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Alexander McFarlane, of Kingston, Jamaica, Esq., will, entered 9 September 1755, written 23 August 1755 (Jamaica Wills, 30: 72)
To uncle William McFarlane now living at Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, #30 sterling and an annuity.
To daughter of William McFarlane an annuity of #30.
To sister Helen Spottiswood by my mother, #100 sterling.
To brother John Spottiswood of Spottiswoode of Berwickshire, Scotland, #100.
To Elizabeth Farquarson, late of this Island, #100.To my cousin Andrew McFarlane, now of the parish of St. Mary in this island, #50 and annuity.
To Duncan McFarlane, late overseer of my Estate called Joffe's, #50 and annuity.
To the widow of Robert McFarlane, late shopkeeper in the street called the Salt Markett in Glasgow.
To Elizabeth McNabb, daughter of the late John McNabb of this island, tavernkeeper, #12 and an annuity, now under the care of Mrs. McFarlane.
To Lieutenant James McFarlane, brother to the said Andrew and Duncan McFarlane, #50 and an annuity of the same.
To Rt. Hon. John, Viscount of Arbuthnott and to the said John Spottiswoode, all my sugar plantations in this island, for the use and behoof of my brother Walter McFarlane of that Ilk in Scotland, Esq., and William McFarlan of Edinburgh, Doctor of Physick.
I appoint said brothers Walter and William McFarlane, John Narvey and James Watson of Kingston, esquires, and Harry Farquharson of the same parish, merchant, executors.
To the use of the University of Glasgow all my mathematickal instruments: a foor foot Moor alarch [this last word was not clear to the original transcriber] made of brass, a five foot meridian transit, a five foot astronomical sector, a small clock and an instrument of foour foot equal altitude and likewise object, and other globes for three telescopes and three micrometers, also some variation needles and some other small things.
[NOTE: by Paul Gifford, ([email protected]) This Alexander would have been the younger brother of Walter Macfarlane of that Ilk, the chief of the family. Walter Macfarlane, about 1752, wrote a manuscript containing genealogies of various Scottish families. This was published (by the Scottish History Society) in two volumes. Genealogical collections concerning families in Scotland, made by W. Macfarlane, 1750-1751. Ed. from the original manuscripts in the Advocate's library, by James Toshach Clark, Publications of the Scottish History Society, v. 33-34, (Edinburgh: Scottish History Society, 1900).
Robert McFarlan (Jamaica Wills, 21: 147):
14 November 1737. Mr. Robt. McFarlan departed this life at three o'clock in the Morning. We William Christell and Thomas Jackson have likewise made oath that Robert McFarlan deceased have left Mr. Alexr. McFarlan Mercht in Kingston his estate both real and personally what he has got.
(Looks like a brother of the first Alexander).
Will of Alexander McFarlane of Kingston, Jamaica, carpenter, dated 2 June 1747, entered into probate 3 September 1747, (Jamaica Wills, 26:57)
To Alexander McFarlane, Esq., one lot of land.
To eldest brother John McFarlane to be sent home by my executors. To two youngest brothers Walter McFarlane and Andrew McFarlan, #20 sterling.
To beloved father (unnamed), #20.
To Negro wench Eve, her freedom; one little girl named Katy to Eve. To friend James Horn of Kingston, blacksmith.
To friend Andrew McFarlane.
To friend Richard Man.
Paul Gifford Notes:
I saw, in the indexes to wills, a reference to the will of Jane McFarlane, died 1759.
McFarlane is a common Jamaican name today. Some are probably mixed-race descendants of these McFarlanes mentioned in the above wills. It seems that many went to Jamaica.
Paul Gifford ([email protected])
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Flint, MI 48503
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