Belle Vue Estate

Estate Details


Associated People (4)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1787 [SY] - 1800 [EY] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner

Estate Information (4)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot)  
[Name] Bellevue  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of James Wilson as attorney for John Bell deceased.

 
T71/267 184
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot) 26(F) 22(M)  
[Name] Bellevue Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of James Wilson as Attorney for the Heirs of John Bell decd.

 
T71/285 257
1826
[Name] Belle Vue Estate  
 

In possession of Thomas Davies as proprietor and attorney.

 
T71/299 306
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 52(Tot) 26(F) 26(M)  
[Name] Belle Vue Estate  
 

Belonging to or in the lawful possession of Thomas Davis as Proprietor and Attorney. In fact the entry shows all enslaved people sold to Hon. Andrew Houstoun.

 
T71/311 59-61