Petersfield

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Associated People (8)

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
1761 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Previous owner
1774 [EA] - 1775 [LA] → Owner
1775 [EA] - 1775 [LA] → Attorney
1776 [EA] - 1776 [LA] → Previous owner
1783 [EA] - 1783 [LA] → Joint owner

Henry Shirley had married Hannah Rock, owner

1810 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Joint owner
1810 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Joint owner
1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£6,009 3S 2D

Estate Information (42)

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1761
[Name] Petersfield  
 

Belonging to the estate of Peter Vallete Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Nixon as executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 28
1762
[Name] Petersfield  
 

Belonging to the estate of Peter Vallete Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Nixon as executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 28
1767
[Name] Petersfield  
 

Belonging to the estate of Peter Vallete Esq. deceased. Account filed by Alexander Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 66
1768
[Name] Petersfield  
 

Belonging to the estate of Peter Vallete Esq. deceased. Account filed by Alexander Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 122
1770
[Name] Petersfield  
 

Belonging to the estate of Peter Vallete Esq. deceased. Account filed by Alexander Macourtie as overseer of Petersfield.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 189
1770
[Name] Petersfield  
 

Belonging to the estate of Peter Vallete Esq. deceased. Account filed by Alexander Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 22
1771
[Name] Petersfield  
 

Belonging to the estate of Peter Vallete Esq. deceased. Account filed by Alexander Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 169
1772
[Name] Petersfield  
 

Belonging to the estate of Peter Vallete Esq. deceased. Account filed by Alexander Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 7
1773
[Name] Petersfield  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by William Walter as planter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 142
1774
[Name] Petersfield  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of John Simson Spencer Esq. Account filed by William Walter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 142
1775
[Name] Petersfield  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of John Simson Spencer Esq.and under the care and direction of Edward Foord Esq. Account filed by Thomas Priddie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 296
1776
[Name] Petersfield  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Late the property of John Simpson Spencer Esq. deceased. Account filed by Thomas Priddie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 106-7
1777
[Name] Petersfield  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Thomas Priddee as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 142
1782
[Name] Petersfield Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of Peter Vallittle Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Ohlson, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 180
1783
[Name] Petersfield  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The properties of Henry Shirley Esq. were listed together as Petersfield, Cow Bay Pen, Port Royal, Chester Vale, Spring Garden. Account filed by John Badger of Spring Garden plantation, gentleman.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 84
1798
[Name] Petersfield  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East as a sugar estate with a cattle mill and a watermill 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.
1799
[Name] Petersfield Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Samuel Thomson as overseer for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 2-3
1800
[Name] Petersfield Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, rents, hire of enslaved people  
 

Account filed by Samuel Thomson for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 180-181
1801
[Name] Petersfield Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, cotton, ginger, coffee, cocoa, piemento  
 

Owner details not recorded. Account filed by Samuel Thompson as overseer Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 160
1807
[Name] Petersfield  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Thomas Bissit as overseer. Filed for 1st Dec 1806-1st Dec 1807.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 131
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 513(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 275  
 

Registered to Grosset & Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 521(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 78  
 

Registered to Grossett, and Shirley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1811.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 496(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 298  
 

Registered to S. and J. R. Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1815.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 482(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 281  
 

Registered to S. and J. R. Grosset.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1817.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 489(Tot) 235(F) 254(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of David Richards as attorney to Schaw (?) Grosett and John Rock Grosett.

 
T71/145 317-329
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 462(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 30  
 

Registered to S. and J. R. Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1819.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 451(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 23  
 

Registered to S. and J. R. Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1820.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 464(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Belonging to Petersfield Estate in the possession of Benjamin Crossley Esq as attorney for John Rock Grosett Esq.

 
T71/146 162-164
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 445(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 294  
 

Registered to J. R. Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1821.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 456(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 236  
 

Registered to John R. Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 462(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield (?) Estate  
 

In the possession of Charles Anderson as attorney to John Rock Grossett Esq for Petersfd Estate.

 
T71/147 150-155
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 446(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 255  
 

Registered to John R. Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 446(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield Estate and Wharf  
[Stock] 271  
 

Registered to John Rock Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1826.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 431(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Charles Anderson as attorney to John Rock Grossett Esq.

 
T71/148 137-139
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 424(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield Estate and Wharf  
[Stock] 37  
 

Registered to John Rock Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1827.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 377(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 130  
 

Registered to John Rock Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1828.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 369(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield Estate  
 

In the possession of Thomas Blakely as attorney to John Rock Grosett for Petersfield Estate.

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 357(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 86  
 

Registered to John Rock Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1830
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 357(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 87  
 

Registered to John Rock Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1831.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 310(Tot)  
[Name] Petersfield  
[Stock] 76  
 

Registered to John Rock Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1832.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 348(Tot) 175(F) 173(M)  
[Name] Petersfield Estate  
 

In the possession of Thomas Blakely as attorney to John R Grosett, Esq.

 
T71/150 220
1839
[Name] Petersfield  
[Size] 1768  
 

Registered to John R. Grossett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thoseast.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1839.