Newell Pen

Estate Details


Associated People (3)

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
1777 [EA] - 1780 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - → Owner
1820 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£4,062 10S 3D

Estate Information (17)

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1777
[Name] New-Well Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to the heirs of George Brooks Esq. deceased. John Freebaun as executor. Account filed by James Crowe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 98
1778
[Name] New-Well Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to the heirs of George Brooks Esq. deceased. John Freebaun as executor. Account filed by James Crowe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 98
1779
[Name] New-Well Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to the heirs of George Brooks Esq. deceased. John Freebaun as executor. Account filed by James Crowe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 98
1780
[Name] New-Well Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to the heirs of George Brooks Esq. deceased. John Freebaun as executor. Account filed by James Crowe as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 99
1782
[Name] [no name given]  
[Crop] Various livestock and produce sold, including cattle, timber, mules, horses, cotton, corn  
 

Account filed for 17 May 1777 to 27 May 1782. Estate of George Brooks. Account filed by Thomas Chambers of St Elizabeth, Executor. Accounts annexed. Assumed to be Hounslow and Newell Pen.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 86-88
1782
[Name] [no name given]  
[Crop] Timber, cattle, rental of enslaved people, horses, mules, corn, cotton  
 

Account filed for 27 May 1782 to 2 June 1783. Estate of George Brooks Esquire deceased. Account filed by John J Smith, clerk. Assumed to be Hounslow and Newell Pen.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 175-176
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 169(Tot) 72(F) 97(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John James Senior as owner.

 
T71/165 547-552
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot) 83(F) 77(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Rhodes James as owner. Previous registration was for 10 enslaved people in 1817; increase bequeathed by Jno James.

 
T71/167 373-378
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 163(Tot)  
[Name] Newell  
[Stock] 655  
 

Registered to William R. James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot) 91(F) 76(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Rhodes James as owner.

 
T71/168 368-369
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 175(Tot) 98(F) 77(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Rhodes James as owner.

 
T71/169 390-391
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 207(Tot) 106(F) 101(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Rhodes James as owner.

 
T71/172 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 213(Tot)  
[Name] Newell  
[Stock] 576  
 

Registered to William Rhodes James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 213(Tot)  
[Name] Newell  
[Stock] 604  
 

Registered to William Rhodes James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 202(Tot)  
[Name] Newell  
[Stock] 521  
 

Registered to William Rhodes James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot) 95(F) 97(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Rhodes James as owner.

 
T71/177 25
1839
[Name] Newell, etc.  
[Size] 5691  
 

Registered to William R. James.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Eliza.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.