Dr Ashton Warner

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1789

Biography

Husband of Rachel Warner nee Pare (q.v.), owner of Belvidere (formerly Hornes) in St John's Parish Antigua, which he had purchased 'of Valentine Morris Horne.' In his will dated 05/04/1789 he said: 'I do not wish Belvidere to be sold, but give it to Mrs Massett for life & after her death to my nephew Tho. Norbury Kerby.' Mrs Massett was Mary Ann Massett, a widow in Antigua: she was also left other property under Ashton Warner's will. Rachel Warner described Belvidere as 'my plantation' in her will of 1805, implying she had overturned her husband's bequests.

Sources

The wills are summarised in Vere Langford Oliver History of Antigua Vol. III p. 192 'Warner Family'.

Further Information

Spouse

Rachel Pare

Children

d.s.p.

Associated Estates (1)

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:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

- 1789 [EY] → Owner

Belvidere [ Antigua ]

In his will of 1789, Dr Ashton Warner said that he had purchased 'Hornes but now Belvidere in St John's parish' from Valentine Morris Horne. He said he did not wish Belvidere to be sold but gave it to Mrs Massett for life, and then to his nephew Thomas Norbury Kerby. According to Vere Langford Oliver the sale took place before 1771, when Valentine Morris Horne removed to Grenada.