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Slave-owner in Jamaica, dead by 1807. Possibly David Fyffe of Drumgeith, known to have been in Jamaica in the mid-18th century but in Scotland in 1800 when he acted as a witness to the will of Sir John Wedderburn of Ballindean.
Manuscripts Division, William L. Clements Library University of Michigan, Finding aid for Fyffe Family Papers, 1756-1847 http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsmss/umich-wcl-M-01fyf?view=text [accessed 30/12/2016].
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1780 [EA] - 1804 [LA] → Owner
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1807 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
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1799 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Owner
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1795 [EA] - → Owner
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Probably father and...
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
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:
'David Fyffe senior', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634866 [accessed 28th November 2024].
