1777 - ????
John Earl, son of an enslaved woman named Lucretia on Orange Valley estate in Trelawny, and Edward Earl, the white owner of Seafield Pen in Trelawny. Edward Earl had been overseer on Orange Valley and had 8 children with Hardtime born between c. 1789 and c. 1808 while Edward Earl was overseer there. Edward Earl manumitted 7 of his children with Hardtime and another 3 children born to Lucretia in 1808. His youngest child Rosey, daughter of Hardtime, was born into slavery on Orange Valley estate and manumitted after his death, according to the terms of his will.
He may be one of two (or both) John Earles awarded compensation in St Elizabeth in 1834.
Very likely the John Earl, 'mulatto', baptised in St James, Jamaica, 26/12/1797 age 20 years, in which case he will have been born soon after his father arrived in Jamaica in February 1777.
See separate entry for Edward Earl.
Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
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 Earl', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146649081 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
