Benjamin Harding owned  of land in Hanover Parish on Jamaica, made up of two plantations at Blue Hole and Newman Hall which produced sugar, rum and molasses. Harding Newman inherited a third-share in the estates alongside his brothers John and Benjamin, following their father's death in 1766. The estates were valued at over £12,000, with more than £10,000 of that value the 198 enslaved people owned by the plantations.
Benjamin Harding owned a portion of land in Hanover Parish on Jamaica, comprising two plantations at Blue Hole and Newman Hall that produced sugar, rum, and molasses. Harding inherited a third share of the estates along with his brothers John and Benjamin after their father's death in 1766. The estates were worth over £12,000, with more than £10,000 attributed to the 198 enslaved people owned by the plantations.