15th Feb 1836 | 181 Enslaved | £2970 4s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 107.
T71/882: claim by Peter Jeffereys [sic], tenant-in-tail.
T71/1038: claim made by Robert Ferries, attorney to Peter Jeffereys. Statement in explanation from Robert Hale, Ely Place, dated 05/02/1836 stating that the will of Peter Bowden 20/03/1764 and 17/03/1783, gave half the estate each to nephews Timothy Jefferys for life and John Latoysonere [sp?] Jefferys for life; Peter Jeffereys was son of J.L. Jeffereys, Doctor of Physick. No clue as to residence.
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Colony
Nevis
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Claim No.
121
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Estate
[none shown]Parish St James Windward
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Collected by
Forbes, John Hopton
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Awardee (Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman)
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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:
'Nevis 121 ([none shown]Parish St James Windward)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/25113 [accessed 26th April 2024].
