Morgan's Valley

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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
1773 [EA] - 1779 [LA] → Previous owner
1775 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - → Attorney
1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney
1834 [EA] - → Trustee
1834 [EA] - → Trustee
1834 [EA] - → Trustee

Associated Claims (1)

£2,468 8S 8D

Estate Information (57)

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1757
[Name] Morgan's Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by Henry Hanling, book keeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 68
1758
[Name] Morgans Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by William Herring, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 83
1759
[Name] Morgans Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by john Freeman, book keeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 138
1760
[Name] Morgans Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by John Freeman, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 180
1761
[Name] Morgans Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by john Freeman, book keeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 215
1762
[Name] Morgan  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Freeman as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4
1763
[Name] Morgan  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Freeman as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 59
1764
[Name] Morgan  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Freeman as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 104
1773
[Name] Morgan  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to the estate of Samuel Dicker deceased. Account filed by Thomas Shippard Evans as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 205
1774
[Name] Morgan  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to the estate of Samuel Dicker deceased. Account filed by Thomas Shippard Evans as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 254
1775
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

The property of Michael Dicker Sanders Esq. Account filed by Alexander Falconer as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 292
1775
[Name] Morgan  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to the estate of Samuel Dicker deceased. Account filed by Thomas Shippard Evans as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 15
1778
[Name] Morgan  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to the estate of Samuel Dicker deceased. Account filed by Thomas Shippard Evans as one of the overseers.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 95
1779
[Name] Morgan  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

The estate of Samuel Dicker deceased. Account filed by Matthew Lewis as one of the book keepers.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 158
1780
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

The property of Michael Dicker Sanders Esq. Account filed by Alexander Falconer as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 293
1783
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

The estates of Michael Dicker Sanders Esq. Account filed byJohn Foxen as clerk to Alexander Falconer as attorney to Michael Dicker Sanders.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 49
1786
[Name] Morgans Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum cattle  
 

Property of Michael Dirkin Saunders Esq; account filed by Alexander Falconer, attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 200
1787
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Michael Dicker Saunders Esq; account filed by Joseph Mundall as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 217
1788
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Michael Dicket Saunders Esquire. Account filed by Joseph Mundall as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 366-367
1789
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Michel Dicker Sanders Esquire. Account filed by Joseph Mundall as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 292-293 f.145
1790
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Michael Dicken Sanders Esquire. Account filed by Joseph Mundall as overseer of Bodens Penn in the parish of St Dorothy.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 400
1791
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Michael Dicker Sanders Esquire. Account filed by Thomas McNachlane as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 247-248
1792
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Thomas McNachlane [?] late overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1792 to 08/09/1792.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 262-263
1793
[Name] Morgan's Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Patrick McInnery as overseer for the period 31/12/1792 to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 32
1794
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Patrick McInnery as overseer for the period 31/12/1793 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 50
1795
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Michael Decker Saunders Esq of Great Britain in delivered to Alexander McLeod Esq by Eliphalet Fitch Esq. Account filed by John McRae for the period 01/03/1795 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 203
1796
[Name] Morgans Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Michael Dicker Sanders, Esq, of Great Britain. Account filed by John McRae, status not given.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 63
1797
[Name] Morgans Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Michael Dicker Sanders of BG. Account filed by John McRae, status not given.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 130
1798
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Clarendon as a sugar estate with a watermill 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 Middlesex which he compeleted in 1798.
1798
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Michael Dicker Sanders Esq of Great Britain. Account filed by John McRae.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 147
1799
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Michael Dicker Sanders Esq of Great Britain. Account filed by John McRae.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 216
1800
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, wainage  
 

Property of Michael Dicker Sanders Esq of Great Britain. Account filed by John McRae.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 112
1801
[Name] Morgans Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Michael Dicker Sanders of the United Kingdom of Great Britain Esq. Account filed by John McRae as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 101
1803
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, hire of enslaved people  
 

Property of Michael Dicker Sanders Esq of Great Britain. Account filed by John McRae as overseer to Rodons Penn.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 50
1804
[Name] Morgans Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum, old steers,heifers, wainage, old copper  
 

Belonging to Michael Dicker Sanders, Esq, of Great Britain. Account filed in the name of Thomas Patterson (status not given).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 145
1807
[Name] Morgans Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum and wainage  
 

Account filed by Alexander McDowal as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 91
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 145(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's estate  
[Stock] 31  
 

No ownership details given.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Clarend.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 142(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's Valley  
[Stock] 175  
 

Registered to Morgan's Estate, attorney.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15clar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 142(Tot) 76(F) 66(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Henry Nembhard as attorney to Michael Dicken Saunders the owner.

 
T71/57 262-265
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 141(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's Valley Estate  
[Stock] 169  
 

No ownership details given.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 145(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's Estate  
[Stock] 58  
 

No ownership details given.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 146(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as agent to the trustees of Michael Dicker Saunders.

 
T71/58 136
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 146(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as agent to the trustees of Michael Dicker Saunders.

 
T71/58 136
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 143(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's  
[Stock] 157  
 

Registered to Michael D. Saunders.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24clar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 144(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson and Hibbert Oates as attornies for the trustees of M. D. Saunders Esquire.

 
T71/59 522
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 143(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's  
[Stock] 156  
 

Registered to Michael D. Saunders.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 135(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's  
[Stock] 52  
 

Registered to Michael D. Saunders.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 135(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hibbert Oates as attorney for the trustees of M. D. Saunders deceased.

 
T71/60 437
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 133(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's  
[Stock] 62  
 

Registered to Michael D. Saunders.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's  
[Stock] 43  
 

Registered to Michael D. Saunders.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29clarvere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 125(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hibbert Oates Esquire as attorney to the trustees of D. Saunders.

 
T71/63 211
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 125(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hibbert Oates Esquire as attorney to the trustees of D. Saunders.

 
T71/63 211
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 128(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's  
[Stock] 34  
 

Registered to Michael D. Saunders.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831clar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 123(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's  
[Stock] 26  
 

Registered to Michael D. Saunders.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 131(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson and Hibbert Oates Esquires as attornies to the trustees of the heirs of M. D. Saunders deceased.

 
T71/64 397
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 123(Tot)  
[Name] Morgan's  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to Michael D. Saunders.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Claren.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Morgan's  
[Size] 2165  
 

Registered to M. D. Saunders.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Clarend.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.