Wright Family

JG: Jamaica Gazette.
LDS:
Ch:
Booth:      Vere 1707-1773
Burton:     St Elizabeth 1707-1774
            Clarendon: to 1800
            Vere 1696-1800
            Westmoreland: to 1800
            Kingston nil to 1750
            St Catherine ch to 1784
            St Andrew
            St Dorothy

Cohen:      St E 1790-1815
Earl: St E 1830-1845
Forbes:     St E to 1800 - index only no Margaret.
            Westmoreland 1696 to 1800 - index only no Margaret.
Hayles:     Clarendon to 1750 - nil sig.
            St Cats

Vere

St Andrew

            St Dorothy
Maitland: St E to 1864
            Manchester to 1844 - index only
Penford:    St E to 1800, nil sig
            Westmoreland to 1800, nil sig
Roberts:    St E 1788-1821
            Vere 1714-1803
Sherman:    St E 1762-1854
Sinclair:   St E to 1813
            Manchester 1813-1842 (index done, copied to 1826)
            St C nil to 1800

Wint:       St E 1800-1820
            Vere 1770-1800
Wright:     Clarendon 1706-1750
            Kingston to 1781 (Index done, some copied)
            St Cat 1693-1800
            St E 1707-1826
            Vere to 1800
            Westmoreland to 1805
            St John to 1800.

Marriages
Burton:     Westmoreland Mar to 1800.
Burton:     Vere Mar 1696-1800
Maitland:   St E to 1855
Wright:     Clarendon Mar to 1800 (index done, but not all copied)
Wright:     Kingston to 1781 (Index done, some copied)
Wright:    St Catherine Mar 1680-1750
Wright:     St E to abt 1840
Wright:     Vere Mar 1696-1800

Burials
Booth:      Vere early to 1824
Burton:     St Catherine Bur to 1776.
Forbes:     St E Bur: to 1800.
            Westmoreland ditto
Maitland:   St E to 1856
Wint: St Catherine to 1776
Wright:     Clarendon   Bur to 1800
            St Catherine Bur to 1776
            Vere 1765-1806 at least
            Westmoreland 1757-1824
Wrights:    St E Bur to 1821.
Penford:    St E Bur: to 1800.
            Westmoreland ditto

1.

WRIGHTS & SINCLAIRS of JAMAICA

The Jamaica Maitlands have 2 Wright connections and one Sinclair: Francis (1) Maitland's mother, Rebecca Dunston Wright was probably the daughter of Dunston Wright; his wife, Ann, was the daughter of Andrew Wright and Ruth Sinclair (the daughter of John Hayle Sinclair and Judith Burton).

The Wrights & Sinclairs of St Elizabeth, Westmoreland and Vere parishes in Jamaica were an extensive family and appear in the parish records of birth, marriages and deaths from the beginning of the records (about 1710). The entries in the early days are probably not complete: baptisms are best recorded, but the couples often did not marry (particularly where the woman was of mixed race) and burials were carried out very quickly, more often than not without a priest present.

They were also connected with the Roberts, Cohen, Booth, Brooks, and other families.

Summary

The relationship of the Wrights of St Elizabeth and Vere Parishes in Jamaica is difficult to establish with any great confidence. Those relating to the Maitland direct line are summarised, with fuller details later in this paper:

Information has been gleaned from parish records, the Jamaica Almanacs, the 1804 maps and Vere Langford Oliver's work (see below). Property information can be found under the Jamaica General chapter.

There were Wrights in Vere parish early in the 18thC (see below), and our lines of Rebecca Wright and Andrew Wright (both born mid 18thC) probably came from this family. Rebecca and Andrew were known to each other: Rebecca made Andrew an executor of her will. They could have been 1st cousins (on the male, but maybe not the female, line) but records are not complete enough to establish any relationship. It is notable that Rebecca Wright was baptised Rebecca Dunston Wright in 1752; Andrew Wright's elder brother was baptised John Dunstone Wright in 1750 (and died soon after). This is a strong indication that they were related in some way. Rebecca named her first born son Francis (her second son Richard might have been after John M's father). Andrew's father was Francis, and may be his grandfather (2 Francis Wrights died about 1760 in Vere). One of Andrew's daughters was also called Rebecca.

Our Wright family probably started in Vere, Francis Wright, b 1715 (possibly Andrew's father) and his brother Dunston, b 1713, being the first Jamaican born generation of William & Elizabeth Wright in Vere.

There was also a Bazill Wright granted land in St Elizabeth in about 1675 - he may have been of the same family; in 2008, Patents and Plats have only been checked for St Elizabeth. What, if any, was the relationship between the slightly later Wrights of Vere, and Bazill is not apparent in 3/2008.

The family living at Stretton Hall in the East of Vere were probably the earliest in Vere.

A search of the internet for Sinclair/Caithness/Jamaica gave no relevant finds, but showed that there were Sinclairs either migrating to the Colonies, including Jamaica or being transported there.

SUMMARY of INDIVIDUALS RELATED to MAITLANDS:

ANN WRIGHT

Summary:

The wife of Francis (1) Maitland and daughter of Andrew Wright and Ruth Sinclair (see below), was born in 1788 in St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, probably at Mitcham Pen in the East of the Parish.

ANDREW WRIGHT:

General:

Andrew Wright, the father of Ann Wright, was a white(?) Jamaican, born in St Catherine in 1752, son of Francis & Ann Mary Wright and died in Mitcham, Surrey, England 24/2/1806.

He was of a family of substantial planters in the South and South West of Jamaica.
He was the father of Ann & Rebecca Wright by Ruth Sinclair.

RUTH SINCLAIR

Summary

Ruth Sinclair was the mother of Ann Wright, by Andrew Wright. The parish record shows her being born about 1764 and describes her as a "mestu" (quadroon), the daughter of Judith Burton, a mulatto; her father was John Hayle Sinclair according to his will. She died about 1799, her will being proved in July of that year.

She had three daughters by Andrew Wright (Ann, Mary & Rebecca, Mary dying between 1799 and 1806). Her will implies that she had two further daughters by one John Read, who was mentioned in her will.

Her father was the son of a planter and the grandson of a 1st generation planter from Caithness. Her grandfather had siblings still in Scotland when he died about 1740.

REBECCA DUNSTON WRIGHT

The mother of Francis Maitland by John Maitland

DETAILS of INDIVIDUALS RELATED to MAITLANDS:

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FRANCIS MAITLAND

AM07/01

Married:

ANN WRIGHT:

AM07/02

Summary:

The wife of Francis (1) Maitland and daughter of Andrew Wright and Ruth Sinclair (see below), was born in 1788(PR) in St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, probably at Mitcham Pen in the East of the Parish. Her father was Mitcham's owner in 1793 when he was advertising for a runaway slave. She and her sister, who later married George Roberts of Jamaica, were taken to England with her father and step-mother, Elizabeth Wint. Their father imposed a curious condition to their inheritance that his daughters should marry before returning to Jamaica on pain of losing their inheritance. Hence their marriages in England! She seems to have inherited Mitcham pen and her surviving sister, Rebecca, Silver Grove; the properties are contiguous and were operated together between about 1810 and 1840.

She returned to Jamaica after the birth of her first daughter, ch 1807 in Camberwell. Her next 7 children were baptised in Jamaica. She and Francis returned to England where he died in 1824. After that event, her movements are unknown, but it is likely that she at least visited Jamaica again, having become the owner of Giddy Hall, before dying in London in 1833. It may be significant that some of her sister's, Rebecca Roberts, children were baptised around Camberwell and Kennington, where Ann's last child was baptised in 1825, after Francis' death.

Details:

MT: b. 8/2/1788 m.29/7/1806 d.23/10/1833 (ref will: in London).
MB: departed this life October 23rd 1833 aged 45 years at Giddy Hall. (not correct from will).

(1) St Elizabeth PR: Born: Feb 1788, ch 18/12/1789, St Elizabeth
Parents: reputed dau of Mr. Andrew Wright by Ruth Sinclair, a free
Mestu, child reputed white.

"Residing in Chester Place, St Mary Lambeth" in her will of 1834, but no record of her burial in St Mary at Lambeth PR.
Chester Place not found in "Sewer Rates" Records for Lambeth 1834.

This seems the most likely wife of Francis Maitland.
a) their first born son was called Andrew Wright, their first born, a daughter being Frances Ann.
b) the baptismal entry for sons George, Alexander and Septimus refers to Francis as being a person of colour, but his wife as being reputed white (this implies some negro ancestry).
c) geographically more likely: why were they married in London? Probably Andrew Wright's will specifying that Ann must be married before returning to Jamaica. The record at St Clement Danes almost certainly refers to them.
d) the baptism of 6 "slaves belonging to the estate of Andrew Wright" at Giddy Hall when Francis's slaves were baptised (12/4/1814).
e) Andrew Wright was the proprietor of Mitcham pen, which came into the Maitland family. This Ann Wright is mentioned in Andrew's will.
f) Ann's sister, Rebecca, married George Roberts, co-owner with Francis of slaves at Mitcham & Silver Grove.

Will found by Jackie Ranstone:

Ann Maitland, Supreme Court Wills 114/172 entered 22/5/1834. "Ann Maitland of parish of St Elizabeth, county of Cornwall, but at present residing in Chester Place in the parish of St Mary Lambeth in the County of Surrey in the Kingdom of Great Britain, widow, I give and bequeath unto Wm. Wilson of London, Merchant and John Salmon of the parish of St Elizabeth, esq. all that my Plantation and Estate called Giddy Hall situated in St Elizabeth with slaves, cattle and stock, Plantation utensils and effects ... in Trust for all and every or such one or more of my sons Andrew Wright, John, Francis, George, Alexander, Septimus and Octavius and daughter Emma Rebecca living at my decease..."

Three pages follow about trustees duties etc.

A codicil dated 10 May 1826, (date as report, but prob of original will: Emma married 1832) London says:

" I revoke ... my appointment in said will of Wm Wilson of London as Executor and in his place appoint my son-in-law Samuel Sherman of the parish of St Elizabeth, planter. As soon as convenient after my decease ... - Giddy Hall and slaves cattle etc and other estate valued and ??? to be paid to my daughter Emma Rebecca Sherman or to her heirs one eighth part or equal moiety."

inventory found in Jamaica Archives totalling £6882, of which £3550 was in slaves.

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JOHN MAITLAND

AM08/01

The author of this work first made the assumption that John Maitland, the father of Rebecca Wright's children was the son of Frederick Lewis Maitland by Mary Arnot, in spite of a significant age difference: there was no evidence of there being any other John Maitland being born in the area at the time. The only other one about then was a Captain John Maitland with a seaman killed in a shipwreck somewhat earlier (1775). In 2005, John Maitland's will appeared, with his mother as a legatee, unfortunately by the name of Sarah! In 2008 it was established that our John Maitland was indeed a mariner who settled in St Elizabeth Parish.

REBECCA DUNSTON WRIGHT

AM08/02

Born^PR: St Elizabeth, May 1749, St Elizabeth PR.
Ch^PR: 12/11/1752, St Elizabeth
Parent: Patty Penford, mulatto & possibly, Dunston Wright.
Died: 1805, Black River, St Elizabeth (ref gravestone & will).

Summary:

The mother of Francis (1) Maitland, Rebecca Dunston Wright was born in 1749 of Patty (later called Patty Penford), a freed mulatto slave belonging to Roderick Rose, possibly by Dunston Wright. Patty was a woman of substance in her own right, as described in their privilege act in 1784. Rebecca had a (half) sister by Patty, Margaret Forbes. Margaret was the partner of Hyem Cohen, a rich man who died about 1804, leaving a substantial real and personal estate, which included a large portfolio of debtors. According to Rebecca's inventory, he owed her about £680.

Rebecca had real estate in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth in addition to a significant personal estate by the time of her death in 1805 which she left to Francis. The Westmoreland property was called The Cove (see below), which may have been at Scott's Cove on the Westmoreland & St Elizabeth boundary; according to her will, it was 214 acres. Francis Maitland was "of Westmoreland" when he bought Giddy Hall, so he may still have been resident there. Some of her St Elizabeth property looked to have been rental property in and around Black River (probably at least 5 dwellings), but her will described her as of Black River when she died in Bristol and mentioned her dwelling house on Black River Bay, so some of it must have been for her own use. This latter may well have been the property bought by John Maitland in 1784. It was just west of the town centre, on the shore. The dimensions are those of a town property: there still some handsome properties along the road west out of town - let's hope it was one of these!

There is no indication that she had any other partner after John Maitland's death in 1787. She probably lived off the property left by him or she may have had property left by her mother who did not die until 1795. The name Pentford appears on the 1804 map on the west side of Scott's Cove. She must have been close to the Cohen family, who were substantial land holders and bankers in the area on the 1804 map. At some stage she an presumably Francis sailed to England as she died there in the winter of 1804/5; he was married there July 1806.

She must have been of some status to judge by her gravestone in Black river churchyard and the fact that she was buried there in spite of having died in Bristol, England (according to her will). Her inventory totalled £8328, £7000 of which was in the value of her slaves. It shows her as having 5 tenants owing house rent; the household utensils values indicate that The Cove was a less equipped property than her other residence and so was not her principal abode.

She would have been on good terms with Andrew Wright, father of her future daughter-in-law, as he (or at least an Andrew Wright) was an executor of her estate. He in fact died shortly after her, also in England. It may be assumed that she was on close terms with Hyem Cohen of Black River and surrounds, her brother-in-law (except that nobody was married!)

The property referred to in her will as The Cove may have been Cove Pen, listed in later Almanack in the Bluefields area.
A "Pentford" was shown on the 1804 map at Scott Cove, just in Westmoreland on the west of the river. This may have been "The Cove".
John Maitland is recorded as buying property in Westmoreland in the 1780's - were these to do with the Cove?

Her Cohen nephews and nieces, (Alexander & Henry, Catherine & Caroline) to whom she made bequests were the children of her sister, Margaret Forbes by Hyem Cohen of Black River (ref HC will).

Rebecca had a sister, Margaret Forbes who had a daughter Elizabeth Littlehales, and 4 children by Hyem Cohem.

Partner: John Maitland

Issue:
1/1. Francis Maitland, ch. 25/2/1784,

Vol 1, folio 49 (1720-1800):
1784 May 23: Francis Maitland baptised, reputed son of John Maitland by Rebecca Wright. Born 25 feb 1784. (Listed under Non White).

1/2. Richard Maitland, ch. 4/8/1786. (StE PR)

Vol 1, folio 54:
1788: Richard Maitland baptised, reputed son of John Maitland by Rebecca Wright. Born 4 August 1786.
Presumed died between 1789 and 1806 – mentioned in grandmother Patty Penford’s will but not in mother’s

Born:
St E PR has following entry
Rebecca Dunston Wright, daughter of Patty, a mulatto, lately a slave belonging to Mr. Roderick Rose, three years old last May and baptised Nov 12 1752. Thus born 5/1749. (St E V1F8)
(Patty later shown to be Patty Penford)

Reference in Hyem Cohen's Will to Patty Penford as mother of Rebecca Wright - her will not found in Jamaica Indexes.

A Dunston Wright was born 6/12/1713 of parents: William & Elizabeth Wright, Vere (PR). Was this her father??

No mention of "Polly" or "Patty" Rose on St Elizabeth PR.

1754: Rose, Matthew, St. Elizabeth 126
Rose, John, St. Elizabeth 1105

Died:

MI of Jamaica: Gravestone @ Black River church (#1658):
(Re)becca Wright, 29/?/1805, aged 56. (seen by A Maitland in April 1998, less legible, even less so in 12/2006).
Her will was dated 14/11/1804, and proved in Canterbury in 28/6/1805. From the gravestone, it may be assumed that she died early in 1805.

This was our Rebecca, her will confirms this is the correct burial. No burial entry found in PR.

Privilege Bill:
PRO CO 139/39 (Jamaican House of Assembly minutes)
Courtesy of Dan Livesay Jan 2008[i] (see notes).

23 December 1784: “…Patty Penford of the parish of Saint Elizabeth a free Mulatto woman and Rebecca Wright and Margaret Forbes her Daughters and Francis Maitland the Son of the said Rebecca Wright and Elizabeth Littlehales the Daughter of the said Margaret Forbes to the same rights…”

They are listed as having been baptized, Christian, and having received communion. Patty is possessed of “real and personal Estate in this Island to a very Considerable value which she intends to bestow on the said Rebecca Wright and Margaret Forbes and their Children."

Dunston Wright

See below, son of William Wright

Leah Wright & Cohen Connection

Possible sister Leah born about 1748.
Parish records show Leah Wright baptised 7/7/1791, a free negro aged about 43.
2 sons recorded, reputed sons of David Cohen
Hyman Cohen, b 25/12/1788, ch 1791, St Elizabeth.
David Cohen, b 12/12/1792, ch 14/4/1793, St Elizabeth.
who became a big property owner.

See end of this section for Cohens.

A Leah Wright bur 4/12/1812, at churchyard, free negro, aged 47.

A slave, Maria Wright bapt 8/6/1794, belonging to Rebecca Wright St E (she is mentioned in Rebecca's will).

Her Will
(PCC 1805 484 Nelson Prob 11 1428 f485) Dated 14/11/1804, proved 28/6/1805. Full Will Text

"Late of Black River .. but now of Bristol ...

left some specified slaves to nephews Alexander & Henry & nieces Catherine & Caroline Cohen ... (see Cohen family later in this file).

left the remainder to son Francis Maitland: land of about 214 acres in Westmoreland named "The Cove" (Difficult to read, but confirmed by the will inventory), Dwelling house on land adjoining Lowerworks Estate on or near the Black River called "the Ground" (again best guess), a tenement or property lying behind the Church on Black River Bay, (Lowerworks just north of Black River town centre)

tenements in or near the Logwoods on Black River Bay
The remainder of his slaves.

