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THESE NOTES OF DEEDS HAVE BEEN MOSTLY TAKEN FROM THE CATALOGUES OF THE LATE MR. JAMES COLEMAN OF TOTTENHAM.
1. Deed between Phillipp Edmonds of Vere parish in the said Island, planter, and Katherine his wife, and William Coward of Port Royall in the said Island, Merchant, recites an Original Grant of Land by King Charles the Second in Vere parish; nicely written on paper, with signatures and seals of Phillip and Katherine Edmonds, dated 1679.
2. Deed between Edward Wynter of St. Thomas in the Vale in the Isle of Jamaica, Esq., son and heir-at-law of Sir Edward Wynter, Knight, who was son of William Wynter, formerly of Portsmouth, gentleman, and John Suffield of Portsmouth, county Southampton, gentleman, relates to land, etc., in Lombard Street, Portsmouth; with signature and seal of Edward Wynter, dated 1694.
3. Deed between Grace Barry of Isleworth in the county of Middlesex, spinster, daughter and heiress of Samuel Barry, Esq., and Elizabeth his wife, late of the Island of Jamaica, and Nicholas Lawes, in the said Island of Jamaica in the parish of St. Andrew. This is in good state, with signature and Seal of Grace Barry, and seal of the Island, dated 1709.
4. A very fine Deed between George Lawrence of Montague Place in the county of Middlesex, Esq., and Sarah his wife, and George Read of Mincing Lane, London, Esq., relates to lands, etc., 1,350 acres calle Belvedere in the Island of Jamaica; two large skins, with signature and seal of George and Sarah Lawrance, dated 1716.
5. The Copy of the Original Will of Thomas Rose, late of St. Catherine in the Island of Jamaica, a very curious and important will. He was very kind to the Prices and Beckfords, and left three sugar plantations in Jamaica; seven pages, folio, dated 1724.
6. Two pages, folio, 1736, regarding the value of the cargo of the " Three Brothers," sailing from Boston to Jamaica, sworn to by Henry Pigeon and George Gibbs before " Habijah " Savage, Justice of the Peace, and with the Notary's (Jos. Marion) Attest covering the second page, with fine seal and signed by all of the above; an excessively rare and interesting early Boston document.
7. Deed between Dame Philadelphia Cotton, otherwise called Dame Philadelphia King, of Easthide in the County of Bedford, widow, and Joshua Crosby of the Parish of St. Andrew in the Island of Jamaica, Planter, and Anthony Langley Swymmer of St. Peter's College in Cambridge, Esq., relates to land, etc., in the Parish of Vere in the Island of Jamaica, 817 acres; two large skins, with a map of Same, with signature and seal of Lady Cotton, 1744.
8. Deed between John Serocold and John Jackson of London, Merchants, John Moore aud Thomas Smith of London, Merchants and Partners, and John Jackson and William Stevenson of Jamaica, relates to a large estate in St. James, 943 acres, next the Friendship Estate, belonging to the heirs of William Reid, Esq. ; one large skin, with signature and seals of John Serocold and John Jackson; dated 1777.
9. Deed between Serocold Jackson, John Jackson, and others, relates to land, etc., in St. James in Jamaica, called Pleasant Penn ; with signatures and seals of John Serocold and John Jackson, dated 1777.
10. A large Deed between William Stevenson and his wife and Joseph Royal of the parish of Trelauny [Trelawny] in the county of Cornwall in the Island of Jamaica, Esq., and Mary his wife, and other persons in London. The whole of this is written as a book, and every word of truth. Contains 20 pages, folio, perfect, dated April 7, 1786.
11. A large Deed, consisting of nine sheets of stout paper, 18 inches by 29 inches, relating to very large estates in St. Thomas in the East and St. Andrew, being sugar plantations, then in the possession of William Jumes [Innes] and Selina his wife, and signed by them, by Sir William Chambers, and Hinton East dated 1788.
