Rymesbury

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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
1782 [SY] - 1823 [EY] → Tenant-for-life
1823 [SY] - 06/05/1833 [ED] → Owner
06/05/1833 [SD] - → Trustee
06/05/1833 [SD] - → Trustee
06/05/1833 [SD] - → Trustee
06/05/1833 [SD] - → Trustee
1741 [EA] - 1753 [LA] → Not known

Mary Carver's husband left his Jamaica estates to his son John, for whom Mary Carver was guardian, as well as executrix to her husband. No trace of the younger John Carver has yet been found: the estate passed to Mary Carver's daughter, also Mary.

1775 [EA] - 1781 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Agent
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

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£2,412 6S 8D

Estate Information (44)

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1740
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] sugar, rum, ginger, coffee, corn, plantains, eggs, lettuce and livestock  
 

Belonging to John Carvor Esq. deceased. Account filed by Humphry Munbee and Adam Charles as overseers. The estates of Whitney and Rimesbury were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 48-49
1741
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] sugar, coffee, rum, livestock, corn, bricks, boards, sundry items and jobbing  
 

Belonging to Mrs. Mary Carver of London. Account filed by Dr. Adam Charles and Humphry Munbee who have the management and direction of Mary Carvers estates. The estates of Rimesbury and Whitney were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 102-103
1743
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] Livestock, corn, bricks, smiths and coopers work  
 

Estate of Mrs. Mary Carver of London under the care and direction of Thomas Fearon Junior Esq. Account filed by Adam Charles. The estates of Rimesbury and Whitney were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 80-81
1753
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] Livestock, smiths work and iron work  
 

Estate of John Carver late of the parish of Clarendon Esq. deceased or of Mrs. Mary Carver. Account delivered to Thomas Fearon by George Forth and Jeffry Pundergrust as overseers of the estate. Account filed by the said thomas Fearon. The estates of Whitney and Rimesbury were filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 158-159
1773
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by James Wallington.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 196
1775
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the Right Hon. Lady Vicountess Dudley and Ward. Account filed by George Mayo.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 280
1778
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the Right Hon. Lady Vicountess Dudley and Ward. Account filed by George Mayo.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 63
1779
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the Right Hon. Mary Vicountess Dudley and Ward. Account filed by Thomas Humphreys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 127
1780
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the Right Hon. Lady Vicountess Dudley and Ward. Account filed by Adam Smith as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 215
1781
[Name] Rhymsbury Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses  
 

Belonging to the Right Honourable Lady Viscountess Dudley and Ward of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Account filed by Adam Smith, one of the attorneys. Rhymsbury and Whitney Plantations and Rhymsbury, Santa Maria and Yarmouth Pens all filed together. Crops not differentiated by estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 95-96
1782
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the Hon William Ward of the Kingdom of Great Britain Esq. Account filed by Adam Smith as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 89-90
1784
[Name] Rimesbury  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the Hon William Ward of the Kingdom of Great Britain Esq. Account filed by Adam Smith as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 184
1786
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum horses, mules, cattle  
 

The property of the Hon William Ward Esq; account filed by Adam Smith Esq his attorney. Estates of Lady Dudley: Rymesbury Estate and Penn, Whitney Estate in Clarendon and Yarmouth Penn in Vere all filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 200
1787
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses, mules, copper [not itemised between estates and the Penn]  
 

The property of the Hon. William Ward Esquire. Account filed by Adam Smith Esquire his attorney. Whitney Estate, Rymesbury Estate and Rymesbury Penn filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 43-44 f.22
1788
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, stags, mules  
 

The property of Lady Viscountess Dudley and Ward deceased. Account filed by Adam Smith Esquire her attorney. Whitney Estate, Rymesbury Estate and Rymesbury Penn filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 112-113 [f.57]
1789
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, stags  
 

The property of Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward. Account filed by Adam Smith Esquire his attorney. Whitney Estate, Rymesbury Estate and Rymesbury Penn filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 415-416 f.205
1791
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

