Burnt Savanna Estate

Estate Details


Associated People (3)

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
1775 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Executor

Acting executor of James Dunn, probably his brother.

1788 [EA] - 1788 [LA] → Trustee

Trustee under Court of Chancery

1800 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Owner

Estate Information (28)

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1775
[Name] Burnt Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn deceased. Account filed by James Brown as overseer and delivered by order of Ephraim Dunn as acting executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 108
1776
[Name] Burnt Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn deceased. Account filed by James Brown as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 107
1778
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the representatives of James Dunn deceased, by order of Ephraim Dunn, Executor. Account filed by James Brown, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 136
1779
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of James Dunn Deceased, delivered by order of Ephraim Dunn, Executor. Account filed by James Brown, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 82
1780
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of James Dunn Deceased, delivered by order of Ephraim Dunn, Executor. Account filed by James Brown, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 82
1781
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of James Dunn Deceased, delivered by order of Ephraim Dunn, Executor. Account filed by James Brown, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 82-83
1782
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn deceased. Account filed by James Brown as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 165-166
1783
[Name] Burnt Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn deceased. Account filed by James Brown as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 59
1784
[Name] Burnt Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn deceased. Account filed by William Gilbert as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 160
1786
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the representatives of James Dunn deceased; account filed by Francis Swain, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 202
1786
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, old copper  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn deceased and delivered on the order of Ephraim Dunn Esq; account filed by Francis Swain as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 181
1787
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn deceased and delivered by order of Ephraim Dunn Esquire executor. Account filed by Richard Ottey as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 131-132 f.66
1787
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn deceased and delivered by order of Ephraim Dunn Esquire executor. Account filed by Richard Ottey as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 33-34
1788
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the care and direction of George Scott and Ephraim Dunn Esquires as trustees under the Court of Chancery. Account filed by Thomas Sam.l Buckner as book keeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 154-155 [f.78]
1789
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn deceased and delivered on the orders of James Dunn Executor. Account filed by said James Dunn.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 168-168
1790
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of James Dunn deceased under the care and direction of George Scott Esquire trustee under the Court of Chancery. Account filed by William Cochran as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 317-318
1791
[Name] Burnt Savanna  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of James Dunn deceased under the care and direction of George Scott Esquire trustee under the Court of Chancery for the estate. Account filed by William Cochran as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1791 to 03/06/1791.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 133 [f.61]
1792
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Dunn Esquire deceased on the orders of James Dunn Esquire executor. Account filed by said James Dunn.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 429 [f.204]
1793
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Goods disposed of and account filed by James Dunn Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 101
1793
[Name] Burnt Savanna Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account given and filed by James Dunn, trustee and appointed receiver.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 50
1794
[Name] Burnt Savanna Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account given and filed by James Dunn,trustee and appointed receiver.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 50
1795
[Name] Burnt Savanna Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account given by James Dunn, trustee to David Wedderburn, receiver appointed by Chancery.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 50
1796
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account given by James Wedderburn, appointed Receiver by Chancery. Account filed by George Riddock, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account given by James Wedderburn, Receiver appointed by Chancery. Account filed by George Reddock, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 210
1798
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Graham Esq as receiver for the estate. Account filed by George Riddock as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 169
1799
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Graham Esq. Account filed by George Ruddock as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 145
1800
[Name] Burnt Savanna Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of William Brown, Ptk Miller and Samll Forrester Esquires attornies to John Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by George Riddock as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 53-54
1807
[Name] Burnt Savanna  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn, James Colquhun Grant and John Blyth as attornies to John Wedderburn Esq. Account presented by Daniel Hasties (also spelt as Haysties in the signature) as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 156-157