1762 - 1800
Son of John Vassall II and father of John Vassal IV. To date no will has been found for him. Reported to have died at Lyndhurst Hants. in 1800. Married Elizabeth Athill, from an Antiguan slave-owning family.
John Vassall and his Descendants https://archive.org/stream/johnvassallhisde00cald/johnvassallhisde00cald_djvu.txt [accessed 03/01/2016].
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Spouse
Elizabeth Athill
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Children
John Vassall IV
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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:
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1798 [EA] - 1800 [LA] → Joint owner
Inherited a 2/5th share of his father's residuary estate. |
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Father → Son
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Son → Father
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Brothers
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Brothers
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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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CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Vassall III', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650679 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
