Valerie Denniss

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Biography

Probably Valeria Dennis, daughter of Mr Edward Dennis "by a maroon negro called Juba", who was baptised in St Elizabeth, 01/06/1791, aged about 6 years.

Sources

Familysearch.org, Jamaican Parish Registers, St Elizabeth, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1705-1820 p. 30.

We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.

Associated Claims (1)

Relationships (3)

Valerie Denniss

Natural Daughter → Father

Edward Dennis

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Valerie Denniss

Mother → Natural Daughter

Dorothy W. Pight

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Valerie Denniss

Extra-marital relationships

Lewis Jones Pight

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Further Information

People of Interest

October alias Robert Barclay

1787 - 1861

Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.

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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Valerie Denniss', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/23727 [accessed 5th April 2026].

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