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Golden Grove

Jamaica | St Elizabeth

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Associated People (5)

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
1750 [SY] - 1756 [LA] → Heir
John Gale of St Elizabeth and London
1752 [EA] - 1763 [LA] → Previous owner
Isaac Gale of St Elizabeth

Described as 'in the possession of' the heirs of the late Isaac Gale' and 'belonging to the heirs of the late Dr Samuel Rushton' in 1752-1753, then as the 'heirs of Isaac Gale' 1754-1756 and again 1760-1763.

1757 [EA] - 1758 [EY] → Owner
John Gale of St Elizabeth and London
1765 [EA] - 1768 [LA] → Owner
John Fisher of Greenwich
1769 [EA] - 1801 [LA] → Previous owner
John Fisher of Greenwich

Notes

Plotted as a sugar estate in 1804 but not identified in other sources.

Estate Information (45)

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1752
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of the late Dr. Samuel Rushton deceased and in the possession of the heirs of the late Isaac Gale Esq. deceased under the care and direction of Thomas Fearon Esq. attorney for the estate. Account filed by David Fairly as overseer under the said Thomas Fearon Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 147-148
1753
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of of Dr. Samuel Rushton deceased now in the possession of the heirs of of the late Isaac Gale Esq. deceased. Account filed by David Fairly as overseer or manager under Thomas Fearon Esq. attorney for the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 167-168
1755
[Name] Golden Grove Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum,  
 

Property of the Heirs of Isaac Gale deceased. Under the care and direction of John Morse Esquire and messieurs Bayly, Elworthy and Bayly. Account filed by Roger Harper, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 14
1756
[Name] Golden Grove Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the Heirs of the Estate of the late Isaac Gale deceased, under the care and direction of John Morse, Zachary and Nathaniel Bayly Esquires/ Account filed by Roger Harper, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 30-31
1757
[Name] Golden Grove Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of John Gale Esquire, under the care and direction of John Morse, Zachary and Nathaniel Bayly Esquires. Account filed by Peregrine Philips, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 49
1760
[Name] Golden Grove Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the Heirs of Isaac Gales Esquire, deceased. Account filed by John Fletcher.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 188
1761
[Name] Golden Grove Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the heirs of Isaac Gale Esquire deceased, under the care and direction of John Fletcher. Account filed by Edward Rotton (sp?).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 202-203
1762
[Name] Golden Grove  
 

Belonging to Isaac Gale Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Fletcher as attorney to the heirs of Isaac Gale Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 10
1763
[Name] Golden Grove  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Isaac Gale Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Fletcher as attorney to the heirs of Isaac Gale Esq. deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 66
1765
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to John Fisher Esq. Account filed by James Hartwell as attorney. Under the care and direction of Hartwell and Thomas Stokes Salmon.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 159
1766
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to John Fisher Esq. Account filed by Thomas Stokes Salmon as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 143
1767
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to John Fisher Esq. Account filed by Thomas Stokes Salmon as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 95
1768
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to John Fisher Esq. Account filed by Thomas Stokes Salmon as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 83
1769
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Thomas Stokes Salmon as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 207
1770
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jonanthan Barnes as overseer on the instruction of Thomas Stokes Salmon as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 56
1771
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jonanthan Barnes as overseer on the instruction of Thomas Stokes Salmon as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 98
1772
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jonanthan Barnes as overseer on the instruction of Thomas Stokes Salmon as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 99
1774
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jonanthan Barnes as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 141
1775
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jonanthan Barnes as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 141
1776
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jonanthan Barnes as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 140
1777
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jonanthan Barnes as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 140
1778
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. deceased. Account filed by Jonanthan Barnes as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 141
1780
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Heirs of John Fisher Esquire Deceased. Account filed by Jonathan Barnes, overseer. Golden Grove and Union Estate filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 57-58
1781
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of John Fischer Esquire Deceased. Account filed by Jonathan Barnes, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 53
1782
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. Account filed by Jonathan Barnes as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 109
1782
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. Account filed by Jonathan Barnes as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 110-11
1785
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased; account filed by William King, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 68
1786
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased; account filed by William King as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 204
1786
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased; account filed by William King, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 70
1787
[Name] Golden Grove Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esquire deceased under the care and direction of Thomas S. Salmon Esquire. Account filed by Brice Webb Salmon as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 110-111 f.56
1788
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Brice Webb Salmon as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 124-126
1789
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of John Fisher Esquire deceased. Account filed by Bruce Webb Salmon as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 211 and 214 [f.107]
1790
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of J. Fisher Esquire deceased. Account filed by Brice Webb Salmon as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 183-185 [f.86-87]
1791
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of John Fisher Esquire deceased. Account filed by Brice Webb Salmon as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 419-420 [f.199
1792
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Bruce Webb Salmon as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 284-285 [f.143]
1793
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased. Account filed by Brice Webb Salmon as overseer for the period 01/01/1793 to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 63
1795
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar, rum, steer  
 

Account filed by John Murdock, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1795
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Webb, overseer. Union Estate/Golden Grove Estate filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1796
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher Esq. Account filed by John Parker Webb, overseer. Golden Grove and Union Estates filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of a wench for 2 yrs  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Fisher, Esq, dec. Account given by Hungerford Spooner, Esq, attorney. Account filed by John Racker Webb, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 192
1798
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Racker Webb overseer. The property of the heirs of John Fisher Esq Deceased. Union and Golden Grove filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 68
1799
[Name] Golden Grove Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of Henry W Plummer Esq and J R Webb attorneys to the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased. Account filed by Thomas Taylor as overseer for the period 01/01/1799 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 50
1799
[Name] Golden Grove  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Elizabeth 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1800
[Name] Golden Grove Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of Kennett Plummer and J R Webb attornies to the heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased. Account filed by Thomas Wren [?] as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 224
1801
[Name] Golden Grove Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of Henry Waite Plummer and John Racker Webb Esquires, Attornies to the Heirs of John Fisher Esq deceased. Account filed by John Racker Webb. Union and Golden Grove Estates filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 92