UCL

Barbara Penn

Jamaica | Kingston

Estate Details

Associated People (4)

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
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
James Nelson
1823 [EA] - → Owner
Robert Ross
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner
Major George Ross
1826 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
Bartholomew Ibbott Williams

Estate Information (6)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 56(Tot) 29(F) 27(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Nelson as owner.

 
T71/78 563
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot) 26(F) 25(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Nelson as owner.

 
T71/85 42
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Robert Ross as owner of Barbara Penn. Return made previously by James Nelson.

 
T71/94 110
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 83(Tot) 31(F) 52(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Bartholomew Ibbott Williams as attorney of George Ross Esq an absentee and heir at law to Robert Ross Esq deceased. Assumed to be both Barbara Penn and JA21377.

 
T71/103 103
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 26(Tot) 1(F) 25(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of B J Williams as attorney of Major George Ross. Assumed to be both Barbara Penn and JA21377. Decrease 23 males 25 females sold, 1 male condemned to Workhouse for life as an incorrigible runaway, 5 females manumised.

 
T71/111 104
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 5(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of B. I. Williams as attorney to Major George Ross. Decrease by sale.

 
T71/118 78