Estate Jealousy

Jealousy is estate 17 in St. Croix’s Prince’s Quarter. Based on appearances on historic maps, the windmill was likely built in the 1750s. The windmill was blocked to store water after decommissioning. The inscription stone over the juice trough opening says Amen Angel 1876. The windmill tower is partly collapsed.

Sugar cultivation came relatively early to estate Jealousy, with the 1750 map indicating sugar cultivation and an animal mill. By the second Beck printing, sails added to the animal mill indicate a windmill.

The 1799 Oxholm map shows a windmill. The 1856 Parsons map depicts a windmill along with a tower without sails. The 20th century topographic maps all show ruins identifiable as a windmill.

The 1750 map attributed ownership to Soren Reigg, which may be a spelling variation for the ownership noted on the Beck variants from 1766-1791, Sören Bagge. By 1790 ownership transitioned to MacDonough.

McGuire geographic dictionary of the Virgin Islands (p.100) notes the connection of estates 16 and 17 into Jealousy. Later, combined with estates Mt. Pleasant (not specifying which one) and Glynn becoming part of the larger Lucas sugar plantation.

Historic Maps of Jealousy

Snippets of the U.S. Geological Service topographic maps of 1958 & 1982 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
The 1958 and 1982 photorevision of the USGS topographic map show ruins identifiable as a windmill at Jealousy.
Snippet of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey topographic map of 1920 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
The 1921 USCGS topographic sheet shows ruins identifiable as a windmill at Jealousy. The Jealousy Mill at 179 feet elevation sits in the northeast quadrant of the estate.
Snippet of the Danish Atlantic Islands Association map of 1907 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
The 1907 map identifies an estate at Jealousy.
Snippet of the Parsons map of 1856 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
Parsons’ 1856 map depicts a windmill with elevation 182 feet at Jealousy. A tower without sails sits to the southwest.
Snippet of the Oxholm map of 1799 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
Oxholm’s 1799 map shows a windmill in the northwest corner of Jealousy.
Snippets of the Mühlenfels map of 1790 & the Janssen map of 1791 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
The 1790 & 1791 manuscript maps after Beck by Mühlenfels & Janssen attribute ownership to MacDonough.
Snippet of the Küffner map of 1767 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
Küffner’s 1767 manuscript copy of Beck’s map depicts a sugar mill but no ownership attribution in the area of Jealousy.
Snippets of all 5 annotated Beck maps plus the 2 manuscript copies made from 1766 to 1770 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
The annotated Beck maps and manuscript copies retain the printed windmill, except the 1766 annotated copy that added sails to the animal mill. Of interest, the windmill details on the annotated Beck maps differ from the printed map, with crossing lines in the 1767, c.1767, & 1770 annotated Beck maps rather than the couple of dots in the body of the mill from the print. All these maps attribute ownership to Sören Bagge.
Snippet of the c1757 Beck map featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
The first Beck printing shows an animal mill and the second Beck printing converts that to a windmill in the center of estate 17. The windmill looks very different from the animal mill on the first Beck printing, although it is in the same place. It also looks different from many of the other engraved windmills on the same map nearby that were animal mill conversions from the first printing.
Snippet of the 1754 Beck map featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
The first Beck printing shows an animal mill and the second Beck printing converts that to a windmill in the center of estate 17. The windmill looks very different from the animal mill on the first Beck printing, although it is in the same place. It also looks different from many of the other engraved windmills on the same map nearby that were animal mill conversions from the first printing.
Snippet of the Cronenberg and von Jaegersberg map of 1750 featuring Prince's Quarter estate # 17, currently named Jealousy.
The 1750 map by Cronenberg and von Jægersberg indicates sugar cultivation and structures including an animal mill in estate 17. Ownership attributed to Soren Reigg.