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Vassall, William

Male 1715 - 1800  (84 years)


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  1. 1.  Vassall, William was born on 23 Nov 1715; died on 8 May 1800 in Battersea Rise.

    Notes:

    portrait in san francisco: https://art.famsf.org/john-singleton-copley/william-vassall-and-his-son-leonard-1979730

    slave plantation owner in Jamaica: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634160




    William Vassall senior
    Profile & Legacies Summary

    1715 - 1800
    Biography

    Of Boston (and later of Battersea Rise Clapham). American Loyalist exiled in 1775. Father of William Vassall (q.v.).

    William Vassall was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 963 acres of land in Hanover.

    Will of William Vassall of Battersea Surrey proved 08/08/1800. Under the will he left his ten children annuities totalling £1430 p.a., increased by a codicil of 1799 to £1990 p.a., all secured on Green Castle estate. The structure varied among his children: in the case of two of his younger sons and four unmarried daughters, he left each £3000 [subsequently increased to £5000] each, with an annuity of £120 p.a. [for Leonard, £160 p.a.] raised to £220 p.a. each in the codicil. He left his daughter Sarah Syme an annuity of £150 p.a. with £500 each to her two children at their mother's death; and he left his daughter Lucretia the bond from her husband for £800 with punitive security of £1600 p.a. to part-fund her annuity of £120 p.a. His eldest son William received an annuity of £400 p.a. plus the Greencastle estate. His son Henry received the repayment from the estate of £2500 Henry had borrowed elsewhere for which his father had previously stood security. He left specified family portraits in his will, three by Smibert [now lost] to his son William and one by John Singleton Copley [extant, see opposite] to Leonard.


    Sources

    'A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/1754lead.htm.

    PROB 11/1346/94.

    We are grateful to Barry Jolly for his assistance with compiling this entry.
    Further Information
    Absentee?
    British/Irish
    Spouse
    (1) Ann Davies (2) Margaret Hubbard
    Children
    William; 6 das; 2 other sons
    Associated Estates (2)

    The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

    SD - Association Start Date
    SY - Association Start Year
    EA - Earliest Known Association
    ED - Association End Date
    EY - Association End Year
    LA - Latest Known Association

    1740 [EA] - 1800 [LA] ? Owner
    Green River Estate [ Jamaica | Hanover ]
    1803 [EA] - 1839 [LA] ? Previous owner
    Green River Estate [ Jamaica | Hanover ]
    Legacies Summary
    Cultural (1)
    Paintings
    William Vassall and his son Leonard, portrait by John Singleton Copley c. 1770-1772. Left by William Vassall in his will proved in 1800 to his son Leonard 'his and my picture drawn in one picture by...
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    Relationships (2)
    William Vassall senior
    Other relatives
    Alexander Graeme
    Details
    Notes ?
    Henry Vassall, son of William Vassall senior, married Margaret Harvie Graeme, daughter of Alexander Graeme, after the latter's...
    William Vassall senior
    Father ? Son
    William Vassall
    Details
    Addresses (1)
    Battersea Rise, Battersea, Surrey, London, England
    Details

    [William Vassall and his son Leonard]



    Of Boston (and later of Battersea Rise Clapham). American Loyalist exiled in 1775.

    more info can be found at https://www.myheritage.com/names/william_vassell
    look under 1715.

    mentioned in books called:

    Vassalls of New England and Their Immediate Descendants
    Loyalists of Massachusetts
    John Adams: Writings from the New Nation 1784-1826 ( see https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Il5xDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT1036&lpg=PT1036&dq=William+Vassall+1715+-+1800&source=bl&ots=qrrVLuiyMU&sig=ACfU3U2_qVbhXlzdUn6ojFdKneNabh8gqw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj32tWbq_fpAhVPQkEAHUhpA34Q6AEwBXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=William%20Vassall%201715%20-%201800&f=false)
    This book says he attended Harvard in 1733




    Family/Spouse: Davies, Ann. Ann was born in 1720; died in 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Vassall, Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1755; died in 1845.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Vassall, Henry Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1755; died in 1845.

    Family/Spouse: Graeme, Margaret Harvie. Margaret (daughter of Graeme, Alexander and Stevenson, Margaret) was born in 1764; died in 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Vassall, William  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1780; died in 1845.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Vassall, William Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born in 1780; died in 1845.

