Amity Hall [2]

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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
- 1828 [EY] → Other

In the will of Jemima Cussans [made in 1827] she left in trust the enslaved people on Amity Hall whom she owned and rented to her brother Thomas Cussans III for £404 p.a.

1741 [EA] - 1741 [LA] → Joint owner
1752 [EA] - 1753 [LA] → Previous owner
1791 [EA] - 1794 [LA] → Joint owner

Shown as Thomas Cussans junior, joint owner with Thomas Cussans senior. The entry appears to reflect the barring of entail on Amity Hall by Thomas Cussans of Mayfair and his nephew Thomas Cussans [III] referred to in a codicil to the former's will.

1794 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner

Possibly tenant-for-life, but apparently owner of one moiety of Amity Hall. The other half belonged to his siblings either as owner-in-fee or tenants-for-life.

1797 [EA] - 1797 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
1810 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner

Associated Claims (2)

£3,831 12S 9D
£586 10S 10D

Estate Information (45)

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1741
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Matthew Gregory and Thomas Cussans Esqs. and under the care of Thomas Cussans Esq. Account filed by Edward Barber manager of the plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 119
1752
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Estate of Thomas Cussons deceased. Account of the rents, issues, profits and produce come to the hands of Patrick Taylor one of the executors of the last will and testament of the said Thomas Cussons deceased and one of the guardians of his children. Account filed by the said Patrick Taylor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 116
1753
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Estate of Thomas Cussans deceased. Account of the profits and produce of the estate come to the hands of Patrick Taylor one of the executors of the last will and testment of the said Thomas Cussans. Account filed by the said Patrick Taylor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 168
1755
[Name] Cussans Estate  
 

'Proceedings in the case of Cussans et al USR Baillie regarding the inheritance of Cussans plantation in St.Thomas' held at the National Library of Jamaica, part of the British Library Endangered Archives Programme, EAP148/1/11, 17/12/1755.

1775
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Produce shipped, sold and disposed by George Grant as attorney to the proprietor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 85
1776
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Produce shipped, sold and disposed by George Grant as attorney to the proprietor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 85
1778
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Alexander Anderson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 99-100
1782
[Name] Amity Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Thomas Cussans Esquire. Account filed by Philip Pinnock, attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 147
1783
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Thomas Cussan Esq. of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Account filed by Philip Pinnock as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 92
1785
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Thomas Cussan Esq. of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Account filed by Jacob Carruthers as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 210-11
1785
[Name] Amity Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Thomas Cussans Esq of Great Britain; account filed by John Muir.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 79-80
1790
[Name] Amity Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, one steer  
 

The property of Thomas Cussans Esquire of Great Britain. Account filed by Jacob Carruthers as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 395 [f.197]
1791
[Name] Amity Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

The property of Thomas Cussam [?] Esquire of Great Britain. Account filed by Jacob Carruthers.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 320
1792
[Name] Amity Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Jacob Carruthers as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 206-207 [f.104]
1794
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Property of Thomas Cussans Esq Senior and Thomas Cussans Esq Junior both of Great Britain. Account filed by Jacob Carruthers.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 182
1795
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Bell for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 224
1796
[Name] Amity Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Belonging to Thomas Cussans Esq. Account filed by James Bell, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 57
1797
[Name] Amity Hall Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Belonging to Thomas Cusans Esq. Account filed by James Bell, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 140
1798
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum cattle "Mullatto man manumitted by Thos for 87 13 4, Catherine a Mulatto woman ditto by Thomas for �120" Mentions 'sugar Rum Moslasses Cotton Ginger Coffee Cocoa  
 

Account filed by James Bell overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 15
1798
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East as a sugar estate with two watermills 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.
1801
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock (cattle)  
 

Belonging to Thomas Cossens Esq. Account filed by James Bell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 216
1803
[Name] Amity Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Thomas Cussans. Account filed by James Bell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 56-57
1807
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Belonging to Thomas Cussans Esq. Account filed by James Bell as overseer. Year not stated but assumed to be 1806-1807 due to surrounding entries.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 64-65
1808
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Belonging to Thomas Coussans Esq. Account filed by James Bell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 203
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 266(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Stock] 129  
 

Registered to Thomas Cousans.

 
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] 644(Tot)  
[Name] Winchester etc.  
[Stock] 114  
 

Registered to Thomas Cussans deceased. Assumed to be Winchester and Amity Hall.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 300(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Stock] 111  
 

Registered to estate of Thomas Cussans.

 
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] 299(Tot) 142(F) 157(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Holgate as attorney to Thomas Cussans (?) Esq.

 
T71/145 174-181
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 302(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Stock] 19  
 

Registered to estate of Thomas Cussans.

 
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] 295(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Stock] 13  
 

Registered to estate of Thomas Cussans.

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

In the possession of John McKenzie as attorney for Thomas Cussans.

 
T71/146 96-97
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 277(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Stock] 101  
 

Registered to estate of Thomas Cussans.

 
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] 290(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Stock] 109  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Cussans.

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

In the possession of John McKenzie as attorney of Thomas Cussans.

 
T71/147 80-82
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 283(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Stock] 90  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Cussans.

 
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] 274(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Stock] 99  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Cussans.

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

In the possession of John Mckenzie as attorney of Thomas Cussans.

 
T71/148 78-79
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 269(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Cussans.

 
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] 305(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Cussans.

 
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] 228(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
 

In the possession of John McKenzie as attorney of Thomas Cussans.

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 287(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Cussans.

 
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] 288(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Cussans.

 
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] 280(Tot)  
[Name] Amity Hall  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Cussans.

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

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to Thomas Cussans Esq.

 
T71/150 133
1839
[Name] Amity Hall  
[Size] 1256  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas Cussans.

 
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.