Major Jarrett

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

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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 of Spanish, Miskito, and Taino heritage and were fierce warriors known for their fighting ability.

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