Hopewell

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Associated People (8)

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
- 1815 [LA] → Joint owner
1801 [EA] - 1808 [LA] → Owner
1801 [EA] - 1803 [LA] → Overseer
1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known

Charles Lewis had been overseer 1801-1803; he was shown against the estate in the Jamaica Almanacs 1809-1811 in an unknown capacity but probably as overseer or attorney rather than owner.

1815 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1823 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£4,688 3S 10D

Estate Information (26)

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1786
[Name] Hopewell Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Disposed of by Richard Richard Brissett Esq acting executor; account filed by John Chrystie as overseer. Hopewell and Biddiford Plantations filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 156
1799
[Name] Hopewell  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Trelawney as a sugar estate with two cattle mills 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.
1801
[Name] Hopewell Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Hugh Burnett Esq. Account filed by Charles Lewis as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 165
1803
[Name] Hopewell Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Charles Lewis as overseer for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 65
1807
[Name] Hopewell  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Hugh Barnett Esq. Account filed by Charles Lewis as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 36-37
1808
[Name] Hopewell  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Hugh Barnett Esq. Account filed by Charles Lewis as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 207-208
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 25(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
 

Registered to Charles Lewis.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Trel.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] 26(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
 

Registered to Charles Lewis.

 
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] 221(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 216  
 

Registered to Hon. James and George Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 228(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 248  
 

Registered to Hon. James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 228(Tot) 119(F) 109(M)  
[Name] Hopewell Estate  
 

In the possession of James Cunningham as Owner on Hopewell Estate.

 
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1819
[Number of enslaved people] 228(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 240  
 

Registered to Honorable James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 228(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 43  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 229(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell Estate  
 

In the possession of James Cunningham as Owner on Hopewell Estate.

 
T71/230 Unpaginated
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 226  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 239(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 215  
 

Registered to Hon. James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 243(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell Estate  
 

In the possession of John Cleghorn as attorney to James Cunningham the Owner on Hopewell Estate.

 
T71/232 [unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 248(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 200  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 238(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 179  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 238(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell Estate  
 

In the possession of John Cleghorn as Attorney to James Cunningham the Owner.

 
T71/234 [unpaginated]
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 234(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 25  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 239(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 185  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 237(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell Estate  
 

In the possession of John Cleghorn as Attorney to James Cunningham, the Owner on Hopewell Estate.

 
T81/236 [unpaginated]
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 236(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 195  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 284(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell  
[Stock] 16  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 234(Tot)  
[Name] Hopewell Estate  
 

In the possession of Matthew Mitchell as Attorney for James Cunningham the Owner of Hopewell Estate.

 
T71/242 124