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Resident slave-owner, dead by 1794 and shown as previous owner of Great Pond Pen 1794-1807; the enslaved people were divided c. 1807 between Sarah Ann Paisley and Annah [sic] (one-third) and William Archer (two-thirds).
Owner of 61 enslaved people and 195 stock in St Ann, Jamaica, in 1792.
'A List of slaves and stock in the parish of St Ann taken the 28th March 1792 pursuant to order of the Honourable House of Assembly... transcribed from papers presented to the British Museum by Charles E. Long ref. Add. 12435' transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/mstann1792.htm.
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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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1794 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Previous owner
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1792 [EA] - → Owner
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Previous owner
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Testator → Legatee
Notes →
Mrs Archer was apparently coheiress and probably daughter of Walter...
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Father → Daughter
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Testator → Executor
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'Walter Paisley', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146648941 [accessed 21st December 2024].
