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The will of John Hall of Trelawny, Esq. was proved in Jamaica 04/01/1783. His bequests included £10 per annum to Mary Henry, a "free negro" who had previously been owned by Hall.
John Hall of Trelawny, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1783. Slave-ownership at probate: 10 of whom 8 were listed as male and 2 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £2174.96 Jamaican currency of which £665 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £1376.24 currency debts and £17 currency plate.
LOS 49 f. 125.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
We are grateful to Daniel Livesay for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Occupation
Planter
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???? - 29th Aug 1873
Free person of colour, slave-owner in Jamaica. Long-term partner and later wife of Thomas Legal Yates. Living in Britain from the mid-1830s until her death in 1873.
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 Hall of Trelawny, planter', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146663527 [accessed 19th May 2024].
