Major Jarrett

Major Jarrett

Major Jarrett was a Jamaican Maroon leader of the maroons of Trelawny Town in Jamaica and also was one of the 600 maroons who immigrated to Freetown, Sierra Leone. Jarrett and his descendants lived around Maroon Town, Sierra Leone and the Jarretts are a prominent Creole family. Some of the Jarretts immigrated to Liberia and assimillated into Americo-Liberian society.

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Major Jarrett was born in Trelawny Town, Jamaica (a town in Trelawny County and was a member of the runaway slaves of Jamaica. These slaves were primarily of Akan heritage, but also of Spanish, Miskito, and Taino heritage. They were fierce warriors, known for their fighting ability. Maroons were betrayed by the british army who went back on their promises and caputured maroons, taking them to Canada where many perished in the cold and then on to sierra lione. source: www.africanevents.com/Essay-Habeeb-JamaicanMaroons.htm -

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