Bog Estate

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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
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
1741 [EA] - 1743 [LA] → Previous owner
1753 [EA] - 1761 [LA] → Not known

Probably mortgagee of the estate of Col. John Hynes.

1762 [EA] - 1769 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
1771 [EA] - 1781 [LA] → Previous owner

Deceased mortgagee-in-possession

1782 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Owner

Given as William Beckford Esq.

1799 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
1799 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
1799 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Joint owner
1799 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Not known
1803 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Previous owner
1811 [EA] - 1837 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (2)

£5,062 18S 6D
£7,000 0S 0D

Estate Information (72)

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1741
[Name] Bogg  
[Crop] sugar, rum, house and wharf rental  
 

Estate of John Hynes Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jannet Hynes of the parish of Westmoreland widow and administratrix of all and singular the goods and chattles rights and credits of John Hynes Esq. deceased. The estates of Retrieve, Strathbogie, Ackendown and Bogg were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 182-183
1742
[Name] Bogg  
[Crop] sugar, rum, house and wharf rental  
 

Estate of Collonel John Hynes Esq. deceased. Account field by Jannett Sadler administratrix to the said John Hynes Esq. deceased. The estates of Strathbogie, Retrieve, Ackendonn and Bogg were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 24-25
1743
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] Produce not specified  
 

Estate of the late Collonel John Hynes. Account filed by Francis Sadler Esq. The estates of Strathbogie, Retrieve, Ackendown and Bog were listed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 86
1753
[Name] Bogg  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The several Estates of William Beckford (late Hynes's [sp?]). Account filed by John Chambers Esquire attorney to William Beckford Esquire. Ackendown, the Bogg, Strathbogie (sp?) Pen, The Retrieve all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 38-39
1754
[Name] Bogg  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The four leeward Estates of William Beckford (late Hynes's). Account filed by John Chambers Esquire, attorney for William Beckford Esquire. Ackendown, the Bogg, Strathbogie (sp?) Pen, The Retrieve all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 39
1755
[Name] Bogg  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The three leeward Estates of William Beckford (late Hynes's). Account filed by John Chambers Esquire, attorney for William Beckford Esquire. Ackendown, the Bogg and the Retrieve all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 39
1756
[Name] Bogg  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The four leeward Estates of William Beckford (late Hynes's). Account filed by John Chambers Esquire, attorney for William Beckford Esquire. Ackendown, the Bogg, Strathbogie (sp?) Pen, The Retrieve all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 39-40
1757
[Name] Bogg  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates (late Hynes's) now in possession of William Beckford Esquire, under the care and direction of John Chambers Esquire and Robert Mason. Account filed by Robert Mason, one of the attorneys. Achendown, Bogg, Retrieve all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 58
1758
[Name] Bogg  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

The Estates (late Hynes's) now in the possession of William Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Mr Robert Mason, one of the attorneys of William Beckford Esquire. Ackendown, Bogg, Retreive all filed together. No differentiation of crops.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 88
1759
[Name] Bogg Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates (late Hynes's) now in possession of William Beckford Esquire, under the care and direction of John Chambers Esquire and Robert Mason. Account filed by Robert Mason, one of the attorneys. Ackendown Plantation, Bogg Plantation, Retrieve Plantation, Retreive Mountain & Strathbogie Penn all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 139
1760
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of William Beckford Esquire (late Hynes's). Account filed by John Chambers Esquire, attorney for William Beckford Esquire. Ackendon, Bog, Strathbogie, Retrieve all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 171-172
1761
[Name] Bogg Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

the leeward estates of William Beckford (late Hynes's). Account filed by John Chambers, late attorney to William Beckford Esquire. Ackendown, Bogg, Strathbogie and Retreive Estates all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 218
1762
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. as mortagee (late Hynnes's). Account filed by Robert Mason as one of the attorneys for William Beckford. Estate under the the care and management of Mason and Richard Lewing.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 51
1763
[Name] The Bog  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Westmoreland in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a cattle mill.

