4th Apr 1836 | 43 Enslaved | £996 13s 6d
Parliamentary Papers p. 6.
T71/853: claim from John Skelton, of St Dorothy, for 39 enslaved persons in right of his wife.
|
Colony
Jamaica
|
|
Parish
St Dorothy
|
|
Claim No.
119
|
|
Estate
Folly Pen
|
|
Uncontested
Yes
|
|
Awardee
|
|
Awardee
|
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2025
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St Dorothy 119 (Folly Pen)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/22082 [accessed 5th January 2025].