The remainder of her estate.

Executors Andrew Wright, Francis Maitland both of Jamaica, and Christopher Henbury of Bristol and Thomas Hogg of Jamaica.

A study of the 1804 map of Jamaica shows no suitable property entries for her, either in Westmoreland or St Elizabeth.

Jamaica inventory Date 7 September 1805, Ent 20 September 1805.

A possible nephew:
Henry Cohen was born 1796, and died December 1846, Age: 50 years
Burial: December 17, 1846, New burial ground, Black River, St. Elizabeth
Occupation: 1846, Domestic
Residence: 1846, Black River, St. Elizabeth

The Cove
A property called Cove listed to Letellier, Ann, Cove, 13/2 in 1817 Almanack. 1818, 11 slaves and 2 stock. 11 in 1831.
1829 Cove Pen listed to Thomas Tate, 36 slaves, he also owned Old Shafston & Rotherwood, both significant pens. in 1831, Cove listed as 33 slaves.
In 1891 & 1910, a property called Cove listed to William Hogg, a pen post office Blue Fields. Was this the same family as Thomas Hogg, one of Rebecca Wright's executors.

ANDREW WRIGHT - 1752

AM08/03

Born^PR: 18/2/1752, ch 6/3/1752, St Catherine (PR)
Parents: Francis & Ann Mary Wright.
Partner: Ruth Sinclair, mulatto, in Jamaica.
Also Married: Elizabeth Mary (Pusey) Wint, 28/12/1790, Clarendon, she a widow (PR).
Died^VLO: 24/2/1806, Mitcham, Surrey, England, "Andrew Wright esq aged 54 years late of the Parish of St Elizabeth & Mitcham Penn in the Island of Jamaica." (ref PR from VLO)

General:

Andrew Wright, the father of Ann Wright, was Jamaican born in 1752, probably white, and died in Mitcham, Surrey, England 24/2/1806.
He acquired and probably developed the pens (cattle farms) of Mitcham (which he said he named after the town in Surrey, although in fact it had the same name when owned by Earl Balcarres in 1763) & Silver Grove, in the latter part of the 18thC. His property in Vere, the 200 acre estate of Single Rock, near Calabash Bay was probably a family property (not to be confused with Calabash Bay, St Elizabeth, both of which bays are on the 1804 map, but with A Wright shown on the 1804 in Vere). From the wording of his will, it would appear that Mitcham was his principal residence in Jamaica. His inventory shows it to have been well furnished by the standards of the area and time.

His estate also had an overseer's house and another property called Ramsgate in his inventory.

He had a mulatto partner, Ruth Sinclair, by whom he had 4 daughters, only 2 of whom probably survived to adulthood. In 1790 he married Elizabeth Mary Pusey, born about 1743 and daughter of Benjamin Pusey of Cherry Hill and Cherry Garden Estate in the Parish of St Dorothy, Jamaica; she was the widow of Samuel Wint, of Spanish Town, Jamaica. She was buried at Brompton Church, London, 6/8/1821 (tablet in Nave) aged 78. She had a son John Pusey Wint, by her first husband.

He appeared in print in 1793 3 times, as a vestreyman for St Elizabeth, as the owner of a horse racing at Lacovia, and as the owner of a slave who "ran" that year - history does not relate any subsequent recapture!

He came to England (probably after November 1804, re Rebecca Wright's will) with his daughters by Ruth, his wife was probably still in Jamaica at the time of his will. His inventory showed him with substantial personal estate of £21557, about £13700 of which was the value of his slaves and £5700 livestock (77 cattle and 137 horses and mules).

He left Single Rock, some named slaves (also specified in his inventory) and £5000 to John Pusey Wint, his stepson. Most of the remainder he left to his daughters Ann and Rebecca, stipulating that they would forfeit their inheritance if they returned to Jamaica unmarried: this explains Francis & Ann's marriage in London soon after his death, and Rebecca and George Roberts marriage somewhat later! He did not appear to have had any children by his wife, Elizabeth Pusey, who he married in Jamaica, in 1790. It must have taken some time to sort his estate as slaves belonging to his estate were baptized in 1814 at Giddy Hall.

He also refers to a relation and cousin Andrew Wright Booth of Vere (not yet 21 in 1804) in his will. An Andrew Wright Booth was ch 25/11/1813, son of the late Andrew Wright Booth. The "late Andrew Wright Booth" was probably the one referred to in the will and is likely to be an unrecorded son of John Gaul and Rachel Judith (Wright) Booth, who were breeding between in Vere about 1773 and 1796. See under Francis Wright below.

On the 1804 map, "A Wright" is shown as the proprietor of estates at Single Rock, Mitcham and Silver Grove pens. The Earl of Balcarres still owned property around there: he had been a Governor of Jamaica. Was there any connection between him and the Wrights?

Much information was from Oliver's Carribeanea (quoting Mitcham PR).

Deeds Grantor:
1782 312/221 Andrew Wright to Susannah Rose, Sa Neg

1783 316/114 Andrew Wright to Peter Neath et al, Mortgage
1785 338/120 Andrew Wright to George Netherwood, Con Slaves

RUTH SINCLAIR - 1764

AM08/04

St Elizabeth PR a free "mestu" in children's record:
Born^PR: abt 1764, ch April 1768 age abt 4 yrs.
Parent: Dau of Judith Burton (Mulatto?) in PR. Father John Hayle Sinclair deduced from his will.
See later section for the Sinclair family.
Partners: Mr Andrew Wright & John Read.

Died: probably early 1799, but no record of death found (3/2008).

Will: Proved 24 Jul 1799 (no inventory found).

Ruth Sinclair of... Vere,... spinster... poor in health and weak in body... To my well beloved daughter Ann Wright, Mary Wright and Rebecca Wright....3 negroes (named)
To my beloved daughter Isabella Read who I make and nominate as my heir of this my last will and testament... slaves...To my well beloved daughter Ruth Read....To my well beloved friend John Read of.... Vere......my dearly beloved brother Alexander Sinclair of St. Eliz. and Thomas Read of Vere appoint as executors... My wench Camilla and Camilla is to serve Isabella Read till she is 15 years....
From the way in which the will is phrased, it is probable that Ruth had children by John Read after those by Andrew Wright, who had married Elizabeth Pusey in 1790.

Deeds Grantor:
1783 314/57 Judith Burton to Ruth Sinclair Sa Neg
1798 449/139 Ruth Sinclair to Thomas Read S Slaves

Issue:
(Ann & Mary both reputed daughters of Mr. Andrew Wright by Ruth Sinclair, a free Mestu, child reputed white, named Wright in PR):
1/1. Ann Wright (2/1788).
1/2. Rebecca Wright died bef 1830.

No record of her in the St Elizabeth PR, but mentioned in Ruth's and Andrew's wills.
Married: George Roberts, 2/11/1816, St John's Hackney.
George Roberts was a co-owner (with Francis Maitland) of slaves and eventual proprietor of Silver Grove pen: presumably through inheritance by Rebecca. Silver Grove visited by AM 4/2002

Issue:
2/1. Edward Maitland Roberts, b Giddy Hall, 15/8/1817, d
Silvergrove 12/4/1888.
2/2. William Allen Roberts, born England, 23/11/1818.
2/3. Rebecca Roberts, born England, 13/7/1820.
2/4. Georgeanna Roberts, born Silvergrove, 8/4/1822.
2/5. George Roberts, b abt 1824-5
George married, 2nd, Ruth Angell at "Lookout", Balaclava, Manchester, 27/1/1830 and died between 1840 & 1845 (ref Almanac), leaving issue.
PR: GR of Manchester, Gent, & RA of St Elizabeth, spinster, person of colour by licence.
PR: Also found marriage of Benjamin Angell & Sarah Reed of Manch, 18/12/1833

1/3. Mary Wright (9/1790)

dau of Andrew W by a negro, Ruth Sinclair (PR).
Mentioned in Ruth's will of 1799, but not in Andrew's of 1806: probably died in this period.

1/4. Sarah Wright, Reputed dau, she a free mestu Ruth Sinclair,

b. 22/9/1785, ch 24/9/1785 (quite probably died soon after)
St Elizabeth PR.

Also in St Elizabeth PR:
Issue of Andrew Wright and Elizabeth Pables (both white):
This Elizabeth is probably not his wife Pusey, who would have been too old.
1/2. Lewis Wright, 12/8/1795
1/3. Mary Chambers Wright, 12/7/1799

ANDREW WRIGHT DETAILS:

From Caribbeana by Vere Langford Oliver (1910). Vol 1/P227 (CU Library)

"He has a high stone tomb, formerly enclosed with iron railings to the east of the church and on the top there is the inscription: "Here lies interred the body of Andrew Wright esq formerly of this Parish and late of the Parish of St Elizabeth and of Mitcham Pen, in the Island of Jamaica, who departed this life on the 18th February 1806, aged 54 years. For his great partiality to this place (ed: Mitcham Surrey) he named his Pen in Jamaica Mitcham".

(AM: in fact, the property was known as Mitcham in 1763).

The iron railings were removed from his tomb in 1883 by order of the Mitcham Burial Board. His baptism is not recorded in the register. Caribbeana also gives a shirt précis of his will.

Jamaica Gazette, 1794, the following advertisement:

Mitcham Pen, 13/11/1793:
Runaway slave from the subscriber about the latter end of August last, a new negro man named Jamaica, about 5 feet high: has filed teeth, country marks on both temples and right shoulder and breaks down back, marked on right shoulder AW rather small; had on when absconded a blue baise frock and took with him an afnhurgh(?) one, Reward £2-15s. Andrew Wright.

12/1/1793:
St Elizabeth Vestreyman: Andrew Wright
23/3/1793:
On Tuesday the 22nd a subscription purse, for two years old, two mile heats, was run for over the Race course at Lacovia, by Mr. Andrew Wright’s Bay Colt, and Mr. Salmon’s Pepper Filly, Brunettes. The first heat was won by the Colt, but in the second he ran out of the course and was distanced ...

His Will
His will (PCC, 265 Pitt), was signed 21 January or February 1806, Proved to "Charles Grant of King Street Southwark" at PCC in London, 5 March 1806 and 28 July 1806.
The will fills 13 pages in the register, probably the lawyer on piecework! Full Will Text
His estate took time to finalise: slaves baptised 1815 at Giddy Hall were described as belonging to the estate of Andrew Wright.
He is described as Andrew Wright of St Elizabeth co Cornwall, Jamaica, esq, but now residing at Great Tower St, London.

Bequests:

Trustees and Executors:
"my friends John Chambers of Saint Elizabeth, esquire, Jeremiah Snow of Broad St, Ratcliffe Highway, Middlesex, hatter, John Pusey Wint and James Cross of Southwark, Surrey, Gentleman, They were also guardians of Ann & Rebecca until 21 or marriage.
of .. my pen and plantation in Saint Elizabeth called Mitcham with the slaves, cattle, plantations, utensils and effects .. and all other my lands, tenements, slaves and real estate in Jamaica or elsewhere ..and ...to "cultivate manage and improve the (pen & plantation) to the best advantage and consign the produce thereof from time to time to Great Britain to be sold" and .. use the income towards the £5000 and mortgage payments and repairs and other outgoings for the estate.
To son in law John Pusey Wint: about 30 slaves, Single Rock Estate, near Calabash Bay, Vere (about 200 acres), and 5 £1000 annual payments from Mitcham pen.
to "relation and cossin" Andrew Wright Booth of the parish of Vere £1000 when 21 years old.
to pay an annuity of £300 sterling "to my dear wife Elizabeth Mary Wright" for life (if she makes further claims, she may forfeit the whole), with a further £300 single payment if she moves from Jamaica to GB.
£100 to each Trustee.
to pay .. for the education and benefit of my reputed daughters Ann Wright and Rebecca Wright born of Ruth Sinclair, until aged 21 or married, whichever is the sooner.
..the residue of the income shall, until the last daughter is 21 or married, be added to .. the residue of my personal estate
The residual estate left to Ann and Rebecca Wright and their issue, failing that to John Pusey Wint and Andrew Wright Booth. If either Ann or Rebecca returned to Jamaica unmarried, their share would pass on "were she virtually dead without issue of her body"
"And I direct my said executors to devise to Ann and Rebecca Wright respectively as soon as conveniently after my decease copies of this my last will and testament to the intent that they may be fully acquainted with the contents thereof and particularly the clause prohibiting their return to Jamaica under the circumstances aforesaid"

Inventory: date 18 November 1807, Ent 27 October 1808.
Shown by John Pusey Wint, acting executor
Left

Elizabeth Mary Pusey (Wright & Wint)

Parish Church of Brompton (on the North Wall of nave) (London)
In memory of Elizabeth Mary Pusey, dau of Benjamin Pusey of Cherry Hill and Cherry Garden Estate in the Parish of St Dorothy, Jamaica. Relict of Samuel Wint, esq of Spanish Town and Andrew Wright, esq of Mitcham Pen St Elizabeth of the same Island. She was interred in the cemetery of this church 6th August 1821 aged 78 years. This tablet is erected in her memory by John Pusey Wint esq, her son.

MI Jamaica:
Alley, St Peter’s PC (formerly Vere) Clarendon

Mural Tablets.

William Pusey esq, Representative in Assembly for this parish, and Colonel of the Midland Division of Horse Militia, d 11 June 1783 aged 42
Elizabeth his wife, d 8 June 1780 in her 40^th year.

John Pusey esq, d 24 Jan 1767 aged 75 (and floor slab)

Death (PR):

Vere

Pusey

Elizabeth

17780614

Wife of Wm Pusey

Bapt (PR):
St E Wint John Pusey 18121206 @ Hodges

St E Wint John Pusey Negro Slave
St John Wint Mary Index

Vere Wint James Anderson 17761116

Vere Wint Ann Anderson 17761116

Vere Wint Elizabeth Anderson 17761116

Vere Wint Francis 17980714 A Slave

Vere Wint Sarah 17980714 A Slave

1/1. John Pusey Wint,

ch 20/3/1781 St Catherine, of Samuel & Elizabeth Mary Wint. (PR), was proprietor of Hyde Pen in Vere parish from at least 1815-24. Married abt 1807, Eliza. Died aft 1871 re census.
John Pusey Wint died Q2 1876, age 95, Kensington 1a83.
Wints were shown in Vere on the 1804 map.
The Wint family seem to have been in the Staffordshire/ Derbyshire border area from the Census results.
It would appear that the Wints did not come to England until after 1851.
2/1. Eliza Wint, b 9/12/1807, ch 7/7/1807
2/2. William Shute Wint, b 3/9/1814 of JP Wint & wife.

Died 1840.
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 From: "John Parker"[ii] (see notes)
I am a teacher at the King's School, Canterbury. I have worked here thirty years, part of that time in a school hall and former church, St. Mary's, Northgate (Canterbury). The floor will be lifted this summer for refurbishment purposes and I know that there is a stone (about 7X3 feet) dedicated to "William Shute Wint, died at the age of twenty six in 1840, 13th. Lancers."

This hall is now a drama centre. Other items have been found and the Canterbury Archaeological Trust will look in early July.
…. this regiment later became the Light Brigade. Many of the Lancers died of cholera on the way back from India in 1839.

2/3. John C Wint, 1816-1866 ref Brett Ashmeade Hawkins.

may not be correct:
MI Jamaica: Ryde, Near Newport:
Mr J.C. Wint born 23 January 1816 died 30 June 1866

2/3. John Pusey Wint, b abt 1813 found in census with father.

Ch 6/12/1812, Hodges Pen, St Elizabeth (PR).
M. 11/3/1841 in Horkstow, Lincoln, Sarah Ann Hele, dau of John Carroll Hele (he was in a shipwreck (story online) and swam ashore).
1861 Census, 12 Kensington Sq, London:
John Pusey Wint (Hd, 48, Fundholder, Jamaica), Sarah Ann (w, 38, Teignmouth, Devon), John Pusey (s, 18, Boulogne), John Pusey Wint (father, wid, 80, Fundholder, Jamaica).
1871 Census, 12 Kensington Sq):
John P Wint (Hd, 90, Fundholder, Jamaica), John P (son, 58, Fundholder, Mar, Jamaica), John P (g/s, 28 Merchant's Clerk, France), Sarah A (d-in-l, 48, Teignmouth).
1881 Census, 8, Poplar Grove, Fulham:
John P Wint (Hd, wid, 68, Independent, Jamaica), John P (son, unm, 38, Independent, France, B Subject).
1901 Census, 120 High St, Kensington:
John P Wint (Hd, S, 58, France)

JP Wint had a bad spring 1813, 2 advertisements in the Jamaica Gazette:
27/2/1813:
Stolen from Goshen Pen, a dark bay mare, small star on her forehead. A doubloon reward on delivering her to the property and 4 doubloons on providing by whom stolen on application to the overseer at Goshen or the subscriber at Ryde near May Hill,
JP Wint.
23/6/1813:
Ryde, May Hill.
Strayed from the subscriber on Saturday the 12^th, a black and white Fox hound bitch branded on the near side R. A doubloon reward,
JP Wint.

From the Jamaica Gazette:
JP Wint on list of Jurors for February 1814 Grand Court.

