Peter Gurley senior

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Biography

Slave-owner in St Vincent, shown by genealogical sources as dying in 1783. Original purchaser of Lot No. 53 (83 acres) and co-purchaser with Fletcher and Nugent of Lot No. 56 (198 acres) which together with Lot No. 54 (54 acres, purchased by Ashe) became Peter's Hope estate.


Sources

Charles Shephard, History of the Island of St Vincent Appendix XX, following John Byres 1776 Plan.


Further Information

Absentee?
West Indian?

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
1776 [EA] - → Joint owner

Peter Gurley was the original purchaser after 1763 of Lot No. 53 (83 acres) and co-purchaser of Lot No. 56 (198 acres), which together with Lot No. 75 (68 acres, originally bought by 'Poor Settlers') and two lots leased to French inhabitants totalling a further 66 acres later formed part of the Peter's Hope estate.


Relationships (3)

Father → Son
Father-in-law → Son-in-law
Mortgagee → Mortgagor