Associated People (10) |
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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:
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1752 [SY] - 1768 [EY] → Joint owner
David Hancock noted that Alexander Grant of Achoynanie and his cousin Sir Alexander Grant were joint owners of Eden plantation until 1768 when the lands were divided by casting lots. |
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1752 [SY] - 1768 [EY] → Joint owner
David Hancock noted that Sir Alexander Grant and his cousin Alexander Grant of Achoynanie were joint owners of Eden plantation until 1768 when the land was divided up by casting lots. |
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1767 [EA] - 1777 [LA] → Owner
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1780 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Previous owner
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1810 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
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1820 [EA] - → Attorney
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1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
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1834 [EA] - → Receiver
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1837 [EA] - → Owner
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1839 [EA] - → Not known
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Associated Claims (1) |
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£2,932 5S 3D
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Estate Information (53) |
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1767
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to Alexander Grant Esq. Account filed by James Robertson of Kingston as merchant and one of the attorneys.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 94
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1768
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to Alexander Grant Esq. Account filed by James Robertson of Kingston as merchant and one of the attorneys.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 52
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1769
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to Alexander Grant Esq. Account filed by Stephen Dunbar as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 51
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1770
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to Alexander Grant Esq. Account filed by Stephen Dunbar as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 41
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1771
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to Alexander Grant Esq. produce received and disposed of by his attorneys. Account filed by James Robertson of the parish of Kingston a merchant and one of the attorneys of Alexander Grant Esq.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 220
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1772
[Size] 1120
David Hancock extracted the data based on the 1772 probate inventory of Sir Alexander Grant held in the Jamaica Archives, Spanishtown. The property was valued at £15,723 after having been converted from Jamaica island currency to English pounds sterling.
David Hancock, Citizens of the world: London merchants and the integration of the British Atlantic community, 1735-1785, (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1995), p.410.
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1772
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to Alexander Grant Esq. Account filed by Stephen Dunbar as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 51
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1776
[Name] Eden Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum Property of Alexander Grant Esquire, as disposed of by his attorney. Account filed by Thomas Leslie, manager.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 131
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1777
[Name] Eden Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum Property of Alexander Grant Esquire, as disposed of by his attorneys. Account filed by Thomas Leslie, manager.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 132
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1780
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar and rum Belonging to Alexander Grant Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Macpherson as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 189
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1781
[Name] Eden Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento the property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esquire deceased. Account filed by John MacPherson.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 113
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1782
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum The property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esquire deceased. Account filed by John McPherson as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 154-155 f.78
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1783
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar and rum The property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Macpherson as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 158
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1784
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar and rum The property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Macpherson.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 180
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1786
[Name] Eden Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum Account filed by John McPherson, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 115
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1786
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum The property of the heirs of Alex.r Grant Esq deceased; account filed by John McPherson as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 156-157
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1787
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, pimento The property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esq deceased; account filed by John Macpherson.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 66-67
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1788
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum The property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esquire deceased. Account filed by Patrick Grant.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 376-377 f.208
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1789
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum The property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esquire deceased. Account filed by Patrick Grant.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 331-332 f.163
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1790
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum, some pimento The property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esquire deceased. Account filed by Alexander Buchannan.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 346-347
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1791
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento The property of the heirs of Alexander Grain [or Grant ?] Esquire deceased. Account filed by Alexander Buchannan.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 318
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1792
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum The property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esquire deceased. Account filed by Alexander Buchannan.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 178-179 [f.90]
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1793
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento, logwood and cattle The property of the heirs of Alexander Grant Esquire deceased. Account filed by Alexander Buchannan.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 393-394
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1795
[Name] Eden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum Property of heirs of Alexander Grant Esq deceased of Arindilly. Account filed by Robert Gordon as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 139
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1796
[Name] Eden Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood Belonging to Alexander Campbell dec. Account given by John Campbell Esq. Account filed by Colin McKenzie, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
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1797
[Name] Eden Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, pimento Owner not given. Account filed by Colin MacKenzie, overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 200
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1798
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento, logwood Property of heirs of Alexander Grant Esq of Arindilly deceased. Account filed by Colin Mackenzie as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 219
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1799
[Name] Eden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, pimento, cattle, sheep Account filed by Colin Mackenzie for the period 01/01/1799 to 31/12/1799.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 7
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1800
[Name] Eden Estate
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, pimento Account filed by Colin Mackenzie as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 72-73
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1803
[Name] Eden Plantation
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento,logwood Belonging to D McDowell Grant, Esq. Account filed by Colin MacKenzie, overseer for said estate.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 18
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1807
[Name] Eden
[Crop] sugar, rum, main roller, cow, logwood and a copper teach Account filed by Colin Mackenzie as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 92
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1810
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 108 Registered to D. McDowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Mary.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1811
[Number of enslaved people] 146(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 113 Registered to D. McDowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812mar.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1815
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 137 Registered to David McDowal Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 190(Tot) 87(F) 103(M)
[Name] [no name given] David McDowall Grant, owner.
T 71/33 619-625
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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 102 Registered to David McDowal Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 219(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 21 Registered to David McDowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 240(Tot) 107(F) 133(M)
[Name] [no name given] William McDowall, attorney to David McDowall Grant, owner [increase by purchase].
T 71/34 171v-173
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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 240(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 105 Registered to David McDowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1821
[Number of enslaved people] 248(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 131 Registered to David Macdowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 234(Tot) 108(F) 126(M)
[Name] Eden Estate Henry Cox, attorney to David McDowall Grant, owner.
T 71/35 108-109
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1823
[Number of enslaved people] 244(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 150 Registered to David Macdowall Grant. Number of stock unclear on page.
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1825
[Number of enslaved people] 220(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 137 Registered to David Macdowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot) 99(F) 113(M)
[Name] Eden Estate Henry Cox, attorney for David McDowall Grant, owner [decrease by deaths].
T 71/36 381-383
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1826
[Number of enslaved people] 214(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 130 Registered to David McDowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1827
[Number of enslaved people] 205(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 26 Registered to David McDowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1828
[Number of enslaved people] 202(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 87 Registered to the Hon. David McDowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1829
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot) 96(F) 104(M)
[Name] Eden Estate John Hamilton, overseer for David McDowall Grant, owner [decrease by deaths].
T 71/39 [unpaginated]
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1830
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 19 Registered to the Hon. David McD. Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1831
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 23 Registered to the Hon. David McD. Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 163(Tot) 81(F) 82(M)
[Name] [no name given] The Honble David McDowall Grant, owner [decrease by deaths].
T 71/41 201
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1832
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot)
[Name] Eden [Stock] 24 Registered to David McDowall Grant.
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1839
[Name] Eden
[Size] 1630 Registered to John Gladstone.
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Mary.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Eden Estate [ Jamaica | St Mary ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/3311 [accessed 8th October 2024].
