???? - 1824
Slave-owner in St Michael, Barbados, 1817-1723. Buried in St Michael, 02/01/1824. Her executor was John R. Howell. She bequeathed her enslaved people to Mary Rowe and Alexander Conrade Adams, and Christian Ann Adams.
Christian Ann, daughter of Mary Venus Adams, "free mulatto", baptised in St Michael, 26/06/1809.
Barbados slave registers (see estate information); Familysearch.org, Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1849 [database online].
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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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1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
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1826 [EA] - → Previous owner
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Mother → Natural Daughter
Notes →
Inferred - baptism gives Mary Venus Adams, but they are definitely testator and...
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Testator → Legatee
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Testator → Executor
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
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:
'Venus Adams', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146662765 [accessed 16th November 2024].
