16th Oct 1837 | 71 Enslaved | £1332 5s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 303.
T71/871: claim from James Grant and Henry Moore, as executors and trustees under the will of John Moore (deceased). Counterclaim from Ann Mary Jane Moore by Petty Vaughan, her agent, in right of dower as the widow of the late John Moore.
See Westmoreland claim no. 451 for Ann Mary Jane Moore as absentee.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Westmoreland
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Claim No.
447
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Estate
King's Pen
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary deceased (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica Westmoreland 447 (King's Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/14915 [accessed 23rd December 2024].
