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On the bottom of the page, there is a James Broun married to Hellen Patoun. What does it say directly after his name?

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Hello everyone!

As the topic name suggests, I'm having a hard time reading the will of Richard Tuite, of London, dated July 1803.

Would anyone be so kind as to point me in the right direction with this?? Would be very grateful! 

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The .pdf-file is here:
http://speedy.sh/s9aMS/richard-tuite.pdf

Hello everyone!

After reading the testament of my ancestress Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, I still haven't found any clues as to who might have been her husband; nor have I found any information pertaining to her parents or her maiden name. All I know is that she died in 1765 in London and that she was the widow of a certain Mr. Howard; they were both 'late of Antigua', he possibly earning his living as a planter since the descendants of this couple almost exclusively intermarried with English and Irish families involved in the plantations.

Thus, I'm looking for an unknown male Howard, dead sometime before 1765 and probably born around 1670-1700 (a rough estimate), possibly involved in plantations or slave trade, who married Elizabeth, and had at least one child, Rebecca, who died in the 1740's and married firstly Richard Tuite and secondly John Carter, residing in London. Since Elizabeth signs her last will and testament with 'Howard', I deem it highly likely that this was the manner of spelling of the family's surname.

I would appreciate any help very much since I've been trying to establish the identity of Rebecca's parents for quite some time!
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Jacob from Sweden

Hi!

Looking for identity/parentage of a Rebecca Howard "of Prince's street, London", daughter of an unknown Howard and his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Howard. She married a planter in St. Croix in the West Indies, Richard Tuite (who, to my knowledge, spent most of his time in England and only later moved to St. Croix) died in the 1740's, and Rebecca later remarried John Carter, M.D. Carter's will is dated 1748 and he mentions his "mother-in-l" Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, making it probable that she (the mother of Rebecca) was still alive by then. Rebecca was probably born in the second half of the 17th century. Her will is dated 1756 and then she was apparently living in Prince's street, London.

The source for this information is www.vifamilies.org and Burke's Peerage. Could she be related to the Catholic branch of the noble Howard family? The Tuite family was an old Norman one based in Ireland and England, and was rather well off in the 18th century, which leads me to the conclusion that a noble ancestry (and perhaps a connection to the noble Howards) is entirely possible. In one particular source, she is called 'Rebecca Philipps', which could be an error derived from a patronym.

This is from vifamilies.org :

"Richard Tuite13 was married to Rebecca Howard,14 of Prince's Street, London, England, daughter of unknown Howard and his wife Elizabeth.15
   He died in about 1748.
   After his death, she married John Carter, a Medical Doctor, who resided in Antigua and later in 1748 at Stoke Newington, England. 16
   John Carter’s will was dated 12 October 1748, with Nicholas Tuite, as the sole executor, and included in the will was “all sums due on account of dower from Mr. Richard Tuite” for his wife .17
   Her will was dated 5 May 1756, and “her brother in law”, Nicholas Tuite, was an executor. 18  At that time, she was living in Prince’s Street, London.19"

Sources: Vere Langford Oliver, ed., Caribbeana, vol. 6, p. 60. , Philip C. York, The Diary of John Baker.  (London: Hutchison & Co., 1931), p. 62

Would highly appreciate any help with this since I've hit rather a dead end and have been trying to find her for quite a while. Any kind souls out there to give me a hand? What are the English sources for this type of research?

Regards,
Jacob from Sweden

Hi!

I'm searching for the background/parents of Mary Wells, who married Richard Tuite in St. Croix who was born in about 1765. The following is the information I have:

Richard Tuite was born in about 1765. 98
He was married to Mary Wells.99
He was married for a second time to Petronella Zimonson Doncker, who was born on 20 October 1748, baptized Protestant, on St. Eustatius on 8 December 1748.100 She was the daughter of Abraham Simonsz Doncker (c1721-after 1781) and Elizabeth de Windt (1722-before 1781). 101 This was her third marriage. 102
In 1780, he was resident, alone, at Nicholas Tuite & Joseph Stapleton’s estate Strawberry Hill, 29 Queen’s Quarter. 103
He was the manager at estate Sion Farm, 26 Queen’s Quarter, on St. Croix,104 e.g. 1788. 105 He was resident here: 1781 - alone106; 1783 – whites: 1 male, 2 sons, 1 daughter107; 1787 – himself, wife, 1 son & 2 daughters108; 1788 – himself, wife, 1 son, 1 daughter. 109

Would be immensely grateful for any kind of help since I've hit a rather dead end in my own search.

Regards,
Jacob from Sweden