Moor Park

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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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1774 [EA] - 1785 [EY] → Owner
1787 [EA] - 1792 [LA] → Joint owner
1787 [EA] - 1790 [LA] → Joint owner
1790 [EA] - 1792 [LA] → Joint owner

This is a tentative association only. The John Gordon shown variously as of Bristol, of Great Britain and 'senior' who was given as owner 1797-1820 was probably John Gordon of Bristol (q.v.).

1791 [EA] - 1808 [LA] → Attorney
1793 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Owner

This is a tentative association only. The John Gordon shown variously as of Bristol, of Great Britain and 'senior' who was given as owner 1797-1820 was probably John Gordon of Bristol (q.v.).

1797 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner

Inferred to have been John Gordon of Bristol

1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

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£3,526 3S 9D

Estate Information (54)

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1774
[Number of enslaved people] 138(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] Sugar  
[Stock] 89  
 

Listed as belonging to James Kerr with 3 men bearing arms and new estate women or children; the same source gives the estate producing 3 hogsheads of sugar.

 
Edward Long, 'A List of Sugar Estates and other Properties in the Parish of Saint James as they were in the Month of September 1774 shewing the number of white People residing in said Parish particularising those able to bear Arms, the number of Slaves & Stock & the number of hogsheads of Sugar made on the several Estates in the Crop of the year 1774' transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/StJames1774.htm
1774
[Name] Moore Park  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to James Kerr Esq. Account filed by Andrew McLean as overseer on the instruction of George Scott and William Brown Esqs. as attorneys to the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 238
1775
[Name] Moore Park  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to James Kerr Esq. Account filed by Andrew McLean as overseer on the instruction of George Scott and William Brown Esqs. as attorneys to the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 291
1776
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to James Kerr Esq. Account filed by Andrew McLean as overseer on the instruction of George Scott and William Brown as attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 80
1778
[Name] Moor Park Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to James Kerr Esquire, by order of George Scott and William Brown, attorneys. Account filed by Andrew McLean, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 117
1779
[Name] Moorpark Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of James Kerr Esquire, given in by order of George Scott & William Brown esquires, attorneys. Account filed by Andrew McLean, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 83
1780
[Name] Moorpark Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Kerr Esquire, given in by order of George Scott & William Brown esquires, attorneys. Account filed by Patrick Gray, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 81-82
1781
[Name] Moorepark Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Belonging to James Kerr Esquire, delivered by order of George Scott & William Brown Esquires attorneys. Account filed by Patrick Gray overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 104-105
1783
[Name] Moore Park  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of James Kerr Esq. Account filed by James Hewitt as overseer on the instruction of William Brown Esq. as attorney to the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 30
1786
[Name] Moor Park Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Account filed by John Scott, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 64
1787
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Gordon John Gordon of Bristol and John Perry Esqire of Jamaica on the order of John Perry Esq attorney fore the co proprietors; account filed by Thomas Hunter as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 146
1788
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The joint property of William Gordon, John Gordon and John Perry Esquires by order of John Perry Esquire attorney for and co-propietor of the plantation. Account filed by Andrew Robertson as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1788 to 30/11/1788.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 421 f.208
1789
[Name] Moor Park Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

on the orders of John Perry Esquire attorney for and co-propietor of the estate. Account filed by William Ryan as overseer. Accounts filed for 12/02/1789 to 27/05/1789.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 347 f.171
1790
[Name] Moore Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Gordon and John Gordon Junior Esquires of the City of Bristol, Great Britain and John Perry Esquire of Jamaica on the orders of John Perry Esquire attorney for the plantation. Account filed by James John Stewart as head book keeper for the plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 286-287
1791
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Gordon and John Gordon Esquires of Bristol, Great Britain on the orders of John Perry Esquire attorney for the plantation. Account filed by John Frederick as overseer. Accounts filed for 21/02/1791 to 21/05/1791.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 409-410
1792
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of William Gordon and John Gordon Esquires of Bristol, Great Britain on the orders of John Perry Esquire attorney for the plantation. Account filed by John Frederick as overseer. Accounts filed for 13/02/1792 to 08/06/1792.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 425-426
1793
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper and brass  
 

Property of John Gordon Jun. r Esq of the City of Bristol, Great Britain on the order of John Perry Esq attorney for the plantation. Account filed by John Frederick as overseer for the period 02/02/1793 to 25/05/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 86-87
1794
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of John Gordon Esq of the City of Bristol, Great Britain on the order of John Perry Esq attorney for the plantation. Account filed by Alexander Mitchell as overseer for the period 29/01/1794 to 09/06/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 141
1795
[Name] Moore Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, hire of enslaved people  
 

