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Richard Oliver of Antigua received a bequest in the will of Baldwin Johnson, of Appo. Hundred, New Castle county, Delaware, dated 1720, and proved 1721 in Delaware, see: | Richard Oliver of Antigua received a bequest in the will of Baldwin Johnson, of Appo. Hundred, New Castle county, Delaware, dated 1720, and proved 1721 in Delaware, see: | ||
*The Historical Research Committee of the Colonial Dames of Delaware. ''A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County 1682-1800''. New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1911. Digital version at | *The Historical Research Committee of the Colonial Dames of Delaware. ''A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County 1682-1800''. New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1911. Digital version at {{FSbook|82664}}. [See pp. 23-24.] | ||
=== Proved in Edinburgh === | === Proved in Edinburgh === | ||
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=== Proved in London === | === Proved in London === | ||
At least 275 residents of [[Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua]] sent their wills to [[London, England|London]] to be proved in the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] (PCC).<ref>Place search for 'Antigua,' in Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858), Documents Online, The National Archives, 10 December 2010.</ref> | At least 275 residents of [[Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua]] sent their wills to [[London, England|London]] to be proved in the [[Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury|Prerogative Court of Canterbury]] (PCC).<ref>Place search for 'Antigua,' in Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858), Documents Online, The National Archives, 10 December 2010.</ref> | ||
Oliver compiled a list: | Oliver compiled a list: | ||
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Oliver also abstracted some wills and administrations proved in the PCC in Volume 3 of: | Oliver also abstracted some wills and administrations proved in the PCC in Volume 3 of: | ||
*Oliver, Vere Langford. ''The History of the Island of Antigua: One of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time''. 3 vols. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1894-1899. {{ | *Oliver, Vere Langford. ''The History of the Island of Antigua: One of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time''. 3 vols. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1894-1899. {{FHL|99549|item}}; digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofislando03oliv Internet Archive] [See pp. 401-405, 458-460.] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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Proved in Antigua[edit | edit source]
Proved in Delaware[edit | edit source]
Richard Oliver of Antigua received a bequest in the will of Baldwin Johnson, of Appo. Hundred, New Castle county, Delaware, dated 1720, and proved 1721 in Delaware, see:
- The Historical Research Committee of the Colonial Dames of Delaware. A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County 1682-1800. New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1911. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. [See pp. 23-24.]
Proved in Edinburgh[edit | edit source]
Proved in London[edit | edit source]
At least 275 residents of Antigua sent their wills to London to be proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC).[1]
Oliver compiled a list:
- 'Antigua. List of Wills relating to this Island proved in the P.C.C. down to 1812,' Caribbeana, Vol. 3 (1914):180-184. Digitised by dLOC - free.
Oliver also abstracted some wills and administrations proved in the PCC in Volume 3 of:
- Oliver, Vere Langford. The History of the Island of Antigua: One of the Leeward Caribbees in the West Indies, from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time. 3 vols. London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1894-1899. FHL Collection; digital version at Internet Archive [See pp. 401-405, 458-460.]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Place search for 'Antigua,' in Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384-1858), Documents Online, The National Archives, 10 December 2010.
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