3rd Jul 1837 | 19 Enslaved | £88 9s 7d
Parliamentary Papers p. 293.
T71/1189: James Barry, a merchant, of Rye, Sussex, counterclaimed as the only son and heir at law of Jane Barry, the devisee under the will of John Barry, a mortgagee.
The counterclaim of James Barry by Duncan Robertson his attorney includes an indenture of November 1806 between John Green and John Barry by which a loan of £1600 by John Barry was secured by three bonds and by land in St Elizabeth and 12 enslaved people on it, and their increase. John Barry's will dated 10/05/1808 was recorded 02/05/1809: his residuary heir was his mother Jean Barry of England. Jean Barry had died intestate leaving James Barry as heir at law.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
Manchester
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Claim No.
273 (part)
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Contested
Yes
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Awardee
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1791 - 1862
Free woman of colour; left Demerara in 1812 as a young woman and settled in Starthforth, Yorkshire, where she died in 1862.
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 Manchester 273 (part)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/21441 [accessed 5th December 2024].
