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Beeston Spring

Jamaica | Westmoreland

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
- 1776 [EY] → Joint owner
William Marsom

William Marsom left a moiety of Beeson [sic] Spring Penn in trust in his will made and proved in 1776 to be sold. It is not clear whether this was the same as the Beeston Spring sugar estate, or simply originally an adjunct to it.

1741 [EA] - → Trust beneficiary
Mary Hynes
1741 [EA] - → Guardian
Samuel Dicker
1752 [EA] - → Attorney
Charles Spencer
1752 [EA] - 1758 [LA] → Owner
Mary Hynes
1753 [EA] - → Attorney
John Morse
1754 [EA] - → Overseer
James Powell
1756 [EA] - 1758 [LA] → Attorney
John Chambers

Estate Information (7)

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1741
[Name] Beeston Spring  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Estate of Miss. Mary Hynes a minor. Account filed by Samuel Dicker Esq. guardian of the body and estate of Miss. Mary Hynes a minor. The estates of Beeston Spring and her following estate in Kingston were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 150
1752
[Name] Beeston Spring  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Miss. Mary Hynes. Account of the produce of the estate received and filed by Charles Spencer one of her attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 140
1753
[Name] Beeston Spring  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Property of Miss Mary Hynes under the management and direction of of John Morse Esq. Account filed by George Bedward as late overseer of the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 155 - 156
1754
[Name] Beeston Spring  
[Crop] sugar, rum and corn  
 

Property of Miss. Mary Hynes. Account filed by James Powell as overseer

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 180 - 181
1756
[Name] Beeston Spring Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Miss Mary Hynes. Account filed by John Chambers, attorney to Miss Mary Hynes.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 103
1757
[Name] Beeston Spring Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Property of Miss Mary Hines. Account filed by John Chambers, attorney to Miss Mary Hynes.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 103
1758
[Name] Beeston Spring Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Miss Mary Hines. Account filed by John Chambers, attorney to Miss Mary Hynes.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 103-104