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Slave-owner in Jamaica, of Bath when he made his will in 1791. To date no burial record or death-date has been found for him in Britain.
Possibly the John Ashley who contributed £9 10s to the University of Pennsylvania following Dr John Morgan's fundraising tour of the West Indies in 1772-1773.
Will of John Ashley [of the parish of Vere in Jamaica but now residing at] of Bath [made in 1791] proved 23/01/1799. In the will he left Ashley Hall to his wife Mary for life and then to his four children as tenants-in-common: he also left his children annuities of £100 p.a. each.
William Smith, Joseph Hopkinson, and Plunket Fleeson Glentworth, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Minute Books, Volume 2, 1768-1779 p. 75, entry for 13/12/1773. Note amounts are in Jamaican currency.
PROB 11/1317/174.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic?
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Spouse
Mary
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Children
John; William; Olive; Mary Turner
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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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1796 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Owner
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Father → Son
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Bath, Somerset, South-west England, England
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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 Ashley of Vere and Bath', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651991/ [accessed 23rd April 2024].
