Slaves of John Russell Moore, Jamaica

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Westmoreland, Jamaica
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage Jamaica

The purpose of this page is to record the enslaved people owned by John Russell Moore, and attempt to connect them to their families.

1817 Slave Return

Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834^[1]

Name	Colour	Age	African or Creole	Remarks
Billy	negro	50	creole
Scotland	negro	40	creole
Charles	negro	50	creole
Braveboy	negro	45	creole	son of Abba
Selby	negro	42	creole	son of Abba
Sam	negro	30	creole	son of Abba
William	negro	26	creole	son of Abba
Daniel	negro	37	creole
Joe	negro	40	creole
James	negro	30	creole
Abraham	negro	35	creole
Long Sam	negro	30	creole
York	negro	40	creole	son of Sylvia
Chester	negro	50	creole	son of Sylvia
Dick	negro	30	creole	son of Sylvia
Milenthus	negro	40	creole
Pompey	negro	30	african
Bob	negro	40	african
Valentine	negro	33	creole
Rodney	negro	20	creole	son of Katey
Sharp	negro	25	creole	son of Chance
Tommy	negro	20	creole
John	negro	30	creole
William	negro	32	creole
James	negro	20	creole
Brutus	negro	50	african
Moses	negro	40	creole
Sammy	mulatto	30	creole	runaway 1009
Robert	mulatto	30	creole	runaway 1014
Kingston	negro	40	african
Billy	negro	50	african
Gorilla	negro	55	african
Andrew	negro	65	african
Hope	negro	40	african
Jacob	negro	40	creole
Isaac	negro	60	creole
George	negro	13	creole	son of Betty
Harry	negro	9	creole	son of Betty
Governor	negro	35	african
January	negro	12	creole	son of Chance
Coffee	negro	40	african
Adam	negro	9	creole	son of Philippa
Lackey	negro	10	creole	son of Sue
Jackey	negro	0	creole	son of Sue
Palm	negro	14	creole	son of Katey
Scotland	negro	8	creole	son of Katey
William	negro	10	creole	son of Diana
Jonney	negro	18	creole	son of Jessy
Cudjoe	negro	9	creole	son of Sally
Prince	negro	9	creole	son of Rachael
George	mulatto	2	creole	son of Molly
Bayley	sambo	2	creole	son of Catherine
Bacchus	negro	4	creole	son of Diana
Ned	negro	2	creole	son of May
Billy	negro	15 months	creole	son of Amelia
Robert	negro	12 months	creole	son of Ruthy
Isaac	negro	8 months	creole	son of Nancy
Tom	sambo	25	creole	son of Phoebe
Richard	negro	20	creole
Richard	negro	12	creole
Hector	negro	30	african
Hazzard	negro	45	african
Philip	negro	33	african
Johnny	negro	45	african
Dan	negro	30	african
Yaw	negro	40	african
Sampson	negro	50	african
Slow	negro	35	african
Tom	negro	2	creole	son of Fanny
Bridgett	negro	40	african
Ruthy	negro	28	creole
Chance	negro	42	creole
Eve	negro	20	creole	daughter of Phoebe
Clymy	negro	60	african
Hannah	negro	16	creole
Sylvia	negro	70	african	invalid
Rachael	negro	45	creole	invalid
Sally	negro	50	african	invalid
Candice	negro	14	creole	daughter of Phoebe
Siddy	negro	12	creole	daughter of Phoebe
Gatty	negro	8	creole	daughter of Betty
Molly	negro	10	creole	daughter of Katey
Abba	negro	7	creole	daughter of Diana
Diana	negro	12	creole	daughter of Amelia
Christmas	negro	10	creole	daughter of Amelia
Nanny	negro	4	creole	daughter of Jenny
Lucy	negro	3	creole	daughter of Philippa
Hellen	negro	4	creole	daughter of Prue
Olive	negro	2	creole	daughter of Prue
Rosey	negro	3	creole	daughter of Amelia
Jenny	negro	14	creole	daughter of Amelia, runaway
Maria	negro	4	creole	daughter of Hariet
Susanna	negro	3	creole	daughter of Katey
Sarah	negro	10 months	creole	daughter of Diana
Patty	negro	3	creole	daughter of Diana
Betsey	negro	14 months	creole	daughter of Maggy
Rebecca	negro	4	creole
Betsey Brown	mulatto	40	creole
Abba	negro	60	creole
Phoebe	negro	50	creole
Christiana	negro	58	creole
Betty	negro	40	creole	daughter of Christiana
Bawne	negro	28	creole	daughter of Phoebe
Louisa	sambo	18	creole	daughter of Betty
Prue	negro	50	creole
Mary	negro	40	creole	daughter of Abba
Phillippa	negro	28	creole	daughter of Abba
Jenny	negro	20	creole	daughter of Abba
Catherine	negro	24	creole	daughter of Abba
Molly	negro	18	creole	daughter of Abba
Beck	negro	58	creole
Agnes	negro	38	creole	daughter of Beck
Margaret	mulatto	16	creole	daughter of Agnes
Nancy	negro	50	african
Prue	negro	40	creole
May	negro	25	creole
Lettice	negro	25	creole
Sue	negro	47	creole
Diana	negro	28	creole	daughter of Sue
Judy	negro	22	creole	daughter of Sue
Katey	negro	45	creole
Nancy	negro	20	creole	daughter of Katey
Lavenia	negro	40	african
Fanny	negro	22	creole	daughter of Lavenia
Maggy	negro	22	creole	daughter of Lavenia
Christiana	negro	47	creole
Diana	negro	35	african
Diana	negro	38	african
Jessy	negro	30	creole
Codia	negro	32	african
Nancy	negro	10	creole
Amelia	negro	30	creole	daughter of Climey
Harnets	negro	28	creole	daughter of Climey
Nancy	negro	3	creole
Mary Ann	negro	40	african
Meriba	negro	4	creole	daughter of Rachael
Phoebe	negro	20	creole	daughter of Chance
Bessy	negro	35	african
Chloe	negro	35	african
Frankey	negro	38	african
Cressida	negro	36	african
Fanny	negro	39	african
Fancy	negro	35	african
Jane	negro	30	african
Charlotte	negro	37	african
Jenny	negro	35	african
Anny	negro	10	creole	daughter of Charlotte
Sarah	negro	1	creole	daughter of Charlotte
Lucy	negro	6	creole	daughter of Jane
Hellen	negro	10	creole	daughter of Frankey

