James Daniell

Major slave-owner on Nevis, and President of the Council there until c. 1841, for three of whose estates the compensation was awarded to trustees of the bankrupt London merchants Plummer and Wilson, and for another two the compensation was awarded to administrators of the mortgagee William Mills (q.v.). James Daniell's first wife was Sarah, daughter of William Archibald Maynard. She was baptised at the St. George Gingerland Parish Church on 24/04/1787. She died 28/09/1835 and is buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.

1. At Mt Pleasant in the Island of Nevis, Martha Hamilton, lady of the Hon. James Daniell President Administering the govt. of that island, and eldest dau. of Edward Thomas Wolfe of that island.

We are grateful to Sandra Markham for her assistance in compiling this entry.

Lena Boyd Brown, Vere Langford Oliver (1993) More Monumental Inscriptions: Tombstones of the British West Indies, The Borgo Press, p. 85. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125647172/sarah-daniell: accessed July 11, 2024), memorial page for Sarah Maynard Daniell (1787–28 Sep 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 125647172, citing Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).

1. Times 05/11/1838 p. 7.