Associated People (8) |
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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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1740 [EA] - 1740 [LA] → Previous owner
Given in the Accounts Produce as Peter Beckford senior (presumably to distinguish him from his son Peter Beckford 1705-1737) but appearing as Peter Beckford jun. in the database to distinguish him from his father Col. Peter Beckford senior. |
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1742 [EA] - 1742 [LA] → Not known
The enslaved people were registered in 1742 for Mrs Bathsua Beckford as guardian of Francis Beckford a minor [her son] |
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1756 [EA] - 1765 [LA] → Previous owner
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1768 [EA] - 1798 [LA] → Owner
The estate was in the hands of mortgagees for much of this period. |
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1787 [EA] - 1789 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
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1787 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Attorney
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1799 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Previous owner
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1801 [EA] - → Overseer
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Estate Information (40) |
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1740
[Name] Smithfield
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses Belonging to the late Peter Beckford Esq. Senior and his copartners. Account filed by William Beckford. The estates of Retreat, Kays, Malmsey Valley, Crofts, Rock River, Lime Hall, Danks, Petersfield, Shrewsbury, Roaring River, Hatfield, Smithfield, Barbadoes Valley, Lewis's Crawle, Beckford & Forbes Plantation, Seven Mile Walk, Dirty Pitt Pen, Dry sugar Work Pen, Two Mile Wood Pen, Bodles Pen, Withy Wood Pen and Esher were filed together.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 76
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1740
[Name] Smithfield
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses Belonging to the late Peter Beckford Esq. Senior and his copartners. Account filed by Richard Beckford Esq. attorney to Mrs. Bathshua Beckford and Mr. Julines and Francis Beckford. The estates of Retreat, Kays, Malmsey Valley, Crofts, Rock River, Lime Hall, Danks, Petersfield, Shrewsbury, Roaring River, Hatfield, Smithfield, Barbadoes Valley, Lewis's Crawle, Beckford & Forbes Plantation, Seven Mile Walk, Dirty Pitt Pen, Dry sugar Work Pen, Two Mile Wood Pen, Bodles Pen, Withy Wood Pen and Esher were filed together.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 79
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1742
[Name] Smithfield
[Crop] sugar, neat, rum and molasses Account delivered by Charles Abbott and filed by Richard Beckford Esq. attorney for Mrs. Bathsua Beckford guardian to Francis Beckford a minor. The estates of Hatfield and Smithfield were filed together.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 29-30
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1756
[Name] Smithfield
[Crop] sugar, rum, wood, cattle The estates of Richard Beckford Esquire. Account filed by Robert Mason, one of the attorneys for the late Richard Beckford Esquire. Smithfield, Hereford Pen, Shrewsbury, Rock River, Fort William, Williamfield filed together. Crops listed separately.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 37
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1757
[Name] Smithfield
[Crop] Sigar, rum, cattle Estate of Richard Beckford Esquire deceased, under the care and direction of John Morse & John Vern, acting executors. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Smithfield, Hereford Pen, Shrewsbury, Rock River, Fort William, Williamfield all filed together. Crops listed separately.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 54-55
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1758
[Name] Smithfield
[Crop] cattle Estate of Richard Beckford Esquire deceased, under the care and direction of John Morse & John Vern, acting executors. Account filed by William Foot. Shrewsbury, Roaring River, Fort William, Williamsfield, Hertford Penn, Plant.n Gt Account (sp?), Smitfield & H.d. Pen all filed together with crops listed separately.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 100
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1759
[Name] Smithfield
[Crop] cattle Estate of Richard Beckford Esquire deceased, under the care and direction of John Morse and John Vern, acting executors. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Smithfield, Hertford Pen, Shrewsbury, Rock River, Fort William, Williamfield, Plantn. Gt. Accot. all filed together. Crops listed separately.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 132
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1760
[Name] Smithfield Penn
[Crop] cattle Estates of Richard Beckford Esquire, deceased, under the care and direction of John Vern, acting executor. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Smithfield Penn, Hertford Penn, Shrewsbury, Rock River, Fort William and Williamfield plantations, Plantn. Gt. Accot. all filed together. Crops listed separately.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 163
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1761
[Name] Smithfield Penn
[Crop] Stock Estates of Richard Beckford Esquire, deceased, under the care and direction of John Vern, acting executor. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 211
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1762
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock and logwood Belonging to Richard Beckford deceased. Account filed by Julines Beckford and John Venn acting as executors
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 34
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1763
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock and logwood Belonging to Richard Beckford deceased. Account filed by Julines Beckford and John Venn acting as executors
