| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. ANT_1725_02 |
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Antigua |
| Case Name Long |
Samuel Proctor and James Barton (later William Barton) v Magdalen Bondinot |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.3 [87] p.119–120 (6 July 1725 – 15 Aug. 1728) |
| PC Register Citation | George I v.5 (Sept. 1724 – May 1727) p.89, 91, 102, 277, 329–330, 339, 357: PC 2/89/89, 91, 102, 277, 329–330, 339, 357 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.1 (14 June 1727 – 22 May 1729) p.350–351, 360: PC 2/90/350–351, 360 |
Colonial Courts |
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Chancery – 22 May 1723 |
Participants |
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Barton, James, planter, appellant (administrator of Henry Guchinot) |
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Barton, William, appellant (administrator of Henry Guchinot) |
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Bondinot, John, deceased (husband of Magdalen) |
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Bondinot, Magdalen, respondent (widow and executrix of John, daughter of Henry Guichinot) |
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Clark, Thomas, witness |
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Guichinot, Henry, deceased |
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Proctor, Samuel, planter, appellant (administrator of Henry Guichinot) |
Vessels |
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Cleopatra (ship) |
Description |
Inheritance (marriage portion). |
Disposition |
Appeal initially dismissed with costs for non-prosecution, later admitted (but award of costs confirmed); Chancery decree reversed as to the marriage portion. |
Notes |
Participants not mentioned in the APC were added here for clarity. Information about these participants was obtained from related primary and other sources. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Barton v Bondinot) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
Not found |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Petition and Order of reference – 6 July 1725 (PC 1/58/3) | view_Document |
| Catalogued as | Antigua, West Indies: Order referring to Appeals Committee petition of Magdalen Bondinot, widow, for dismissing appeal of Samuel Proctor and James Barton for non-prosecution |
| Notes about Document |
The catalogue dates the order of reference to May of 1725, but the document itself is dated 6 July 1725, and the corresponding entry in the PC Register is also dated 6 July |
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| TNA Document | Committee report (Barton v Bondinot) – 18 Feb. 1727 (PC 1/48/23) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [368] p.181 |
| TNA Document | Committee report (Barton v Bondinot) – 26 July 1728 (PC 1/48/24) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [396] p.193 |