1743 - 1777
Born 1743, son of Captain James Mill (or Milne) of Old Montrose, Dysart and Lauriston (1708-1783) and his wife Elizabeth nee Scott. Died 1777 in Antigua.
Will of David Mill or Mills late Governor of Cape Coast Castle in Africa but now of Antigua proved 14/08/1777. Under the will he desired that 'all the free back men I brought with me' be returned to their own country at the expense of his estate. He left £200 to a mulatto man named John Hippesly then in Great Britain and £200 to Mary Burke daughter of Walter Burke of Antigua. The rest of his estate he left to his brother Hercules Mills [sic].
Family tree at Clan MacFarlane, https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I123028&tree=CC [accessed 10/07/2020].
PROB 11/1034/78.
We are grateful to David Milne for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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The relationship is evidenced by the two men each separately making their brother Hercules Mill their main heir....
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'David Mill former Governor of Cape Coast Castle', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146655577/ [accessed 19th April 2024].
