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Meadows

Jamaica | St Ann

Estate Details

Associated People (6)

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
1790 [EA] - 1793 [LA] → Overseer
Thomas Bell
1790 [EA] - 1792 [LA] → Administrator
Alexander Macleod
1791 [EA] - 1793 [LA] → Previous owner
Peter Davidson
1809 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
Henry John Wisdom
1819 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Previous owner
Henry John Wisdom
1820 [EA] - → Heir-at-law
John Wisdom

Notes

The enslaved people on this estate were largely dispersed following the death of John Henry Wisdom between 1817 and 1820. It's likely that the land was renamed Greenwich as John Wisdom, heir at law of John Henry Wisdom, transferred enslaved people belonging to his wife from Trelawny to St Ann around 1820 and registered them on a new estate called Greenwich. See JA131.

Estate Information (13)

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1790
[Name] Meadow Penn  
[Crop] cattle  
 

In the hands of Alex.r McLeod Esquire executor for the estate of John Davidson. Account filed by Tho. Bell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 29-30 [f.9]
1791
[Name] Meadows Penn  
[Crop] hire of enslaved people, cattle  
 

In the possession of Alexander Macleod Esquire adminsitrator of Peter Davison Esquire deceased. Account filed by Thomas Bell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 371 [f.180]
1792
[Number of enslaved people] 54(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 128  
 

Owned by the estate of Peter Davidson.

 
'A List of slaves and stock in the parish of St Ann taken the 28th March 1792 pursuant to order of the Honourable House of Assembly... transcribed from papers presented to the British Museum by Charles E. Long ref. Add. 12435' transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/mstann1792.htm.
1792
[Name] Meadows Penn  
[Crop] Livestock, hire of enslaved people, pimento  
 

The property of Alexander Macleod Esquire admistrator of Peter Davidson Esquire deceased. Account filed by Thomas Bell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 166-167
1793
[Name] Meadow Penn  
[Crop] cattle, some asses, pasturage  
 

Property of the estate of Peter Davidson Esq deceased. Account filed by Thomas Bell for the period 01/01/1793 to 28/08/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 221-222
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 89(Tot)  
[Name] Meadows  
[Stock] 116  
 

Registered to H. J. Wisdom.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Ann.htm. The 1811 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 91(Tot)  
[Name] Meadows  
[Stock] 59  
 

Registered to Henry Wisdom.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1810, hence the earlier transcription date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 65(Tot)  
[Name] Meadows  
[Stock] 55  
 

Registered to Henry J. Wisdom.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15ann.htm. The 1816 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1815, hence the earlier evolution date.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 67(Tot)  
[Name] Meadows  
[Stock] 55  
 

Registered to Henry J. Wisdom.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_02.htm. The 1817 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1816, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 57(Tot) 31(F) 26(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Henry John Wisdom as owner.

 
T 71/43 1260-1262
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 70(Tot)  
[Name] Meadows  
[Stock] 51  
 

Registered to Henry J. Wisdom.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al06.htm. The 1818 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1817, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Meadows  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to the estate of Henry J. Wisdom.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p07.htm. The 1820 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 3(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Wisdom as representative and heir at law of Henry John Wisdom, deceased [decrease in enslaved people as a cause of being levied upon by the Deputy Marshall or by division].

 
T 71/44 673-675