Cassava River

Estate Details


Associated People (5)

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] - 1796 [LA] → Previous owner
1792 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Administratrix

Administratrix of Thomas William[s] Powell and guardian first of Thomas Powell and then of Frances Powell her daughter.

1809 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
1825 [EA] - → Previous owner
1826 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£964 6S 5D

Estate Information (26)

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1792
[Name] Casava River Mountain  
[Crop] Plantains  
 

Account filed [given on oath against her mark] by Frances Brewer of the parish of Kingston, a free woman of colour, guardian to Thomas Powell an infant.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 251 [f.126]
1792
[Name] Cassava River  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

The property of Thomas Williams Powell deceased. Account filed by Frances Brewer of the parish of Kingston , a woman of colour.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 62-63
1793
[Name] Cassava River Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

Property of Thomas Williams Powell deceased. Account filed by Frances Brewer (her mark) of the parish of Kingston a free woman of colour, administratrix of the deceased and guardian of Frances Powell her daughter for the period to to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 6
1794
[Name] Cassava River Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] Coffee, yams  
 

Property of Thomas Williams Powell deceased. Account filed by Frances Brewer (her mark) of the parish of Kingston a free woman of colour, administratrix of the deceased and guardian of Frances Powell her daughter for the year to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 173
1795
[Name] Cassava River Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] coffee  
 

Property of Thomas William Powell deceased. Account filed by Alexander Whyte as overseer for the year to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 190
1796
[Name] Cassava River Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] Coffee, yams  
 

Belonging to the estate of Thomas William Powell, deceased, a free man of colour. Account given by Frances Brewer, alias Frances Powell, a free woman of colour, guardian of Frances? Powell, her daughter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 62
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to Robert Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Cath.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of 1809.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava-River  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to Robert Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 60(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to Robert Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_01.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot) 28(F) 20(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Rainford but in trust to Thomas Higson and Alexander Farquarson Esquires as trustees for the children of Robert and Frances Rainford.

 
T71/25 541-542
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 60(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to Robert Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
[Stock] 7  
 

Registered to Robert Rainsford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 47(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Rainford as owner but in sight trust to Alexander Farguarson (sp?) and Tho Migson esq. as trustees to the children of Rob and Francis Rainford.

 
T71/26 329
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 49(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to Robert Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to Robert Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 34(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Rainford as owner in right of his wife.

 
T71/27 324
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 49(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to Robert Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 49(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava RIver  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to Robert Rainford, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_02.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Francis Powell Rainford as owner.

 
T71/28 269
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 53(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
[Stock] 1  
 

Registered to F. P. Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al03.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Frances Powell Rainford as owner.

 
T71/31 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 45(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
[Stock] 1  
 

Registered to F. P. Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
[Stock] 1  
 

Registered to D. P. Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stiv.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 43(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Frances Powell Rainford as owner.

 
T71/32 275
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 39(Tot)  
[Name] Cassava River  
 

Registered to F. P. Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIV.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.
1839
[Name] Cassava River  
[Size] 1058  
 

Registered to Frances Powell Rainford.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thosvale.htm. The almanac entries were based on the givings-in for the March Quarter of the previous year.