Searles Searles and Dayrells (Q492414)
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LBS-PLA-EST-01251
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<strong>A number of the returns refer to Searles and Dayrells together: see each estate for further details.</strong> The name of the plantation derives from its original founding by John Searle in the C17th: the first record of Searle appears to be in 1674 with Hughes-Queree identifying John Searle as owning 365 acres in Christ Church in 1680. By 1683, the widow of John Searle, Ann Searle of Finc
hley, Middlesex, England, sold the plantation to Tobias Frere. Thereafter, the Frere family owned it until 1801 when it was sold to William Prescod. Some further details are: 1683: Ann Searle of Finchley, Middlesex, England, widow of John Searle, deceased, sells to Tobias Frere of Barbados, son of Col. John Frere, a plantation in Christ Church and store house at Oistin's Town, 400 acres, Christ Ch
urch for £12,215, 186 slaves averaging £15 for adults, 14 white servants averaging £8 each. Excluded from sale is a Madagascar Negro man named John Eaton. 1736: Hon. John Frere by his will (1721), bequeathed "Searle's" plantation to his son Tobias Frere and the remainder of his property to his son Hon. John Frere of St. George.1738: Marriage Settlement. Tobias Frere of Christ Church married Arabel
la Peers, daughter of Hon. Henry Peers of St. George. Tobias Frere's plantation called Searle's, 383 acres, Christ Church, 235 slavesMany of the slaves listed as having hyphenated names the 2nd of which is Ball. Hon. Guy Ball, deceased (1721), had owned Ball's plantation nearby. Guy Ball was heavily in debt at his death and some of his property was levied on, perhaps these slaves were bought from
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Ball's plantation1739: William Whitaker of St. Michael, merchant, sells to James Maynard of St. Michael who at once sells to Tobias Frere of Christ Church for the same price of £583, 31 acres, Christ Church1742: Tobias Frere, formerly of Christ Church, but now of London, England, marrying Amelia Burrell of England. Frere's plantation in Christ Church called Searle's1801: the heirs of Tobias Frere
sold the property to William Prescod. <strong><em>For 1801-1834 see Evolutions.</em></strong> The estate stayed with the Prescod family until 1848, was then owned by the Rev. W. P. Hinds, 1850-54 and was then acquired by T. G. Briggs. It then became, in 1865-66 part of Briggs, Dayrells & Searles and possession remained with the Briggs family and company until at least 1970.