Samuel Byam (abt. 1712 - 1738)

Born about 1712 in Antigua, Leeward Islands, British West Indies

Husband of Grace (Warner) Fauquier — married 9 Dec 1735 in St Paul's Cathedral, London, England

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1738 at about age 26 in Antigua, Leeward Islands, British West Indies

Biography

Samuel was born about 1712 in Antigua. He was son of Major Samuel Byam and his wife, Elizabeth Ann Clarke. ^[1] He was sent to England to be educated and in June 1721 started at Westminster school aged just 9. ^[1]

On the 9th of December 1735 at St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London he married Grace Warner, ^[2] daughter of Edward Warner of Eltham in Kent and sometime a member of the Council of Antigua, and his wife, Elizabeth Scott. ^[1]

Samuel made his will in London on the 6th of February 1737 when intending to return to Antigua. He left Grace £300 a year above the money settled on her at her marriage, and £6000 to his daughter, Phillis, if she were his only daughter. His residuary legatee was to be his son, if any. ^[3] It seems that Grave was pregnant at the time.

He passed away in Antigua on the 13th of January 1738. ^[1]

Research notes

• Antiqua Sugar Mills, A Griot Institute Project - this mentions various Byams, but not Samuel

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The Record of Old Westminsters 1927 Vol 1
2. ↑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 (City of London St Paul´s Cathedral Samuel Byam of St Andrew Holborn Ba and Grace Warner of Eltham in Kent, sp were married on 9th Dec 1735)
3. ↑ 'Samuel Byam died c. 1738', Legacies of British Slave-ownership database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146665525 [accessed 27th April 2021]