Eleazer Wignall

???? - 1741


Biography

Eleazer Wignall of St Thomas-in-the-East married Anna Maria Hall, daughter of William Hall of Hall's Delight, in Kingston 24/06/1727.

The will of Eleazar Wignall was proved in Jamaica in 1741.

Eleazer Wignall of St Thomas-in-the-East, Esquire. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1743. Slave-ownership at probate: 71 of whom 32 were listed as male and 39 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £2879.61 Jamaican currency of which £2315 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £0 currency debts and £0 currency plate.

Possibly the son of James Wignall of St Thomas-in-the-East, who died c. 1711.


Sources

Familysearch.org, Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts [online database with images].

Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919) vol. 2 p. 164.

Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.


Further Information

Spouse
Anna Maria Hall

Relationships (3)

Son-in-law → Father-in-law
Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
Brother-in-laws

Inventories (1)