12. Large Deed between John Vanheelen of the Parish. of St. Elizabeth in Jamaica, Joseph Royal of London, Esqs., Edmund Green of London, William Mitchell of Jamaica, Esq., Robert Moose of London, James Thomas of London; five large skins, and a map of the land and works, 467 acres, with seven signatures and seals, the whole in fine clean state, dated 1790.
13. Deed between John Vanheelen of the Parish of St. Elizabeth in the Island of Jamaica (but then of London) and Elizabeth his wife, and James Thomas of the city of London, Gentleman, relates to an estate in the Parish of St. Elizabeth, of 467 acres, with large Works established there; with signatures of John and Elizabeth Vanheelen, one skin, dated 1790.
14. Cause between Christiana Susanna Brecon, spinster, and John Wolfrys, Esq.; 8 pages, folio, dated 1791.
15. Large Deed between H. N. Jarrett of London, and of Trelawney in Jamaica, Esq., Charles Berners, Maria Berners, William Rhodes James of Trelawney, Thomas Gowland of London, relates to large estates in Jamaica; five large skins, with several Indorsements, and many signatures and seals, also the signatures H. N. Jarrett, Charles Berners, Maria Berners, and Thomas Gowland, dated 1793.
16. Deed between John Price of Penzance in the county of Cornwall, Esq., and Sir John St. Aubyn of Clowance in same county. This recites a deed of 1792 in relation to an estate in the Parish of St. John in the county of Middlesex in the Island of Jamaica, between Rose Price and the said John Price. A list of Slaves Male and Female is given on the back; with signatures and seals of John Price and Sir John St. Aubyn, Baronet, dated 1793.
17. Deed between William Cardale of London, gentleman, and John Price of Penzance in the county of Cornwall, Esq., and Thomas Smith of Gray's Inn, London. This relates to a Sugar Plantation called Worthy Park or Lonidas Plantation, situate in the parish of St. John in the Island of Jamaica; one very large skin of parchment, with a sworn affidavit before the Lord Mayor of London, in May 1794, and one before the Mayor of Penzance, in April 1794, signed by William Cordale and John Price. The whole Deed is in fine state and dated the sixth day of March 1794.
18. Deed between Robert Ingram of London, merchant, and John Ingram of Brighton, county Sussex, Esq. This relates to land and plantation sugar works in the parish of Trelawney in the county of Cornwall and Island of Jamaica, and called Harmony Hall, containing about 800 acres, also 450 acres, and called James's Valley; this is in fine state, with signature and seal of Robert Ingram, dated 1798.
19. A large Deed of five large skins between Charles Boldero, Stephen Thurston Adey, Sir Stephen Lushington, Edward Gale Boldero, of the city of London, merchants, Henry Jackson of the city of London, merchant, James Inglish Keighly of the city of London, merchant, and Robert Shawe of New Bridge Street, in the city of London, and others, relates to very large estates, 3700 acres, in the division of Westmoreland; this is in fine state, with seven signatures and seals, dated 1799.
20. A large Deed between John Willis of the city of London, merchant, Sir Francis Baring Baronet, Thomas Baring, and Charles Wall, of the same city, merchants and co-partners of the second part, and John Tunno and Andrew Loughnan, also of the same city, merchants and co-partners. This fine Deed states and explains beauties and qualities of this fine plantation in the parish of St. George, in the county of Surrey, containing 638 acres; oil four large skins of
parchment, with three signatures and seals, dated 1804.
21. Deed between Thomas W. Plummer and John Plummer, both of the city of London, and Lewis Mathias of Langarrin in the county of Pembroke, Esq., Elizabeth Smalling and William Smalling, formerly of the Island of Jamaica, relates to estates in the parish of St. Elizabeth, consisting of two several plantations in Jamaica; nicely written oil three large skins, with signatures of Thomas William Plummer, John Plummer, L. Y. Mathias, and Thomas Plummer, the whole quite clean, dated 1811.
