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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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1781 - 14th Jun 1863
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family. London and Bristol merchant and banker (Baillie, Ames & Baillie), major recipient of slave compensation across the Caribbean.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Benjamin Capon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634008/ [accessed 17th April 2024].
