Sir Jonathan Atkins (c. 1610–1703) was
Governor of Guernsey
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British crown dependency off the coast of France.
Holders of the post of Governor of Guernsey, until the role was abolished in 1835. Since then, only Lieutenant-Governors have been appointed (see Lieutenant Gover ...
and
Governor of Barbados.
Commissioned into the
1st Foot Guards
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he was promoted to colonel and served in the Carlisle garrison, becoming
Governor of Rochester Castle and then of Guernsey (1665–1670).
On 6 February 1674 he was commissioned Governor-in-Chief of Barbados, receiving his instructions on 28 February 1674. He arrived in Barbados late October or early November 1674. The hurricane of 31 August 1675 was '... the worſt Enemy this Iſland ever knew, ...'. Atkins was recalled and replaced by Sir Richard Dutton in 1680 who 'found the Iſland in a very flourſhing Condition'.
Atkins married Mary
Howard
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, the eldest daughter of Sir William Howard and Mary Eure of
Naworth Castle, on 17 November 1642. She died on 9 April 1660. At the age of 51 on 8 October 1661, Atkins married the c. 24-year-old widow, Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of Sir John Baker of
Sissinghurst
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in Kent.
On his death his estates were divided between his second son, Richard and his third son, John.
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1610 births
1703 deaths
Governors of Barbados