No Dates
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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Absentee?
USA?
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Business associates
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Joint original purchasers of land in...
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
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 23rd November 2024].
