12th Jun 1837 | 40 Enslaved | £849 15s 8d
Parliamentary Papers p. 306.
T71/873: claim by Henry W. Plummer, of St James, as owner in fee. Counterclaim from Raynes Waite Appleton, Richard Appleton and William Dickson, 'all of Liverpool in England', as mortgagees, dated 03/02/1803. Counterclaim from 'James Sheppard of Lime St Sq, merchant; Richard Wood of Mincing Lane banker; Nathaniel Dornett [sp?] of George Yard Lombard St.; James Webber of Coleman St; and Edward Pontifex of Shoe Lane all of city of London', as mortgagees (of 1807) for £79528 9s 8d. This group is identified in St James claim no. 26 as 'Assignees of Messrs Plummer and Wildman' [possibly 'Plummer and Wilson'].
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Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
25
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Estate
Richmond Hill
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Contested
Yes
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Unsuccessful claimant (Assignee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Assignee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Assignee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Assignee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Assignee)
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Unsuccessful claimant (Owner-in-fee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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Awardee (Mortgagee)
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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:
'Jamaica St James 25 (Richmond Hill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/13240 [accessed 20th April 2024].
