Barton Isles

Estate Details


Associated People (10)

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
1741 [EA] - 1786 [LA] → Joint owner
1741 [EA] - 1782 [LA] → Joint owner
1753 [EA] - 1760 [LA] → Attorney

Under the care, direction and management of John Morse and the Baylys. Inferred to be the same man as the slave-owner of the 1770s.

1783 [EA] - 1806 [LA] → Joint owner
1788 [EA] - 1810 [LA] → Joint owner
1809 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£3,369 14S 3D

Notes

This appears to be a sugar estate and a pen until the late 1790s when sugar cultivation ceased. It's not clear if the land used for cultivating sugar was sold or rented out or whether the whole property was converted to livestock farming.


Estate Information (71)

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1741
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar, rum and mahogany  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson. Account filed by Charles Lloyd one of the attorneys to the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 122
1741
[Name] Barton Isles Pen  
[Crop] Livestock  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson. Account filed by Charles Lloyd one of the attorneys to the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 122
1742
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar, rum, mahogany, fustick and livestock  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson. Account filed by Charles Lloyd one of the attorneys to the said Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 9
1752
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany planks and livestock  
 

Account filed by Samuel Smith as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 153
1753
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Property of Messers Dickinsons of Great Britain now under the care, direction and management of Messers Morse Bayly, Elworthy and Bayly attorneys for the estate. Account filed by James Laman as overseer of the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 169 -170
1754
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

No ownership details. Account filed by John Breary, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 3-4
1755
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] cattle, sugar, rum, horse, logwood, fustick  
 

Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickinson Esquires, under the care and direction of John Morse and Messieurs Bayly, Elworthy and Bayly. Account filed by John Brearey, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 16-17
1756
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses  
 

Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickinson Esquires, under the care and direction of John Morse and Zachary & Nathaniel Bayly Esquires. Account filed by John Brearey, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 29-30
1757
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, horses  
 

Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickinson Esquires, under the care and direction of John Morse, Zachary and Nathaniel Bayly Esquires. Account filed by John Breary, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 47
1758
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses  
 

Property of Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esquires, and under the care and direction of John Morse, Zachary and Nathaniel Bayly Esquires. Account filed by John Breary, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 84
1759
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, horses  
 

Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickinson Esquires, under the care and direction of John Morse & Zachary & Nathaniel Bayly Esquire. Account filed by John Breary, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 136
1760
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses, mahogany  
 

Property of Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esquires, under the care of John Morse and Zachary and Nathaniel Bayly. Account filed by Adam Macutchion, clerk to John Morse.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 186-187
1761
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, horses, cattle  
 

Property of Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esquires, under the care and direction of Zachary Bayly & Caleb Dickinson Junior Esquires. Account filed by Adam Macutchion.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 214
1762
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. under the care and direction of the Hon. Zacahry Bayley Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 11
1764
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by Creighton Dawson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 102
1765
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by Creighton Dawson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 40
1766
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. and under the care and direction of the late Zachary Bayley and Thomas Stoakes Salmon Esqs. Account filed by Nathaniel Bray as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 208
1766
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by Creighton Dawson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 40
1767
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. and under the care and direction of the Hon. Zachary Bayley Esq. Account filed by John Pine as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 214
1768
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. and under the care and direction of Zachary Bayley and Thomas Stoakes Salmon Esqs. as attorneys. Account filed by Nathaniel Bray as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 214
1770
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. and under the care and direction of Caleb Dickinson and Thomas Stoakes Salmon Esqs. Account filed by John Heath as bookeeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 56
1772
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. and under the care and direction of Caleb Dickinson and Thomas Stoakes Salmon Esqs. Account filed by Henry Page as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 211
1773
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. and under the care and direction of Caleb Dickinson and Thomas Stoakes Salmon Esqs. Account filed by Henry Page as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 55
1774
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by Henry Page as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 115
1775
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Pierce as overseer, Henry Pierce the late overseer having left the estate in May 1775.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 116
1776
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Pierce as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 117
1777
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Pierce as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 118
1778
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Pierce as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 118
1779
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Pierce as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 116
1781
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickenson Esquires. Account filed by Alexander Allison, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 202
1782
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Ezekiel & Caleb Dickenson Esquires. Account filed by Alexander Allison, overseer. Account filed for Barton Isles Estate (including Watchwell and Pepper Penn).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 193-194
1783
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and William Dickinson Esqs. Account filed by Alexander Allison as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 108
1784
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and William Dickinson Esqs. Account filed by Alexander Allison as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 215
1786
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and William Dickinson; account filed by Alexander Allison, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 66
1786
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and William Dickinson Esquires under the care and direction of Thomas Stokes Salmon Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Allison as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1786 to 31/08/1786.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 106-107 f.54
1786
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, hogs  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and William Dickinson Esquires under the care and direction of Thomas Stokes Salmon Esquire. Account filed by John Jenkins as overseer. Accounts filed for 31/08/1786 to 31/12/1786.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 107-109 f.54-55
1788
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pasturage, rents, cattle  
 