Property of John Gordon Esq of the City of Bristol, Great Britain by John Perry Esq attorney for the plantation. Account filed by Alexander Mitchell as overseer for the period 03/02/1795 to 19/06/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 169
1796
[Name] Moore Park Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, steers, cows, calves, heifers, mules  
 

Belonging to John Gordon Jnr of GB. Account given by John Perry, Esq, attorney. Account filed by Alexander Mitchell, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Moore Park Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum. Mules, cattle, heifers etc  
 

Belonging to John Green? Of Bristol. Account given by John Perry, attorney. Account filed by Alexander Mitchell, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 182
1798
[Name] Moore Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Property of John Gordon Esq of Great Britain by John and William Perry Esq.s attornies for the plantation. Account filed by Alexander Mitchell as overseer for the period 24/01/1798 to 14/06/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 107
1799
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Alex Mitchell overseer. The property of John Gordon Esquire of the city of Bristol. Given in by order of John and William Perry Esquires attornies for said plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 167-168
1799
[Name] Moor-Park  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St James as a sugar estate with a cattle mill in James Robertson's 1804 map of Jamaica.

 
To the King's most excellent Majesty, this map of the island of Jamaica, constructed from actual surveys. . . (London, J. Robertson, 1804), based on Robertson's survey of the county of Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1800
[Number of enslaved people] 240(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
 

Listed in St James in the Earl of Balcarres's letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, with John Gordon as the proprietor.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 26. The number of enslaved people was recorded on 01/10/1799.
1800
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, cattle, old brass  
 

Property of John Gordon Esq of the City of Bristol, Great Britain on the order of John and William Perry Esq.s, attornies for the plantation. Account filed by Alexander Mitchell as overseer for the period 30/01/1800 to 01/08/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 164
1801
[Name] Moor Park Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to John Gordon Esq. Account filed by Alexander Mitchell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 146
1803
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, cattle, old brass  
 

Property of John Gordon Esq of the City of Bristol, Great Britain on the order of John Perry Esq, attorney for the plantation. [Entry incomplete]

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 12-13
1803
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum, coffee, cattle, mules, old copper, beef  
 

Property of John Gordon Esq of the City of Bristol, Great Britain on the order of John Perry Esq, attorney for the plantation. Account filed by Alexander Mitchell as overseer for the period 21/01/1803 to 30/06/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 13-14
1804
[Name] Moor Park Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to John Gordon Esq of the City of Bristol in Great Britain. Account given in by John Perry, Esq, attorney for the owner. Account filed in the name of James Alexander Mitchell, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 74
1807
[Name] Moor Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper, cattle and hire of enslaved people.  
 

Belonging to John Gordon of the Kingdom of Great Britain Esq. Account filed by George Marcus as overseer given in by order of John Perry Esq. as attorney to the estate. Filed for 1st Dec 1806-11th Dec 1807.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 29-30
1808
[Name] Moore Park  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to John Gordon of the Kingdom of Great Britain Es. Account filed by George Marcus as overseer and given in by order of John Perry Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 151
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 196(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 66  
 

Registered to John Gordon senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11James.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 225(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 19  
 

Registered to John Gordon senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 205(Tot)  
[Name] Moor-Park  
[Stock] 187  
 

Registered to John Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 206(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 214  
 

Registered to John Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 201(Tot) 108(F) 93(M)  
[Name] Moorpark Estate  
 

In the possession of George Gordon as attorney to John Gordon Senior.

 
T71/201 198-203
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 216(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 235  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 205(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park Estate  
 

In the possession of George Gordon as owner of Moor Park Estate; increase owing to 9 births, purchase of 201 enslaved people from George Gordon as Attorney to John Gordon snr and purchase of 11 enslaved people from various different vendors; decrease in total owing to 8 deaths.

 
T71/206 234-243
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 205(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 235  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 208(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 234  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 209(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park Estate  
 

In the possession of George Gordon as owner.

 
T71/209 115-116
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 208(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 219  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 208(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 217  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 199(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park Estate  
 

In the possession of George Gordon as owner.

 
T71/214 333-334
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 231  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 191(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 79  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 129  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 181(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park Estate  
 

In the possession of George Gordon as owner.

 
T71/217
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 67  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Moor Park  
[Stock] 278  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 182(Tot) 99(F) 83(M)  
[Name] Moor Park Estate  
 

In the possession of George Gordon as owner. Increase of 18 enslaved people by purchase: 9 enslaved people from Elizabeth Rumpler and registered last by Edward Hoole her attorney in St James, 5 from Ellen Leslie last reigstered in St James, 3 from William Anderson last registered in St James, 1 from Ann Frail (sp?) last registered in St James.

 
T71/222 195
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 180(Tot)  
[Name] Moore Park  
[Stock] 65  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33James.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Moore Park  
[Size] 1020  
 

Registered to George Gordon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40James.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.