Unity Valley Estate

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Associated People (10)

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
1787 [EA] - 1804 [EY] → Owner
1804 [EA] - 1806 [LA] → Heir

Co-heir under the will of her father James Williams of Bedford Square. On her death, the estate passed in equal shares to her twos sisters as tenants-for-life.

1804 [EA] - → Heir

Co-heir as tenant for life of a moiety with her sister Emma Shean nee Williams

1804 [EA] - → Heir

Co-heir as tenant for life of a moiety with her sister Ann Pearson nee Williams.

1815 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£1,433 10S 7D

Estate Information (38)

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1787
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of James William Esq; account filed by Andrew Mc[. . .] as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 201
1788
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of James Williams Esquire under the care and direction of Charles Bryan Junior Esquire his appointee. Account filed by William Hepworth planter as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 305-306 f.162
1789
[Name] Unity Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of James Williams Esquire under the care and direction of his appointee Charles Bryan Junior Esquire. Account filed by William Hepworth planter as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 442-443 f.219
1790
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the James Williams Esquire of the parish of Portland under the care and direction of Charles Bryan Esquire. Account filed by William Hepworth as planter overseer of Portland.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 373 [f.186]
1791
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of James William Esquire of Portland under the care and direction of Charles Bryan Esquire his appointee. Account filed by Will.m Hepworth planter overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 404-405 [f.192]
1792
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of James Williams Esquire of the parish of Portland under the care and direction of Charles Bryan Esquire. Account filed by William Hepworth of the parish of Portland as the planter overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 7-8
1793
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to James Williams Esq. Account filed by William Hepworth as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 3
1794
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Williams Esq under the care and management of Charles Bryan Esq as his attorney. Account filed by William Hepworth as overseer for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 177-178
1795
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Williams Esq under the management and direction of Charles Bryan Esq as his attorney. Account filed by William Hepworth as overseer for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 212-213
1796
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to James Williams Esq. Account given by Charles Bryan Esq, attorney. Account filed by William Hopeworth, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Unity Valley Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to James Williams, Esq. Account given by Charles Bryan, Esq, attorney. Account filed by William Hepworth, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 216
1798
[Name] Unity-Valley  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Portland as a sugar estate with a watermill in James Robertson's 1804 map of Jamaica.

 
To the King's most excellent Majesty, this map of the island of Jamaica, constructed from actual surveys. . . (London, J. Robertson, 1804), based on Robertson's survey of the county of Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.
1798
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Williams Esq under the management and direction of Charles Bryan Esq as attorney for the estate. Account filed by James Muirhead as overseer for the period 01/01/1798 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 108
1798
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Alexander Finlayson of the parish of Trelawney Planter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 56-57
1799
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Williams Esq under the management and direction of Charles Bryan Esq as his attorney for the period 01/01/1799 to 31/07/1799 and by Samuel Orr Esq as his attorney for the period 31/07/1799 to 31/12/1799. Account filed by James Muirhead as overseer for the period 01/01/1799 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 192
1800
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, jobbing  
 

Property of James Williams Esq under the management and direction of Charles Bryan Esq as his attorney. Account filed by James Muirhead as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 144-145
1803
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Williams Esq under the management and direction of Charles Orr and Alexander Kinloch Esq.s as his attornies. Account filed by John Micklejohn as overseer for the period 01/01/1803 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 207-208
1807
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Williams Esq. deceased and under the management and direction of Charles Orr and Alexander Kenlock Esqs. As their attornies. Account filed by William Kinnear.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 55-56
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 205(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 34  
 

Registered to William Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Portld.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 199(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 33  
 

Registered to William Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Unity-Valley  
[Stock] 104  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 184(Tot) 88(F) 96(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Kinlock as Attorney to the Trustees and Heirs of James Williams Esq decd.

 
T71/151 138-140
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 83  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 189(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 32  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 184(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Charles Scott Esq as Attorney to the Trustees and Heirs of James Williams Esq decd.

 
T71/152 21
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 189(Tot) 97(F) 92(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Charles Scott Esq as Attorney to the Trustees and Heirs of James Williams Esq decd.

 
T71/153 52
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 86 [??]  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 77  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot) 95(F) 97(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Phillips Utten as Attorney to the Trustees and Heirs of James Williams Esq decd.

 
T71/154 18
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 54  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 13  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 182(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29portgeorg.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of Philip P Kirkland as Attorney to the Trustees and Heirs of James Williams Esq decd.

 
T71/155-156 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 173(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 22  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 23  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32port.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley Estate  
 

In the possession of J H Andrews as Attorney for Unity Valley Estate.

 
T71/157 1
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 171(Tot)  
[Name] Unity Valley  
[Stock] 18  
 

Registered to heirs of James Williams.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Portld.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.