William Maynard of Nevis

???? - 1785


Biography

Slave-owner on Nevis, apparently resident, husband of Frances Webbe through whom he came to own the New River estate. He mortgaged the estate to William Blomberg (his son-in-law) in 1767 for £5000 and borrowed a further £6000 from his widowed daughter Ann Blomberg (later Nisbett) in 1775.


Sources

Gentleman's Magazine Vol. LV Part II (1785) p. 836; Nisbet v Smith and others (1789), Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, Volume 2 p. 449.


Further Information

Spouse
Frances Webbe
Children
Walter

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
1767 [EA] - → Owner

Relationships (5)

Father → Son
Grandfather → Grandson
Grandfather → Grandson
Grandfather → Grandson
Father → Daughter