Milk River and Vigas Plantation

Estate Details


Associated People (7)

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
1796 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Previous owner

Assumed

1796 [EA] - 1797 [LA] → Overseer

Assumed

1798 [EA] - → Overseer

Assumed

1809 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
1811 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£670 0S 9D

Notes

Note a tentative association between the Milk River estate of the Accounts Produce in the late 1790s and the Milk River of the later almanacs and slave registers.


Estate Information (24)

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1797
[Name] Milk River Penn  
[Crop] cotton, pasturage, some cattle, one horse  
 

Belonging to the heirs of William Turner Esq. Account filed by William Milas as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1797. Alligator Hole and Milk River penns filed together. Crops not differentiated by penn.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 154
1798
[Name] Milk River Penn  
[Crop] cotton, pasturage  
 

Belonging to the heirs of William Turner Esq. Account filed by John Park as overseer. Alligator Hole and Milk River penns filed together. Crops not differentiated by penn.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 156
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot)  
[Name] Milk River  
[Stock] 44  
 

Registered to J. Swanson deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Vere.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1810
[Name] Milk Spring and Vigas  
 

Around 1810, Milk Spring and Vigas were inherited by two neices of John Swanson (presumably the Mrs McLean of Thurso and Mrs Sutherland of Leith who are both identified in the compensation process for this estate). See separate entry for Vere claim no. 7 for more details.

 
T71/1606
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to John McLean.

 
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
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 19  
 

Registered to John McLean.

 
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] 56(Tot) 24(F) 32(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In possession of John McLean, attorney to the heirs of John Swanson.

 
T71/51 67-68
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 54(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 23  
 

Registered to John McLean.

 
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.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Donald McLean and Alexander McLean as attornies to the heirs of John Swanson.

 
T71/52 105
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to Donald and Alexander McLean.

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

In the possession of Donald and Alexander McLean as attorneys to the heirs of John Swanson.

 
T71/53 102
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to Donald and Alexander McLean.

 
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.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to Donald and Alexander McLean.

 
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.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 7  
 

Registered to heirs of John Swanson.

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

In the possession of Alexander McLean as attorney to the heirs of John Swanson.

 
T71/54 67
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 9  
 

Registered to heirs of John Swanson.

 
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.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 20  
 

Registered to heirs of John Swanson.

 
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] 54(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 3  
 

Registered to heirs of John Swanson.

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

In the possession of Alexander McLean as attorney to the heirs of John Swanson.

 
T71/55 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 53(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to heirs of John Swanson.

 
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] 54(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to heirs of John Swanson.

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

Registered by Alexander McLean, attorney to the heirs of John Swanson.

 
T71/56 101
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot)  
[Name] Vigass  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to heirs of John Swanson.

 
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] Vegass  
[Size] 140  
 

Registered to heirs of John Swanson.

 
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.