Chancery Hall

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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
1753 [EA] - → Owner
1759 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Tenant-for-life
1760 [EA] - 1779 [LA] → Previous owner
1790 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Owner
1795 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Owner
1815 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Owner
1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner

His ownership appears entwined with that of Ralph Lacey, sometimes described as attorney, in this period.


Estate Information (47)

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1755
[Name] New River  
[Crop] Sugar, molasses, rum, Corn, cocoa  
 

Watson Swymmer & Co. Account filed by James Watson, one of the attorneys of Maynard Clarke. Dr Clarke's Plantation and New River Mountain filed together, crops for both estates.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 19
1760
[Name] Chancery Hall plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, coffee, plantain, rental of enslaved people  
 

Estates of Maynard Clarke deceased. Account filed by Charles Seymour, executor of Maynard Clarke. Chancery Hall and New River plantations filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 174
1761
[Name] Chancery Hall plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum, rental of enslaved people  
 

Estate of Maynard Clarke deceased, come to the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour, executors. Account filed by Thomas Hibbert, executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 208
1771
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Maynard Clarke deceased in the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour as executors. Account filed by Edward Seymour as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 190
1772
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Maynard Clarke deceased in the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour as executors. Account filed by Edward Seymour as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 26
1773
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Maynard Clarke deceased in the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour as executors. Account filed by Thomas Hibbert as executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 197
1774
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Maynard Clarke deceased in the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour as executors. Account filed by Thomas Hibbert as one of the attorneys to the heirs of Maynard Clarke. Also mentions profits made from two years ground rent of a lot on Orange Street.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 251
1775
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Maynard Clarke deceased and come into the hands of Thomas Hibbert and Charles Seymour as executors. Account filed by Charles Seymour Esq. as one of the attorneys to the heirs of Maynard Clarke. Also mentions profits made from two years ground rent of a lot on Orange Street.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 287
1779
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Maynard Clarke deceased in the hands of Thomas Hibbert as executor. Account filed by Thaoms Hibbert Senior as executor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 113
1790
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, lime, bricks, some cattle  
 

In the possession of George Kinghorn as agent for Samuel Walter Senior, proprietor of the estate. Account filed by said George Kinghorn. Accounts filed for 13/05/1790 to 31/12/1790.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 259 [f.130]
1791
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by George Kinghorn as agent for Samuel Walter Senior, proprietor.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 258-259
1792
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Richard Arrowsmith of St Andrew as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 78
1793
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Richard Arrowsmith of St Andrew.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 393 [f.197]
1794
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Richard Arrowsmith as overseer for the period 31/12/1793 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 189
1795
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Samuel Walker. Account filed by Richard Arrowsmith, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 7
1796
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Samuel Walter. Account filed by Richard Arrowsmith, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Samuel Waller, Esq. Account filed by Richard Arrowsmith, planter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 172
1798
[Name] Chancery-Hall  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In St Andrew as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Richard Arrowsmith as overseer for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 172
1799
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by Robert Hunter of the Parish of Saint Andrew overseer. Of Samuel Walker under his care and direction in which he is in possession.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 141
1800
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Robert Hunter planter for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 47-48
1803
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Robert Hunter for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 14
1804
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Samuel Walter. Account filed in the name of Robert Hunter, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 173
1807
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Premises of Samuel Walter in the possession of Robert Hunter as overseer and under his care and direction. Account presented by Robert Hunter.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 210
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 48  
 

Registered to Samuel Walters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Andr.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] 85(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to Samuel Walters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812and.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 114(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery-Hall Estate  
[Stock] 55  
 

Registered to Mary-Ann Walters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 106(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 58  
 

Registered to Mary Ann Walters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al08.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 107(Tot) 43(F) 64(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession pf Ralph Lacy as attorney to Mary Ann Walters.

 
T71/125 569
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 146(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to Mary Ann Walter.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 142(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 18?  
 

Registered to Mary Ann Walters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 147(Tot) 66(F) 81(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Ralph Lacy as attorney to Mary Ann Walters. 20m 21f purchased from Dugald Campbell of St George.

 
T71/126 214
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 148(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 77  
 

Registered to Mary Ann Walters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 148(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 63  
 

Registered to Richard Lacey.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 154(Tot) 72(F) 82(M)  
[Name] Chancey Hall Estate  
 

In the possession of Ralph Lacy as attorney of Richard Lacy legatee of Ann Walter deceased.

 
T71/129 601
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 52  
 

Registered to Richard Lacey.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to Ralph Lacey.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 163(Tot) 76(F) 87(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Ralph Lacy as owner. Enslaved acquired via purchase and registered by Ralph Lacy as attorney of Richard Lacy, legatee of Ann Walters deceased. Seller of enslaved people unknown.

 
T71/132 342
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to Ralph Lacey.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to Ralph Lacey.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 165(Tot) 76(F) 89(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Joseph Gordon Esq. as executor and trustee of Ralph Lacy Esq. (deceased).

 
T71/135 219
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 162(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to estate of Ralph Lacy.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to estate of Ralph Lacy.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 108(Tot)  
[Name] Chancery Hall Estate  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to estate of Ralph Lacy.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Andr.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 164(Tot) 76(F) 88(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Thomas Rogers in trust for Richard Lacy Esq.

 
T71/138 119
1839
[Name] Chancery Hall  
[Size] 10  
 

Registered to -- Walters.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Andrew.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Chancery Hall and Swallowfield  
[Size] 1435  
 

Registered to Baron Ketelholdt.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Andrew.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.