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Return of the

Charles-Town

Maroons

1st November 1831

CO 140/121

 

Age

 

Age

Lieutenant Colonel Cockburn

72

Lieutenant James Symes

52

Lieu.- Colonel Nathaniel Beckford

54

Ensign Robert Waters

40

Major Thomas Thompson

51

Sergeant William McFarlane

35

Captain William Pink

56

Sergeant Daniel Richards

41

Lieutenant James Vidal

60

Sergeant Robert Douglas

41

Lieutenant John Sheckleford

65

Sergeant Edward G. Ball

48

 

 

Sergeant Henry G. Manhertz

45

 

Privates

James Anderson

35

William M. Moore

21

John Birch

34

Edward Manhertz

48

Robert Ball

51

James McGregor

20

Edward Burnes

32

James Oakley

21

Robert Burnes

24

Charles Pink

35

Robert Blackwood, senior

62

Thomas Pink

27

Robert Blackwood, junior

26

Thomas Prince, senior

46

Francis Beckford

19

James Richmond

32

John Colthirst

52

George Rodney

59

Samuel Crawford

36

Thomas Reeder

26

Aleppo Cudjoe

36

James Roper

51

Archibald Cudjoe

34

James Sheckleford

39

Thomas G. Cargill

18

Richard Saunderson

23

Thomas Dacres

21

Edward Symes

31

James Edie

42

John Stirling, junior

33

Francis Edie

28

Cudjoe Swimmer

35

Robert Edie

21

Robert Shawe

60

Charles Edie

19

John Symes

22

James Fitzgerald

24

James Swimmer

20

Edward Fitzgerald

20

Saunders Symes

20

James Gordon, senior

43

Thomas Thompson, junior

26

James Gordon, junior

27

Robert Thompson

22

Robert Gordon

26

Thomas Tait

18

George Gray

34

William Vidal

35

John Gray

37

William White

46

James Grant

21

Thomas Williams

38

Robert Hines

63

Thomas H. Wallen

34

Peter Hines

21

Richard Wallen

31

John Hines

35

Robert Wallen

27

William Hunt

35

Edward Wallen

25

Richard Hamilton

20

John Woodhouse

34

Richard H. McGregor

45

Reeder Waters

20

Robert B. Moore

38

Peter Brown

20

William Moore/alias Urvin

42

Henry Hall

17

Billy Swimmer

20

John Ford

18

WOMEN

Bessy Anderson

46

Isabella Hines

27

Dolly Anderson

39

Diana Hines

25

Bessy Ashpole

38

Charlotte Harris

40

Beck Ashpole

37

Mary Urvin

61

Mary Ashpole

24

Susannah Kildare

41

Diana Brown

23

Kitty Matthews

45

Florence Burk

27

Mary McFarlane

20

Kate Benton

42

Mimba

53

Rosey Brion

44

Louisa McFarlane

46

Elizabeth Beckford

26

Christian McGregor

26

Harriet Brown

49

Sarah Mead

40

Harriet Ball

39

Sukey Mead

21

Mary Ann Beckford

61

Charlotte McInnes

18

Eliza Ball

32

Sarah Nugent

59

Sarah Ball

42

Celia Oakley

35

Jane Burnes

21

Jane Oakley

34

Ann Beckford

15

Eliza Pink

40

Abba Cargill

20

Letitia Pink

39

Nancy McFarlane, alias Crawford

34

Mary Ann Peters

35

Eleanor Crawford

37

Nancy Rogers

29

Jane Cargill

17

Mary Ann Rogers

48

Rachael Dacres

56

Cecilia Richards

51

Sarah Edwards

54

Julian Richards

25

Sarah Edie

23

Mary Richards

17

Susannah French

45

Ann Shirley

46

Janet French

53

Sarah Ann Sheckleford

37

Mary Griscome

52

Jessy Symes

33

Mary Gordon

22

Juba Symes

33

Florence Gordon

42

Mary S. Ryffington

42

Elizabeth Gould

48

Elizabeth Symes

47

Bessy Golbourn

45

Mary Ann Sheckleford

27

Elizabeth Green

45

Dorothy Sutherland

48

Cecelia Golbourn

35

