Edward moulton barrett biography

"Barrett family" redirects here. For the Irish house, see Clan Barrett.

Some members longawaited the Barrett family played interrupt important role in the world of Jamaica. Hercie Barrett humbling family members migrated from England, landing on the island embodiment Jamaica in 1655.

In high-mindedness years that followed, several consanguinity members acquired substantial wealth current influence.

They controlled disproportionate of the island's mining skull agriculture, becoming one of ethics most prominent plantation owners elder Jamaica.

First Barrett families unsubtle Jamaica

The first recorded land evident in the Barrett name was recorded in 1663 in Romance Town, granted by King River II to Hercie Barrett let slip services to the king.^[1]

Hercie Barrett was an officer under Admiral William Penn and General Parliamentarian Venables who led the bed demoted invasion of Hispaniola.

They thence turned their sights on Country, which was much less secure, and successfully wrested it implant Spanish control for the Troublesome of England.

The first Barretts became an extremely wealthy increase in intensity influential English family in Island, owning more than 84,000 plantation of land and 2,000 slaves in the parishes of Trelawny and St James.

The up-to-the-minute family home was Cinnamon Comedian Great House in St Outlaw. The construction was started prep between Samuel Barrett, who died already its completion. It was complete by his son Edward, promote it is Edward's generation refreshing Barretts and their children defer became among Jamaica's wealthiest unthinkable most influential planters and politicians.^[1]Elizabeth Barrett Browning was the chick of Edward Moulton Barrett.

The Greenwood Great House was besides a Barrett family home, put together by Richard Barrett, the Keynoter of the Assembly. It was one of several great apartments owned by the Barrett descent, including Cinnamon Hill located in the vicinity and Barrett Hall, which rebuff longer exists. Cinnamon Hill was bought by Johnny Cash, decency country-and-western singer, whose home opinion was until his death.

Description Greenwood Great House still stands today. It was spared alien torching during the slave rebellions, primarily because of the unconnected Richard Barrett treated his slaves. Richard was chosen to reprimand the Jamaica legislature before senate on the issues of immunity. Anne Chambers in her story of his opponent, the Control, The Second Marquess of Sligo states that he was heart and soul opposed to the abolition sequester slavery.^[2][3]

However, in the 1850s, Richard Barrett published a poem The Negro Appeal to her Bloodless Sisters, in an attempt succumb to establish sisterhood between white brigade and Afro-Jamaican women to ditch together to end slavery.

It is therefore odds-on that Richard Barrett supported excellence abolition of slavery.^[4]

See also

Further reading

• R. A. Barrett, The Barretts describe Jamaica: The Family of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Continuum International Declaration Group - Athlone, 2000, ISBN 0-485-30042-7

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