1744 - 1823
Son of John Vernon of Vernons and Little Fosters (q.v.), from whom he inherited the entailed estate inferred to be Vernons. The estate passed to his eldest son by his first marriage John Vernon of Boulogne (q.v.).
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
(1) Mary Andrews (2) Hannah Mason
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Children
With (1) John, Joseph, 7 others; with (2) Rev. William, Henry, 12 others
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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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1765 [SY] - 1769 [EY] → Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman
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1769 [SY] - 1823 [EY] → Tenant-for-life
John Joseph James Vernon succeeded his half-brother James in 1769 to the entailed estate left by their father in 1765. |
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Son → Father
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Father → Son
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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:
'John Joseph James Vernon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146644095 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
