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List of Original Negroes on Golden Grove Estate, Living this 30th June 1790.

(from the Vanneck Papers at Cambridge University Library ref. Vanneck-Arc/3A/1790/41)

[Golden Grove Estate, in St. Thomas in the East, was owned by Chaloner Arcedeckne. This original list was sent to him with a letter from Dr. Benjamin Turney in Jamaica.]

[Note from JFS: Mul evidently indicates Mulatto. B H. may indicate Bachelors Hall]

No. Field Negroes

1 Jack (Driver)

2 Cato (Driver)

3 Fortune (Driver).

4 York

5 Quacow

6 Igs Pompey

7 Ys Pompey

8 Yaw

9 Quashie

10 Nero

11 Natty

12 London

13 Mingo

14 Hector

15 Sambo

16 B H Jack

17 Hampshine

18 Quamina

19 Cuffie Watch

Women

20 Bess

21 L.Beneba

22 F.Betty

23 D.Belly

24 B.H.Cuba

25 B.H.Calia

26 L.Esther

27 Flora

28 Gracey

29 Lucia

30 B.H.Mary

31 Marina

32 Beat Nanny

33 Phabas Nanny

34 Racls Phaba

35 Hls Patience

36 Beat Quashiba

37 Big Sarah

38 B H Sarah

39 L Sally

40 Tabia

41 Cinda

42 Catalina

43 L Phaba

44 L Sarah

45 L Lucy

46 Lukey

47 Diana

48 Penny

49 Dolly

50 Phillis

51 Ys Beneba

52 Pusey

53 Red Sue

54 Judy

55 Marote Nursing Mar Nannys young child.

Difft Works

56 Hannah - Garden

57 Yabba - Driverss for Children

Field Cooks & Water Carriers

58 Ebo Lucy

59 Charlotte

60 Cattana

Hoeing Fences

61 Cre Memba

62 Cre Myrtilla

63 Old Lilly

64 Ebo Nanny

65 Old Beatrice

66 Old Flora

Grass Cutters

67 Louisa

68 Rose

69 B H Quashiba

70 Dutchess

Cattlemen

71 Sambo

72 Prince

73 Toby

74 James

Grooms

75 Old Toby

76 Quaw

Party man

77 Minyman

Hog Keeper

78 Solomon

Midwife

79 Cretia

House Negroes

80 Mul Sally

81 Mul Jenny

82 Molly - Cook

83 Clarinda - Washerwn

84 Big Beneba - Semstress for makg Negro'Clothing

Watchmen

85 Andrew

86 Quamina

87 Ireland

88 Charles

89 Cromwell

90 Monseratt

91 Hannibal

Carpenters

92 Mul Peter

93 Cudjoe

94 Conydon

95 Adam

96 Mul Morris

97 Buttler

Coopers

98 Chance

99 Cudjoe

100 Strawford

101 Johnny

102 Yaw

103 Pero

Masons

104 Old Oxford

105 Old Neptune

106 Jamey

107 Orange

108 Will

109 Dublin

Blacksmiths

110 Guy John

111 Quashie

112 Pompey

Invalids

113 Mul Harry

114 Old Cudjoe

115 Old Pompey

116 Old Simon

117 Bella

118 Clarinda

119 Delia

120 Frankey

121 Old Sue

122 Amba

123 Nanny

124 Agnes

125 Juba

126 Juggy

127 Joe

128 Cynthia

 

No. Slave Name Mother's Name Year Born
BOYS . . .
129 Jack Cretia 1775
130 Toney Big Sarah 1775
131 Ralph B H Mary 1775
132 Apollo Juggy 1775
133 Mingo Lucia 1776
134 Dick Big Beneba 1776
135 Cromwell* Dead 1777
136 Casar Cretia 1777
137 Diamond D Betty 1777
138 Guy Red Sue 1778
139 Toney B H Cuba 1778
140 John quadroon Mul Sally 1778
141 Jamey* Dead 1779
142 Greeny Dead 1780
143 John Lucia 1781
144 John Red Sue 1781
145 Scrub Lucia 1783
GIRLS . . .
146 Flora Clarinda 1776
147 Jenny Dead 1776
148 Mul Margaret Hannah 1777
149 Mul Mary Beat Nanny 1777
150 Juba or Prancer Marina 1777
151 Lucy* Dead 1778
152 Mul Nancy Lucia 1778
153 Beckey Red Sue 1779
154 Candis Cre Myrtilla 1779
155 Jenny Big Beneba 1779
156 Nenus Dead 1779
157 Saviba Yabba 1779
158 Lucinda Molly 1779
159 Rose or Memba Dead .
160 L(?)inah Dead 1780
161 Quashiba Ills Patience 1783
MALE CHILDREN . . .
162 Chance Flora 1784
163 Isaac B H Cuba 1784
164 Tompot Dead 1786
165 Billy Lucia 1786
166 Anthony quadroon Mul Sally 1787
167 Dick Charlotte 1787
168 Patrick quadroon Mul Sally 1789
169 Cicero Bella 1789
170 Robert L. Phaba 1790
171 Adam Cinda 1790
FEMALE CHILDREN . . .
172 Cuba or Memba Marina 1784
173 Maria Dead 1784
174 Nelly quadroon Mul Sally 1785
175 Cuba Bea? Nanny 1785
177 Jenny L Sally 1787
178 Sarah Dead 1788
179 Cuba Racls Phaba 1789
180 Clarey Catalina 1789
181 Sally Red Sue 1790

 



Increase & Decrease of the Negroes and other Slaves on Golden Grove Estate & Batchelors Hall Penn from the 1st January to the 30th June 1790.

Cambridge University Library ref. Vanneck Arc/3A/1790/41.

Increase of Originals on Golden Grove.

Jan 5th. to L Phaba delivered of a male child named Robert.

Feby 5th. Red Sue delivered of a female child named Sally.

May 25th. Cinda delivered of a male child named Adam.

Increase of Negroes Bought.

Jany 10th. to Five Ebo Negro Women purchased from John Taylor.

Jany 20th. Eight Men and One Woman Cormantees purchased from John Taylor.

Feby 2nd. Cloe delivered of a Female child named Harriet.

June 1st. Juliet delivered of a female child named Lucinda.

Increase of Spanishtown Negroes.

Jan 1st. To Belinda delivered of a male child, a Mulatto named William.

Date not given. Sarah delivered of a Female child named Phaba,

Date not given. Jack a son of Judys from Spanishtown.

Feby 12th. Nenus delivered of a Male child named Frank.

March 15th. Diana delivered of Twins a Male and a Female named Quacow and Amy.

June 16th. Phaba delivered of a male child anamed Constant.

Increase of Batchelors hall Pen Negroes

Jany 10th To five Ebo Negro Women purchased from John Taylor.

Decrease

Jany 20th By Marotes Nanny died of a Lockjaw.

Feby 25th Lucia and Invalid died Insane,

May 13th Tomshot, a Watchman died of Old Age.

Decrease

March 21st By Sylvia a little girl drowned.

April 8th Galloway a Watchman died of Old Age.

Decrease

Jany 28th By Peggy died of a Dropsy.

May 20th Judy an Invalid died.

Decrease.

Note at bottom of sheet.

The Undernamed Negroes died some years ago and kept on the list by mistake.

Phaba and Invalid and Adam a little boy. - Originals.

Nero a Watchman - Bo Negro'

Diana an Invalid and Mul Ned - Spanishtown.


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