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 52
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1764
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock and logwood Belonging to Richard Beckford deceased. Account filed by Julines Beckford and John Venn acting as executors
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 107
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1765
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to Richard Beckford deceased. Account field by William Foot, gentleman. Estate under the care and direction of Richard Lewing and Robert Mason Esqs as attorneys.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4
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1766
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to William Beckford Junior Esq. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Estate under the care and direction of Richard Lewing and Robert Mason Esqs as attorneys.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 24
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1767
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to Richard Beckford deceased. Account field by William Foot, gentleman. Estate under the care and direction of Richard Lewing and Robert Mason Esqs as attorneys.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 68
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1768
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to William Beckford Junior Esq. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Estate under the care and direction of Richard Lewing and Robert Mason Esqs as attorneys.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 132
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1769
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to William Beckford Junior Esq. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Estate under the care and direction of Richard Lewing and Robert Mason Esqs as attorneys.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 183
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1770
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to William Beckford Esq. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Estate under the care and direction of Richard Lewing Esq. as attorney.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 37
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1773
[Name] Smithfield Pen
[Crop] Livestock Belonging to William Beckford Esq. and rented by Herring, Lewing and Foot on Beckford's behalf. Account filed by William Foot, gentleman. Estate under the care and direction of Julines Herring, Richard Lewing and William Foot Esqs. as attorney.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 191
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1787
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage, hire of enslaved people Belonging to William Beckford Esquire and in the possession of Jesse Curling as mortgagee in possession under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries and William Foot attornies to Jesse Curling. Account filed by William Morrison wharfinger.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 306
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1788
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage, hire of enslaved people Belonging to William Beckford Esquire and in the possession of Jesse Curling as mortgagee in possession under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries attorney to Jesse Curling. Account filed by William Morrison wharfinger.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 226-227 f.123
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1788
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage Belonging to William Beckford Esquire and in the possession of Jesse Curling as mortgagee in possession under the care and direction of William Foot attorney to Jesse Curling. Account filed by William Morrison wharfinger. Accounts filed for 17/02/1785 to 31/12/1788.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 380-381
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1788
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage Belonging to William Beckford Esquire in the possession of Jesse Curling as mortgagee under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries and William Foot attornies to Jesse Curling. Account filed by William Morrison as wharfinger. Accounts filed for For 1786 to 31/12/1788.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 93-94
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1788
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage, hire of enslaved people Belonging to William Beckford Esquire in the possession of Jesse Curling as mortgagee in possession. Account filed by William Morison.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 74-75 [f.32]
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1789
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage Belonging to William Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries attorney to Jesse Curling as mortgagee in the possession until 03/01/1789 and thereafter to 31/12/1789 under the care and direction of George Scott and Samuel Jeffries Esquires as attornies to Messrs Beckford and James as mortgagees in possession. Account filed by William Morrison as wharfinger.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 192-193 [f.98]
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1790
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage Belonging to William Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of George Scott and Samuel Jeffries attornies to the trustees of Messrs Beckford and James mortgagees in possession. Account filed by William Morrison as wharfinger.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 320
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1791
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage Belonging to William Beckford Esquire under the care and direction of George Scott and Samuel Jeffries Esquires, attornies to the trustees of Beckford and James mortgagees in possession. Account filed by William Morison as wharfinger.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 135-136 [f.62]
