Samuel Barrett (1749-1782)

25th Dec 1749 - 22nd Oct 1782


Biography

Youngest son of Samuel Barrett (1689-1760). Owner of Cambridge estate in Trelawney.

  1. Born 25/12/1749, died at Cambridge, 22/10/1782. Guardian of Mary Trepsack (q.v.).

  2. Patentee of 300 acres in Trelawney 07/05/1781 and a further 300 acres 20/05/1781.

  3. The will of Samuel Barrett of Trelawny, Esq. was proved in Jamaica 20/01/1783. He requested the manumission of Ann Molly (property of John Simpson) and bequeathed to her 4 enslaved people and £100 Jamaican currency. He provided for Mary Trepsack (daughter of William Trepsack, planter of St James) to be maintained and educated in Britain and then put out to an apprenticeship.

  4. Samuel Barrett of Trelawney, Esquire. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1783. Slave-ownership at probate: 235 of whom 139 were listed as male and 96 as female. 55 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £25300.47 Jamaican currency of which £19148 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £215.07 currency debts and £77.25 currency plate.


Sources

  1. R. A. Barrett, The Barretts of Jamaica (2000) p. 190.

  2. Ibid. p. 40.

  3. Ibid. p. 24-25; LOS 49 f. 133.

  4. Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.

We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with compiling this entry.


Further Information

Occupation
Planter

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
- 1782 [EY] → Owner

Relationships (5)

Brothers
Son → Father
Brothers
Brother → Sister
Brother-in-laws

Inventories (1)