Lennox Castle

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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
1756 [EA] - 1760 [LA] → Previous owner
1784 [EA] - 1788 [LA] → Attorney
1788 [EA] - 1788 [LA] → Mortgage Holder
1809 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known

Registered to John Fergusson & Co.

1817 [EA] - → Receiver
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1820 [EA] - → Other
1820 [EA] - → Owner
1820 [EA] - → Other

Previous owner of enslaved people sold to this estate.

1820 [EA] - → Other

Previous owner of enslaved people on this estate.

1820 [EA] - → Other
1823 [EA] - → Trustee and Executor
1823 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Trustee and Executor
1829 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1832 [EA] - → Attorney
1839 [EA] - → Not known

Associated Claims (1)

£5,370 13S 4D

Estate Information (52)

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1756
[Name] Lennox [Forest?]  
[Crop] cattle, horses  
 

Estates of Alexander McFarlane Esquire deceased, in the hands of James Watson & John Harvie, Executors. Account filed by John Harvie. Serge Valley Estate, Glenn Goff Estate, Biscany, Windsor, Lenox & Forests, Bogg Pen all filed together. Crops filed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 32
1757
[Name] Lenox Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of Alexander McFarlane Esquire deceased, in the hands of James Watson & John Harvie, Executors. Account filed by James Watson. Serge Island Plantation, Glenn Goff plantation, Biscany Plantation, Windsor Plantation, Lenox Plantation all filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 60
1758
[Name] Lenox Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of Alexander McFarlane Esquire deceased, in the hands of James Watson and John Harvie, executors. Account filed by John Harvie. Serge Island Plantation, Glenn Goff, Biscany Plantation, Windsor Plantation, Lenox Plantation, Forrest Penn all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 100-101
1759
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar, rum.  
 

Belonging to Walter Macfarlane and William Macfarlane Esquires, Heirs of Alexander Macfarlane Esquire deceased, in the hands of Jmes Watson and John Harvie Executors of Alexander Macfarlane, and attornies of said heirs. Account filed by John Harvie. Serge Island, Biscany, Windsor and Lenox Plantation all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 145
1760
[Name] Lenox Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estates of Alexander McFarlane Esquire deceased. Account field by John Harvie Esquire, executor. Serge Island, Biscany, Windsor and Lenox Plantation all filed together. Crops listed separately.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 189
1781
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by James Currie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 145
1782
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by James Currie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 145
1783
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by James Currie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 145
1784
[Name] Lennox  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

In the possession of John Ferguson Esq. attorney to the executors of Edward Cousins (sp) deceased. Account filed by James Currie.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 172
1786
[Name] Lenox Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

In the possession of John Fergusson, attorney to the executors of Edward Cairns deceased. Account filed by James Clubrie (?) overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 135
1786
[Name] Lennox  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Currie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 183
1787
[Name] Lenox  
 

In the possession of John Ferguson Esq attorney to the executors of Edward Caring [?] deceased; account filed by James Curren as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 96
1788
[Name] Lenox Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Filed for 1 Mar 1786 to 1 Mar 1788. The property of Edward Cairns; declaration sworn in Glasgow concerning full estate accounts presented by John Ritchie as clerk or book keeper to Robert Dunmore, William Cunningham, Thomas Crawford, Adam Lightbody and Patrick Dougall of the City of Glasgow, merchants and co-partners carrying on business in the firm of Robert Dunmore and Company (for monies advanced by them).

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 130-138
1788
[Name] Lenox Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

In the possession of John Fergusson Esquire attorney to Robert Dunmore and Co. the morgagees. Account filed by James Currie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 228
1788
[Name] Lenox Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Estate of Edward Cairns deceased. Declaration sworn in Glasgow concerning full estate accounts presented by John Ritchie gentleman as clerk or book keeper to Robert Dunmore, William Cunningham, Thomas Crawford, Adam Lightbody and Patrick Dougall of the City of Glasgow, merchants, carrying on business in the firm of Robert Dunmore and Company (for monies advanced by them). Accounts filed for 01/03/1787 to 01/03/1789.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 95-108 f.48-54
1789
[Name] Lenox Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Currie as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1789 to 17/03/1790.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 204
1790
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Currie as overseer. Accounts filed for 17/03/1790 to 04/03/1791.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 253 [f.127]
1791
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Currie as overseer. Accounts filed for 04/03/1791 to 04/03/1792.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 335 [f.162]
1792
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Currie [?] as overseer. Accounts filed for 04/03/1792 to 31/12/1792.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 186-187
1793
[Name] Lenox Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by James Currie as overseer for the period 31/12/1792 to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 20-21
1794
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by William Stephens as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 25
1795
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by Wm Stephens.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 245
1796
[Name] Lenox Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by William Stephens.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1798
[Name] Lennox Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Campbell.

