Grierfield

Estate Details


Associated People (8)

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
1792 [EA] - → Owner
1798 [EA] - 1803 [LA] → Previous owner
1815 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
1834 [EA] - → Judgement creditor
1834 [EA] - → Executor
1834 [EA] - → Trustee

Associated Claims (1)

£815 4S 4D

Estate Information (30)

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1792
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 228  
 

Owned by William Grier.

 
'A List of slaves and stock in the parish of St Ann taken the 28th March 1792 pursuant to order of the Honourable House of Assembly... transcribed from papers presented to the British Museum by Charles E. Long ref. Add. 12435' transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/mstann1792.htm.
1795
[Name] Greenfield Estate  
[Crop] [stock and horses sold]  
 

Property of the co-heirs of William Grier Esq deceased sold on the order of John Tayor as acting executor. Account filed by David Lindsay gent (acting as clerk for the sale of stock by Eugene Catnam the former executor for the deceased) for the year ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 174
1795
[Name] Greenfield Pen  
[Crop] cattle  
 

Property of William Grier Esq deceased, now belonging to the co-heirs of Messrs Robert Grier Hamilton and William Grier Hamilton the sons of James Hamilton of Ireland. Account filed by Elizabeth Grier widow of the parish of St Ann and executrix under the will of said William Grier deceased, for the period 07/12/1794 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 203
1796
[Name] Greenfield Penn [Grierfield?]  
[Crop] Horses, mares, cattle, mules, land sale, hire of enslaved people, pasturage, sheep  
 

Belonging to the heirs of William Grier, Esq, dec. (Robert Grier Hamilton and William Grier Hamilton, sons of James Hamilton of GB). Account given by Elizabeth Grier, widow and John Taylor, gent, joint executors.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Greenfield Penn  
[Crop] Mules, land sale, horses, mares, hire of enslaved people, pasturage  
 

Belonging to the heirs of William Grier, dec. Account filed by David Nickles, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 190
1798
[Name] Griersfield Penn  
[Crop] rents  
 

Property of William Grier deceased. Account filed by David Nickles as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 238
1799
[Name] Greenfield Penn  
[Crop] jobbing, pasturage  
 

Property of the heirs of William Grier deceased. Account filed by David Nickles as overseer for the period 01/01/1799 to 01/01/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 99
1801
[Name] Grierfield Penn  
[Crop] hire of enslaved people and pasturage  
 

Belonging to William Grier deceased. Account filed by David Hickles as overseer. Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 127
1802
[Name] Grierfield Penn  
[Crop] Pasturage  
 

Owner details not recorded. Account filed by David Nickles as overseer Accounts filed for 1801-1802.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 166-167
1803
[Name] Greenfield Penn  
[Crop] Pasturage and rent  
 

Account given in the name of R G Hamilton who has the care and management of the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 159
1803
[Name] Grierfield Penn  
[Crop] Pasturage and jobbing  
 

Belonging to the heirs of the estate of William Grier, deceased. Account given in the name of Thomas Bond as Guardian of the heirs. Account filed in the name of R G Hamilton, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 88
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 105  
 

Registered to Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15ann.htm. The 1816 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1815, hence the earlier evolution date.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 110  
 

Registered to Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_02.htm. The 1817 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1816, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 157  
 

Registered to Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al06.htm. The 1818 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1817, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 44(Tot) 25(F) 19(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Grier Hamilton as owner.

 
T 71/43 539-540
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 44(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 208  
 

Registered to Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p07.htm. The 1820 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 204  
 

Registered to Robert Grier Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Grier Hamilton as owner.

 
T 71/44 282
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 182  
 

Registered to Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1823) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1823_04.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)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Grier Hamilton as owner.

 
T 71/45 337
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 42(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 167  
 

Registered to Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 42(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 182  
 

Registered to Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Alamanc (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 42(Tot) 22(F) 20(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Donald Macfarlane as the only qualified executor and trustee under the will of Robert Grier Hamilton, deceased.

 
T 71/46 398-400
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 41(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 94  
 

Registered to the estate of Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 39(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 106  
 

Registered to estate of Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot) 21(F) 17(M)  
[Name] GrierfieldPantation  
 

In the possession of Donald MacFarlane on Grierfield Plantation as executor and trustee under the will of R G Hamilton deceased.

 
T 71/47 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 132  
 

Registered to estate of Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 171  
 

Registered to estate of Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 38(Tot)  
[Name] Grierfield  
[Stock] 182  
 

Registered to estate of Robert G. Hamilton.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 37(Tot) 17(F) 20(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Donald Macfarlane as executor and trustee under the will of Robert G Hamilton.

 
T 71/49 337