Abel Alleyne owned Turners Hall, Barbados and Squerries Court, Co. Kent. England. He was Colonel of the Hole Town regiment and Member of the Assembly for St. Andrews, Barbados. Barbados Census Oct. and Nov. 1715. Col. Abel Alleyne Esq. St. James. 14 men 2 boys. 8 girls. On his marriage in 1713 to Elizabeth Booth, Abel alleyne purchased from Dame Rosamond Booth, widow of Sir William Booth and Mother of Elizabeth, three plantations in St. James St. Peter, and St. Andrew, containing together four hundred and ninety five acres of land with two dwellinghouses, two stone windmills, two boilinghouses, and a large number of slaves, cattle and sheep for 11,000 pounds currency. He settled these plantations on his wife to secure to her a jointure of 400 pounds per annum if he predeceased her.
The plantation in St. James was described in the deeds as bounding on lands of John Scott,
John harrison, Arthur Slingsby, Henry Taitt, Thomas Fullerton (then in possesion of Samuel
Osbourne), Francis Gamball and Samuel Richards. The plantation in St. Peter was said to
be bounding on lands of Hon. Reynold Alleyne, Thomas Rollston, John Gibbons, Jacob Scott,
Henry Baker, Melisha Holder, William Davis, and John Scott; and the plantation in St.
Andrew was adjoining lands of Richard Edwards, Senior, of George Walker, William
Benjamin and Thomas Merrick, deceased. Reference to Mayo's Map of Barbados (1717-1721)
shows that the plantationsin St. James and St. Peter was situated about where Sion Hill
and Black Bess plantations are to be found on modern (1936) maps, and are almost
certainley identical with those estates.
I Abel Alleyne of the Parish of St. George, Hanover Sq. London, England. All debts paid and all real estate in England sold. Wife Elizabeth 200 pounds a year. Directions for disposal of the estate if his wife has a child, if no child, then real estate in Barbados and use of personal estate to nephew Thomas Alleyne son late brother of Timothy Alleyne and his heirs. IF he should die then to brother Reynold Alleyne (Abel's brother). If he should die then to his (Abel's) brother John. If he should die to nephew Thomas and his heirs. Poor of parish of St. Andrew Barbados 20 pounds a year. Nephew Thomas Alleyne to pay each of his two uncles REynold and John Alleyne 2,000 pounds a piece when he shall arrive at age of 21, and to his aunt Judith Meynell 1000 pounds.
When said Nephew Thomas Alleyne comes of age he to release all right to lands which
his uncles REynold and John Alleyne are in possession and occupation of, namely estates
called Mount Alleyne and Four Hills, and "in case he shall think fit to disturb them
he shall be obliged to pay his uncle Reynold 500 pounds and his uncle John 1000 pounds
above their respective legacys". Very minute instructions as to what shall be done with
the estate in case of the death of his nephew Thomas Alleyne.
Executors - John Walter, Littleton Meynell. Brothers Reynold and John Alleyne. To have
50 pounds apiece for their trouble. Signed Abel Alleyne.
Witnesses. Samuel Forster. Thomas Oliver. Henry Stocker.
Codicil 6 July 1726.
Wife 2,000 pounds English money. Had given brothers Reynold and
John Alleyne 2,000 apiece. Left them 1,500 pounds additional. Estate in Surrey to be
sold. Brother Meynell, my uncle Walters and George Jefferys Esq. to sell estate.
Codicil sealed and published 7 July 1721 in presence of Francis Hall. William Wood.
John Murry.
To friend Mrs Margaret Mathews 100gs. Coachman Ned and my man Will 5gs. to man Frank
all clothes, linnen, Wiggs. To Susan Smith 5 gs. All servants 40s each. To poor of
Albury 5 gs. Signed 8 July 1727. Abel Alleyne. PRoved 20 March 1727. (P.C.C. Farrant
1727/8). Also proved at Barbados. (Barbados records Vol 2 p 469).
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