Jamaicas Tombstone Inscriptions
I'm having a difficult time finding "free" genealogy records for Jamaica but I did locate a book titled THE JEWS OF JAMAICA, TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS 1663 - 1880, by Richard B Barnett and Philip Wright.
I jotted down a few entries of those buried in Kingston Jamaica as follows:
#173 Sarah Mendes Feurtado, 26 June 1784, age 56
#218 Samuel Pereira Mendes, 25 Jly 1790, age 31 yrs, 10 mos, 27 days
#220 Benjamin Pereira Mendes, 8 Mar 1778, age 51 yrs, 7 mos, Portuguese
#258 Esther, w/o Daniel Mendes Pereira, widow of Daniel Nunes de Costes, 13 Oct 1768, age 57 yrs. 7 mos, 18 days, Portuguese
#287 Esther, w/o Daniel Mendes Feurtado, 25 Apr 1786, age 28 yrs, 11 mos, 5 days, Portuguese
#311 Jacob Mendes Feurtado 7 Aug 1778, age 51, 9 mos, 12 days, Portuguese
#316 Esther, w/o Isaac Mendes Feurtado, 27 May 1742, age 38, Portuguese
#320 Abraham, s/o David & Rebecca Pereira Mendes, 19 Sept 1749, age 5 yrs, 5 mos, 25 days
#429 Benjamin Pereira Mendes 18 July, age 48
#498 Rachel w/o Samuel Pereira Mendes, 7 Feb 1848, age 66 yrs,
#512 Daniel Pereira Mendes22 Nov 1850, age 47
#515 David Pereira Mendes, 19 July 1851, age 76
#517 Mrs. Sarah Mendes, 14 Aug 1851, age 76
#522 Abraham Pereira Mendes, 6 May 1852, age 55
#528 Leah Pereira Mendes, relict of abraham Pereira Mendes, 20 Nov 1852, age 70
#562 Joseph Pereira Mendes, 9 May 1859, age 27 yrs, 10 mos, 4 days
#574 Leah w/o Daniel Pereira Mendes 5 Mar 1868, age 73
#648 Aaron H. P. Mendes, s/o David & Judith P. Mendes, age 26 yrs, 6 mos
#671 Abigail, 2nd daughter of Abraham & Sarah Mendes Pereira, 17 Jly 1873, age 75
#697 Isaac s/o Samuel Pereira Mendes, 26 Jan 1876, age 82
#809 Jacob s/o Jacob Mendes Feurtado, 21 Dec 1754, age 2 yrs, 3 mos
#822 Judith d/o David & Rebecca Pereira Mendes, 21 Dec 1799, age 4 yrs, 6 mos
#831Jacob Mendes Pereira, 2 Dec 1778, age 50
SPANISH TOWN
#994 Abigail Mendes, w/o Soloman Mendes, 2 May 1819, age 60
#1018 Miss Lana Mendes, 1 Jan 1816, age 20, brother Daniel Mendes, Esq
#1172 Miss Esther Mendes, 10 mar 1841, age 84
#1173 Sarah, widow of Isaac Hezekiah Mendes, 27 Dec 1807, age 76, Portuguese
#1174 Isaac Hezekiah Mendes, 25 Jly 1800, age 64, Portuguese
#1224 Mrs. Rachel Mendes 25 Sept 1840, age 77
MANCHESTER PARISH
#1443 Leah P. Mendes, 2 Aug 1862, 64 yrs, 8 mos.
#1448 Jacob P. Mendes, 17 Dec 1867, age 38
My husband's ancestor was Samuel "P" Mendez, born 7 Oct 1842 in Kingston, Jamaica. He died in 23 Feb 1926, in Dallas, TX.According to his death certificate, his father was Jose Mendes, mother Julia Fuertado.
An article written about him after his death said his middle name was Proctor but I'm doubtful this is correct and tend to believe it might have been "Pereira".
This Samuel was also reported to have a brother named John Mendes/Mendez and an aunt, Rachel Mendes/Mendez
Should anyone have any additional information, I would be very grateful if you'd share.
Respectfully,
Linda