On the trail of the mysterious grandmother

Fact/Fiction real-world fantasy:

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

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

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[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

3 women enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Myrtilla. Names from Ancient Greece and Rome reinforced the argument that transatlantic slavery was the continuation of a long-established tradition.https://t.co/UYlog5McVs #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

9 women enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Monimia. Names from the Ancient world reinforced the argument that transatlantic slavery was the continuation of a long-established tradition.https://t.co/UYlog5McVs #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

Many enslaved women had names alluding to their beauty. For example, there were 28 women and girls called Bell or Bella on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations.
https://t.co/UYlog5McVs #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

Some children born into slavery have names expressive of better things, which may have been chosen by their parents. For example, a boy born on John Tharp's Merrywood plantation (c. 1800) was named Merry
https://t.co/UYlog5McVs #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

In an unusual use of ungendered names, a man and a woman enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were both called Junehttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

4 enslaved men on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Mercury. Names from the Ancient world implied that transatlantic slavery was the continuation of a long-established tradition.
https://t.co/UYlog5McVs #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

Several enslaved men on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named after English counties. For example, two were called Lancashire
https://t.co/UYlog5McVs #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

Enslaved men were sometimes, in mockery, given names suggesting high social status. For example, 2 African-born men enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations had been given the name Marquis
https://t.co/UYlog5McVs #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

4 enslaved women on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Marote, which may be derived from a Latin word meaning 'dark-skinned'https://t.co/UYlog5McVs #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

3 enslaved men on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were called Marlborough, presumably after someone else's homehttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

15 enslaved women on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Marina. Names from the Ancient world reinforced the case for transatlantic slavery as the continuation of a long-established tradition.
https://t.co/QZp46CJGkT
#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

Among the people enslaved on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were some with names that defy categorisation. For example, a baby girl born on Lansquinet plantation in 1831 was called Margin
https://t.co/QZp46CJGkT
#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

2 enslaved men on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were called Margate, presumably after the town in Kent
https://t.co/UYlog5McVs #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

Many enslaved men shared a small number of common British names. For example, there were 10 men and boys called Anthony on John Tharp's Jamaican plantationshttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

Enslaved men were sometimes given names suggesting high social status. For example, a boy born into slavery on John Tharp's Lansquinet plantation in 1816 was named Majorhttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

Enslaved women on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were sometimes given names suggesting high social status. There were, for example, 2 women called Madamhttps://mysteriousgrandmother.blogspot.com/p/index-of-enslaved-people.html
#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

19 enslaved women on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Lucretia, derived from a Roman family name meaning 'profit' or 'wealth'https://t.co/QZp46CJGkT
#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

In a horrible irony, 3 enslaved women on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were given the name Lucky
https://t.co/QZp46CJGkT
#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

Enslaved women on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations (1817-1832) were often given aristocratic names. There were, for example, 8 women and girls called Lucinda
https://t.co/QZp46CJGkT
#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory

[On the trail of the mysterious grandmother @ChangelingTree]

24 enslaved women on John Tharp's Jamaican plantations were named Lucia. Names from antiquity reinforced the argument that transatlantic slavery was the continuation of a long-established tradition.
https://t.co/QZp46CJGkT
#slavery #Jamaica #familyhistory