Green 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
1740 [EA] - 1800 [LA] → Owner
1803 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Previous owner
1810 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
1829 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

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£3,870 19S 8D

Estate Information (71)

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1740
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses  
 

Belonging to Mr. William Vassall at Boston in New England. Account filed by George Mackay as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 50
1741
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses and beef  
 

Estate of Mr. William Vassell. Account filed by George Mackay as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 119-120
1742
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses  
 

Estate of Mr. William Vassell. Account filed by George Mackay as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives, IB/11/4/1 212-213
1743
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and molasses  
 

Estate of Mr. William Vassall. Account filed by George Mackay as overseer to the estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/2 94
1757
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, cattle, copper  
 

Property of William Vassall Esquire in Boston in New England. Account filed by George Mackay, attorney and overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 42
1758
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses cattle  
 

Property of William Vassall Esquire in Boston in New England. Account filed by Alexander Watts, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 81-82
1760
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, cattle  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esquire of Boston, and delivered by order of James Kerr Esquire, attorney. Account filed by Alexander Walls, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/3 153
1763
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esq. Acount filed by Alexander Campbell as overseer on the instruction of James Kerr Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 79
1763
[Name] Green 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)
1764
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by Alexander Campbell as overseer on the instruction of James Kerr Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 79
1765
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by Patrick Lawson as overseer on the instruction of John Wedderburn and James Kerr Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/4 168
1766
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by Patrick Lawson as overseer on the instruction of John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 51
1767
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by Patrick Lawson as overseer on the instruction of John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 52
1769
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by Patrick Lawson as overseer on the instruction of John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 153
1771
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Account filed by Patrick Lawson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 59
1772
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Account filed by Patrick Lawson as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 214
1773
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 50
1774
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 212
1775
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 50-1
1776
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 87
1778
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 52
1779
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 161-2
1781
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 130
1781
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum, molasses, mahogany  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 133
1782
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to William Vassall Esq. and under the direction of John Wedderburn Esq as attorney. Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 155
1783
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 3-4
1784
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn Esq. as attorney to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/9 35
1785
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esqs. as attorneys to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by John Macourtie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 139
1787
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of John and James Wedderburn attorneys to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by William Napier, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 128
1787
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esqs as attornies to William Vassall Esq; account filed by William Napier as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 52-53
1788
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Under the care and direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esquires attornies to William Vassall Esquire. Account filed by William Napier as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 347-348 f.184
1789
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn attornies to William Vassall Esquire. Account filed by William Napier as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 228-229 f.116
1790
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham attornies to William Vassall Esquire. Account filed by William Napier as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 332-334
1791
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham attornies to William Vassall Esquire. Account filed by William Napier as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 123-124 [f.56]
1792
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by William Napier as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 27-28 [f.14]
1793
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wederburn and John Graham Esquires. Account filed by William Napier as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 320
1794
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham Esq.s attornies to William Vassall [?] Esq. Account filed by John Hunter as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 122
1795
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn and John Graham Esq.s attornies to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by James McNabb as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 78
1796
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, steers, cows, heifers, hire of enslaved people  
 

Belonging to William Nussall? Esq. Account given by James Wedderburn and John Graham, attornies. Account filed by James McNab, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and old iron, steers and bull  
 

Belonging to William Vassall, Esq. Estate under direction of John Graham, attorney. Account filed by James McNab, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 112
1798
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, one cow  
 

Under the direction of John Graham, William Fyffe and John Wedderburn attornies to William Vassall Esq.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 176
1799
[Name] Green River  
[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] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of John Graham Esq attorney to William Vassall Esq. Account filed by James McNab as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1799.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/26 134-135
1799
[Number of enslaved people] 308(Tot)  
[Name] G. River  
 

Registered in Hanover to Wm Vassall with 308 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. 25.
1800
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of William Brown, Patrick Miller and Samwell Forrester, attornies to William Vassall (?). Account filed by William Cochran as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 48-49
1801
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Under the direction of William Brown, Patrick Miller and Somerville Forrester as Attornies to William Vassall. Account filed by William Cochran as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 30
1803
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Under the direction of Patrick Miller, Somerville Forrester and James Wedderburn attornies to John Wedderburn Esq executor of William Vassall Esq deceased. Account filed by Charles Coote as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 136-137
1804
[Name] Green River Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, payment for slave, transported  
 

Account given in the names of Somerville Forrester, James Wedderburn and James Colquhoun, grant attornies to John Wedderburn, Esq. Account filed by John Stewart, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 200
1807
[Name] Green River  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Under the direction of James Wedderburn, James Colquhun Grant and John Blyth as attornies to John Wedderburn Esq. and executors of William Vassall Esq. deceased. Account presented by Edward Murie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 207
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 279(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 165  
 

Registered to William Vassall.

 
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] 271(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 26  
 

Registered to William Vassall.

 
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] 263(Tot)  
[Name] Green-River  
[Stock] 178  
 

Registered to William Vassall.

 
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] 259(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 172  
 

Registered to William Vassall.

 
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] 157(Tot) 162(F) 95(M)  
[Name] Green River Sugar Estate  
 

In the possession of Ja. Colqn. Grant and John Blyth as attorneys to William Vassall Esquire proprietor.

 
T71/190 705-709
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 246(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 158  
 

Registered to William Vassall.

 
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
[Name] Green River  
 

64 enslaved people previously registered on Rockingham estate were soldto William Vassall Esquire and transferred to Green River Estate 19/04/1820.

 
T71/191 37-39
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 248(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 150  
 

Registered to William Vassall.

 
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] 304(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 19  
 

Registered to William Vassall.

 
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] 288(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 132  
 

Registered to William Vassall.

 
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] 287(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of John Blyth as attorney to William Vassall Esquire.

 
T71/192 488-490
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 266(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 131  
 

Registered to heirs of William Vassall.

 
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] 267(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 19  
 

Registered to heirs of William Vassall.

 
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] 265(Tot)  
[Name] Green River Sugar Estate  
 

In the possession of John Blyth as attorney to William Vassall Esquire owner.

 
T71/193 217-218
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 258(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 16  
 

Registered to heirs of William Vassall.

 
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] 217(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 17  
 

Registered to heirs of William Vassall.

 
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] 234(Tot)  
[Name] Green River Estate  
 

In the possession of John Irving as attorney to William Vassall Esquire.

 
T71/197 121
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 229(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 15  
 

Registered to heirs of William Vassall.

 
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] 214(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 9  
 

Registered to heirs of William Vassall.

 
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] 269(Tot)  
[Name] Green River  
[Stock] 9  
 

Registered to heirs of William Vassall.

 
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] 209(Tot)  
[Name] Green River Estate  
 

In the possession of Thomas and William Glen as attorneys to William Vassal Esquire.

 
T71/199 262
1839
[Name] Green River  
[Size] 963  
 

Registered to heirs of William Vassall.

 
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.