On the trail of the mysterious grandmother

Starting on Christmas Day, I'm going to be posting the family trees of the people enslaved by my ancestor, John Tharp, in Trelawny Parish #Jamaica. Follow the hashtag for notifications. #FamilyHistory #BLM #Lostfamilyhistories mysteriousgrandmother.blogsp…

Enslaved women were often given aristocratic names. There were, for example, seven called Sophiaon John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) mysteriousgrandmother.blogsp… #Jamaica #familyhistory

5 men named Solomon were enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations. Biblical names, usually Old Testament, reinforced the argument that slavery was based on scriptural precedent mysteriousgrandmother.blogsp… #Jamaica #familyhistory

Among the people enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were some with more unusual names. For example, a man on Covey plantation was called Spaniard mysteriousgrandmother.blogsp… #Jamaica #familyhistory

Many enslaved people were given first names that were originally last names. For example, 2 men on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were called Smithhttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

7 enslaved men on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were called Smart. This may have been as a character description (which might have caused additional hostility from overseers), or from the surname mysteriousgrandmother.blogsp… #Jamaica #familyhistory

An enslaved boy born on John Tharp's Lansquinet plantation in 1810 was given the name Sligo, presumably after the Irish port townhttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

An enslaved man on John Tharp's Windsor Pen was called November, though he also used the name Henry Thomas. Unusually among the men named after months, he was born in Jamaica mysteriousgrandmother.blogsp… #Jamaica #familyhistory

7 women on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were given the name Siddy. This may originally have been a pet-form of Sidney, or it may be derived from a Scottish surnamehttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

10 men on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were named Sharper, presumably in the sense 'a fraudster; a cheat', which was current at the timehttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

Some enslaved people were given first names that were originally last names. For example, a man born on John Tharp's Potosi plantation in 1798 was called Sharpehttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

One enslaved boy born on John Tharp's Covey plantation in 1796 was given the inspirational name Shadrach, after an Old Testament figure who survived his king's attempt to suppress and then kill him. buff.ly/rUUlzxM#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

Some children born into slavery have names expressing the misery of their condition. For example, 2 boys on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Shacklehttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

Among the people enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were some with more unusual names. For example, there were 2 women called Seindahttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

7 men and boys on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were given the name Scotlandhttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

9 men and boys on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were given the name Scipio, after the Roman general who defeated Hannibalhttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

Biblical names among enslaved people were generally from the Old Testament, but there was one African-born Saul on Pantrepant plantation. Saul was St Paul's name before his conversion.mysteriousgrandmother.blogsp… #Jamaica #familyhistory

Among the people enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were some with more unusual names. For example, girls born on Lansquinet plantation were given the names Satilla (b. 1803) and Saric (b. 1824)mysteriousgrandmother.blogsp… #Jamaica #familyhistory

2 women on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were named Sappho after the Greek poet. Names from the ancient world implied a continuity with ancient slaveryhttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/2024/11/sappho-of-wales-estate.html #slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

8 men on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were named Sandy, which originated as a petname for Alexanderhttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

2 men on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were named Sancho, presumably after Don Quixote's faithful squirehttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory