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In his will written in 1782 and proved in 1786, Humphry Morice stated he had purchased an annuity from Thomas Davison of £300 pa chargeable on Davison's estate called Preston in Jamaica for his own life and that of Albinia and Ann Jane Reeve. On Morice's death he left the interest of the annuity to the girl's mother Dame Jane Reeve of Holyport, Berkshire.
Jane Reeve, daughter of Thomas Reeve and Jane, was baptised 30/07/1762 in Bray, Berkshire. Her sister Albinia Oliva Reeve was baptised 30/07/1762, also in Bray. The will of Sir Thomas Reeve of Holyport, Berkshire, was proved in 1777 and names his wife Dame Jane Reeve and one of his executors as Rt. Hon Humphry Morice. His children are left legacies but are not named.
PROB 11/1139/132.
Familysearch.org batch no. P01859-1. PROB 11/1031/269.
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1786 [EA] - → Annuitant
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Holyport, Bray, Berkshire, Central England, England
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Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Ann Jane Reeve', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146645927 [accessed 8th November 2024].