Belonging to Barnard and William Dickinson Esquires. Account filed by John Jenkins as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 131-132 [f.66]
1789
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Belonging to Barnard and William Dickinson Esquires. Account filed by John Jenkins as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 210-211 [f.107]
1790
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cotton, cattle  
 

The property of Bernard and William Dickenson Esquires. Account filed by John Jenkins as overseer. Barton Isles Estate and Pepper and Watchwell Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 282-284
1791
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses  
 

The property of Bernard and William Dickenson Esquires. Account filed by John Jenkins as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1791 to 10/08/1791.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 185-187 [f.87-88]
1792
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Barnard and William Dickinson Esquires. Account filed by William Gavin as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 288-289 [f.145]
1793
[Name] Barton Isles Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, rents  
 

Property of Barnard and William Dickinson Esq.s Account filed by William Gavin as overseer for the period 01/01/1793 to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 42-43
1794
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, rents  
 

Property of Barnard and William Dickinson Esq.s. Account filed by John Collins as overseer for the period 01/04/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 50
1795
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Barnard and William Dickinson Esq.s. Account filed by John Collins as overseer for the period 31/12/1794 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 175
1796
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cows, steers, calves  
 

Belonging to Barnard and William Dickinson, Esqs. Account given by John White, Esq, attorney. Account filed by John Collins, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Barton Isles Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cows, steers, fat cows  
 

Belonging to Barnard and William Dickinson, Esqs. Account given by John White, attorney. Account filed by John Collins, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 138
1798
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Crop] cattle, "hire of a mulatto girl named Betsy".  
 

Property of Bernard and William Dickinson Esq.s. Account filed by John Collins as overseer for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 164
1799
[Name] Barton Isles Penn  
[Crop] cattle, rent, labour hire  
 

Under the direction of John White as attorney to Bernard and William Dickinson Esq.s. Account filed by John Collins as overseer for the period 01/02/1799 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 40
1800
[Name] Barton Isles Penn  
[Crop] cattle, rent, labour hire, old copper and brass  
 

Property of Bernard and William Dickinson Esq.s under the direction of John White. Account filed by John Collins as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 65
1801
[Name] Barton Isles Pen  
[Crop] Livestock (cattle), hire of enslaved people and rent of wharf at Black River  
 

Owner details not recorded. Account filed by John Collins as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 50
1803
[Name] Barton Isles Penn  
[Crop] cattle, horses, rents  
 

Belonging to Barnard and William Dickinson Esq. Account filed by George Young as overseer for the period 01/01/1803 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 223-224
1804
[Name] Barton Isles Pen  
[Crop] Mules, heifers, cows, steers, horses, mares, filliesm ponies  
 

Belonging to Barnard and William Dickinson. Account filed in the name of George Young, Snr (status not given).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 127
1808
[Name] Barton Isles Pen  
[Crop] Livestock and wharf rental  
 

Account presented by Charles Newman.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 229
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 592(Tot)  
[Name] Pepper, Barton Isles  
[Stock] 1529  
 

Registered to B. and William Dickenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 161(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 433  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harman.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 159(Tot) 88(F) 71(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as attorney to William Dickinson, Ezekiel Harman and Jeramiah Harman Esquires.

 
T71/165 862-866
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 405  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harmans.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 396  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harmans.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 189(Tot) 88(F) 81(M)  
[Name] Barton Isles Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as attorney to Messrs Dickinson and Harmans for Barton Isles Pen.

 
T71/167 594-595
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 172(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 431  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harmans.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 378  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harmans.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot) 92(F) 82(M)  
[Name] Barton Isles Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as attorney to Messrs Dickinson and Harmans for Barton Isles Pen.

 
T71/168 621-622
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 290  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harmans.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot) 97(F) 80(M)  
[Name] Barton Isles Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon Junior as attorney.

 
T71/169 676-677
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 175(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 364  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harmans.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot) 94(F) 80(M)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
 

In the possession of John Salmon jun. as attorney to Messrs Dickinson & Harmans.

 
T71/171 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 173(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 358  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harman.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 138(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 399  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harman.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 169(Tot) 93(F) 76(M)  
[Name] Barton Isles Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior Esquire as attorney.

 
T71/176 265
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot)  
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Stock] 405  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harmans.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Barton Isles  
[Size] 2000  
 

Registered to Dickenson and Harman.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Eliza.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.