5th Jun 1837 | 5 Enslaved | £118 9s 2d
Parliamentary Papers p. 190.
T71/898: claim by George Hewitt, executor of Wm Perch. Counterclaim, through Isaac Brandon, by Sarah Roach, of America, as owner of the remainder in fee after the demise of her husband, John Cholmley Roach. The counterclaim was admitted by George Hewitt.
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Colony
Barbados
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Claim No.
3322
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
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:
'Barbados 3322', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/5690 [accessed 3rd May 2024].
