Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library
WHITE FAMILIES AND ARTIFICERS
INTRODUCED INTO JAMAICA
BY SEVERAL ACTS OF 1734 TO 1753
LIST TWO
From CO 137/28, folios 178 to 180
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[COVER PAGE - SECOND LIST]
List of New Comers, Tradesmen &
who have received the encou-
ragement the Laws direct since
the passing the Act for that
purpose from 1734 to 1753
D
Received with Governor Knowles's Letter
Dated ye 31st December 1754
Received April ye 9th 1755
Read April ye 10th 1755
Y47
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An Account of White People come to Jamaica by Virtue of Several Acts for the Introducing & Encouragement of White Settlers passed the 15th day of May 1736 the 21st May 1743 the 2d July 1747 and the 27th October 1750 with the Expence attending them and the Quantity of Land Granted to them.
| Date of | Num. in | Acres | Place | Date of | Their | |
| Arrival | NAMES | Family | Granted | Where | Patent | Expence |
| 1737 | Basom, Peter | 1 | £6. 0. 0. | |||
| Keats, Edward & family | 2 | 6. 6. 0. | ||||
| Laughlan, James | 1 | 6. 0. 0. | ||||
| Wood, Benjamin | 1 | 6. 0. 0. | ||||
| Hall, Thomas & family | 7 | 33. 0. 0. | ||||
| Higinbottom, John & family | 6 | 78.15. 0 | ||||
| 1738 | Spencer, Thomas | 1 | 300 | Manchioneal | 22 Jul 1740 | 89.11.9 1/2 |
| 1740 | Thompson, John | 1 | 7. 0. 0. | |||
| Barrow, Charles | 1 | 5. 0. 0. | ||||
| Ross, Thomas & family | 9 | 300 | Manchioneal | 6 May 1741 | 198.3. 9. | |
| Thomas, Matthew & family | 7 | 210 | Manchioneal | 23 Jan 1740 | 137.0. 0. | |
| 1741 | Bryan, James & family | 7 | 300 | Manchioneal | 18 May 1741 | 274.5. 0. |
| Buckly, Jeremiah & family | 6 | 300 | Manchioneal | 18 Dec 1741 | 163.4. 0 | |
| Barnett, Joseph & wife | 2 | 200 | Manchioneal | 16 Dec 1741 | 104.4. 0 | |
| Barrett, Richard | 1 | 50 | St. James's | 14.12.6 | ||
| Codrington, William & family | 6 | 300 | Manchioneal | 2 Feb 1742 | 285. 0.0. | |
| Codrington, John | 1 | 300 | Manchioneal | 1 May 1742 | 212. 7.6 | |
| Glen, James & family | 200 | Manchioneal | 16 Feb 1741 | 121. 4.8 | ||
| Halfard, John & family | 200 | Manchioneal | 23 Apr 1743 | 160. 0.2 | ||
| Hynde, William & family | 4 | 300 | Manchioneal | 20 Jun 1746 | 172.3.10 | |
| Hopkins, Thomas & family | 3 | 56 | Manchioneal | 10 Jun 1742 | 99.18.11 1/2 | |
| Hogg, John & family | 4 | 200 | Manchioneal | 16 Feb 1741 | 88. 2. 6 | |
| Morgan, Jacob & family | 5 | 600 | St. James's | 2 Patents | 303.11.10 | |
| Murett, Thomas & family | 150 | Manchioneal | 10 Jun 1742 | 68. 8. 6 | ||
| Newfile, Joseph & family | 4 | 300 | Manchioneal | 1 May 1742 | 171. 2. 9 | |
| Newfile, Joseph | 1 | 300 | Manchioneal | 13 May 1742 | 198. 2. 6. | |
| Newfile, Isaac | 1 | 200 | Manchioneal | 13 May 1742 | 61. 11. 3. | |
| Pantoflet, Isaac & family | 6 | 300 | Manchioneal | 11 Sep 1741 | 178. 11. 3. | |
| 1741 | Roseman, Francis & family | 3 | 300 | Manchioneal | 30 Jun 1741 | 344. 3. 10. |
