30th Jan 1836 | 235 Enslaved | £4103 14s 1d
Parliamentary Papers p. 288.
T71/856: awarded to Alexander Glennie, St Mary, owner. Counterclaim from Ann Elizabeth Bell, annuitant for £526 15s 8d arrears and per annum £180 sterling (withdrawn).
Jamaica Almanacs: Job's Hill shown as owned by Glennie and Farquharson (1811 and 1812), Alexander Farquharson (1816); John Farquharson (1827, 1831, 1833 and 1838).
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Mary
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Claim No.
488
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Estate
Job's Hill Plantation
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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 Mary 488 (Job's Hill Plantation)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/20618 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
