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Estate Details


Associated People (2)

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
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner

Estate Information (6)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot) 17(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as copartner in the firm of Taylor and Simpson.

 
T71/79 287
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot) 16(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as co partner in the firm of Taylor & Simpson. Increase 1 male purchase from Francis Graham as Attorney of James Laing in Kingston. 1 male purchase from Rosetta Bueglas as owner in Kingston.

 
T71/86 2
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 21(Tot) 21(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as copartner in the firm of Simpsons and Taylor. Increase 1 male purchased from and enrolled by Thomas Hine as only acting executor of Saml Walker deceased in Kingston, 1 male purchased from and enrolled by Guethone Von du Boisguhenune [?] in Kingston, 1 male purchased from and enrolled by James Simpson as attorney to surviving trustee of Mrs Celland in Kingston, 1 male purchased from and enrolled by Jospeh Donnell in Kingston, 1 male purchased from and enrolled by Donald McFarlane in Kingston, 1 male purchased from and enrolled by Sarah Buchanan in Kingston, 1 male purchased from and enrolled by John Wilson as agent to Samuel and Archibald McCall guardian and trustees of John McCall son of Ann Thomas Richards deceased, 1 female purchased from and enrolled by Thomas Hussey in St Thomas in the Vale. Decrease 1 female sold to Mary Stairs.

 
T71/94 226
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot) 20(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Simpson as co-partner in the firm of Simpson & Taylor. 1 male purchased from and enrolled by Thomas Evans executor and trustee of Zachariah Daly in Kingston, 1 male purchased from and enrolled by John Nicoll in St Andrew.

 
T71/102 107
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 25(Tot) 25(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Simon Taylor as co-partner in the firm of Taylor & Co owners. Increase 1 male purchased from A R Jones in Portland, 1 male purchased from Thomas Williams in St Catherine, 3 males purchased from Richard Bayey in St Andrew, 1 male 1 female George Wright as attorney of Eliabeth James in St Andrew, 1 male purchased from Gilbert Roberts in in Kingston, 1 male OF James Simpson in Kingston, 1 male purchased from Simon Taylor in Kingston. Decrease 1 male by manumission.

 
T71/111 2
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 23(Tot) 23(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Simon Taylor as copartner in the firm of Simpson Taylor and Co. 5 men purchased, 6 men died, 1 man sold.

 
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