Albany 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
1768 [EA] - 1771 [LA] → Other

Returned for executors of Daniel MacQueen the mortgagee-in-possession

1771 [EA] - 1771 [LA] → Executor

Co-executor of Daniel McQueen the mortgagee-in-possession

1783 [EA] - 1786 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
1783 [EA] - 1786 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
1783 [EA] - 1794 [LA] → Owner

The estate was in the hands of mortgagees for much of this period.

1786 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
1786 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
1787 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Other

Andrew Loughnan and William Hutchinson gentlemen, merchants of London for the house of Messrs Cheap, Loughnan and Company, factors for the Albany Estate whereof John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esqs were mortgagees in possession, and said Andrew Loughnan as book keeper for said company.

1795 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Other

In the hand of executors of Thomas Hankey as mortgagee-in-possession.

1810 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Assignee
1817 [EA] - 1837 [LA] → Owner
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

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£972 13S 6D

Estate Information (61)

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1763
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Westmoreland in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a cattle mill.

 
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
1768
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Alexander Crawford Esq. Account filed by William Gordon Esq. as attorney to executors of Daniel McQueen deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 46
1769
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Alexander Crawford Esq. Account filed by William Gordon Esq. as attorney to executors of Daniel McQueen deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 50
1770
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Alexander Crawford Esq. Account filed by William Gordon Esq. as attorney to executors of Daniel McQueen deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 50
1771
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Alexander Crawford Esq. Account filed by William Graham Esq. as attorney for Matthew Gregory and John Hanbury Taylor Esqs. executors of Daniel McQueen Esq. mortgagee in possession of Albany.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 180
1774
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by David Murray.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 251
1783
[Name] Albany  
 

Account reads "John Campbell Esq. for his estate Albany in account current with John Pringle and Thomas Cheap." Note that the balance included "the principal sum of �8000 lent upon mortgage."

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 68
1784
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account reads "John Pringle and Thomas Cheap in account with James Kerr and William Brown." Noted that Pringle and Cheap were mortgagees in possession with John and James Wedderburn Esqs. their attorneys. Account filed by James Neilson. James Kerr died during the period and William Brown acted as his execuotr.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 63-4
1784
[Name] Albany  
 

Account reads "John Campbell Esq. for his estate Albany in account current with John Pringle and Thomas Cheap." Note that the balance included "the principal sum of �8000 lent upon mortgage."

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 66
1784
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account reads "Albany estate in Jamaica in possession of John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esqs. Mortgagees in account with Cheap and Loughman."

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 66
1785
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account reads "John Pringle and Thomas Cheap in account with John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn." Filed by James Neilson.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 62-3
1785
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account reads "Albany estate in Jamaica in possession of John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esqs. Mortgagees in account with Cheap and Loughman."

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 64-5
1785
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the Hon. John Campbell Esq; in the possession of James Kerr attorney for Messrs Cheap and Loughnan of London; account filed by Alexander Rose, overseer for Albany Estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 75
1786
[Name] Albany  
 

Account reads "John Campbell Esq. for his estate Albany in account current with John Pringle and Thomas Cheap." Note that the balance included "the principal sum of �8000 lent upon mortgage."

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 64
1786
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account reads "Albany estate in Jamaica in possession of John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esqs. Mortgagees in account with Cheap and Loughman."

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 64-5
1786
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esq. attornies to John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esq. mortgagees in possession.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 7
1786
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood  
 

Filed for April 1786 to April 1787. John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esqs for John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esqs; account filed by James Neilson gentleman of the parish of Westmoreland and signed by the Hon John Campbell Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 148-154
1787
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of John and James Wedderburn attorneys to John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esq mortgagees in possession. Account filed by Alexander Rose, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 126
1787
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Filed for 1784 to 1787. Accounts signed by John Wedderburn Esq of the parish of Westmoreland and filed by James Black of the parish of Trelawney; filed in London by Andrew Loughnan and William Hutchinson gentlemen, merchants of London for the house of Messrs Cheap, Loughnan and Company, factors for the Albany Estate whereof John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esqs were mortgagees in possession, and said Andrew Loughnan as book keeper for said company.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 156-182
1787
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esqs, attornies to John Pringle and Thomas Cheap, mortgagees in possession; account filed by Alex.r Rose as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 44-45
1788
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, old iron, brass and copper  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esquires attornies to John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esquires mortgagees in possession. Account filed by Alex.r Rose as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 402-403 f.221
1789
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn attornies to John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esquires mortgagees in possession. Account filed by Alexander Rose as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 233-234 f.118
1790
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham attornies to John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esquires. Account filed by Alexander Box as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 337 [f.168]
1791
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham attornies to John Pringle and Thomas Cheap Esquires, mortgagees in possession. Account filed by Alexander Rose as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 124-125 [f.57]
1792
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of Peter Campbell and James Graham attornies to the Honorable John Campbell Esquire. Account filed by Alexander Rose as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 22-23
1793
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Graham and Peter Campbell Esquires attornies to the Honorable John Campbell Esquire. Account filed by John Sangster as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 350-351 [f.176]
1794
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, one cow  
 

