| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. JAM_1756_03 |
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Jamaica |
| Case Name Long |
Joseph Williams v Hannah Beecher |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [319] p.342–343 (13 Aug. 1756 – 26 March 1757) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.16 (1 Jan. 1756 – 31 Dec. 1757) p.263, 273, 459, 461–462, 468–469: PC 2/105/263, 273, 459, 461–462, 468–469 |
Colonial Courts |
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Chancery – 1 Aug. 1754 and 1 Aug. 1755 |
Participants |
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Beecher, Hannah – see Jenkins, Hannah |
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Jenkins (formerly Beecher), Hannah, widow, respondent (daughter of Mary Sharpe) |
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Jenkins, William, esquire (husband of Hannah) |
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Sharpe, Mary, widow (mother of Hannah Jenkins, friend of Rowland Williams) |
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Williams, Joseph, esquire, of Westmoreland parish, Jamaica, appellant (grandson of Rowland) |
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Williams, Lewis (son of Rowland) |
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Williams, Rowland, deceased (father of Lewis, grandfather of Joseph, friend of Mary Sharpe) |
Description |
Concerning a will and an annuity. |
Disposition |
Decrees and all proceedings reversed. |
Notes |
The printed case for the appellant names the respondent Hannah Beecher as if she were a femme sole; the respondent’s case styles her as the wife of Jenkins and formerly Beecher. The discrepancy may indicate that her marriage to Jenkins was quite recent. The appellant’s and respondent’s printed cases are summarized in Caribbeana: miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies, ed. Vere Langford Oliver (London: Mitchell, Hughes, and Clarke, 1909–1919), 6:70 (view). |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Williams v Beecher) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (Joseph Williams v Hannah Beecher) |
| Counsel | Rob. Henley; Al. Forrester |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36217 f.123r–129v (Manuscript date on dorse Mar. 22 1757 with note. No other manuscript notes; minor underlining) |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: (Sir George Lee Collection) (Manuscript date on dorse 22 March 1757; no manuscript notes) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (Joseph Williams v William and Hannah Jenkins) |
| Counsel | C. Pratt; H. Evans |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36217 f.130r–131v (Printed date on dorse 1757. Extensive manuscript notes and underlining) |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: (Sir George Lee Collection) (Printed date on dorse 1757; 22 March added by hand; no manuscript notes) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |