PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY THOSE LAND GRANT REFERENCES INDICATED BY LINKS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES. ALL OTHER REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS OR THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
     
           
                   
                         
EXTRACT OF AN OLD DILAPIDATED PLAN FOUND ON RECORDED IN THE CROWN OFFICE AND SHOWING THE ORIGINAL GRANTS AND COMMUNICATIONS IN THE EXUMAS. -TRACED BY B. CAMPBELL AND H. BOWLEG 15TH AUGUST, 1966 C.1792 (?) GREAT EXUMA
 
REF
NAME
ACRES
REFERENCE NUMBER
GRANT
  Burrows 180 C34  
  William Alexander (Est. Farrington) 500 C24  
  (Est. Smith) 150    
  Dennis Rolle 200 C55  
  Dennis Rolle-Rolleville relocated November 1940 by J. V. Cox 1000 C28  
  John Steward (Est. Farrington) 900 C56  
  Alexander McKay (Est. Farrington) 750 C46  
  William Wilcock (Clarke) 140 C44
  John Cruden 120 C70  
  John McDonald (Clarke) 500 C53  
  Robert Wilson 500 C51  
  Thomas Johnson 140 C73  
  Robert Wilson (Steventon) 700 C74  
  (Lord Rolle)      
  Stephen Haven as administrator for Henry Young 400 C75  
  William Telfair (Lord Rolle) 500 C51  
  Wells 440 C22  
  William Telfair (Ferguson) 100 C33  
  Charles Dames (Clarke) 214 C55  
  Charles Dames (Clarke) 140 C52  
  Philip Moore (Clarke) 750 C49  
  John Cunningham (Clarke) 600 C71  
  Thomas Forbes 600 K 92  
  (Clarke B2 159)      
  T. Roker (Taylor)   C67  
  E. Taylor and others      
  Gilbert Grant 180 C105  
  N.M. Almgreen (Almgreen B2 300) 600 C23  
  Moore (Clarke) 140 C71  
  Frances Ferguson (Ferguson) 540 C82  
  William Telfair (Ferguson) 540 C95  
  J.C. Wright (Clarke) 140 C96  
  Hend. Ferguson 480 C88  
  N. Wallmas ? ?  
  Nathaniel Hall 305 C62  
  Samuel Moxey 400 C89  
  P. Bullard (B2 156) 205 C67  
  Henderson Ferguson 280 C90
  Nathaniel Hall 500 C19  
  Lord John Rolle ? C41  
  Martin McCarthy 100 C83  
  Gerhart Raab      
  E. Benton 80 C76  
  Freemantle 40 ?  
  Rolle 40 C75  
  ??? ( B2157) 40 C77  
  John Ramsay (Lord Rolle) 500 C14  
  E. Morley 60 C51  
  Alexander Graham 140 C83  
  J. McKenzie 200 C54  
  William Scott 120 C45  
  William Morley 100 ?  
  Jas. McPhee 50 C95  
  Thomas Young 200 ?  
  J. Young 4 C47  
  W.A. Bowe 20 ?  
  Ed. Morley 60 ?  
  J. Glass 40 C88  
  Peter Cortes as Morley 85 C47  
  Jericho Nath. Morley 200 C54  
  William Morley ? ?  
  William Morley 10 C99  
  Lensely B. Morley 100 C52  
  Thomas Burrows 220 C26  
  N. McKay 100 C17  
  N. Burrows 55 C68  
  A. McKay 160 C18  
  Nathaniel Mckay 40 C79  
  M. Robinson 80 C66  
  Rave McLeod 100 C85  
  S. Glass 46 C46  
  Jason Braynen 120 C40  
  S. Glass 54 C32  
  P. Bullard (Sturrup) 233 C25  
  Amelia Smith (Hoopars) 325 C31  
  N. M. Almgreen 575 C20  
  M. Robinson 60 C17  
  Martin Jollie (Julk-Hall) 158 C7  
  Nathaniel Hall 495 C20  
  Mary Gruden 120 C13  
  Walter Brown 320 C15  
  Jacob Winfrie 225 C34  
  Waniton 30 C38  
  J. Mitchardson (Copper) 240 C36  
  Mowbrey 340 C12  
  Philip Moore 500 C30  
  J. McKay (Sturrup) 100 C65  
  William Telfair 700 C21  
  R. Kelsall 135 C19  
  Frederick Frosback 140 C60  
  Joseph Shipleys 60 C8  
  R. Kelsall 40 C105  
  (Hume) R. Kelsall 100 C21
  Watkins 20 C32  
  P. Brown 120 C23  
  (Hume) Thomas Bonnd 100 C50  
  John Ramsay for Mary A. J. Ramsay 370 C99  
  John Allen 160 C1  
  G. Grant 60 C16  
  Joseph Moss 110 C2  
  R. Cothbere 160 C41  
  George Davis 200 C36  
  Dennis Rolle 65 C87  
  Joseph Taylor 40 C45  
  E. Stevens 40 C43  
  J. Moore 60 C59  
  Dennis Rolle 710 C6  
  William Moss 160 C7  
  T. Forbes 70 C31  
  John Moulton 16 C4  
 
 
LITTLE EXUMA
REF
NAME
NUMBER OF ACRES
REFERENCE NUMBER
GRANT BOOK REF
  Forbes 200 C5  
  William Panton 500 C3  
  Samuel Walkins 80 C39  
  William Clarke 220 C296  
  Jacob Winfrie 195 C24  
  Philip Moore 600 C29  
  Rolle and Ferguson 42 C64  
  Re-granted Daniel S. Farrington 76 C8  
  Robinson 50 ?  
  Charles dames 160 C13  
  Ann Wilkins 60 C11  
  John and Ann Kelsall 600 C15
  J. and A. Kelsall (John and Ann) 60 ?
  John and Ann Kelsall (Est. Farrington) 310 C12
  P. Moore 180 C11  
HOG CAY
  Philip Moore 400 C35  
  George Weech 150 C37  
LEAF CAY
  T. Dorsett   C137  
  A. Strachan   C126  
  A. Major   C137  
BONEFISH CAY
  Adam Smith   C 139  
SHEEP CAY
  Adam Smith   C138  
HEASTIE CAY
  Flora Evans   C150  
RUNAWAY CAY
  Ezekiel Smith   C44  
GREEN TURTLE CAY
  Johnson 60    
PERPALL'S CAY
  J. Johnson 40 C39  
  John Lewis 84 C24  
         
HOG or MINGO ROLLE CAY
  Elijah McKenzie      
  Mary Nunn 80 C35  
DAVY or SAM MORLEYS or BIG CAY
  J. McKenzie 20 C65  
         
  Yend. Ferguson 43    
  Elis. Mollins 40    
  3 Cays Wiltshire Murley 8    
    9    
    12    
CULMERS CAY
  William Wells 40 C63  
  Ferguson 30    
  H. Ferguson 42    
JEWFISH CAY
  Nathaniel Hall 175 C70  
         
THE BLUFF
  Kersay Sturrup 60 C49  
         
               
PLAN OF THE EXUMAS AND HOG CAY IN THE BAHAMAS - JOSIAH TATNALL ESQ. SURVEYOR GENERAL 1792 PRO. CO700/15 PLAN OF EXUMA 1792 GREAT EXUMA
REF
PROPRIETORS
ACRES
REFERENCE NUMBER
GRANT BOOK REF
  I. W.. Williams 40 1  
  I. W.. Williams 220 2  
  W. Alexander 500 3
  Denys Rolle 200 4  
  Denys Rolle 100 5
  John Stewart 900 6
  John Cunningham *check William Wilcox 140 7  
  A. McKay 750 8  
  John Cruden 120 9  
  John McDonald 500 10  
  T. Johnson 140 11  
  Robert Wilson 500 12  
  Robert Wilson 700 13  
  Henry Young 400 14  
  William Telfair 500 15  
  R?? McLeod 27 16  
  Williams Wells 440 17 1787-1789
  William Telfair 600 18  
  C. Dames 140 19
  C. Dames 214 20
  L. Cunningham 600 21  
  P. Moore 750 22  
  I. Roker 120 23  
  N. M. Almgreen 600 24  
  Andrew Deveaux Jun? 540 25  
  Phillip Bullard 140 26  
  Gilbert Grant 200 27  
  William Telfair 520 28  
  I. Barrow (Isabella) 60 29
  Phillip Bullard 205 30  
  Alexander Murray 1200 31  
  Nathaniel Hall 500 32 1787-1789
  Nathaniel Hall 605 33  
  William Newman 100 34  
  William Bull 350 35  
  Martin McCartney 100 36  
  Gerrard Ruab 100 37  
  Judith Conolly 40 38  
  Edward Barton 80 39  
  Honor Conolly 40 40  
  Samuel Freemantle 40 41  
  John French 40 42  
  Alexander Graham 60 43 1787-1789
  Alexander Graham 140 44 1787-1789
  Edward Morley 60 45  
  Joseph McKenzie 203 46 1787-1789
  James Murphy 100 47  
  William Morley 100 48  
  Peter Carts 83 49  
  Edward Morley 60 50  
  William Scott 120 51  
  James Young 10 52  
  Nathaniel Morley 200 53  
  B. Morley 100 54a  
  Thomas Burrows 220 55b  
  Nathaniel Burrows 55 56  
  Alexander McKay 100 57 1787-1789
  Daniel McKay 40 58 1787-1789
  Ann McKay 160 59  
  Malcolm McKay 40 60 1787-1789
  Mary Robinson 80 61
  James Branyen 120 62  
  Solomon Glass 46 63  
  Solomon Glass 54 64
  Phillip Bullard 235 65  
  Amelia Smith 325 66 1787-1789
  N. M. Almgreen 575 67  
  Mary Robinson 60 68  
  Martin Jollie 158 69
  John Winnette 495 70  
  Mary Cruden 120 71 D1
  Walter Brown 320 72 1787-1789
  Jacob Winfree 225 73  
  William Walker 30 74  
  Charles Dames 26 75 1787-1789
  James Mitchelson 240 76  
  John Mowbray 340 77  
  John McKay 100 78  
  Phillip Moore 500 79  
  William Telfair 700 800  
  Roger Kelsall 135 81 1787-1789
  Roger Kelsall 120 82  
  John Shirley 60 83  
  Roger Kelsall 135 84  
  Roger Kelsall 120 85  
  Frederick ??? 140 86  
  Thomas B??? 60 87  
  John Allen 160 88 1787-1789
  Gilbert Grant ? 89  
  James Moss 110 90 1787-1789
  Rebecca Cuthbert 100 91  
  George Davis 200 92  
  Denys Rolle 65 93  
  E. Stevens (Eleanor) 40 94
  Joseph Taylor 40 95
  Denys Rolle 710 96 1787-1789
  William Moss 140 97 1787-1789
  Thomas Forbes 70 98 1787-1789
  John Moultrie 160 99 1787-1789
LITTLE EXUMA
  William Panton 500 100 1787-1789
  Thomas Forbes 200 101 1787-1789
  Samuel Wilking 80 102  
  William Clark 220 103  
  Jacob Winfree 195 104  
  Philip Moore 600 105  
  Ancel Ferguson 40/42 check 106
  George Robinson 60 107  
  Charles Dames 160 108 1787-1789
  Ann Wilkins 160 109 1787-1789
  Roger Kelsall 600 110 1787-1789
  Roger Kelsall 60 111 1787-1789
  Roger Kelsall 310 112 1787-1789
  Philip Moore 180 113 1787-1789
HOG CAY
  George Welch 150 114  
  Philip Moore 100 115  
         
 
PLAN OF THE ISLAND OF GREAT EXUMA 1906 THIS PLAN COPIED FROM A PLAN IN THE COMMISSIONS OFFICE CO700 BAHAMAS 15 (1792)
REF
NAME
NUMBER OF ACRES
REFERENCE NUMBER
REFERENCE GRANT
  Alexander      
  McKenzie      
  Rolle's 1200    
  Clarks      
  W.B. Clark 120    
  W.B. Clark (Huyler) 500    
  Rolle's Estate 1200    
  Stevenson      
  F.N. Bowe (Telfair) 1100    
  E. Smith 67    
  Clark's, Taylor and Curry 2000    
  Taylor Brothers 600    
  F. N. Bowe 3356    
  Rolle's 850    
  T. Rolle Estate 340    
  P. Styles Munroe 1100    
  T. Saunders 200    
  Burrows      
  Musgrove Estate (Hermitage) 750    
  Smith and Munroe      
  (Hoopers) J.D. Smith 325    
  Cartwright / Smith Estate 575    
  N.H. Almgreen      
  ________ Bowe_____ 320    
  J. D. Smith 200    
  Mitch____ (J.A. Cooper) 240    
  J.R. Bullard      
  Kemp, Clarke, Sullars 700    
  (Ramsays) N.S. Bullard 700    
  Evans and Sturrup      
  R. Rolle      
  Broomalaw 400    
  Rolletown 850    
  J. R. Bowe 390    
PLAN OF LITTLE EXUMA
  Mcphee's / F. N. Bowe 215    
  Hermitage Estate 600    
  S. A. Young      
  Hermitage Estate 1250    
               
MAP OF STOCKING ISLAND, EXUMA (SURVEYED MARCH 1917)
REF
NAME
ACRES
REFERENCE
  Andrew Dames 5 C1 62
  Rhonda Davis 5 C1 55
  January Ferguson 5 C1 58
  Zilpha Dames 5 C1 56
  Cea. Deveaux 5 C1 66
  Incorporated Trustees of Church of England 20 C1 24
  Robert Minns   C1 15
  Jacob Barr 5 C1 54
  Joseph Hy. Sturrup 5 C3 4
  Sybie Fisher and Anne Sears 5 C3 3
  Percy James and Allen Sturrup 5 C3 4
  Adora Ellen Sturrup 5  
  Joshua Taylor 5 C1 08
  Agnes Barr 10 C1 64
  John Sullivan 5 C1 66
  Robert Roker 5 C1 54
  Stocking Island Institute rented to Robert Roker 5 C3 20
  David Roker 5 C1 68
  Adora E. Sturrup 5 C1 52
  Stocking Island Institute rented to Robert Roker 14 C3 20
  William Bethel Jr. 5  
  Howard Roker 5  
  Moses Marshal 5  
  Josticia Evans 5  
  Isaac Marshall 10  
  John Cox 5  
  Henry Dames 5 C1 58
  Anthony Forbes 5 C1 50
  Thaddeus Forbes 5 C1 50
  Jeremiah Davis 5  
  William Bethel 5  
  Benjamin Dames 5  
  William Barr 5 C1 62
  Robert Forbes 5 C1 44
 
STOCKING ISLAND (LEE OR LOWER STOCKING ISLAND) INCLUDING WILLIAMS CAY, WESTERN PART OF EXUMA (THREE TRACKS OF LAND WERE GRANTED TO JOHN FERGUSON, ANDREW FOWLER JASON TAYLOR AND LUCK ROLLE) BY 1925 THE ESTATE OF TAYLOR AND ROLLE CLAIMED THE WHOLE CAY. CONTAINS ALSO LIST OF TENANTS ON CAYS IN EXUMA RANGE INDICATED BY PAGE 229.
REF. NAME OF CAY GRANTEE/TENANT ACRES INDEX TO RECORD NOTES
  Leaf Cay near east        
  part of Hog Island        
    Thomas Dorsett 10 C1 37 Surveyed 1904
    Alfred 8 C1 36  
    Lewis Major 6 C1 37  
  Leeward of Little Stocking Island James Taylor & Luck Rolle 138 C1 147 granted 1879
    John Ferguson 128 C1 89 granted 1879
    Andrew Fowler 500 C 95 granted 1879
  William Cay Phillip Winfree 136 K 108 granted 1879
  Lignum Vitae Cay Jonathan Bullard 8 12/    
  Stanyards Cay George Thomas & Susan 100 C 90  
    Rahming      
    R. Gray 42 C 130  
    R. Gray 20 C 131  
  Great Exuma Cay Tobias Rolle 40 C1 123  
    Jas. Paul 20 122  
    Adam Rolle 20 128  
    James Paul 20 142  
    Leo Delany & Adam Rolle      
    J. J. Maycock 15    
  Golden Cay Freeman McKenzie (Annual Tenant 1950)      
  Great Stocking Island Incorporated Trustees Church of England 20 C1 24  
  Green Turtle Cut Cay John Mowbray 60 C1 44