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Simon Fraser

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1840

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Resident planter.

  1. Given as 'Simon Fraser of Kilmorack' in context of marriage of his daughter Margaret to Charles Mackenize Matheson, merchant of Berbice and son of Colin Matheson 3rd of Benfield. Another daughter, Susanna or Susan Barclay, married Wolfert Katz (q.v.).

  2. On behalf of Maria as Simon Fraser's widow, second and last call for creditors of Simon Fraser and his plantation Reliance 14/10/1840.

  3. Born 29/05/1780 in Kilmorack, son of Rev. John Fraser. Went to St Vincent in 1797. Bought Reliance 1821.

  4. There was also another Simon Fraser active in British Guiana c. 1810, 'Simon Fraser of Belladrum' (q.v.), son of Col. James Fraser [c. 1732-1808] of Belladrum near Inverness, and brother of James and Evan. Married 1801. 1814 came to England; Fraser 1815 went out to Batavia: his wife returned to Berbice under protection of Thomas Brittlebank, had two illegitimate children by him. Divorce. This Simon Fraser's plantations are given as Brighton and Wellington Park, neither of which has yet been identified in the compensation records. In 1819, Simon Fraser registered '168 negro and one mulatto slaves' on Wellington Park, which was described as 'formerly divided into Kilmorack, Cromartie, Geanies and Tarlogie' situated on the west coast of the Corratyne River while Hugh Bethune as substitute attorney for Simon Fraser registered '73 negroes and 2[?] mulattos, slaves' on Brighton situated on the Corretyne Coast Berbice.


Sources

T71/885 British Guiana claim no. 390 (Reliance).

  1. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), vol. 2 p. 2645.

  2. London Gazette, Issue 19931, 18/12/1840, p. 3025.

  3. David Alston www.spanglefish.com/slavesandhighlanders/index.asp?pageid=306470 [accessed 20/06/2013]. The site indicates that Fraser and his partner M.S. Bennett (q.v.) bought Reliance from the heirs of the former governor van Batenburg and Batenburg's son-in-law Lewis Cameron but T71/1255 shows the Chalmers family pursuing the compensation as vendors.

  4. David Alston www.spanglefish.com/slavesandhighlanders/index.asp?pageid=164872 [accessed 21/07/2010].

Further Information

Spouse
Maria Barclay
Children
Susanna or Susan Barclay; Margaret
Occupation
Planter

Associated Claims (1)

British Guiana 390 (Reliance)
£12,844 3s 4d
Awardee
Details

Associated Estates (2)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
- 1840 [EY] → Owner
Reliance [ British Guiana | Berbice ]

Simon Fraser and his partner M.S. Bennett (q.v.) bought Reliance from the heirs of the former governor van Batenburg and Batenburg's son-in-law Lewis Cameron (although T71/1255 shows the Chalmers family pursuing the compensation as vendors).

1821 [SY] - 1825 [LA] → Joint owner
Reliance [ British Guiana | Berbice ]