| Description | The testator bequeaths his moiety of a plantation called Parnassus Plantation in the parish of Clarendon to his wife Elizabeth Dawkins for the term of her life. If however, Thomas Bernard, the owner of the other moiety is unwilling to sell it when he comes of age, then his wife is to have the testator’s house at Sandy Gully together with 10 negro men slaves to his wife : his manservant Guy, his man Hercules, his fisherman Jemmy, his two negro boys Ben and Fortune and the following negro women : Cuba, Sammy, Plaws and Moll and their children, Bess the cook maid and Dulce, along with an annuity of £2000 Jamaica, her jewels, watches, rings and “Parapganalia”, all his household goods, his coach, chariot and six horses. He leaves all his estates and plantations in the parishes of Clarendon and Vere to his eldest son James Dawkins. He leaves all the plantations and sugar works which he inherited from Robert Tredway to his son William Dawkins. He leaves the land at one Eye in the parish of St. Elizabeth which he purchased of John Wallis and the One Eye Plantation which is to be purchased from Robert Cargill, a minor and his guardians, to his third son Henry Dawkins. He also leaves the sum of £20,000 Jamaica to Henry Dawkins, part of which is to be used to complete the purchase of the plantation. If his wife is with child at the time of his death then he bequeaths £5000 Jamaica to that child. He leaves £500 to his brother James Dawkins and £100 Jamaica each to his friend Thomas Fearon the elder, his godson Rowland Smith and Thomas Fearon the younger. He names his son James Dawkins as his residuary legatee and his son James Dawkins, his good friends John Pennant, Charles Price, Thomas Fearon the younger, James Rodon the younger, Esqs and Dr William Aikenhead as his executors in Jamaica and James Dawkins, John Pennant, Roger Drake and Beeston Long as his executors in Great Britain.
Codicil appended (dated June 27, 1744)
Testator bequeaths a further sum of £500 Jamaica to his wife for the term of her life should she choose to live in Great Britain after his decease.
He also bequeaths £500 Jamaica to Bathshua Moore daughter of Francis Moore, Esq., deceased and £200 Jamaica to the daughter of John and Elizabeth Shickle
Pendant seal. |