Ann Sutherland

42

Louisa Green

49

Phoebe Thombs

20

Elizabeth Hartley

19

Mimba Thomson

22

Rosey Hartley

16

Susannah Taylor

60

Mary Hamilton

37

Eliza Thomson

23

Nancy Henry

66

Nancy Vidal

34

Susannah Henry

51

Jane Vidal

24

Lydia Hines

38

Ansella Vidal

40

Juba Waters

42

Rachel Woodhouse

47

Yaba Williams

56

Cecilia Woodhouse

29

Nancy Wallen

56

Jenny Wood

22

Mary Wallen

39

Mary Ann Williams

35

Elizabeth Wallen

40

Eleanor Dacres

33

Eliza White

52

Franky

46

Ann White

51

Elizabeth Prince

16

Mary Woodhouse

52

Sarah Waters

16

                  

                                             

BOYS

James Anderson

14

Ned Sheckleford

17

Frederick Banbury

17

Cuffy Swimmer

13

William M. G. Cargill

17

John O. Sheckleford

14

Cudjoe Fitzgerald

16

John S. Sheckleford

17

Tom Fitzgerald

14

William Walsh

17

Francis S. Golbourn

16

Henry Waters

15

Thomas B. Golbourn

15

Julius Bunbury

13

John Moore

15

Thomas Bayley

11

Robert Oakley

18

James Douglas

11

Thomas Prince

18

Robert Prince

11

John Prince

13

Henry S. Symes

11

Peter Symes

13

James Cowan

14

 

 

 

GIRLS

Ann Ashpole

15

Louise Hines

12

Sarah Hamilton

13

Elizabeth Hines

11

Eliza Moore

14

Jane Kelly

11

Jessy Ashpole

12

Jane Manhertz

11

Nelly Ashpole

11

Judy Richards

12

Kitty C. Ashpole

11

Sarah Richards

11

Mary Anderson

12

Cooba Swimmer

14

Nancy Ball

13

Ann Sheckleford

13

Jane Bernard

13

Bessy Sheckleford

11

Sarah Beckford

11

Harriet Sheckleford

14

Janet Cargill

12

Catherine Cowan

11

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

12

 

 

 

 

 

MALE CHILDREN

Richard J. Burrowes

8

William Prince

8

Robert Cuffie

10

Cudjoe Prince

7

John Ellis

4

Natty Unir

4

George Edwards

8

Harry Waters

10

James Ford

4

Dandy Waters

9

William Gay

10

Natty Waters

8

Joseph Henry

4

Robert Woodhouse

8

Robert Kirkland

10

Ned Wallen

8

John McFarlane

9

Mathew Wallen

6

Edward Moore

4

Hugh Cowan

9

Cuffey Manhertz

7

Nancy Rogers’ child

3

John Oakley

4

E. Wallen

3

John Prince

9

E. Beckford

2

James Prince

10

B. Ashpole

2

Harris Richards

9

Elizabeth Beckford’s child

3

Joseph Richards

4

John & Dromsell, R. B’s children

 

Peter Satchwell

6

Child of Jane Bernis

 

Patrick Symes

5

Child of Sukey Mead

 

William Shirley

10

Child of Mary Richards

 

Robert G. Simpson

10

 

 

 

FEMALE CHILDREN

Jessy Ashpole

10

Diana Blackwood

 

Abba Anderson

7

Isabella Cowan

6

Charlotte Campbell

10

Abba Cargill’s child

Jane Campbell

7

Juba Syms

Ann Maria Kirkland

9

M. Gordon

3

Sarah McInnes

8

Julian Richards

3

Ann McInnes

5

Elizabeth Hartley

3

Nanny Manhertz

5

Harriet Ball

3

Jessy McFarlane

5

Sukey Mead

3

Joanna McFarlane

7

Dolly Anderson

3

Diana D. McInnes

10

Beck Ashpole

3

Kate Reeder

5

A. Cargill

2

Mimba Sterling

7

Child of Mary Gordon

1

Susan Satchell

10

Child of Mary McLary

1

Diana Sheckleford

10

Child of Charlotte McInnes

1

Sarah Satchell

7

Child of Mimba Thomson

1

Cecilia Vidal

10

Child of Jessy Baxter

1

Nancy Wallen

6

Child of Ann McLary

1

Bessy Wallen

5

J. Symes

2

Antoinette Wallen

4

 

