Palmetto River

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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
1766 [EA] - → Previous owner
1790 [EA] - 1793 [LA] → Joint owner

The Palmetto River estate was shown as owned by Robert McKay & Co. 1790-1793.

1798 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner

Associated Claims (1)

£2,296 4S 1D

Estate Information (47)

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1766
[Name] Palmeto River  
 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 148
1766
[Name] Palmeto River  
 

In co-mateship between the heirs of John Harris and the heirs of Thomas Banfield Russell Esqs deceased. Account filed by William Harris as one of the residuary devisees of John Harris and factor to the estate

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 8
1767
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

In mateship between the heirs of John Harris and the heirs of Thomas Banfield Russell Esqs deceased. Account filed byJohn Robertson planter and manager.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 74
1768
[Name] Palmeto River  
 

In mateship between the heirs and representatives of John Harris and Thomas Banfield Russell Esqs deceased. Account filed by William Harris, gentleman as one of the residuary devisees of John Harris Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 135
1769
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

In mateship between the heirs and representatives of John Harris and Thomas Banfield Russell Esqs deceased. Account filed by William Harris, gentleman as one of the residuary devisees of John Harris Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 197
1770
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

In mateship between the heirs and representatives of John Harris and Thomas Banfield Russell Esqs deceased. Account filed by William Harris, gentleman as one of the residuary devisees of John Harris Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 30
1771
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by William Harris, gentleman.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 184
1783
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Martin McLachlan.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 115
1783
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Entry for the decease / increase in enslaved people on the estate. January 1783 there was 119 enslaved people on the estate. December 1783 there was 125 enslaved people on the estate. 6 children had been born. There were 100 heads of stock on the estate in 1783. Account filed by Martin McLachlan.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 116
1784
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Martin McLachlan as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 162
1786
[Name] Palmeto River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John McLean, merchant.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 114
1787
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to or in the possession of John McLean Esq; account filed by Aneas McDonald as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 94
1790
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to or in the possession of Robert Mackay and Co. Account filed by Andrew Kipper as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 20
1791
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Andrew Kyyien [?].

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 380-381
1792
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to or in the possession of Messrs Robert Mackay and Co. Account filed by John Macleod as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 129-130
1793
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] [sugar, rum?]  
 

Belonging to or in the possession of Messrs Robert Mackay and Co. Account filed by John Macleod as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 368
1794
[Name] Palmetto River  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Cunning Buchanan as head book keeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 105
1795
[Name] Palmetto River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by George Gordon as overseer for the period ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 181
1798
[Name] Palmetto River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Spens Munro Esq deceased. Account filed by Kenneth Macpherson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 224-225
1798
[Name] Palmetto River  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East as a sugar estate with a cattle mill and a windmill 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 Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.
1799
[Name] Palmeto River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Kenneth McPherson for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 28
1800
[Name] Palmeto River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Kenneth McPherson planter for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 108-109
1801
[Name] Palmeto River Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Owner details not recorded. Account filed by ----------------Under his care and direction or which he is in possession of.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 80
1803
[Name] Palmeto River Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Owner not given. Under the care and direction of William Vick, one of the justices of peace for the parish of St Thomas. Account possibly filed by ? McPherson, status not given and not named in accounts but whose signature appears at the bottom of the accounts.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 48
1807
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Kenneth Macpherson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 141-142
1808
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the care and direction of Ken Macpherson. Account filed by Ken Macpherson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 184-185
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 144(Tot)  
[Name] Palmetto River  
[Stock] 98  
 

Registered to heirs of J. S. Munro.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 143(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 16  
 

Registered to John S. Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1811.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 142(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto-River  
[Stock] 88  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1815.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 139(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 89  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1817.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 119(Tot) 54(F) 65(M)  
[Name] Palmeto River Estate  
 

In the possession of Kenneth McPherson as attorney for Palmeto River Estate belonging to the heirs of John Spins Munro deceased.

 
T71/145 510-512
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 142(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 55  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1819.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 145(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 30  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1820.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 122(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Kenneth Macpherson Esq as attorney to the heirs of J. S. Munro (John Spens Munro).

 
T71/146 329-330
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 142(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 106  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1821.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 146(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 106  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 120(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Kenneth Macpherson as attorney to the Heirs of John Spens Munro decd.

 
T71/147 260-261
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 132(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 88  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1826.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 118(Tot) 63(F) 55(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Reid as attorney to John Spence Munro decd.

 
T71/148 240
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 33  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1827.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 17  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1828.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 117(Tot) 59(F) 58(M)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
 

In the possession of James Townson as attorney to the Heirs of John Spens Munro, the proprietoes of Palmeto River.

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 129(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1830
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1831.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 128(Tot)  
[Name] Palmeto River  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to John Spence Munro deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1832.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 116(Tot) 57(F) 59(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Forsyth as attorney to the Heirs of John Spens Munro decd.

 
T71/150 369