Potosi

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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
- 1834 [LA] → Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman
1757 [EA] - 1809 [LA] → Tenant-for-life
1763 [EA] - 1776 [LA] → Previous owner

Associated Claims (1)

£3,662 17S 4D

Estate Information (43)

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1763
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Part of the estate of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 192
1764
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Part of the estate of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 192
1765
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Part of the estate of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 192
1766
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Part of the estate of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 192
1767
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Part of the estate of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 192
1768
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Part of the estate of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 192
1769
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Part of the estate of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 192
1770
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 31
1771
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser, gentleman, as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 181
1772
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser, gentleman.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 27
1773
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser, gentleman.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 196
1774
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs and representatives of Daniel McQueen Esq. Account filed by William Fraser.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 272
1775
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The real estate of Daniel McQueen Esq.deceased. Account filed by Charles McBean.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 39-40
1776
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The real estate of Daniel McQueen Esq.deceased. Account filed by Charles McBean.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 67
1794
[Name] Potosi Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, land rent, cattle, horses, hire of enslaved people  
 

Filed for 1792-1794. Belonging to Johyn McCuson Esq. [=McQueen] Account given by John Murray Esq, attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1796
[Name] Potosi Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, cattle, rents  
 

Under the care and direction of John Murray Esq. Account filed by said John Murray for the period 31/12/1795 to 31/12/1796.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 120
1797
[Name] Potosi Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, rents  
 

Under the care and direction of John Murray Esq. Account filed by said John Murray for the period 31/12/1796 to 31/12/1797.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 121
1798
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East as a sugar estate with a cattle mill and a watermill in James Robertson's 1804 map of Jamaica.

 
To the King's most excellent Majesty, this map of the island of Jamaica, constructed from actual surveys. . . (London, J. Robertson, 1804), based on Robertson's survey of the county of Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.
1801
[Name] Potosi Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of John McQueen Esq. Account filed by John Coulter as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 66
1803
[Name] Potosi Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, some cattle  
 

Account filed by John Coulter as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 121-122
1807
[Name] Potosi  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Belonging to John McQueen Esq. Account filed by Charles Robertson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 72
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 308(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 245  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 306(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 130  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1811.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 267(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 186  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1815.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 258(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 159  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1817.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 258(Tot) 123(F) 135(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John McKenzie Esq as attorney for John McQueen Esq.

 
T71/145 513-519
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 264(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 62  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1819.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 241(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 63  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1820.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 233(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John McKenzie as attorney for John McQueen.

 
T71/146 306-308
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 234(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 130  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1821.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 224(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Mckenzie as attorney for John Macqueen.

 
T71/147 242-243
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 225(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 142  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 220(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 140  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 137  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1826.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 207(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John McKenzie as attorney to John McQueen.

 
T71/148 215-216
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 201(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 75  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1827.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 204(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 80  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1828.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Mackenzie as attorney for John McQueen Esq.

 
T71/149 unpaginated
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 142  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1830
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 57  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1831.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Potosi  
[Stock] 47  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1832.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Cruickshank as attorney for John McQueen.

 
T71/150 336
1839
[Name] Pot  
[Size] 1538  
 

Registered to John McQueen.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thoseast.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1839.