Michael Carter Isgrig (abt. 1730)

Born about 1730 in Bromley-by-Bow, London, England

Ancestors

Biography

Michael was born about 1730. He is the son of William Isgrig and Ann Carter.

His father died in 1740 and in the same year, his brother William Isgrig (1721-abt.1788) was transported to America for seven years for stealing from his master, a goldsmith to whom he had been apprenticed.

Michael Carter Isgrig, son of William Isgrig, late of Bromley in the county of Middlesex, gentleman was apprenticed to Josiah Langdon, cooper, for £10 10s 0d on 7 Sep 1742 for a period of 7 years.^[1] The sum was paid on Saturday 11 Sep 1742.^[2]

One Michell Charter Isgrigg was mentioned in the records of Prince Wales’ Fort, Canada, in 1748 as having witnessed a man with a knife threaten to kill someone.^[3]

He was made a residuary legatee of his grandfather William Isgrig’s Will proved in 1755. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/0770-0-777 ancestry image
2. ↑ The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books: Series IR 1; Class: IR 1; Piece: 16
3. ↑ “Prince of Wales’ Fort: A Social History 1717-1782 by Michael Payne 1979 Pub: Parks Canada, Manuscript Report Number 371 page 77
4. ↑ The Will of William Isgrig, Gentleman of St Luke, Middlesex, England