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Benjamin Moore of Westmoreland, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1737. Slave-ownership at probate: 28 of whom 17 were listed as male and 11 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: 拢733.42 Jamaican currency of which 拢708 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included 拢0 currency cash, 拢0 currency debts and 拢2.5 currency plate.
His heir was his son John Moore, a minor in 1737 with Joseph Tharp as his guardian.
The will of Benjamin Moore was proved in Jamaica in 1737.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
Vere Langford Oliver, Caribbeana being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, and antiquities of the British West Indies (6 vols., London, Mitchell, Hughes and Clarke, 1910-1919) vol. 2 p. 157.
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Occupation
Planter
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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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1737 [EA] - 1742 [LA] → Previous owner
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Father → Son
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1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
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:
'Benjamin Moore', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
