Cave Valley

Estate Details


Associated People (20)

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
1819 [SY] - → Mortgage Holder
1832 [SY] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
1809 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Not known
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1817 [EA] - → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - → Joint owner
1819 [EA] - 1819 [LA] → Annuitant

An annuitant after the sale of the estate between 1817 and 1820. Given the date of indentures surrounding the sale, it was probably in 1819.

1820 [EA] - 1832 [EY] → Owner
1820 [EA] - → Other
1823 [EA] - → Other
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1829 [EA] - → Other
1829 [EA] - → Other
1829 [EA] - → Other
1832 [EA] - → Other
1834 [EA] - → Trustee and Executor
1834 [EA] - → Trustee and Executor
1834 [EA] - → Trustee and Executor

Associated Claims (1)

£5,227 11S 8D

Estate Information (24)

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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 78(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to Timothy Bellamire.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Ann.htm. The 1811 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 79(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 7  
 

Registered to Timothy Bellamore.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1810, hence the earlier transcription date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 8(Tot)  
[Name] Cave-Valley  
[Stock] 61  
 

Registered to Timothy Bellamore. Given the registrations immediately preceding and following this one, the number of enslaved people in the 1816 JA, given as 8, might well be intended to have been 80.

 
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] 83(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 72  
 

Registered to Timothy Bellamore.

 
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] 74(Tot) 40(F) 34(M)  
[Name] Cave Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Edward James and Timothy Bellamore as owners.

 
T71/43 641-644
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 76(Tot) 31(F) 45(M)  
[Name] Cave Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Charles Rob and Francis Rob as attorneys of Edward James, owner.

 
T71/43 644-647
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 179(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 98  
 

Registered to Timothy Bellamore.

 
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.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 233(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] number torn  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 141(Tot) 69(F) 72(M)  
[Name] Cave Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Isaac Higgin as owner of Cave Valley Estate. Cave Valley Estate in 1817 was in the possession of Edward James] [births 13, deaths 16, 11enslaved people purchased from Richard James by whom they were registered in St Ann's in the name of Edward James as owner by his attorney; 21 by purchase from Edward James, owner, by whom they were registered; 10 from Edward James, owner; 33 by purchase from Edward James and registered in the name of James V Bellanear [sic] [presumably = James & Bellamore] as owner in St Ann's; 10 by purchase from Edward James as attorney to his brother Richard James and registered in the name of Edward James; 19 by purchase from Edward James and registered as owner in St Ann's; 40 by purchase from Edward James registered as owned by James V Ballamore [sic, presumably = James & Bellamore] in St Ann's.

 
T71/44 316-320
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 3(Tot) 2(F) 1(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Edward James by Isaac Higgin, his attorney [decrease of 71 by sale to Isaac Higgin since 1817, 1 death and 1 enrolled twice].

 
T71/44 351-352
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 229(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 235  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 155(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Isaac Higgin as owner of Cave Valley Estate [increase mainly by purchase from J S Hanson, St Ann's and from A Buchanan registered in St Mary's].

 
T71/45 396-398
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 233(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 172  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 280(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 195  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 47(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Isaac Higgin as lessee from John Graham Clarke.

 
T 71/46 156-157
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 161(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
 

In the possession of Isaac Higgin as owner on Cave Valley.

 
T71/46 383-384
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 271(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 34  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 274(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 226(Tot) 106(F) 120(M)  
[Name] Cave Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of John Anderson and Duncan Matheson as attorneys of Isaac Higgin, owner on Cave Valley Estate [increase in enslaved people by purchase from Mary Partridge James and from William Dyer, administrator of John Graham Clark, all being formerly returned by Isaac Higgin as lessee.

 
T71/47 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 268(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 265(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to Isaac Higgin.

 
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] 257(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of John Anderson as attorney for Cave Valley Estate [Isaac Higgins, deceased][increase in enslaved people by purchase at Deputy Marshal's sale - previously registered to John Christie ].

 
T71/49 366
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 322(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to estate of Isaac Higgin.

 
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.
1839
[Name] Cave Valley  
[Size] 1354  
 

Registered to the estate of Isaac Higgin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.