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Owner of Santa Cruz Park Pen and Mexico in St Elizabeth, dead by 1783. Cambridge University Alumni posited him as the father of William Harriott (q.v.).
The will of John Harriott of St. Elizabeth, Esq. was proved in Jamaica 01/03/1784.
LOS 50.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with this entry.
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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:
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1783 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Previous owner
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1786 [EA] - 1791 [LA] → Previous owner
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1786 [EA] - 1790 [LA] → Previous owner
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Father → Son
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Inferred relationship, posited by Cambridge University...
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Harriott', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146649463 [accessed 20th April 2024].
