Middlesex Pen

Estate Details


Associated People (11)

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
1751 [EA] - 1759 [LA] → Previous owner

The identification is cemented by the presence in the Accounts Produce as attorney of Christopher Senior, known to have been the brother-in-law of William Vassall of St Elizabeth.

1780 [EA] - 1782 [LA] → Previous owner
1781 [EA] - 1788 [LA] → Attorney

'Under the care and direction' of John Vanheelen

1817 [EA] - → Other
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - → Owner
1821 [EA] - 1825 [LA] → Previous owner
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1834 [EA] - → Executor
1834 [EA] - → Executor
1834 [EA] - → Executor

Associated Claims (1)

£818 18S 4D

Estate Information (32)

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1751
[Name] Middlesex Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of William Vassall Esquire deceased, under the care and direction Christopher Senior Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Stanhope, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 133
1752
[Name] Middlesex Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of William Vassall Esquire deceased, under the care and direction Christopher Senior Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Stanhope, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 134
1753
[Name] Middlesex Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses, fustick, logwood  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of William Vassall Esquire deceased, under the care and direction Christopher Senior Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Stanhope, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 135
1754
[Name] Middlesex Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of William Vassall Esquire deceased, under the care and direction Christopher Senior Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Stanhope, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 133
1755
[Name] Middlesex Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of William Vassall Esquire deceased, under the care and direction Christopher Senior Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Stanhope, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 135
1756
[Name] Middlesex Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle,  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of William Vassall Esquire deceased, under the care and direction Christopher Senior Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Stanhope, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 133-134
1757
[Name] Middlesex Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of William Vassall Esquire deceased, under the care and direction Christopher Senior Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Stanhope, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 134-135
1758
[Name] Middlesex Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of William Vassall Esquire deceased, under the care and direction Christopher Senior Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Stanhope, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 132-133
1759
[Name] Middlesex Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of William Vassall Esquire deceased, under the care and direction Christopher Senior Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Stanhope, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 133
1780
[Name] Middlesex  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the heirs of John Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by James Grant as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 47
1780
[Name] Middlesex  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the heirs of John Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by Edward Ray as book keeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 214
1781
[Name] Middlesex Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by John Vanheelen.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 119
1782
[Name] Middlesex plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of John Vassall Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Vanheelen, attorney for Elizabeth Vanheelen, receiver for the Heirs of John Vassall deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 157
1786
[Name] Middlesex Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old brass  
 

Under the care and direction of John Vanheelen Esquire. Account filed by George Dell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 120
1787
[Name] Middlesex Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Under the care and direction of John Vanheelen Esquire. Account filed by George Dell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 119-120
1788
[Name] Middlesex Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cotton, some cattle, hire of enslaved people  
 

Under the care and direction of John Vanheelen Esquire. Account filed by George Dell as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1788 to 01/05/1788.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 300-301
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 172  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harman.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot) 21(F) 24(M)  
[Name] Middlesex  
 

In the possession of James Daly as representative of Caleb Dickinson Esquire.

 
T71/164 280-283
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 163  
 

Registered to Caleb Dickenson.

 
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] 147(Tot) 71(F) 76(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Daly as attorney of Caleb Dickenson Esquire deceased. Assumed to be a composite registration for Maggotty and Middlesex pens.

 
T71/167 193-194
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 4(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 104  
 

Registered to Caleb Dickenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 209  
 

Registered to Caleb Dickenson deceased.

 
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] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 144  
 

Registered to Caleb Dickenson deceased.

 
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.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 44(Tot) 25(F) 19(M)  
[Name] Middlesex Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as attorney to the estate of Caleb Dickinson Esquire for Middlesex Pen.

 
T71/168 627-628
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 44(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 108  
 

Registered to Caleb Dickenson deceased.

 
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] 48(Tot) 26(F) 22(M)  
[Name] Middlesex  
 

In the possession of John Salmon Junior as attorney.

 
T71/169 682-683
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 159  
 

Registered to Caleb Dickenson.

 
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] 46(Tot) 25(F) 21(M)  
[Name] Middlesex Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior as attorney.

 
T71/174 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 124  
 

Registered to Caleb Dickenson.

 
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] 46(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 106  
 

Registered to Caleb Dickenson.

 
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] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Middlesex  
[Stock] 118  
 

Registered to Caleb Dickenson.

 
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] 66(Tot) 24(F) 22(M)  
[Name] Middlesex Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior Esquire as attorney.

 
T71/176 268