New Savannah

Estate Details


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
1743 [SY] - 1777 [EY] → Owner
1737 [SY] - 1743 [EY] → Owner
1777 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Previous owner
1809 [EA] - 1827 [LA] → Owner
1826 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£2,201 3S 5D

Estate Information (30)

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1777
[Name] New Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Lewis Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by David Roberts as overseer on the instruction of Eleanor Vassall Esq. as acting executrix and guardian to the heir.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 103
1778
[Name] New Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Lewis Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by David Roberts as overseer on the instruction of Eleanor Vassall Esq. as acting executrix and guardian to the heir.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 103
1779
[Name] New Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Lewis Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by David Roberts as overseer on the instruction of Eleanor Vassall Esq. as acting executrix and guardian to the heir.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 104
1780
[Name] New Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Lewis Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by David Roberts as overseer on the instruction of Eleanor Vassall Esq. as acting executrix and guardian to the heir.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 104
1781
[Name] New Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Lewis Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by David Roberts as overseer on the instruction of Eleanor Vassall Esq. as acting executrix and guardian to the heir.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 104
1782
[Name] New Savannah  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the heirs of Lewis Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by David Roberts as overseer on the instruction of the Rev. Thomas Wauer (sp) for Mrs. Eleanor Vassall Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 147
1784
[Name] New Savanna  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Lewis Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by Richard Ottey.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 198
1785
[Name] New Savanna  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Lewis Vassall Esq. deceased. Account filed by Robert Wilson. Filed in St. Elizabeth but does not state which parish the estate was in.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 179
1786
[Name] New Savanna  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to the estate of Lewis Vassall Esq deceased; account filed by Robert Wilson.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 178
1789
[Name] New Savanna Penn  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cotton, mules, cattle  
 

The property of the heirs of Lewis Vassell Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Brown as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/01/1789 to 31/12/1789. Tophill and New Savanna Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 435-436
1791
[Name] New Savanna Penn  
[Crop] Horses, mules, cattle  
 

The property of the heirs of Lewis Vassell Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Brown as overseer. Tophill and New Savanna Penns filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 434-435 [f.207]
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 77(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 276  
 

Registered to John Salmon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 83(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 213  
 

Registered to John Salmon.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 84(Tot) 40(F) 44(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as owner.

 
T71/165 866-869
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to John Salmon. Registered in Westmoreland.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 83(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 357  
 

Registered to John Salmon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 464  
 

Registered to John Salmon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 92(Tot) 46(F) 46(M)  
[Name] New Savanna Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as proprietor of New Savanna Pen.

 
T71/167 591-592
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 89(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 473  
 

Registered to John Salmon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 91(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna and Ashton  
[Stock] 702  
 

Registered to John Salmon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 97(Tot) 47(F) 50(M)  
[Name] New Savanna Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon as owner of New Savanna Pen.

 
T71/168 619-620
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 94(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 465  
 

Registered to Hon. John Salmon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 422  
 

Registered to John Salmon senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al18.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 104(Tot) 54(F) 50(M)  
[Name] New Savanna Pen  
 

In the possession of John Salmon Junior as attorney.

 
T71/169 683-684
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 109(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 464  
 

Registered to John Salmon senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 109(Tot) 58(F) 51(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior as attorney to John Salmon senior.

 
T71/174 [Unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 141(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 490  
 

Registered to John Salmon junior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 500  
 

Registered to John Salmon junior. Number of enslaved people in transcription given as 1_6.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 117(Tot) 59(F) 58(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Salmon junior as attorney for John Salmon senior Esquire.

 
T71/177 322
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 130(Tot)  
[Name] New Savanna  
[Stock] 450  
 

Registered to John Salmon junior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Eliz.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.