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John Wemyss

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Biography

Slave-owner in Jamaica, dead by 1767.

John Weemy's was listed in the Jamaican Quit Rent books for 1754 as the owner of 300 acres of land in St James and 600 acres of land in St Elizabeth, total 900 acres.


Sources

'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.

Associated Estates (1)

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
1767 [EA] - 1770 [LA] → Previous owner
Castle Wemyss [ Jamaica | St James ]