Dove Hall 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
1758 [EA] - 1762 [LA] → Owner

The estate was in the hands of sequestrators in this period

1778 [EA] - 1780 [LA] → Owner
1799 [EA] - → Owner
1801 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Trustee

Trustee and executor of Zachary Bayly Edwards

1801 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
1809 [EA] - → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
1829 [EA] - → Agent
1829 [EA] - → Agent

Associated Claims (1)

£3,442 15S 2D

Estate Information (35)

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1758
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed for 3 June 1758 to 31 Dec 1758. Estate of Benjamin Hume Esquire, come to the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour, sequestrators to the said estate. Account filed by Charles Seymour, sequestrator. Dove Hall and Benfield Estates filed together with no differentiation of crops.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 101
1759
[Name] Dove Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, sheep, cattle  
 

Estates of Benjamin Hume Esquire, come to the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour, sequestrators. Dove Hall and Benfield Estates filed together with no differentiation of crops.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 150
1760
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Estate of Benjamin Hume Esquire, come to the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour, sequestrators to the said estate. Account filed by Thomas Hibbert, sequestrator. Dove Hall and Benfield Estates filed together. Crops filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 162
1761
[Name] Dove Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estate of Benjamin Hum Esquire, come to the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour, sequestrators. Account filed by Thomas Hibbert, sequestrators. Dove Hall and Benfield Estates filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 207
1761
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to the estate of Benjamin Hume Esq, in the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour, sequestrators to the said estate

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4
1762
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to the estate of Benjamin Hume Esq, in the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour, sequestrators to the said estate

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4
1778
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Zachary Bayley Edwards Esq. as one of the attorneys of Bryan Edwards Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 141
1780
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Zachary Bayley Edwards Esq. as one of the attorneys of Bryan Edwards Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 197
1798
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-Vale 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.
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 270(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
 

Registered in St Thomas-in-the-Vale to Z. Baly Edwards with 270 enslaved people in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at an extraordinary vestry 02/11/1799.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 47.
1801
[Name] Dove Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

In the possession of Robert Shawe Esq, only surviving Trustee and Acting Exor under the Will of Zachary Bayly Edwards (?) Esq deceased. Account filed by William Foster (?) as overseer Accounts filed for 1801 (?).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 224
1803
[Name] Dove Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

In the possession of Robert Heard [?] Esq the only surviving executor and acting trustee under the will of Zacharey Bayley Edwards Esq deceased. Account filed by William Tocker as overseer

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 154-155
1804
[Name] Dove Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum, old copper  
 

Account given in the name of Robert Shawe, Esq, only surviving executor and trustee under the will of Zachary Bayley Edwards, Esq, deceased. Account filed by William Tocker, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 214
1807
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

In the possession of Robert Shawe as executor and trustee under the will of Zachary B. Edwards deceased. Account filed by Thomas Hussey, clerk to Robert W Harris Esq. attorney for the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 50
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 258(Tot)  
[Name] Dovehall  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to heirs of B. Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Cath.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of 1809.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 40(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 20  
 

Registered to the trustees of Zachary Bayly Edward.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812cat.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 254(Tot)  
[Name] Dove-Hall  
[Stock] 140  
 

Registered to the estate of Z. B. Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 155  
 

Registered to the estate of Z. B. Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_01.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 246(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 141  
 

Registered to the estate of Z. B. Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 238(Tot) 130(F) 108(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Francis Graham as attorney to Robert Shawe esq trustee and executor of the will of Zachary Bayly Edwards, deceased.

 
T71/25 313-319
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 29  
 

Registered to the estate of Z. B. Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 224(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 22  
 

Registered to Bryan Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 223(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Jaimes Laing and George William Hamilton as attornies to Bryan Edwards esq heir in law to Zachary Bayley Edwards deceased.

 
T71/26 177-178
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 211(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 147  
 

Registered to Bryan Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 209(Tot) 115(F) 94(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Laing and George William Hamilton as attorneys to Bryan Edwards esq heir of law of Zachary Bayly Edwards esq dec.

 
T71/27 194
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 208(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 155  
 

Registered to Bryan Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 128  
 

Registered to Bryan Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 199(Tot) 106(F) 93(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Laing and George William Hamilton as attorneys to Bryan Edwards esq heir of law of Zachary Bayly Edwards esq dec.

 
T71/28 409
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to Bryan Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 191(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Thomas Legal Yates and Alexander Hunter as Agents to Bryan Edwards Esq, Heir at Law of Zachary Bayley Edwards Esq deceased. Registered in St John.

 
T71/28 unpaginated
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 7  
 

Registered to Bryan Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to Bryan Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 173(Tot)  
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Stock] 11  
 

Registered to Bryan Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIV.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 173(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Bryan Edwards Esquire as owner.

 
T71/32 107
1839
[Name] Dove Hall  
[Size] 2928  
 

Registered to Bryan Edwards.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thosvale.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.