UCL

Drew's Hill

Antigua

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

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
1754 [SY] - 1764 [EY] → Tenant-for-life
William Mathew of Baddow and Antigua
1817 [EA] - → Owner
Alexander Bott
1821 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
Alexander Bott

Associated Claims (1)

Antigua 114 (Drew's Hill)
£2,159 14S 1D

Estate Information (5)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)  
[Name] Drews Hill  
 

Alexander Bott proprietor of Drews Hill estate. He also registered as proprietor 14 other enslaved people, 'Negroes in St John's Town' [T71/245 p. 31] 14 on Dunning's estate [p. 32] and a further 18 'Negroes in St John's Town' [p. 34].

 
T71/245 26-31
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Joseph Wesston surviving trustee and executor to the estate of Alex. Bott. Inferred to be Drew's Hill.

 
T71/246 418-424
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Robert Wesston Nanton atty to Joseph Wesston surviving trustee and executor to the estate of Alexander Bott deceased.

 
T71/248 522-525
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Mary Wesston executrix to Joseph Wesston who was surviving executor and trustee to the will of Alexander Bott.

 
T71/249 74-77
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 145(Tot)  
[Name] None given  
 

Robert Grant attorney to Mary Wesston executrix of Joseph Wesston deceased who was surviving executor and trustee of Alexander Bott.

 
T71/250 40-42