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Reputed daughter of Richard Wells of Constitution Hill, and the main beneficiary of his will. A son, Joseph Wells Brockman, was born in 1807 and baptised that year in Kingston, Jamaica, a "free mulatto". By 1811 she had two daughters as well, Catherine Wells Brockman and Nancy Wells Brockman.
Will of Richard Wells, PROB 11/1545/102.
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Children
Nancy Wells Brockman, Catherine Wells Brockman, Joseph Wells Brockman (1807-)
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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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1813 [EA] - → Trust beneficiary
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Natural Daughter → Father
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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Mother → Natural Daughter
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Mother → Natural Son
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Mary Wells', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146654585 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
