At least two of her brothers forged connections with the New World. Robert
, the elder, emigrated the 1760s, became a prosperous merchant in Wilmington, North Carolina, and was later to fight on the patriot...
Residence
Janet Schaw
She travelled with her brother Alexander
, heading for his post on St Kitts; she may have intended to live with him there (having no male relations left at home since her father's death)...
Wealth and Poverty
Janet Schaw
JS
made her will, at Plymouth, leaving everything to her Dear Brother Alexander Schaw
Esq. She mentioned property in Ireland as well as England.
