Blue Mountain

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Associated People (7)

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
- 1766 [EY] → Annuitant

Derbyshire Record Office, D239 M/E 16492 Description: Copy release and discharge by Ann Bennett of St. Andrew (co. Surrey), Jamaica, widow, to Malcom Laing of Kingston esq., attorney of William Philp Perrin, of an annuity of £200 due to her from Blue Mountain under the terms of her marriage settlement (D239 M/E 16485-86). Consideration £5600. Dated 1 November 1766.

1740 [EA] - 1744 [LA] → Previous owner
1759 [EA] - 1764 [LA] → Previous owner
1765 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
1766 [EA] - 1781 [LA] → Attorney

Malcolm Laing had been 'acting executor' of William Perrin 1759-1766, then was identified as attorney.

1766 [EA] - → Overseer
1782 [EA] - 1799 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£6,116 17S 2D

Estate Information (66)

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1740
[Name] [no name given]  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Estate of Thomas Harris Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Harris of St. Thomas in the East acting executor of the said Thomas Harris Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 98
1741
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses  
 

Belonging to the estate of Thomas Harris Esq. deceased. Account filed by Samuel Smith as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 136
1741
[Name] Blue Mountain Valley  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Thomas Harris Esq. deceased. Account filed by Mathias Philp Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 136-137
1742
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Thomas Harris Esq. deceased. Account filed by Samuel Smith as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 6
1742
[Name] Blue Mountain Valley  
[Crop] sugar, rum and hire of enslaved people  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Thomas Harris Esq. deceased. Account filed by Matthias Philp Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 6-7
1743
[Name] [no name given]  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Estate of Thomas Harris deceased. Account filed by William Sheppard bookeeper to Matthias Philp of the parish of Kingston to whom the produce of the estate was consigned.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 79
1759
[Name] Blue Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] Blue Mt, Grange Hill, Vere:sugar, rum. Forrest:sugar, rum, cattle. Retreive: Coffee, corn, Plantain, rental of enslaved people  
 

Estates of William Perrin Esquire deceased, in the hands of Malcolm Laing, Acting Executor. Account filed by Malcolm Laing, only acting executor. Blue Mountain Plantation, Grange Hill Planatation, Vere Plantation, Forrest Plantation, Retreive Mountain all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 125
1760
[Name] Blue Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of William Perrin Esquire deceased, in the hands of Malcolm Laing, Acting Executor. Account filed by Malcolm Laing, only acting executor. Blue Mountain Plantation, Grange Hill Planatation, Vere Plantation, Forrest Plantation, Retreive Mountain all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 160
1761
[Name] Blue Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Estate of William Perrin Esquire deceased, in the hands of Malcolm Laing, acting Executor. Account filed by Malcolm Laing. Blue Mountain Plantation, Grange Hill Planatation, Vere Plantation, Forrest Plantation, Retreive Mountain all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 217
1762
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of William Perrin deceased. Account filed by Malcolm Laing acting executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 20
1763
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of William Perrin deceased. Account filed by Malcolm Laing acting executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 62
1764
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of William Perrin deceased. Account filed by Malcolm Laing acting executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 105
1765
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Phlip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing acting executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 131
1766
[Name] Blue Mountain  
 

Derbyshire Record Office, D239 M/E 16492 Description: Copy release and discharge by Ann Bennett of St. Andrew (co. Surrey), Jamaica, widow, to Malcom Laing of Kingston esq., attorney of William Philp Perrin, of an annuity of £200 due to her from Blue Mountain under the terms of her marriage settlement (D239 M/E 16485-86). Consideration £5600. Dated 1 November 1766.

1766
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 6
1766
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 61
1767
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 125
1769
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 171
1770
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 34
1771
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 175
1772
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 28
1773
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 200
1774
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 271
1775
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 45-6
1776
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 69
1778
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

The estate of William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney. Blue Mountain, Grange Hill and Vere listed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 167
1778
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

The estate of William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by Malcolm Laing as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 53
1780
[Name] Blue Mountain Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of William Philip Pevrin (sp?). Account filed by Malcolm Laing attorney. Blue Mountain, George Hill & Vere Estates all filed together. Crops filed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 29
1781
[Name] Blue Mountain Estate  
[Crop] BM - sugar, rum, horses. GH - sugar, rum, cattle. Vere - sugar, rum  
 

The Estates of William Philip Perrin Esquire. Account filed by John Jaques one of the acting Executors of Malcolm Laing Esquire deceased. Blue Mountain, Grange Hill & Vere Estates filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 124-125
1782
[Name] Blue Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of William Philip Perrin Esquire. Account filed by John Jaques, attorney. Blue Mountain and Grange Hill Plantations filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 148
1783
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

The estate of William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by John Jacques as one of the attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 148
1784
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

