| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. BAR_1701_01 |
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Barbados |
| Case Name Long |
James and Elizabeth Cowes v William Sharpe |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.2 [816] p.363–365 (6 March 1701 – 14 Dec. 1704) |
| PC Register Citation | William III v.6 (4 April 1700 – 19 Feb. 1702) p.167, 183–184, 187–188, 191, 195, 227, 231, 240–241, 355: PC 2/78/167, 183–184, 187–188, 191, 195, 227, 231, 240–241, 355 |
| PC Register Citation | Anne v.2 (20 Jan. 1704 – 29 Sept. 1705) p.61–62, 77, 90, 173, 207, 219: PC 2/80/61–62, 77, 90, 173, 207, 219 |
Colonial Courts |
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Court of Chancery – 28 April 1693 Court of Chancery – 6 Nov. 1700 Court of Chancery – 17 May 1704 |
Participants |
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Cowes (Cowse, née Sharpe), Elizabeth, appellant (wife of James, daughter of William Sharpe [1]) |
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Cowes (Cowse), James, appellant (husband of Elizabeth) |
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Farmer, John |
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Holder, John |
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Holder, Mr. Melaliah |
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Pilgrim, John |
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Rawlin, William |
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Sharpe, Barbara (wife of William [2]) |
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Sharpe, Elizabeth – see Cowes, Elizabeth |
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Sharpe, John (son of William [1]) |
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Sharpe, Col. William (1), deceased (father of Elizabeth [now Elizabeth Cowes], John, and William [2]) |
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Sharpe, William the younger (2), chancery judge and member of the Council in Barbados, respondent (husband of Barbara, son of William [1]) |
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Waterman, Humphry |
Description |
Concerning payment from an estate. |
Disposition |
Decree of 1700 reversed and 1693 decree annulled, so far as it relates to Elizabeth Cowes; decree of 1704 reversed and same result repeated. |
Notes |
The APC also refers to an earlier decree made in the High Court of Chancery in England; that decree has not been located. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Cowes v Sharpe) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
Not found |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
| TNA Document | Committee report (Cowse v Sharpe) – 6 Dec. 1704 (PC 1/46/6) | view_Document |
| Notes about Document |
Referenced in APC v.6 [125] p.31 |