From Brett Ashmeade-Hawkins, 9/2006:
John Pusey Wint was born in Jamaica, but like most Planter's sons was sent home to England to be educated. He seems to have returned to Jamaica in 1815. He and his wife and children lived at Ryde, a coffee plantation near Newport, some 2,000 feet above sea level in the Carpenter's Mountains of southern Manchester Parish. The climate here would have been very cool and it must have been a healthy location, a welcome relief from the heat, mosquitoes and fevers of the plains far below. John Pusey Wint's son, John C. Wint (1816-1866), who eventually inherited the coffee plantation, is buried at Ryde and his tomb may still be seen there. In the 1960s the Ryde property was purchased by Ansell Hart, one of Jamaica's best-known Antiquarians, who thought it was the most perfect place in Jamaica to retire.

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PATTY PENFORD

AM09/04

A freed mulatto slave, in daughter Rebecca’s baptism entry described as: “lately belonging to Mr Roderick Rose”.

Buried: 10/7/1795, in the Church Yard, St Elizabeth (prob Black River).

Nothing found so far of her birth in St E, Westmoreland, Vere, Clarendon, St Catherine & St Andrew Indices. St E & Westmoreland registers checked for other similar names to about 1760, none found. If she had Rebecca in 1749 and a son 1769, she was probably born between 1725 and 1734. (9/2008).
It is noticeable that illegitimate children bore a variety of surnames, not always related to the mother’s name.

Will - 63/142 Dated 11/7/1789, Ent 8/9/1795 no inventory found.
Deeds:
228/181 Lewis Vassall to Patty Penford dated 28/7/1766, Ent 24/9/1768. She bought a mulatto slave named Sam from Lewis Vassall of St Elizabeth; she was a spinster of St Elizabeth.

249/116 purchase of 12.5 acres of land dated 5/9/1769 Ent 8/8/1772.
291/73 purchase of Little Culloden Date 19 January 1778 Ent 27 May 1778
339/116 Purchase of the Cove Date 1/12/1784 Ent 4 March 1785
15 November 1784 Privilege Bill, copied from the National Archives in Kew.

1766:
She is recorded as buying 3 properties in Westmoreland.

The first was purchased from Alexander & Mary Forbes (planter of St Elizabeth) in 1769 12 ½ acres on the sea, and whilst it is described in the deed, there is little idea of where it was, however the Forbes are shown on the 1755 map. J£60 sell to Patty Pentford 12.5 acres of ground in Westmoreland, part of 23 acres of land patented to Morice Rowlinson, bound South East on White Savannah Gulley, South West on the Sea, Northerly on Lewis Alfoand?, and Westerly on Derrick Durrant.

The next was Little Culloden, bought 1778 from Thomas Taylor of Hannover, practitioner of Physic and surgery of Hannover for J£200 .. convey Little Culloden containing 96 acres and one half .. bounding southerly on the sea easterly on Great Culloden Westerly on Ankerdown (Ankendown?). She left this property to daughter Margaret Forbes. (Little Culloden is a guest house in 2010).

The last and biggest was the Cove Pen bought in 1785 from Thomas Hogg for J£1000. The boundary of the Pen begins on the road from Black River to Sav-la-Mar on the eastern edge of Scott’s Cove. She granted to Thomas Hogg 15 feet square around the grave of Thomas George, the owner in 1775; nothing has been checked, but the assumption would be that Thomas Hogg inherited the Cove from Thomas George. This is the property marked as Penford’s in the 1804 map. She left the Cove to Rebecca who in turn left it to Francis Maitland.

She also had a property called the Grounds adjoining Lower Works Pen on the northern edge of Black River. I suspect that this was her “retirement home”, with Margaret Forbes occupying Little Culloden and Rebecca Wright the Cove with her 2 boys, Francis and Richard Maitland.

Named fully in Hyem Cohen's will: subsequently found in Privilege Bill.

In 1784, she was the subject of a Privilege Bill, granting her, her daughters and grand children the rights of whites: she seems to have been a woman of substance, and baptised etc. These were relatively unusual, only about 650 cases being recorded in Jamaica. They were necessary to enable persons of colour to own more than £2000 worth of property.

In her will of 1789, she was of St E, free mulatto..
To Rebecca Wright, free quadroon… Cove Penn abt 214 acres… for life and then to her 2 sons, Francis & Richard Maitland…
18 slaves and their children to Rebecca Wright
Half of my mares at the Pen of Mr Andrew Wright to Rebecca…
Daughter Margaret Forbes .. Land called Little Culloden 96.5 acres, or if sold before Patty’s death the resulting sum.
11 slaves and their children to Margaret Forbes
To grand daughter Elizabeth Littlehayes 2 slaves and my black mare
To Francis Maitland 2 cows one mare and the remaining half of the mares at Andrew Wrights pen.
To Rebecca and Margaret house etc on Black River bay .. land adjoining Lowerworks Pen called the Grounds 3.5 acres
Remainder to daughters Rebecca & Margaret.

Margaret Forbes by the time of Patty’s will was probably a partner of Hyem Cohen, a rich man, and may have been the younger of the 2 daughters mentioned. As she was probably supported by him, she would have received rather less than Rebecca, whose partner John Maitland was by this time dead.

Roses Valley,

in St Elizabeth, is named after the first owner, William Rose (Jamaica Almanacs, 1811) of this now defunct estate. Roses Valley is now a village in the centre of which is a Baptist Church, There is also Roses Valley Post Office. DPNJ.
Rose Hill is only about 2 miles from Giddy Hall.

MI of Jamaica: Major General James Bannister late Governor of Sarrenham who departed this life the 10^th November Ano Domi 1674 in the 50^th year of his age. (his land grant adjoined The Cove).

Issue:
1/1. Rebecca Dunston Wright. B 5/1749
1/2. Margaret Forbes (Hyem Cohen will).

Patty bought 12 ½ acres from Alexander Forbes and his wife Mary in 1769 – could this be Margaret’s father?
(Birth not found 2/2008 in St Elizabeth or Westmoreland)
Described as a free quadroon in Hyem's will of 1803, and Margaret already deceased.
Buried 21/8/1797, Northampton (PR)
Will not found but many other Forbes about.
Hyem Cohen died about 1803 (ref will & inventory)
Issue by Hyem Cohen (ages ref HC will):
(These 4 were mentioned in Rebecca Wright's will of 1805 as nephews & nieces).
2/1. Catherine Cohen, aft 1778
2/2. Caroline Cohen, aft 1778
2/3. Alexander Cohen aft 1782
2/4. Henry Cohen, aft 1778
2/5. Elizabeth Littlehayes,

assumed to be a daughter of Margaret Forbes rather than Rebecca Wright by the way in which the documents were written. Mentioned in privilege bill and Patty’s will

1/3. John PInford, son of Patty Pinford,

The Illeg Son of Patty Pinford a free mulatto, b 1776 bap 28/11/1769 (St Elizabeth PR). No other mention of him in wills or otherwise. Assumed died early.

Other Penford data:
Also St E PR (LDS London):
Issue of Alexander Forbes & Mary his wife:
Forbes, Helen 7/11/1759 2/2/1761

Forbes, Mary, born 19/12/1762, bap 1765,

Penford, Charles, bapt 12/6/1795, Negro belonging to Rebecca Wright abt 15 years of age

Westmoreland: Penford, Martha, A free mulat? Ch. 16/12/1784

MI St Catherine’s:
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ALEXANDER FORBES ESQR PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL AND ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL OF JAMAICA BELOVED AND RESPECTED FOR HIS GREAT ABILITY UNSPOTTED INTEGRITY AND UNIVERSAL BENEVOLENCE. HE WAS YE SECOND SON OF SR DAVID FORBES OF NEWHALL IN YE COUNTY OF EDINBURGH IN SCOTLAND. BORN AT EDINBURGH THE 27th JULY 1689, DIED AT JAMAICA THE 13th NOVEMBER 1729.

Arms (As Forbes of New hall), Azure on a chev. between three boars' heads erased argent, as many unicorns' heads erased, gules. Crest, A cubit arm grasping a snake, gules.

FRANCIS WRIGHT - 1715

AM09/05

The father of Andrew Wright.
Probable origins:
Born^PR: 12/10/1715, ch^PR. Vere, 15/11/1715, Spon: Sarah Booth,
Parents: William & Elizabeth Wright.
Married^PR, 1^st: Ann Mary (Ann Maria), bur^PR 31/1/1754 St Catherine
Married^PR, 2^nd: 12/8/1755, Kingston, Susannah Chambers; he a planter of St Catherine, she a widow of Kingston (PR).
Died^PR: 15/5/1758 St Catherine – will not found

1754: Francis Wright owned in Vere 26 acres (JFS)

In 1749, Francis Wright entered into a partnership with John Chambers whereby Francis agreed to farm 600 acres of land in St Thomas-in-the-Vale belonging to John Chambers. They each provided slaves and livestock for a share in the profits. The deed is a long document describing the exact arrangements, account to be kept etc. John Chambers’s wife Elizabeth is mentioned. After John Chambers’s death in about 1752, and Francis’s wife’s death in 1754, Francis married Susannah Chambers. In 1756, there were a couple of deeds moving slave ownership about for a nominal sum – this was presumably part of unravelling the partnership arrangement. Elizabeth then gives up her claim to that (large) part of John Chambers’s estate left to her, it passing to Robert Clarke, but with Francis Wright’s use for life.

The name Mary Chambers Wright appears twice in the Wright baptism records. John Chambers executor of Andrew Wright’s will. Barzilla Wright of Westmoreland referred to Jacob Chambers as his uncle and John Chambers in his will of 1747. John Chambers an extensive grantee of land (plats).

Chambers shown on the jamaica1747bowen map in St Thomas in the Vale on the river which runs into Kingston Bay, in the area of what is now Bog Walk.

In his estate inventories he is described as a planter of St Catherine.
The inventory of 1758 was shown by Susannah Wright, and was valued at £1662/13/2d and included 13 men 12 women and 6 children.
A second inventory was carried out after Susannah’s death when the estate was referred to as being “unadministered”: Joseph Wright, planter of Vere was named as an administrator and the property to be shown by by John Anderson junr
“An appraisal of the negroes belonging to Francis Wright dcd.”
This second inventory was only of the slaves, which had reduced since the earlier one from £1330/5/- to £1030 in the late one.

Deeds:
1749 137/102 Ent 9/11/1749 Francis Wright of St Elizabeth, planter sells to John Wallen 1 negro.
1749 149/39 John Chambers to Francis Wright 23 November 1749 ent 20 Aug 1752
1755 161/130 John Howell to Francis Wright Lease
1756 163/34 (now 51) Peter Chambers & Francis Banks to Francis Wright
21/1/1756 ent 13/3/1756
1756 163/33 (now 52) Francis Wright & Susannah Chambers to Robert Clark

10/2/1756 Ent 13/3/1756
1758 Inventory 38/54 Dated 17 august 1758 Ent 23 January 1759

1760 Inventory 40/155 date 27 November 1760 ent 18 May 1761

Issue of Francis & Anne Marie Wright:
1/1. John Dunstone Wright, ch 25/9/1750 St Catherine

(of Ann Maria), bur 8/6/1754, an infant. (PR)

1/2. Andrew Wright, b. 18/2/1752, ch 6/3/1752, St Catherine. (PR)
1/3. Susannah Wright, b 23/10/1753, ch 10/1/1754, St Catherine,

bur 30/4/1755, an infant. (PR)

JOHN HAYLE SINCLAIR

AM09/07

A John Nevile Sincklair ch Clarendon, 14/12/1731 of John & Priscilla. On line above the ch of Samuel Nevil s of Nevil & Elizabeth Hayles (PR).
Several Hales breeding about this time.

Parents: John & Priscilla Sinclair.
John Sinclair's will of 1741 makes JHS his heir. JS names his wife as Priscilla, who left much to JHS in her will in 1764.

Will entered 19/11/1766.
Property called Bernuda Castle.
Wills LOS 36/134

I John Hayle Sinclair... give devise and bequeath unto Sophronia Sinclair, Nicholas Sinclair, Susannah Sinclair, Sarah Sinclair, Thomas Sinclair, James Sinclair, Patrick Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, Joseph Sinclair, and Ruth Sinclair, the children born of the body of Judith Burton (and also John Sinclair born of the body of Sarah Bonner) all my whole estate real and personal or mixed...

In case the surnames hereby expressed should be disputed and Exocotions? Taken on there unto by any person or persons claiming or to claim by right of consanguinity or otherwise any part of my said Estate or the whole thereof as I can find none of my relations ready to do me the least kindness nor did one of them assist me to get money or wealth/ my will and desire is and I do hereby to all intents and purposes give devise and bequeath the said estate real personal or mixed to the above mentioned identical devisees... and in case they attain the age of 21 years without white children... it is my will that Judith Burton shall reside in my home called Bermudas Castle in order to take care of my children during her natural life as she pleases (as long as she doesn't marry or cohabitat) (then all is denied her)

I appoint my dear and trusty friends Thomas Wastnoys? and Joseph James Swaby executors and guardians
Inventory valued at £J2033, of which £1735 was 37 slaves, £220 in livestock and the remainder as household goods.

1754: John Hayle Sinclair owned 437 acres in St Elizabeth, & 1580 in Vere.

Thomas Durrant to John Hayle Sinclair – 1755

160/9 (28) ent 30/3/1750
Thomas Durrant planter of St E and JHS planter of ST E
Thomas Durrant sells to John Hayle Sinclair for 10/- 300 acres of land called Manatee Valley commonly called the Ovens.

JH Sinclair – Burton – 1765 – was this part of Thomas’s estate?
210/126 April 1765.
Indenture (selling part plot of land) between JHS and Judith, Thomas & Francis Burton and Sophronia Sinclair all of St E. £8 from Judith, £150 from Thomas, £48 from Francis, £50 from Sophronia Sinclair, 2 slaves to Judith Burton, 2 to Thomas Burton & 10 acres in Alligator Pond Savannah, being part of 350 acres conveyed to Thomas Durrant in and about the place the place he dwelleth on. To Francis B one slave, to Sophronia Sinclair one slave.

A Robert Sinclair was an attorney at law 1790 Jamaica.

A John Hayle Shickle appears in the Deeds and Crop Records in the 1780-90’s. Who????

Had Issue by:

JUDITH BURTON

AM09/08

(ref Robin Downie/Michelson).
Born: abt 1730, ch 5/9/1755.
Parents: Nicholas Burton & Sarah Witter

Of St Catherine in will.

Deeds Grantor:
1783 314/57 Judith Burton to Ruth Sinclair Sa Neg

Issue, of Judith Burton (all in will except Priscilla)
1/1. Elizabeth Sophronia Sinclair, will entered 20/6/1806 of St

Elizabeth, dated 10/9/1786, John Swaby and Judith Burton executors.
Issue of John Rotten (died at sea 1795) & Elizabeth Sinclair:
2/1. Robert Rotten, b. 10/8/1769.
2/2. Arabella Rotten, b. 17/8/1774.

Emails from Samantha Hoy[iii] 7/05.
She descended from Ambrose and Bridget (nee Smalbroke) Rotton, who are her 10 x great grandparents. They were also John Rotton's 4 x great grandparents and she is researching all the Rottons from the family who originated in Kings Norton, Worcestershire in the 13th Century. Ambrose and Bridget built Stratford House in Birmingham in 1601 and it still stands today, a lovely old half-timbered house.

1/2. Nicholas Sinclair,
1/3. Susannah Sinclair, renounced executorship of Edward's will
   8/9/93.
1/4. Sarah Sinclair, b abt 1755, ch April 1768,
   Natural Child abt 13 - St E PR.
1/5. Thomas Sinclair, b abt 1759, ch April 1768,
   Natural Child abt 9 - St E PR.
   Issue by Judith Powell:
   2/1. Mary Ann Sinclair, b.3/4/1803.
1/6. Priscilla Sinclair, b abt 1759, ch 16/3/1759,

Natural Child. No age given and not mentioned in will, probably died early. (PR) no father
Ref Downie: born 17/10/1759.

1/7. James Sinclair, b abt 1760, ch April 1768,

Natural Child abt 8 - St E PR.
Issue of James & Fanny:
2/1. Thomas Sinclair, ch 21/12/1792.

1/8. Patrick Sinclair,
1/9. Edward Sinclair, b abt 1762, ch April 1768,

Natural Child abt 6 - St E PR.
Died about 1793 of St Elizabeth.
Will St Elizabeth, planter, 1793, It 1#38.
Partner: Susannah Harriott, who made deed of gift to Sarah Sinclair 20/9/1796.
Issue:
2/1. Sarah Sinclair, b 9/8/1793
(Susannah also had child Catherine Ann Malcolm b abt 1795.

1/10. Joseph Sinclair, b abt 1763,

ch April 1768, Natural Child abt 5, St E PR.
Executor of Edward's will 1793.
Issue of Joseph Sinclair & Ruth Million (PR: Mellin):
2/1. John Hale Sinclair, b 1790, ch 23/12/1794 - PR.
2/2. Joseph James Sinclair, born 1792, ch 23/12/1794 - PR.
2/3. Ruth Sinclair, born abt 1800.

1/11. Ruth Sinclair b abt 1764, ch April 1768,

Natural Child abt 4 - St E PR.

1/12. Alexander Sinclair

(mentioned as Ruth's brother in her will - not in John's will). Of Manchester. Born abt 1766. Alexander Sinclair at Prospect, St. Elizabeth, with 85 slaves in 1811.
His will of 16/8/1822. Mentions Sarah dau of brother Edward, heirs of Francis Maitland, housekeeper Lucy Facey & nephews John Hale Sinclair and Joseph James Sinclair.
Issue (ref will, & Downie, probably of Lucy Facey):
2/1. Thomas Sinclair, born abt 1788.

