Mosquito Cove Estate

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Associated People (8)

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
1741 [EA] - 1743 [LA] → Previous owner

Tentative association

1759 [EA] - 1759 [LA] → Owner
1769 [EA] - 1772 [LA] → Previous owner
1773 [EA] - 1780 [LA] → Owner
1791 [EA] - 1799 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession
1792 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Owner

The estate, belonging to Robert Keith Senior, was in the hands of mortgagees throughout this period.

1815 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Mortgagee-in-Possession

Given as 'Hutchison Scott', but since Hutchinson Mure Scott was mortgagee of other estates of Robert Keith Senior, this was almost certainly the same man.

1832 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner

Given as 'Hutchison Scott', but since Hutchinson Mure Scott was mortgagee of other estates of Robert Keith Senior, this was almost certainly the same man.


Associated Claims (1)

£1,413 6S 4D

Estate Information (51)

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1741
[Name] Whitters  
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses  
 

Estate of James Witters deceased. Account filed by James Dawes, William Rhodes James Esq. and Thomas Partridge executors of the last will and testament (acting trustees) of James Witter late deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 122
1743
[Name] Witters  
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses  
 

Estate of James Witter deceased. Account filed by Thomas Green as manager and overseer of the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 95
1759
[Name] Musquito Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to James Witter, disposed of by order of James Kerr, attorney. Account filed by John Franklin, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 155-156
1763
[Name] Musquito Cove  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in Hanover in Thomas Craskell's 1763 map of Jamaica as a sugar estate with a cattle mill.

 
Thomas Craskell's Map of the County of Surry in the Island of Jamaica (1763)
1769
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Witter Esq. Account filed by Robert Black as bookeeper on the instruction of Ephraim Dunn Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 100
1770
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Witter Esq. Account filed by John Pryle as overseer on the instruction of Ephraim Dunn Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 188
1771
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Witter Esq. Account filed by John Pryle as overseer on the instruction of Ephraim Dunn Esq. as executor to James Witter deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 189
1772
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the heirs of James Witter Esq. Account filed by John Hill as planter and overseer on the instruction of Ephraim Dunn Esq. as executor to James Witter deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 63
1773
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Miss Mary Dunn Witter. Account filed by Robert Ritchie overseer on the instruction of Ephraim Dunn Esq. as executor to James Witter deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 64
1774
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to Miss Mary Dunn Witter. Account filed by Robert Ritchie overseer on the instruction of George Scott Esq. as Witter's guardian.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 260
1775
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Miss Mary Dunn Witter. Account filed by Robert Ritchie overseer on the instruction of George Scott Esq. as Witter's guardian.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 3-4
1778
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Miss Mary Dunn Witter. Account filed by Robert Ritchie overseer on the instruction of George Scott Esq. as Witter's guardian.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 76
1779
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Miss Mary Dunn Witter. Account filed by Robert Ritchie overseer on the instruction of George Scott Esq. as Witter's guardian.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 113
1780
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Miss Mary Dunn Witter. Account filed by Alexander Bryce as book keeper on the instruction of George Scott Esq. as Witter's guardian.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 220
1781
[Name] Musquetto Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

No ownership details, account filed by John Lyle, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 100
1783
[Name] Musquitto Cove  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Lyle as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 145-6
1787
[Name] Musquito Cove  
[Crop] sugar, rum, old copper and iron  
 

The property of the heirs of James Wittes Esq deceased and disposed of by George Scott Esq as acting attorney; account filed by Peter McNeill as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 101-102
1788
[Name] Musquito Cove  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, timber, old iron and brass  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn Esquire from the date on which he took possession of the estate as receiver until the date on which Robert Shackleton [?] took possession. Account filed by Peter MacNeill as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 342-343 f.182
1791
[Name] Muskitto Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

On the orders of William Brown and David Smith Esquires attornies to Alexander Longlands Esquire mortgagee in possession of the estate. Account filed by John Martin as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 333-334 [f.161]
1792
[Name] Muskitto Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Robert Keith Senior Esquire under the direction of William Brown and David Smith Esquires attornies to Alex. Longlands Esquire mortgagee in possession. Account filed by Charles Webster as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 207-208 [f.104]
1793
[Name] Muskitto Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Robert Keith Senior Esquire under the direction of Wm Brown and David Smith Esquires attornies to Alexander Longlands Esquire mortgagee in possession. Account filed by Charles Webster as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 334-335 [f.168]
1794
[Name] Musketto [Musquitto ?] Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, timber  
 

Belonging to Robert Keith Senior Esq on the order of William Brown Esq attorney to Alexander Longlands Esq mortgagee in possession of the estate. Account filed by Robert Kirkaldie as book keeper for the year ending 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 18-19
1795
[Name] Musquitto Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, rents, timber, hire of enslaved people  
 

Belonging to Robert Keith Senior Esq on the order of William Brown Esq attorney to Alexander Longlands Esq mortgagee in possession estate. Account filed by Andrew Spink as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 82
1796
[Name] Mosquito Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account given by Longlands? Mortgagee.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Musquito Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, copper, brass, old iron, pasturage  
 

Belonging to Robert Keith Senior, Esq. Account given by Alexander Longlands, mortgagee in possession. Account filed by Andrew Spink, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 156
1798
[Name] Musquitto Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle, hire of enslaved people, old iron and copper, rents  
 

Belonging to Robert Keith Senior Esq on the order of Alexander Longlands Esq as mortgagee in possession. Account filed by Robert Kircaldy as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 132
1799
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Hanover as a sugar estate with two cattle mills 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.
1799
[Name] Musquitto Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, old brass, copper, lead and iron, hire of enslaved people, rents  
 

Belonging to Robert Keith Senior Esq on the order of Alexander Longlands Esq mortgagee in possession. Account filed by George Keiller as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 143-144
1800
[Name] Musquitto Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people, old iron and copper, rents, timber  
 

Belonging to Robert Keith Senior Esq on the order of Alexander Longlands Esq receiver. Account filed by George Keiller as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 18-19
1801
[Name] Mosquito Cove Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Robert Keith Senior Esq. Account delivered by order of Alexander Longlands, Receiver for said Estate. Account filed by George Kellor (?) as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 196
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 152(Tot)  
[Name] Musquito Cove  
[Stock] 90  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Hanov.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 135(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to Robert K. Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 121(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito-Cove  
[Stock] 66  
 

Registered to Hutchinson Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 82(Tot) 44(F) 38(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hutchison Scott as mortgagee.

 
T71/190 677-678
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 113(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 123(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 105  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 126(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 105  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 125(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 16  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 77(Tot) 41(F) 36(M)  
[Name] Musquito Cove Estate  
 

In the possession of Hutchison M. Scott as mortgagee in possession on Musquito Cove Estate.

 
T71/192 438
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 136(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 33  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 125(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 101  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 75(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hutchison Scott Esq. as mortgagee.

 
T71/193 464
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 119(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 79(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 84(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to Robert Keith Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 76(Tot)  
[Name] Musquito Cove Estate  
 

In the possession of Hutchison M. Scott as mortgagee on Mussquito Cove Estate.

 
T71/197 57
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 78(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to R. K. Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 74(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 13  
 

Registered to R. K. Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 72(Tot) 41(F) 31(M)  
[Name] Musquitto Cove Estate  
 

In the possession of Charles O'Connor as agent to Hutchison Scott.

 
T71/199 222
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 75(Tot)  
[Name] Mosquito Cove  
[Stock] 9  
 

Registered to Robert K. Senior.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Hanov.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1839
[Name] Musquito Cove  
[Size] 724  
 

Registered to Hutchison Scott.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Hanover.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.