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Attorney and slave-owner in Jamaica at the end of slavery, when he was indebted to the Mitchells of London. He described Mary Williams Fearon as his mother; and the Rev. G.C.R. Fearon described him as his brother in a codicil to his will. He was the namesake of William Wheeler Fearon, son of Thomas and Mary Fearon of Clarendon, Jamaica, born c. 1751. A record of baptism shows George Fearon in Clarendon, 1817, mother Angelina Israel.
Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, searchable at Familysearch.org
We are grateful to William Norton for his help compiling this entry
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Spouse
Angelina Israel Christian
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Children
George Fearon
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£106 6s 9d
Awardee
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£958 3s 1d
Unsuccessful claimant (consensual)
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£857 16s 7d
Awardee
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£133 1s 1d
Awardee
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£2,509 16s 0d
Unsuccessful claimant (consensual) (Owner-in-fee)
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£458 12s 5d
Awardee (Trustee)
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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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1832 [EA] - → Agent
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1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
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1820 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Owner
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1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
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1832 [EA] - → Agent
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1832 [EA] - → Agent
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Agent
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1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Agent
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1834 [EA] - → Owner
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1832 [EA] - → Owner
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1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
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1829 [EA] - → Attorney
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Son → Mother
Notes →
William Wheeler Fearon described M.W. Fearon as his mother in his claim to the compensation commission. Several genealogical sources show Mary Wliiam Fearon's two children as Rowland Fearon and...
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Brothers
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In a codicil to his will Rev. G.C.R. Fearon described William Wheeler Fearon as his...
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Brother-in-law → Sister-in-law
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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.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'William Wheeler Fearon', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/22253 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
