Mormon Family History Film# 1563254 page 207, entered 19 Sep 1766....Island of Grenada.....in consideration of faithful service....he manumits the Cabresse wench called Charlotte.... I'm not sure about the meaning of Cabresse, but it could be an island not far from Trinidad. page 293, entered 13 April 1767....Island of Grenada ....in consideration of faithful service and honesty.....he manumits the mulatto wench Marie Ursule and her four mulatto children Nicholas, Joseph, Morne and Marie

Hello Cathy: the French West indian islands had an elaborate set of designations for people of mixed race, three quarters black, half, one quarter, one eighth, one sixteenth... amazing as it may sound to modern ears [The English islands had similar but fewer categories: mulatto, mustee, mustefino being some of the more frequent] Some of the French words (female): negresse, mulatresse, cabresse, and the rather odd term "chabine". So in this case I think that "cabresse" is not a place but a racial designation for a female who was "negro but relatively clear-skinned". The male equivalent is apprently "capre". Ernest M. Wiltshire -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cathy A. Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 10:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Miscellaneous Manumissions Grenada 1766 and 1767 Mormon Family History Film# 1563254 page 207, entered 19 Sep 1766....Island of Grenada.....in consideration of faithful service....he manumits the Cabresse wench called Charlotte.... I'm not sure about the meaning of Cabresse, but it could be an island not far from Trinidad. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.11/1242 - Release Date: 1/24/2008 8:32 PM