Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come is a village in the Cockpit Country of western Jamaica. It is now a part of a district called Aberdeen, Jamaica  in the north-east section of Saint Elizabeth Parish, and is not extinct, as was originally believed. Located at 430 metres above sea level, it was founded by runaway slaves escaping from estates in Trelawny Parish at the start of the nineteenth century.Michael Siva , After the Treaties: A Social, Economic and Demographic History of Maroon Society in Jamaica, 1739-1842 , PhD Dissertation (Southampton: Southampton University , 2018 ) , p. 191. Origins In 1812, a community of runaways started when a dozen men and some women escaped from the sugar plantations of Trelawny into the Cockpit Country, and they created a village named Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come. It is located near some cliffs and boasted fertile soils in its valleys. The unofficial maroon community grew from its start of less than 20 runaway slaves to a large village that supported 14 buildings with shingle roofs and wood floors, raised poultry, hogs and nearly two hundred acres of cultivated land, thickly planted with provisions. Siva , After the Treaties, pp. 191-2. Mavis Campbell, The Maroons of Jamaica 1655-1796: a History of Resistance, Collaboration Betrayal (Massachusetts: Bergin & Garvey, 1988), p.159. By the 1820s, Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come housed between 50 and 60 runaways. The headmen of the community were escaped slaves named Warren and Forbes. Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come also conducted a thriving trade with slaves from the north coast, who exchanged their salt provisions with the runaways for their ground provisions. Siva, After the Treaties, pp. 191-2.Mavis Campbell, The Maroons of Jamaica 1655-1796: a History of Resistance, Collaboration Betrayal (Massachusetts: Bergin%DIFDELCMD < & %%% Garvey, 1988), p.159. In October 1824, the colonial militias tried to destroy this maroon community.Cynric Williams, A Tour through the island of Jamaica, from the Western to the Eastern End, in the Year 1823 (London: Thomas Hurst, 1827), p. 244. Some historians believe that the Maroons of Accompong Town successfully crushed this runaway community. Campbell, Maroons of Jamaica, p. 159. Orlando Patterson, Sociology of Slavery, p. 264. However, recent research shows that these Maroons had limited success, because after they left Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come to return to Accompong Town, a number of the runaways returned to the village and rebuilt huts. The Accompong Maroons succeeded only in killing one man, and capturing two women and three children. Siva , After The Treaties, pp. 192-3. URL
Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come is a village in the Cockpit Country of western Jamaica. It is now a part of a district called Aberdeen, Jamaica , in the north-east section of Saint Elizabeth Parish, and is not extinct, as was originally believed. Located at 430 metres above sea level, it was founded by runaway slaves escaping from estates in Trelawny Parish at the start of the nineteenth century.Michael Sivapragasam , After the Treaties: A Social, Economic and Demographic History of Maroon Society in Jamaica, 1739–1842 , PhD Dissertation (Southampton: Southampton University ), June 2018 , p. 191. Origins In 1812, a community of runaways started when a dozen men and some women escaped from the sugar plantations of Trelawny into the Cockpit Country, and they created a village named Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come. It is located near some cliffs and boasted fertile soils in its valleys. The unofficial maroon community grew from its start of less than 20 runaway slaves to a large village that supported 14 buildings with shingle roofs and wood floors, raised poultry, hogs and nearly two hundred acres of cultivated land, thickly planted with provisions. Sivapragasam , After the Treaties, pp. 191–2. Mavis Campbell, The Maroons of Jamaica 1655–1796 (Massachusetts: Bergin & Garvey, 1988), p.159. By the 1820s, Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come housed between 50 and 60 runaways. The headmen of the community were escaped slaves named Warren and Forbes. Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come also conducted a thriving trade with slaves from the north coast, who exchanged their salt provisions with the runaways for their ground provisions. %DIFDELCMD < & %%% In October 1824, the colonial militias tried to destroy this maroon community.Cynric Williams, A Tour through the island of Jamaica, from the Western to the Eastern End, in the Year 1823 (London: Thomas Hurst, 1827), p. 244. Some historians believe that the Maroons of Accompong Town successfully crushed this runaway community. Orlando Patterson, Sociology of Slavery, p. 264. However, recent research shows that these Maroons had limited success, because after they left Me-no-Sen-You-no-Come to return to Accompong Town, a number of the runaways returned to the village and rebuilt huts. The Accompong Maroons succeeded only in killing one man, and capturing two women and three children. Sivapragasam , After The Treaties, pp. 192–3.
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