Will entered 28/1/1824 probably his, of Manchester.
Issue in will (by Sarah Brown??):
3/1. Edward Sinclair, ch 31/10/1826
3/2. George Horatio Sinclair, b. abt 1820, ch 31/10/1826.
3/3. Judith Sinclair, born 1819, ch 27/9/1820.
3/4. Archibald Sinclair, ch 31/10/1826.
3/5. Possibly the issue of Elizabeth Wander

(ref will codicil).
Manumission: Eliza Wander & the child with which she is enceinte, by Thos Sinclair, probate, 23/2/1824.

2/2. Joseph Sinclair, b abt 1794, ch 4/9/1813

Issue of Joseph Sinclair & Mary Ann:
3/1. Andrew Sinclair, b 10/8/1834
3/2. Rudolph Sinclair, b 14/6/1839.
3/3. Louisa Sinclair, b 8/8/1843.

2/3. James Christopher Sinclair, born 1791, ch 7/5/1826.

Married Grace Powell, 27/10/1839,
Issue:
3/1. Alexander Sinclair, b 8/3/1810, ch 19/5/1833?
3/2. James Sinclair, b at 1811.
3/3. Catherine Sinclair, b abt 1815
3/4. Annie Sinclair, b abt 1819.

2/4. Alexander Sinclair of Manchester.,

b abt 1796, ch 4/9/1813.
Will entered 19/12/1829 mentions mother Lucy Facy, siblings Joseph, James, Sarah, Susannah, Priscilla , and Elizabeth. (all still living 17/11/1824)

2/5. Sarah Sinclair, b abt 1797, ch 3/12/1817.
2/6. Susannah Sinclair, Spinster of Manchester

Will Ent 23 Nov 1841 probably hers:
"My property call? Toy? Ball?". Dau 5 acres each.
Issue (by "good friend Ralph Segree"?):
3/1. Isabelle Sinclair, m. Mr Strupart?... her children
3/2. Esther Facey Segree,
3/3. Adeline Segree, ch 25/10/1826.
3/4. Susannah Sinclair Segree,
3/5. Rachel Segree, ch 25/10/1826. Not in will.
3/6. Sarah Victoria Segree, b 28/2/1836, ch 10/6/1838.
3/7. Lucy Facey Segree, b 18/4/1832, ch 28/9/1835.
3/8. Rebecca Fernandes Segree 5 acres each...
3/9. Matthew Segree, ch 5/10/1826.
3/10. Augustus Segree, b 6/3/1830, ch 28/9/1835.
3/11. Abraham DeSouza Segree, b 3/4/1834, ch 28/9/1835.
3/12. Rebecca Fernandes Segree, ch. 1842:

not in will - mother died at or just after birth??

My good friend Ralph Segree... executor and guardian

2/7. Priscilla Sinclair, b abt 1805, ch 7/5/1819.

Issue with John Lea:
3/1. Alexander Sinclair Lea, ch 25/10/1826.
3/2. John Sinclair Lea, ch 25/10/1826.
3/3. William A. Sinclair Lea, ch 25/10/1826.

2/8. Elizabeth Sinclair. Of Manchester,

mentions Prospect Plantation and father and brother Alexander.
Will dated 1/11/1827, ent 29/8/1833.
Issue with Jacob Segree:
3/1. Ralph Sinclair Segree, ch 25/10/1825.
3/2. Abraham Facey Sinclair Segree, ch 25/10/1825.

2/9. Judith Sinclair, born abt 1786, ch 21/12/1792.

(in land deed for 14 acres of mountain land adjoining Providence plantation from Robert Bowes 29/6/1815, ent 5/11/1821 names daughters; Alexander names grandaughters with same name).
Issue of Robert Bowes & Judith Sinclair:
3/1. Henrietta Bowes, born 9/10/1806.
3/2. Caroline Sinclair Bowes, b 24/3/1810, ch 10/5/1813.
3/3. Mary Magelina (or Sinclair) Bowes, b abt 1814.

Issue of John Sinclair & Sarah Bonner:
1/12. John Sinclair.

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WILLIAM & ELIZABETH WRIGHT

AM10/09

Parents: Andrew and Rachel Wright
No further info – deduced from wills etc. Seems to have left no trace (will or inventory). It becomes difficult to find births much before about 1710 in most parishes as the records were only just starting.

Issue of William & Elizabeth Wright, Vere PR:
1/1. Son Wright: b. 6/12/1712, ch. 8/1/1713.
1/2. Dunston Wright, ch. 6/12/1713 (possible father of Rebecca)
1/3. Francis Wright, b. 12/10/1715, ch. 15/11/1715,
1/4. William Wright, b. 21/8/1718, ch. 2/10/1718,

Sponsors Simon Booth, John & Sarah Fisher

In his will, Andrew Wright, son of Francis 1/3 above refers to Andrew Wright Booth of Vere as his cousin and relation. It seems likely the "late Andrew Wright Booth" was probably the one referred to in Andrew Wright's will and is likely to be an unrecorded son of John Gaul and Rachel Judith (Wright) Booth, who were breeding between in Vere about 1773 and 1796. Rachel Judith Wright was christened 8/8/1756 in St Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Wright. Joseph & Elizabeth had earlier had children christened in Vere. For AWB to be a cousin of Andrew Wright, Rachel Judith would have had to have been a close relative. Perhaps Joseph Wright was a brother of Francis Wright, Andrew's father.
John & Joane Dunston had 3 children baptised in St Andrew about 1685, including Henry (29/7/1686) who married Margaret Hazzard (27/12/1708); the latter had amongst others Henry & George (1712 & 1715). Were these connected with the Wrights?

Joseph Wright:
A possible son or of William Wright.
This Joseph Wright appears as an executor & in inventories.
Inventory 43/228 16 January 1766

... Of Joseph Wright late of the parish of Vere .. Planter deceased according as they were shown unto us by Elizabeth Wright his sole executrix...£2564-19-6d
Left daughter Rachell Judith & wife Elizabeth in his will. Presumably the first 2 recorded children did not survive.

1754 acreage: Wright, Joseph, St. Elizabeth 550, Vere 27, Tot 577
Joseph Wright was also producing children about the same time in Westmoreland & St Elizabeth.
PR:-
1/1. Joseph Wright ch 22/8/1742 of Joseph Elizabeth, Clarendon

1/2. John Phillips Wright 13/8/1744 of Elizabeth, Clarendon
1/3. Rachel Judith Wright 8/8/1756 of Joseph Elizabeth, St E.

JOHN SINCLAIR

AM10/13

Born: probably Caithness as he still had siblings there when he died.

Will dated 6/4/1740, ent 4/6/1741. Then of Clarendon.
To Alexander Sinclair the son of my beloved brother Peter Sinclair of Clarendon... planter £20 per annum and a young heifer at farm on Tophill in Carpenter's Mountains

To my brother Peter Sinclair £500 To my beloved daughter Elizabeth Sinclair £1500 (£500 at 18 years or marriage)
2nd £500 at 21 years and a negro girl

To my dear and beloved wife Priscilla Sinclair use and occupation of my dwelling house and pasture at Top Hill aforesaid where we now dwell and my new plantation at Dixons... Land at Milk River called Rumate Plantation?
My beloved son John Hayle Sinclair the rest and residue including in Caithness in Scotland.
My brother Robert Sinclair in Caithness Scotland gentleman
My brother Francis Sinclair " "
My brother William Sinclair " "
To the eldest son of my sister Margaret of Caithness...
To my beloved sister Elizabeth Sinclair the wife of Alexander Sinclair of Lybster Caithness
Sister Ann

Inventory: £J2420, of which £1337 in slaves, £208 outstanding debt and the remainder stock & furniture.

Died: About 1741, Jamaica. Clarendon burials only from 1770.
Property at "Top Hill", "Dixons" plantation, land at Milk River called "Rumate".

Married: Priscilla Hayle.

PRISCILLA HAYLE - 1707

AM10/14

ch: 7/10/1707 born 5/9/1707, Vere (PR)
Parents: Neaville & Sarah Hayle
Died: Abt 1764.

1754: Priscilla Sinclair owned St Catherine 25, Vere 200, St John 20

Will of 1764 LOS/35F181 1764
Widow of Vere.
half to daughter Elizabeth Anderson (wife of John), remainder to John Hayle Sinclair.
Inventory 12/4/1765 £J1104, almost entirely slaves.

Issue:
1/1. John Hayle Sinclair.

A John Nevile Sincklair ch Clarendon, 14/12/1731 of John & Priscilla.

1/2. Elizabeth Sinclair, married John Anderson (re will).

Died between Priscilla’s will in 1764 and deed 1765 (210/126)

NICHOLAS BURTON

AM10/15

Born: probably in Jamaica – mentioned in parents wills
Parents: Francis & Judith Burton
Died: unknown – no trace of will or inventory.

From Robin Michelson 28/11/08:
1. Nicholas Gilbert, son of Sarah Witter, was baptized on 29 Dec 1752, St. Elizabeth. (FHL Film 1368561, page 8) The father was not named.

St Elizabeth PR:
Lucy Burton 17710300 Nicholas Catherine Nief

Ruth Burton 17720800 Nicholas Catherine Nief

2. Judith and Ruth, bastard daughters of Sarah Witter, were baptized on 05 Sep 1753, St. Elizabeth. (FHL Film 1368561, page 14) The father was not named.

3. Johanna Marks, the illegitimate daughter of Nicholas Burton and Sarah was baptized Apr 1768, 12 years of age. (FHL Film 1368561, page 30)

Linsted St Thomas in the Vale Church
Floor
Miss Elizabeth Burton, cousin to William & Elizabeth Thomas of this Parish, died 13 July 1742 in her 18^th year.

By the way, in your research of Sinclair, if you ever come across a record of Thomas Sinclair born at Green Olive, St. Elizabeth, 1832... please keep me in mind.

Children of Nicholas Burton and Sarah Witter (assumed as initially father not named, but Johanna Marks Burton was quoted as son of Nicholas & Sarah):
1/1. Judith Burton - born abt 1730, bapt. 5 Sep 1753

had children with John Hale Sinclair - see below
(FHL Film 1368561, page 14)

1/2. Ruth Burton - born abt 1735, bapt 5 Sep 1753

had children with Joseph James Swaby, Esq.
2/1. Mary Swaby - born 29 Apr 1753
2/2. Joseph James Swaby - born 16 Mar 1755
Family moved to Yorkshire via Norfolk, England.
Ref Alison Powell, Genesreunited.

1/3. Nicholas Burton - bapt. 29 Dec 1750

had children with Catherine Nief
2/1. Elizabeth Trehern Burton - born 1766
2/2. Lucy Burton - born Mar 1771
2/3. Ruth Burton - born 1772

1/4. Elizabeth Burton - born abt 1745

Possibility: Reputed children of James Powell, free mestice by Elizabeth Burton, white woman
2/1. Ann Treherne Powell, b 12/7/1776, ch 9/88
2/2. Judith Powell, b 10/12/1778, ch 9/88

1/5. Benjamin Burton - born abt 1750, St Elizabeth

had children with Hannah Powell reputed children by Hannah Powell, free mulatto.
2/1. Mary Burton - born 23 Dec 1772
2/2. Francis Burton - born 12 Sep 1775
2/3. Joseph Burton - born 18 Dec 1777
2/4. Susanna Turner Burton - born 26 Dec 1785
2/5. Beddy Burton - born 19 Aug 1787
2/6. Sarah Burton - born 1 Apr 1789
2/7. Hannah Powell Burton - born 26 Feb 1792
2/8. Benjamin Burton - born 17 Nov 1794
2/9. Elisha Powell Burton - born 31 Jul 1796
2/10. Rachel Burton - born 5 Apr 1799

1/6. Johanna Marks Burton

born abt 1756, bapt Apr 1768 aged 12 of Nicholas & Sarah (St E PR).

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ANDREW WRIGHT – died 1712

AM11/17

Probably the original immigrant from England. Was granted land in Vere in 1684 – is this correct?
Patent: 1B/11/1/14f49-102, 500 acres on the Brazalata Mountains.
Plat: 1B/11/2/34.

NB photo lost.

Patent: 1B/11/1/14f41-102, Plat: 1B/11/2/34f27
Letters Patent of 1703 to Phillip Edmond & Andrew Wright:
....All that parcell of land meadow pasture or whatever kind of Land ye same Situate Lying and being in Brazillatta Mountain in the parish of Vere Containing five hundred acres, Bounding South West upon the said Philip Edmonds West on Coll George Ivy North western on Coll Valentine Mumbee and East and South East on waste Land....

A plat dated 1675 granted one Elizabeth Wright 65 acres in Vere – who was she?? There is no indication of this land being in any way related to Andrew Wright’s land.

Will 14/15
of Vere, date 30/3/1712 Ent 6/1/1712-3
... I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Rachell Wright two negro girls named Bella and Hagar and my white horse her side sadle and all the household goods which I now have for and during her naturall life and after her decease to be equally divided between my two sons Robert Wright and Andrew Wright ... as soon as my said son Andrew Wright attains the age of eighteen years
I give and bequeath unto my beloved son William Wright and his heirs three negro men and three negro women to be bought from on board a Ship out of the produce of my Estate two years after my Decease.
all the residue of my Estate as well as all as personall I give and bequeath unto my Beloved sons Robert Wright and Andrew Wright ... Equally to be divided between them But if it should happen that either of my sons die without heirs .. then it is my will that my said Estate descend to the survivor of them,
Lastly I appoint my beloved wife Rachell Wright my executrix and my Loving Friend John Morant Esq Executor ... and Guardian my children
and further it is my will that my said son Andrew Wright shall be maintained and educated until he shall comes to the age of eighteen years out of the produce of my whole Estate
it shall be in the power of my said Executrix and Executor to ??suffer my said Estate to be divided until my son Andrew Wright attains to the age of eighteen years only my son Robert to have his respective share of the neat produce my said estate shall make every year until that time...

In his inventory of 1712 shown by Rachell, he left 9 adult negroes and 6 negro children. His personal belongings were modest, except for 3 lbs of indigo.
Total value was £318/10/2d.
Married: Rachel in his will, surname unknown, no will or inventory found.

Issue of Andrew & Rachel Wright Ref will of 1712:
1/1. Andrew Wright, B aft 1694, married Mary & died 1747 (will).

26/178 of Vere, dated 2/11/1747, ent 1/12/1747
Sick and Weak of body

To wife Mary of life , then nephew Francis Wright, if no heirs

then to brother Robert, Executors wife & honourable John Gale
Inventory: 18/175 3 /4/1749 Ent 12/4/1749

Shown by Mary Wright. Left total of £467.

1/2. Robert Wright

1754 acreage: Wright, Robert, St. Elizabeth 550, Clarendon 100, Vere 44, Tot 694
Inventory of Robert Wright 29/55 1749 – was this him? He left £4922-6-8 1/2d, including a lot of clothes, wigs etc!
Issue of Robert & Judith Wright, Vere PR:
2/1. Mary Wright, b 18/8/1716, ch 9/11/1718,

sponsors Mary & Thomas Wilkinson, & Mary Savny.

2/2. Judith Wright, b 4/11/1718, ch 6/1/1719,

sponsors Rachel & Elizabeth Wright, Simon Booth & Wm Wright.

1/3. William Wright

Married Elizabeth
2/1. Francis Wright (ref uncle Andrew’s 1747 will)

As they were sponsors to each others children, it is probable that Robert and William Wright were, if not brothers, closely related.

Robert Lancashire[iv], 1/2009:
have you come across a James Wright Esq who married Miss Redwar in Vere in Sep 1798? She is the daughter of Henry Redwar and brother of William Gale Redwar and sister of Mary Gale Redwar, Ann Elizabeth Redwar and Harriet Gibbons Redwar.
Dept of Chemistry
UWI, Mona, JAMAICA

NEVIL & SARAH HAYLE

AM/11/27

Ch/born: unknown – deduced from parents will etc.
Parents: John & Priscilla Hayle

Nevil Sinclair to Peter Sinclair – 1745
125/37, dated 7/8/1745, ent 8/11/1745
Between Nevil Hayle of Vere, planter and Peter Sinclair, of Vere, planter.
Nevil Hayle for £500J from Peter Sinclair sells 6 male slaves and six female negro slaves, their offspring etc ... subject nevertheless to a certain indentiture of mortgage made by the said Nevil Hayle to John Sinclair and which was by the said John Sinclair assigned over to the said Peter Sinclair and by the said Peter Sinclair to Francis Smith ...
In presence of Francis Smith & George Burrell

Issue:
1/1. Priscilla Hayle, (PR: b 1707 Vere)
1/2. Humphrey Hayle, (PR: b 1713 Vere)

1/3. Neville Hayle (inferred to be him)

Will probably Samuel Nevill Hayle 1743???
Inventory 24/68
Dated 21/3/1743 Ent 7/4/1744
Married Elizabeth
2/1. Samuel Neville b. 1731

abt 1731 ch. Clarendon: Samuel Nevil s of Nevil & Elizabeth Hayles (PR)

1/4. Mathew Hayle - Vere PR: b. 14/3/1717, bap 2/5/1717, of Nevil & Sarah.

Index has this as Mathew, but the copy register misses out the name! Mrs Elizabeth Anderson sponsor (sister of Nevil).

FRANCIS & JUDITH BURTON

AM11/29

V6/126 (new index)
of St Catherine’s Date 11/8/1690 Ent 11/2/1690-1
To wife Judith 1/3 of estate in lieu of her dower for her natural life. After her decease to my three sons Nicholas John and Benjamin.
To wife one negro woman and her 2 children, one horse and decent furniture for one chamber
To dau Ann £100 when 16, £50 for maintenance and education to 16 years and one negro woman
Wife to have the privilege of one negro for her and Ann
Remainder to sons Nicholas, John & Benjamin.
If sons die without issue, estate to go to Ann. If Ann dies without issue, goes to Thomas Ellicot son of Thomas Ellicot, in Barbados.

