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Weir Pen or Wen Pen?

Jamaica | St Ann

Estate Details

Associated People (1)

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
1793 [EA] - 1800 [LA] → Previous owner
John Tracey senior

Estate Information (5)

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1793
[Name] Wem Plantations  
[Crop] Pimento, cattle, plantain, timber, hire of enslaved people, pasturage, rents  
 

Property of the heirs of John Tracey Esq deceased under the care and direction of William Voce acting executor of the deceased and guardian to his heirs. Account filed by Alexander McGregor as overseer for the period 01/01/1793 to 31/12/1793. Liberty Hall and Wem plantations filed together. Crops not differentiated by estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 15-16
1795
[Name] Wem Pen  
[Crop] Hire of enslaved people, steers, pimento, pasturage  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Tracey, Esq, deceased. Account filed by Bartholomew Douce, overseer. Wem Pen and Liberty Hill Plantation filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 43
1797
[Name] Weir Pen  
[Crop] Hire of enslaved people, pasturage, sugar, coffe, mutton, pimento  
 

Belonging to the heirs of John Tracey, Esq, deceased. Account given by Abraham Hodgson, attorney. Account filed by Bartholomew Douce, overseer. Weir Pen and Liberty Hill Plantation filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 149
1799
[Name] Wein Pen (?)  
[Crop] sugar, rum, logwood, hire of enslaved people, pasturage  
 

Account filed by Bartholomew Douce overseer.Belonging to the heirs of John Tracy deceased. Wein Pen and Liberty Pen filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 67
1800
[Name] Wem Penn  
[Crop] Pasturage, hire of enslaved people, pimento, sugar and coffee  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of John Tracey deceased, under the care and direction of Abraham HodgsonAccount filed by Bartholomew Dunne (?) as overseer. Wem Penn and Liberty Hill Plantation filed together.

 
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