John Pierce Tayler

24th Nov 1791 - ????

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

John Pierce Tayler, born 24/11/1791 and baptised 02/04/1810 at Keynsham estate (then in St Elizabeth, Jamaica). Son of Thomas Weir Tayler, owner of Auchenbeddie, and Ann Pierce, "a free mulatto". A slave-owner in his own right by 1817, he signed the slave registers by mark. Inherited £50 sterling in the will of his father, who died c. 1829. Married Henrietta Mure, a free person of colour, in St Elizabeth, 05/12/1830.


Sources

Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online]; see separate entry for Thomas Weir Tayler senior.


Further Information

Spouse
Henrietta Mure

Associated Claims (2)

£134 12s 3d
Awardee
£26 12s 2d
Awardee

Associated Estates (2)

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
1823 [EA] - 1844 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner

Relationships (16)

Half-brothers
Natural Son → Mother
Half-brothers
Half-brothers
Half-brother → Half-sister
Half-brother → Half-sister
Half-brother → Half-sister
Half-brothers
Half-brother → Half-sister
Half-brother → Half-sister
Brother → Sister
Brothers
Brother → Sister
Brother → Sister
Natural Son → Father
Husband → Wife