Beverley Settlement

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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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1809 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Attorney
1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Other
1823 [EA] - → Owner
1826 [EA] - → Attorney
1826 [EA] - → Joint owner
1834 [EA] - 1839 [LA] → Owner

Associated Claims (1)

£1,349 11S 10D

Estate Information (29)

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1799
[Name] Beverley  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Hanover 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 Cornwall which he compeleted in 1799.
1810
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Beverly  
[Stock] 174  
 

Registered to William James Stevenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Hanov.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1810, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Beverly  
[Stock] 57  
 

Registered to William James Stevenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Beverley  
[Stock] 177  
 

Registered to William James Stevenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 187(Tot)  
[Name] Beverly  
[Stock] 165  
 

Registered to Hon. William James Stevenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 73(Tot) 34(F) 39(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Allen as attorney to William James Stevenson the owner.

 
T71/190 650-651
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 16(Tot) 6(F) 10(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Allen as agent to Mary James and Mary Lawrence Stevenson the owners.

 
T71/190 434
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 76(Tot) 34(F) 42(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Allen as agent to Mrs Mary James as owner.

 
T71/190 440-441
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 199(Tot)  
[Name] Beverly and Midhurst  
[Stock] 196  
 

Registered to Honorable William James Stevenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 202(Tot)  
[Name] Beverly and Midhurst  
[Stock] 186  
 

Registered to Hon. William James Stevenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_11.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 186(Tot)  
[Name] Beverly and Midhurst  
[Stock] 87  
 

Registered to Honorable William James Stevenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p15.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 180(Tot)  
[Name] Beverley  
[Stock] 147  
 

Registered to Hon. William J. Stevenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 87(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William Allen as attorney to William Marsh and others. All purchased from William James Stevenson since 1820.

 
T71/192 342-344
1823
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of William James Stevenson as owner but disposed of underneath. "By sundry deaths and all survivors and their increase sold and released to William Marsh and others the present owner thereof and proprietor of Beverly Estate..."

 
T71/192 447
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 14(Tot) 5(F) 9(M)  
[Name] Beverly Estate  
 

In the possession of William James Stevenson Esquire and Mary Lawrence his wife as owners and rented to William Marsh and others & the proprietors of Beverly Estate. Previous registration was for 14 enslaved people.

 
T71/192 449-450
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 64(Tot) 29(F) 35(M)  
[Name] Beverly Estate  
 

In the possession of William James Stevenson Esquire as the attorney of Mrs Mary James the owner for wife and rented (sp?) to the proprietor of Beverly Estate.

 
T71/192 449
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 167(Tot)  
[Name] Beverley  
[Stock] 123  
 

Registered to W. J. Stevenson.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 80(Tot) 35(F) 45(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Campbell as attorney to James Wheeler & others the owners. "Registered in Hanover in June 1823 by William Allen as attorney to William Marsh and others".

 
T71/193 452
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot) 23(F) 32(M)  
[Name] Beverly Estate  
 

In the possession of William James Stevensons as attorney to Mrs Mary James but rented to Beverly Estate.

 
T71/193 223
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 160(Tot)  
[Name] Beverley Pen  
[Stock] 62  
 

Registered to Alexander Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 158(Tot)  
[Name] Beverley Pen  
[Stock] 78  
 

Registered to Alexander Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 75(Tot) 34(F) 41(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Campbell as owner & lessee. All purchased since 1826.

 
T71/194 99-100
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 74(Tot) 38(F) 36(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Campbell as owner. All purchased since 1826.

 
T71/194 97-98
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 116(Tot)  
[Name] Beverley  
 

Registered to Alexander Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 148(Tot)  
[Name] Beverley  
 

Registered to Alexander Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32hano.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 141(Tot)  
[Name] Beverly  
 

Registered to Alexander Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Hanov.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 68(Tot) 35(F) 33(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

In the possession of Alexander Campbell as lessee and owner.

 
T71/198 101
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 69(Tot) 34(F) 35(M)  
[Name] Beverly  
 

In the possession of Alexander Campbell as owner of Beverly.

 
T71/198 104
1839
[Name] Copse and Beverly  
[Size] 3185  
 

Registered to Alexander Campbell.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1840) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Samples/AL40Hanover.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.