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

Plotted in St George 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.
1799
[Name] Lenox Hall Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Campbell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 185
1800
[Name] Lenox Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Campbell.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 155
1801
[Name] Lenox Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum (?)  
 

No owner details recorded. Account filed by John Campbell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 208
1803
[Name] Lenox Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Campbell as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 122-123
1807
[Name] Lenox  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Account presented by John Sutherland.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 200
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 104(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 41  
 

Registered to John Fergusson and Co..

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11George.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] 145(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 52  
 

Registered to John Fergusson and Co..

 
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] 302(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 208  
 

Registered to Benjamin Crossley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 305(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 232  
 

Registered to Benjamin Crossley, receiver.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 303(Tot) 133(F) 170(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Benjamin Crossley Esquire in the parish of St George, County of Surrey and Island of Jamaica as Owner on the 28th day of June in the year of our Lord 1817 but who has since then departed hence and is now absent from this Island and which slaves are this twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord 1817 in the possession of Samuel Pryce, Philip Jaquet & Thomas Spicer Esquires of the Parish of Saint George as the Attorneys of the said Benajmin Crossley.

 
T71/158 224
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 360(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 211  
 

Registered to Benjamin Crossley.

 
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] 359(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 232  
 

Registered to Benjamin Crossley.

 
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] 355(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox Estate  
 

In the possession of Benjamin Crossley as Owner of Lenox Estate. Increase of 61 enslaved people by purchase: 38 enslaved people last registered in St George by Robert Hamilton as Executor of Robert Wray Deceased, 17 registered last in St George by Thomas Spicer as Administrator of George Wright, 3 last registered in St George By Thomas Spicer as owner, 1 enslaved person purchased from Elizabeth Wheeler, 1 enslaved person last registered by Donald Frazer in St Thomas in the East, 1 enslaved person last registered in St George by Philip Jaquet as Receiver.

 
T71/159 478
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 350(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 230  
 

Registered to Benjamin Crossley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 350(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 212  
 

Registered to heirs of Benjamin Crossley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 354(Tot) 161(F) 193(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Philip Jaquet , Thomas Spicer and George Mills as Executors and Trustees under the Will of Benjamin Crossley Esquire deceased. "Returned in 1820 by Benjamin Crossley as Owner of Lenox Estate".

 
T71/160 398
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 356(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 169  
 

Registered to heirs of Benjamin Crossley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 351(Tot) 167(F) 184(M)  
[Name] Lenox Estates  
 

In the possession of Philip Jaquet & Thomas Spicer as Executors under the Will of Benjamin Crossley deceased and as attornies to Luke Thomas Crossley for Lenox Estates. Increase of 11 enslaved people by purchase last registered by William Dormer in Portland.

 
T71/161 223
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 361(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 84  
 

Registered to heirs of Benjamin Crossley.

 
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] 339(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 171  
 

Registered to heirs of Benjamin Crossley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 335(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 97  
 

Registered to heirs of Benjamin Crossley.

 
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] 326(Tot) 160(F) 166(M)  
[Name] Lenox Estate  
 

In the possession of Roger Suire (sp?) as Attorney to Luke Thomas Crossley the Owner of Lenox Estate.

 
T71/162 36
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 331(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 99  
 

Registered to heirs of Benjamin Crossley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 325(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 89  
 

Registered to heirs of Benjamin Crossley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32geor.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 322(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
[Stock] 84  
 

Registered to heirs of Benjamin Crossley.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33George.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 320(Tot)  
[Name] Lenox  
 

In the possession of John Oldham as Attorney to L. T. Crossley.

 
T71/163 477
1839
[Name] Lenox  
[Size] 2263  
 

Registered to Henry W. Haddon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40George.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.