No inventory found for Francis.

Granted Land, December 18, 1682:
Francis Burton – 1682 Platt 1B/11/2/23f25, 2 platts:
Copy held. 874 acres of which 770 acres in St John’s and 95 in that part of St Thomas in the Vale which was formerly St John’s. Part of an Order for 2000 acres. On the Johns River. Plat only shows 2 plots, 344 acres and 95 acres

A Peter Burton was granted land St Catherine in 1664, which he left to John Garrett in his will of 1669. Probably no relation.

Judith Burton

Her will makes a number of bequests:
14/24 Dated 20 August 1712 Proved 27 march 1713
A Widow of St Catherine

To son Benjamin one negro boy by name Jack to him and his heirs for ever also one small feather bed bolster and two pillows

To dau Ann Treherne one negro woman by name old Moll also a negro boy by name Dick
To Grand son, John son of Benjamin one negro man named Tom
To G/S Francis Trehern son of Ann one mulatto man by name Sambo, but if he dies before 20 ...
To Mary dau of Nicholas when 18 one negro woman by name of Maddam and her daughter by name Hannah ... and my bed and furniture, if she dies before 18 then the 2 negroes to my son Benjamin...
To Ellbaton dau of Benjamin when 18 one negro girl by name Black Sarah, but if she should die before 18 to her brother Thomas ...
To Sarah Hunt dau of my daughter Ann Trehern ... six slaves by name Jobe and her three children by name Cofre Castor and Pogo with all their increase also Nany and her son a Mulatta by name Tom ... but if she dies before 20 ... to Mary Burton
To Sarah Hunt .. my house and land that I doe now live in ... one English Down bed bolster and two pillows of the same down, Curtains and Tallins? Of Garlickord? Dimmit and Counterpain frindground about now in the hands of her mother ... I give her two pair of Garlick Sheets two pairs of Pillows one dozen of fine Osbriggs napkins work with blow thread and mark with the same thread with the letters B
E I
one draper table cloth two towels but if she should before the age of four and twenty years or day of marriage then to go to her mother Ann Trehern

To Francis Burton and his brother John the sons of my son Nicholas Burton to each of them a “shild” (shilling?) for their disobedience to me,
To Ben Burton and his brother Thomas six silver spunes between them marked with IB also two silver forks marked IA,
I give old Bess to Sarah Hunt and Mary Burton
I give my books to my son Benjamin Burton
As to the small quantity of goods and linen that doth belong to my house I doe give it to my daughter An Trehern
As to my wearing clothes I give them to Sarah hunt and Mary Burton my grand children
And as to my funeral charges it is my desire that I may be laid in my grave with as little charges as may be,

The name Trehern is spelt various ways in the original text, a file copy of the original.

Inventory 10/18 Ent 16/4/1713:
...widow late of the Town of St Jago de la Vega (modern day Spanish Town) .. Shown by Richard Treherne Cooper her administrator - at the end he is only named as Richard Treherne (no Cooper).
Left 14 slaves and a good list of household goods, a few chickens and a gold ring – presumably her wedding ring, total £592-14-6d.

Issue of Judith Burton (will 1712)
1/1. Benjamin Burton (JB will), died 1720

Will: 15/256
of St Elizabeth, planter, ent 13/3/1720 dated 23/1/1719.
Wife Elizabeth for life
Sons John Burton, Benjamin, Thomas
Nephew Francis Treherne mentioned.
Executrix wife Elizabeth,
Trustee Brother Richard Treherne (must be brother in law).
Inventory:
12/38 Dated 6 July 1721 Ent 8 July 1721
An inventory of the Goods Chattes Rights and Credits of Benjamin Burton of the parish of St Elizabeth Deceased
Shown by late wife Elbaton Burton £1469 11s 1/2d.

Married Elizabeth or Elbaton, probably dau of Elisha Clarke of Vere – he died before 1720 (re John will of 1720). She was deceased when his inventory was entered 6 July 1721, but was and administrator of his estate.
He left a total of £1469 11s 1/2d. Richard Traharn signed his extensive, detailed inventory.
2/1. John Burton

Ch 17/12/1701 St Cat. of Benjamin & Elbetha (PR)
15/220, of St Catherine, mariner, Ent 14/2/1720, dated same?
.. All that bequest legacy or sum of money devised to me in and by the last will and testament of my Late grand father Elisha Clarke late of the parish of Vere dcd and all my estate ..
to my cousin Francis Treherne son of Richard Treherne of the parish of St Catherine Gent …
Inventories:
2 inventories were made, the second being for items not shown before. It is assumed that they are both for our John Burton: they show tools and trade goods which a mariner might have owned.
11/91 Date 7/9/1719
.. Of Port Royal shown by Robert Buckingham & Mary Burton
£360-12-6
12/32 Dated 17 August 1720
A second inventory … John Burton .. Which were forgot and not shown unto us .. At the first appraisement. Total second £37-5-0

2/2. Ellbaton Burton b aft 1694 (JB Will)
2/3. Thomas Burton

Married Mary dau of John Moore, planter of St Catherine’s (re deed 159/100 - 1755 deed sale of land).
Will: 35/81 of St Elizabeth 20/5/1763 Ent 4/2/1764

Refer confirms Manumission of negro woman Hannah Mendez, two mulatto boys Nicholas and Francis Burton
Slaves bequeathed to:
To children of Hannah Mendez: Thomas, Joseph, Richard, Edward, Nicholas, Francis, John Benjamin, George William, James, Sampson, Hannah, Mary.
Hannah Mendez children probably those of Thomas’s brother Benjamin.

To my dau Elbeatha Burton, Judith, Ann, Susannah, Mary,
To sons Thomas Christopher & John Francis - slaves
To son Benjamin the residue
Execs: Francis Smith of Vere and John Hayle Sinclair of St E and son Benjamin Burton.

Inventory: 44/107
Ent 13 August 1764
Planter of St Elizabeth shown by John Hayle Sinclair
Total £5753-11-3d

Deeds:

1749 Deed: 137/52, between Thomas Burton planter of St Elizabeth & Francis Trahern, planter of St Catherine’s Con Slaves to TB. See below.

1750 Deed: 140/148, dated 13/9/1750, ent 31/1/1750-1:
Benjamin Burton & Thomas Burton & his wife Mary planters of Vere sold to James Powell 50 acres.

1750 Deed: 140/157 Date 17/9/1750, ent /11/1750
Thomas & Mary Burton to Benjamin Burton gift of slaves.

1755 Deed: 161/201 Thomas Burton to Hannah Mendez Sa Negro

1755 Deed:
159/100 (271) Ent 2/4/1755:
Thomas Burton of Vere to Richard Ragg of St Cat
Sale of Land:
Wife Mary late Mary Moore one of the daus of John Moore of St Cat planter.
Land in St John’s 51 acres in John Moore’s will 1/5/1723 split between daus Margaret & Mary, bounding on Wm Brice and Alger Pestell.
£50

1754: Thomas Burton owned:
St. Elizabeth 158, Clarendon 271, St. John 25, Total 454.

Thomas Durrant to John Hayle Sinclair – 1755
160/9 (28) ent 30/3/1750
Thomas Durrant planter of St E and JHS planter of ST E
Thomas Durrant sells to John Hayle Sinclair for 10/- 300 acres of land called Manatee Valley commonly called the Ovens.

JH Sinclair – Burton – 1765 – was this part of Thomas’s estate?
210/126 April 1765.
Indenture (selling part plot of land) between JHS and Judith, Thomas & Francis Burton and Sophronia Sinclair all of St E. £8 from Judith, £150 from Thomas, £48 from Francis, £50 from Sophronia Sinclair, 2 slaves to Judith Burton, 2 to Thomas Burton & 10 acres in Alligator Pond Savannah, being part of 350 acres conveyed to Thomas Durrant in and about the place the place he dwelleth on. To Francis B one slave, to Sophronia Sinclair one slave.

228/113 (187 new)
Ent 5/9/1768 1/11/1767
Indenture between Hannah Mendez a free negro woman, Nicholas Burton and Frances Burton free mulatto men all of St E on one part and Francis Smith on other part.
Thomas Anderson granted 146 acres of land near a place called Hilberry in St E bounded North on Capt Richard Marks Easterley on Captain Richard Stoner, west on land of Jonathan Harrison. TA by deed conveyed said lands to Joseph Creamer and wife who sold it to Zacharia Gaultier who sold it 1/5/1728 to Benjamin Burton. BB died intestate so Thomas Burton his brother inherited. TB by deed 17 12/1760 granted to HM, BB and FB.
This indenture conveys 146 acres to Francis Smith for £81-5s

Issue of Thomas & Mary his wife (JAM PR & TB Will):
3/1. Susannah Muscal B: 17480710

Ch: 17501228 (or 23/12/1753)
Mary Booth Burton, ch: 17690727 of Susannah Maclean Burton. Vere V1/38.
Bur 16/10/1770 aged 2. Probably her.

3/2. Mary B: 17501216 Ch: 17501228 (or 23/12/1753)
3/3. Thomas Christopher B: 17531226 Ch: 17540126
3/4. John Francis Ch: 17569115
3/5. Sampson Ch: 17570807 of Thomas & Mary.
3/6. Benjamin Burton – will only.
3/7. Elbeatha Burton – will only.
3/8. Judith Burton – will only.
3/9. Ann Burton – will only.

2/4. Benjamin Burton

Ch 23/3/1703 St Cat. of Benjamin & Elbetha
”Ben” in Judith’s will?
died Intestate, owning 146 acres of land in St E (ref deed 228/113) which went to brother Thomas as his legal heir, who deeded it to Hannah Mendez and Nicholas & Francis Burton. See below. From the deed 228/113, he must have died shortly before December 1760.

Benjamin Burton owned 155 acres in St Elizabeth 1754.
A Benjamin Burton had issue by Dorothy Rochester (mulatto) in the 1730's in Clarendon. – probably this one!

Deed 1750: 140/148, dated 13/9/1750, ent 31/1/1750-1:
Benjamin Burton & Thomas Burton & his wife Mary planters of Vere sold to James Powell 50 acres.

Deed: 138/108 dated 17/1/1749-50, ent 4/5/1750:
Benjamin Burton gave 1 Negro to reputed daughter Elbeaton Burton
This is probably this Benjamin.

Issue of Benjamin Burton & Hannah Mendez, from Thomas Burton’s will, and assuming from the way in which Benjamin’s land was deeded to Hannah & 2 sons:
3/1. Thomas
3/2. Joseph
3/3. Richard
3/4. Edward
3/5. Nicholas
3/6. Francis
3/7. John Benjamin
3/8. George William
3/9. James
3/10. Sampson
3/11. Hannah
3/12. Mary

1/2. Ann Burton (JB Will)

Married/partnered Mr Hunt
2/1. Sarah Hunt, appeared unmarried in Judith’s will, and under 20 in 1712.

Married Richard Treherne – various spellings – Traharn in Benjamin Burton’s inventory of 1721. In Judith’s inventory he is referred to as Richard Treherne Cooper at the beginning and simply Richard Treherne at the end.
2/2. Francis Treherne –

Francis Treherne to Thomas Burton – 1749
137/52: Dated 26/12/1737, ent 5/9/1749,
Francis Treherne planter of St Catherine, sells for 5/- to Thomas Burton, planter of St Elizabeth 2 negro girl slaves named Little Whamnia and Fatherless .. and one moiety ... of 2 negro women and 4 girl slaves (named in doc)
The other half of some to Francis’s eldest daughter Jane Treherne
another part to Susannah Bennet Treherne, the second daughter of Francis Treherne
Ann Treherne, the third daughter of Francis Treherne
Bridget Elizabeth Treherne, the fourth and youngest daughter of Francis Treherne.
All less than 21 at date

1/3. Nicholas Burton (JB Will)

Married Mary.
Issue from Judith’s will:
2/1. Mary Burton, b aft 1694
2/2. Francis Burton

Ch 30/10/1693 St Cat. of Nicholas & Mary (PR)

2/3. John Burton.
2/4. William Burton

Ch 25/8/1709 St Cat of Nicholas & Alice (PR),
not Judith’s will, so maybe young.

1/4. Thomas Burton (JB Will): poss died 28/7/1713 St Cat

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JOHN HAYLE snr. – Died 1717

AM12/53

Probably an original settler.

Parents: Unknown
Died^Will: 1717

Granted land in Clarendon:
Platt: 1B/11/2/1f188 (Aug 1700) for 609 acres in 2 plots.
”All those two parcells of Land Situate Lying and being in the parish of Clarendon Containing in the whole six hundred and nine acres
The first parcel Containing two hundred sixty three acres Bounding Northerly and Easterly on unpossessed waste Land Southerly on Robert Cotes and Westerly on Richard Dawkins esqur
The second parcel containing three hundred forty and six acres bounding northerly on John Hunt Easterly and southeasterly on the road from Col. Dawkins to St Jago Southerly on Elisa Dawkins and West Southerly on Waste Land...”

Platt: 1B/11/2/1f197 for 250 acres at Smoakey Hole, Clarendon, 1704.
(Letters Patent: 1B/11/1/13f54-127)
This plot adjoins the first 609 acres, as can be seen on the two plats.
”...two hundred and fifty acres of Mountain Land at Smoakey Hole in the parish of Clarendon Butting and Bounding East on himself, North on Mr John Hunt N West on Doctor John Burrill on a path going up to Pickerings Spotts South on waste land and S East on Mr Stone or the land formerly belonging to Major William Dawkins...”
His son John also was granted land in 1700, probably adjoining, but it is not obvious from the plats, except that there is a common neighbour, Robert Cotes, on John jnr and one of the his father’s 1700 grant.

Note:
Smokey Hole Cave now in Manchester, Cross Keys district, but would have been in Clarendon then. N17 54 02.6 W77 30 26.3. It is the deepest cave in Jamaica.
JAD69 196134E 138796N
This appears to be a mile of so north of Cross Keys as marked on the Esso road map.

Will 15/24
of Vere, planter, Ent 2/1/1717, dated 15/5/1714

Estate dwelling house, furniture and plate except silver spoons and fforks to Wife Priscilla for life, then to Son Neville Hayle, also to wife, good riding horse & side saddle & chariot & 4 horses.
Bequests to:
Dau Aline Anderson, negroes she possessed
Dau Priscilla Allen,
Dau Margaret Biggs

To G/S Thomas son of John Hayle, Dcd, land in Clarendon Mountains called Smoakey Hole: if TS dies before 21 years to G/dau Priscilla Hale, dau of John Hayle, dcd. 450 acres.

Also if PH dies, to G/D’s Elizabeth & Mary.
Mentions G/Sons John, Henry, William, Samuel, Richard & Thomas by implication sons of John dcd.

To Neville Hale Savannah Land in Yarmouth, Vere and farm of Canle?? or also the land I bought from my son-in-law Dr James Smith
Trustee: son in law Dr James Smith.

Inventory:
11/92 4 Feb 1717/18, Ent 13 March 1717(18)
of Vere, planter .. Shown by Nevile Hayle, executor, assessor George Hayle.
Total £1803-12-6d, including 71 adult & young slaves, a few sheep, cattle & horses.

Hales shown on 1755 map on the east side of the River Minho, straddling the border between Vere & Clarendon. Includes “Hales Hall”, now on the southern outskirts of Mandeville.

No information on Priscilla; IGI Britain has no relevant marriages.

Issue of John & Priscilla Hayle, JH will 1717:
1/1. Neville Hayle

Married Sarah
2/1. Priscilla Hayle, (PR: b 1707)
2/2. Humphrey Hayle, (PR: b 1713)
2/3. Neville Hayle (inferred to be him)

Will probably Samuel Nevill Hayle 1743???
The order of Nevil & Samuel varied in the document!
24/25
of Vere, planter. Dated 11/8/1741, Ent 22/9/1743
To Grace Bowman, all estate for life
To sons Nevil Hayle and Samuel Nevil Hayle Bowman son of Grace Bowman residue. Both under 21.
Also that my son Nevil Hayle have necessary meat drink bedding and apparel during the life of Grace Bowman and that she shall put to any neighbouring school until he rightly understands vulgar arithmetic
Exec Brother John Hayle and Grace Bowman.
Added codicil:
My desire that the land given to me by my father Nevil Hayle situate lying and being near his the said Nevil Hayles land in Smokey Hole mountains to be sold .. to be laid out in negroes
Thomas Hayle also a witness..
Inventory 24/68
Dated 21/3/1743 Ent 7/4/1744
Of Vere, planter To be shown by John Hayle and Grace Bowman, executors
Total £329-10s including 300 acres of land sold for the use of the estate.

Grace Bowman to Nevil Hayle – 1756
163/126 13/3/1756 ent 7/7/1756
Grace Bowman of Vere, spinster and Nevil Hayle of Vere planter
Samuel Nevil Hayle late of Vere did in his will devise to Grace Bowman 300 acres in Clarendon which Samuel Nevil Hayle purchased from Thomas Hayle bounding East on the path south on Mr Thomas Stone West on John Sutton N on John Hayle senior. Grace Bowman sells for £15 half of the 300 acres to Nevil Hayle.

Married Elizabeth
3/1. Samuel Neville b. 1731

abt 1731 ch. Clarendon: Samuel Nevil s of Nevil & Elizabeth Hayles (PR)
4/1. Mary C Hayle, dau of Samuel Nevil & Bathia,

b 23/11/1763, ch 27/1/1764, Kingston PR.

