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Gub. Copen. Clark of St Elizabeth, planter. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1770. Slave-ownership at probate: 45 of whom 28 were listed as male and 17 as female. 15 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: 拢2729.17 Jamaican currency of which 拢2490 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included 拢0 currency cash, 拢1.38 currency debts and 拢7.9 currency plate.
The enslaved people in St Elizabeth were hired out by his executor 1773-1782.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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1773 [EA] - 1782 [LA] → Previous owner
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Testator → Executor
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1787 - 1835
Daughter of "free Mulatto" lodging-house-keeper Jane Charlotte Beckford (c. 1759-1825); possibly the daughter of George Ffrench, Clerk to the Jamaica Assembly. Spinster; independently wealthy slave-owner.
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:
'Gabriel Copen Clarke', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
