The estate originally belonged to Thomas Partridge of St. James. His son, also named Thomas, inherited the property and, upon the son's death, ownership passed to his two sisters, including Elizabeth.[4]
Elizabeth married John Tharp in 1766 and on December 31, 1766, Articles of Agreement were signed "granting to John Tharp, husband of Elizabeth joint devisee with her sister under the Will of Thomas Partridge her brother to Potosi and Flamstead Estates, management of same until said devisees are both of age". This was the beginning of Tharp's collection of properties on the Martha Brae River.[4]
John Tharp died in 1804, and the estate was inherited by John Tharp the younger. In April 1836 there were 224 enslaved Africans on the estate, and John Tharp received £4,494 17s 8d compensation when they were emancipated.[5]
The ruins of the Works now belong to the Muschett family of Wales, while the Great House ruins and both banks of the river belong to a Mr Parkin. One special feature of the factory remains is a cut-stone chute which carried cane from the hillside down to the valley floor.[4]
External links
Potosi, Windsor Research Centre, Trelawny, Jamaica.
^ abc"Potosi". ESTATES, PLANTATIONS & PENS with a GREAT HOUSE in Trelawny prior to Emancipation. Trelawny, Jamaica: Windsor Research Centre. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
potosi, trelawny, jamaica, potosi, former, sugar, estate, trelawny, jamaica, named, after, fabled, bolivian, silver, mine, potosiestatepotosicoordinates, 4296512, 6556975, 4296512, 6556975, coordinates, 4296512, 6556975, 4296512, 6556975, countryjamaicaparisht. Potosi is a former sugar estate in Trelawny Jamaica It was named after a fabled Bolivian silver mine 3 PotosiEstatePotosiCoordinates 18 25 47 N 77 39 21 W 18 4296512 N 77 6556975 W 18 4296512 77 6556975 Coordinates 18 25 47 N 77 39 21 W 18 4296512 N 77 6556975 W 18 4296512 77 6556975 1 2 CountryJamaicaParishTrelawnyHistory EditThe estate originally belonged to Thomas Partridge of St James His son also named Thomas inherited the property and upon the son s death ownership passed to his two sisters including Elizabeth 4 Elizabeth married John Tharp in 1766 and on December 31 1766 Articles of Agreement were signed granting to John Tharp husband of Elizabeth joint devisee with her sister under the Will of Thomas Partridge her brother to Potosi and Flamstead Estates management of same until said devisees are both of age This was the beginning of Tharp s collection of properties on the Martha Brae River 4 John Tharp died in 1804 and the estate was inherited by John Tharp the younger In April 1836 there were 224 enslaved Africans on the estate and John Tharp received 4 494 17s 8d compensation when they were emancipated 5 The ruins of the Works now belong to the Muschett family of Wales while the Great House ruins and both banks of the river belong to a Mr Parkin One special feature of the factory remains is a cut stone chute which carried cane from the hillside down to the valley floor 4 External links EditPotosi Windsor Research Centre Trelawny Jamaica References Edit Jamaican Cave Register 2012 RS Stewart Jamaican Caves Organisation Potosi on Wikimapia Higman B W Hudson B J 2009 Jamaican Place Names Soft cover First ed Kingston Jamaica University of the West Indies Press p 48 ISBN 9789766402174 a b c Potosi ESTATES PLANTATIONS amp PENS with a GREAT HOUSE in Trelawny prior to Emancipation Trelawny Jamaica Windsor Research Centre Retrieved 7 December 2012 Legacies of British Slave ownership University College London Retrieved 19 June 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Potosi Trelawny Jamaica amp oldid 1108000282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
