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Estate Details

Associated People (8)

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] - 1815 [LA] → Attorney
John Shand
1817 [EA] - → Sequestrator
Robert Ross
1817 [EA] - → Other
John Willis

Owner of sequestrated estate

1817 [EA] - → Not known
Robert Smart
1820 [EA] - → Owner
John Willis
1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
Joseph Tyrrell or Tyrell
1826 [EA] - → Receiver
Browne Willis
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Receiver
James Cockburn

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica Port Royal 6 (Resource)
£4,565 16S 7D

Notes

Some enslaved people from this plantation were moved to St Mary at some point between 1817 and 1820. See JA16337.

Some enslaved people settled on Resource estate were held under different ownership conditions - see Resource [2] JA23255.

Estate Information (19)

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1806
[Name] Resource  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

In the possession of and under the care and direction of Henry Burger. Account filed by Henry Burger.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 10
1807
[Name] Resource  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

In possession of Henry Burger and under his care and direction. Account filed by Henry Burger.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 128
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 230(Tot) 130(F) 100(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Ross as sequestor of John Willis Esquire.

 
T71/119 32-37
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 261(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to Robert Smart, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 240(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
[Stock] 24  
 

Registered to Thomas Addison.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot) 114(F) 86(M)  
[Name] Resource Plantation  
 

In the possession of Joseph Tyrrell as attorney of John Willis. Previously returned by Robert Ross as sequestrator of John Willis. 44 removed to St Mary since 1817.

 
T71/120 133-135
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to Joseph Tyrrell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Resource Plantation  
 

In the possession of Joseph Tyrrell as attorney of John Willis. 32 enslaved people removed to Deeside Plantation in St Mary.

 
T71/121 69-70
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
 

Registered to Joseph Tyrrell, attorney.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24royl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
 

Registered to Joseph Tyrrell, attorney.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot) 109(F) 86(M)  
[Name] Resource Plantation  
 

In the possession of Browne Willis and James Cockburn as receivers.

 
T71/122 142-143
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
 

Registered to James Cockburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
 

Registered to Willis and Cockburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29royldav.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot) 108(F) 87(M)  
[Name] Resource Plantation  
 

In the possession of James Cockburn as receiver.

 
T71/123 51
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
 

Registered to Willis and Cockburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831royl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
 

Registered to Willis and Cockburn, receivers.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32royl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot) 111(F) 85(M)  
[Name] Resource Plantation  
 

In the possession of James Cockburn as receiver of Resource Plantation.

 
T71/124 45
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Resource  
 

Registered to B. Willis and J. Cockburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33PtRoyl.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Resource  
[Size] 870  
 

Registered to Willis and Cockburn.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40PtRoyal.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.