Old and New Pera

[Name] Pera  

Owned by Sir Thomas Lynch when he agreed the sale of the property to Joshua Smith for 6,000l. Smith never paid the purchase money but reconveyed the property with a mortgage to Sir Thomas Lynch. Smith managed the property until 1693 and during this period he "received the profits of it, to a far greater sum than the purchase money amounted to. In the year 1694, by an invasion of the French, this estate was wholly ruined, and made desolate: so that, from that time to this [1723], it has been wholly unoccupied." Representatives of Mr Smith were given until 30/05/1725 "to come in and redeem, if they think fit..."

Note this refers to the private act, Anno 9 Georgii I: "An act for encouraging the speedy settling of the plantation commonly called Pero or Pera Plantation, situate in Port-Korant, in the parish of St Thomas in the East, of this island; and for obliging all persons, intitled to the equity of redemption thereof, to redeem the same by a prefixed time."

George Chalmers, Opinions of Eminent Lawyers, on various points of English Jurisprudence, chiefly concerning the Colonies, Fisheries and Commerce, of Great Britain: collected, and digested, from the originals in the Board of Trade, and other depositories (London, 1814) vol. 1 pp. 97-100

[Name] Pera  
[Crop] Plantation and hire of enslaved people  

The estate of Lady Philadelphia Cotton. Account filed by James Barclay as attorney to Lady Cotton. The estates of Pera and Esher were filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 64

[Name] Pera  
[Crop] Rental of plantation with enslaved people  

Estate of Lady Philadelphia Cotton. Account filed by James Barclay as attorney to Lady Philadelphia Cotton. The unnamed estate along with Esher and Pero were filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 190

[Name] Pera (Old and New)  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by James Pinnock attorney to Mrs Mary Pinnock one of the trustees appointed by and under the will of Thomas Pinnock Esq. deceased.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 121

[Name] Old Pera  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by James Pinnock attorney to and manager for Mrs Mary Pinnock one of the trustees appointed by and under the will of Thomas Pinnock Esq. deceased.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 204

[Name] Old Pera  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by James Pinnock attorney to and manager for Mrs Mary Pinnock widow one of the trustees appointed by and under the will of Thomas Pinnock Esq. deceased.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 28

[Name] Pera  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by James Pinnock attorney to and manager for Mrs Mary Pinnock widow, one of the trustees appointed by and under the will of Thomas Pinnock Esq. deceased.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 19

[Name] Old Pera  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by James Pinnock attorney to and manager for Mrs Mary Pinnock widow one of the trustees appointed by and under the will of Thomas Pinnock late of the parish of Kingston Esq. deceased.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 173

[Name] Pera  
[Crop] sugar, rum and plantain  

Account filed by Thomas Wenge as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 201

[Name] Pera (Old and New)  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by John Kennedy, planter.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 5

[Name] Pera  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by James Pinnock.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 281

[Name] Pera  
[Crop] sugar, rum and corn  

Account filed by James Pinnock.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 85

[Name] New Pera  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by James Desmone Pinnock.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 284

[Name] Old Pera  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  

Account filed by James Desmone Pinnock.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 292

[Name] New Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The property of James Pinnock Esquire. Account filed by William Lumsden.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 261 [f.31]

[Name] Old Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

The property of James Pinnock Esquire. Account filed by James Disonore Pinnock.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 264 [duplicted 266]

[Name] New Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by John Jaques.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 227-228 [f.108]

[Name] New Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by William Lumsden.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 165

[Name] Old Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by Robert Hibbert.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 169 [f.85]

[Name] New Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by William Lumsden.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 27

[Name] Old Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by John Pinnock for the period 01/01/1793 to 31/12/1793.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 41

[Name] New Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of James Pinnock Esq. Account filed by James Desmore Pinnock for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794. Old and New Pera estates filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 90

[Name] Old Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of James Pinnock Esq. Account filed by James Desmore Pinnock for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794. Old and New Pera estates filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 90

[Name] New Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by Ja.s D Pinnock for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795. Old and New Pera estates filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 195

[Name] Old Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by Ja.s D Pinnock for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795. Old and New Pera estates filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 195

[Name] New Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to James Pinnock, Esq. Account filed by James Dinmore Pinnock. Old and New Pera Estates filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23

[Name] Old Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to James Pinnock, Esq. Account filed by James Dinmore Pinnock. Old and New Pera Estates filed together.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23

[Name] Old and New Pera Estates  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Belonging to James Pinnock, Esq. Account filed by Allan McLachlane and Kenneth Mackenzie, overseers.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 209

[Name] New-Pera  
[Crop] Sugar  

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East as a sugar estate with a cattle mill 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 Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.

