11th Jan 1836 | 126 Enslaved | £6335 12s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 132.
T71/887: claim from J. H. [or A] Holmes, sequor to the estate of John Cox (deceased).
T71/433 p. 1914: enslaved persons were registered by Chas. Bean for John Cox and C.R. Lynch.
RG 19/08/1815: J.W. Cox had made a mortgage on Fear-Not estate in favour of the Daniels, of Bristol, in 1815.
T71/1056: J.A. Holmes, sequor of the estate of John Cox (the late proprietor).
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Colony
British Guiana
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Claim No.
2333
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Estate
Fear Not
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Collected by
Marryat, C of J&CM
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Awardee (Sequestrator)
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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:
'British Guiana 2333 (Fear Not)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/7116 [accessed 19th April 2024].
