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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
1811 [SY] - → Judgement creditor
1776 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Previous owner
1803 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
1828 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Executor
1828 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Legatee
1828 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Legatee
1828 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Legatee
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trustee
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

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£4,037 17S 5D

Estate Information (48)

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1776
[Name] Union  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jonanthan Barnes as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 142
1777
[Name] Union  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Richard Clarke late the overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 137
1778
[Name] Union  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Richard Clarke late the overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 137
1780
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Heirs of John Fisher Esquire Deceased. Account filed by Jonathan Barnes, overseer. Golden Grove and Union Estate filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 57-58
1781
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of John Fischer Esquire Deceased. Account filed by Jonathan Barnes, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 66
1782
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of John Fisher Esquire Deceased. Account filed by William King, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 201
1783
[Name] Union  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. Account filed by William King as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 111
1784
[Name] Union  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. Account filed by John Racker Webb as overseer. Under the care and direction of Thomas Stokes Salmon.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 190
1786
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased; account filed by John Racker Webb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 205
1786
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased;account filed by John R Webb, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 71
1787
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Racker Webb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 164-166
1788
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Racker Webb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 123-124 [f.62]
1789
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Racker Webb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 205-206 [f.104]
1791
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of John Fisher Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Racker Webb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 181-183 [f.85-86]
1791
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of John Fisher Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Racker Webb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 413-414
1792
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of John Fisher Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Raker Webb as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 287-288 [f.144]
1793
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased. Account filed by John Racker Webb for the period 31/12/1792 to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 48-49
1795
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Webb, overseer. Union Estate/Golden Grove Estate filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1796
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. Account filed by John Parker Webb, overseer. Golden Grove and Union Estates filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Unity Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, copper  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher, Esq, dec. Account given by Hungerford Spooner, Esq, attorney. Account filed by John Racker Webb, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 193
1798
[Name] Union  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Racker Webb overseer. The property of the heirs of John Fisher Esq Deceased. Union and Golden Grove filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 68
1799
[Name] Union Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of H W Plummer Esq and John R Webb attorneys to the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased. Account filed by John R Webb as overseer for the period 01/01/1799 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 48-49
1799
[Name] Union  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Elizabeth 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1800
[Name] Union Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Christopher MacRae as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 150-151
1800
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of Henry Waite Plummer and John R Webb attornies to the heirs of John Fisher deceased. Account filed by said John R Webb as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 222-223
1801
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of Henry Waite Plummer and John Racker Webb Esquires, Attornies to the Heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased. Account filed by John Racker Webb. Union and Golden Grove Estates filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 92
1803
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of John White and John Racker Webb Esq.s attornies to John Fisher Esq. Account filed by John Jenkins as overseer for the period 01/01/1803 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 73-74
1804
[Name] Union Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to John Fisher, Esq. Account filed in the name of John Jenkins, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 182
1807
[Name] Union  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Property of John Fisher Esq. and under the care and direction of John R. Webb and John White Esqs. as attornies to John Fisher Esq. Account presented by Edward Byrchall as late overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 230
1808
[Name] Union  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to John Fisher Esq. and under the care and direction of John R. Webb and John White Esqs. as attornies to John Fisher Esq. Account filed by Edward Sanderson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 160
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 408(Tot)  
[Name] Union and Luana  
[Stock] 758  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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] 424(Tot)  
[Name] Union etc.  
[Stock] 611  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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] 273(Tot) 143(F) 130(M)  
[Name] Union Estate  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as attorney to John Fisher the owner.

 
T71/165 811-818
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 274(Tot)  
[Name] Union  
[Stock] 97  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 274(Tot)  
[Name] Union  
[Stock] 93  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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] 273(Tot) 125(F) 148(M)  
[Name] Union Estate  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as attorney to John Fisher for Union Estate.

 
T71/167 600-602
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 279(Tot)  
[Name] Union  
[Stock] 229  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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] 268(Tot) 134(F) 134(M)  
[Name] Union Estate  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as attorney to John Fisher Esquire for Union Estate.

 
T71/168 616-617
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 373(Tot)  
[Name] Union  
[Stock] 47  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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] 259(Tot)  
[Name] Union  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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] 254(Tot) 134(F) 120(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Charles Anderson as attorney to the trustee of John Fisher.

 
T71/169 23
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 258(Tot)  
[Name] Union  
[Stock] 75  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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] 250(Tot) 132(F) 118(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Daly as attorney to Thomas Gordon.

 
T71/172 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 216(Tot)  
[Name] Union  
[Stock] 81  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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] 243(Tot)  
[Name] Union  
[Stock] 229  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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] 234(Tot)  
[Name] Union  
[Stock] 62  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 239(Tot) 132(F) 107(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Matthew Whyte as attorney to Thomas Gordon, trustee.

 
T71/176 368
1839
[Name] Union  
[Size] 4000  
 

Registered to John Fisher.

 
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.