 

 

INVALIDS AND SUPERANNUATED

 

William Cockburn

72

Samuel Hamilton

26

Thomas Freeman

34

Fanny Giscome

80

William Green

41

Wenday

95

 

BIRTHS since last return, residents

 

Female of Bessy Ashpole

Boy of Charlotte Harris

Female of Beck Ashpole

Girl of Juliana Richards

Female of Florence Burk

Boy of Nancy Vidal

Female of G. Beckford

Boy of Ansella Vidal

Boy of Harriet Bull

Boy of Ann Beckford

Female of Jane Cargill

Girl of Eliza Thompson

 

RESIGNED THEIR LANDS

 

John Gordon

John Burrowes

Patrick Anderson

 

NON-RESIDENT MAROONS

 

William Arthur

Annotto-Bay

12

William Bayley

St.  Andrew’s

51

John Panton

Moore-Town

11

George Panton

ditto

10

Jenny Panton

ditto

7

John Saunderson

Portland

44

Edward Woodhouse

Scot’s Hall

44

William Giscome

St. George’s

14

James Giscome

ditto

9

Christian Ball

Annotto-Bay

40

Nancy Baxter

ditto

41

Jane Ball

St. George’s

42

Lydia Benton

Annotto-Bay

40

Peggy Colvin

Kingston

48

Sarah Campbell

Annotto-Bay

11

Margaret Dacres

Port Maria

31

Diana

Annotto-Bay

74

Ann Giscome

St. George’s

21

Betsey Giscome

ditto

19

Francis Giscome

ditto

13

Eleanor Oakley

St Thomas in the East

32

Elizabeth Panton

ditto

9

Elizabeth Palmer

Scot’s Hall

41

Sally Richards

Annotto-Bay

83

Mary Steele

Moore-Town

40

Mary Saunderson

Above-Rocks

38

Jane Venable

Annotto-Bay

9

Bella Vidal

Above-Rocks

38

Bessy Vidal

Scot’s Hall

39

Diana Woodhouse

Kingston

28

Rachel Kildare

ditto

17

Jessy Woodhouse

Scot’s Hall

41

Dorothy Giscome

St. George’s

8

Mary Giscome

ditto

6

Kitty Gray

Moore-Town

41

Catherine Goulbourn

St. Ann’s Bay

25

Bella Goulbourn

ditto

24

Sarah Goulbourn

ditto

16

Juba

Moore-Town

7

Sarah McFarlane

ditto

36

Kate McFarlane

ditto

33

Jane McFarlane

ditto

23

Elizabeth Oakley

St. Thomas in the East

23

Jane Oliver

ditto

23

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Kingston

5

Three male & four female children of P. Colvin

 

 

One female of M. Dacres

 

 

Three male & seven female children of Bessy Vidal

 

 

Two male & two female children of D. Woodhouse

 

 

Two male children of B. Vidal

 

 

One female child of E. Oakley

 

3

One ditto of E. C. Oakley

 

3

One ditto of C. Ball

 

3

 

 

DEATHS SINCE LAST RETURN

 

Rebecca Chambers, invalid

Child of B. Ashpole

Catherine Goulborn

Child of E. Wallen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIRTHS SINCE LAST RETURN

 

Female of Bessy Ashpole

Boy of Charlotte Harris

Ditto of Beck Ashpole

Girl of Juliana Richards

Ditto of Florence Burk

Boy of Nancy Vidal

Ditto of G. L. Beckford

Boy of Ansella Vidal

Boy of Harriet Ball

Boy of Ann Beckford

Female of Jane Cargill

Girl of Eliza Thompson

 

