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Every case set in what is now Jamaica, best-known first. Cities, states and old kingdoms count under the country that holds them today.

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Cases in Jamaica

Best-known first. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
7
Years
1688 to 2021
Region
Latin America
Main subjects
Music and sport, Ghosts and legends, European families, Ships and railways
Families
Rothschild family
Updated
30 October 2026
Peter Tosh: BushDoctor1978 (cropped2)1987 · his home, Kingston, JamaicaPeter Tosh died without a will; his ten children fought in a Manhattan court over his royaltiesPeter Tosh left no will. A court-appointed lawyer ran his estate for about 22 years. In 2009 his youngest child, Niambe McIntosh, took over as administrator. The estate earned about $150,000 to $300,000 a year.blackamericaweb.com and 3 moreBunny Wailer: BunnyWailer-Istandpredominate2021 · Kingston, JamaicaBunny Wailer's wife was missing when he died, his 13 children were told to take DNA tests, and his son sued to remove his brother as executorNeville "Bunny Wailer" Livingston died with his wife, Jean Watt, missing since 23 May 2020.Internet Archive and 4 moreAI illustration: The Hotel Metropole in Vienna under armed guard, 1938, where Louis de Rothschild was held1955 · Montego Bay, JamaicaThe Nazis held Louis de Rothschild hostage in Vienna in 1938 and released him for the family's assetsLouis de Rothschild ran the Vienna bank S M von Rothschild, the Creditanstalt and the family's Austrian industries, including the Vitkovice ironworks in Moravia.jta.org and 6 moreHenry Morgan: Morgan,Henry1688 · Port Royal, JamaicaHenry Morgan left his plantations and 131 enslaved people to his wife and nephews, and four years later his grave went under the seaHenry Morgan was born in Wales around 1635. In 1671 he marched across the isthmus and took the city of Panama, which embarrassed the English government.lbs.ucl.ac.uk and 3 moreRose Hall (Jamaica): Rose Hall, the estate house of a former sugar plantation, in Jamaica.1827 · Rose Hall, near Montego Bay, St James, JamaicaRose Hall's heir died in debt, his widow sold her rights for £200, and a novel later made her the "White Witch" who killed three husbandsKind 2, with the record. Rosa Kelly married four times. Her fourth husband, John Palmer, owned the neighbouring Palmyra estate. Rose Hall great house was finished in the 1770s. Rosa died in 1790 and left the property to Palmer.jamaicanfamilysearch.com and 2 moreCudjoe: CUDJOE MAKING PEACE WITH COLONEL JOHN GUTHRIE1764 · Trelawny Town (later Maroon Town and Flagstaff), St James, JJamaica granted Cudjoe's Maroons 1,500 acres by treaty in 1739, then shipped them to Nova Scotia in 1796 and auctioned the landOn 1 March 1739 Cudjoe, leader of the Leeward Maroons, signed a treaty with the British colony of Jamaica.nlj.gov.jm and 3 moreRose Hall (Jamaica): Rose Hall, the estate house of a former sugar plantation, in Jamaica.Legend · 1827 · Rose Hall, near Montego Bay, JamaicaJamaican legend says the mistress of Rose Hall murdered her husbands; the records say her husband died in debt and she sold her claim for £200The White Witch of Rose Hall is a legend. It says Annie Palmer, trained in witchcraft, murdered three husbands and enslaved men and was killed by an enslaved man, Takoo. The records tell another story.jamaicagreathouses.com and 2 more