Muir Town or Muirton Estate

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Associated People (3)

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
1771 [EA] - 1776 [LA] → Previous owner
1773 [EA] - 1773 [LA] → Owner
1799 [EA] - 1831 [LA] → Owner

William Bryan's will of 1832 does not specify the Muirton estate


Associated Claims (1)

£5,362 6S 5D

Estate Information (29)

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1771
[Name] Muir Town  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Part of the real estate of George Richards late of the parish of Kingston Esq. deceased. Account filed by William Renny as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/6 186
1773
[Name] Muirtown  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of George Cussans Richards, a minor. Account filed by Michael Rivers as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 197
1774
[Name] Muirtown  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of George Richards late of the parish of Kingston Esq. deceased. Account filed by Michael Rivers as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 231
1775
[Name] Muirtown  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of George Richards late of the parish of Kingston Esq. deceased. Account filed by Michael Rivers as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 298
1776
[Name] Muirtown  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Part of the real estate of George Richards late of the parish of Kingston Esq. deceased. Account filed by Michael Rivers as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/8 85
1798
[Name] Muirton  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted in St Thomas-in-the-East as a sugar estate with a watermill 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.
1799
[Name] Muirtown Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Bryan Esq under the management and direction of himself from 01/01/1799 to 30/06/1799 and of Charles Bryan and William Milner Esq.s as his attorneys 01/07/1799 to 31/12/1799. Account filed by Peter Leslie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 18-19
1800
[Name] Muirtown Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of William Bryan Esq under the management and direction of Charles Bryan and William Milner Esq.s as his attornies. Account filed by Peter Leslie as overseer for the period 01/01/1800 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 196
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 387(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
[Stock] 152  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11STIE.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in for 1810.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 565(Tot)  
[Name] Muirtown  
[Stock] 97  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 332(Tot)  
[Name] Muirtown  
[Stock] 160  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 320(Tot)  
[Name] Muirtown  
[Stock] 165  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 323(Tot) 149(F) 174(M)  
[Name] Muirtown Estate  
 

In the possession of Jacob Neufville as attorney to William Bryan Esq owner of Muirtown Estate.

 
T71/145 109-117
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 326(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town & Pleasant Hill  
[Stock] 96  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 330(Tot) 153(F) 127(M)  
[Name] Muirtown Estate  
 

In the possession of Andrew Watson as attorney to William Bryan Esq owner upon Muirtown Estate.

 
T71/146 55-56
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 330(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town and Pleasant Hill  
[Stock] 87  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 329(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
[Stock] 136  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 326(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
[Stock] 98  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 324(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Andrew Watson Esq as attorney to William Bryan Esq owner.

 
T71/147 43-44
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 330(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
[Stock] 68  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 329(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
[Stock] 86  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 329(Tot) 152(F) 177(M)  
[Name] Muirtown Estate  
 

In the possession of William Lambie as attorney of William Bryan the owner.

 
T71/148 40-41
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 317(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 313(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
[Stock] 42  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 302(Tot) 146(F) 156(M)  
[Name] Muirtown  
 

In the possession of William Lambie Esq as attorney for William Bryan Esq.

 
T71/149 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 295(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
[Stock] 41  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 293(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
[Stock] 30  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 279(Tot)  
[Name] Muir Town  
[Stock] 32  
 

Registered to William Bryan.

 
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.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 287(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of James Johnson as attorney to Exors of William Bryan Esq decd.

 
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