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Also given as Samuells. Deceased by 1783. Owner of Negrill Spotts estate in Westmoreland, Jamaica. Brother of William Samuells of Bristol and father of William Edward Samuells (both of whom q.v.). Almost certainly related to Paul Stevens Samuells (q.v.) who subsequently owned the Negrill Spotts estate.
The will of Edward Samuells of Westmoreland, Esq. was proved in Jamaica 26/03/1783.
LOS 42.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
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1811 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Previous owner
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1783 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Previous owner
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Edward Samuells was identified in the will of William Samuells as his late brother....
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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:
'Edward Samuells', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634742 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