1/2. Alice Hayle, M Mr Anderson
1/3. Priscilla Hayle, M Mr Allen
1/4. Margaret Hayle, M Mr Biggs
1/5. John Hayle, died 1712

Granted land in Clarendon 3/12/1700:
Letters Patent, 1B/11/2/1f175, 3 sheets with Plat:
300 acres in the mountains of Clarendon, bordering West & North on Robert Coates, North & East on waste ground and south on Mary Woods, widow.

Will: 14/35
Planter of Clarendon date 17/7/1712 ent 26/6/1713
Estate to wife Elizabeth until son John 24 years when she shall deliver unto guardians
To daus Elizabeth & Mary £300 each when 18 or married

To sons John, Henry, William, Samuel, and Richard residue when 21

Executrix Wife Elizabeth and Brother-in-law Dr James Smith and Mr Alexander Woods
Also proved by Thomas Hayle
Inventory: 10/41 Dated 26 June 1713, Ent 4 Aug 1713

John Hayle of Clarendon, planter... Shown by Alexander Wood of Clarendon, planter one of his execs. Included 71 slaves, total value £2756-17-6 1/2d. A detailed inventory.
Married Elizabeth
2/1. Elizabeth Hayle (PR ch 19/11/1704, Clarendon)
2/2. Mary Hayle
2/3. John Hayle
2/4. Henry Hayle
2/5. William Hayle
2/6. Samuel Hayle

“Grant Dower” Deed 139/129, dated 26/8/1749, ent 25/6/1750:
Mary Hayle of Clarendon Widow of Samuel Hayle of Clarendon, planter to John Shickle of Clarendon, planter – is this them??? Land in Santa Cruz Mountains – was this her remarrying John Shickle??

Issue of Samuel & Susannah (Ch Clarendon PR)
3/1. White Hayles 2/11/1732
3/2. Susannah Hayles 25/1/1735
3/3. Lord Hayles 17/3/1736
3/4. Elizabeth Hayles 6/4/1738
3/5. Edward Hayles 16/8/1739

A deed (121/33) shows John Shickle as guardian to Edward Hayle in 1744 when Edward was a minor. Lets 2 acres of land to Thomas Wint, butting and bounding westerly on Bullards Savannah and Northerly on the road to Coatt’s Easterly and Southerly on the land of Edward Hayle which said 2 acres is already fenced in which fence to be kept in repair by Thomas Wint ... for 15 years .. or life of Thomas Wint ... yielding and paying yearly a good fatt Turkey Cock ...

2/7. Richard Hayle

Issue of Richard & Hannah (Ch Clarendon PR)
3/1. Elizabeth Hayles 26/3/1733
3/2. John Hayle 12/6/1736
3/3. Samuel Hayle 24/11/1738
3/4. Henry Hayles 6/2/1739 Or 6/2/1740

2/8. Thomas Hayle

Thomas Hayle to John Shickle – 1746
128/54 date 11/2/1741-2 ent 15/7/1746
Between Thomas Hayle of Clarendon, planter and John Shickle of Clarendon, planter
Whereas John Hayle senr grand father to Thomas Hayle gave to Thomas Hayle a parcel of land in the parish of Clarendon at Smoakey Hole as in John Hayle’s will
This Indenture ... Thomas Hayle for £13J paid by John Shickel sells one hundred acres of land being part of the above mentioned parcel of land bounding on the road that leads from Saint Jago Savannah to Burrels Ciaule? And on the east above mentioned land of Thomas Hayle.

2/9. Priscilla Hayle

Also:

Deed: Nevil Hayle to George Hayle - 1743

117/47, date 20/8/1743, ent 3/3/1743-4

...Between Nevil Hayle of Vere, Gent, and George Hayle of Vere.

Nevil Hayle sells for five shillings all that land where George Hayle now dwelleth in Vere, bounding easterly on the road leading to the Cross from Rio Minho to the land now in possession of Elizabeth Falloways Northerly on Elizabeth Falloways Westerly on Nevil Hayle and Southerly on John Hayle containing five acres

Witness Francis Smith & John Hayle.

George Hayle had dau Olive, b Vere 20/7/1714, ch 1/8/1714 (PR)
George Hayle signed the inventory of John Hayle in 1718 as assessor(?), and was shown the property by Nevil Hayle.
Hayle family active in Clarendon, St Catherine & Vere, the earliest being Jobeth & Catherine’s daughter Mary, ch 2/6/1675, St Catherine (but noted as Morant, East of Kingston).

Edward Hayle to Thomas Wint - 1744

121/33 – lease of 2 acres of land by Edward Hayle (and John Shickle, his guardian) to Thomas Wint, all of Vere, annual rent good fatt Turkey Cock.

William Hayle, Bricklayer of Kingston:
MI Kingston:
Thomas Hayle died 27 June 1732 aged 27, also the six children of William & Priscilla Hayle vis:
Elizabeth died 1 July 1735, Catherine died 9 August 1737, James died 27 December 1738, Matthew 12 January 1740, James died 24 January 1740, James died 11 July 1742.
Kingston PR:
Issue of William & Priscilla:
Born Ch
James 17330528 17330619

Elizabeth 27/1/1734-5 20/2/1734-5

William Massie 17360616 17360712, had issue by Martha:

Samuel 17721001 17730331
Ann 17750824 17751025
Mary 17790804 17790815

Catherine 17370804 17370809

George 17380927 17381019: Had issue by Sarah:

Ann Thorpe 17680803
John Stevens 17781109 17781127

Mathew 11/1/1739-40 12/1/1739-4

James 11/1/1739-40 12/1/1739-40

James 17410416 17410430

Ann 1/2/1742-3 3/2/1742-3

MI St Catherine:
Miss Elizabeth Burton cousin to William & Elizabeth Thomas of this parish died 13 July 1742 in her 18^th year.

SINCLAIRS OF JAMAICA & CAITHNESS

Ruth Sinclair's forebears can be traced to her grandfather, John, who was born into the Sinclair clan of Caithness, NE Scotland. He had property in Clarendon when he died. It has not been possible to identify her direct Scottish ancestors: there are too many with similar Christian names and no parent has been found with the correct combination of offspring: maybe the supposed siblings were not from the same mother? By 1811, Ruth's brother, Alexander, owned Prospect pen (85 slaves) in St Elizabeth.
Nothing except for the names is known (3/2001) of the Burton family.
Some Sinclair Graves found at Pinnock Shaftson greathouse, north of Bluefields bay, Westmoreland.

A Lieut William Sinclair, later Captain, was granted lands in St Elizabeth about 1675. He appears in various references in Jamaica, but is not thought to be related to our family.

From the Royal Gazette:
3/3/1793:
Hanover vestreyman: William Sinclair.

April 6, 1793, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
PERSONS LEAVING THE ISLAND:
Mar 20 Archibald Sinclair, St. Thomas in the East
Apr 3 Robert Boyd, Westmoreland
“ Alexander Burton, Kingston

Manumissions:
10/12/1822, Richard & Elizabeth Sinclair, £00, by James Sinclair
8/8/1823, Alexander Sinclair, £00, by Walter Sinclair.
21/10/1823, Margaret (Mary) Sinclair & 2 children, Constantine & Mary Sinclair, £00, by Joseph Sinclair.
25/10/1824, Chance al Rebecca Sinclair, 10/-, Richard Sinclair.

Under will:
Eliza Wander & the child with which she is enceint, by Thos Sinclair, probate, 23/2/1824.

Other references:
1804: W Burton of Plowden Hills, SW Vere.
1804: J Burton, of Mayday Hills, by J Swaby.
1815: James Burton, estate of, Plowden, Vere

Most of this information was supplied by Robin Downie of Salt Lake City, Dec 2000. For Will data see Will Text.

MI of Jamaica:
Cathedral Spanish Town:
Alexander Sinclair. Departed this life 31/12/1854 aged 52
Margaret Sinclair daughter of Mary Sinclair died 1845 aged 30.

Archibald Sinclair:
A number of deeds etc were noted as being the Hon Archibald Sinclair in the 1750’s; this was probably him:

From: THE SINCLAIRS OF DUNBEATH AND LATHERON. p89

http://www.archive.org/stream/caithnessfamilyh00henduoft/caithnessfamilyh00henduoft_djvu.txt

...Reverting to the succession to the estate of Dunbeath, it appears that on the death of William Sinclair, his fourth son, James, got from his mother a renunciation of her liferent of Dunbeath, at that time worth 200 per annum, and then he ejected her from possession, a step which led to a complaint at her instance to the Privy Council, Next he bought up the family provisions and the debts due by his brother; and finally, in 1720, he adjudged Dunbeath for 48,000 Scots, and was infeft in 1722. In the same year his mother's liferent ceased by her death, and he entered on possession of Dunbeath. In 1704 he was created a baronet,¹ and he died in the Abbey in 1742. and

Sir James Sinclair appears to have been a man of a violent and somewhat unscrupulous character. In 1734, as Baron of Dunbeath, he held a Criminal Court and adjudged one William Sinclair to death for the crime of theft. But the proceedings were quashed, and Sinclair having raised an action against Sir James, obtained large damages. In 1739 one George Sutherland raised an action for wrongous imprisonment against Sir James, in which the latter was subjected to a fine and damages, and declared incapable of public trust in time coming. Sir James was twice married first, to Isabel, daughter of Sir Archibald Muir of Thornton, Provost of Edinburgh, by whom he had four sons and a daughter:

1. William, afterwards Sir William.
2. Alexander, to whom his brother, Benjamin, was served heir.
3. Benjamin, afterwards Sir Benjamin.
4. Archibald, who died in Jamaica, unmarried.
1. Margaret, who married William Sinclair of Achingale and Newton.
Sir James married, secondly, and shortly before his death, Isabel, daughter of John Lumsden, shipmaster in Aberdeen, by whom he had a daughter

¹ [By patent, dated Oct. 12, 1704, to him "ejusque haeredea masculos in perpetuum." Register of the Great Seal.]

SINCLAIR UNKNOWN PARENTS:

Issue at Caithness (from John's will - all died after 1741 therefore):
1/1. John Sinclair of Clarendon, died abt 1741, Jamaica.
1/2. Peter Sinclair, Planter (following from JSF)

of Clarendon in John's will, of Vere in John's inventory, Jamaica. Executor of brother John's will. Gentleman in 1741.
Peter Sinclair owned 300 acres Vere, 1754.

Nevil Sinclair to Peter Sinclair – 1745
125/37, dated 7/8/1745, ent 8/11/1745
Between Nevil Hayle of Vere, planter and Peter Sinclair, of Vere, planter.
Nevil Hayle for £500J from Peter Sinclair sells 6 male slaves and six female negro slaves, their offspring etc ... subject nevertheless to a certain indentiture of mortgage made by the said Nevil Hayle to John Sinclair and which was by the said John Sinclair assigned over to the said Peter Sinclair and by the said Peter Sinclair to Francis Smith ...
In presence of Francis Smith & George Burrell

Will not found.
2/1. Peter Sinclair, bap 12/7/1735 in Kingston.

B0061, I, p. 41

2/2. Alexander Sinclair

b 1/14/1736, bap 3/24/1736 in Kingston

2/3. Thomas Biggs Sinclair, b 3/20/1737, bap 9/19/1740

in Kingston. B0061, I, p. 59

2/4. John Sinclair, b 5/29/1740, bap 9/19/1740 in Kingston.

B0061, I, p. 59

2/5. Margaret Sinclair, dau of Peter & Elizabeth,

Born 3/1/1741, ch 14/11/1742, St Elizabeth

1/3. Robert Sinclair in Caithness, gent.
1/4. Francis Sinclair of Caithness
1/5. William Sinclair of Caithness
1/6. Elizabeth Sinclair of Caithness,

married Alexander Sinclair. Of Lybster in John's will.
OPR: Elspeth Sinclair married Alexander Sinclair, Thurso, 25/2/1726.

A Number of Sinclairs were transported to Jamaica:

From the Internet, 4/2001:
SINCLAIR, DUNCAN. Covenanter in Argyll's rebellion. Prisoner in the Laigh Parliament House, Edinburgh. Banished to the Plantations 31 July 1685. Transported from Leith to Jamaica by John Ewing, August 1685
(PC=Register of the Privy Council of Scotland)
SINCLAIR, JAMES. Age 19. Husbandman. Dunbeth, Caithness. Jacobite in Cromarty's regiment. Prisoner in Inverness and ships. Transported from London to Jamaica or Barbados by Samuel Smith, 31 March 1747. (P=Prisoners of the '45) (RM=B. Ransom McBride, "Lists of Scottish Rebel Prisoners...1746" The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal (May 1980)

John Camden Hotten, ed.,
The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants; Religious Exiles;
Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices;
Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went From Great Britain to the American Plantations 1600-1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983).
Barbadoes - Alphabetical List of Landowners in St. Michael’s p. 458 – Allex: Sinklaire, 10 acres of land, 1 hired servant, 7 negroes
*****
David Dobson, The Original Scots Colonists of Early America 1612-1783 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1989).

6153. Sinclair, Archibald, res. Stempster Thurso Caithness, d. 1778 Jamaica. (SRO.SH.9.12.1778)
6154. Sinclair, Archibald, merchant, res. Greenock Renfrewshire, sh. Pre 1781, sett. Kingston Jamaica (SRO.RD2.235.39\RD2.236.651
6155. Sinclair, David, mariner, parent George Sinclair of Barrack, d. pre 1733 Jamaica, Edin pr1733 CC8.8.95.
6156. Sinclair, Duncan, Covenanter, transported Aug 1685, fr. Leith to Jamaica. (PC.11.136)
6162. Sinclair, James, b. 1728, husbandman, Jacobite, res. Dunbeath Caithness, transported 31 Mar 1747, fr. London to Jamaica, in St. George or Carteret, arr. Jamaica 1747. (P.3.315)(PRO.CO.137.58)(MR87)
6171. Sinclair, Margaret, res. Caithness, parents Sir James Sinclair of Dunbeath, sh. pre 1778, sett. St. Catherine, Middlesex Co., Jamaica. (SRO.RD4.232.906)

Acts of Assembly:
CO139/27 (225) An act for making free a mulatto man Will, belonging to the estate of William Jones and paying to the Hon. Archibald Sinclair & Richard Welsh the value of the said mulatto man. 16.12 1772. (He discovered the murderer - a mulatto, Sam - of a white man. The murderer was burnt alive.)

William Sinclair, vestreyman, Hannover, & Trustees of the Free School 1/3/1793
Archibald Sinclair of St Thomas in East leaving Island 30/3/1793
Alexander Burton of Kingston leaving Island 3/4/1793
William Sinclair of Hannover leaving Island, 26/4/1793

Caveats entered 1794:
Sep 12 Sinclair, Joseph by Lazarus Hyman
Sep 20 Currie, C. Doug by Robert Sinclair & Thomas Kaylett
Oct 17 Sinclair, Edward by Susanna Sinclair

WAR OFFICE PROMOTIONS: May 17th 1794
1st battalion of the Royals. Lieutenant James Sinclair, from an independent company, to be Lieutenant, vice Duncan, who exchanges

Misc Sinclair:
MI
Spanish Town Cathedral:
Alexander Sinclair 31/12/1854, aged 52, floor slab
Margaret dau of Mary Sinclair d 1845 aged 30
Spanish Town Parish Cemetary:
Lewis Edward Sinclair of Eusen, 29/5/1874
William Cecil Sinclair oe LE and Lucy Sinclair d Torrington, Santa Cruz 7/9/1895 aged 23
Winchester, Salt Spring, Hannover,
William Sinclair esq, d 15/7/1795 in his 36^th year.

5.

WRIGHT FAMILY GENERAL

This section includes miscellaneous information on Wrights and other related families such as Cohen and Roberts.

Land Grants

Bazill Wright was granted land in several parcels around Lacovia, St Elizabeth in about 1674. There is no indication that Bazill is related to our Wrights, but may be an ancestor of the St Elizabeth Wrights and Cooper Wrights.

St Elizabeth & Vere Parish Records:

General Wright/Booth Information:
There is no obvious relationship between the extensive Wright family in the Parish Records and our branche(s), but the main lines are shown below.

(St E. index 1707-1800: 1224314. Copy Records: 1368561)

A Possible family Line:-

2. Later Wrights:

Deeds: 137/47, 1749, Henry Wright, son of Nathaniel, sold 10 acres to James Andrews.

From PR & VLO,
James Cooper Wright married Ann Burt, St Elizabeth, 16/8/1741 (PR), Ann born 1726, buried 1789. Probably son of Nathaniel Wright (St Elizabeth group)
James Cooper Wright and Ann had issue:
(seems a long time, were there more or different Anns &/or James)
No record of James's birth.
1754: Wright, James Cooper, St. Elizabeth 776 acres (JFS).

M.I. of Jamaica (hardback)

Lacovia churchyard:
#1738 Ann Wright b 12[ ] 1726, d. 1789
          PR shows Mrs Ann bur 1/8/89
      Ann Wright               d. 1792.
          PR shows Miss Ann bur 11/1/1792

1/1. William Burt Wright born St E, ch. 2/1/1742

Parents: James Cooper Wright & Ann (probably correct - 1st son)
James Wright esq of Shetton Hall Estate, Vere, died 14/9/1806
Mrs Ann died 1/8/1789 at Lacovia, b 1726. (tombstone still there), was this his mother?
Major, St Elizabeth Militia, William B. Wright.
1784: St E. Militia: Col. 1787 Major.

Lieutenants:

Andrew Bromfield

Charles Wright

Robert Wright

William Burt Wright bur Lacovia 5/2/1796
Mrs Frances Wright bur Lacovia 11/9/1800.

Married: Frances
Of Enfield, St Elizabeth & Manchester (boundaries moved).

Issue, ch St E.:
2/1. James Cooper Wright b 25/10/1776 ch 31/7/1777.

