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Springfield Plantation

Location: St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica
Constructed: late 1700's

History: Joseph Orr was a resident of the Parish of St. Thomas in the East in the County of Surry Island of Jamaica. He was the owner of two plantations, Cambridge and Springfield. The monies derived from the sale of his property was to be sent to Thomas Wheeler Milner, Esq. in England.

His will was witnessed by William Cacet and John Sutherland. Joseph Orr had two brothers William and David of the County Tyrone and Kingdom of Ireland, and three sisters Elizabeth, Frances and Rebecca. The Executors of his Estate were: John Scott, George Grant, Kean Osborn, James Henry and a relative of Mr. Orr. Samuel Johnston. The will was signed on December 31 1790.

Associated Surnames: Orr

Associated Plantations: Cambridge (St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica)

Associated Free White Names

• Joseph Orr: owner

Associated Black Slave Names

Inventory of Slaves on the Plantation of Joseph Orr August 22, 1796. Transcribed by S.K. Martin-Quiatte, [email protected]
Listed by first name (alphabetically), value, and other info.

• A. Charissa: 20, (M)
• Adam: ---
• Adam: 130
• Aimy: 20
• Antoin: 90
• Bacchus: 160
• Ballon: 40
• Behavior: 60
• Bella: 45, (P)
• Ben: 50
• Bess: 50
• Bessy: 20, (E)
• Bessy: 90
• Bess: 70
• Billy: 100
• Billy: 110
• Blackbind: 45, maybe "Blackbird"
• Blossom: 60
• Bob: 95
• Brazen: 50
• Camilla: 120
• Casor: 100
• Catharine: 40
• Cicily: 90
• Clarissa: 90
• Cretia: 100
• Cuba: 30
• Cupid: 120
• Curate: (?) 50
• Cynthia: 55
• Daphne: 40
• Deborah: 20, (D)
• Devonshire: 120
• Diligence: no price listed
• Eliza: 40
• Elizabeth: 90
• Ellen: 60
• Fanny: 75
• Fanny: 90
• Firefly: 60
• Florimel: 20
• Fox: 50
• Franky: 70
• Frederic: 95
• George: 30
• Gildea: 115
• Gracey: 90
• Guy: 160
• Hamlet: 65
• Handy: 50
• Hannah: 90 (L)
• Hannah: 100 (E)
• James: 40
• James: 110
• Jean: 45
• Jemmy: 5
• Jenny: 20, (M)
• Jessy: 20
• John: 30
• Johnny: 30
• Joseph 120
• Kate: 20
• Kingtail: 35
• Lavinder: 60
• Lemon: 40
• Leone: 60
• Lilly: 95
• London: 110
• Louisa: 90
• Love: 60
• Low Betty: 15
• Lucey: 90
• Luna: 90
• Maria: 5
• Mariola: 90
• Mars: 180
• Mary: 90
• Mary Anne: 80
• Megpye: 60
• Modest: 60
• Mora: 60
• Mosquite: 20
• Nabob: 100
• Nero: 90
• Nora: 10
• Ostienn: 40
• Ovid: 5
• Paddy: 120
• Panoquile: 45
• Paradise: 40
• Patience: 50
• Paul: 50
• Peggy: 20
• Peggy: 90
• Pepee: 45
• Peter: 25
• Philander: 90
• Pitt: 25
• Pleasant: 65
• Polly: no price listed
• Pope: 25
• Prince: 30
• Quamm: 5
• Quashy: 120
• St. Thomas: 25
• Salina: 55
• Sally: 5
• Sam: 120
• Semina: 60
• Silvia: 5
• Smart: 95
• Somebody: 60
• Sprightly: 50
• Thought: 90
• Tobias: 20
• Tom: 120
• Tommy: 35
• Toney: 75
• Trouble: 5
• Venus: 70
• Waterhouse: 110
• Will: 40
• William: 15
• William: 30
• Yonnick: 40

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