The property of Lord Viscount Dudley and ward. Account filed by Thomas Bygrave clerk to Adam Smith Esquire their attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 365-366
1792
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some livestock  
 

Account filed by Thomas Bygrave clerk to Adam Smith Esquire, attorney to Lord Viscount Dudley. Whitney Estate, Rymesbury Estate and Rymesbury Penn filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 66-67
1793
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account filed by Thomas Bygrave clerk to Adam Smith Esquire, attorney to Lord Viscount Dudley. Whitney Estate, Rymesbury Estate and Rymesbury Penn filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 417-418 [f.209]
1794
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward. Account filed by Thomas Bygrave clerk to Adam Smith Esq his attorney for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794. Whitney Estate, Rymesbury Estate, Rymesbury Penn and Yarmouth Penn filed together. Crops listed separately

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 101-102
1795
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Viscount Dudley and Ward. Account filed by Thomas Bygrave clerk to Adam Smith Esq his attorney for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795. Whitney Estate, Rymesbury Estate, Rymesbury Penn and Yarmouth Penn filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 219-220
1796
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, bulls, cows, heifers, calves, steers  
 

Belonging to the Rt Hon Viscount Dudley & Ward. Account given by Adam Smith Esq, attorney. Account filed by Thomas Bygrave, clerk. Whitney and Rymesbury Estates/Rymesbury and Yarmouth Penns filed together.

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

Account filed by Adam Smith Esq for the period 31/12/1796 to 31/12/1797. Whitney and Rymesbury estates filed together. Crops listed separately

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 34-35
1798
[Name] Rymesbury  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Hanover as a sugar estate with two cattle mills 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] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Fleming. Whitney Estate, Rymesbury Estate, Rymesbury Penn and Yarmouth Penn filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 254
1799
[Name] Rhymsbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Fleming for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799. Whitney and Rhymsbury Estates filed together. Crops not differentiated by estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 3
1800
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by William Donaldson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 175
1803
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward. Account filed by Burton Williamson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 119
1804
[Name] Rymesbury Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Owner not given. Account filed in the name of Burton Williamson, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 219
1807
[Name] Rymesbury  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the Right Honorable Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward. Account filed by Burton Williamson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 38
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 147(Tot)  
[Name] Rhymesbury Pen  
 

Registered to Lord Dudley & Ward, attorney.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 149(Tot) 84(F) 65(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Henry Nembhard as attorney to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward the owner.

 
T71/57 274-277
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot)  
[Name] Rhymesbury Pen  
[Stock] 509  
 

Registered to Lord Dudley & Ward.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 149(Tot)  
[Name] Rhymesbury  
[Stock] 673  
 

Registered to Lord Dudley & Ward.

 
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] Rymesbury Pen  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as agent to the Right Honorable Lord Viscount Dudley and Ward.

 
T71/58 143
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 143(Tot)  
[Name] Rhymesbury Pen  
[Stock] 807  
 

Registered to Right Honorable Lord Dudley & Ward.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 134(Tot)  
[Name] Rhymesbury Pen  
[Stock] 601  
 

Registered to Lord Dudley and Ward.

 
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] 133(Tot) 75(F) 58(M)  
[Name] Rhymesbury Pen  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as agent to the Right Honble Lord Dudley and Ward.

 
T71/59 137
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 127(Tot) 69(F) 58(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hibbert Oates as attorney to the Right Honble Visct. Lord Dudley and Ward.

 
T71/60 109
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 121(Tot) 64(F) 57(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hibbert Oates as attorney to the Earl of Dudley.

 
T71/61 104
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 123(Tot)  
[Name] Rhymesbury  
[Stock] 441  
 

Registered to Lord Dudley and Ward.

 
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] 126(Tot)  
[Name] Rhymesbury  
[Stock] 445  
 

Registered to Lord Dudley and Ward.

 
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] 110(Tot)  
[Name] Rhymesbury  
 

Registered to Earl Dudley.

 
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.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot) 71(F) 53(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hibbert Oates Esqurie as attorney to the Right Honble. the Earl of Dudley.

 
T71/64 102