Sir John Pole 5th Bart.

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1760

Biography

Son-in-law of John Mills of Woodford Bridge (q.v.), whose daughter Elizabeth was his first wife.

Sir John Pole of Shute Devon proved 05/04/1760. In the will he recapitulated his marriage settlement with Elizabeth Mills under which he received £5000 on the death of John Mills.

Sources

PROB 11/855/79.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Spouse

Elizabeth Mills

Children

John William de la Pole

Relationships (3)

Sir John Pole 5th Bart.

Son-in-law → Father-in-law

John Mills of Woodford Bridge

Sir John Pole 5th Bart.

Father → Son

Sir John William de la Pole 6th bart.

Sir John Pole 5th Bart.

Grandfather → Grandson

Sir William Templer Pole 7th Bart.

Addresses (1)

Shute, Axminster, Devon, Devon & Cornwall, England

Further Information

People of Interest

Eliza Down Williams (née Griffith)

28^th Mar 1802 - 6^th May 1874

Daughter of a wealthy planter and wife of the rector of St Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bigamous convicted forger.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

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.

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