Lawes married five widows in succession. No children survived from the first three marriages.[5]
James and Temple Lawes were the sons of his fourth wife Susannah Temple whom he married in 1698.[5][6] She had previously been married to Samuel Bernard.[5] Her father, Thomas Temple, is said to have given Lawes his Temple Hall, Jamaica estate as a dowry.[6]
At Temple Hall Lawes experimented with a variety of crops and introduced the very lucrative coffee growing into the island in 1721 according to some sources[6][7] or 1728 according to others.[8]
He is also credited with setting up the first printing press in Jamaica.[5]
Death
He died on 18 June 1731 in Jamaica.
References
^Historic Jamaica : With fifty-two illustrations. 1915.
^Brooks, Baylus C. (2017). Quest for Blackbeard: The True Story of Edward Thache and His World. Raleigh NC: Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN9781365795923.
^Headlam, Cecil (1933). America and West Indies: January 1719 | British History Online (January 1719 ed.). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 1–21. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^Michael Olien, "The Miskito Kings and the Line of Succession," Journal of Anthropological Research 39 (1983),
^ abcdePowers, Anne (17 March 2012). "The Queen of Hell in Portman Square". A Parcel of Ribbons. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
nicholas, lawes, 1652, june, 1731, sometimes, laws, contemporary, documents, governor, jamaica, from, 1718, 1722, born1652died18, june, 1731, aged, jamaicanationalityenglishoccupationgovernor, jamaica, 1718, 1722, contents, early, life, knighthood, governor, j. Sir Nicholas Lawes 1652 18 June 1731 sometimes Laws in contemporary documents was Governor of Jamaica from 1718 to 1722 Sir Nicholas LawesBorn1652Died18 June 1731 aged 78 79 JamaicaNationalityEnglishOccupationGovernor of Jamaica 1718 1722 Contents 1 Early life 2 Knighthood 3 Governor of Jamaica 4 Family 5 Coffee and printing 6 Death 7 ReferencesEarly life EditNicholas Lawes was born in 1652 to Nicholas and Amy Lawes Knighthood EditHe was a British knight Governor of Jamaica EditHe was Chief Justice of Jamaica from 1698 to 1703 and Governor from 1718 to 1722 1 In his capacity as Governor during the Golden Age of Piracy he hunted down or tried many pirates among them Calico Jack Rackham Anne Bonny Mary Read Robert Deal 2 Captain Thompson 3 Nicholas Brown and Charles Vane He signed an arrangement with Jeremy king of the Miskito to bring some of his followers over to Jamaica to hunt down runaway slaves and Jamaican Maroons in 1720 4 Family EditLawes married five widows in succession No children survived from the first three marriages 5 James and Temple Lawes were the sons of his fourth wife Susannah Temple whom he married in 1698 5 6 She had previously been married to Samuel Bernard 5 Her father Thomas Temple is said to have given Lawes his Temple Hall Jamaica estate as a dowry 6 Lawes later married Elizabeth Lawley 1690 1725 widow of Thomas Cotton and daughter of Sir Thomas Lawley 3rd Baronet and his first wife Rebecca Winch daughter of Sir Humphrey Winch 1st Baronet Their youngest surviving daughter Judith Maria Lawes married Simon Luttrell 1st Earl of Carhampton and so became both wife and mother of the Earls of Carhampton and mother of Anne Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn 5 Coffee and printing EditAt Temple Hall Lawes experimented with a variety of crops and introduced the very lucrative coffee growing into the island in 1721 according to some sources 6 7 or 1728 according to others 8 He is also credited with setting up the first printing press in Jamaica 5 Death EditHe died on 18 June 1731 in Jamaica References Edit Historic Jamaica With fifty two illustrations 1915 Brooks Baylus C 2017 Quest for Blackbeard The True Story of Edward Thache and His World Raleigh NC Lulu Press Inc ISBN 9781365795923 Headlam Cecil 1933 America and West Indies January 1719 British History Online January 1719 ed London His Majesty s Stationery Office pp 1 21 Retrieved 28 July 2017 Michael Olien The Miskito Kings and the Line of Succession Journal of Anthropological Research 39 1983 a b c d e Powers Anne 17 March 2012 The Queen of Hell in Portman Square A Parcel of Ribbons Retrieved 5 December 2012 a b c Sibley Inez Knibb 1978 Dictionary of Place 1st in Jamaica Kingston Jamaica Institute of Jamaica p 196 Jamaican History 2 1692 1782 Foundation of Kingston to the Battle of the Saints Gleaner Company Retrieved 13 August 2012 Kingston amp St Andrew Economy Jamaica Information Service Archived from the original on 14 December 2012 Retrieved 5 December 2012 Government officesPreceded byPeter Heywood Governor of Jamaica1718 1722 Succeeded byThe Duke of Portland This article about a Jamaican politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicholas Lawes amp oldid 1119039166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
