It is unlikely that there will be comprehensive lists of refugees fleeing to the Caribbean. Though there are some lists - those who were evacuated by Royal Naval ships are likely to be listed in the ship's musters at The National Archives (Public Record Office) (TNA), though you will need to know the name of each ship - there will be a way of finding this out. An unusual and neglected source is the 'Book of Negroes' - a list of Black refugees compiled by the military authorities during the evacuation of New York in 1783. Many were free loyalists but most were leaving with their owners (including German regiments). The information includes: name, age, place of origin, status (slave or free), former owner, claimant, inspection date, ship of passage, ships master, destination, current possessor, and possessor's regiment or ship. Most were going to Nova Scotia and Quebec but some were going to: Abaco - Bahamas Cat Island - Bahamas Germany (with German regiments) England, and Ostend. I though that there were some going to Jamaica but I couldn't see any in the old (incomplete) list held by TNA. The 'Book of Negroes' is held by TNA under the reference PRO 30/55/100, no 10427 and has been indexed by the Guy Carleton Branch of the United Empire of Loyalists - an imcomplete index is held by The National Archives - it can be ordered on CD-ROM from http://www.magma.ca/~ekipp/kingname.htm - there are other references to the Book on the internet. Best wishes Guy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CJ" <CaribbeanLegacy@aol.com> > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 6:53 PM > Subject: American Loyalists in the Caribbean > > > > Does anyone have resources or data concerning American Loyalists coming to > the Caribbean? I am specifically looking for ship names with rosters of the > individuals on the ship and where they embarked and dis-embarked. I'd > appreciate any guidance. > > > > CJ > > > >