 
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
1763
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. as mortagee (late Hynnes's). Account filed by Robert Mason as one of the attorneys for William Beckford. Estate under the the care and management of Mason and Richard Lewing.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 51
1764
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. as mortagee (late Hynnes's). Account filed by Robert Mason as one of the attorneys for William Beckford. Estate under the the care and management of Mason and Richard Lewing.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 106
1765
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. as mortagee (late Hynnes's). Account filed by Robert Mason as one of the attorneys for William Beckford. Estate under the the care and management of Mason and Richard Lewing.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 137
1766
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. as mortagee (late Hynnes's). Account filed by Robert Mason as one of the attorneys for William Beckford. Estate under the the care and management of Mason and Richard Lewing.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 24
1767
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. as mortagee (late Hynnes's). Account filed by Robert Mason as one of the attorneys for William Beckford. Estate under the the care and management of Mason and Richard Lewing.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 68
1768
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. as mortagee (late Hynnes's). Account filed by Robert Mason as one of the attorneys for William Beckford. Estate under the the care and management of Mason and Richard Lewing.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 131
1769
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esq. as mortagee (late Hynnes's). Account filed by Robert Perrin as bookeeper. Estate under the the care and management of Richard Lewing Esq. (but late under the direction of Messrs. Lewing and Mason) as attorney to said William Beckford.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 175
1771
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to the late William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by Julines Herring Esq. as attorney to the executors of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased. Signed by Samuel Jeffries as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 165
1772
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to the late William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by Julines Herring Esq. as attorney to the executors of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 12
1773
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to the late William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by Julines Herring Esq. as attorney to the executors of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 203
1774
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Belonging to the late William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by Julines Herring Esq. as attorney to the executors of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 271
1775
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and pimento  
 

Estate of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by Julines Herring Esq. as attorney to the executors of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased. (Late Hynes).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 33-4
1778
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle and old cooper  
 

Late John Hymne's deceased now in the possession of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by William Foot Esq. as attorney to the executors of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 107
1779
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Late John Hymne's deceased now in the possession of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased. Account filed by William Foot Esq. as attorney to the executors of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 107
1779
[Number of enslaved people] 225(Tot)  
 
Perry Gauci, William Beckford First Prime Minister of the London Empire (Yale University Press, 2013), p.148
1780
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Late Colonel John Hymne's deceased now in the possession of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased mortgagee in possession. Under the care and direction of Richard Lewing and William Foot Esq. as attorney to the executors of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 112
1781
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Late Colonel John Hymne's deceased now in the possession of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased mortgagee in possession. Under the care and direction of Richard Lewing and William Foot Esq. as attorney to the executors of the late William Beckford Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 112
1782
[Name] Bogg Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Beckford Esquire. Account filed by William Cameron, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 210
1784
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Archibald Drummond as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 201
1786
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Archibald Drummond, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 115
1787
[Name] Bog Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of the Hon. James Wildman his attorney. Account filed by William Callendar as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 36
1788
[Name] Bog Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to William Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of the Hon. James Wildman his attorney. Account filed by William Callendar as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 277-278
1789
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

In the possession of William Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of the Hon. James Wildman his attorney. Account filed by William Callender as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 253-254
1790
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

In the possession of William Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of the Hon. James Wildman and William Smith Esquire. Account filed by William Callender as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 242
1791
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, timber  
 

In possession of William Beckford Esquire under the direction of the Hon. James Wildman his attorney. Account filed by William Callender as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 164-165 [f.77]
1792
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

For the period when possession was given to James Wedderburn as receiver appointed by the Chancellor. Account filed by John Bushy as overseer. Accounts filed for 23/11/1791 to 16/06/1792.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 216-217 [f.109]
1793
[Name] Bogg Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn as receiver. Account filed by John Bushy as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 325-326
1793
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of William Beckford Esq under the care and direction of the Hon James Wildman Esq his attorney. Account filed by John Bushby as overseer for the period 31/12/1793 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 58
1795
[Name] Bogg Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the care and direction of William Walker Esq attorney to William Beckford Esq. Account filed by John Bushby as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 238
1796
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old steers  
 

