25th Jul 1836 | 133 Enslaved | £2683 7s 10d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
See also Manchester claim nos. 244 and 335.
T71/860: intensely litigated. Stephen Denton held mortgages from 1815 and 1820.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Devon estate registered to Wm. Abell.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): Devon estate registered to 'Glanville & Abel'.
Times 29/04/1844 p. 8: report of a suit in Rolls Court, Denton vs Denton, over the will of Stephen Denton, of Beverley (Yorkshire), dated 21/02/1840, who died in July 1840.
T71/1189: Stephen Denton had sold a plantation called Greenvale for £66,500 [transcription error?] to S. Glanville and W. Abell, taken back bonds in exchange and secured them.
Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
298
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Estate
Devon
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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