A Jamaican Family Tree

John Constantine - born 25 June 1762 in Kingston, Jamaica, died 25 March 1843, Kingston, Jamaica. John is presumed to be the son of Madalene Gregory a free Multo woman by Jno Constantine. Born on June 25th and baptised on July 8th 1762. Although there is no proof that this is the John that is Michael Gregory Constantine's father, I am making that assumption because of the mothers maiden name Gregory, which appears in many of the names of the descendants. Kingston Baptisms 1722-1792, Vol. 1, Page 160, Image 85 of 238 ( https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-13845-18418-40?cc=1827268&wc=12962186 ) It is possible that Madalane Gregory was - Madalane the Daughter of Mirriona a Slave Negro Woman by Michael Grigory was born the 16th June & Baptized the 11th of August 1734.( https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-13845-18422-12?cc=1827268 ) "MR. JOHN CONSTANTINE,—AN OLD INHABITANT OF THIS CITY,—OB. MARCH 25* (or 28th, 1843,—AGED 8 1 YEARS & 3 MONTHS (NEW WE...

Florence Geraldine Constantine married Rev William Thomas Heron Graham and her sister Francis Eleanor Constantine married  Daniel Smith Graham. their parents were Rev Michael Gregory Constantine & Charlotte Anglin Tate.  Charlotte Anglin Tate  was the illegitimate daughter of Thomas Dale Tate esq and a free mulatto woman named Frances C Tomlinson. Although married Thomas seemed to have had a lasting relationship with Frances. This was not uncommon at the time in Jamaica. Often marriages were arranged for political power or to consolidate wealth. This is not to say that Thomas and his wife, Mary, seemed to dislike one another as they did manage to have quite a large family made up of nine children. However as I say it was common for land owners at the time to have mulatto mistresses who they would often put up in a house of their own with servants of their own and it seems most likely that Thomas and Frances had such an arrangement. Over the period of nine years t...

To add a bit of context Adam Alexander Heron Graham maried Agnes Mary Jane Croft. Back row George, Isabel, Arthur, Agnes Louise, Harry (Henry) front Adam with Wilmot on knee and Agnes Graham (Croft) Agnes Mary Jane Croft - born 30 Oct 1860 at Rose Hill, St Thomas in the East, Jamaica, died 1945 at Highgate, Jamaica. (baptism record https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-13842-7298-17?cc=1827268) Her parents were William Ross Croft Jr. and Elizabeth Mary Ann King. William Ross Croft Jr .- born 21 Aug 1837 at Rose Hill, St Thomas in the East, Jamaica (baptism record https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14056-46785-96?cc=1827268&wc=12962159). He was the son of William Croft and Mary Donovan Ross Chance. According to family lore William Croft spoke a number of different languages and was a circuit judge for the high court. I know in an early version of the Jamaica Almanac he is listed as an assistant Judge & Magistrate for Portland & St Thomas in the East...

William Ross Croft was married to Elizabeth Mary Ann King. According to family lore both she and her daughter Agnes were fluent in French. Her parents were Richard Cargill King and Elizabeth Jane Fox. Elizabeth Mary Ann Croft nee King Richard Cargill King - born circa 1780 in Portland, Jamaica, died 3 Sept 1838 in St Thomas in the Vale, Jamaica. He was a captain in the Portland Militia in 1824, a vestry man in the parish of Portland and owned the properties, Mount Charles and Darley.  King, Richard C., Mount Charles 160/4 1825 Ja Almanac Portland King, Richard Cargill, Darley, 186/73 1817 Ja Almanac Portland King, Richard Cargill, Darley 176/ 12 1820 Ja Almanac Portland he married Elizabeth Jane Fox born about 1814 in Portland, Jamaica, died 28 Nov 1868 at Rose Hill, age 64 and buried at Bog Hall. They married on 6 March 1834 in Portland, Jamaica (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-13871-82814-57?cc=1827268&wc=12962333) they had two children ...