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Estate Details

Associated People (7)

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
1820 [EA] - → Previous owner
Thomas Watson
1820 [EA] - → Previous owner
Deliva Watson
1820 [EA] - → Executor
John Watson
1823 [EA] - → Owner
Ann Watson
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
Ann Watson
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Executor
William Ball
1832 [EA] - → Executor
William Wiggan Ball

Estate Information (9)

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1820
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Watson as Executor to the Will of Deliva Watson and Thomas Watson, both decd; increase owing to 2 births and decrease in total owing to transportation of 1 enslaved person.

 
T71/205 238
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 24(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Registered to Deliva Watson and heirs of Thomas Watson (assessed).

 
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] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
 

Registered to Ann Watson.

 
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.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Ann Watson as owner; increase owing to inheritance of 12 enslaved people from Estate of Deliva Watson decd, 3 births and the purchase of 1 enslaved person from Richard Robinson; decrease in total owing to 1 death.

 
T71/210 89
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Ball as Exor and Trustee under the Will of Ann Watson decd.

 
T71/213 326
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
 

Registered to the estate of Ann Watson.

 
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] 15(Tot)  
[Name] Prospect  
 

Registered to the estate of Ann Watson.

 
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] 17(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Ball as Exor under the Will of Ann Watson decd.

 
T71/221 [unpaginated]
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Wiggan Ball as Exor to William Ball decd, who was Exor of Ann Watson decd.

 
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