22. A large Deed of three skins, between Leonard Parkinson, formerly of St. James's in Island of Jamaica (but then of Kinnersley Castle in the county of Hereford, Esq.), and George Reid the younger, and Roger Kynaston of London, merchants. This relates to land in the division of Hanover, consisting of 1,345 acres, and other land in Cornwall, in the same island; this is in good state, with the signature and seal of Leonard Parkinson, dated May 5, 1816.
23. Deed between Peter Martineau of London, merchant, and John Morse, late of London, relates to a large Plantation and Sugar Works, called the Y. S. Ipswich Unity, St. Elizabeth's Parish in the Island of Jamaica; two large skins, with the signatures of P. Martineau and G. Green, dated 1817.
24. A very fine Deed of four large skins, between Thomas Finlason of London, gentleman, and Mary Anne Finlason of London, and John Plummer, also of London, Esq. This relates to a large Mountain, Plantation, of 924 acres, in the parish of St. Elizabeth, in the county of Cornwall, signed and sealed by Thomas and Mary Anne Finlason, dated 1818. Another of one skin between the same parties and same estate, dated 1819.
25. Deed of two skins between Bnrrage Davenport of the city of London, merchant, and Margaret Still Mavor of Brighton, county Sussex. This relates to land, etc., in the town of Morant in the parish of St. Thomas. This Deed is in fine condition, with signature and seal of Burrage Davenport, dated 1829.
[extracted from WEST INDIAN DEEDS]
The following List of Jamaican Deeds recorded in the Close Rolls at the Public Record Office has been carefully made out by Mr. Gerald Fothergill. By the Island laws all deeds relating to bargains in land had to be recorded in the local Registry, but English owners for their own safeguard also recorded their dealings in London. Where the local records have been destroyed these Close Rolls are unique. Mr. Fothergill writes that the grantor index only starts shewing places in 1661, and the grantees 1 William and Mary, so that before 1661 the actual rolls will have to be searched.
Thomas Watson, and Richard Hartley, 1669, 6
John Bonner, and Rainsford Waterhowe, 1671, 6
Joseph Bigg, and Roland Williams, 1672, 30
Robert Bate, and Francis Hanson alias Harrinson, 1674
Abraham Langford, and Anthony Swymmer, 1675, 3
William Sweeting, and Thomas Sweeting, 1676, 15
William and Elizabeth Golder, and John Bridger, 1679, 14
John Sweeting, and Samuel Sweeting, 1682, 2
Peter Fountain, and John Fountain, 1683, 1
Bromfield Corbitt, and Thomas Seth, 1686, 1
Mary Bach, and William Coward, 1687, 3
Thomas Hillyard, and John Bellerd, 1692, 2
Thomas Minshall, and Phillip Herbert, 1710, 2
Thomas Wareing, and Phillip Herbert, 1710, 2
Rogert Ellettson, and John Battcheller, 1714, 3/y
William Ayscough, and John Cooke Lloyd, 1725, 4/b
Guy Lloyd, and John Cooke, 1725, 4/b
Thomas Traxton, and Nathaniel Barnardiston, 1725, 2/b
Lewis John Collins, and Mary Foster, 1730, B/5/6
Lewis John Collins, and Isaac Silvera, 1730, B/5/7
Francis Waterman, and Blandy Lee Waterman, 1732, B/3/16
Arthur Arscott, Edward Predeux [Prideaux], and Sir John Molesworth, Baronet, 1733, B/2/24
Francis Beckford, and Duke of Ancaster, 1743, B/4
Peter Beckford, and Duke of Ancaster, 1743, B/4
Nathaniel Beckford, and Duke of Ancaster, 1743, B/4
Dwarris, and Atkinse Herman, 1751, B/2
Dwarris, and Atkinse Herman, 1751, B/2
