1749 - 1798
Possibly John Best who was buried in St Philip, Barbados, 10 July 1798 aged 49. Possibly too the John Best who married Elizabeth Ince, 19 April 1770 in Christ Church,
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- 1798 [LA] → Owner
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Father → Son
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Father → Son
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This is tentative only. John Parry Best was shown as son of John Best of Barbados in 1816 in a registration at Grays...
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
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 Best', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648323 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
