Frances Earl

1822 - ????

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Probably Fanny Earl, daughter of an enslaved woman named Hardtime on Orange Valley estate in Trelawny, and Edward Earl, the white owner of Seafield Pen in Trelawny. Edward Earl had been overseer on Orange Valley and had 8 children with Hardtime born between c. 1789 and c. 1808 while Edward Earl was overseer there. Edward Earl manumitted 7 of his children with Hardtime and another 3 children born to Lucretia in 1808. His youngest child Rosey, daughter of Hardtime, was born into slavery on Orange Valley estate and manumitted after his death, according to the terms of his will.

Frances Earl, age 17, daughter of Edward Earl and Sarah Jarrett [Hardtime's baptismal name] was baptised 24/10/1819 in Trelawny.


Sources

See separate entry for Edward Earl.

Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].


Associated Claims (1)

£77 17s 1d
Awardee

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
1821 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Trust beneficiary

Relationships (12)

Half-sister → Half-brother
Half-sister → Half-brother
Sister → Brother
Sister → Brother
Sister → Brother
Half-sisters
Sisters
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Natural Daughter → Father
Sisters
Natural Daughter → Mother