Talk:Sir William Codrington, 1st Baronet

general facts cited re Sir William Codrington 1st Bt

he did not "succeed his father in 1702" His father, Lt Col. John Codrington late of the Barbados Life Guards died while "defending" the island of Barbuda (late1680's)

He returns from school in England (details abit hazy) and receives tracks of land through the actions of his cousin Christopher Cod III who is Governor of the Leeward Islands at the time. According to various segments of later lawsuits and hearings relating to the will of CCIII, holdings held in common between his father Col John and Gov. Christopher II as " Co-partners" were not properly distributed subsequent to his father's death nor were all these issues addressed conclusively on the death of Christopher II in 1698. On arrival in 1700 CC III assumed the estates of his father and the Goverment of the Leeward Islands and was from all evidence available was intensely engaged in governance and battle til illness forced his retirement. At that time he retires to his estates in St. John's, Barbados (bequeathed on his death in 1710 to the SPG to found Codrington College). However arguments put forward in the pleadings of various hearings with the SPG and other litigants regarding the distribution of various bequests in Codrington's will dating as late as 1758 indicate no settlement of such issues of Copartnership ever took place between Christopher and his younger cousin William.

William leaves Antigua circa 1717 accompanying CC's body in a cask of rum to be secured in Oxford for permanent installation on completion of his tomb in the Codrington Library. Marries Elizabeth Bethell 1718. Actions in Chancery related to the will of Christopher Codrington (III) continued at least until 1758 and have never been properly studied or documented. Merchant atlantic (talk) 20:54, 8 March 2023 (UTC)