Col. Valentine Morris

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1743

Biography

Slave-owner of Antigua and purchaser of Piercefield Monmouthshire in 1740. Father of Valentine Morris II (q.v.). Shown by Vere Langford Oliver as owner of Crabbs, Martins and Willoughby Bay and the enslaved people on them.

Sources

Vere Langford Oliver History of Antigua Vol. II pp. 272-273.

Further Information

Absentee?

Transatlantic

Spouse

(1) Elizabeth Keynel (2) Elizabeth Wilmot

Children

Valentine

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

1727 [SY] - 1734 [EY] → Mortgage Holder

Crabb's Estate [ Antigua ]

1734 [SY] - 1743 [EY] → Owner

Crabb's Estate [ Antigua ]

Legacies Summary

Physical (1)

Country house

Piercefield [Purchased]

Details

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Country house and estate in Monmouthshire, purchased by Co. Valentine Morris in 1740, improved and landscaped by his son Valentine Morris II (q.v.) using Richard Owen Cambridge, sold in 1785 and...