Peter Forbes, and Richard Tyrrell [who also had Deeds in Antigua], 1754, Y/2
Ralph Thackery, and Zachary Bayley, 1754, B/1
Elizabeth Bendyson, and John Gray, 1755, B/3
W. Berbers, and John Gray, 1755, B/3
William Gordon, and John Kennion, 1759, B/5
Thomas Davison, and Lewis Davis, 1760, Y/1
Richard Elleston, and Anna Palronella Elletson, 1764, B/2
John Snowdon, and William Jackson, 1764, B/4
Peter Beckford, and Thomas Collett, 1765, B/3
Peter Beckford, and Thomas Collett, 1765, B/3
Elizabeth March, and James Styll, 1770, B/5
Henry Boult Cay, Lewis Cuthbert, and Collin Mackenzie, 1774, B/1
James Trecothick, and Thomas Fisher, 1777, B/1
John Poppleton Griffin, and Rupert Clark, 1778, B/7
Jonas Langford Brooke, and Henry Hoyle Oddie, 1780, B/1
Jonas Langford Brooke, and Henry Hoyle Oddie, 1780, B/1
John reeder, An invention, 1786, B/6
William Bumpsted, and John Vaughan, 1787, B/9
Richard Jackson, and Elizabeth Rauthmell, 1787, B/5
Robert Comyn, and Robert Rolleston, Essex and Jamaica, 1788, E/N/5
James Cary and Stephen Thurston Adey, 1790, B/3
John Kendall and Stephen Adey, 1791, B/4
James Burrough, James Blackstone, David Boyn, and John Knowles, 1794, B/1
Henry Russell, and John Knowlys, 1794, B/1
[extracted from WEST INDIAN DEEDS]
*This second Index appears to include some names which are not to be found in the List of Indentures already printed [see above], so Mr. Gerald Fothergill and myself consider that both lists should be consulted. EDITOR
Arthur Arscott, by Francis Thornhill, 5 George II., 6-16
Mary Foster, by Lewis John Collins, 4 George II., 5-18
Lewis John Collins, Isaac Silvera, Mary Foster, Edward Watkinson, 4 George II, 5-17
Blandy Lee Waterman, by Francis Waterman, 6 George II, 3-5
Samuel Collett, by Edward Green, 9 George II., 3-17
John Hamilton, by James Watts, William Watts, 12 George II., 10-12-13
John Page, 8 George II, 1-5
John Lewis, 9 George II., 3-17
Sir John Molesworth, BAronet., by Arthur Arscott, and Edmund Prideaux, 7 George II., 23 and 8 George II., 10-16
Francis Beckford and Lady Albinia Bertie and Peregrine Duke of Ancaster, Francis Lord North, William Beckford, 1743, 21-1
Francis Beckford, William Beckford, Lady Albinia Bertie v. Ancaster, 1743, 21-1
Francis Lord North v Ancaster, 1743, 21-1
Sir Samuel Pennant knight., Henry Pennant and John Pennant and James Cunningham, 1749, 18-16
David Dehany by Rowles Scudamore, 1748, 18-9
Isaac Gale v Dehany, 1748, 18-9
John Howell v Walter Hughes, 1747, 19-3
Roger Powell by Stephen Hughes, 1745 16-11
Zachary Bayly by Ralph Thackeray the elder, 1754, 1-4
Herman Atkins Dwarris v Welby, 1751, 2-15-16
Jonathan Ewer by Fortunatus Dwarris, 1751, 6-24-26
John Gray by William Berners, Mary his wife, Elizabeth Bendysh, 1755, 3-13
William Welby by Herman Atkins Dwaris, 1751, 2-15-16
Lewis Davis by Thomas Davison, 1760, 5-20
William Gordon v Kennion, 1759, 5-28
William Gordon and John Kennion and Samuel Touchet, 1759, 5-28
Thomas Collet by Peter Beckford, 1765, 3-15-16
George Hayle by William Hayle, 1761, 11-1
William Winbolt, Amy his wife, John Snowdon, William Jackson, 1764, 4-15
William Wimbolt, Amy his wife v Jackson, 1764, 4-15
Thomas Earl of Westmorland by Charles Blair, 1765, 15-17-18
Samuel Cox by Charles Bowles and Oldfield Bowes his son, 1768, 15-5-6
James Styll by Elizabeth March, 1770, 5-21-22
Thomas Fisher by James Trecothick, 1777, 1-7-8
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