| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. ANT_1752_01 |
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Antigua |
| Case Name Long |
John and Elinor Dunbar, William and Elizabeth Gunthorpe, and Ann Watkins, by her guardians, and Stephen Blizard, Jonas Langford, William Mackinen, Robert Christian, and John Watkins v Ashton Warner (later deceased; revived by Henry Webb), Daniel Warner, De la Court Walsh, Margaret Watkins, John Watkins, Christopher and Jane Baldwin, and Mary Watkins, by her guardian, Richard Lee |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.4 [161] p.149–150 (14 Jan. 1752 – 7 March 1753) |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.13 (1 May 1750 – 30 March 1752) p.432, 493: PC 2/102/432, 493 |
| PC Register Citation | George II v.14 (1 April 1752 – 31 Dec. 1753) p.117, 129, 130, 255, 301, 322, 329, 330–331, 344: PC 2/103/117, 129, 130, 255, 301, 322, 329, 330–331, 344 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of Chancery – 29 Jan. 1750 Court of Chancery – 16 May 1751 |
Participants |
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Baldwin (Baldwyn), Christopher, respondent (husband of Jane) |
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Baldwin (née Watkins), Jane, respondent (wife of Christopher, daughter of Samuel Watkins) |
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Blizard, Stephen, esquire, appellant |
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Christian, Robert, esquire, appellant |
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Dunbar (née Watkins), Elinor, appellant (wife of John, daughter of Thomas Watkins) |
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Dunbar, John, esquire, appellant (husband of Elinor) |
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Gunthorpe (née Watkins), Elizabeth, appellant (wife of William, daughter of Thomas Watkins) |
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Gunthorpe, William, esquire, appellant (husband of Elizabeth) |
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Langford, Jonas, esquire, appellant |
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Lee, Richard, respondent (guardian of Mary Watkins) |
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Mackinen, William, esquire, appellant |
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Sharpe, John, esquire, of Lincoln's Inn (attorney for Ashton and Daniel Warner) |
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Walsh, De la Court, esquire, respondent |
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Warner, Ashton, esquire, attorney general of the Leeward Islands, respondent, later deceased |
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Warner, Daniel, esquire, deputy treasurer of Antigua, respondent |
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Watkins, Ann, spinster, appellant (daughter of Thomas) |
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Watkins, Elinor – see Dunbar, Elinor |
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Watkins, Elizabeth – see Gunthorpe, Elizabeth |
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Watkins, Jane – see Baldwin, Jane |
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Watkins, John (1), esquire, appellant (cousin of Thomas) |
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Watkins, John (2), respondent (son of Samuel) |
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Watkins, Margaret, respondent (widow of Samuel) |
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Watkins, Mary, infant, respondent (daughter of Samuel) |
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Watkins, Samuel (father of Jane [now Jane Baldwin], Thomas, John [2], and Mary) |
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Watkins, Thomas, esquire, deceased (son of Samuel, cousin of John [1], father of Eleanor [now Eleanor Dunbar], Elizabeth [now Elizabeth Gunthorpe], and Ann) |
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Webb, Henry, attorney general of the Leeward islands, respondent |
Description |
Regarding a will devising several estates for charitable uses. |
Disposition |
Both decrees reversed, information dismissed without costs, appellants to pay 50 pounds sterling to respondents. |
Notes |
The appellants’ and respondents’ printed cases are summarized, with additional footnotes about some of the parties, 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), 6:68–69 (view). |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
| Appellant’s case |
Case of the appellant (John and Eleanor Dunbar, William and Elizabeth Gunthorpe, Anne Watkins, Stephen Blizard, Jonas Langford, William Mackinen, Robert Christian, and John Watkins v Ashton Warner, Harry Webb, Daniel Warner, Dela-Court Walsh, Margaret Watkins, John Watkins, Christopher and Jane Baldwyn, Mary Watkins, and Richard Lee) |
| Counsel | D. Ryder; W. Murray; A. Hume Campbell; Al. Forrester |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36217 f.34r–37v (Printed date on dorse 6 February 1753 with notes: “Touching a Devise for Charitable uses; Reversed and given in favour of the Heirs at Law.”) |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: (Sir George Lee Collection) (Printed date on dorse 6 February 1753. No manuscript notes or underlining) |
| Respondent’s case |
Case of the respondent (John and Elinor Dunbar, William and Elizabeth Gunthorpe, Anne Watkins, Stephen Blizard, Jonas Langford, William Mackinen, Robert Christian, and John Watkins v Attorney General of the Leeward Islands by Daniel Warner, De La Court Walsh, Margaret Watkins, John Watkins, Christopher and Jane Baldwin, and Mary Watkins by Richard Lee) |
| Counsel | Rob. Henley; Sam. Martin |
| Library | British Library: (Hardwicke Papers) Additional Manuscripts 36217 f.38r–43v (Printed/manuscript date on dorse 10 Feb 1753 with lengthy note. No other manuscript notes) |
| Library | Law Library of Congress: (Sir George Lee Collection) (Manuscript date on dorse 6 February 1753; no manuscript notes) |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |