Spring Garden Estate

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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
1800 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - → Executrix
1820 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
1829 [EA] - 1832 [EY] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£2,549 13S 1D

Estate Information (24)

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1798
[Name] Spring-Garden  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Portland 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 Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.
1798
[Name] Spring-Garden  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Portland in James Robertson's 1804 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a cattle mill.

 
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.
1800
[Name] Spring Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of David Grant Esq under the management and direction of Robert Hibbert and Wm E Nembhard Esq.s as attornies. Account filed by John Alexander as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 190-191
1802
[Name] Spring Garden Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of David Grant Esq and under the management and direction of Robert Hibbert and William E Nembhard Esquires as his Attornies. Account filed by John Alexander as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 199-200
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 40  
 

Registered to Doctor D. Grant.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Portld.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 63  
 

Registered to Doctor David Grant.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] Spring-Garden  
[Stock] 155  
 

Registered to David Grant M.D.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 182(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 91  
 

Registered to David Grant M.D., deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 181(Tot) 103(F) 78(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of David Grant, Doctor of Physic as owner and since his death, in the possession of his widow and Executrix, Mrs Ann Grant.

 
T71/151 178-181
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 182(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 45  
 

Registered to David M. D. Grant, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 181(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 63  
 

Registered to David Grant M.D., deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 178(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Mrs Anne Grant as owner.

 
T71/152 153
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 179(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Anne Grant as owner.

 
T71/153 59
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 179(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 84  
 

Registered to David Grant, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 66  
 

Registered to David Grant, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Philip Pinnock as Attorney to Mrs Ann Grant.

 
T71/154 37
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 173(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 189  
 

Registered to David Grant, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 42  
 

Registered to David Grant, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 45  
 

Registered to David Grant, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29portgeorg.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 158(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Lambie Esq as Attorney of Mrs Ann Grant.

 
T71/155-156 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 158(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 51  
 

Registered to heirs of David Grant.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 156(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 45  
 

Registered to heirs of David Grant.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 143(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden Estate  
 

In the possession of William Lambie as Attorney of Messrs Joseph Brook Yates and Co.

 
T71/157 146
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 143(Tot)  
[Name] Spring Garden  
[Stock] 46  
 

Registered to heirs of David Grant.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Portld.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.