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Merryfield

Jamaica | St John

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Associated People (6)

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
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
Richard Ragg Parker the elder
1823 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
Mary Tucker was Parker
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Lessee
Daniel Saa
1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
John M. Tucker
1834 [EA] - → Trustee
Thomas Etheridge
1834 [EA] - → Trustee
William Sale

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St John 8 (Merryfield)
£328 11S 5D

Estate Information (16)

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1798
[Name] Epping  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Mary 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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot) 11(F) 6(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Richard Ragg Parker as owner.

 
T71/19 306-307
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] Maryfield  
[Stock] 1  
 

Registered to Richard R. Parker.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al02.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.?
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] Maryfield  
 

Registered to Richard R. Parker.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p02.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.?
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 18(Tot) 11(F) 7(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Richard Ragg Parker as owner.

 
T71/20 161
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] Maryfield  
 

Registered to Richard R. Parker.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_02.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.?
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] Maryfield  
 

Registered to Richard Ragg Parker.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p02.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.?
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] Maryfield  
 

Registered to estate of Richard R. Parker.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1823) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1823_02.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.?
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot) 11(F) 9(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Richard Ragg Parker as attorney to Mary Parker; increase of 22 recorded owing to 3 births and inheritance of 19 enslaved people previously registered by Richard Ragg Parker as owner and as executor and joint owner and by him left to Mary Parker by Will.

 
T71/21 134
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 18(Tot)  
[Name] Maryfield  
 

Registered to Mrs. Parker.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24john.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.?
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 6(Tot)  
[Name] Maryfield  
[Stock] -  
 

Registered to Mrs. Parker.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al02.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.?
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot) 8(F) 6(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Daniel Saa as Tenant by Lease and rented by the year from Mrs Mary Parker since Mary Tucker; increase owing to 3 births and lease of 11 enslaved people from Mary Parker.

 
T71/22 136
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 1(Tot) 1(F)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Henry Parker as Agent to Mrs Mary Parker since Mary Tucker. 8 hired to D. Saa; 7 sold.

 
T71/22 239
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 18(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered to Daniel Saa.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al01.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.?
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot) 9(F) 7(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Daniel Saa as Tenant by agreement and rented by the year from Mrs Mary Tucker wife of John Tucker of the City of Bristol Esq.

 
T71/24 unpaginated
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot) 10(F) 6(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Daniel Saa as Tenant by Agreement and rented by the year from Mrs Mary Tucker, wife of John Tucker of the City of Bristol Esq.

 
T71/18 217