Records of Old Barbados. lot 



Entd, 26 June i66£. 

 The Will of Edward Peers of B/dos, contains bequest to nephew 

 Richard Haughton of 60 acres of land, 20 good working negroes & 10 

 head of best working cattle, 3 of the best coppers, ladles, basons & 

 scummers to the same belonging ; to Valyntine Haughton 40 acres, 10 

 good working negroes, with cattle and implements as above. Bequests 

 to sister Susanna Jones of 40,000 lbs. of mus : sugar; to Mary Coning- 

 ham the dau: of Capt. Alex. Conningham 2 good working negroes 

 10 sheep & 10,000 lbs. mus : sugar ; to Jane Cuningham the dau : of 

 Capt. Alex. Coningham 3 good working negroes, one of which is to be 

 Ibella, 20 sheep & 10,000 lbs. of mus : sugar; unto Willoughby Coning- 

 ham, youngest dau : of Captain. Alex. Coningham, 10 sheep & io,ooolbs. 

 of mus: sugar; to John Aschcroft 10,000 lbs. of mus: sugar & to his 

 daughter Peers Ashcroft 50,000 lbs. of mus : sugar & a negroe girl 

 called Asfee ; to servant John Gilbert the time he has to serve and his 

 passage to England & 1,000 lbs. of muse : sugar " to be paid 2 months 

 after my decease;" to Barbara Hendy 1.500 lbs. muse; sugar to be 

 equally divided between her children. There are similar bequests to 

 his sister Mary Boate, William Parsons, Violetta Graves " servant to 

 Capt. Alex. Conningham" and to Dr. John Springham, (in all 164,500 

 pounds of sugar worth at 6 cents per lb. 19,870.) The Testator appoints 

 John Berry & Mr. John Ashcroft, overseers of his will, gives to Capt. 

 John Berry for his trouble " a piece of good holland" and all the rest of 

 his Estate (after payment of his debts) he gives to his brother John 



Peers. 



Dated 16 April 1665. 



Witnesses ; Jessie Wharton 



John Springham, 



Proved before Francis Willoughbye on 12 June 1665. 



Ff. WlLLUGBYE. 



By a deed dated 9th October, 1667, Jo^" Peers Esqre sold to Valen- 

 tine Hawtaine for 40,000 lbs. of good muscovado sugar, 30 acres of 

 land situated in Christ Church butting northwards on said John Peers, 

 east upon land of Richard Hawtaine, west upon Richard Buckwoith 

 and Ensign John Routh (probably Rouse ?) and south upon the sea 

 with the buildings, &Ci, on said lands. 



Date 1675. — Richard Hawtaine sells to John Peers tor ;^250, 30 acres 

 of land in the Parish of Christ Church, Barbados, butting on lands of 

 said John Peers and lands of Colonel Richard Buckworth. 



