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Cheesman Moe

Profile & Legacies Summary

1737 - 1805

Biography

Slave-owner in Barbados. Estimated birth year: 1737. Married Lucretia Rous, St John, Barbados, 3 January 1771. Died aged 68, buried 30 October 1805, St Philip, Barbados. Often given as 'Cheeseman'.

Children were Mary (1776- ) and Samuel Rous (1778- ). [Years are of christening.]

See also notes on Clifton Hall, St John, Barbados for a family dispute over the ownership and administration of the estate.


Sources

Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887, FamilySearch, accessed 16 February 2016.; Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905, FamilySearch, accessed 16 February 2016.

Further Information

Spouse
Lucretia Rous
Children
1 daughter; 1 son

Associated Estates (2)

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
1778 [EA] - 1805 [LA] → Owner
Claybury Estate [ Barbados | St John ]
1787 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Other
Clifton Hall [ Barbados | St John ]

Relationships (3)

Cheesman Moe
Husband → Wife
Lucretia Moe (née Rous)
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Cheesman Moe
Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
Elizabeth Dottin (née Rous)
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Cheesman Moe
Son-in-law → Father-in-law
Samuel Rous
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