Colbecks Estate (Q494129)
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LBS-PLA-EST-04677
- LBS-PLA-EST-04677
- LBS-PLA-EST-e2446
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Colbecks Estate
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Statements
Colbeck's Estate
The compensation money for this estate was the subject of the Chancery case Faulkner v. Daniel (Michaelmas term, 1840). A report of the case gives an outline of the history of the estate from 1765:"In this case the bill was filed by Sir A. B. Faulkener and Ann his wife, the latter being the administratrix of Dame Jannet Grant, deceased, formerly Jannet McLeod, spinster, against Thomas Daniel and J
ohn Daniel, Jane McLeod, James McLeod, and other persons claiming legacies of annuities under the will of John McLeod, dated 13th of January 1775. By that will, the testator devised his estate called 'Colbecks', in Jamaica, to trustees, upon trust, for such child as he might have by his then wife, at the time of his death, or born in due time afterwards; and in default of such issue, in trust for
his nephew, John McLeod, the eldest son of Donald McLeod, during his life, with remainder to the first and other sons of the said John McLeod, in tail male, with similar limitations to the said Donald McLeod, the testator's brother, and his second and other sons, with remainder in trust, for the testator's own right heirs for ever. The will then bequeathed to the said Jannet McLeod, in manner foll
owing--' An upon this last-mentioned contingency, failing heirs male of my said brother, and of my said estate going to my right heirs more remote as aforesaid, then I do hereby charge, suject, and make liable my said estate with the payment of the sum of 5,000l to my niece, Jannet McLeod, over and above the sums of money hereintobefore left and bequeathed to her.' By the will, power was given to
J. McLeod to charge the estates in favour of his daughters, and he accordingly created such charges by will. The bill prayed an account of the receipts and payments of the defendants Messrs. Daniel, as mortgagees in possession of the Colbecks estate, devised by the will, and payment of the legacy of 5,000l, after satisfaction of what, if anything remained due to those parties, and also for the app
ointment of a receiver and consignee of the proceeds of the said estate, and for a transfer into court of a sum of money awarded by the commissioners acting under the Slave Compensation Act, as due in respect of the Colbecks estate, and standing in the name of the Accountant General, subject to the present suit."John McLeod the elder had mortgaged the estate in 1765 "for a large sum of money", of
which about £4,000 was still due on the death of John McLeod the younger in 1822.The Lord Chancellor found against the plaintiff, who was ordered to pay costs.
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