Mt Vernon

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
1809 [EA] - 1815 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Executor
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Executor
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Joint owner
1832 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Joint owner

Associated Claims (3)

£108 16S 3D
£375 18S 2D
£836 5S 0D

Notes

The ownership of this estate after the death of William Vernon is unclear. Mary, John, Alexander and Henry Vernon might have inherited enslaved people rather than the land itself. The compensation might have been awarded to creditors or perhaps trustees.


Estate Information (28)

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1809
[Number of enslaved people] 99(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11James.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 105(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to William Vernon.

 
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] 92(Tot)  
[Name] Mount-Vernon and Keith-Hall  
[Stock] 12  
 

Registered to William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 105(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 20  
 

Registered to the heirs of William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot) 19(F) 31(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Vernon as joint owner with the heirs of William Vernon deceased.

 
T71/203 117-118
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 42(Tot) 21(F) 21(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Vernon, Samuel Vaughan and Thomas Stennett executors of William Vernon deceased.

 
T71/203 119-120
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 105(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 4  
 

Registered to the heirs of William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 100(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 6  
 

Registered to the heirs of William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_12.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 40(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Vernon and Samuel Vaughan as Exors of William Vernon decd.

 
T71/207 68
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 50(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Vernon as joint owner with the Heirs of William Vernon decd.

 
T71/207 70
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 98(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to the heirs of William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p16.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 17  
 

Registered to the heirs of William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 48(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Vernon as joint owner with the Heirs of William Vernon decd.

 
T71/210 315
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 34(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Vernon and Samuel Vaughan as Exors of William Vernon decd.

 
T71/210 316
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 88(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 33  
 

Registered to the heirs of William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 67  
 

Registered to the heirs of William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 42(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Samuel Vaughan as Exor of James Vernon, as joint owner with the Heirs of William Vernon and as the Exor of William Vernon.

 
T71/215 148
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 31(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Samuel Vaughan as surviving Exor of William Vernon decd.

 
T71/215 151
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 86(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to the heirs of William Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al18.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] Mount Vernon  
 

Registered to trustees of William Vernon. Number of stock unclear (page faded).

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Vernon as owner; increase owing to 3 births and the inheritance of 80 enslaved people from the Wills of William Vernon and James Vernon and registered by Samuel Vaughan as their executor in 1826; decrease in total owing to the delivery of 28 enslaved people to other legatees of the Will of William Vernon - Mary Vernon, John Vernon, Alexander Vernon and Henry Vernon.

 
T71/221 [unpaginated]
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 20(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Vernon as Lessee; increase owing to Lease of 18 enslaved people from Mary Vernon, John Vernon, Alexander Vernon and Henry Vernon, legatees of the Will of William Vernon, registered in 1826 by Samuel Vaughan as the executor of William Vernon, 2 births.

 
T71/221 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 78(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 38  
 

Registered to James Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 75(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 34  
 

Registered to James Vernon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32jame.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot)  
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Stock] 68  
 

Registered to the heirs of William Vernon (assessed).

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33James.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 17(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Richard E Breary as joint owner with John, Alexander and Henry Vernon.

 
T71/222 22
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 53(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Richard E Breary as Agent to the Legatees of William Vernon decd.

 
T71/222 27
1839
[Name] Mount Vernon  
[Size] 250  
 

Registered to Richard E. Breary.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40James.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.