Rural Vale

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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
1810 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - → Other

Hugh Speed registered enslaved people in his own right and in right of his wife. However, after Hugh Speed's death, his wife Margaret only registered 5 enslaved people in her own right. Therefore probably only a small number of those registered by Hugh Speed in 1817 were in right of his wife.

1820 [EA] - → Attorney
1826 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£3,356 5S 5D

Estate Information (21)

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1810
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 47  
 

Registered to Hugh Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 54(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 50  
 

Registered to Hugh Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1811.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 136(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 140  
 

Registered to Hugh Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1815.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 206(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 150  
 

Registered to Hugh Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1817.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 189(Tot) 83(F) 106(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hugh Speed as owner and in right of Margaret Speed his wife.

 
T71/145 768-772
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to Hugh Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1819.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 38  
 

Registered to Hugh Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1820.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 184(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George Panton as attorney to Hugh Speed.

 
T71/146 411-412
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 202(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 90  
 

Registered to Hugh Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1821.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 189(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 93  
 

Registered to Hugh Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 184(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hugh Speed as owner.

 
T71/147 331-332
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 90  
 

Registered to Hugh William Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 181(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 73  
 

Registered to Hugh William Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1826.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot) 76(F) 94(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hugh William Speed as owner; increase owing to devise of 170 enslaved people from Hugh Speed.

 
T71/148 321-324
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 190(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 30  
 

Registered to Hugh William Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1827.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 182(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 33  
 

Registered to Hugh William Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1828.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 165(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hugh William Speed as owner.

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to Hugh William Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1830
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to Hugh William Speed.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1831.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot)  
[Name] Rural Vale  
[Stock] 37  
 

Registered to Hugh William Speed. Number of stock unclear.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1832.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot) 75(F) 87(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hugh William Speed as owner and Exor to Hugh Speed decd.

 
T71/150 476