23rd Jan 1836 | 346 Enslaved | £7139 16s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 297.
T71/865: counterclaim from Robert Taylor, as 'Administrator with the will annexed of Simon Taylor Holder of various securities for £51,958 18s 8d', versus the original claim of Eleanor Jopp, James Jopp and John Barnes, as executors and devisees in trust of Keith Jopp.
T71/138 p. 215: enslaved persons registered in 1832 by Simon Taylor, as attorney to the executors and trustees of Keith Jopp Esq. (deceased).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Andrew
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Claim No.
211
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Estate
Joppa (sp?)
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Contested
Yes
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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 St Andrew 211 (Joppa (sp?))', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/18131 [accessed 25th November 2024].
