Mary Woodcock (née Graham)

???? - 1835

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Mary Woodcock was the daughter of Joseph Graham, who died intestate c. 1807. Jacob Graham, his uncle, removed enslaved persons to his Lapland estate. The compensation for Lapland was paid into the Chancery suits of Woodcock v Graham and Chard v Graham.

1.Will of Mary Woodcock of Sandwich Kent was proved 27/08/1835. In the will she refers to the lawsuits.


Sources

John Charlton, Hidden Chains. The Slavery Business and North East England 1600-1865 (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne Bridge Publishing, 2008 p. 141.

  1. PROB 11/1851/241.

Further Information

Maiden Name
Graham
Spouse
Francis Woodcock

Associated Claims (1)

£1,798 3s 8d
Claimants in List E or Chancery cases

Relationships (1)

Mother-in-law → Son-in-law
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Edward Chard was also the executor of his mother-in-law Mary...