31st Oct 1836 | 41 Enslaved | £929 5s 4d
Parliamentary Papers p. 290.
T71/857: awarded to Joseph Linton and William Bramwell, executors of the claimant John Durnis [sp? = Dennis, see St Ann claim no. 781] Clarke, owner.
T71/50 p. 450: Joseph Linton registers his own enslaved persons in St Ann in 1832.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): Chew Magna estate registered to John D. Clarke.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St Ann
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Claim No.
780
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Estate
Chew Magna
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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Awardee (Executor or executrix)
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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 Ann 780 (Chew Magna)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21978 [accessed 17th November 2024].
