Newbie questions/1730's
Family tradition and a little more says that Andre Verdier was a British officer in the West Indies abt. 1720-1730. He apparently married there and had daughters Mary and Jane. Believe his wife died there. In 1731 he moved to Purysburg, SC to obtain a land grant.
1) Which places in the Bahamas would be most likely to have a British population in 1720-30 era?
2) How would I find names of people that would have been there in 1812? ?census?
3) What specific books has anyone used that would be good for this kind of history?
Thanks for any directions given.