John Ricketts (abt. 1715 - 1767)

Born about 1715 in Prospect, Cornwall, Jamaica

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Crawford) Ricketts — married 4 Mar 1750 in Jamaica

Descendants

Died Jan 1767 at about age 52 in Jamaica

This profile is part of the Ricketts Name Study.

Biography

John Ricketts was born about 1715 in Jamaica. He was the son of Major General George Ricketts and Sarah Waite.

He owned the Prospect estate in Jamaica.

On 4 March 1750 in Jamaica, he married Anne Crawford.

John and Anne had the following children:

1. George Crawford Ricketts m Frances Bourke
2. John Ricketts died unmarried
3. Alexander Ricketts m _Wayte
4. William Henry Ricketts
5. Jacob Ricketts died unmarried
6. Sarah Ricketts m _Territt
7. Anne Ricketts died young

He died in January 1767.

Will

PROB 11/926/167 - precis.

John Ricketts of Prospect in Westmoreland, Jamaica, Esquire.

To my brother William Henry Ricketts, £50 sterling for a mourning ring.

To Mary Ricketts, the wife of my brother William Henry Ricketts, £50.

To my cousin Dibble £20 sterling per annum for her natural life.

To my daughter Sarah Ricketts, £1,000 sterling at age 21 or marriage. The interest for her maintenance and education.

To my four sons George Crawford Ricketts, John Ricketts, Alexander Ricketts and William Henry Ricketts, £1,000 share and share alike.

The produce of my estate called Prospect in Westmoreland to be consigned to Thomas Collett of London as factor or agent, until all sums due to him from me shall be paid off.

To my wife Ann Ricketts, £300 sterling a year for life in lieu of dower.

All my estates real and personal to be charged with the payment of legacies and annuities.

Prospect estate to my brother William Henry Ricketts, David Finly, John Kinloch, Thomas Collett and Robert Joseph Dunn in trust for my four sons until the youngest reaches age 21. The rents and profits to provide each of them with a proper sum of money for their maintenance and education in the meantime. When the youngest reaches age 21, then this estate to my sons as tenants-in-common. In default of heirs then to my daughter Sarah and then in default of heirs to my brother William Henry Ricketts and my nephew George Pointz Ricketts as tenants in common. This provision shall not be looked upon constrained or taken to be any satisfaction for what they or any of them may claim out of my estate under or by virtue of the last will and testament of my father the late George Ricketts Esquire.

Executors to be William Henry Ricketts, David Finly, John Kinloch, Thomas Collett and Robert Joseph Dunn; they also to be guardians of my children. My sons to be executors at age 21.

Signed 24/07/1766.

Proved in London 17/02/1767 by William Henry Ricketts and Thomas Collett.

Sources

• Pedigree: Burke, John & Burke, Bernard (1846) A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland; Vol II: M to Z p1118 Burke's 1846 Pedigree of Ricketts of Combe

See also:

• Family Search Tree
• The Peerage #65217 John Ricketts