Major Jarrett

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

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.

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