David Bernard

???? - 1804


Biography

Planter of St James, Jamaica. Married Judith Bowen in St James, 11/09/1780. Twelve children baptised in St James, 1782-1803. Wrote his will in January 1804, died April 1804.


Sources

Familysearch.org batch no. I03814-1; London Gazette 16436 18/12/1810 p. 2029


Further Information

Spouse
Judith Bowen
Children
Frances Ann (1782-), Rebeccah Mary (1784-), Joseph Bowen (1785-), Charles (1789-), Judith (1790-), David (1792-), William Rhodes (1794-), Rebeccah Mary (1796-), Sabina Poole (1799-), Samuel Edward (1802-), Mary Bonella (1803-) and Rachel Lawrence (1804-)
Will

PROB 11/1426/244 - precis.

David Bernard of St James, Jamaica.

To my beloved wife Judith Bernard £500 Jamaican currency per annum for life. Twenty house negroes, horses, pen called Bona Vesta for the use of herself and my family as long as she lives, and as long as my daughters remain unmarried.

To my son Joseph Bowen Bernard £1,000 currency at age 21.

All the residue equally to all my children including the one now expected to be born in this year, share and share alike. My wife, my son Joseph Bowen Bernard, my brother William Rhodes Bernard, my nephew Charles Edward Bernard, my friend Philip Anglin Scarlett and my cousin William Parr Bernard to be executors.

Signed 20/01/1804.

Proved in London 12/06/1805 by William Rhodes Bernard the brother and Charles Edward Bernard the nephew.


Associated Estates (5)

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
1800 [EA] - 1805 [EY] → Owner
1805 [EA] - 1809 [LA] → Previous owner
1805 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
1798 [EA] - 1805 [EY] → Joint owner
1811 [EA] - → Previous owner

Relationships (19)

Husband → Wife
Brothers
Father → Son
Father → Son
Father → Daughter
Uncle → Nephew
Brothers
Uncle → Nephew
Brothers
Father-in-law → Son-in-law
Grandfather → Grandson
Father → Son
Father → Son
Grandfather → Grandson
Father → Daughter
Father → Daughter
Father → Daughter
Father → Daughter
Father → Daughter