???? - 1832
John Paterson, shown as owner of Plantation Johns in Berbice in his 1818 registration; his wife Mary was awarded compensation by virtue of a mortgage he had held over Philadelphia estate. His connection if any with John Dalgleish Paterson (q.v.) has not yet been established. This appears to be the John Paterson of Largs Ayrshire whose will was proved 06/11/1834. In the will [made at Largs in 1824], he left an annuity of 拢200 p.a. to his wife Mary Campbell Paterson, and 拢2000 each to four of his children Mary, Agnes, Archibald and William. He left 拢12 p.a. to Isobel Leith or Leith wife of the deceased Peter Paterson of Berbice, and 拢100 to their child James Paterson. His residuary heir was his son John.
PROB 11/1839/40.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic?
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Spouse
Mary Campbell
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Owner
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1818 [SY] - → Mortgage Holder
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Deceased Husband → Widow
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Largs, Ayrshire, Southern Scotland, Scotland
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1810 - ????
Enslaved young woman in St Peter, Barbados. Manumitted on the eve of Emancipation. Married a butcher in Speightstown.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Paterson of Largs', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
