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Jamaican slave-owner. She was the mother of Anthony Davis with her first husband William Hay Davis; and remarried Benjamin Capon (each of whom q.v.).
'The Descendants of Roger Forster circa 1500 and Joan Hussey b. 1502', http://www.airgale.com.au/forster/d10.htm" [accessed 24/03/2018]
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Absentee?
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Maiden Name
Foster
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Spouse
(1) William Hay Davis (2) Benjamin Capon
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Children
With (1) Anthony
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£3,222 19s 11d
Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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£461 18s 11d
Awardee
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£3,124 6s 3d
Unsuccessful claimant
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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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1832 [EA] - → Joint owner
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Wife → Husband
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Wife → Husband
Notes →
Wiliiam Hay Davis was the first husband of Mary Foster (later...
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Sister → Brother
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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:
'Mary Capon formerly Davis (née Foster)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/21970 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