The estate of William Philip Perrin Esq. Account filed by John Jacques as one of the attorneys.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 164
1785
[Name] Blue Mountain estate  
 

Document held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich: "Letter (with two original enclosures), dated Kingston, Jamaica, 30 June 1785. Carried by Scipio from the Blue Mountain Estate to Kingston. Enclosures include: (i) a list of the names, state and jobs or the 458 slaves employed on the Blue Mountain Estate as of 1 January 1785, also with details of the cane crop and the land (in two parts); and (ii) a report on the overall condition of the estate from William Sutherland, also dated 30 June 1785." (MGS/19)

 
Douglas Hamilton and Robert J. Blyth (eds), Representing Slavery. Art, Artifacts and Archives in the Collections of the National Maritime Museum (2007), pp. 185-186, no. 133
1786
[Name] Blue Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filled by William Elphinston, attorney. Estate of William Philip Perrin: Blue Mountain Plantation/Grange Hill Plantation/Vere Plantation filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 171
1788
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of William Philip Perrin Esquire. Account filed by John Jaques one of his attornies.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 357-358 f.198
1793
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The estates of William Philip Perrin Esquire. Account filed by John Jaques his attorney. Blue Mountain, Grange Hill and Vere filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 435 [f.218]
1798
[Name] Blue Mountain Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum cattle  
 

Account filed by John Jaques of the attornies of Philip Perrin Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 8
1798
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East as a sugar estate with a cattle mill and 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.
1799
[Name] Blue Mountation Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Jaques one of the attornies of William Philip Perrin Esquire.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 229
1800
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Account filed by James Laing one of the attornies of William Philip Perrin Esq for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 71
1801
[Name] Blue Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Jaques, one of the attornies of William Philp Perrin Accounts filed for 1800-1801.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 125
1803
[Name] Blue Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Philip Perrin, Esq. Account filed by John Jaques, one of the owners attornies.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 8
1804
[Name] Blue Mountain Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account given in the name of one of the attorneys of William Philip Perrin, Esq. Signed by William Savage - the attorney?.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 158
1807
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Meredith Moore as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 121
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 398(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 246  
 

Registered to William P. Perrin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 397(Tot)  
[Name] Blue mountain  
[Stock] 36  
 

Registered to William P. Perrin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1811.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 376(Tot)  
[Name] Blue-Mountain  
[Stock] 243  
 

Registered to William P. Perrin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1815.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 421(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 239  
 

Registered to William P. Perrin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1817.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 693(Tot) 349(F) 344(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Francis Graham as attorney to William Phelp Perrin Esq. Assumed to be both Blue Mountain and Grange Hill estates.

 
T71/145 636-655
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 407(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 63  
 

Registered to William P. Perrin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1819.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 391(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 63  
 

Registered to William P. Perrin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1820.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 655(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain Estate and Grange Hill Estate  
 

In the possession of James Laing and George William Hamilton on behalf of the Heirs or Devisees of William Phelp Perrin decd.

 
T71/146 362-365
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 381(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 226  
 

Registered to William P. Perrin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1821.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 331(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 231  
 

Registered to William P. Perrin.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 575(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Laing and George William Hamilton on behalf of the Heirs or Devisees of William Phelp Perrin Esq decd.

 
T71/147 292-295
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 308(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 189  
 

Registered to Sir Henry Fitzherbert.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 286(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 183  
 

Registered to Sir Henry Fitzherbert, Baronet.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1826.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 525(Tot) 264(F) 261(M)  
[Name] Blue Mountain Estate  
 

In the possession of James Laing and Charles Lewsey as attornies to Sir Henry Fitzherbert Bart. Assumed to be both Blue Mountain and Grange Hill estates..

 
T71/148 102-105
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 525(Tot) 264(F) 261(M)  
[Name] Blue Mountain Estate  
 

In the possession of James Laing and Charles Lewsey as attornies to Sir Henry Fitzherbert Bart. Assumed to be both Blue Mountain and Grange Hill estates..

 
T71/148 102-105
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 298(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 13  
 

Registered to Sir Henry Fitzherbert, Baronet.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1827.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 297(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to Sir Henry Fitzherbert, Baronet.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1828.
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 286(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
 

Registered to Sir Henry Fitzherbert, Baronet.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1830
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 294(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
 

Registered to Sir Henry Fitzherbert, Baronet.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1831.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 285(Tot)  
[Name] Blue Mountain  
 

Registered to Sir Henry Fitzherbert, Baronet.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1832.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 495(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Patrick Mahon as attorney to Sir Henry Fitzherbert, Bart. Assumed to be both Blue Mountain and Grange Hill estates..

 
T71/150 174
1839
[Name] Grange Hill and Blue Mountain  
[Size] 2586  
 

Registered to Sir H. Fitzherbert.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Thoseast.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1839.