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Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, second husband of Mary Capon formerly Davis (nee Foster). He died c. 1831. The estates and enslaved people of which and of whom he was co-owner were mortgaged to Stewart & Westmorland of London.
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Spouse
Mary Davis nee Foster
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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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1837 [EA] - → Previous owner
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1825 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
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1832 [EA] - → Previous owner
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Previous owner
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1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Owner
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Other
Sold enslaved people to James Edward Burlton between 1826 and 1829. |
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1825 [EA] - 1830 [LA] → Owner
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1829 [EA] - → Other
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1826 [EA] - → Owner
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1820 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Executor
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1826 [EA] - → Executor
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Husband → Wife
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Step-father → Step-son
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Executor → Testator
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Benjamin Capon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634008 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