Died 2/5/1806 Lacovia.

2/2. Ann Wright b 25/10/1778, ch 8/10/1780 Hannover,

dau of WBW & Frances of St Elizabeth. (PR)

2/3. Frances Petgrave Wright, b 10/10/1779, ch 8/10/1780, Hannover

dau of WBW & Frances of St Elizabeth. (PR)

2/2. William Burt Wright b 18/7/1782.

Married 11/3/1817, Frances Brooks (d. before 1829, sister of George) at Shaftston Pen (outside Savanna la Mar) in Westmoreland, he of Kingston. He died 20/2/1821, drowned in bathroom. Buried in Kingston Church, referred to as Merchant of Kingston. Shaftston Pen was house of Philip Pishoch(??). In WBW’s will, she is referred to as Frances Wright Wright.
In Slave registrations 1826, William Wright was "guardian to his dau Francis Brook Wright" with 1 female slave.
His estate owned Enfield Pen in 1824 with 190 slaves and no stock (167 & 23 in 1826).
Will shows wife Francis, Brothers Ezekiel & Robert Benstead,
Sister Ann Francis. Signed 8/12/1818, Codicil 13/12/18, proved London 10/8/1821, administration in 6/2/1829 Frances was deceased by then.
Wife remarried Thomas James, who was appointed guardian for H Frances Wright until 21.
A William Burt Wright owned Enfield (103/16) in 1815.
Extract from Fisher's Colonial Magazine, 1842:
CLIFTON, Rev. George Hill Rector of Rippie and Queen-Hill, Worcestershire, to Frances, only child of the late W.B. WRIGHT, Esq. of Enfield, in the Island of Jamaica, on 16th August, at St. John's, Paddington [Middlesex, England]. Vol. 1, No. 2, page 253
JG 27/3/1813: Arrivals with convoy:
27/3/1813, in the Contest, Humphrey Ewing & William Burt Wright esqrs, Mrs Tilly and Mr Walker.
JG 7/8/1813: For sale, Vauxhall estate, St Elizabeth, 2000 acres... Apply Kingston William Burt Wright, Attorney to proprietor.

Brooks of St Elizabeth – Pedigree:
Frances Brooks married 11/3/1817 William Burt Wright in Westmoreland (brother of Sarah Tharp P Wright). He died 20/2/1821 aged 30.
Will of George Brooks legacy to Ann Sherman, widow of Nich. Sherman and other daus of Mary Powell, free mulatto "who lives with me" "each a negro woman" ....

3/1. Helen Frances Wright

Gentleman’s Magazine (JFA):
August 16th. (1842) At Paddington, the Rev. George Hill Clifton, Rector of Ripple and Queenhill, Wore, to Helen-Frances, only child of the late W. Burt Wright, esq. of Jamaica.

2/3. Sarah Thorpe Pelgrave Wright

(Petgrave in other sources VLO) born 13/6/1784 St E.
Married George Brooks (22/5/1783-27/6/1832) of Burnt Ground & Blenheim, 13/4/1807 in Southampton. Jamaica, died 13/6/1855-7, Snowden, Jamaica.

3/2. Elizabeth Frances Brooks

b 15/7/1808, Burnt Ground. St E.

3/3. George Brooks, born 3/12/1809, Blenheim, Vere.
3/4. Nicola Brooks born 11/5/1815, died 12/7/1815 at sea.
3/5. Sarah Brooks born 26/9/1816, died 6/10/1816, London.
3/6. Charlotte Augusta Brooks

born 14/12/1817, 41 Dorset St, Portman Sq.

2/4. Robert Benstead Wright b 23/2/1786,

died 19/11/1820 (VLO).
Married: Nicola.
MI of Jamaica:
Manchester, Mandeville Parish Church:
Tablet: Robert B Wright, M.D. died 19 November 1820 and buried at Kensworth in his 33rd year. Erected by his widow Nicola.

Snowden, St David’s Church:
Nicola Eliza Wright, eldest daughter of R.B. Wright and Nicola Wright of Kensworth, died 20 May 1835 aged 21

His estate owned Kenilworth Pen (Manchester) 1824 with 85 slaves (1815 45/12, 1826, 85& 3) & possibly 10 slaves & 4 stock in St E. May have married Nicola, dau of James Walton (ref painting inscription, ref Michael Wallis email, 2/2007[v]).

Jam PR St E. has a possibility:
3/1. Buchan Warren Wright, b 18090806, ch 18100218.

parents: Robert Benstead & Nicole his wife, @ church

3/2. William Burt Wright, b 18120720, ch 18130305.

parents: Robert Benstead & Nicole his wife, @ church.

3/3. Nicola Eliza Wright, b abt 1814, died 20/5/1835 (MI Jamaica)

2/5. John McLelan Wright b 13/4/1788, died 1793, bur @ Lacovia,

of Lacovia.

2/6. Edward Wright ch. 3/2/1791.
2/7. Ezekiel Wright, b 26/11/1792, ch 22/1/1795,

(planter of Trelwaney parish (brother WBW will, 1822).

2/8. Anna Frances Wright b 2/7/1795.

In England in 1822, left £500 in will of brother WBW.

1/2. Mary Frances Wright, b 10/6/1760 ch 31/7/60, St E.
1/3. Robert Bansford Wright b 15/12/1762 ch 29/1/63 St E.

Partner: Jean Kentish, free mulatto.
2/1. Mary Wright, born 7/4/1788, ch 13/1/1789.
2/2. Ann Frances Wright ch. 4/8/1789

(Miss Ann bur Lacovia 11/1/1792, tombstone still there).

2/3. Nathaniel Wright, ch. 15/7/1791
2/3. Robert Benstead Wright, born 23/4/1793, died 9/1798, St E

(VLO) Also in The Columbian Magazine or Monthly Miscellany," the first number of which appeared in June, 1796. It was printed and published by William Smart of Church Street, Kingston

3/1. William Burt Wright, b 20/7/1812, St E PR

Died 9/1798 In St. Elizabeth's, Robert Benstead Wright, Esq

Bazill Wright

D. 1747 (will), Westmoreland
Uncle: Jacob Chambers (dcd bef 1747)
Was this the one granted land in about 1674 or more likely a son of that Bazil Wright.
Issue from his will:
1/1. Edward Wright

Issue, of Edward & Ann Wright, St Elizabeth PR:
2/1. John Magitta? Wright, 30/11/1756, Edward & Ann Thompson
2/1. Mary Chambers Wright: b 5/5/1758 ch 26/12 St E, ex Edward & Ann PR
2/3. Ann Wright, 9/8/1760
2/4. Edward Wright 9/12/1762

1/2. Christopher Wright.

Issue of Christopher & Rachel Wright, Westmoreland PR:
2/1. Mary Wright, 4/1/1740
2/2. Barracilla Wright: 30/11/1751
2/3. Elizabeth Wright: 5/3/1753
2/4. Rachel Wright: 22/4/1756, abt 3 months old.
2/5. Daughter Wright 9/8/1758

1/3. William Wright

Westmoreland Also, seems a long span:
Ann 17650306 17651107 Christopher Rachel

William 17661222 17670313 Christopher Rachel

Thomas 17680912 17690622 Edward Rachel

Jane Godwin 17670112 17700123 Christopher Rachel

Barzilla James 17711016 17720107 Edward Rachel

Margaret    17740930    17750420    Edward      Rachel

Others from PR:
John Wright: 30/9/1731 ex ?? & Wife
Rachel Judith Wright: 8/8/1756 ex Joseph & Elizabeth, St E.
Christopher Bernard Wright: b 19/9/1764 ch 10/4/1765 ex William & Ann
Robert Wright: b 22/10/1786 ex John & Ann
Edward Wright: b 13/7/1787 ex John & Elizabeth

Mary Wright, 9/1790, d of Andrew W by a negro.
Lewis, 12/8/1795                ) ex Andrew W & Elizabeth Pables
Mary Chambers 12/7/1799         )        (both white)

Edward Wright m Elizabeth Sables 14/1/1800 by banns both OTP St E.
Elizabeth Sables ch 21/3/1794 aged abt 21. St E.

Descendants of William Rhodes Petgrave Wright
1. William Rhodes Petgrave Wright was born Abt. 1835.

Married Charlotte Maria Moxam 2/3/1860 in St. E. by banns. She was born Abt. 1835. (JFS)

1861: Planter of Watchwell, St. Elizabeth
Issue: William Wright and Charlotte Moxam:
2/1. Hubert Ezekiel Wright, b. 12/10/1860, St E.
1861, Watchwell

1754 Property ownership:
      Wright, Barzilla, Westmoreland 75
      Wright, Joseph, St. Elizabeth 550, Vere 27, Tot 577
      Wright, Mary, Vere 88
      Wright, Robert St E 550, Clarendon 100, Vere 44
      Wright, John St Mary 700
      Tomlinson, Thomas, Westmoreland 7, St. E, 500, Tot 507

Misc Information:
Maria Wright, negro belonging to Rebecca Wright baptised 8/6/1794

Reference to Marroon Negroes (rebels) William Wright & Hutcheson Maitland, Lacovia 11/7/1775.

Published in Jamaica Gazette, 1794:
John Wright as superintendant of the Hanover workhouse.

In 1813, a John Wright was one of the named officials at St Elizabeth Races, 13/11/1813 at Lacovia.

Caribbeana by Vere Langford Oliver (1910):

Will in PCC (Jamaica) 1805 Reb(ecca) Wright 484 Nelson.

Vol 4 - Extracts from the Columbian Magazine
1797 Nov: died at Golden Grove Estate (Trelawney) Mr Robert Maitland, millwright.
1797 Sept: died at Falmouth, Mr William Sinclair, shopkeeper.
1799 July: married Robert Sinclair, esq, to Miss Mary Herriott.
1796 Dec: Alex. Wright died at Palmetto Grove, St Mary's
1798 Sept: James Wright married Miss Redwas in Vere.
1798 Sept: Robert Benstead Wright esq, St Elizabeth.
Vol 5: nil
Vol 6: From Family Bible of Sarah Tharp Petgrave Brook, (now in possession of Miss Mabel Nembhart, 1918).
Entries: GB born 22/5/1781, SB born 13/6/1784
          Married 19/6/1807, Southampton, J.
Elizabeth Frances Brooks b 15/7/1808, Burnt Ground. St Elizabeth
George Brooks, born 3/12/1809, Blenheim, Vere.
Nicola Brooks born 11/5/1815, died 12/7/1815 at sea.
Sarah Brooks born 26/9/1816, died 6/10/1816, London.
Charlotte Augusta Brooks born 14/12/1817, 41 Dorset St, Portman Sq.
Died Robert Benstead Wright, brother 19/11/1820
Died 20/2/1821(?) William Burt Wright, drowned in Bathroom.

(MI for Jamaica, Kingston Parish Church, gives: William Butt(as transcribed) Wright esqr, late Merchant of Kingston, obt 20 February 1821, Aet 30, Erected by his wife.)

MI for Kingston also: Wright, Alexander, died 30/6/1864, aged 23.
                        Wright, Susanna died 15/5/1857 aged 90.

St Catherines Cathedral:
Children of John & Ann Wright, Robert born 1786, Mary Frances born 1791, Edward born 1790, died 1792.

Booths

1/1. John Gaul Booth, died 14/1/1807, bur in churchyard in Vere.

Rachel Judith Wright ch 8/8/1756 of Joseph & Elizabeth, St Elizabeth.
The Farm Coffee Plantation was probably his (see son JGB below). JG Booth appears on the 1804 map at the Eastern end of Carpenters Mountains, Vere, towards Milk River.
She was probably the Rachel Judith whose 3 children by John Gaul Booth are included below: it is probable that the rest were also hers: for a possible connection with Andrew Wright see his entry.
Issue of John Gaul Booth, Vere PR:
2/1. George Booth, b 14/12/1773 - by Rachel Judith
2/2. William Wright Booth, ch 24/1/1777
2/3. John Gaul Booth, ch 17/7/1780

Issue of JGB & Rebecca Weakland:
Of these, Josephine & Rebecca were born at The Farm Coffee Plantation, Carpenters Mtns.
3/1. George Hayler Booth ch 6/1/1806
3/2. Josephine Wright Booth b 18080506, ch 18110723, bur 27/11/1813 dau of John Gaul & Rebecca (? AM transcription) (all PR)
3/3. Rebecca Mary Booth, b 18100708, ch. 18110723
3/4. John Gaul Booth, b. 18131125

2/4. Samuel Booth, ch 19/2/1782

Married Isabel Sarah Farquar, 13/4/1800, St E. She a widow.

2/5. George Booth, ch 28/12/1784
2/6. Henry Booth, ch 5/6/1785

Married 24/1/1801 Elizabeth Scott @ Serpentine River nr Mill River dau of Watton(?)

2/7. Robert Wright Booth, ch 2/10/1790
2/8. Sarah Godlan Booth, ch 8/8/1792 - by Rachel
2/9. Frances Wright Booth, b. 18/4/1796,

ch 18/4/1796 - by Rachel Judith.

ROBERTS FAMILY

George Roberts married Rebecca Wright, Francis (1) Maitland's sister-in-law.
Information supplied by Donna (Campbell) Kenny, who descends from George Roberts by his second wife, Ruth Angell.
Full details of the Roberts Family
See Jamaica General for Silver Grove description and graves.

GEORGE ROBERTS

Other than George's marriages and the birth of his children we know nothing of him. No death recorded for him in the family bible. Yet most of the information on his children is listed there. I wonder if he died in England ? no will in Jamaica (or London PCC) for him either.

Married (1st), 2/11/1816 St John's at Hackney, London:

REBECCA WRIGHT

Daughter of Andrew Wright & Ruth Sinclair (see above).
Issue:
1/1. Edward Maitland Roberts

b Giddy Hall 15 Aug 1817 bapt St Giles, Camberwell 28 Aug 1818. Died Silvergrove 12 April 1888

1/2. William Allen Roberts

b Cobury Rd, London 23 Nov 1818 bapt St Giles, Camberwell 20 Dec 1818.
Married Mary Carter of Trelawny Ja, 17 Feb 1843

1/3. **Rebecca Roberts

b Alverstoke, Hants. 13 July 1820, bapt Alverstoke, Hampshire 26 Aug 1820 (her father listed as a 'gentleman') died Silvergrove, buried St Pauls (Balaclava Ja) 29 April 1852. Married Edward Angell Esq. Silvergrove 19 Feb 1844
** Baptized on the same day as Rebecca were 2 children belonging to William and Ann Roberts, he was listed as 'a Captain in the Royal Navy' I wonder if he was a brother of George?

1/4. Georgeanna Roberts

b Silvergrove 8 April 1822, bapt St Mark, Kennington, Ldn 6 July 1827 (her father listed as 'merchant')
(Note by AM: Ann (Wright) Maitland's ygst son bapt at St Mark 1825 and she died in Lambeth in 1833).

1/5. George Roberts b 1824-1825

George Roberts married (2nd):
27 Jan 1830 at Lookout, near St Pauls, Balaclava:

Ruth Angell

Born: 13/10/1792.
Parents: John Angell (died circa Nov 1793-Mar 1794) & Mary Wint
Siblings: Ann b. 1789, & John b. 14 Sept 1791,
John Angell left each child 1000 English pounds sterling.

Issue (all bapt 1840 Lookout, New Hall, Cowick Park):
1/6. Ruth Francis Roberts b Lookout 30 Oct 1830, died 7/9/1877.

Married, 8/11/1855:
Robert McDaniel. The McDaniels lived at "Mt Pleasant", St E.
2/1. Thomas McDaniel 13 Nov 1856 - 11 Mar 1911 (one of 7)

Married 21 Jun 1879:
Emma Clotilda Burrell 1 May 1850 - 11 Jul 1930
3/1. Robert Vernon McDaniel 6 Mar 1886 - 3 Oct 1959

(1 of 9)
Married:
Vera Sybil Burrell 4 May 1898 - 19 Sept 1977
4/1. Vera Olive McDaniel

Married: Donald Spence Campbell
5/1. Donna Rose Campbell (now Kenny), born 1946.

1/7. Mary Ann Roberts b Lookout, 29 Jan 1832
1/8. John Angell Roberts b Silvergrove 9 May 1833
1/9. Elizabeth Hester Roberts b Lookout 21 Jan 1834
1/10. girl b. Lookout Nov 1835-Dec 2
1/11. Emma Victoria Roberts b 9 June 1837

Married: Frederick Hendriks: The Hendriks at "Ivy Cottage" near Lookout.

Graves at Silver Grove (2002):
William Roberts, born 25/12/1841, married 31/10/1869, died 8/6/1896.
Wife and 7 children.
Rozelle Roberts (mother) born 15/11/1842, died 16/1/1926.
Edward Roberts born 12/1/1870, died 10/1881.
Clement Meikle, died 24/9/1958, aged 54.
Herwin Roberts, died 28/4/1956 aged 52
Millicent Roberts, died 2/4/1956 aged 22.
Ellen B Roberts, died 6/2/1960 aged 45.

Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica (extracts) Inez Knibb Sibley (Institute of Jamaica 1978).
Chew Magna, in St Elizabeth, near Balaclava, was named by the Roberts Family after the place in Keynsham, England from which they came.

7.

COHENS

The Cohen family is of interest because Rebecca Wright (Francis 1 Maitland's mother) made bequests in her will to nephews and nieces named Cohen and John Maitland's executor was Hyem Cohen in 1787.
There were many Cohens in the parish records of the early part of the 19thC, but there were none except for Hyman who were related to our family.
Hyem Cohen who died about 1805 was the father by Margaret Forbes, sister of Rebecca Wright, of four children, Henry, Alexander, Caroline and Catherine. His inventory was valued at £75426, of which £8765 was in slaves, £41067 was in the form of loan accounts to many local families. David Cohen, who was contemporary, was probably his brother.

