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been noted that THOMAS WILTSHIRE was a neighbour 
of GERARD HAWTAINE in 1643. 
Perhaps a few remarks on other persons who have 
been mentioned in this paper may be allowed. 
The PEERS family of whom mention is frequently made 
in Mr. DAvis’ “ Cavaliers and Roundheads”, were leading 
people in Barbados, where they owned Lzdanus or Leba- 
non, Rendezvous and Staple Grove, which last named 
estate still retains that name. They were conneéted 
with the HAWTAINES or HAUGHTONS. EDWARD PEERS 
a brother of Sir RICHARD PEERS in 1665 bequeathed to 
RICHARD HAUGHTON his nephew, 60 acres of land and 
20 good working negroes and to his nephew VALENTYNE 
HAUGHTON, 40 acres of land and 1o negroes. 
Sir RICHARD PEERS of Barbados, married Mary, 
daughter of JAMES HAWLEY, Esq. of Brentford and sister 
of HENRY HAWLEY, Governor of Barbados in 1651, and 
member of the Provisional Council in 1639-51 and 1660.* 
By his willt dated 18 Dec., 1659, and proved 14 May, 
1662 he bequeathed to his son JOHN the plantations 
Lebannon, Rendevee, (Rendezvous). He speaks ot his son 
EDWARD and daughter ELIZABETH PEERS,his brother (in 
law) JAMES HAWLEY, two other daughters SUSAN JONES 
and MARY BOOorE, wife of NICHOLAS BooTE. He also 
speaks of his grandchild, RICHARD HAWTON and of 
JONATHAN HAWTAINE and VALENTINE HAWTAINE. Coll. 
HENRY HAWLEY and Coll. JAMES HAWLEY of New 
Brainford, Middlesex. 
RICHARD Pegrs, Esgq., by his will dated 18th Decr., 1659, bequeathed 
to JOHN Pegers his Sonne and to his Heires the Plantations 
* Archer’s monumental inscriptions p. 365, 
tT P.C.C, Land 70. 
