Watchwell

Estate Details


Associated People (20)

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
1753 [EA] - → Other

Filed Accounts Produce, late overseer

1753 [EA] - → Attorney
1753 [EA] - → Overseer
1753 [EA] - → Attorney
1765 [EA] - → Overseer
1765 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Joint owner
1765 [EA] - 1782 [LA] → Joint owner
1774 [EA] - 1777 [LA] → Overseer

Tentative association with this John Heath

1777 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Overseer
1780 [EA] - 1781 [LA] → Overseer
1783 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Joint owner
1789 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Joint owner
1790 [EA] - → Overseer
1794 [EA] - → Overseer
1799 [EA] - → Not known

Filed Accounts Produce

1799 [EA] - → Attorney
1811 [EA] - → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Executrix
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£696 16S 1D
NB this association is highly tentative.

Estate Information (44)

What is this?

1753
[Name] Watchwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Estate under the direction and management of Messers Morse Bayly Elworthy and Bayly. Account filed by James Soman late overseer of Barton Isles plantation and the pens thereto belonging to the property of Messers Dickinsons of Great Britain.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 176
1765
[Name] Watchwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esqs. Account filed by George Rawlins as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 156
1772
[Name] Waterwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Heath as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 54
1774
[Name] Waterwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Heath as overseer of Pepper Pen.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 119
1775
[Name] Waterwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Heath as overseer of Pepper Pen.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 120
1776
[Name] Waterwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Heath as overseer of Pepper Pen.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 121
1777
[Name] Waterwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by Richard Boucher as overseer of Pepper Pen.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 122
1777
[Name] Watchwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

The property of Caleb and Ezekiel Dickinson Esqs. Account filed by John Heath as overseeer on Pepper Pen. Pepper Pen and Watchwell Pen listed toegther.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 167
1779
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules, cattle  
 

Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickinson Esquires. Account filed by Richard Boucher. Pepper & Watchwell Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 209
1780
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Horses, Mules, cattle  
 

Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickinson Esquires. Account filed by Josiah Heath, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 69
1781
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Horses, cattle, sheep, mules  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by Joshua Heath, late overseer. Pepper and Watchwell filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 171
1782
[Name] Watchwell  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickenson Esquires. Account filed by Alexander Allison, overseer. Account filed for Barton Isles Estate (including Watchwell and Pepper Penn).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 193-194
1782
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules, cattle  
 

Account filed for 1 Jan 1782 to 1 March 1782. No ownership details. Account filed by Joshua Heath, late overseer. Pepper & Watchwell Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 208
1782
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules, cattle  
 

Account filed for 1 March 1782 to 31 Dec 1782. Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickinson Esquires. Account filed by Richard Boucher. Pepper & Watchwell Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 208-209
1783
[Name] Watchwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

The property of Ezekiel and William Dickinson Esqs. Account filed by Richard Boucher. Pepper Pen and Watchwell Pen listed toegther.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 107
1784
[Name] Watchwell Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

The property of Ezekiel and William Dickinson Esqs. Account filed by Richard Boucher. Pepper Pen and Watchwell Pen listed toegther.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 195-6
1786
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] cattle  
 

Property of Ezekiel and William Dickinson Esqs; account filed by Richard Boucher, overseer. Pepper and Watchwell Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 65
1786
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] livestock  
 

The property of Ezekiel and William Dickinson Esqs; account filed by Richard Boucher, overseer of Pepper Penn. Pepper and Watchwell Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 41
1787
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules, cattle, sheep, stag  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and William Dickinson Esquires. Account filed by Richard Boucher as overseer of Pepper Pen. Pepper and Watchwell Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 109-110
1788
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules  
 

Account filed by Richard Boucher as overseer of Pepper Penn.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 130-131 [f.66]
1789
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules  
 

The property of Bernard and William Dickinson Esquires. Account filed by Richard Boucher as overseer of Pepper Penn.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 207-208 [f.105]
1790
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cotton, cattle  
 

The property of Bernard and William Dickenson Esquires. Account filed by John Jenkins as overseer. Barton Isles Estate and Pepper and Watchwell Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 282-284
1791
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules, cattle, hire of enslaved people, cotton  
 

The property of Bernard and William Dickenson Esquires. Account filed by Richard Boucher as overseer. Pepper and Watchwell Penn filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 187-189 [f.88-89]
1794
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] horses, cattle, mules, one enslaved person sold  
 

Property of B and W Dickinson Esq.s. Account filed by Benjamin Day as overseer for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 39-40
1799
[Name] Watchwell Pen  
[Crop] cattle and horses.  
 

Account filed by Richard Newman. Under the direction of John White attorney to the Reverend William Dickinson Esquire.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 93
1801
[Name] Watchwell Penn  
[Crop] Livestock (horses)  
 

Belonging to Bernard and William Dickinson Esquires. Account filed by George Young as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 50
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to Jonathan James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co1.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 279  
 

Registered to Jonathan James deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot) 10(F) 21(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Elizabeth James as executrix of Jonathon James deceased.

 
T71/165 521-522
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 354  
 

Registered to Jonathan James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 295  
 

Registered to Jonathan James deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 47(Tot) 16(F) 31(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Elizabeth James as executrix to the will of Jonathan James deceased.

 
T71/167 362
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 49(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 279  
 

Registered to Jonathan James deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 49(Tot)  
[Name] Watchwell  
[Stock] 327  
 

Registered to Jonathan James deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot) 17(F) 31(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Elizabeth James as executrix of Jonathan James deceased.

 
T71/168 371-372
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] Watchwell  
[Stock] 127  
 

Registered to Jonathan James deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot) 6(F) 10(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William James as heir of Jonathan James deceased. Registered in 1823 by Elizabeth James as executrix of Jonathan James deceased. 12 of the enslaved people previously registered by Elizabeth Williams as executrix of Jonathan James were transferred to the ownership of Elizabeth James and possibly transferred to Malvern Well. William James is assumed to have renamed the estate Williamsfield but this link is conjecture.

 
T71/169 395-396
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 11(Tot)  
[Name] Watchwell  
[Stock] 40  
 

Registered to Jonathan James deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot) 9(F) 22(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William James as owner.

 
T71/172 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 18(Tot)  
[Name] Watchwell  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to Jonathan James deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot)  
[Name] Watchwell  
[Stock] 24  
 

Registered to John James deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot) 11(F) 22(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William James as owner.

 
T71/177 24
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] Watchwell  
[Stock] 22  
 

Registered to Nathan James deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Watchwell  
[Size] 591  
 

Registered to Jonathan James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Eliza.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.