Dry Valley

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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
- 1846 [LA] → Seller

Sale of Dry Valley and Water Valley together to Lawrence Hislop for £8000

- 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
- 1834 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
1781 [EA] - → Owner
1803 [EA] - 1803 [LA] → Not known

In 1803, trustees of Robert Minto deceased registered the enslaved people on Dry Valley

1804 [EA] - 1804 [LA] → Previous owner
1815 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
1830 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner

Associated Claims (1)

£3,914 2S 6D

Estate Information (24)

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1796
[Name] Dry Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar  
 

Account filed by Jacob Fletcher, overseer and bookkeeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 56
1799
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Trelawny 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1803
[Name] Dry Valley Plantation or sugar Work  
[Crop] pimento  
 

In the possession of the trustees of Robert Minto Esq deceased. Account filed by David Richards for the period 12/09/1803 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 101
1804
[Name] Dry Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, bull, fat cattle  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Robert Minto, Esq, deceased. Account filed in the name of Bourchier Willis, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 167
1807
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Account filed by Nathaniel Hinton as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 60
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Dry-Valley  
[Stock] 183  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 145  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot) 89(F) 106(M)  
[Name] Dry Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Walter Minto as Owner on Dry Valley Estate.

 
T71/227 1485-1490
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 121  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Walter Minto Esquire as Owner on Dry Valley Estate.

 
T71/231 [unpaginated]
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 136  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 189(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 134  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Walter Minto as Owner on Dry Valley Estate.

 
T71/233 [Unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 98  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 104  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Walter Minto Esquire as Owner on Dry Valley Estate.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 98  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 92  
 

Registered to Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 201(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Walter Minto Esquire as Owner on Dry Valley Estate.

 
T71/239 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to Walter Minto, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 203(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 93  
 

Registered to estate of Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 198(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to estate of Walter Minto.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Dry Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of The Honorable Richard Barrett as Guardian of the Heirs of Walter Minto Esquire deceased.

 
T71/241 12