Blackness Estate

[Name] Blackness Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  

Under the direction of John Graham, William Fyffe and John Wedderburn attornies to John Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by Donald McNab as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.

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[Name] Blackness  
[Crop] Sugar  

Plotted in Westmoreland 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.

[Name] Blackness Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  

Account filed by John Lewis Donald McNab overseer. Under the direction of John Graham Esquire.

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[Number of enslaved people] 293(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  

Registered in Westmoreland in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, taken at a vestry convened for that purpose 15/11/1799 and subsequent days. No ownership details given.

Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 36.

[Name] Blackness Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Under the direction of Thomas Munro and James Colquhoun Grant Esquires, Attornies to Francis Grant Esq. Account filed by Charles Coole as overseer.

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[Name] Blackness Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, labour hire, logwood  

Under the direction of James Colquhoun Grant, attorney to Francis Grant Esq. Account filed by James Colquhoun Grant as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1803.

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[Name] Blackness Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum, old steers, cows, logwood, old cows, old copper  

Owned by Francis Grant, Esq. Account given in the name of James Colquhoun Grant attorney to said estate. Account filed by Charles Coole, overseer to said estate,.

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[Name] Blackness  
[Crop] sugar, rum cattle, logwood and hire of enslaved people  

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and James Colquhun Grant as attornies to Francis Grant Esq. Account presented by Niel McCullum as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 157-158

[Number of enslaved people] 299(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 241  

Registered to Frances Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Westmd.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 299(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 171  

Registered to Frances Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co1.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 322(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  

Registered to Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 310(Tot) 177(F) 133(M)  
[Name] Blackness Sugar Estate  

In the possession of James Colquhoun Grant and John Blyth as attorneys to Francis Grant Esquire the owner.

T71/178 194-198

[Number of enslaved people] 309(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 331  

Registered to Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 298(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 332  

Registered to Francis Grant. Number of stock unclear.

Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 290(Tot) 163(F) 127(M)  
[Name] Blackness Estate  

In the possession of John Finlay as attorney to the heirs of Francis Grant deceased.

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[Number of enslaved people] 293(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 344  

Registered to heirs of Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 291(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 330  

Registered to Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p14.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 276(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  

In the possession of Edward Smith and William McKerr as attornies to the heirs of Francis Grant deceased.

T71/180 Book 5 33-34

[Number of enslaved people] 270(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 305  

Registered to heirs of Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 272(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 254  

Registered to Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 270(Tot) 157(F) 113(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  

In the possession of Edward Smith and W. M. Kerr as attornies to the heirs of Francis Grant deceased.

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[Number of enslaved people] 268(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 103  

Registered to heirs of Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 258(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 93  

Registered to heirs of Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 255(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 92  

Registered to estate of Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 262(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  

In the possession of William Glen as attorney to the heirs of Frans. Grant deceased.

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[Number of enslaved people] 253(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 119  

Registered to estate of Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 257(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 113  

Registered to estate of Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32west.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.

[Number of enslaved people] 265(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness Sugar Plantation  

In the possession of William Glen Esquire as attorney to the heirs of Frs. Grant deceased.

T71/189 201

[Number of enslaved people] 258(Tot)  
[Name] Blackness  
[Stock] 120  

Registered to estate of Francis Grant.

Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Westmd.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.