???? - 1736
Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, son of John Lawrence (d. c. 1690).
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919) Vol. 6 pp. 122-124.
|
Spouse
Susannah Petgrave
|
|
Children
John; Benjamin; James; George; Richard; Susannah; Rachel; Mary; Sarah; Ezekiel
|
|
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:
|
|
1740 [EA] - 1740 [LA] → Previous owner
|
|
Father → Son
|
|
Father → Son
|
|
Father → Son
|
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Lawrence of Ironshore and Running Gut', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146651137 [accessed 22nd December 2024].
