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Early purchaser of land in Dominica, buying St Andrew Lot no. 30 (260 acres) in his own right, St George no. 5 (200 acres) with William Wentworth and two further lots with Henry Thornton (q.v.). Shown as of Maine in online genealogical sources.
John Byres, References to a plan of the island of Dominica as surveyed from the year 1765 and 1773 (London, 1777), which shows him as 'Sam. Jolly Wentworth' for St Andrew Lot no. 30.
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USA?
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Joint original purchasers of land in...
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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:
'Samuel Solly Wentworth', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146656109 [accessed 26th December 2024].
