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Resident slave-owner in Jamaica, developer from 1770 of a private botanic garden at Spring Garden, Gordon Town, Liguanea. The will of his widow Martha Hinton East widow of Upper Montague Street 6 Montague Square was proved 02/05/1820. Among her monetary legacies, mostly to female relatives, was £50 currency not further explained to 'a mulatta young woman called Mary Gardiner the daughter of a black woman called Sarah' whom [Mary Gardiner] she also manumitted. Her residuary legatee was her nephew Edward Hyde East (q.v.).
Douglas Hall, 'Botanical and horticultural enterprise in 18th century Jamaica' in R. B. Sheridan, R.A. MacDonald (eds.). West Indies Accounts (1996).
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Spouse
Martha
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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:
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1786 [EA] - 1786 [LA] → Owner
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Uncle → Nephew
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Brothers
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Hinton East', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650915 [accessed 5th February 2025].
