Flint River Estate

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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
1761 [EA] - 1775 [LA] → Owner
1775 [EA] - 1778 [LA] → Owner
1781 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Not known
1781 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Owner

'Property of Christopher Gardiner'

1799 [EA] - → Owner
1802 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Attorney

Donald [sometime given as D. Malcolm] and George Malcolm were shown as attornies of Flint River 1802-1807. Although in 1810-1811 the enslaved people were registered to them, the estate appears to have belonged to the Gardiner family before and after these dates.

1802 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Attorney

Donald [sometime given as D. Malcolm] and George Malcolm were shown as attornies of Flint River 1802-1807. Although in 1810-1811 the enslaved people were registered to them, the estate appears to have belonged to the Gardiner family before and after these dates.

1810 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known
1810 [EA] - 1811 [LA] → Not known
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1820 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£3,135 17S 8D

Estate Information (54)

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1761
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the Honourable Peter Mackenzie Esquire, delivered by order of James Kerr Esquire, attorney. Account filed by Alexander Wanhope (sp?) overseer. Tryall and Flint River filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 196-197
1762
[Name] Flint River  
 

Belonging to the Hon. Peter McKenzie Esq. Account field by Montagu James Esquire and Alexander Wauhope as overseers on Tryall and Flint River and delivered by order of James Kerr Esq as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 7
1762
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the Hon. Peter McKenzie Esq. Account filed by Roderick McKenzie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 27
1763
[Name] Flints River  
[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)
1767
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the Hon. Peter McKenzie Esq and delivered by order of James Kerr Esq as attorney. Account field by Montagu James Esquire and Alexander Wauhope as overseers on Tryall and Flint River.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 64
1770
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the Hon. Peter McKenzie Esq. Account filed by William McKenzie as planter, overseer and attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 17
1771
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the Hon. Peter McKenzie Esq. Account filed by William McKenzie as planter, overseer and attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 196
1772
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses  
 

Belonging to the Hon. Peter McKenzie Esq. Account filed by William McKenzie as planter, overseer and attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 221
1775
[Name] Flint  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Lord McLeod. Account filed by Donald Mackenzie as planter and overseer for the estate on the order of George Scott Esq. as attorney for the said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 46-7
1776
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Lord McLeod. Account filed by Donald Mackenzie as planter and overseer for the estate on the order of George Scott Esq. as attorney for the said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 65
1778
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Lord McLeod. Account filed by Donald Mackenzie as planter and overseer for the estate on the order of George Scott Esq. as attorney for the said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 47
1781
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Christopher Gairdnier Esquire by order of John Gairdnier Esquire attorney. Account filed by Thomas Daly, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 112
1782
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Christopher Gardiner Esquire by order of John Gardiner Esquire attorney. Account filed by Thomas Daly, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 172
1783
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Christopher Gardiner Esq. Account filed by Thomas Daly as overseer for the estate on the order of John Gardiner Esq. as attorney for the said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 91
1784
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Christopher Gardiner Esq. Account filed by Thomas Daly as overseer for the estate on the order of John Gardiner Esq. as attorney for the said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 173
1786
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, enslaved hire  
 

Property of Christopher Gardiner, account filed by Thomas Daly, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 141
1787
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Christopher Gardiner Esquire on the orders of John Gardiner Esquire attorney for the estate. Account filed by Thomas Daly as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 58
1789
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, hire of enslaved people  
 

Account filed by Thomas Daly as overseer. Accounts filed for For the year 1789 to June 1789.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 45-46
1795
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, rents  
 

On the order of Messrs Atkinson Mure and Bogle attornies for the plantation. Account filed by John Armstrong as overseer for the period 01/09/1794 to 01/09/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 227-228
1796
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account given by Mesrs Atkinson, Mure and Bogle, attornies. Account filed by John Armstrong, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 53
1797
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, fat steers, pasturage, hire of enslaved people  
 

Owner not given. Account filed by John Armstrong, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 116
1797
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, rents  
 

On the order of Messrs Atkinson, Mure, Bogle and Co. Account filed by John Armstrong as overseer for the period 01/09/1797 to 01/09/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 82
1799
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, rents, pasturage, some cattle  
 

on the order of George and Matthew Atkinson Esq.s attorneys for the plantation. Account filed by John Armstrong as overseer for the period 01/09/1798 to 01/09/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 61
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 226(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
 

Registered in Hanover to Samuel Mure with 226 enslaved people in Balcarres' letter to the Duke of Portland, dated 22/03/1800, return given at a vestry meeting 23/11/1799.

 
Papers Presented to the House of Commons of the 7th May 1804, Respecting the Slave Trade (Houses of Parliament, 1804) section G p. 24.
1799
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Hanover as a sugar estate with a cattle mill and a windmill 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.
1800
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, rents, some cattle  
 

on the order of Messrs George and Matthew Atkinson Esq.s attornies for the plantation. Account filed by John Armstrong as overseer for the period 01/09/1799 to 01/09/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 111
1801
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Delivered by order of Messrs Atkinson, Hanbury & Co; Account filed by John Amesbury (?) as overseer..

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 153
1802
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

on the order of Donald and George Malcolm Esq.s attornies for the plantation. Account filed by John Armstrong as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 9-10
1803
[Name] Flint River Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum, steers, old steers and calves, rent of wharf  
 

Account given in the names of Donald and George Malcolm, Esq's, attorneys for the estate. Account filed by John Armstrong, overseer for the said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 32
1805
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Account filed by William Hutchinson given in by order of Donald & George Malcolm Esqs. as attornies.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 6-7
1806
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Account filed by William Hutchinson given in by order of Donald & George Malcolm Esqs. as attornies.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 7
1807
[Name] Flint River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Account filed by William Hutchinson as overseer given in by order of Donald & George Malcolm Esqs. as attornies for the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 63
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 223(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 156  
 

Registered to D. and George Malcolm.

 
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] 219(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 27  
 

Registered to D. and George Malcolm.

 
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] 218(Tot)  
[Name] Flint-River  
[Stock] 147  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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] 211(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 220  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 211(Tot) 108(F) 103(M)  
[Name] Flintriver Estate???  
 

In the possession of John Hill as attorney to Edmund Gardiner.

 
T71/190 341-346
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 204(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 202  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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] 201(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 219  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot) 100(F) 100(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Hill Esquire as attorney to Edmund Gardner.

 
T71/191 253-255
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 99  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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] 201(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 205  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 201(Tot) 103(F) 98(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Hill as attorney to Edmund Gardiner.

 
T71/192 233-235
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 208  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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] 199(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 121  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 199(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Hill Esq. as attorney to Edmund Gardiner Esquire.

 
T71/193 167-168
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 195(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 122  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 90  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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] 193(Tot) 99(F) 94(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Campbell Esquire as attorney to Edmund Gardiner Esquire.

 
T71/195 84
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 95  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 72  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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] 182(Tot)  
[Name] Flint River  
[Stock] 67  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardener.

 
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.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 178(Tot) 85(F) 93(M)  
[Name] Flint River Estate  
 

In the possession of William King as attorney to Edmund Gardiner Esq.

 
T71/198 255
1839
[Name] Flint River  
[Size] 1057  
 

Registered to Edmund Gardiner.

 
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.