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1792
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage The property of William Beckford Esquire and in the possession of the trustees of Messrs Beckford and James as mortgagees and under the care and direction of George Scott and Samuel Jeffries attornies to the trustees. Account filed by Samuel Jeffries as attorney.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 155
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1793
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] hire of enslaved people The property of William Beckford Esquire and in the possession of Messrs Beckford and James as mortgagees and under the care and direction of George Scott and Samuel Jeffries Esquires their attornies. Account filed by Archibald Scott as overseer of Fort William, one of the morgaged estates. Estates of William Beckford to include: Fort William Estate, Williamsfield Estate, Roaring River Estate, Hartlands Penn and Smithfield Wharf all filed together.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 448-449 [f.225]
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1793
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage Belonging to William Beckford Esq in the possession of Messrs Beckford and James mortgagees and under the care and direction of George Scott and Samuel Jeffries Esq.s attornies to the trustees for the house of Beckford and James. Account filed by John King clerk to the attornies for the wharf.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 21
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1794
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage Belonging to William Beckford Esq in the possession of Messrs Beckford and Keighly as mortgagees and under the care and direction of George Scott and Samuel Jeffries Esq.s thier attornies. Account filed by William Morrison as wharfinger for the year ending 31/12/1794.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 153
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1795
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage rents Belonging to William Beckford, Esq. Account given by George Scott and Samuel Jeffries, attorneys to Messrs Beckford and Keighley,, mortgagees in possession. Account filed by William Morrison,wharfinger.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 5
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1796
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharf rents Belonging to William Beckford, Esq. Under direction of Messrs Scott and Jeffries, attornies. In possession of Messrs Beckford and Keighley for Messrs Beckford and James of London as mortgagees.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
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1797
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage rents and logwood Belonging to William Beckford, Esq. In possession of Messrs Beckford and Keighley for Messrs Beckford and James as mortgagees. Account given by Samuel Jeffries, attorney. Account filed by William Morrison, wharfinger.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 149
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1798
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] logwood, wharfage Belonging to William Beckford Esq in the possession of Messrs Beckford and Keighty for Messrs Beckford and James of London morgagees under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries as attorney to the wharf. Account filed by James Jordan clerk for the estate of said William Beckford in Westmoreland for the year ending 31/12/1798.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 210
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1799
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] wharfage Property of William Beckford Esq deceased in the possession of Messrs Beckford and Keighly under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries attorney. Account filed by William Dobson as wharfinger for the year ending 31/12/1799.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 84-85
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1800
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] wharfage Belonging to William Beckford Esq deceased in the possession of Messrs Beckford and Keighly trustees of Messrs Beckford and James of London, mortgagees, under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries and David Ewart Esq.s attornies for the wharf. Account filed by said Samuel Jeffries for the year ending 31/12/1800.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 95
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1801
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Livestock (cattle) and pasturage Belonging to the Right Hon Lord Holland and under the direction of Samuel Jeffries and Robert Scarlett, Attornies for said Pen. Account filed by Peter Stuart as overseer.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 4
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1803
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] rent Belonging to the heirs of William Beckford Esq deceased under the care and management of Samuel Jeffries attorney to the trustees for the wharf. Account filed by George Kirlen for the year ending 31/12/1803.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 86-87
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1807
[Name] Smithfield Wharf
[Crop] Wharfage Belonging to the heirs of Willliam Beckford Esq. deceased. In the possession of George Hibbert Esq. and other trustees and under the care and direction of Samuel Jeffries their attorney to the 1st July 1807 when Samuel Jeffries quitted. He was succeeded by William Forbes and George Kirlew as attornies on 1st July 1807. Account filed by George Kirlew as clerk to Samuel Jeffries.
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 89-90
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1788 - 1876
Irish merchant, slave-owner and philanthropist.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Smithfield Wharf / Pen [ Jamaica | Westmoreland ]', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/17489 [accessed 20th April 2024].
