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Oracabessa

Jamaica | St Mary

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
1811 [EA] - → Not known
Peter McGregor
1817 [EA] - → Owner
William McDowall
1820 [EA] - → Owner
William Kennedy
1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Previous owner
William Kennedy
1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Executor
Robert Alexander
1823 [EA] - → Executor
Francis Bowen Senior

Estate Information (7)

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1811
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot)  
[Name] Oracabessa  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to Peter McGregor.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] Oracabessa  
 

Registered to William McDowal.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot) 7(F) 14(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

William Macdowall, owner.

 
T 71/33 194-195
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 30(Tot)  
[Name] Oracabessa  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to William Kennedy.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot) 16(F) 22(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

William Kennedy, owner [enslaved people registered in 1817 in St Ann's in right of Mrs Kennedy as executrix of Arthur McHugh, deceased, since bought from James Townson, Deputy Marshal under writs of venditioni vs Estate of Arthur McHugh and removed to St Marys.

 
T 71/34 153-153v
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 41(Tot) 18(F) 23(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Robert Alexander and Francis Bowen as executors of William Kennedy, owner, deceased.

 
T 71/35 36-37
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 23(Tot) 11(F) 12(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Robert Alexander executor of the late William Kennedy, deceased [decrease by delivery by an order of Court to the Deputy Marshal for Mr John Allen of St Anns].

 
T 71/36 8-9