1740 - 1795
Husband of Henrietta Cunyngham, a legatee under the will of her brother Robert Cunyngham. John Knight according to the will of his sister-in-law Elizabeth Philadelphia Pearce Hall paid £10,646 to William MacDowall to redeem the mortgage on an estate in St Mary Cayon, either Spring or more likely Cunynghams.
Caribbeana Vol V p. 176.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Henrietta Cunyngham
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Children
John II
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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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Mortgage Holder
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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Lea Castle, Wolverley, Worcestershire, Middle England, England
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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 Knight I of Lea Castle', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146661367 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
