Archibald Earl

Probably Archy Earl, son of an enslaved woman named Hardtime on Orange Valley estate in Trelawny, and Edward Earl, the white owner of Seafield Pen in Trelawny. Edward Earl had been overseer on Orange Valley and had 8 children with Hardtime born between c. 1789 and c. 1808 while Edward Earl was overseer there. Edward Earl manumitted 7 of his children with Hardtime and another 3 children born to Lucretia in 1808. His youngest child Rosey, daughter of Hardtime, was born into slavery on Orange Valley estate and manumitted after his death, according to the terms of his will.

Archibald Earl, age 29, was baptised 09/10/1824 in Trelawny, along with an elder half-brother and two full brothers.

See separate entry for Edward Earl.

Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].