    Family/Spouse: Holland, Alice Maude. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Vassall, Elizabeth Margaret  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Oliver, Ann. Ann (daughter of Oliver, Colonel Sam and Bass) died in 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Vassall, Reverend William  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1824; died in 1883.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Vassall, Elizabeth Margaret Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Cox, Alfred. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Vassall, Reverend William Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born in 1824; died in 1883.

    Family/Spouse: Skelton, Martha Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Vassall, Reverend William  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1858 in Bramley Grange, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 6 Jul 1858 in Hardington, Mandeville, Somerset, England; died on 15 Nov 1896 in La Gentillerie, St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France; was buried on 15 Nov 1896 in St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.


Generation: 5

  1. 6.  Vassall, Reverend William Descendancy chart to this point (5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 12 May 1858 in Bramley Grange, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 6 Jul 1858 in Hardington, Mandeville, Somerset, England; died on 15 Nov 1896 in La Gentillerie, St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France; was buried on 15 Nov 1896 in St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.

    William married Holland, Alice Maude on 29 Oct 1884 in St. Catherine's, Gloucester, England. Alice (daughter of Holland, Henry and Botterilll, Sarah Rebecca) was born on 26 May 1857 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Vassall, Mary Oliver  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jun 1892 in La Gentillerie, St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France; died in May 1995 in Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom; was buried in May 1995 in Aisholt, Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom.
    2. 8. Vassall, William  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1885 in Wotton, Gloucester, England.
    3. 9. Vassall, Arthur  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1890 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England; died on 2 Aug 1890 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England.
    4. 10. Vassall, Margaret Graeme  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1889 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England; died in Mar 1986 in Aisholt, Taunton, Somerset, England.
    5. 11. Vassall, Henry Holland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1887 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England.


Generation: 6

  1. 7.  Vassall, Mary Oliver Descendancy chart to this point (6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Jun 1892 in La Gentillerie, St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France; died in May 1995 in Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom; was buried in May 1995 in Aisholt, Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom.

    Mary married Wickham, Reginald Trelawney in 1918 in Harrow on the Hill. Reginald (son of Wickham, Reverend Archdale Palmer m.a. and Baldwin, Emily Helena McPherson) was born in 1889; died on 21 Sep 1938 in Kabale, Uganda. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Wickham, Cmdr Anthony Maurice  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1919 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 19 May 2004 in Taunton, Somerset, England; was buried on 19 May 2004 in Orchard Portman, nr Taunton.
    2. 13. Wickham, David Reginald Trelawney  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1928 in Uganda; died on 10 Nov 2017 in Wellington, Somerset, UK; was cremated in Asholt Church, Somerset UK.

  2. 8.  Vassall, William Descendancy chart to this point (6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 10 Jul 1885 in Wotton, Gloucester, England.

  3. 9.  Vassall, Arthur Descendancy chart to this point (6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 18 Jul 1890 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England; died on 2 Aug 1890 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England.

  4. 10.  Vassall, Margaret Graeme Descendancy chart to this point (6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Jan 1889 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England; died in Mar 1986 in Aisholt, Taunton, Somerset, England.

  5. 11.  Vassall, Henry Holland Descendancy chart to this point (6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 23 Mar 1887 in Wear Gifford, Devon, England.


Generation: 7

  1. 12.  Wickham, Cmdr Anthony Maurice Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 20 May 1919 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 19 May 2004 in Taunton, Somerset, England; was buried on 19 May 2004 in Orchard Portman, nr Taunton.

    Notes:

    http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersW4.html

    Education: RN College, Dartmouth (Admiralty No. 1294; Blake term; ...-28.07.1936).
    01.09.1936 - 31.12.1936 HMS Frobisher (cadet training cruiser)
    01.01.1937 - (07.)1937 HMS Royal Oak (battleship) (Home Fleet)
    25.08.1937 - (10.)1938 HMS Dorsetshire (cruiser) (China)
    (12.1938) no appointment listed
    02.01.1939 - (04.)1939 promotion course, Portsmouth [HMS Victory]
    15.06.1939 - (12.1941) HMS Velox (destroyer)
    28.04.1942 - (06.)1943 HMS Zetland (destroyer) (in command?)
    (08.1943) no appointment listed
    31.08.1943 - (10.)1944 First Lieutenant, HMS Onslaught (destroyer)
    29.10.1944 - (01.)1945 HMS Dauntless (cruiser)
    (07.1945) no appointment listed
    (04.1946) HM LST 358 (landing ship, tank) *
    07.06.1948 - (07.)1948 HMS Terror (RN base, Singapore)
    17.07.1948 - (05.)1951 RN Barracks, Singapore [HMS Terror]
    30.07.1951 - (05.)1953 HMS Battleaxe
    30.10.1953 - (04.1955) RN ABCD School, Devonport [HMS Drake]
    (01.1956) no appointment listed
    23.01.1956 - (01.)1957 HMS Mull of Galloway
    20.02.1957 - (01.1959) Naval Provost Marshal, Gibraltar [HMS Rooke]
    (01.1960) - (07.1961) HMS Phoenicia
    (08.1962) no appointment listed
    (02.1963) no appointment listed
    (02.1964) no appointment listed

    http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersW4.html

    Cadet 01.09.1936
    Midsh. 01.01.1937
    A/S.Lt. 01.01.1939
    S.Lt. 01.03.1939
    Lt. 16.12.1940
    Lt.Cdr. 16.12.1948 (retd 20.05.1964)
    Mention in Despatches MID 13.04.1943 Operation Torch

    Family/Spouse: Dunn, Elizabeth Mary. Elizabeth was born on 14 May 1918 in Canada; died on 27 Apr 2018 in Cherry Grove, Stoke St Mary, Taunton, UK; was buried on 14 May 2018 in Orchard Portman, Taunton, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Wickham, David Reginald Trelawney Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born on 9 Aug 1928 in Uganda; died on 10 Nov 2017 in Wellington, Somerset, UK; was cremated in Asholt Church, Somerset UK.

    Family/Spouse: D'Aubuz, Adele Patricia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Wickham, James Graeme D'Aubuz  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Slater, Hilary Johan Glennie. Hilary was born in 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Wickham, Reginald Trelawney  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Wickham, Alastair Hugh Rose  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1973; died in 1973.
    3. 17. Wickham, Natasha Rose  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 18. Wickham, Sarah Johan  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 8

  1. 14.  Wickham, James Graeme D'Aubuz Descendancy chart to this point (13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Baird-Murray, Alice Fiona. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Wickham, Freddie Neil Archdale  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 15.  Wickham, Reginald Trelawney Descendancy chart to this point (13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

    Reginald married Yee, Jeanette Wai Ching [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Wickham, Charles Ki Onn  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Wickham, Thomas Ki Lok  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 22. Wickham, William Ki Yin  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 16.  Wickham, Alastair Hugh Rose Descendancy chart to this point (13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1) was born in 1973; died in 1973.

  4. 17.  Wickham, Natasha Rose Descendancy chart to this point (13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Isaac, Shaun Peter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Isaac, Ben Peter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Isaac, Zachary James  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 25. Isaac, Nina Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 18.  Wickham, Sarah Johan Descendancy chart to this point (13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Davies, Ian. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Davies, Alistair Robert  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Davies, Edward Oliver  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 9

  1. 19.  Wickham, Freddie Neil Archdale Descendancy chart to this point (14.James8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

  2. 20.  Wickham, Charles Ki Onn Descendancy chart to this point (15.Reginald8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

  3. 21.  Wickham, Thomas Ki Lok Descendancy chart to this point (15.Reginald8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

  4. 22.  Wickham, William Ki Yin Descendancy chart to this point (15.Reginald8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

  5. 23.  Isaac, Ben Peter Descendancy chart to this point (17.Natasha8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

    Ben married Hoy, Liberty [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Isaac, Ronan Peter Hunter  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 24.  Isaac, Zachary James Descendancy chart to this point (17.Natasha8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

  7. 25.  Isaac, Nina Elizabeth Descendancy chart to this point (17.Natasha8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

  8. 26.  Davies, Alistair Robert Descendancy chart to this point (18.Sarah8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)

  9. 27.  Davies, Edward Oliver Descendancy chart to this point (18.Sarah8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)


Generation: 10

  1. 28.  Isaac, Ronan Peter Hunter Descendancy chart to this point (23.Ben9, 17.Natasha8, 13.David7, 7.Mary6, 6.William5, 5.William4, 3.William3, 2.Henry2, 1.William1)