Under the care and direction of James Graham and Peter Campbell Esq. as attornies to the Hon John Campbell Esq. Account filed by John Sangster as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 152
1795
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Thomas Hankey of London, deceased. Account given by Lewis Cuthbert, Esq, attorney. Account filed by John Sangster, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 49
1796
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, logwood, steers, cows  
 

Account filed by John Sangster, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, fat steers  
 

Account given by Lewis Cuthbert and John Graham, attorneys to the executors of Thomas Hankey, Esq, dec. Account filed by John Sangster, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 184
1798
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of Lewis Cuthbert and John Graham attornies to the executors of Thomas Hankey deceased as mortgagees in possession. Account filed by John Sangster as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 174
1799
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Westmoreland as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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.
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 76(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
 

Registered in Westmoreland in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at a vestry convened for that purpose 15/11/1799 and subsequent days. No ownership details given.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 38.
1799
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Langston overseer. Under the direction of Lewis Cuthbert and John Graham Esquire attornies to the Executor of Thomas Hankey deceased mortgagee in possession.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 182-183
1800
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the care of Lewis Cuthbert and John Marshall attornies to the executors of Thomas Hankey Esq deceased. Account filed by John Sangster as overseer for the year to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 83
1800
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar (?)  
 

Account filed by Benjamin Hy (?) Croasdail (?).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 31
1801
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of Lewis Cuthbert (?) Esq and John Marshall (?), Attornies to the Exor of Thomas Hankey Esq deceased and mortagees in possession. Account filed by John Forsyth (?) as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 211
1803
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, cattle  
 

Under the direction of J C McAnuff and John Marshall attornies to the executors of Tho.s Hankey Esq deceased mortgagee in possession. Account filed by John Langster as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 227-228
1804
[Name] Albany Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account given in the names of J C McAnuff? And John Marshall, attornies to the executors of Thomas Hankey, Esq, deceased. Account filed in the name of John Sangster,overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 188
1807
[Name] Albany  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, livestock, pasturage and old copper  
 

Belonging to Thomas Hankey Esq. deceased and now under the direction of John Clinton McAnuff and John Marshall as attorneys to the executors of Thomas Hankey Esq. deceased. Mortgagee in possession. Account filed by John Craig as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 21-22
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 279(Tot)  
[Name] New Hope and Albany  
[Stock] 318  
 

Registered to heirs of John Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Westmd.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 284(Tot)  
[Name] New Hope etc.  
[Stock] 129  
 

Registered to John Campbell deceased. Assumed to include Albany.

 
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.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 112  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 146(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 168  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 118(Tot) 65(F) 53(M)  
[Name] Albany Sugar Estate  
 

Registered in two groups: In the possession of Archibald Campbell Esquire as attorney to John Graham Campbell Esquire the owner (22 men and 33 women); In the possession of Archibald Campbell Esquire as attorney to John Graham Campbell Esquire, assignee of the mortgagee (31 men and 32 women).

 
T71/178 48-49, 70-71
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 178  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 151  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot) 88(F) 66(M)  
[Name] Albany Estate  
 

Registered in two groups: Archibald Campbell as attorney to John Graham Campbell (39 men and 54 women); Archibald Campbell as attorney to John Graham Campbell as assignee of the mortage on Albany Estate (27 men and 34 women).

 
T71/179 Book 7 13-14
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 155  
 

Registered to John Graham Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 148(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 142  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 146(Tot)  
[Name] Albany Estate  
 

Registered in two groups: "John Graham Campbell as assignee of the mortgagee on Albany Estate. Returned by Archibald Campbell" (57 enslaved people); "John Graham Campbell as owner on Albany Estate. Returned by Archibald Campbell." (89 enslaved people).

 
T71/180 Book 4 5, 9-10
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 145(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 128  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 145(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 99  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 140(Tot) 81(F) 59(M)  
[Name] Albany Estate  
 

Registered in two groups: John G. Campbell as owner employed on Albany Estate 36 men and 50 women); John G. Campbell as assignee of the mortgage belonging to Albany Estate (23 men and 31 women).

 
T71/181 196, 216
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 147(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 144(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to John Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 51(Tot) 29(F) 22(M)  
[Name] Albany Estate  
 

In the possession of John Graham Campbell as assignee of the mortgage on Albany estate.

 
T71/182 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 138(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot) 27(F) 19(M)  
[Name] Albany Estate  
 

In the possession of Archibald Campbell as attorney to John Graham Campbell.

 
T71/189 70
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 135(Tot)  
[Name] Albany  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to John G. Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Westmd.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.