| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. BER_1700_01 |
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Bermuda |
| Case Name Long |
Lewis Johnstowne v Thomas and Mary Burton, et al. |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.2 [794] p.354–355 (20 June 1700 – 13 Dec. 1705) |
| PC Register Citation | William III v.6 (4 April 1700 – 19 Feb. 1702) p.56, 70, 71–72, 203, 213, 218: PC 2/78/56, 70, 71–72, 203, 213, 218 |
| PC Register Citation | Anne v.3 (11 Oct. 1705 – 29 Feb. 1708) p.20, 31, 43: PC 2/81/20, 31, 43 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of Chancery – 5 Feb. 1700 Court of Chancery – 24 Feb. 1701 |
Participants |
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Burton, Mary, respondent (wife of Thomas) |
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Burton, Thomas, respondent (husband of Mary) |
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Ford, Henry, deceased (great-uncle of Lewis Johnstowne) |
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Johnstowne, Lewis, gentleman, appellant (great-nephew of Henry Ford) |
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Outerbridge, Elizabeth (?wife of William) |
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Outerbridge, William (?husband of Elizabeth) |
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Walker, Charles |
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Wood, Benjamin (?husband of Rebecca) |
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Wood, Rebecca (?wife of Benjamin) |
Description |
Concerning land. |
Disposition |
Both judgments reversed without prejudice to further proceedings in Bermuda. Smith (p.342) notes that a supplementary enforcing order was necessary. |
Notes |
APC v.2 [795] references the related petition of Charles Walker of Bermuda (viewable here in the Documentation section). Seeking a probate of the will of Henry Ford, Walker claims that the “Five Shares of Land” in dispute in Johnstowne v Burton had been given to him in trust for others. Walker is allowed to appeal to the Governor of Bermuda for probate but the Johnstowne appeal is not deferred in the meantime. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Johnstowne v Burton) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
Not found |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Petition of Charles Walker – 19 June 1700 (PC 1/46/1) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [16] p.6 |