Slave Marriages Port Royal Jamaica 1821 to 1825

SLAVE MARRIAGES – PORT ROYAL – 1821-1825 – CO137/162

A Return of the Marriages legally solemnized in the Parish of PORT ROYAL between Slaves from 1^st January 1821 to 31^st October 1825.

DATE		NAMES (Male)	NAMES(Female)		Belonging to/Permission/By Whom
1823	Mar 1	MILLER, John Francis	STONEY, Maria	Negroes	Dr. Miller (M); Catherine Cosmo Strupor (F)/By permission/George Young. Curate
	Mar 22	[TYNOLL], Thomas	BignalL, Anne	Negroes	By permission/George Young, Curate to Thos. Lyncokes, Rector
	Jun 7	FOX, John	FRANCIS, Elizabeth	Black	By permission/George Young, Curate to Thos. Lyncokes, Rector
	Jun 15	SMITH, Charles	BOBISON, Ann	Black	By permission/George Young, Curate to Thos. Lyncokes, Rector
		JACKSON, Edward	HUNTER, Ann	Slaves	By permission & Banns/George Young, Curate to Thos. Lyncokes, Rector

1824	Jan 17	WILLIAMS, James Prince	WOOD, Sarah	Black	By permission/George Young, Curate to Thos. Lyncokes, Rector
	Jan 18	JACKSON, Robert	Jackson, Ann	Slaves	To Drummond Castle/John Barlow, Island Curate
	Feb 22	Davis, Thomas	Davis, Catherine	Slaves	To Bloxburg/John Barlow, Island Curate
	May 16	Taylor, James	Taylor, Charity	Slaves	To Good Hope/John Barlow, Island Curate
	May 30	Taylor, Samuel	Taylor, Phillis	Slaves	To Good Hope/John Barlow, Island Curate
	June 9	HARRIS, John Wiber	OGILVY, Rosanna (Free)	Black	Slave (M)/Samuel Johnson, Curate to Thos. Lyncokes, Rector
	Jul 4	Taylor, Willis	Taylor, Dido	Slaves	To Good Hope/John Barlow, Island Curate
		Taylor, Washington	Taylor, Rose	Slaves	To Good Hope/John Barlow, Island Curate
	Jul 11	WOOD, John	McKNIGHT, Sarah	Black Slaves	By permission/Samuel Johnson, Curate to Thos. Lyncokes, Rector
	Oct 9	Smith, George	WILLIAMS, Sarah	Negro Slaves	By Banns
	Oct 10	DUFFUS, John	GOTT, Mary Ann		Negro Slave(M); Free Black Woman (F)- By Banns
	Dec 5	GEORGE, Thomas	HALSTED, Catherine	Negro Slaves	Belonging to Mrs. Fishley (M); Mary Ann Bean Goss (F)/ By Banns
	Dec 17	SPENCE, John	STEWART, Ann	Slaves	To Robertsfield
		GRANT, John	STEWART, Maria	Slaves	To Robertsfield
	Dec 28	CUBISON, Dennis	CUBISON, Jane	Slaves	To Lower Lucky Valley

1825	Jan 1	YATES, Samuel Whitman	GOOD, Susannah Chisholm	Negro Slaves	Belonging to Y. L. Yates (M); E. C. Good (F) - By Banns
	Feb 27	THOMPSON, Charles	THOMPSON, Mary Ann		Free black (M); Negro Slave (F) belonging to Mrs. Basan - By Banns
	Oct 9	SMITH, William John	McHUGH, Sarah	Negro Slaves	Belonging to Mrs Alves(M); Estate of Mrs Kennedy of St. Mary (F)- Banns

Respecting the Marriages celebrated by Messrs Johnson & Young, I can say nothing as to the fees received but since I have been Rector of the Parish I have never made a demand of any fee from Slaves, leaving it entirely to the parties themselves, or their owners, to pay what they thought proper, or could afford. The amount is usually a Pistole. THOMAS ALVES, RECTOR, PORT ROYAL.

Transcribed by Ann Marie Grant-Lazarus/UK/June 2008