20th Jul 1840 | 14 Enslaved | £261 17s 6d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
T71/864: claim by Peter Breakenridge, as executor of Thos. Breakenridge (deceased). Counterclaim from Isabella Breakenridge, from John Breakenridge and Mary (his wife), and from Ann Breakenridge. Petition from Charles Harvey (the administrator ('de bonis non?') of Thos. Breakenridge) and from Isabella Breakenridge, John Breakenridge and Mary (his wife) etc., that subject to an annuity of £50 to the testator's son Peter, the compensation money be paid to Charles Harvey.
See also Port Royal claim no. 71.
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Jamaica
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Parish
Port Royal
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Claim No.
72
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Estate
Philips' Valley
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Contested
Yes
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Beneficiary
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Beneficiary deceased
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Beneficiary
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Beneficiary
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Administrator)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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 Port Royal 72 (Philips' Valley)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16833 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