| Seares, Joseph | 1 | 300 | Manchioneal | 30 Jun 1741 | 58. 16. 3. | |
| Toppin, Miles & family | 4 | 300 | Normans Valley | 13 May 1742 | 352. 19. 0. | |
| 1742 | Beard, William & family | 4 | 200 | Manchioneal | 22 Jun 1742 | 117. 9. 4. |
| Bucker, Thomas & family | 4 | 300 | Manchioneal | 4 Dec 1742 | 221. 10. 0. | |
| Jackson, Richard & family | 6 | 300 | Manchioneal | 6 May 1742 | 150. 0. 10 1/2 | |
| Bryan, Charles & family | 1 | 300 | Manchioneal | 16 Mar 1742 | 296. 17. 6. | |
| 1741 | Boyle, William & family | 3 | 600 | Normans Valley | 2 Patents | 160. 10. 8. |
| Hooker, Mary & 3 children | 4 | 200 | Manchioneal | 1 May 1742 | 89. 19. 10. | |
| Hooker, George & wife | 2 | 108 | Manchioneal | 1 May 1742 | 61. 16. 4. | |
| Libert, John & family | 5 | 600 | Normans Valley | 2 Patents | 313. 16. 1. | |
| 1740 | Marshall, John & family | 4 | 300 | Manchioneal | 13 Mar 1740 | 63. 14. 9 1/2 |
| 1742 | Panton, John & family | 9 | 300 | Manchioneal | 13 May 1742 | 283. 5. 0. |
| Panton, Sarah & family | 6 | 300 | Manchioneal | 13 May 1742 | 242. 3. 8 1/2 | |
| Ross, Henry | 1 | 50 | Normans Valley | 22 Jun 1742 | 14. 1. 7. | |
| Shaw, James | 1 | 300 | Normans Valley | 13 May 1742 | 86. 17. 6. | |
| Webber, Benjamin & family | 3 | 100 | Manchioneal | 1 May 1742 | 57. 9. 7 1/2 | |
| Joseph, William Lynch & child | 2 | 300 | Portland | 5 Apr 1744 | 169. 15. 9 1/2 | |
| Nugent, William | 1 | 300 | Normans Valley | 110. 14. 3 1/2 | ||
| Leacock, John & family | 5 | 260 | Portland | 23 Apr 1744 | 135. 5. 0. | |
| Greenaway, Joseph | 1 | 37. 16. 2. | ||||
| Lodge, Walker Buor & wife | 2 | 600 | Portland | 2 Patents | 212. 6. 8. | |
| Jaggers, Nathaniel & family | 5 | 136. 5. 0. | ||||
| Hughes, Edward | 1 | 100 | Manchioneal | 8 May 1750 | 18. 16. 1. | |
| Gyliat, Joshua Senr. & daughter | 2 | 270 | Portland | 6 Oct 1743 | 241. 14. 1 1/2 | |
| Gylliat, Samuel Senr. | 1 | 300 | Portland | 6 Oct 1743 | 219. 19. 1. | |
| Salmon, James | 1 | 12. 14. 9. | ||||
| Earl, Samuel | 1 | 100 | Manchioneal | 37. 0. 0. | ||
| Finch, ___ & family [torn] | 6 | 160 | Portland | 5 Dec 1746 | 75. 2. 6. | |
| [torn] & family | 8 | 290 | Portland | 2 Patents | 91. 3. 9. | |
| __aner, ____ & family [torn] | 3 | 87. 10. 0. | ||||
| Richardson, ___ & wife [torn] | 2 | 220 | Portland | 20 Dec 1742 | 107. 0. 7 1/2 | |
| 1742 | Evans, Jane & 2 sons | 3 | 160 | Portland | 20 Dec 1742 | 84. 0. 4 1/2 |
| 1743 | Anderson, James & family | 3 | 260 | Portland | 31 Dec 1743 | 215. 7. 7 1/2 |
| Rogers, Edward & family | 5 | 300 | Portland | 29 Mar 1744 | 112. 0. 0 | |
| 1742 | Howard, Roger & family | 2 | 300 | Manchioneal | 14 Feb 1742 | 25.12. 6 |
| Hasard, Edward & family | 3 | 390 | Portland | 2 Patents | 165. 0. 0 | |
| Littlewood, William & family | 5 | 300 | Portland | 20 Dec 1742 | 230.14. 3 | |
| 1743 | Hall, Katharine & family | 2 | 41.16. 3 | |||
| Orr, Samuel | 1 | 110 | Portland | 29 Aug 1745 | 25. 0. 2 | |