Account given by William Hutchinson, attorney for William Beckford, Esq. Account filed by William G Bailiff, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 54
1797
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, steers, cows, cedar planks, logwood  
 

Belonging to William Beckford, Esq. Account given by Christopher William Hutchinson, attorney. Account filed by William G Bailiff, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 220
1798
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Philip Pinnock. The property of William Beckford Esq. Retrieve, Bog, Ackerdown, Strathbogie recorded together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 48-49
1799
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Westmoreland as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1799
[Name] Bog Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Edward Lemon for the period 31/12/1798 to 22/09/1799. Retrieve and Bog plantations and Ackendown Penn filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 104-105
1799
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, pasturage  
 

In the joint possession of the Hon John Campbell and Rev. John Swete and Henry Beke, as ought to be accounted for by Charles Edward Jones Esq the attorney of the said Hon John Campbell. Account filed by Samuel Vaughan attorney to John and Henry Beke of Great Britain, executors and trustees of the will of Esther Swete for the period September 1799 to 01/01/1800. Bog Estate and Ackendown Penn filed together. Crops listed for Bog Estate only.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 157
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 226(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
 

Registered in Westmoreland in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at a vestry convened for that purpose 15/11/1799 and subsequent days. No ownership details given.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 37.
1800
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Valentine Dwyer as overseer for the period 16/09/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 168-169
1801
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of John Campbell Esq. Account filed by James Jones as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 89
1803
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of John Campbell and John Swete and Henry Beke. Account filed by John Graham Campbell trustee for the estate of John Campbell.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 120
1807
[Name] Bog  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Belonging to the estate of John Campbell, John Swete and Henry Bike and now in the possession John Graham Campbell Esq. as trustee to the estate of John Campbell. Account presented by John Moore as overseer. Filed for 25th July 1806-25th July 1807.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 154-155
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 307(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
[Stock] 337  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 318(Tot) 159(F) 159(M)  
[Name] Bog Estate  
 

Enslaved people registered in two tranches: in the possession of Archibald Campbell as attorney to John Graham Campbell the owner (43 men, 34 women, 77 total) and in the possession of Archibald Campbell as attorney to John Graham Campbell, trustee (116 men, 125 women, 241 total).

 
T71/178 53-54, 62-70
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 306(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
[Stock] 367  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 289(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
[Stock] 380  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 288(Tot) 159(F) 165(M)  
[Name] Bog Estate  
 

Registered in two tranches: Archibald Campbell as attorney to John Graham Campbell as trustee (114 men, 118 women); Archibald Campbell as attorney to John Graham Campbell as owner (51 men, 41 women).

 
T71/179 Book 7 4-5
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 290(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
[Stock] 380  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 237(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
[Stock] 368  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 333(Tot)  
[Name] Bog Estate  
 

Registered in two tranches by Archibald Campbell: John Graham Campbell as trustee (241 enslaved) and as owner (92 enslaved).

 
T71/180 Book 4 5-8
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 328(Tot)  
[Name] Bogg  
[Stock] 318  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 338(Tot)  
[Name] Bogg  
[Stock] 330  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 405(Tot) 196(F) 209(M)  
[Name] Bog Estate  
 

Registered in the possession of John Graham Campbell in three tranches: as owner (53 men, 39 women); as owner and formerly on Bluefields estate (33 men, 26 women); as trustee (130 men, 135 women).

 
T71/181 191-192, 195-196, 213-214
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 338(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
[Stock] 118  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 422(Tot)  
[Name] Bog Estate  
[Stock] 280  
 

Registered to John Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Name] Bog Estate  
 

Registered in the lawful possession of John Graham Campbell in two tranches: as owner (with no new totals given, but the previous registration for 150 enslaved people); as trustee (130 men and 135 women).

 
T71/182 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 437(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
[Stock] 210  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 427(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
[Stock] 231  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 426(Tot)  
[Name] Bog  
[Stock] 236  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Westmd.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 165(Tot) 134(F) 131(M)  
[Name] The Bog  
 

In the possession of John G. Campbell as trustee.

 
T71/189 71