will.

All her estate to be shared equally between her five children. Sister Sarah Gaven to superintend the education of her children. Edward Wright and William Gaven to be executors and trustees.

Signed 18/08/1827.

Proved in London 03/01/1828 by William Gaven.