Paradise

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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
1809 [EA] - 1824 [LA] → Owner

Registered to Thomas H. Barrett.

1817 [EA] - 1849 [LA] → Annuitant
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Attorney
1820 [EA] - 1830 [LA] → Previous owner
1820 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1823 [EA] - → Attorney
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
1829 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney
1834 [EA] - → Mortgage Holder

Associated Claims (1)

£4,608 5S 10D

Estate Information (30)

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1798
[Name] Paradise  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Vere 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 Middlesex which he compeleted in 1798.
1798
[Name] Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to Hercey? Barrett?. Account given by John Stewart, Esq. Account filed by John Marshall, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 168
1798
[Name] Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Thomas Hercey Barrett esq. Account filed by John Devenie.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 156
1799
[Name] Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cotton  
 

Account filed by John Davenie as overseer for the period 31/12/1798 to 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 169
1800
[Name] Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Thomas H Barrett Esq. Account filed by by John McPherson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 21
1801
[Name] Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of Thomas Hercy Barrett Esq. Account filed by J. Macpherson. Produce shipped, sold and reserved for the use of Paradise Estate and Mile Gully Pen, the properties of Thomas Hercy Barrett Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 56
1803
[Name] Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood  
 

Property of Thomas Henry Barritt Esq on the order of John Stewart Esq. Account filed by George Wilson as overseer for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 221
1804
[Name] Paradise Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Thomas H Barrett, Esq. Account given in the name of John Stewart, Esq, acting attorney for said estate. Account filed by George Wilson, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 106
1807
[Name] Paradice  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Estate produce disposed of by the desire of John Stewart Esq. as estate attorney and under his management. Account filed by Moses Hooper as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 74
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 280(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
[Stock] 14  
 

Registered to Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Vere.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] 273(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
[Stock] 2  
 

Registered to Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812cla.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 277(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
[Stock] 76  
 

Registered to Thomas [?] Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 281(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
[Stock] 74  
 

Registered to Thomas Hercey Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 281(Tot) 174(F) 107(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In possession of Hew Snodgrass as attorney to Thomas Hercey Barritt Esquire.

 
T71/51 193-199
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 280(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
[Stock] 9  
 

Registered to Thomas Hercy Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 286(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
[Stock] 10  
 

Registered to Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_03.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 284(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Matthew Whyte Esquire as attorney to the heirs of Thomas Hercey Barritt Esquire deceased.

 
T71/52 39-40
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 276(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
[Stock] 104  
 

Registered to Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 240(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
 

Registered to Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 282(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Matthew Whyte as attorney to the heirs of Thomas Hercy Barrett Esquire deceased.

 
T71/53 117-118
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 239(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
[Stock] 80  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al09.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 241(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
[Stock] 74  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 225(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of George William Hamilton as attorney to the trustees of the late Thomas Hercey Barrett deceased.

 
T71/54 57-58
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 247(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al05.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 238(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29clarvere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 237(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Hon. Jas Matthew Whyte as attorney to the heirs of Thos Hercy Barrett. Registered in 1826 by George Wm Hamilton.

 
T71/55 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 233(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
 

Registered to heirs of Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 241(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
 

Registered to Thomas H. Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 241(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
 

In the possession of James Matthew Whyte, attorney. No ownership details given.

 
T71/56 152
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 241(Tot)  
[Name] Paradise  
 

Registered to Thomas Herey Barrett.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Vere.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.