Susanna Lewis

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Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Tentatively identified as Susanna Lewis, 'free brown woman' who registered enslaved people as guardian to her children Jasper Farmer Baillie and Louisa Baillie in St Catherine and was also a slave-owner in her own right.

Louisa Baillie and Henrietta Baillie, children of Susanna Lewis 'a brown woman' by David Baillie, born 02/02/1793 and 03/03/1795 respectively, baptised in Kingston 09/05/1796. Jasper Baillie, 'the supposed son of David Baillie Esq., Attorney at Law, & Anna Lewis a free brown woman', born 09/04/1791 and baptised 25/06/1802 in St Andrew.


Sources

Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].


Associated Claims (4)

£50 16s 9d
Awardee
£73 14s 8d
Awardee
£236 18s 6d
Awardee
£122 13s 0d
Awardee

Associated Estates (2)

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
1809 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Guardian

Relationships (1)

Mother → Son