 

SLAVES BELONGING TO MAROONS

 

George, to E. G. Ball

Matty, Kitty, Gift, Nancy, and two others, to Robert Ball

Philip, to ditto, as guardian

Letitia Hamilton, Elizabeth Pennock and child, to Bessy Robertson

Daniel Cameron, Thomas Cameron, Catherine Cameron, Nelly Brown and Ann Cameron, to Rachel Dacres

James Shackleford, Benjamin Cameron, Louisa Cameron, and Edward, to F. Giscome

Robert Richards, Richard, Will, Elizabeth James, and Letitia, to G. Haughton, as guardian

Thomas Richards, to M. A. Richards

Daniel Clarke, William Wallen, Jane Duncan, Cecilia Wallen and Sarah Haughton, to Mary Wallen

Robert Anderson and John Davis to Wenday

Kate, to Ann Shirley, as guardian

William and Patience Burnes, to S. Mead, as guardian

Frances, to R. Matthews

George Burrowes, to Sarah French

Female child of E. Pennock

 

 

DEATHS OF SLAVES SINCE LAST RETURN

 

 

Eleanor Robertson, to Robert Hines

 

 

 

 

 

FREE PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE TOWN

 

Patrick Anderson, senior

Jailman Vidal

Mary Henry

Patrick Anderson, junior

Thomas S. Welby

Ann Henry

Daniel Ball

George Welby

Sarah Henry

William J. Ball

Charles Pink

Isabella Henderson

Richard Clover

Ann Anderson

Lydia Hannon

Robert Cyprien

Sally Anderson

Mary John

Joseph Corotano

Jessy Anderson

Kate McClery

John Edwards

Dorcas Ball

Mary McClery

George Gillepie

Jessy Baxter

Jane McClery

William Henry, senior

Catherine Burnes

Ann McClery

William Henry, junior

Sarah Cyprien

Fanny McClery

Thomas Henry

Susan Cyprien

Charlotte McKay

John Henry

Maggy Cyprien

Priscilla Martin

George Haughton

Coucouta

Cecilia Pink

James Hartley

Bessy Cargill

Mary Rodney

Philip Hosack

Elizabeth Clarke

Bessy Rodney

Archie Kirkland

Bessy Clover

Pinky Smith

Rupert McKay

Jenny Coucouta

Cricket Smith

Henry Morgan

Jane Fitzgerald

Diana Welby

John Fitzgerald

Judy Gillespie

Letitia White

John Prince

Nancy Green

Eleanor White

Benjamin Smith

Margaret Gordon

Mary Wallen

Thomas Welby

Margaret Gibson

Janet Wallen

Quaco Vidal

Frances Golbourn

 

 

 

 

SLAVES POSSESSED BY RESIDENT PERSONS

 

By P. Anderson, Junior – Sarah Cole, Patience, Venus, Tom, Frances, Chance

By R. Burrowes – Robert Gray

By John Gray – Robert Gray and Eliza

By Mary John – Mary John

By Kate McClery – Charles Cameron, James Richards, Mary Gillespie & Elizabeth Wallen

By Letitia White – Julian Burgess

 

RECAPITUALTION

 

Officers and sergeants

13

Men

70

Women

96

Boys

24

Girls

23

Children

78

Invalids and superannuated

6

Births since last return

12

Non-resident maroons

72

TOTAL                                                           394

 

 

Deaths

4

Slaves belonging to maroons

40

Births since last return******

0

Deaths

1

Resident free persons

71

Their slaves

15

Resigned their lands

3

 

 

****record states (0) should be (12)

 

 

Jamaica, ss.

I, Alexander Gordon Fyfe, do swear that the foregoing pages are a true list of the maroons of this town, also their slaves, and free people residing therein, to the best of my knowledge and belief.-----So help me God.

A.G. Fyfe.

 

Sworn before me, this 18th November, 1831

 

              P. Baugh, Sen.


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