1820 Slave Return

Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834^[2]

Name	Colour	Age	African or Creole	Remarks	Increase	Decrease
James	sambo	32	creole		Purchased from Jer Bruce
Ben	negro	2.5	creole	son of Betty	by birth
Frederick	negro	2	creole	son of Diana	by birth
Marlborough	negro	1.5	creole	son of Jenny	by birth
Sampson	negro	2	creole	son of Luce	by birth
Thomas	negro	1.5	creole	son of Maggy	by birth
James	negro	0.75	creole	son of Diana	by birth
Will	negro	0.5	creole	son of Jane	by birth
Peter	negro	35	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
John	negro	27	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Samuell	negro	40	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Billy	negro	22	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
William Berry	sambo	10	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Robert Berry	sambo	2	creole	son of Sally	by birth
Henry	mulatto	2	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
George	sambo	1 month	creole	son of Sally
Quacca	negro	62	creole			by death
Yaw	negro	49	african			by death
Jacob	negro	42	creole			by death
Slow	negro	57	african			sold to Thomas Tate
Hope	negro	41	african			by death
Fanny	negro	23	creole		purchased from Sarah Donaldson
Catie	negro	6	creole		purchased from Sarah Donaldson
Linnett	negro	1.5	creole	daughter of Eve	by birth
Nelley	negro	1	creole	daughter of Annalea	by birth
Louisa	negro	1	creole	daughter of Fanny	by birth
Frances	negro	0.5	creole	daughter of Nancy	by birth
Dolly	negro	3 months	creole	daughter of Charlotte	by birth
Maria	negro	68	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Catty Smith	negro	56	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Rose	negro	43	african		purchased from Wm Heath
Catty Heath	negro	30	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Sally	negro	27	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Sunney	negro	20	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Beckie	negro	16	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Maryann Berry	sambo	7	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Elizabeth Berry	sambo	3.5	creole		purchased from Wm Heath
Jenney	negro	38	african			by death
Lavenia	negro	41	african			by death

Sources

1. ↑ Slave Return: "Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission: Records; Class: T 71; Piece Number: 178
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1129 #5589307 (accessed 5 April 2023)
   Name: John Moore; Residence Date: 1817; Residence Place: Westmoreland, Jamaica; Number of Enslaved People: 272.
2. ↑ Slave Return: "Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Office of Registry of Colonial Slaves and Slave Compensation Commission: Records; Class: T 71; Piece Number: 179
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1129 #5606726 (accessed 3 April 2023)
   Name: John Moore Esqr; Residence Date: 1820; Residence Place: Westmoreland, Jamaica; Number of Enslaved People: 78.