Francis Price (1635 – 1689) was an
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planter in
Jamaica
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. He joined the regiment of
Anthony Buller, part of
Robert Venables
Robert Venables (ca. 1613–1687), was an English soldier from Cheshire, who fought for Parliament in the 1638 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and captured Jamaica in 1655.
When the Anglo-Spanish War began in 1654, he was made joint comm ...
' expeditionary force known as the
Western Design
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Part of an ambitious plan by Oliver Cromwell to end Spanish domi ...
. He fought at the
Siege of Santo Domingo in April 1655. In 1670, Price became the patent holder for
Worthy Park, an 840-acre plantation situated at
Luidas in
Saint John Parish, Jamaica
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.
He also held a patent with his partner, Nicholas Philpott, for the 150 acre plantation in
Flamingo Savanna,
Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Saint Catherine (capital Spanish Town) is a parish in the south east of Jamaica. It is located in the county of Middlesex, and is one of the island's largest and most economically valued parishes because of its many resources. It includes the ...
.
Francis had three sons, Francis, Thomas and Charles, and a daughter. His grandson,
Sir Charles Price (1708–1772) was created a baronet on 16 January 1768.
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1635 births
1689 deaths
British planters
Planters of Jamaica
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