BARBADOS.TXT
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We seem to have a few people that appear to have come from nowhere.  
One possibility is that a number of them may have come from Barbados.  
This was a stopping off place for many of the early settlers before 
they eventually arrived in America.  I am sending a copy of explanation 
of this from Hotten's Omitted Chapters "Original Lists of Persons of 
Quality... and others who went from Great Britain to the American 
Plantations 1600-1700."  I send this via US mail since I don't feel 
like typing it.  The information contained is mostly lists but may give 
a hint as to some of the people we search.  The volume I now take from, 
as indicated above, is the omitted chapters.  Another earlier volume I 
will extract from later.  I don't think I'll be able to check it out as 
I did this one (which is due back today).

The following will be brevity but will give us some possibilities in 
the event that we can find these people nowhere else.  It is a file we 
can place on a back burner and at some point check on ship's lists of 
persons arriving in America from Barbados (if such lists exist).  Some 
of these may have no bearing whatsoever but will give an indication as 
to perhaps ones worth.

From St. Phillip's Parish.  Acct of Inhabitants in the parish Ano 1680.
Mary Allin - 13 acres - no servants, no negroes.
John Allin - 13 acres - no servants, no negroes.
Willoughby Akerman - 5 acres - no servants, no negroes.
William Browne - 5 acres - no servants, 3 negroes.
John Browne - 38 acres - no servants, 38 negroes.
Mr. John Johnson - 302 acres - 5 servants, 122 negroes.
Mr. John Jones, Senr. - 448 acres - 8 servants, 290 negroes.
Births:  Margarett, Daughter of John Allen & Jone his wife, was baptized March 2, 1678.
Burials:  Elizabeth, ye wife of Jno Allen, buryed May ye 14th 1678.
Willoughby Acreman Senior was buryed the 12th day of Sept. 1679.

St. Joseph's Parish.  Acct of Inhabitants in the parish Ano 1680.
Mr. Rich Allin - 8 acres - 7 servants, 2 negroes.
Burial:  John Alen buryed 7ber ye 3rd 1679.

St. Lucy's Parish.  Acct of Inhabitants in the parish ye 30th 1679.
Oliver Allen - 3 acres - 1 negro.
Mathew Allen - no acreage shown - 6 negroes.
Patricke Browne - 10 acres - 1 negro.
James Browne, Scotchman - 10 acres - 6 negro.
James Browne, Irishman - 5 acres - no negroes.
Daniell Browne, and mate - 10 acres - 1 negro.
Robert Browne - 25 acres - 5 negroes.
John Browne, on Champion ground (?) - 15 acres - 2 negroes.
John Browne - no acreage shown - 2 negroes.
Issac Skinner - 10 acres.
Yeamans, Willowghby, Dame & Mr. William Browne - 50 acres - 13 negroes.
[I assume above Willowghby is a first name.  See under St. Peter's Parish below.]
Burials:  Katherine Browne, June ye 12th, 1679.
Nicolaus Browne, Sept. ye 23rd, 1679.

St. Thomas Parish. Acct of Inhabitants in the parish Dec. 3rd, 1679.
Mr. Robert Browne, Senior - 15 acres - 6 negroes.
Wm. Keaton - no acreage, servants, or negroes shown.
Baptized:  Robert, ye son of Robert Browne, April 15, 1679.

St. John's Parish. Acct of Inhabitants in the parish 18 Xber 1679.
John Browne - 25 acres - none
Mr. William Tubervile - 20 acres - a servant hired, 5 negroes.

St. Peter's Parish.  Acct of Inhabitants in the parish 15th Dec, 1679.
The Ladye Willoughbye Yeamans - 125 acres - 1 servant, 32 negroes.
Jno. Gaye - 127 acres - 1 servant, 68 negroes.
Capt. Jno. Allen - no acreage shown - 3 servants, 8 negroes.
Hugh Browne - no acreage shown - 6 servants, 5 negroes.
William Rugg [?] - no acreage - 1 negro.
Samall Hauston - no acreage shown - 4 servants, 1 negro.
[Wonder if this is a connection with the legendary Sam Houston?]
Children christened 25th mar. 1678 to 29th sept. 1679:
Hugh Browne, William Rugg [?], Mary Rugg [?], Racheall Browne.
Burials 25th mar. 1678 to 29th sept. 1679:
Elinor Keaton, Jno. Allen, William Gaye.

