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Samuel Barwick

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1734

Biography

'From 1674-1766 the Lancaster plantation was owned by the Barwick family. In 1733-35 Samuel Barwick, who had been President of the Council in 1731 and acting Governor, died and bequeathed his plantations – Pine, The Belle and Lancaster – to his sons, William and Samuel Barwick. William of St James then sold to Samuel of St Michael, the Lancaster plantation for £12,500. The estate of 379 acres included a dwelling house, windmill and boiling house. There were 196 enslaved people.'


Sources

Barbados Department of Archives. Hughes-Queree Index of Plantations.

Further Information

Children
William; Samuel

Associated Estates (1)

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
- 1734 [EY] → Owner
Lancaster [ Barbados | St James ]

Relationships (1)

Samuel Barwick
Other relatives
Joseph Osborne Bruce
Details
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Joseph Osborne Bruce married Samuel Barwick's grand-daughter...