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Duan Vale

Jamaica | Trelawny

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Associated People (4)

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
- 1766 [LA] → Owner
James Campbell the eldest of St James
1766 [EA] - 1795 [LA] → Joint owner
James Campbell the elder

The Accounts Produce are not entirely clear but the estate appears to have been held by James Campbell [the eldest] who died in 1766; and then by his son James Campbell [the elder], shown as a minor 1765-1773. The James Campbell who was shown as deceased in 1786 was probably the James Campbell [the eldest] who d. 1766.

1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
John Young of Campbell & Young
1820 [EA] - 1820 [LA] → Previous owner
John Young of Campbell & Young

Campbell was shown as surviving co-partner in 1820.

Estate Information (26)

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1765
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento  
 

Belonging to James Campbell, a minor. Account filed by James Campbell as overseer under Angus Campbell Esq. as executor of the last will and testament of James Campbell Esq deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 87
1766
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento  
 

Belonging to James Campbell, a minor. Account filed by James Campbell as overseer under Angus Campbell Esq. as executor of the last will and testament of James Campbell Esq deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 87
1767
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento  
 

Belonging to James Campbell, a minor. Account filed by James Campbell as overseer under Angus Campbell Esq. as executor of the last will and testament of James Campbell Esq deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 91
1768
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento  
 

Belonging to James Campbell, a minor. Account filed by Colin Campbell Esq. as one of the executors of the last will and testament of James Campbell Esq deceased, on the direction of Angus Campbell Esq. as executor

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/5 161
1770
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento  
 

Belonging to James Campbell, a minor. Account filed by Alexander Walker and Angus Campbell Esqs. as acting executors of the last will and testament of James Campbell Esq deceased, on the direction of Angus Campbell Esq. as executor

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 31
1771
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento  
 

Belonging to James Campbell, a minor. Account filed by Peter Neil under Angus and Colin Campbell Esqs. as acting executors of the last will and testament of James Campbell Esq deceased, on their direction as executors and guardians. Formerly in St. James but Trelawny parish was created in 1770 from land in St. James.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 123
1772
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento  
 

Belonging to James Campbell, a minor. Account filed by John Baillie under Angus and Colin Campbell Esqs. as acting executors of the last will and testament of James Campbell Esq deceased, on their direction as executors and guardians. Formerly in St. James but Trelawny parish was created in 1770 from land in St. James.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 124
1773
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Crop] sugar, rum, pimento  
 

Belonging to James Campbell, a minor. Account filed by John Baillie under Angus and Colin Campbell Esqs. as acting executors of the last will and testament of James Campbell Esq deceased, on their direction as executors and guardians. Formerly in St. James but Trelawny parish was created in 1770 from land in St. James.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 124
1786
[Name] Duan Vale Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Campbell Esq deceased; account filed by John McAdam, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 102-103
1786
[Name] Duan Vale Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Campbell Esq deceased; account filed by John McAdam, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 103
1786
[Name] Duan Vale Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of the heirs of James Campbell deceased; account filed by John McAdam, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 103
1793
[Name] Duan Vale Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by David James.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 319 [f.160]
1795
[Name] Duan Vale Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to James Campbell Esq. Account given by John Henderson.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1799
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Trelawny 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 242(Tot)  
[Name] Duanvale  
[Stock] 180  
 

Registered to Andrew Gardner, deceased.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Trel.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot) 32(F) 34(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Campbell and John Young as Owners.

 
T71/224 223-224
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 68(Tot) 32(F) 36(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of The property of Campbell & Young in the possession of Daniel Brown as Executor of Alexander Campbell deceased surviving Copartner.

 
T71/230 Unpaginated
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 70(Tot)  
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Stock] 176  
 

Registered to Andrew Colville.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Stock] 148  
 

Registered to Andrew Colville.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 65(Tot)  
[Name] Duan Vale Pen  
 

In the possession of James McDonald as Attorney to Andrew Colvile Esquire. 70 slaves "purchased from the late firm of Campbell and Young 22nd january 1821 and by them registered in 1820".

 
T71/233 [Unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Stock] 141  
 

Registered to Andrew Colville.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 65(Tot)  
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Stock] 233  
 

Registered to Andrew Colville.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 66(Tot)  
[Name] Duan Vale Pen  
 

In the possession of James McDonald as Attorney for Duan Vale Pen.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 64(Tot)  
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Stock] 222  
 

Registered to Andrew Colville.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 63(Tot)  
[Name] Duan Vale  
[Stock] 214  
 

Registered to Andrew Colville.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 62(Tot) 31(F) 31(M)  
[Name] Duan Vale Pen  
 

In the possession of James MacDonald as Attorney to Andrew Colvile Esquire.

 
T81/236 [unpaginated]