Mr.Campbell was a colonist of high standing, a former colonial agent for the island and speaker of the Grenada Assembly, the hero of the �Campbell V Hall� case of 1764-1774. He was also a close friend of planter Ninian Home who later became the island�s governor. On the night of March 02, 1795, the beginning of Fedon�s Rebellion, Campbell and Home were at Home�s estate in Paraclete and they were captured the following morning. In Fedon�s Declaration of March 4, 1795, only two names � Home and Campbell- were cited among the 40 prisoners captured at that time. Campbell and Home were executed on April 8th, 1795.

     In 1779, the French regained control of Grenada and the island was not returned to British rule until 1783. It is not certain what effect this change of ownership of the island had on Belmont but in 1780, Mr. Aitcheson Sr. left Scotland for his estate, Belmont where he died on May 31st, 1780 at age 75. He was buried at the estate�s cemetery. In his will, Aitcheson bequeathed to his eldest daughter Bethia all his property in Grenada which she was to sell in the event of his death and after paying all his debts, the proceeds were to be shared between her two sisters, Margaret and Isabella, and his nephew Gilbert Hamilton, a merchant in Glasgow. At the time of Aitcheson�s death, the total value of the estate�s assets - including the slaves, animals, sugar mill, coppers, stews, ladles, skimmers, sugar pots, stills, furnaces, still heads, tools, implements, chattels, lands and buildings - was �21,183.00 about �1.5 million or US$2.5 million by today�s standards.

     Following Aitcheson�s death Belmont was sold to Robert Alexander Houston of Clerkington East Lothian in Scotland. Following his death Belmont was bequeathed to Major James Flower Houston and his son Lieutenant Alexander Houston of Her Majesty�s Royal Artillery, both of whom were from Montepelier Square, London. The estate remained in the hands of the Houston Family for more than 170 years and in 1944 Norbert and Lyris Nyack of Hermitage, St. Patrick purchased it from the trustees of the Houston Family.

     The Nyacks were the first Grenadians of Indian decent to own an estate on the island. Though simple people with only a basic education from the River Sallee Government School, they were both entrepreneuring, diligent and savvy. They made Belmont Estate their home and the base of their new business - operating the plantation. At one time they owned six of the most productive estates on the island � Waltham & Diamond in St. Mark; Plains, Le Tage & Belmont in St. Patrick; and Mt Horne in St. Andrew � and employed more than a thousand persons. They also purchased the Hankeys business at Grenville and commenced the business of a supermarket, hardware store and lumberyard. Mr. and Mrs. Nyack were also horse lovers. They owned several horses over the years and raced and won at horse races in Grenada, and Barbados, Trinidad and Guyana in the region. They established the Telescope Race track, just outside of Grenville, a popular sporting and social destination in Grenada in the fifties and sixties. They were a socially vibrant couple � entertaining and being entertained. They both had strong social and civil consciences. Quiet Philanthropists that gave of their time, talent, love or means. Without fanfare or pronouncement, they shared benevolently with Grenada�s Homes for children, the elderly, hospitals, and churches and schools, and to individuals or causes of need. Mr. Nyack was actively involved in politics, and he was appointed Senator, by Premier Eric M. Gairy, a post he held until his death in 1969. His wife Lyris continued to reside at and manage the affairs of Belmont Estate up until her death on December 19, 2001, at the age of 94. She was laid to rest close to her residence at the estate. Belmont comtinues to be owned by the Nyack Family.

     Throughout its history, Belmont has made played a major role in Grenada�s agricultural economy. In the late 1600s and early 1700s, it was one of the 81 plantations established on the island with coffee being its major produce. Sugarcane was introduced as the main crop later in the 1700s; the ruins of the water mill remains as testament to that part of its history. Cotton, was also a major crop of the estate, being later replaced with cocoa, nutmegs in the 1800s and bananas coming later. The estate is still a major producer of cocoa and nutmegs for export.