| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. STC_1732_00 |
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St. Christopher |
| Case Name Long |
Sir William Codrington v Benjamin and Ann Markham | |
| Case Name Long |
Benjamin and Ann Markham v Sir William Codrington |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [259] p.357–359 (19 Jan. 1732 – 11 April 1734) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.2 (1 June 1729 – 16 June 1732) p.554: PC 2/91/554 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.3 (21 July 1732 – 18 July 1734) p.8, 87, 93–95, 96, 162, 391, 420–423, 454: PC 2/92/8, 87, 93–95, 96, 162, 391, 420–423, 454 |
Colonial Courts |
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Chancery – 4 Dec. 1729, 7 Dec. 1730, and 13 Feb. 1731 |
Participants |
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___, Crook, slave (mother of Jack-Ham and Peroe) |
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___, Jack-Ham, slave (son of Crook) |
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___, Peroe, slave (son of Crook) |
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Codrington, Christopher sen., deceased |
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Codrington, Sir William, of Dodington, Gloucestershire, appellant/respondent |
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Elrington, Col. Roger |
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Markham, Ann, respondent/appellant (wife of Benjamin, heir of Roger Elrington) |
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Markham, Benjamin, respondent/appellant (husband of Ann, heir of Roger Elrington) |
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St. Alban, Monsieur ___, subject of France |
Description |
Concerning the right to “a Negroe woman called Crook and her two sons . . . .” |
Disposition |
Reversed with further proceedings possible in Chancery in St. Christopher. |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
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Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
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