Merry Wood Estate

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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
- 1804 [EY] → Owner
1785 [EA] - 1803 [LA] → Owner
1815 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner

The enslaved people on Merrywood were registered to 'the heirs of John Tharp' between 1815 and 1832. It is known that the trustees of Henry Cuniffe (q.v.) sold the estate for £30,000 after the latter's death in 1803. It has been inferred by LBS that the buyer was John Tharp II just before his own death in 1804.

1832 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Attorney

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£3,267 7S 2D

Estate Information (40)

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1785
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of Henry Curniffe Esquire, under the direction of John Wedderburn & James Wedderburn. Account filed by Hugh Brown, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 205
1787
[Name] Merry Wood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esqs; account filed by Francis Graham as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/14 48
1787
[Name] Marywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq, under the direction of John and James Wedderburn. Account filed by Francis Graham, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/12 218
1788
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, labour hire  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the care and direction of John Wedderburn and James Wedderburn Esquires. Account filed by Francis Graham as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/15 178-180
1789
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the direction of James Wedderburn. Account filed by Francis Graham as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/16 201-202
1790
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by Francis Graham as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/17 224-225 [f.113]
1791
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by Francis Graham as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/18 107-108 [f.48]
1792
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cuniffe Esquire under the direction of James Wedderburn Esquire. Account filed by John Gray as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 3-4
1793
[Name] Merry Wood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of Henry Cunliffe Esquire under the direction of James Wederburn Esquire. Account filed by John Gray as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 314-315
1794
[Name] MerryWood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, some cattle  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Gray as overseer for the year to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 133-134
1795
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, some, some cattle  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Gray as overseer for the year ending 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 26-27
1796
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum, sale of enslaved people, interest  
 

Belonging to Henry Cunliffe Esq. Account given by James Wedderburn. Account filed by John Gray, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Merryvale Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, fat steer  
 

Belonging to Henry Cuniffe, Esq. Account given by James Wedderburn Esq. Account filed by John Gray, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 104
1798
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, some, some cattle  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of John Graham Esq. Account filed by Charles Venriell [?] as overseer for the period 31/12/1797 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 128
1799
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, enslaved people  
 

Account filed by Charles Vanriel overseer. The property of Henry Cuniffe. Under the direction of John Graham and others.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 153-154
1799
[Name] Merry-Wood  
[Crop] Sugar  
 

Plotted In Trelawny as a sugar estate with two cattle mills 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.
1800
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, some, hire of enslaved people, old copper, one cow  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of Andrew Gardner. Account filed by Charles Venriell as overseer for the period 31/12/1799 to 31/12/1800.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/27 53
1801
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of William Cunliffe Esq, under the care and direction of Andrew Gardner and Somerville Forrester Esquires. Account filed by Charles Namiell/Varniell (?) as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/29 38
1803
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, labour hire  
 

Property of Henry Cunliffe Esq under the direction of Andrew Gardner and Sommerville Forrester Esq.s. Account filed by Alexander Munro as overseer for the period 01/01/1803 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 158-159
1805
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
 

The inventory of John Tharp (1805) gives his personal property on Merrywood Estate as having a value of £22,693 15s 0d.

 
Email from Anthony Gambrill sourced to John Tharp Details of Inventory Volume 104 Folio33 April24 1805.
1807
[Name] Merry Wood  
[Crop] sugar, rum and cattle  
 

Account filed by George Lawrie as overseer. Filed for 31st Oct 1806-30th Sept 1807.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/37 20
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 217(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood  
[Stock] 132  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 215(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood  
[Stock] 126  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 218(Tot) 109(F) 109(M)  
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
 

In the possession of William Fairclough and William Shand as the resident attornies or agents in this Island of the surviving Trustees of the will of John Tharp Esquire deceaesd as owner.

 
T71/225 919-928
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 212(Tot)  
[Name] Merry Wood  
[Stock] 118  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 211(Tot)  
[Name] Merry Wood  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 211(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
 

In the possession of William Shand and William Fairclough Esquires as Resident Attorneys or Agents in this Island of the surviving trustees of the will of John Tharp Esquire as Owner deceased.

 
T71/231 [unpaginated]
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 208(Tot)  
[Name] Merry Wood  
[Stock] 116  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 201(Tot)  
[Name] Merry Wood  
[Stock] 95  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 201(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
 

In the possession of William Mitchell Kerr as attorney to the Trustees of John Tharp Esquire deceased. Registered in 1820 by William Fairclough and William Shand.

 
T71/232 [unpaginated]
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Merry Wood  
[Stock] 97  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood  
[Stock] 100  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 192(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
 

In the possession of William M. Kerr & James Philips as Attornies to the Trustees of John Tharp Esquire deceased.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 194(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood  
[Stock] 97  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 184(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood  
[Stock] 101  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 178(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
 

In the possession of William M. Kerr & William Tharp as Attornies to the trustees of John Tharp Esquire deceased. Increase of 3 enslaved people "received from H. Tyler as Executor to James Craib (sp?)" decrease of 4 enslaved people through manumission.

 
T71/240 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 177(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 172(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood  
[Stock] 109  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharp.

 
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] 170(Tot)  
[Name] Merrywood  
 

Registered to heirs of John Tharpe.

 
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] 168(Tot) 93(F) 75(M)  
[Name] Merrywood Estate  
 

In the possession of William Tharp as Attorney of the Trustees of John Tharp deceased.

 
T71/242 285