Cave Bottom

Estate Details


Associated People (11)

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
1800 [EA] - → Overseer
1800 [EA] - → Attorney
1800 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Attorney
1800 [EA] - → Not known

"in possession"

1802 [EA] - 1804 [LA] → Attorney

Tentative association

1802 [EA] - 1804 [LA] → Overseer

Tentative association

1807 [EA] - → Other

Late overseer

1810 [EA] - 1822 [EY] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Attorney
1823 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Owner
1826 [EA] - → Attorney

Estate Information (22)

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1800
[Name] Cave Bottom Plantation  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

Now in the possession of Robert Gordon. Account filed by John Marshall as overseer. In the possession of John Stewart and David Dick as attornies to Robert Gordon. Accounts filed for 1799-1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 22
1802
[Name] Cave Bottom Plantation  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

Disposed of by desire of John Stewart amd William Walker Esquires, Acting Attornies to said plantation. Account filed by George Lindsay as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 165
1804
[Name] Cave Bottom Plantation  
[Crop] Coffee  
 

Owner not given. Account given in the name of John Stewart and William Walker, Esqs, acting attornies for said plantation. Account filed by George Lindsay, overseer for said plantation.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 114
1807
[Name] Cave Bottom  
[Crop] Coffee, mahogany and pimento  
 

In the possession of John Stewart Esq. Account filed by David Wolfe Gray as late overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 76
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 77(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to James White.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] Cave-Bottom  
[Stock] 8  
 

Registered to James White.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812por.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1811.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 44(Tot)  
[Name] Cave-Bottom  
[Stock] 5  
 

Registered to James White.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1815.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 83(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to James Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1817.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 81(Tot) 42(F) 39(M)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
 

In the possession of James Matthew Whyte as attorney to James Whyte Esq for Cave Bottom.

 
T71/145 880-882
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 10(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to James Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1819.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 72(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
[Stock] 32  
 

Registered to James M. Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_07.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1820.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 12(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
[Stock] 16  
 

Registered to James M. Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p10.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1821.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
[Stock] 31  
 

Registered to James M. Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1823.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Matthew Whyte Esq as owner having paid for them to the Estate of James White Esq decd.

 
T71/147 384
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
 

Registered to Hon. James M. Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1825.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 13(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
 

Registered to Hon. James M. Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al06.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1826.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Crawford Esq as attorney for the Hon James M. White.

 
T71/148 377
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
 

Registered to Hon. James M. Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1827.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 15(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
 

Registered to Hon. James M. Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1828.
1829
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Matthew Whyte. All transferred to Windhill.

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 6(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
[Stock] 11  
 

Registered to James M. Whyte.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1830
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 5(Tot)  
[Name] Cave Bottom  
[Stock] 42  
 

Registered to William Wyllys.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1832.