Militia: 
Under command of Capt Robert Bowcher.
The names of ye house Keepers and freemen:
Willowby Eackerman.
The names of ye Poore Men without Armes:
William Allen.
Under command of Capt John Adam Jan 6, 1679:
Owners of Plantations which send men:  John Browne - 1 man.
[In this company, an interesting note at bottom I include:
It lists two men and has this comment: "Both are Apprentices to John Rodman and being
Quakers most obstinately refuse to perform any military Duty whatsoever."  From an earlier
chapter, after totaling a list of burials he notes:  "In all 35.  What are buryed elsewhere by the
Quakers & other persons I Know not."  It would appear that the Quakers were not in conformity
with the general population.]

Under command of Capt Thomas Rawlins 1-6-1679.
David Allen, John Browne, Richard Allen.

Under command of Capt Vincent Dent 1-6-1679.
Obitch Allin.

[This could become lenghty and time consuming, so I will just list soldiers w/o units, etc unless it contains something pertinent.  However, I will keep those of a unit together by (.--)]

Thomas Willoughby, Mr. Elias Gay.--  Jno Alleyne, Senr, Jno Alleyne, 
Junr.-- Tho. Allen Tho.Browne, stone cutter.--  Richard Willouhby, Wm. 
Willouhby, Tho. Willouhby, Tho. Browne, John Allin.--  Richard 
Holland.--  Hugh Browne.--  Mathew Allen, John Browne, Junr, Olliver 
Allen, Patricke Browne, Robt Browne, Junr, Moris Browne, Edwd. browne, 
John Browne.-- Daniell Suillivant for John Browne.--  Mr. Wm. Browne.-- 
 Rob. Browne.--  Eaphrim Browne.-- Tho. Browne, Henery Browne.--  Rob. 
Browne, Ensigne.--  Ralph Browne.-- 

Another list of Plantations, etc within the Div of Left Cononell Alex. 
 Riddockes Co.:

        Masters:
Mr. John Gayes - 140 acres - 4 tenants.
Mrs. Jane Gayes - 100 acres - 1 tenant, 1 freeman.
Capt Abell Gay 100 acres - 2 freemen.
Another similiar list within the div. of Capt Able Alleyne's Co.:
Able Alleyne, Capta - 316 acres - 6 tenants.

More Militia:
Richard Allen.--  John Allen, Edward Sturdivant, William Browne, 
William Holland.--  Thomas Allen.--  John Willoughbye, Senior.--  
Williamj Allen, Serjeant.--  Gabriel Allen, John Pollard, Richard 
Pollard.--  Mr. Wm. Speight.--  Mr. Jno Browne.--  Mr. Will. Browne.-- 
 The Lady Willoughbys plantation, 3 horses.--  Capt Abell Gaye, 1 
horse, Capt Abell Allin.--  Mr. Alleyne Cullpepper, Mr. John Browne.-- 
 Mr. Richard Jacob, Hugh Browne, John Gay.--  Mr. Thomas Allin, Jacob 
Allin.
List of ye most Eminent Planters in Barbados in 1673:
Coll. John Willoughby - 450 acres, he was also a member of the council. 
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The lists of militia all appear to be between the years 1678 and 1680.

Other names which appeared with some frequency that I did not abstract 
were: Gray, Griffin, West, Williams, Barnes, Stokes, and Johnson (or a 
variation, but not Johnston).   I found no Catons or Suggs.  The name 
Browne appears very often but we never see it as Brown.

Several things I found odd or rather unusual was the presence of women, 
sometimes widows, named in the militia.  I don't know what their 
purpose was unless it was to house and cook for the other soldiers.  
There appeared to be a rather large militia considering the size of 
Barbados. Another thing was that it made distinctions in regards to the 
men by referring to some of them as Mr. or Esq.  Others might be shown 
as paupers, and some were referenced as Irishmen, Scotchmen, Jews, etc, 
 or it might show their profession.

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