Knight's 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
1809 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Attorney
1831 [EA] - → Previous owner
1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£3,406 17S 8D

Estate Information (27)

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1798
[Name] Knights Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Han.t D"Aguilar planter of the parish of Clarendon for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798. Carlisle and Knights Estate filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 147
1798
[Name] Knights  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Vere 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 Middlesex which he compeleted in 1798.
1799
[Name] Knights Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Alexander Moir as overseer. Carlisle and Knights Estate filed together. Crops not differentiated by estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 34-35
1800
[Name] Knights plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account filed by James Wright for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800. Carlisle and Knights plantation filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 179
1803
[Name] Knights Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Martin. Carlisle and Knights Estate filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 15
1804
[Name] Knights Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed in the name of Thomas Henry, in possession of said and estate which is under his care and direction (status not given). Carlisle and Knights Estate filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 80
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 128(Tot)  
[Name] Knights  
[Stock] 47  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812cla.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Name] Knight's [?]  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 94  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 132(Tot) 64(F) 68(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In possession of William Shand attorney to Moses Bravo.

 
T71/51 226-228
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 157(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 173(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot) 75(F) 87(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Moses Bravo as owner. 39 enslaved people purchased from James Samson in Vere since 1817. 4 enslaved people purchased from James Samson in Manchester since 1817.

 
T71/52 1-5
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 163(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 107  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 153(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Moses Bravo as owner.

 
T71/53 100-101
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 157  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 158(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 174  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 157(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Moses Bravo as owner. 8 enslaved people removed from Kingston since 1823.

 
T71/54 25
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 156(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 77  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 163(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 34  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29clarvere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot) 78(F) 90(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Moses Bravo Esquire

 
T71/55 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 141(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 52  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo. Number of stock 52? (Numbers faded).

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 47  
 

Registered to Moses Bravo deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot) 81(F) 95(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered by Alexander Bravo as owner.

 
T71/56 16
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 184(Tot)  
[Name] Knight's  
[Stock] 58  
 

Registered to Alexandre Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Knight's  
[Size] 2000  
 

Registered to Hon. Alexandre Bravo.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.