Biddeford Estate

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Associated People (10)

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
- 1812 [EY] → Owner
- 1815 [LA] → Joint owner
1784 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Previous owner
1784 [EA] - → Overseer
1786 [EA] - 1787 [LA] → Executor
1801 [EA] - 1808 [LA] → Owner
1812 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Previous owner
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
1823 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Attorney
1832 [EA] - → Attorney

Associated Claims (1)

£3,870 16S 8D

Estate Information (28)

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1782
[Name] Biddiford  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Account filed by William Easson. Entered with Hopewell.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/7 170
1784
[Name] Beddiford  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the late Hugh Barnett Esq. deceased. Account filed by John Chrystie as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 216-7
1786
[Name] Biddford Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Account filed by John Chrystie. Hopewell and Biddford Estates filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 187
1786
[Name] Biddiford Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Disposed of by Richard Richard Brissett Esq acting executor; account filed by John Chrystie as overseer. Hopewell and Biddiford Plantations filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/13 156
1787
[Name] Biddiford Plantation  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of the heirs of Hugh Barnett Esq deceased by Richard Brissett Esq acting executor; account filed by John Chrystie as overseer. Hopewell and Biddiford Plantations filed together.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 183
1799
[Name] Biddiford  
[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.
1801
[Name] Biddeford Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Hugh Barnett Esq. Account filed by John Mott as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 167
1803
[Name] Biddeford Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Hugh Barnett Esq. Account filed by John Mott as overseer for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 26
1807
[Name] Biddeford  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Hugh Barnett Esq. Account filed by John Mott as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 36
1808
[Name] Biddeford  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to Hugh Barnett Esq. Account filed by John Mott as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 207
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 231(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 215  
 

Registered to Hon. James and George Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 210(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 272  
 

Registered to Hon. James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 203(Tot) 87(F) 116(M)  
[Name] Biddeford Estate  
 

In the possession of James Cunningham as Owner on Biddeford Estate.

 
T71/224 367-374
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 219(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 250  
 

Registered to Honorable James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 243(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 55  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 226(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford Estate  
 

In the possession of James Cunningham as Owner on Biddeford. 10 enslaved people acquired "by purchase registered by William Miller Trelawny as Attorney to William Watt (sp?) who held them in right of his wife", 8 "by purchase returned by William Miller Trelawny as Attorney to William Ferguson".

 
T71/230 Unpaginated
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 236(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 225  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
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] 226(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 200  
 

Registered to Hon. James Cunningham.

 
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] 217(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford Estate  
 

In the possession of John Cleghorn as attorney to James Cunningham the Owner on Biddeford Estate.

 
T71/232 [unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 230(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 177  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
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] 227(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 144  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
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] 226(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford Estate  
 

In the possession of John Cleghorn as Attorney to James Cunningham the Owner. Increase of 17 enslaved people "by purchase, returned by George Marrett as Attorney to the Trustees of M A Tolfrey & attorney to the Heirs of Hugh William Barrett".

 
T71/234 [unpaginated]
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 221(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 23  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
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] 216(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 141  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
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] 212(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford Estate  
 

In the possession of John Cleghorn sa Attorney to James Cunningham, the Owner on Biddeford Estate.

 
T81/236 [unpaginated]
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 197  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford  
[Stock] 27  
 

Registered to James Cunningham.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Biddeford Estate  
 

In the possession of Matthew Mitchell as Attorney for James Cunningham the Owner of Biddeford Estate.

 
T71/242 125