UCL

Matthew Foss

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1796

Biography

Resident slave-owner in Jamaica. Died at Mark Cave June 1796. The estate and enslaved people were sold to James Cunningham c. 1817 on behalf of the heirs of Matthew Foss, who have not yet been traced by LBS.


Sources

Columbian Magazine June 1796, from Excerpts from CARIBBEANA, Volume IV MARRIAGES AND DEATHS FROM "THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE OR MONTHLY MISCELLANY" Published in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1796-1799.

Associated Estates (1)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1797 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Previous owner
Manchester or Marked Cave [ Jamaica | Trelawney ]

The estate and enslaved people were sold to James Cunningham c. 1817 on behalf of the heirs of Matthew Foss (d. 1796), who have not yet been traced by LBS.