[Name] New Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of James Pinnock Esq. Account filed by James Dismore Pinnock for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798. Old and New Pera estates filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 221

[Name] Old Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of James Pinnock Esq. Account filed by James Dismore Pinnock for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798. Old and New Pera estates filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 221

[Name] Old Pera  
[Crop] Sugar  

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East 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 Surrey which he compeleted in 1798.

[Name] New Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of James Pinnock Esq. Account filed by Wm Walker and Allan McLachlan. Old and New Pera estates filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 17-18

[Name] Old Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Property of James Pinnock Esq. Account filed by Wm Walker and Allan McLachlan. Old and New Pera estates filed together. Crops listed separately.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 17-18

[Name] Old Peru Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by William Walker.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 183

[Name] New Peru Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  

Account filed by Allan MacLachlan.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 191

[Name] New Pera Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

The property of James Pinnock Esq. Account filed by Dillon McLachlan (?).

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 204

[Name] Old Pera Plantation  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

The property of James Pinnock Esq. Account filed by William Walker.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 204

[Name] Old Pera Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by John Christie (status not given). Signature of Fairlie Christie also appears (status not given).

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 27

[Name] New Pera  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Account filed by Charles Graham (status not given).

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 5

[Name] Old Pera  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  

Belonging to James Pinnock Esq. and under the care of Thomas Mackenzie Esq. Account filed by James Irvine as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 119

[Name] New Pera  
[Crop] sugar and rum  

Belonging to James Pinnock Esq. and under the care and direction of Thomas Mackenzie Esq. Account filed by Charles Graham as overseer.

Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 119-120

[Number of enslaved people] 185(Tot)  
[Name] Old Pera  
[Stock] 75  

Registered to James Pennock.

Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.

[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot)  
[Name] New Pera  
[Stock] 100  

Registered to James Pennock.

Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.

[Number of enslaved people] 345(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Peru  
[Stock] 20  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 193(Tot)  
[Name] Old Pera  
[Stock] 72  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 151(Tot)  
[Name] New Pera  
[Stock] 105  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 147(Tot) 76(F) 71(M)  
[Name] New Pera Estate  

In the possession of John McKenzie Esq as attorney for the Heirs of the late James Pinnock Esq.

T71/145 673-677

[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot)  
[Name] New Pera  
[Stock] 91  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Old Pera  
[Stock] 96  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot) 103(F) 91(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  

In the possession of John McKenzie Esq as attorney for the Heirs of the late James Pinnock Esq.

T71/145 677-682

[Number of enslaved people] 314(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 58  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot)  
[Name] New Pera Estate  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Executors of James Pinnock decd.

T71/146 369-370

[Number of enslaved people] 340(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 98  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Old Pera Estate  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Executors of James Pinnock decd.

T71/146 371-372

[Number of enslaved people] 341(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 164  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 145(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Exors of James Pinnock decd.

T71/147 298-299

[Number of enslaved people] 330(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 165  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 180(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Exors of James Pinnock decd.

T71/147 299-300

[Number of enslaved people] 329(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 15  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 332(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 171  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 149(Tot)  
[Name] New Pera Estate  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Exors of James Pinnock decd.

T71/148 276-277

[Number of enslaved people] 179(Tot)  
[Name] Old Pera Estate  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Exors of James Pinnock decd.

T71/148 278-279

[Number of enslaved people] 327(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 77  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 329(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 84  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.

[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Old Pera Estate  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Exors of James Pinnock decd.

T71/149 [unpaginated]

[Number of enslaved people] 150(Tot)  
[Name] New Pera Estate  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Exors of James Pinnock Esq decd.

T71/149 unpaginated

[Number of enslaved people] 328(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 76  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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

[Number of enslaved people] 327(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 93  

Registered to James Pinnock.

Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32stie.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for the March Quarter, 1831.

[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Old Pera Estate  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Exors of James Pinnock decd.

T71/150 417

[Number of enslaved people] 151(Tot)  
[Name] New Pera Estate  

In the possession of Charles Scott as attorney to the Exors of James Pinnock Esq decd.

T71/150 416

[Number of enslaved people] 333(Tot)  
[Name] Old and New Pera  
[Stock] 83  

Registered to James Pinnock.

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.