| Gylliat, Samuel Junr. & family | 2 | 300 | Portland | 6 Oct 1743 | 183. 2. 6 | |
| Hazell, John Junr. | 1 | 50 | Portland | 5 Dec 1746 | 15.12. 6 | |
| Wilson, Alexander | 1 | 200 | Portland | 24 Apr 1744 | 59.10. 0 | |
| Veares, Jane | 1 | 200 | Portland | 29 Aug 1745 | 89. 3. 9 | |
| Wiese, Thomas | 1 | 60 | Manchioneal | 5 Dec 1746 | 17. 0. 0 | |
| Gylliat, Howard | 1 | 130 | Portland | 6 Jan 1743 | 83.14. 9 | |
| Hooper, George | 1 | 250 | Portland | 9 May 1744 | 119.17. 6 | |
| Hooper, Ann | 1 | 75. 17. 6 | ||||
| 1744 | Mortimer, Elenor & family | 2 | 220 | Manchioneal | 6 Mar 1744 | 195. 3. 8 1/2 |
| 1743 | Gylliat, Joshua Junr. | 1 | 160 | Portland | 6 Oct 1743 | 55. 7. 6 |
| 1744 | Graham, James | 1 | 210 | Portland | 13 Apr 1745 | 51.10. 0 |
| Richards, Thomas & family | 6 | 123. 3. 9 | ||||
| 1745 | Hazell, Elizabeth | 1 | 80. 0. 0 | |||
| 1746 | Gylliat, John | 1 | 33. 0. 0 | |||
| Gylliat, Thomas | 1 | 97. 0. 0 | ||||
| 1747 | Formy, Thomas & family | 3 | 66. 0. 0. | |||
| 1748 | Sells, James | 1 | 300 | Normans Valley | 1 Feb 1748 | 150. 0. 0 |
| Hooper, George, Senr. | 1 | 70 | Portland | 68. 0. 0 | ||
| 1749 | Coleman, James | 1 | 300 | Portland | 22 Aug 1749 | 225. 0. 0 |
| 1751 | Brown, David, Senr. & family | 10 | 300 | Portland | 2 Dec 1752 | 308. 0. 0 |
| 1752 | Copping, Benjamin & family | 6 | 204. 9. 9 | |||
| Brown, David, Junr. | 1 | 100 | Portland | 7 Nov 1752 | 207. 1. 3 | |
| Brown, Thomas & wife | 2 | 41. 2. 0 | ||||
| Cherry, George & wife | 2 | 180.12. 6 | ||||
| 1752 | Fassen, Joseph & family | 6 | 53. 8. 4. | |||
| Lewin, William | 1 | 139.10. 0. | ||||
| Smith, Newyear, & family | 4 | 300 | Manchioneal | 2 Dec 1752 | 140. 2. 6. | |
| Reah, Wharton & family | 6 | 173. 2. 0. | ||||
| Franklin, Mary & family | 7 | 193.17. 6. | ||||
| 1753 | Thomson, John & family | 4 | 179. 7. 6. | |||
| King, Peter & family | 4 | 128. 10. 0. | ||||
| Salmon, John & family | 4 | 75. 4. 0. | ||||
| Morgan, William & family | 4 | 252. 7. 6. | ||||
| Webber, John & family | 3 | 257. 2. 6. | ||||
| Lawrence, Henry & family | 3 | 75. 0. 0 | ||||
| Burke, Joseph & family | 4 | 70. 5. 0 | ||||
| Hassell, Peter & family | 7 | 115. 0. 0 | ||||
| Garrell, Benjamin & family | 6 | 68. 0. 0 | ||||
| Hatton, Joseph | 1 | 154. 0. 0 | ||||
| Park, John & family | 6 | 171.15. - | ||||
| Grear, Thomas | 1 | 14. 5. - | ||||
| Christian, Mary | 1 | 3. 10. 0. | ||||
| Abrahams, William | 1 | 40. 0. 0 | ||||
| Street, Thomas & family | 4 | 90. 0. 0 | ||||
| Bartlett, Charles | 1 | 20. 0. 0 | ||||
| TOTAL | 353 | £13901.12.7 1/2 | ||||
| Deduct the money advanced to the following persons | ||||||
| and charged in the foregoing account, which was | ||||||
| paid back again viz.-- | ||||||
| To Peter Bascom | ( 6. 0. 0) | |||||
| To Thomas Hall | (33. 0. 0) | |||||
| To John Higginbottom | (78.15. 0) | |||||
| £13783. 17.7 1/2 | ||||||
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