William Myers

1792 - 1834


Biography

Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, dying c. 1834. His widow Dorothy Cammack Myers was awarded compensation for enslaved people previously registered by William Myers.

We are grateful to Steven Carter for his assistance in compiling this entry.


Sources

Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].


Associated Estates (5)

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
1823 [EA] - → Agent
1826 [EA] - → Not known
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1829 [EA] - → Joint owner

Relationships (5)

Brother → Sister
Notes →
Inferred by LBS. Sarah Tierney Myers identified her nephew as John Morrison Myers in her will; in turn John Morrison Myers was identified in the Cambridge Alumni as son of William Myers of Jamaica....
Deceased Husband → Widow
Brothers
Son → Father
Notes →
Inferred...
Son → Mother