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Content Pen

Jamaica | St Elizabeth

Estate Details

Associated People (2)

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
1783 [EA] - 1783 [LA] → Owner
William Christopher Schmalling otherwise Smalling
1791 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Tenant-for-life
Elizabeth Smalling (née Mathias)

Estate Information (7)

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1783
[Name] Content Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

The property of William Smalling Esq. Account filed by Joshua Heath late the overseer. Emmaus and Content Pen listed together. Period covered Jan - Oct.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 114
1783
[Name] Content Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

The property of William Smalling Esq. Account filed by Samuel Pett Boucher as the overseer. Emmaus and Content Pen listed together. Period covered Oct - Dec.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 114
1786
[Name] Content Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules, cattle, corn  
 

Under the care and direction of John Vanheelen Esquire. Account filed by Mathew Montague as overseer. Accounts filed for 14/11/1785 to 31/12/1786. Emmaus and Content Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 116
1789
[Name] Content Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules, cattle, cotton, logwood  
 

Account filed by Mathew Montague as overseer. Emmaus and Content Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 305-306
1790
[Name] Content Penn  
[Crop] cattle, horses, cotton, timber  
 

Under the care and direction of John Vanheelen Esquire. Account filed by Mat.w Montague as overseer. Emmaus and Content Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 307-308
1791
[Name] Content Penn  
[Crop] Pasturage  
 

The property of Elizabeth Smalling and under the direction of John Vanheelen Esquire. Account filed by Matthew Montague as overseer. Emmaus and Content Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 203-204 [f.96]
1799
[Name] Content Penn  
[Crop] coffee, mules, cattle, plantains  
 

In the possession of Benjamin Angell. Account filed by the overseer for both penns for the period 01/01/1799 to 01/01/1800. Lockhart and Content penns filed together. Crops not differentiated by penn

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 48