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A possibly apocryphal story raises the possibility that John Myrie (d. 1786) was the illegitimate son of King John V of Portugal (1689-1750) by a woman of the court named Elizabeth or Isabel, who was 'married off' to Dennis Myrie, and the couple then moved to Jamaica, where Dennis died in 1746.
British Historical Society of Portugal, No. 6 December 2002.
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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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1784 [EA] - 1784 [LA] → Owner
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1787 [EA] - 1789 [LA] → Previous owner
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Son → Father
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1781 - 1830
Member of the Baillie of Dochfour family who had numerous mercantile connections in the West Indies. The compensation for Baillie's Bacolet in Grenada was awarded to the trustees of her marriage settlement. Grand-daughter of Colin Roy Campbell of Glenmure. Apparently a victim of the quack doctor John St John Lang of Harley Street in 1830.
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 Myrie', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146652737 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
