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Bruce Vale (previously Reed's)

Barbados | St Andrew

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Associated People (5)

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
- 1718 [EY] → Owner
Col. William Cleland
1718 [EA] - 1719 [LA] → Owner
Sarah Cleland

Sarah Cleland reportedly sold Reed's in 1719, shortly after inheriting it under her husband's will.

1719 [EA] - 1734 [LA] → Joint owner
Hon. James Bruce of Garlet
1762 [EA] - 1762 [LA] → Seller
Keturah Bruce
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
William Murray

Associated Claims (1)

Barbados 5194
£3,353 13S 9D
This an inferred relationship. William Murray was described as of Bruce Vale estate on the marriage of his daughter Elizabeth in 1818.

Estate Information (12)

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1719
[Number of enslaved people] 69(Tot)  
[Size] 200  
 

Sarah Cleland of London, England, widow of Col. William Cleland, sold to James Bruce of Barbados her late husband’s plantation called Reed’s. William Cleland was indebted to Robert Stuart for £2644. Bruce assumed responsibility for the debt.

 
Barbados Department of Archives. Hughes-Queree Index of Plantations.
1723
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Size] 249  
 

1723 Mercy Anderson, widow, formerly Mercy Reed, daughter of Philip Reed sold her interest in Reed’s plantation to James Bruce for £200. The plantation included 2 windmills.

 
Barbados Department of Archives. Hughes-Queree Index of Plantations.
1734
[Number of enslaved people] 65(Tot)  
[Size] 249  
 

Dr. William Patterson & his son John Patterson, both of St. James sold to Hon. James Bruce for £1500 their interest in Reed’s plantation.

 
Barbados Department of Archives. Hughes-Queree Index of Plantations.
1754
[Size] 200  
 

Marriage settlement. Joseph Osborne Bruce, son of Hon. James Bruce, deceased, married Jane Barwick of St. James, daughter of Samuel Barwick, Bruce’s plantation.

 
Barbados Department of Archives. Hughes-Queree Index of Plantations.
1762
[Size] 199  
 

Keturah Bruce, widow sold plantation in St. Andrew to Alexander Bruce (possibly her son of that name, who predeceased her) for £13,500.

 
Barbados Department of Archives. Hughes-Queree Index of Plantations.
1784
 

The plantation was advertised for sale in the Barbados Mercury the property of Dr. Alexander Bruce, deceased.

 
Barbados Department of Archives. Hughes-Queree Index of Plantations.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 139(Tot) 71(F) 68(M)  
 

Return of William Murray, his own property.

 
T71/522 333-37
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 140(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Return of William Murray, his own property. Previously 139 enslaved.

 
T71/530 453
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 136(Tot)  
[Name] [No name given]  
 

Return of William Murray, his own property. Previously 140 enslaved.

 
T71/537 206
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 137(Tot)  
[Name] [Name not given]  
 

Return of William Murray, his own property.

 
T71/543 340
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 139(Tot)  
 

Return by Wm. Murray of his own property.

 
T71/550 341
1913
[Name] Bruce Vale  
[Size] 225  
 

Listed in St Andrew, property of Inniss.

 
Barbados 1913 list from the Hughes-Quere indexes transcribed at https://creolelinks.com/1913-barbados-plantation-owners-names.html.