Jamaica Manchester 298 (Devon)

25th Jul 1836 | 133 Enslaved | £2683 7s 10d

Claim Details

Claim Notes

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.


Further Information

Colony
Jamaica
Parish
Manchester
Claim No.
298
Estate
Devon
Contested
Yes

Associated Individuals (2)

Unsuccessful claimant
Awardee (Mortgagee)

Associated Estates (1)