Dear Min (Miss, Mrs., Mr.?) I have been for some time researching the ancestry of my wife's mother, Estella CAMPBELL from Pimento Hill, St. Mary, Jamaica. I suppose she descended from slaves, I may have gotten as far as her grandfather, born 1841. I was looking further back at slave names and checking at the PRO (now National Archives) in Kew, London, I encountered the name of a plantation owner, Harriet CAMPBELL. I believe her name was also spelled Henriette. In the 1817 slave register, T 71/33, she lists 47 slaves. The name of the property is not mentioned, but in the Almanack 1821 and subsequent editions, she is listed as the owner of Bishop's Mount, St. Mary. What struck me is that many of her slaves, mainly the African ones, have received a Christian name Campbell, which I suppose means that they were baptised, probably on the property. One of these women slaves, Prudence, colour Negro, 38 years, African, was given the Christian name Elizabeth SHAW. In these documents I did not see the name of a husband of Harriet, but it seems possible that she is the one who was married to Dr. Shaw. Maybe he was the godfather at that baptism, he could not have been the father, since Prudence was born in Africa. He might also be recorded in the Almanack, if he was an owner in his own right or had a function in Jamaica. Do you by any chance have baptism certificates of his daughters, also of the slaves? It may help me to find if one of them may have been one of the ancestors of my wife. Also, the property Bishop's Mount, I have not been able to find out where it was located. It would be useful if I could find that it was in the general area where these ancestors were known to have lived. Do you know anything about it? There was another Campbell, Ann, owner of only a few slaves, most of them also received the Christian name Campbell. One was Sarah Campbell, also African. That property may have been Prospect in St. Mary, according to information I received from Cindy Kilgore three years ago. If what I found at the PRO is of any help to you, please let me know. At the same time I hope that you have some information that can shed light on my research. Wishing you good luck, Jan BOUSSE, Oostende, Belgium Former Belgian Ambassador to Jamaica boussejan@pandora.be ----- Original Message ----- From: "Min Walker" <minw@ihug.co.nz> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:03 AM Subject: SHAW and CAMPBELL of St. Marys > Researching Dr. David Shaw of Edinburgh, Scotland who was at St. Marys, > Jamaica from about 1798 to 1820. > He married Henriewtts Campbell and his daughters were Sarah, Fanny and > Elizabeth. > Thanks in advance for any information. > > -- > Min Walker > minw@ihug.co.nz > > > > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== > all messages posted to CARIBBEAN-L are archived at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Before posting a query, see if the question has already been asked > > >

On 6/10/03 8:21 AM, "Jan Bousse" <boussejan@pandora.be> wrote: > In the 1817 slave register, T 71/33, she lists 47 slaves. The name of the > property is not mentioned, but in the Almanack 1821 and subsequent editions, > she is listed as the owner of Bishop's Mount, St. Mary. What struck me is > that many of her slaves, mainly the African ones, have received a Christian > name Campbell, which I suppose means that they were baptised, probably on > the property. For a number of years I've been attempting to research the illusive (maternal) CAMPBELL branch of my 'family tree' from the area around Jackson, St. Mary. Oral history names the oldest ancestor as a Henry (Fox) CAMPBELL -- the nickname "Fox" was for the color of his hair. Oral account also said that Henry was from Scotland. Henry is said to have owned (and sold during his life time) property in/at Palmetto Grove. He married a Elizabeth RAMSEY (mother's name WILLIAMSON -- ancestors from England) of mixed race and they had six children (including Ronald Alexander, Sylvia, Aubrey James, Leonard, and Mary. My mother (of mixed race, now 85 years of age and who grew up in St Mary) recalls, as a child, references to black CAMPBELL and white CAMPBELL. Jan's research seem to confirm oral accounts that the two 'camps' were descendants of slave owners and slaves but not necessarily blood relations -- although there were a number of those. Any assistance in tracing Henry CAMPBELL would be appreciated. -- Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people -- Unless you're talking genealogy.