Thomas Duboys
| Charts | Ancestors of Harriet Hanson Robinson |
Thomas Duboys, whose ancestry is unknown (or not traced here), died at sea while returning to England in 1699.1
Thomas married Katharine Gillhampton, daughter of Oliver Gilhampton and Elizabeth (…), at St. Michael's Parish, Barbados, 20 September 1685.2,3
Thomas is listed several times in Brandow's Omitted Chapters:
Thomas left a long will dated 3 April 1699, and later proved at London, 15 Nov 1699. In it, Thomas directs or leaves to (paragraphing added for clarity):
Thomas died at sea enroute to England, and later probate shows a grant to Katherine for the use of John and Richard Dubois, residual legatees, so son Thomas must have died soon after his father, under age 21.7
Thomas married Katharine Gillhampton, daughter of Oliver Gilhampton and Elizabeth (…), at St. Michael's Parish, Barbados, 20 September 1685.2,3
Thomas is listed several times in Brandow's Omitted Chapters:
Of St. Lucy's Parish, 30 Dec 1679 as Capt Thomas Duboys with 233 acres, 1 white servant, and 69 negroes;4
In Capt John Lewgar's company with 6 men, Jan 1679;5
In Col Simon Lambart's troop of horse, tasked with 2 horse, but in default 1, 6 Jan 1679[/80]6.
In Capt John Lewgar's company with 6 men, Jan 1679;5
In Col Simon Lambart's troop of horse, tasked with 2 horse, but in default 1, 6 Jan 1679[/80]6.
Thomas left a long will dated 3 April 1699, and later proved at London, 15 Nov 1699. In it, Thomas directs or leaves to (paragraphing added for clarity):
Executrix to sell shares in ships and all merchandise and chattles to pay these legacies
Daughter Katherine £2000 to be put out at interest by my executrix and Hon George Andres, Robert Hooper, Esq, and Mr. William Godman, Merchant for her use to be paid her at 16 or marriage, and one half my plate etc.,
To nephew John Duboys, son of brother Major John Duboys deceased and Elizabeth his wife £50
To nephew Richard son of said brother John, £200,
To brother in law Thomas Trent, Esq., and sister Ann his wife £50 each and £50 to each of their children
To brother and sister Townsend £10 each
To Capt John Garvey and Mary his wife £10 each
Benjamin Alford, son of Joseph Alford deceased, £25
my sister Baker £10 to buy her mourning
John Hallett, Esq., my large silver sword and best bullet gun
Major George Peers my largest gun
Servants William Coggin, Edward Morris, Elizabeth Harris, £10 each
£20 among the poor housekeepers of St. Michael's parish
Dr. Henry Byrch and his wife, and Capt John Garvey and Mary his wife, gold rings of 40/ each
To my wife Katherine £1500 and one-half my plate etc., and certain named slaves
Wife to be executrix until son Thomas arrives at age of 21 if she continues my widow
Hon. Geo. Andrews, Robert Hooper, Wiliam Godman to be overseers in Barbados, and friend Mr. Francis Eyles, Merchant in London, to assist my wife in managing my estate in England
Residue to son Thomas and to be sole executor at 21; if Thomas dies uner 21, wife to have £500 and daughter £1000 and residue to nephews John and Richard, sons of Major John Duboys
Wit: Nicholas Prideau, John Parkinson, Walter Thomas Ward
Daughter Katherine £2000 to be put out at interest by my executrix and Hon George Andres, Robert Hooper, Esq, and Mr. William Godman, Merchant for her use to be paid her at 16 or marriage, and one half my plate etc.,
To nephew John Duboys, son of brother Major John Duboys deceased and Elizabeth his wife £50
To nephew Richard son of said brother John, £200,
To brother in law Thomas Trent, Esq., and sister Ann his wife £50 each and £50 to each of their children
To brother and sister Townsend £10 each
To Capt John Garvey and Mary his wife £10 each
Benjamin Alford, son of Joseph Alford deceased, £25
my sister Baker £10 to buy her mourning
John Hallett, Esq., my large silver sword and best bullet gun
Major George Peers my largest gun
Servants William Coggin, Edward Morris, Elizabeth Harris, £10 each
£20 among the poor housekeepers of St. Michael's parish
Dr. Henry Byrch and his wife, and Capt John Garvey and Mary his wife, gold rings of 40/ each
To my wife Katherine £1500 and one-half my plate etc., and certain named slaves
Wife to be executrix until son Thomas arrives at age of 21 if she continues my widow
Hon. Geo. Andrews, Robert Hooper, Wiliam Godman to be overseers in Barbados, and friend Mr. Francis Eyles, Merchant in London, to assist my wife in managing my estate in England
Residue to son Thomas and to be sole executor at 21; if Thomas dies uner 21, wife to have £500 and daughter £1000 and residue to nephews John and Richard, sons of Major John Duboys
Wit: Nicholas Prideau, John Parkinson, Walter Thomas Ward
Thomas died at sea enroute to England, and later probate shows a grant to Katherine for the use of John and Richard Dubois, residual legatees, so son Thomas must have died soon after his father, under age 21.7
Family | Katharine Gillhampton b. 19 Jan 1664/65, d. bef. 1715 |
| Children |
|
| This person was last edited on | 27 Mar 2023 |
Citations
- [S410] Joanne McRee Sanders, compiler, Barbados Records: Wills and Administrations, 3 volumes (Houston, Texas: Sanders Historical Publications, 1979-1981), 2:99-100, further cited as Sanders, Barbados Wills.
- [S934] Richard K. Evans, The Ancestry of Diana, Princess of Wales: For Twelve Generations (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007), 183, further cited as Evans, The Ancestry of Diana, Princess of Wales.
- [S413] Joanne McRee Sanders, Barbados Records: Marriages 1643-1800, 2 volumes (Houston, Texas: Sanders Historical Publications, 1982), 1:61, further cited as Sanders, Barbados Marriages.
- [S2615] James C. Brandow, editor, Omitted Chapters From Hotten's Original Lists of Persons of Quality…and Others who Went From Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 (1982; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 2001), 36, further cited as Brandow, Omitted Chapters.
- [S2615] Brandow, Omitted Chapters, 145.
- [S2615] Brandow, Omitted Chapters, 197-198.
- [S2635] "Notes and Queries: Dubois," Genealogies of Barbados Families From Caribbeana and The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, James C. Brandow, editor (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1983, 645-646, at 646; originally published, The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society III (1936):129-132, further cited as "Dubois Notes."
- [S406] "Ball of Barbados," Genealogies of Barbados Families From Caribbeana and The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, James C. Brandow, editor (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1983, 135-144, at 135-144; originally published, The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society II (1934): 188-, further cited as "Ball of Barbados."