Slaves Manumitted, 14/1/1825, Charles Wright, £80, Solomon Cohen

Parish Records, St Elizabeth

Cohen, Morris Joseph, b. 18070101, ch. 18090924 of David Cohen & Ann Thompson Reputed issue, she a negro.
Cohen, Elizabeth, ch: 17980303 of David Cohen & Catherine Smith She a Negro, ch abt 3 yrs

Cohen, Elinor Vassal b: 18140222, ch: 18141218 of Abraham S Cohen & Elizabeth Salmon, At Black River, she a quadroon.

Reputed Issue of David Cohen and Leah Wright:
Cohen Hyman 17881225 17910000
Cohen David 17921212 17930414
Cohen Henrietta        18060907 At Black River, a Mestise
Cohen Joseph           18071004 Adult negros at Black River
Cohen Thomas           18071004 Adult negros at Black River
Cohen Frederick H      18120922     Child of colour
Cohen James Benstead   18160505

Lear Wright bur churchyard St E 4/12/1812 aged 45.

Cohen David married 27/2/1715 Smith Mary Ann, he a mulatto, at the Rukes.

From Richard Lyman (descendant of Hyman below):
From Jewish Records.

Moses Cohen: (1734-1831):
1/1. Rebecca Cohen, married David Alexander.
1/2. Samuel Cohen, b. abt 1760, married Rachel Buzaglo.
1/3. Hyman Cohen: born 1761, Jamaica, died 27/2/1845, London

Married: Zepporah Isaacs (1769-5/1/1848), abt 6/1790, London
2/1. David Hyman Cohen: born abt 1805, died 28/4/1877.

Married, 1st: Unknown
Married, 2nd: 3/10/1860, Miriam Joseph, born 19/3/1820, died 16/3/1894, London.

1/4. Henry Cohen: (1762-1817), married Esther & maybe Hatty Levy.
1/5. Judah Cohen: (1768-1838), married Grace da Costa

Other PR:

St Elizabeth.

1/1. David Cohen: born Abt. 1763.

He met Leah Wright, born Abt. 1763.
2/1. Hyman Cohen, born December 25, 1788.

Bapt: August 07, 1791, St. Elizabeth (PR) "reputed son of"

1/1. Leah Cohen was born 1766.

Baptism: February 19, 1826, St. Elizabeth (PR) aged abt 60, Black Residence: 1826, Shacklock

Diana Cohen: born 1774, died October 1846. Aged 72.
Burial: October 1846, Cashew, St. Elizabeth (PR)

1/1. A. Cohen, born Abt. 1782.

2/1. Catherine Cohen, born October 03, 1807.

Baptism: August 28, 1808, St. Elizabeth (PR.): Mestize

1/1. Jacob Cohen was born Abt. 1782.

He met Ann Thompson. She was born Abt. 1782.
Occupation: 1809, Slave "belonging to Mary Hook", Negro
Child of Jacob Cohen and Ann Thompson is:
2/1. Morris Joseph Cohen, born January 01, 1807.

Baptism: September 24, 1809, Black River, St. Elizabeth (PR)
Fact: "reputed son"

1/1. Eleanor Cohen: born 1785, died March 1855, aged 70.

Burial: March 30, 1855, Comfort Hall, Manchester Register. (PR) Residence: 1855, Comfort Hall

1/1. Lewis Cohen was born 1785, died April 1855, aged 70.

Burial: April 15, 1855, Comfort Hall, Manchester (PR)
Residence: 1855, Comfort Hall, Manchester

1/1. Thomas Cohen was born Bef. 1789. Age: 1807, Adult,

Baptism: October 04, 1807, St. Elizabeth (PR), Free Negro

1/1. Abraham S. Cohen, born Abt. 1789.

Partner: Elizabeth Salmon, born Abt. 1789, Quadroon
2/1. Eleanor Vassal Cohen, born July 22, 1814.
Ch: December 18, 1814, St. Elizabeth (PR)

Descendants of David Cohen
1/1. David Cohen, born 1790. mulatto

Married Mary Ann Smith (b abt 1790) March 27, 1815 in St. Elizabeth (PR)
Marriage banns: 1815

1/1. Henry Cohen was born 1796,

died December 1846, Age: 50 years
Burial: December 17, 1846, New burial ground, Black River, St. Elizabeth
Occupation: 1846, Domestic
Residence: 1846, Black River, St. Elizabeth

1/1. James Cohen was born Abt. 1800.

He met Frances Sampson. She was born Abt. 1800.
Child of James Cohen and Frances Sampson is:
2/1. James Cohen, born 1825.,Bapt: 02/1/1831, Vere aged 6.: Quadroon

1/1. Mr. Cohen. A jew.

He met Ann McLean, Free quadroon
Children of Mr. Cohen and Ann McLean are (PR):
2/1. Rebecca Cohen, b. 1804, Bap: 13/9/1810, Trelawny age 6
2/2.. Mary Cohen, born May 25, 1808, Bap: 13/9/1810, Trelawny
2/3. James Cohen, born Feb 08, 1810, Bap: 13/9/1810, Trelawny

1/1. Henrietta Cohen

Baptism: September 07, 1806, Black River, St. Elizabeth (PR): Mestize

1/1. Joseph Cohen Bap.: 22/9/1807, St. Elizabeth (PR), Free Negro

1/1. Thomas Cohen was born Abt. 1810.

Occupation: 1838, Apprentice; 1850, Laborer
Residence: 1835, Stones Hope; 1838, Hope, Bet. 1847 - 1850, Marley Hill
He married Marley (Cohen). She was born Abt. 1810.
Name spelled Molly on Jessy's baptismal record, and Margaret on Mary Ann's.
Children of Thomas Cohen and Marley (Cohen) are:
2/1. Jessy Cohen, born Bef. August 09, 1835.

Baptism: August 09, 1835, Manchester

2/2. George Cohen, born Bef. July 21, 1838.

Age: July 1838, Infant

2/3. Eliza Cohen, born April 18, 1847.

Bap: June 13, 1847, Manchester

2/4. Thomas Swaby Cohen, born December 22, 1849.

Baptism: April 19, 1850, Manchester

2/5.. Mary Ann Cohen, born 25/10/1852.

Bap: 15/5/1853, Manchester

1/1. Edward Cohen: born Abt. 1811.

1836, Apprentice to Giddy Hall, St. Elizabeth
Married Eliza Harris (b abt 1811) September 25, 1836 in St. Elizabeth (PR), by Banns.
1836, Apprentice to Hodges, St. Elizabeth

1/1. Frederick Hambersley Cohen: born September 22, 1812,

Baptism: January 28, 1816, St. Elizabeth, child of colour.
Residence: 1840, Black River, St. Elizabeth
died Bef. April 30, 1843.
Married Ann Salmon (B abt 1815) 13/9/1840 in St. E (PR).
Residence: 1840, Gales Luana, St. Elizabeth
Residence (2): 1843, Lower Works
Marriage banns: 1840
2/1. Frederick Cohen, born April 26, 1841.
Baptism: April 30, 1843, St. Elizabeth. Father already deceased. (PR)

1/1. Henry Cohen was born Bef. December 18, 1814.

Baptism: December 18, 1814, St. Elizabeth (PR)
Fact: "belonging to Miss E. Salmon", Slave

1/1. Abraham Cohen, born Abt. 1816.

Married: Rose Anne Chranstone June 12, 1841 in St. E (PR.)
Banns 1841. She was born Abt. 1816.
1841, Abraham Coyen @ Cashew, St. Elizabeth
1841, Rose Chranstone @ Slipe, St. Elizabeth

1/1. James Benstead Cohen was born Bef. May 05, 1816.

Baptism: May 05, 1816, St. Elizabeth (PR)
Occupation: 1842, Saddler: Child of color
Residence: 1842, Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth
He married Valeria Dennys Pight September 21, 1839 in St. Elizabeth (PR). She was born Abt. 1814, her Residence: 1839, St. Elizabeth
Marriage banns: 1839 Married by Revd. J. Kerr
Child of James Cohen and Valeria Pight is:
2/1. William Cohen, b. 05/11/1841, ch 20/2/1842, St. E.

1/1. Joseph Cohen was born Abt. 1824.

Occupation: 1849, Labourer
Residence: 1849, Retreat
He married Nancy Thomas. She was born Abt. 1824.
Child of Joseph Cohen and Nancy Thomas is:
2/1. Mary Eliza Cohen, b. 26/11/1849, Bap: 12/7/1850, Manchester (PR)

1/1. Harris Cohen was born Abt. 1825.

Naturalization: Bet. 1854 - 1860, Laborer
Residence: Bet. 1854 - 1860, Mony Musk
He met (1) Amelia Walters Bef. 1850. She was born Abt. 1825.
He met (2) Sarah Bennett Bef. 1859. She was born Abt. 1834.
Children of Harris Cohen and Amelia Walters are, Vere:
2/2. Lucretia Gardiner Cohen, b.14/8/1850, Baptism: 09/6/1854.
2/3 Mary Ann Cohen, born 16/12/1852. Baptism: 09/6/1854.
Child of Harris Cohen and Sarah Bennett is:
2/4. Susan Cohen, born June 15, 1859. Baptism: March 11, 1860.
Residence: 1860, Monymusk

1/1. George Cohen: born Abt. 1828.

Occupation: 1853, Laborer. Religion: 1853, Rock Hall
Married Diana (Cohen), born Abt. 1828.
2/1. Rosanna Gatain Cohen, born May 13, 1853.
Baptism: April 15, 1855, St. Elizabeth (PR)

1/1. Esther Cohen: born Bef. August 13, 1838.

Baptism: August 13, 1838, Manchester as infant (PR)
Residence: 1838, Quebec

David Cohen: born 1839.
Baptism: April 30, 1843, St. Elizabeth (PR) aged 3 1/2. Res: 1843, Lower Works

1/1. Elizabeth A. Cohen: born January 1848.

Bapt: May 14, 1848, Manchester (PR)

1/1. Elizabeth Cohen: born October 1855.

Baptism: April 09, 1856, St. Elizabeth (PR)

1/1. Charles Alfred Ernest Cohen born 1862.

Baptism: April 12, 1863, St. Elizabeth (PR.), aged 8 mths.

1/1. Leah W. Cohen was born August 03, 1837.

Baptism: May 13, 1838, St. Elizabeth (PR)
Residence: 1838, Spring Garden

1/1. Nathaniel Cohen was born June 20, 1842.

Baptism: November 13, 1842, Manchester (PR)
Residence: 1842, The Isle

1/1. Prudence Cohen was born March 1836.

Baptism: August 28, 1836, St. Elizabeth (PR)
Residence: 1836

1/1. Rebecca Cohen was born September 08, 1839.
Baptism: November 13, 1842, Manchester (PR)
Residence: 1842, Hill Side

1/1. Samuel Cohen was born Abt. 1841.

Occupation: Bet. 1867 - 1868, Planter,
Res: Bet. 1867 - 1868, Lincoln
He married Mary (Cohen). She was born Abt. 1841.
Children of Samuel Cohen and Mary (Cohen) are, Manchester:
2/1. Joseph Alexander Cohen, b 16/11/1866, Bap: 03/2/1867,
2/2. Mary Cohen, b. Bef. August 07, 1868, Bap: 07/11/1868,

1/1. Rachael Cohen was born June 1841.

Baptism: May 08, 1842, Vere (PR)
Residence: 1842, Kemps Hill

ASHKENAZI CONGREGATION ENGLISH AND GERMAN JEWS
KINGSTON, JAMAICA 1788-1905
REGISTER OF BIRTHS A - F

Cohen, Henry of Mordecai married Esther of Isaac, 24/12/1788
Cohen, Henry. Alexander 6/6/1789
Cohen, Henry. Isaac 22/7/1790
Cohen, Henry. Hyman 26/7/1791
Cohen, Henry. Fanny (Brine) 3/8/1792
Cohen, Henry. Abraham 22/-/1793
Cohen, Henry. Sarah 1/7/1795
Cohen, Henry. Rachel 25/2/1797
Cohen, Henry. Maria 20/5/1799
Cohen, Henry. Zipporah 26/4/1802
Cohen, Henry. Asher 4/8/1806

Cohen, Hyman. Andrew 7/10/1790
Cohen, Hyman, Alexander 6/10/1791
Cohen, Hyman. Fanny 24/1/1793
Cohen, Hyman. Judah 12/7/1794
Cohen, Hyman. Rachel 6/8/1795

Cohen, Judah of Mordecai married Grace of Aaron, 9/7/1794
Cohen, Judah. Andrew 20/4/1795
Cohen, Judah. Maria 20/5/1798
Cohen, Judah. Fanny 22/3/1799
Cohen, Judah. Rachel 17/7/1801

Cohen, Hyman Jr.
Henry Lindo 24/1/1817
Esther 21/7/1819
Henrietta Frances 16/3/1821
Philip 17/1/1823
Alexander 21/8/1824
Jessy 1/2/1827
Charles Albert 18/2/1829
& Rose. Adelaide Louisa 26/11/1830 born Spanish Town
& Rose. Eustace 3/12/1837 born Spanish Town

Cohen, Solomon M. Charlotte 33/12/1825

REGISTER OF MARRIAGES IN THE ASHKENAZI JEWISH CONGREGATION, KINGSTON, JAMAICA 1788-1897

Cohen, Henry of Mordecai; Esther of Isaac, 24/12/1788
Cohen, Jacob of David; Rachel of Barnet, 19/8/1789
Cohen, Solomon of David; Phila of Solomon, 17/3/1790
Cohen, Judah of Mordecai; Grace of Aaron, 9/7/1794
Cohen, Solomon of Michael; Hannah of Elias Gates, 2/3/1825
Cohen, Frederick of Hyman Jr.; Emily of David Davis, 16/3/1842

MARRIAGES OF THE SEPHARDIC CONGREGATION KINGSTON, JAMAICA
1805-1897
Cohen, Hyman; Miriam of Saul Davis 23/3/1864

Jamaica Gazette 18 October 1794
Tuesday came on the election of Wardens, Treasurer, and Vestrymen of the English and German Jews Synagogue: The Candidates were Messrs; Lazarus Alexander, Sampson Lucas, Solomon Levy, and Hyman Cohen, the two first of whom were declared duly elected; as were Mr. Judah Cohen, Treasurer; and Messrs. Joel Isaacs, John Brown, Joseph Ezekiel, Isaac Levy, and Leon Worms, Vestrymen.

OFFICERS OF HIS MAJESTY’S NAVAL-YARD AT PORT ROYAL, 1784/90:
Black River, Cohen & Hyman
Black River, Cohen David, 1796

St Elizabeth Militia, Foot, 1790, 1796
Quartermaster, Hyem Cohen

Gazette, Feb 16 1793:
In the Esther Lindo, from Portsmouth, Joseph Aguilar, Esq., Jacob Gutteres, Esq., Geo. Bartlet, Esq., Chas. Graham, Esq., Mrs. Graham and child, Miss Graham, Miss Hughes, Miss Dacosta, Miss Jacobs, Mr. Hyam Cohen, Dr. Hugh Munro, of the 62nd regiment, Mr. Charles Simms, Mr. Rogers, Mr. James Thompson, Mr. Doman, Mr.William Clueness, Mr. Barnet, Mr. Allwood, and Mr. Rivers

Persons leaving the Island, 9 March 1793.
Henry Cohen, Kingston

REGISTERS AND WILLS
Chapman to Cole

Descendants of David Cohen

1. David Cohen was born 1839. He married Georgiana [Ann] (Cohen). She was born Abt. 1838. Notes for David Cohen: It is not certain that this is the David Cohen that is husband of Georgiana.

More About David Cohen:
Age: April 1843, 3 1/2 years
Baptism: April 30, 1843, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0056 St. Elizabeth Parish Register III & IV, 1835-1859, IV, p. 146 #232.)
Occupation: Bet. 1864 - 1868, labourer
Residence: 1843, Lower Works
Residence (2): 1864, Luana
Residence (3): 1868, Gale's Luana

Children of David Cohen and Georgiana (Cohen) are:
2 i. Eleanor2 Cohen, born Bef. 1863.
Baptism: June 03, 1864, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0044 Jamaica Parish Register Baptism XVI & XVII, 1863-1871, XVI, p. 11 #330.)
3 ii. Ann Rebecca Cohen, born December 26, 1863.
Baptism: June 03, 1864, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0044 Jamaica Parish Register Baptism XVI & XVII, 1863-1871, XVI, p. 11 #331.)
4 iii. David Cohen, born February 11, 1868.
Baptism: October 16, 1868, St. Elizabeth (Source: B0045 Jamaica Parish Register Baptism XVIII and XIX, 1861-1871, XVIII, p. 183 #718.)

Changes:

13/11/00 added more Cohen information.
14/11/00: added Roberts above.
5/12/00: more Roberts.
18/12/00: add Sinclairs.
18/2/2001: add Cohen data from Jamaica Family Search.
14/3/2001: Expanded general summaries - edited Roberts info onto separate file.
21/5/2001: Edited.
1/6/2001: Index added
10/6/2001: resaved HTML from Word
30/8/2001: Links in document.
17/3/2002: minor additions
30/3/2004: minor changes and links.
6/11/2005: Ambrose Rotten
13/4/2006: edited Cohens
15/5/2006: small changes
26/11/2006: ditto
3/6/2007: Reformatted Word 03
27/2/2008: revised re Jamaica visit.
19/1/2010: extra info re Jamaica records & land grants
20/7/2010: The Cove Plat.