Samuel Span the younger

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1811

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Will of Samuel Span merchant of Bristol [made in 1807] proved 16/11/1811. Under the will he left his Union Island estate in trust (his trustees were Oliver McCausland, Anthony Hart and Benjamin Bickley) to raise £30,000 for his children and £10,000 for his wife. Separately, he left his estates of Paradise and Castleness [presumable Cane Garden given the below] in Trinidad in trust with the same trustees. He left an annuity of £1200 p.a. to his wife.
Decree of the Supreme Civil Court in Trinidad, 30/01/1846 regarding the creditors of Samuel Span, deceased, and of Paradise and Cane Garden estates. Notice for creditors to come forward. The specific issue under consideration by the Master in court was as to what sums of money are outstanding from the debt to Catherine Scrafton for the sum of nearly £8000 and the further sum of £3000 four per cent bank annuities from articles of agreement dated 29/10/1823.
By Articles of Agreement dated 22/05/1800, Samuel Span of Bristol agreed sell the islands of Moyreau [sic], the Tobagoes and Catholique in the Grenadines to Joseph De St. Hilaire of Carriacou for £5000.

Sources

PROB 11/1527/207.
London Gazette Issue 20630 p. 2895.
Deed Book 1800, British Library, EAP688/1/1/11, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP688-1-1-11 pp. 73-77.

We are grateful to Ruth Hecht for her assistance with compiling this entry.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Associated Claims (2)

Associated Estates (4)

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 [EY] → Owner

Mayro (?) Island [ St Vincent ]

By Articles of Agreement dated 22/05/1800, Samuel Span of Bristol agreed sell the islands of Moyreau [sic], the Tobagoes and Catholique in the Grenadines to Joseph De St. Hilaire of Carriacou for £5000.

1813 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner

Paradise and Cane Farm [ Trinidad | Tacarigua and Arouca ]

Samuel Span deceased was shown as the owner between 1813 and 1834.

- 1811 [EY] → Owner

Paradise and Cane Farm [ Trinidad | Tacarigua and Arouca ]

- 1811 [EY] → Owner

Union Island [ St Vincent ]

In 1796, Span's father Samuel Span senior had left the Union Island estate in trust for his son John, who logically should therefore have died between 1796 (when his father's will was proved) and 1811 (when his brother Samuel died leaving the Union estate in his own will). The John Span shown in genealogical sources as dying in 1821 at St Kitts in his 21st year must have been the son of Samuel Span the younger.