Barton Estate

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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
1741 [EA] - 1743 [LA] → Previous owner
1741 [EA] - 1762 [LA] → Joint owner
1753 [EA] - 1760 [LA] → Attorney

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

1757 [EA] - 1766 [LA] → Joint owner
1758 [EA] - 1766 [LA] → Joint owner
1767 [EA] - 1796 [LA] → Owner
1809 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Other

Representative to the heirs of Vickris Dickinson deceased.

1832 [EA] - → Trustee

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£3,852 15S 0D

Estate Information (57)

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1741
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Vickris Dickenson and the heirs of Donaldson [= Jonathan?] Dickenson. Account filed by Isaac Gale.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 110
1742
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to Virkris Dickinson and the heirs of Johnathan Dickinson.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 10
1743
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Belonging to Vickries Dickenson and the heirs of Johnathan Dickinson deceased. Account filed by George Wood as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 84
1752
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses  
 

Account filed by Samuel Smith as superintendent.

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

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 Peregrine Phillips as overseer of the estate.

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

No ownership details. Account filed by Peregrine Phillips, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 4
1754
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Size] 3860  
 

Barton Plantation was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as 3860 acres of land in St Elizabeth (no owner's name given).

 
'A List of landholders in the Island of Jamaica together with the number of acres each person possessed taken from the quit rent books in the year 1754', TNA CO 142/31 transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples2/1754lead.htm.
1755
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Messieurs Dickinson & Gale, under the care and direction of John Morse and Messieurs Bayly, Elworthy and Bayly. Account filed by Peregrine Phillips, overseer.

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

No ownership details. Under the care and direction of John Morse and Zachary & Nathaniel Bayly Esquires. Account filed by Adam Macutchion, clerk to John Morse.

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

Property of Ezekiel & Vickris Dickinson, under the care and direction of John Morse, Zachary and Nathaniel Bayly Esquires. Account filed by George Clarke, book keeper.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 49
1758
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, horses, cattle  
 

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

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 85
1759
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

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

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 136-137
1760
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, horses  
 

Property of Ezekiel, Caleb & Vickris 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/11/4/3 185
1761
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Ezekiel, Caleb and Vickris Dickinson Esquires, under the care and direction of Zachary Bayly & Caleb Dickinson Junior Esquires. Account filed by Robert Corran, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 213
1762
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood  
 

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

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4
1763
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Elizabeth in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a water mill.

 
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
1764
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Fletcher.

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

Account filed by Charles Kiern and under his management and direction.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 41
1766
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Ezekiel and Caleb Dickinson Esq. Account filed by William Young as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 39
1767
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum [illegible]  
 

The property (sp?) of Vickris Dickinson of the Kingdom of Great Britain Esquire. Account filed by Robert Corren.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 222-223
1782
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, horses, cattle  
 

Account filed for 1 July 1781 to 31 Dec 1782. Property of Vickris Dickson Esquire. Account filed by John Tenton, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 207-208
1788
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cotton, livestock, pasturage, hire of enslaved people  
 

Belonging to Vickris Dickinson. Account filed by John Fenton as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 126-127 [f.64]
1789
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cotton, cattle, pasturage, hire of enslaved people  
 

The property of Vickris Dickinson Esquire. Account filed by John Fenton as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 214-215 [f.108]
1790
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cotton, cattle, horses  
 

The property of Vickris Dickenson Esquire. Account filed by John Fenton overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 279-281 [f.134-135]
1791
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

The property of Vickris Dickinson Esquire. Account filed by John Fenton as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 415-416 [f.197]
1792
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, livestock  
 

Account filed by John Fenton as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 291-292 [f.146]
1793
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, mules  
 

Property of Vickers Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Fenton as overseer for the period 01/01/1793 to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 60
1794
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Vickers Dickinson Esq. Account filed by John Fenton as overseer for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 44
1795
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, labour hire  
 

Property of Vickers Dickenson Esq. Account filed by William Webb as overseer for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 133-134
1796
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, wharf rent, steers, cows, calf, logwood  
 

Belonging to Vickers Dickinson. Account given by John White and William Webb Esqs, attornies, Account filed by William Webb, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 79
1797
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, jobbing, logwood, cattle, cartage, wharfage  
 

Belonging to Henry Dickinson, Esq, dec. Account given by John White and William Noble, attornies. Account filed by William Webb, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 173
1798
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, cart hire, labour hire  
 

Under the direction of John White and William Webb attornies to the trustees of Vickris Dickinson Esq deceased. Account filed by said William Webb as overseer for the period 01/01/1798 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 196
1799
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of John White and William Webb attorneys to the trustees of the estate of Vickers Dickinson Esq deceased. Account filed by William Webb as overseer for the period 01/01/1799 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 40-41
1799
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Elizabeth as a sugar estate with a watermill 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
[Name] Barton Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, labour hire  
 

Property of the heirs of Vickris Dickinson Esq deceased under the direction of John White and William Webb. Account filed by William Webb as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 61
1803
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] Muscovado sugar, rum,fat stock, hire of masons, logwood,rent of wharf  
 

Account filed by Jacob Hall, overseer for the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 12
1804
[Name] Barton Estate  
[Crop] Muscovado sugar, rum, wharf rent, rent of Rachell, fat stock, old crane and rope  
 

Owner not given. Account filed in the name of Jacob Hall, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 119
1807
[Name] Barton  
[Crop] sugar, rum, livestock, rackets hire and wharf rental  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Vickris Dickinson Esq. deceased. Account presented by Jacob Hall as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 229
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 237(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 315  
 

Registered to Vickris Dickinson deceased.

 
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.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 236(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 237  
 

Registered to Vickris Dickenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co1.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 219(Tot) 121(F) 98(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Daly as representative of the heirs of Vicris Dickinson Esquire.

 
T71/164 284-290
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 218(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 170  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickris Dickenson.

 
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.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 216(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 181  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickris Dickenson.

 
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] 221(Tot) 126(F) 95(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Daly as representative of the heirs of Vicris Dickenson Esquire deceased.

 
T71/167 212-213
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 220(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 204  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickris Dickenson.

 
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.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 227(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 257  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickris Dickenson.

 
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] 209(Tot) 122(F) 89(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Daly as representative of the heirs of Vicris Dickinson Esquire deceased.

 
T71/168 159-160
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 193  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickris Dickenson.

 
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.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 214(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 193  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickris Dickenson.

 
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] 210(Tot) 118(F) 92(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Daly as representative of the heirs of ??? Dickenson.

 
T71/169 200-202
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 208(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 166  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickris Dickenson.

 
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] 210(Tot) 114(F) 96(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Daly as representative of the heirs of Vicris Dickinson.

 
T71/171 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 202(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 82  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickris Dickenson.

 
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] 204(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 225  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickres Dickenson.

 
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] 206(Tot) 112(F) 94(M)  
[Name] Barton Estate  
 

In the possession of James Daly as trustee for Barton Estate (Say Receiver).

 
T71/176 269
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 107(Tot)  
[Name] Barton  
[Stock] 141  
 

Registered to heirs of Vickris Dickenson.

 
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  
[Size] 4000  
 

Registered to heirs of Vicars Dickenson.

 
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.