Mount Eagle

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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
1763 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Owner
1763 [EA] - 1775 [LA] → Owner
1778 [EA] - 1779 [LA] → Owner
1780 [EA] - 1782 [LA] → Owner
1783 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Previous owner
1800 [EA] - 1837 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (2)

£4,940 10S 3D
£19 10S 10D

Estate Information (65)

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1763
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap. Under the care and direction of Patrick Blake.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 76
1764
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap. Account filed by John Wedderburn Esq as attorney

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 154
1765
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap. Account filed by John Wedderburn Esq as attorney

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 154
1765
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap Esq. Account filed by Andrew McKay as bookeeper, Dugald Ferguson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 32
1766
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap Esq. Account filed by Peter McLaren as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 172
1767
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap Esq. Account filed by Peter McLaren as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 53
1768
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap Esq. Account filed by Peter McLaren as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 112
1769
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap Esq. under the trust of Scudamore Winde, Cahrles Boswell, Peter Ewing and and James Wedderburn. Account filed by Peter McLaren as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 154
1770
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Peter McLaren as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 218
1771
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap Esq. Account filed by Peter McLaren as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 59
1772
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Francis Delap Esq. Account filed by Andrew McKay as bookeeper, Peter McLaren the late overseer having died before the crop was finished.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 218
1773
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed William Johnstone as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 51
1774
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Andrew McKay as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 247
1775
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Andrew McKay as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 50
1776
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Andrew McKay as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 97
1778
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Samuel Dellap of Westmoreland attorney to Samuel [sic?] Dellap Esquire. Account filed by Samuel Dellap.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 132-133
1779
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Samuel Delap as attorney and under his care and direction which he in possession of for Samuel Delap of the Kingdom of Ireland Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 157
1780
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Samuel Delap of Westmoreland attorney to Robert Delap Esquire.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 3
1781
[Name] Mount Eagle Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Robert Delap Esquire. Account filed by Samuel Delap, overseer and attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 120-121
1781
[Name] Mount Eagle Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

the Property of Robert Delap Esquire and delivered by Samuel Delap attorney of the same. Account filed by Samuel Delap, overseer and attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 98
1783
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the heirs of Robert Delap Esq. deceased. Account filed by Samuel Delap as manager of Mount Eagle plantation on the order of Henry Cuniffe Esq. as trustee.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 86
1784
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Robert Delap Esq. deceased. Account filed by Samuel Delap as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 196-7
1785
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn attorneys to the executors and trustees of Robert Dellap Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 8
1787
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar  
 

Under the direction of John and James Wedderburn attorneys to the executors and trustees of Robert Dellap Esq deceased. Account filed by Samuel Dellap, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 127
1787
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esqs as attornies to the executors and trustees of Rob.t Delap Esq deceased; account filed by William Fyffe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 56
1788
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, old copper and brass  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esquires attornies to the executors and trustees of Robert Dellap Esquire deceased. Account filed by William Fyffe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 390-391 f.215
1789
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn attornies to the executors of Robert Dellap Esquire deceased. Account filed by William Fyffe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 232-233 f.118
1790
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn attorney the executors of Robert Delap Esquire. Account filed by William Fyffe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 329-330 [f.164]
1791
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham attornies to the executors of Robert Delap Esquire. Account filed by William Fyffe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 117-118 [f.53]
1792
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by William Fyffe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 46
1793
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire attorney to the executors of Robert Dellap Esquire. Account filed by William Fyffe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 330-331 [f.166]
1794
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, one cow, old brass, hire of enslaved people  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq attorney to the executors of Robert Dellap Esq deceased. Account filed by William Fyffe as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 120
1795
[Name] Mount Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, old brass and copper  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq attorney to the executors of Robert Dellap Esq deceased. Account filed by William Fyffe as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 72-73
1796
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, mule  
 

Belonging to Robert Delapp, dec. Account given by James Wedderburn, attorney to trustees. Account filed by William Fyffe? Overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, lime, some cattle, old brass  
 

First under the direction of James Wedderburn deceased and later under John Graham Esq. Account filed by James Grierson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1797.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 14-15
1798
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old brass  
 

Under the direction of John Graham, William Fyffe and John Wedderburn attornies to the trustees of Francis Dellap Esq deceased. Account filed by James Grierson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 179
1799
[Name] Mount-Eagle  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Westmoreland as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
 

Registered in Westmoreland in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at a vestry convened for that purpose 15/11/1799 and subsequent days. No ownership details given.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 37.
1799
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Graham Esq attorney to the heirs of Francis Dellap Esq deceased. Account filed by James Grierson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 132-133
1800
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of William Brown, Patrick Miller and Sam Forrester Esquires as attornies to James Bogle Delap Esq. Account filed by Fife (?) Ellitson (?) King Fleming Hewitt as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 40-41
1801
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of William Brown, Patrick Miller and Somerville Forrester as Attornies to James B Delap. Account filed by Fleming Hewitt as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 42
1803
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of Patrick Miller, Somerville Forrester and James Wedderburn attornies to James Bogle Delap Esq. Account filed by James Grierson as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 143-144
1804
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account given in the names of Somerville Forrester, James Wedderburn and James Colquhoun, grant attornies to James Boyle Delap Esq. Account filed by James Grierson, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 210
1807
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn, James Colquhun Grant and John Blyth as attornies to James Bogle Delap Esq. Account presented by James Grierson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 176-177
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 244(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 217  
 

Registered to J. B. Dellap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Westmd.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 230(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 58  
 

Registered to James B. Delay.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co1.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 298(Tot)  
[Name] Mount-Eagle  
[Stock] 261  
 

Registered to James Bogle Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 304(Tot) 152(F) 152(M)  
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
 

In the possession of Walter Murray as attorney to James Bogle Delap the owner.

 
T71/178 176-179
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 300(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 226  
 

Registered to James Bogle Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 307(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 230  
 

Registered to James Bogle Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 308(Tot) 157(F) 151(M)  
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
 

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to James Bogle Delap.

 
T71/179 Book 14 1
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 303(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 215  
 

Registered to James Bogle Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 299(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 235  
 

Registered to James Bogle Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 285(Tot) 143(F) 142(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to James Bogle Delap owner on Mr Eagle Estate.

 
T71/180 Book 4 38-40
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 285(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 239  
 

Registered to James Bogle Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 277(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 232  
 

Registered to James Bogle Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 275(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 61  
 

Registered to James B. Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 267(Tot) 138(F) 129(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to James Bogle Delap Esquire owner.

 
T71/181 230
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 275(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 44  
 

Registered to James B. Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 270(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to James B. Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 266(Tot) 139(F) 127(M)  
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
 

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to James Boyle Delap, owner.

 
T71/183 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 291(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to James B. Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 291(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to James B. Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 280(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Eagle  
[Stock] 30  
 

Registered to James B. Delap.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Westmd.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 287(Tot) 48(F) 129(M)  
[Name] Mount Eagle Estate  
 

In the possession of Joseph Stone Williams as attorney to James Bogle Delap Esquire owner.

 
T71/189 117