30th Jul 1838 | 22 Enslaved | £461 18s 11d
Not listed in Parliamentary Papers.
Claim by Mary Capon for 20 enslaved persons under a marriage settlement and for 2 enslaved persons under conveyance from Benj. Capon. 'Original settlement produced and Letter nominating AD and AS to be trustees'. Mary Capon received £41 19s 10d for 2 enslaved persons; Anthony Davis and Alexander Stewart received £419 19s 1d for 20 enslaved persons.
T71/1608: letter, dated 13/05/1837, referring to a power of attorney given by Mary Capon to Messrs Alex. Stewart & Westmoreland.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Hanover
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Claim No.
457
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Estate
Saxham Estate
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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Awardee (Trustee)
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Awardee
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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 Hanover 457 (Saxham Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21945 [accessed 25th November 2024].
