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One of the earliest members of the Dawkins family in Jamaica. William Dawkins received 1,775 acres in land patents between 1669 and 1682: "After he was killed fighting against the French invaders in 1694, his estate descended to his son Richard."
Richard Sheridan, Sugar and Slavery: An Economic History of the British West Indies, 1623-1775 (1974) pp. 224-227.
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Richard (d. 1700)
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'William Dawkins of Jamaica', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662233 [accessed 16th April 2024].
