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Rockfield Plantation

Jamaica | St Ann

Estate Details

Associated People (3)

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
1809 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
Bennett William Smith senior
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
Bennett William Smith
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
Milborough Smith

Associated Claims (1)

Jamaica St Ann 8 (Rockfield Plantation)
£305 3S 7D

Estate Information (17)

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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 80(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
[Stock] 18  
 

Registered to Bennett W. Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Ann.htm. The 1811 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 78(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to Bennett William Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15ann.htm. The 1816 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1815, hence the earlier evolution date.
1816
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
[Stock] 27  
 

Registered to Bennett William Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1817) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1817_02.htm. The 1817 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1816, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 34(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to Bennett William Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al06.htm. The 1818 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter 1817, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot) 16(F) 16(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Benet William Smith in his own right and in the right of Milberough Smith , his wife.

 
T 71/43 1060-1061
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 62(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to Bennett William Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p07.htm. The 1820 Almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot)  
[Name] Rochfield  
[Stock] 26  
 

Registered to Bennett William Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield Plantation  
 

In the possession of Bennett William Smith in his own right and in right of his wife, Milborough Smith.

 
T 71/44 580
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 39(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
[Stock] 49  
 

Registered to Bennett W. Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1823) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1823_04.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Bennet W Smith as owner [14 enslaved people given over to Prosper Hall Plantation].

 
T 71/45 737-738
1824
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to Bennett W. Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1825) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1825_05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
 

Registered to Bennett W. Smith.

 
Jamaica Alamanc (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 19(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Bennet William Smith as owner in his own right.

 
T 71/46 736-737
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to Bennett W. Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot)  
[Name] Rockfield  
 

Registered to Bennett W. Smith.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29ann.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Bennet William Smith as owner [by inheritance from the will of B W Smith Snr. as heir at law to his mother Mary Frances Smith. Previous registration was for 7 enslaved people].

 
T 71/48 [unpaginated]
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of B W Smith as owner.

 
T 71/50 721