Archibald Earl

1795 - ????

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Probably Archy Earl, son of an enslaved woman named Hardtime on Orange Valley estate in Trelawny, and Edward Earl, the white owner of Seafield Pen in Trelawny. Edward Earl had been overseer on Orange Valley and had 8 children with Hardtime born between c. 1789 and c. 1808 while Edward Earl was overseer there. Edward Earl manumitted 7 of his children with Hardtime and another 3 children born to Lucretia in 1808. His youngest child Rosey, daughter of Hardtime, was born into slavery on Orange Valley estate and manumitted after his death, according to the terms of his will.

Archibald Earl, age 29, was baptised 09/10/1824 in Trelawny, along with an elder half-brother and two full brothers.


Sources

See separate entry for Edward Earl.

Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].


Associated Claims (1)

£45 5s 8d
Awardee

Associated Estates (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
1821 [SY] - 1834 [LA] → Trust beneficiary

Relationships (12)

Half-brothers
Half-brothers
Brothers
Brothers
Half-brother → Half-sister
Brother → Sister
Brother → Sister
Brother → Sister
Brother → Sister
Brother → Sister
Natural Son → Father
Natural Son → Mother