Fonthill 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
1793 [EA] - 1824 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Previous owner
1831 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner

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£4,473 9S 8D

Estate Information (31)

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1763
[Name] Fonthill  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Elizabeth in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with cattle and wind mills.

 
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
1793
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
[Crop] sugar, cotton, rum, coffee, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of James Hart Esq attorney to Thomas Smith Esq. Account filed by James Hart as overseer for the year to 31/12/1793. Fonthill Estate and Highgate Settlement filed together. Crops not differentiated by estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 14
1794
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
[Crop] sugar, cotton, rum, coffee, some cattle, sheep and one horse  
 

Under the direction of James Hart Esq attorney to Thomas Smith Esq. Account filed by Samuel Alexander as overseer for the year to 31/12/1794. Fonthill Estate and Highgate Settlement filed together. Crops not differentiated by estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 145-146
1796
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
[Crop] Fat cattle, hire of enslaved people, steers, rum, coffee,sugar, sundries, cotton  
 

Belonging to Thomas Smith Esq. Account given by John White, Esq, attorney. Account filed by Samuel Alexander, Jnr, overseer. Fonthill Estate and Highgate Plantation filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cotton, cows, coffee,heifers and steers  
 

Belonging to Thomas Smith Esq. Account given by James Hart, attorney. Account filed by Samuel Alexander Jnr, overseer. Fonthill Estate and Highgate Settlement filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 177
1798
[Name] Font Hill Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, coffee, cattle, copper  
 

Under the direction of James Start as attorney to Thomas Smith Esq. Account filed by Sam.l Alexander as overseer for the period 01/01/1798 to 31/12/1798. Font Hill and Highgate plantations filed together. Crops not differentiated by plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 161
1799
[Name] Font-hill  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Elizabeth 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.
1800
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, pasturage  
 

Under the direction of John White Esq attorney to Thomas Smith Esq. Account filed by John Monteath as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 61-62
1801
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of John White Esq, Attorney to Thomas Smith Esq. Account filed by John Monteath as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 48
1803
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum and coffee  
 

No owner details given. Account given in the name of John Monteith?, overseer for the Fronthill Estate. Fonthill and Hampstead Estates filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 44
1804
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
[Crop] Rum, sugar, coffee, steers, cows, hire of masons  
 

Account given in the name of John White, Esq, attorney to Thomas Smith, Esq. Account filed in the name of John Monteith, overseer to said estate. Fonthill and Hampstead Estates filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 81
1807
[Name] Fonthill  
[Crop] sugar, rum, coffee, pimento, logwood, livestock, compensation money for slave, jobbing [hire of enslaved people], lime wall construction, hire of mason and lawyer enslaved people and feeding of livestock  
 

Under the care and direction of John White Esq. as attorney to Thomas Smith Esq. Account presented by John Gray as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 225
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 606(Tot)  
[Name] Fonthill and Hapstead  
[Stock] 1128  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 601(Tot)  
[Name] Fonthill  
[Stock] 900  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co1.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 272(Tot)  
[Name] Font Hill  
[Stock] 334  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 274(Tot) 161(F) 113(M)  
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
 

In the possession of John White as attorney to Thomas Smith the owner.

 
T71/166 1000-1007
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 272(Tot)  
[Name] Fonthill  
[Stock] 320  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 272(Tot) 161(F) 111(M)  
[Name] Fontill Estate  
 

In the possession of John White as attorney for Fonthill Estate. No ownership details given.

 
T71/167 672-673
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 247(Tot)  
[Name] Fonthill  
[Stock] 259  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 266(Tot)  
[Name] Fonthill  
[Stock] 536  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 261(Tot) 156(F) 105(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Daly as attorney to Thos. Smith Esquire.

 
T71/168 155-156
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 263(Tot)  
[Name] Font Hill  
[Stock] 341  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 255(Tot)  
[Name] Font Hill  
[Stock] 297  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 249(Tot) 149(F) 100(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Daly as attorney to the heirs of Thomas Smith deceased.

 
T71/169 197-198
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 249(Tot)  
[Name] Font Hill  
[Stock] 297  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 237(Tot) 143(F) 94(M)  
[Name] Fonthill  
 

In the possession of James Daly as attorney to the heirs of Thomas Smith Esquire deceased.

 
T71/174 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 228(Tot)  
[Name] Fonthill  
[Stock] 324  
 

Registered to Thomas Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 232(Tot)  
[Name] Fonthill  
[Stock] 429  
 

Registered to Spencer Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 235(Tot) 141(F) 94(M)  
[Name] Fonthill Estate  
 

In the possession of James Daly as attorney for Spencer Smith Esquire.

 
T71/177 377
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot)  
[Name] Font Hill  
[Stock] 200  
 

Registered to Spencer Smith. Number of stock unclear.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Font Hill and Hampstead  
[Size] 7000  
 

Registered to Spencer Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Eliza.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.